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Friday, April 30, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
No Post in 4 Months? (lol)
lol @ no posts in 4 months. Been up to different things during these 4 months: school, playing different games, getting games but not actually finishing them (just trying them out), etc.
To elaborate on the 'games' topic, and a shoutout to the Yiao-Man:
I recently found the Total War series, and they are completely amazing. This series combine the use of turn-based strategy with real-time tactics. It uses TBS(turn-based strategy) when the player is dealing with the entire map, where the player is enabled to move large amount of troops at the same time. During the TBS phase, the player can also develop/organize his army or cities that is under his current control. In other words, TBS phase = big picture.
Onto the RTT (real-time tactics) phase. Some, or rather most, people are easily confused between RTT and RTS (real-time strategy). The major difference between RTS and RTT is that in RTS, the player(s) gather minerals and use those minerals to construct buildings and produce units. On the other hand, player(s) in RTTs are given a certain amount of units, and with those units (usually soldier/battle units), they have to defeat the enemy or accomplish their current mission. Having this unit limitation, RTTs require much more micromanagement of units during battles. Also, in RTTs, the gathering of minerals rarely exist. Even if they do exist, the amount of minerals each player owns will not have much effect on the outcome of battle.
Some RTT examples are: Dawn of War series, Supreme Commander, Company of Heroes series, and Close Combat series.
There are, however, some games that are made about once every century that combines both RTS and RTT together - a famous example: StarCraft. While players are required to gather minerals to produce different types of units, the players are also required to pay as much attention on micromanagement of units during battle as in any other RTT game. For example: there is one famous player, being extremely skilled in micro-ing Terran marines. With only 8-10 marines(side note: marines are the first basic units of the Terran race), he is able to kill 12-15 Hydralisks/Mutalisks (medium-to-high rank of Zerg units, mutalisks being fly units). Usually, it takes around 2-3 marines to kill 1 hydra/muta, yet he is able to kill off more enemy units than he has. Most importantly, all 12-15 hydras/mutas will die, and only 1-2 of his marines will be dead. *Oh the amazing-ness of StarCraft.*
Back to Total War: I find the Total War series very interesting because I am able to take my time (during TBS-phase) to develop my army and bases, while I am also able to experience the stress and intensity of micromanaging each group of units during large-scale battles.
Shoutout to Yiao-Man: GET THE TOTAL WAR SERIES!! (I esp. recommend Medieval 2 Total War and Rome Total War). Or get/try the Dawn of War series. I am being 100% serious -- you will not regret trying these games.
To elaborate on the 'games' topic, and a shoutout to the Yiao-Man:
I recently found the Total War series, and they are completely amazing. This series combine the use of turn-based strategy with real-time tactics. It uses TBS(turn-based strategy) when the player is dealing with the entire map, where the player is enabled to move large amount of troops at the same time. During the TBS phase, the player can also develop/organize his army or cities that is under his current control. In other words, TBS phase = big picture.
Onto the RTT (real-time tactics) phase. Some, or rather most, people are easily confused between RTT and RTS (real-time strategy). The major difference between RTS and RTT is that in RTS, the player(s) gather minerals and use those minerals to construct buildings and produce units. On the other hand, player(s) in RTTs are given a certain amount of units, and with those units (usually soldier/battle units), they have to defeat the enemy or accomplish their current mission. Having this unit limitation, RTTs require much more micromanagement of units during battles. Also, in RTTs, the gathering of minerals rarely exist. Even if they do exist, the amount of minerals each player owns will not have much effect on the outcome of battle.
Some RTT examples are: Dawn of War series, Supreme Commander, Company of Heroes series, and Close Combat series.
