This might be it.
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EvilGrins
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This might be it.
Along with my computer slowly dying again (already can't play UT on it anymore as it won't run the game properly) over the last couple days my brain has been doing something similar.
Had numerous points where I can't remember much of anything. Some of these I remember, some others have told me about as I was drawing a blank.
On the off-chance this keeps happening, I want you to know I've had a lot of fun with you guys... even with that weirdo over in the corner. You know who you are.
Keep playing, don't lose the fun.
Also, get Ferali to make NW4. I may be back someday and that'd likely be amazing!
Had numerous points where I can't remember much of anything. Some of these I remember, some others have told me about as I was drawing a blank.
On the off-chance this keeps happening, I want you to know I've had a lot of fun with you guys... even with that weirdo over in the corner. You know who you are.
Keep playing, don't lose the fun.
Also, get Ferali to make NW4. I may be back someday and that'd likely be amazing!
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browndl
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Re: This might be it.
I am sorry to read that you are having these issues. I hope all works out for you.
Time is the only form of currency that you spend without knowing your balance. Use it wisely.
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GEARvision
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Re: This might be it.
Nooo, I was about to caught up to to you, I kept reading your stuff in bulks the past days & past weeks and noticed you had more going on that I thought.
I will miss you if it happens - but you left a mark - a monumentally big mark.
I wanna learn from you, even if it's from the other side of the world and you aren't active for longer.
I will seriously miss you! I bow to you and hats off to you for your talent, that talent is your restlessness.
And you don't look like you prefer comparing yourself to others that much, after all look at you, you make it far, far more than others.
You don't try to imitate others, you imitate yourself - I wanted to slide that in, because you love calling yourself Doppelganger
Again I will seriously miss you!
Edit: I'm checking your Live-Journal... Appears to be down... Or is it the bots... It can't be that I am the one bringing the bad luck.
If that's so, I'll happily give my soul for execution.
But get well! Try to find something that refreshes yourself, something that helps reminds you.
From your comments It suggests to me that you use an Old PC, just like me... Just the screen portion myself, but under the hood it's quite good.
Try to upgrade parts of yourself and your life and see how that goes, It is something that I do myself, for everything that I want, I do swear word by word 24/7 to help remind myself, usually of habits I want to develop.
Look at yourself at the mirror, and if you don't grin like crazy, go get started, but I may also be speaking too ahead of what you want to make us understand if that's so I'm sorry.
I wish to hear your go-to thoughts.
I will miss you if it happens - but you left a mark - a monumentally big mark.
I wanna learn from you, even if it's from the other side of the world and you aren't active for longer.
I will seriously miss you! I bow to you and hats off to you for your talent, that talent is your restlessness.
And you don't look like you prefer comparing yourself to others that much, after all look at you, you make it far, far more than others.
You don't try to imitate others, you imitate yourself - I wanted to slide that in, because you love calling yourself Doppelganger
Again I will seriously miss you!
Edit: I'm checking your Live-Journal... Appears to be down... Or is it the bots... It can't be that I am the one bringing the bad luck.
If that's so, I'll happily give my soul for execution.
But get well! Try to find something that refreshes yourself, something that helps reminds you.
From your comments It suggests to me that you use an Old PC, just like me... Just the screen portion myself, but under the hood it's quite good.
Try to upgrade parts of yourself and your life and see how that goes, It is something that I do myself, for everything that I want, I do swear word by word 24/7 to help remind myself, usually of habits I want to develop.
Look at yourself at the mirror, and if you don't grin like crazy, go get started, but I may also be speaking too ahead of what you want to make us understand if that's so I'm sorry.
I wish to hear your go-to thoughts.
My all time games & software are UT +mods & Smuggler's Run 2 by Rockstar; on the other side FFmpeg (CLI multimedia editor) & Zstandard (add-on for 7zip)
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papercoffee
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Re: This might be it.
Thank you!But seriously, get some rest. It might be just some kind of burnout.
That's sad to hear. I hope you can sort this out somehow.
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EvilGrins
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Re: This might be it.
Okay, that was a lot.
