Func_Msgboard: General Abuse

Posted by metlslime on 2002/12/23 18:24:21

Talk about anything in here. If you've got something newsworthy, please submit it as news. If it seems borderline, submit it anyway and a mod will either approve it or move the post back to this thread.

News submissions: https://celephais.net/board/submit_news.php

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Kinn Dropping The Common Sense Bomb Yet Again.

#30961 posted by Shambler on 2019/04/22 23:16:47

Yeah, I Support Kinn's Suggestion

#30962 posted by SleepwalkR on 2019/04/22 23:28:02

#30963 posted by Kinn on 2019/04/22 23:36:37

Cheers, yeah I really think it should *only* be in GA, and not other sticky threads (as otp suggests)

With just a single place where anons can post their shite - err...I mean important posts - that at least quarantines the problem, whilst allowing for the odd valid anon who really, really must post or else he'll explode or something.

Think of the place as a sort of containment zone, full of mutants and bellends.

#30964 posted by muk on 2019/04/22 23:59:03

Think of the place as a sort of containment zone, full of mutants and bellends.

:qthink:

Server Move & Downtime

#30965 posted by SleepwalkR on 2019/04/23 07:26:33

Hi everyone, I will have to move to a new server until the end of the month. This will mean some downtime for the following websites:

- func_messageboard
- celephais.net
- fov120.com
- quaketastic.com
- shub-hub.com

I expect at most one day of downtime.

Can't Help It

#30966 posted by madfox on 2019/04/23 20:50:50

My dreams spam anonymus, should I call user?

Sorry

#30967 posted by madfox on 2019/04/25 19:36:42

didn't see the "Louis Vitton Gucci" toppic.

Server Move Update

#30968 posted by SleepwalkR on 2019/04/26 15:42:14

I'll move the servers over on Sunday. Expect this website to go down for a couple of hours while the data is moved to the new machine and the DNS entries are updated. It should not take longer than 24 hours.

This applies to the following websites:
- func_messageboard
- celephais.net
- fov120.com
- quaketastic.com
- shub-hub.com

Re: Anon Posting

#30969 posted by Self on 2019/04/28 03:34:42

Just add a hidden field that only bots can see to this form. If it's filled in the comment is rejected. It's called a honeypot and plenty of websites use one (among other measures) to mitigate spam.

Apparently I Can't Edit

#30970 posted by Self on 2019/04/28 03:42:29

I should add that the field should be hidden with css, not type="hidden". Add the honeypot to all your forms. It will make a difference.

Server Move In One Hour

#30971 posted by SleepwalkR on 2019/04/28 10:09:24

As announced, I will be moving to a new server today. The move will start in approximately 30 minutes and will hopefully not take longer than a few hours until everything is back.

This applies to the following websites:
- func_messageboard
- celephais.net
- fov120.com
- quaketastic.com
- shub-hub.com

30 Minutes

#30972 posted by SleepwalkR on 2019/04/28 10:10:00

Not one hour ;-)

Testing

#30973 posted by SleepwalkR on 2019/04/28 11:06:05

1 2 3

And We're Back

#30974 posted by SleepwalkR on 2019/04/28 11:58:42

Well, right now I'm probably alone because DNS hasn't updated yet...

#30975 posted by metlslime on 2019/04/28 17:34:20

DNS switched now

Yay!

#30976 posted by SleepwalkR on 2019/04/28 17:40:58

#30977 posted by mankrip on 2019/04/29 04:05:30

Server Move In One Hour
Everybody Through The Door
We're Gonna Hit The Floor
With Our Groove, Babe!

Fucking Hell.

#30979 posted by oh, that person on 2019/05/04 16:06:12

Ever since SM193 came out I've had less drive to map than I can remember.

It's always been a painful process to me, even though I am usually happy with the results, but I feel like I hit a total wall in terms of creativity/motivation/whatever. I laid down a whole of 66 brushes for the honey speedmap pack before realising that everything about mapping is such an annoying ordeal.

It's like since releasing the map with pearly white streaks, I am totally shrivelled up and desensitivised to the point of anhedonia.

Is there such a term as "mapping depression"?

#30980 posted by mankrip on 2019/05/04 17:45:09

Maybe you're just suffering indirect effects of real-life problems. It happened to me a lot.

#30981 posted by oh, that person on 2019/05/04 18:12:31

That can't really be it, since I'm practically smooth sailing. Starting a new job on Monday, graduating in the summer, and also got another couple thousand bucks incoming from contract work as a bonus.

If this was to happen a couple years ago I'd be already in mourning about my mapping, but right now I'm really rather indifferent about having less free time.

Need to write my thesis though, I've spent the last two months doing literally nothing with it. I like what I'm writing about but I think I got some weird performance anxiety where it's hard to just sit down and
get the thing started.

#30982 posted by Kinn on 2019/05/04 18:33:32

You're bored with mapping. Happens with anything after you do it for a while and it loses its novelty.

If you don't actively do anything now, your interest level will just return eventually on its own, after an unpredictable amount of time.

Otherwise, you can try to seek inspiration by accumulating some reference environment art, or playing other people's levels etc. That sometimes works. Sometimes.

#30983 posted by FifthElephant on 2019/05/04 19:15:14

Seems normal to me.

What Kinn Says Basically

#30984 posted by mfx on 2019/05/04 22:13:59

Either you really crank it out of you all the or just do it for fun.
Look for new things do master for a while, eventually the urge to map will reappear.

PS to master means to understand mapping and create a valid bsp:)
Love ya

Correction

#30985 posted by mfx on 2019/05/04 22:15:08

Either you really crank it out of you all the Time....

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