There are, however, some games that are made about once every century that combines both RTS and RTT together - a famous example: StarCraft. While players are required to gather minerals to produce different types of units, the players are also required to pay as much attention on micromanagement of units during battle as in any other RTT game. For example: there is one famous player, being extremely skilled in micro-ing Terran marines. With only 8-10 marines(side note: marines are the first basic units of the Terran race), he is able to kill 12-15 Hydralisks/Mutalisks (medium-to-high rank of Zerg units, mutalisks being fly units). Usually, it takes around 2-3 marines to kill 1 hydra/muta, yet he is able to kill off more enemy units than he has. Most importantly, all 12-15 hydras/mutas will die, and only 1-2 of his marines will be dead. *Oh the amazing-ness of StarCraft.*
Back to Total War: I find the Total War series very interesting because I am able to take my time (during TBS-phase) to develop my army and bases, while I am also able to experience the stress and intensity of micromanaging each group of units during large-scale battles.
Shoutout to Yiao-Man: GET THE TOTAL WAR SERIES!! (I esp. recommend Medieval 2 Total War and Rome Total War). Or get/try the Dawn of War series. I am being 100% serious -- you will not regret trying these games.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Oh man, more drawings
I found another EPIC drawing on BasilMarket. It portrays the 2nd Legendary class, Evan. Evans control dragons, and rather than spells being activated by the characters themselves, they are activated by the dragon.
Here is the picture (the dragon is in its 4th and final stage -- it grows as the character rises in level):
Another one picture I found was at a friend's house (the one whom I played L4D2 at). It's Pikachu :D
Don't you think this picture is just... "LOLWUT"? If you are having a bad day, just take a look at this picture. I'm sure it'll turn your frown upside down.
Here is the picture (the dragon is in its 4th and final stage -- it grows as the character rises in level):
Another one picture I found was at a friend's house (the one whom I played L4D2 at). It's Pikachu :D
Don't you think this picture is just... "LOLWUT"? If you are having a bad day, just take a look at this picture. I'm sure it'll turn your frown upside down.
Friday, December 25, 2009
Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays!
It's Christmas time -- Yay!! Wish everyone a merry Christmas and happy holidays! And wanted to post some more drawings I saw (actually done by my school friend). Both drawings are based on MS characters, but they look nothing like them :P
*Note: click pictures to view at full resolution
Portrate: by Michelle
Pirate Jing: by Nathan (my school friend) and Michelle
The drawing of Pirate Jing reminds me so much of Wind Waker from Legend of Zelda.
I will go over to my friend's house for dinner/party. My parents say that they planned a "sleepover" at their house because they will drink ._. I thought to myself: can't you just wait an hour or two until you sober up...? But we'll see how it goes. Hope everyone has a great holiday!
*Note: click pictures to view at full resolution
Portrate: by Michelle
Pirate Jing: by Nathan (my school friend) and Michelle
The drawing of Pirate Jing reminds me so much of Wind Waker from Legend of Zelda.
Wind Waker
And Nathan told me that he draw the outlines of Jing, while Michelle did the coloring. I think it looks fabulous overall, and quite interesting - the style that he uses.
And Nathan told me that he draw the outlines of Jing, while Michelle did the coloring. I think it looks fabulous overall, and quite interesting - the style that he uses.
I will go over to my friend's house for dinner/party. My parents say that they planned a "sleepover" at their house because they will drink ._. I thought to myself: can't you just wait an hour or two until you sober up...? But we'll see how it goes. Hope everyone has a great holiday!
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Ryu Ho - a Lvl 200 Aran mount
*Note: click on picture to view at full resolutionA drawing of Ryu Ho (of course not done by me), a lvl 200 [wolf] mount in MS. I saw this drawing on a MS-forum that I visit frequently, and wanted to post it to my blog. Many other artists commented on how she (Mandy Lee, the artist) perfectly blends the blue and indigo hues. Others praise that she does an extremely amazing job drawing/coloring the fur on its neck. I think it is amazing -- one of the best animal-drawing ever seen.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Parents back from Cuba!
Parents just got back from Cuba (special trip for them) on Dec 1st midnight.