Always have a lot going on, and I've got unfinished skinning and mapping projects plus completed edits of maps & skins I hadn't gotten around to releasing yet.GEARvision wrote: ↑Wed Jun 11, 2025 4:13 pmNooo, I was about to caught up to to you, I kept reading your stuff in bulks the past days & past weeks and noticed you had more going on that I thought.
Thank you.GEARvision wrote: ↑Wed Jun 11, 2025 4:13 pmI will miss you if it happens - but you left a mark - a monumentally big mark.
Insomnia is a harsh mistress.GEARvision wrote: ↑Wed Jun 11, 2025 4:13 pmI will seriously miss you! I bow to you and hats off to you for your talent, that talent is your restlessness.
Site does periodic maintenance and it goes blank for that, but it's working now. Although Russia bought LJ years ago so if you can't normally see Russian sites that could be it too.
I do.GEARvision wrote: ↑Wed Jun 11, 2025 4:13 pmFrom your comments It suggests to me that you use an Old PC
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mister_prophet
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Re: This might be it.
We've interacted sparingly over the years but I tend to check your pic posts often (well, you post a lot of them. Everywhere
).
Listen, take care of yourself. Whatever it is. If you're feeling off. I don't know your medical history but I went through a bout of insomnia myself for nearly ten years. I stopped drinking soda and cut caffeine from my diet for a long while and changed my diet all together (it's amazing how much of your mood and mental faculty shifts once you stop eating that stuff that is messing you up). It helped and kept me on the narrow for a good long while and the best part is I've kept a sleep schedule for the last fifteen years that has made me feel like a normal person.
As for UT. Buy a laptop. A cheap one. I've got UGold 227 and UT469 on this silly little nothing Dell and while I mostly map and do mod dev work on it for those games I can test levels and play UT just fine.
Listen, take care of yourself. Whatever it is. If you're feeling off. I don't know your medical history but I went through a bout of insomnia myself for nearly ten years. I stopped drinking soda and cut caffeine from my diet for a long while and changed my diet all together (it's amazing how much of your mood and mental faculty shifts once you stop eating that stuff that is messing you up). It helped and kept me on the narrow for a good long while and the best part is I've kept a sleep schedule for the last fifteen years that has made me feel like a normal person.
As for UT. Buy a laptop. A cheap one. I've got UGold 227 and UT469 on this silly little nothing Dell and while I mostly map and do mod dev work on it for those games I can test levels and play UT just fine.
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OjitroC
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Re: This might be it.
I can but echo what’s been said and wish you well.
Always been a fan of your skins (use a lot of the superheroes/supervillains on my scripted pawns) and map edits. Hope you are able to continue making a significant impact in the UT99 ‘universe'
Always been a fan of your skins (use a lot of the superheroes/supervillains on my scripted pawns) and map edits. Hope you are able to continue making a significant impact in the UT99 ‘universe'
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jmartin
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Re: This might be it.
You can't go.
Who else is going to make all those crazy wonderful skins and mods of yours?
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EvilGrins
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Re: This might be it.
Friday the 13th my computer up and died completely. So that's pretty much it.
Bye.
Bye.
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Metalfist
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Re: This might be it.
Wish you all the best! Keep doing what you love.
You can buy any potato computer and it will still run UT99 though.
You can buy any potato computer and it will still run UT99 though.
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GEARvision
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Re: This might be it.
To clear any remaining doubts
Here are the current details at his LiveJournal
He goes full into the experiences he's been having.
I hope he's OK
Here are the current details at his LiveJournal
He goes full into the experiences he's been having.
I hope he's OK
My all time games & software are UT +mods & Smuggler's Run 2 by Rockstar; on the other side FFmpeg (CLI multimedia editor) & Zstandard (add-on for 7zip)
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yurkapotam
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Re: This might be it.
Oh shitGEARvision wrote: ↑Tue Jun 17, 2025 1:14 am To clear any remaining doubts
Here are the current details at his LiveJournal
He goes full into the experiences he's been having.
I hope he's OK
Probably should have played less UT though
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