While they were gone, I was sleeping over at a friend's house (for a week :D goodtimes). It was very fun and exciting, enjoyed staying with them very much. I hoped that I could stay over at their house longer :P
While at their house (Joseph's), I downloaded 2-3 songs; one of them Don't Stop Believing (Glee cast version). Joe listened to it the night it was downloaded, and (I think) it became his second-favorite song :P
Aside from spending time with Joe, I also played lots of Wii, namely Brawl and Mario Kart, with his 2 sisters. Very very fun. AND I helped them unlock all characters on Brawl... *that was fun :)*
My parents brought quite a bit of souvenirs, and one of them was for me :) It was a box with my name written on the front, and when the box is opened, a Spanish phrase is inscribed on the inner side of the lid. Thought I did take Spanish from Gr 7 to Gr 10, I still can't make out the phrase -.-'
Overall it was extremely fun, both for me and my parents, and this trip was pretty interesting -- staying over at a friend's house for a week :O
While they were gone, I was sleeping over at a friend's house (for a week :D goodtimes). It was very fun and exciting, enjoyed staying with them very much. I hoped that I could stay over at their house longer :P
While at their house (Joseph's), I downloaded 2-3 songs; one of them Don't Stop Believing (Glee cast version). Joe listened to it the night it was downloaded, and (I think) it became his second-favorite song :P
Aside from spending time with Joe, I also played lots of Wii, namely Brawl and Mario Kart, with his 2 sisters. Very very fun. AND I helped them unlock all characters on Brawl... *that was fun :)*
My parents brought quite a bit of souvenirs, and one of them was for me :) It was a box with my name written on the front, and when the box is opened, a Spanish phrase is inscribed on the inner side of the lid. Thought I did take Spanish from Gr 7 to Gr 10, I still can't make out the phrase -.-'
Overall it was extremely fun, both for me and my parents, and this trip was pretty interesting -- staying over at a friend's house for a week :O
Friday, November 13, 2009
Triflebetes
 clipped from thisiswhyyourefat.comTriflebetes
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Heart Attack on a Bun
 clipped from thisiswhyyourefat.com
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Only the Japanese... why? Because the US dropped radioactive crap on them. Twice.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
6 Sacred Stones - by Matthew Reilly
Just finished 6 Sacred Stones at 1 a.m. in the morning on Friday night =P (It was too good of an action-thriller to put the book down)
The 6 Sacred Stones can be considered the sequel to 7 Deadly Wonders, both having the main character as Jack West Jr. Jack West is ex-Australian SAS, and was the top 5 soldiers of the world (the lone Australian among Americans). After he left SAS, he used his skills to hunt for treasures over the globe.
In 7 Deadly Wonders, Jack West and his team (there are eight teammates, together they were known as the Nine), had to collect treasures housed in the Seven Ancient Wonders. These 7 treasures were the vital components to stopping an Egyptian prophecy-the ending of the world during the Tartarus Sunspot. After he had successfully, though through many many difficulties, stopped the world from being destroyed, another (and much bigger) threat was introduced in The 6 Sacred Stones.
The 6 Sacred Stones describes the Sun's "evil twin", the Dark Sun, that will eventually destroy Earth. How? It is basically a black hole -- that moves. In the beginning of the book, several hieroglyphs and ancient inscriptions at the site of each stone were pieces to solving the puzzle of this Dark Sun. One of the inscriptions had a circle and 10 rings surrounding it. The characters in the book had proposed that it represented our solar system (but it couldn't because there's 10 rings. We only have 9 planets.) Later in the book, it was revealed that the 10th planet was eaten and destroyed by the moving Dark Sun.
Soon, the Dark Sun will reach Earth, and the only way to end its power is to take the 6 pillars to 6 vertices in different locations of earth. Together, they will generate enough power to stop the moving Black Hole.
Side note:
6 pillars & 6 vertices? What? Another one of the ancient symbols displays a picture of The Machine, which will ultimately stop the end of the world. It is a large circle with 6 lines. One end of each line points toward the centre of the circle, and the other end points toward the perimeter (the space between each line is equal, so think of it was cutting a pie into 6 equal proportions.) This Machine is actually Earth itself! In order to activate the Machine, pillars (gigantic diamonds in the shape of a rectangular prism) had to be set in place at each verticle.
The 6 Sacred Stones only goes up to the 2nd Pillar and Verticle, since Jack West Jr. falls down a pit connected to the core of the earth in order to set the 2nd Pillar in place.
At the end of the book, there was an interview with the author. Right off the bat, the first question was: "How can you let Jack West fall down a pit and die?" Reilly stated that he wanted to write a novel that is different from others, one that stands out the most. (And he did it very well.) To achieve this, he had made an extremely big cliffhanger at the end of the book, making his readers wait for the 3rd book that continues the story of Jack West Jr.
And I too, am waiting for the publication of the newest Jack West Jr. series book. (How will West get out of the pit?!, I thought to myself as I was reading the interview)
On a completely different note, for those of you who had enough patience to read through the entire post, I have to say so myself: This post was long. Really long. But the book by Matthew Reilly was longer. Not only have I read 7 Deadly Wonders and 6 Sacred Stones, I have also read (the Shane Schofield series): Ice Station, Scarecrow, and Area 7.
To those who like to read action-adventure-thriller novels, I recommend Matthew Reilly to you. He will keep you at the edge of your seat until you are done with his book-guaranteed.
The 6 Sacred Stones can be considered the sequel to 7 Deadly Wonders, both having the main character as Jack West Jr. Jack West is ex-Australian SAS, and was the top 5 soldiers of the world (the lone Australian among Americans). After he left SAS, he used his skills to hunt for treasures over the globe.
In 7 Deadly Wonders, Jack West and his team (there are eight teammates, together they were known as the Nine), had to collect treasures housed in the Seven Ancient Wonders. These 7 treasures were the vital components to stopping an Egyptian prophecy-the ending of the world during the Tartarus Sunspot. After he had successfully, though through many many difficulties, stopped the world from being destroyed, another (and much bigger) threat was introduced in The 6 Sacred Stones.
The 6 Sacred Stones describes the Sun's "evil twin", the Dark Sun, that will eventually destroy Earth. How? It is basically a black hole -- that moves. In the beginning of the book, several hieroglyphs and ancient inscriptions at the site of each stone were pieces to solving the puzzle of this Dark Sun. One of the inscriptions had a circle and 10 rings surrounding it. The characters in the book had proposed that it represented our solar system (but it couldn't because there's 10 rings. We only have 9 planets.) Later in the book, it was revealed that the 10th planet was eaten and destroyed by the moving Dark Sun.
Soon, the Dark Sun will reach Earth, and the only way to end its power is to take the 6 pillars to 6 vertices in different locations of earth. Together, they will generate enough power to stop the moving Black Hole.
Side note:
6 pillars & 6 vertices? What? Another one of the ancient symbols displays a picture of The Machine, which will ultimately stop the end of the world. It is a large circle with 6 lines. One end of each line points toward the centre of the circle, and the other end points toward the perimeter (the space between each line is equal, so think of it was cutting a pie into 6 equal proportions.) This Machine is actually Earth itself! In order to activate the Machine, pillars (gigantic diamonds in the shape of a rectangular prism) had to be set in place at each verticle.
The 6 Sacred Stones only goes up to the 2nd Pillar and Verticle, since Jack West Jr. falls down a pit connected to the core of the earth in order to set the 2nd Pillar in place.
At the end of the book, there was an interview with the author. Right off the bat, the first question was: "How can you let Jack West fall down a pit and die?" Reilly stated that he wanted to write a novel that is different from others, one that stands out the most. (And he did it very well.) To achieve this, he had made an extremely big cliffhanger at the end of the book, making his readers wait for the 3rd book that continues the story of Jack West Jr.
And I too, am waiting for the publication of the newest Jack West Jr. series book. (How will West get out of the pit?!, I thought to myself as I was reading the interview)
On a completely different note, for those of you who had enough patience to read through the entire post, I have to say so myself: This post was long. Really long. But the book by Matthew Reilly was longer. Not only have I read 7 Deadly Wonders and 6 Sacred Stones, I have also read (the Shane Schofield series): Ice Station, Scarecrow, and Area 7.
To those who like to read action-adventure-thriller novels, I recommend Matthew Reilly to you. He will keep you at the edge of your seat until you are done with his book-guaranteed.
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