Post by: GuyPerfect on June 15, 2009, 03:50:14 AM
But today... it was wonky! Turns out it was actually because of that little 3-inch USB extension cord that's useful for A) connecting USB flash drives that are shaped so obnoxiously you can't fit them into the spot where the USB port is and B) keeping delicate devices that normally just stick out of the computer from getting accidentally knocked and damaged. I used one such cord for purpose B, and the cord is going bad due to constant flailing every time I move my laptop around.
The short-lived anti-internet scare led me to realize something, though. How long have I been using the internet? Years. Several years. How many days have I gone without internet, on purpose? I'd say the number is probably less than 25, at least from the point when the internet became commonplace and not just that special time you take out of your day to dial up for a half hour. But yeah, internet's like a blood filter these days! An extension of the psyche!
I realized that whenever I'm not working or sleeping, I tend to be right here in front of the screen, clicking various links or checking to see if any new posts have been made or any new articles have gone up. There's so much I could be doing, but I'm not doing it! Well, since I have no particular obligations online, I have decided to do the unthinkable: I will go for a week with no internet! On purpose!
Fret not: this is not merely a whim; I've been considering such a fast for a while. But I figured now was a good opportunity to do so, so I will. At 0:00 Eastern tonight (which is when the calendar flips over to June 15), I'll be offline for a week. If I need emergency directions or if I need to place an order for something, I may use the internet for those purposes, but otherwise... nothing. And I have no reason to believe that I'll use the internet at all for the next week.
Instead, I'll have to find other things to do with my time. Pull out old video games? Work on something? Go outside and... socialize!? Such unfathomable opportunities will be presented to me. Well, guess I have an hour left. Leave your comments here in the mean time!
*Waits for the obligatory "See you tomorrow!" post*
Post by: Dullstar on June 15, 2009, 05:18:37 AM
Post by: Clam on August 06, 2009, 10:41:09 PM
That time is now.
Unlike our esteemed colleague who originated this concept (well, he probably stole it from somewhere else, but anyway) I can't just cut myself off from the internet since I need it for my course work. So instead I'll do the next best thing: I'll give up Lemmings. This afternoon, I'm going to remove every trace of this accursed game from my sight and hide it all in a dark cupboard (or electronic equivalent).
Why am I doing this? Well, I need to. For my own sake. I've been spending my afternoons frantically checking these forums for updates, and trawling through the levels looking for something to add to the wave of challenge threads that has swept through this place. My enthusiasm for challenges is gone, my level designing side has fallen away, and whatever good intentions I've had - like (*gasp*) doing something other than Lemmings - just haven't been followed through. The quality of my posts on this forum is slipping, and worse, thinking about this game has kept me awake at nights. It's clear to me that I need a "Lemming holiday".
I'm going to stick around for the rest of today, but after that I'll be gone until next Saturday. (That's New Zealand time - for most of you it will still be Friday). When I get back, I'm going to try to be a more rounded Lemmings fan - and that means going back to work on my own levels instead of just tearing through challenge threads. And maybe, just maybe, I'll learn to enjoy this game in moderation.
Wish me luck
Post by: Yawg on August 07, 2009, 06:17:39 AM
Regardless, good luck with your lemmings vacation!
Post by: Clam on August 07, 2009, 09:37:59 AM
Only a couple of hours of today left, then I'm outta here. I'm sure you'll barely even notice my absence.
By the way, has anyone seen GuyPerfect's blog lately? I just noticed he's been offline for some time, and this might go some way towards explaining it.
Post by: Clam on August 07, 2009, 11:04:56 AM
See you in a week. *waves*
Post by: Dullstar on August 08, 2009, 12:53:26 AM
Post by: Dullstar on August 15, 2009, 02:16:35 AM
Post by: Clam on August 15, 2009, 03:21:51 AM
So that's what a week feels like. How interesting...
Post by: Minim on August 15, 2009, 08:03:58 AM
Post by: Minim on September 02, 2009, 07:32:40 PM
*EDIT: I am permitted to come home an hour earlier on Wednesdays an Thursdays.
Post by: Dullstar on September 02, 2009, 10:38:59 PM
Post by: Clam on September 03, 2009, 12:06:09 AM
Post by: ccexplore on September 03, 2009, 12:46:55 AM
Post by: Clam on September 03, 2009, 12:49:45 AM
As for the rest of you... good luck.
Post by: GuyPerfect on September 04, 2009, 12:37:48 AM
The aforementioned fast only lasted the week in question. I was looking at the files for my blog just today and noticed that the announcement for the fast was the last thing I posted. That was before putting that big medallion-like thing on the front page.
While I'm not currently fasting, per se, I've all but withdrawn myself from the internet save for playing City of Heroes. As much as I try to prevent it, I keep having a life and it keeps interfering with my electronic endeavors... In this case, at the end of July I reeeeeeally was considering if I wanted to quit my job and move some three hours away and start all over again... and then the next day I found out I'd have to move out of my apartment. Problem solved!
The next two weeks were spent in a hotel working through the end of the pay period, and the past three weeks have essentially been spent in the back of the van keeping all my stuff company and spending my weekends in a hotel since two days a week is considerably cheaper than seven days a week. Though it's only Thursday today, I'm spending tonight in the hotel and hopefully for the last time... which is good, 'cause I'm almost out of money.
We'll see how things go, but you have my word I haven't played any Lemmings since the time I created this thread. (-:
I still have a desire to do a Lemmings fangame someday, but it's on my slowly growing list of fangames to do someday along with the likes of Tetrisphere, Uniracers, and even that Metroid project that signified my disappearance from these forums. It wasn't until thoroughly enjoying Metroid Prime: Trilogy that I decided to sort of come out of retirement, and today I dug out my main compy from its pile in the van and got my project's program code out so I could work on it again.
Buuuuut, like I said, we'll see. There are more uncertainties going forward than there were when I got here, 'cause after all... if you know you're going to be homeless, you can plan accordingly. But now I don't know! I wish I could expand on the situation, but that would venture into turning this post into an article or beyond, so I should probably cut it down to that.
Anyways, the fasting thing was my own idea. I'm not the only one who ever came up with it, but I didn't steal it from anyone. (-:
Post by: Minim on September 04, 2009, 03:38:51 PM
I still have a desire to do a Lemmings fangame someday,
Hang on; Dullstar is already planning to do a fangame called "Epic Lemmings". I wouldn't like you to do a different one all by yourself (Unless you're really good with the technical aspect). Why don't you help out with us members?
Post by: GuyPerfect on September 04, 2009, 07:13:18 PM
Post by: Minim on September 04, 2009, 08:45:11 PM
Post by: Dullstar on September 05, 2009, 12:10:14 AM
take a 1 week fast from school? Oh well, at least it's a three day weekend.
Post by: Dullstar on September 05, 2009, 12:13:25 AM
Post by: Clam on September 05, 2009, 10:02:55 PM
Then again, Lemmings 2 has properly indestructible steel...
Post by: Pooty on September 05, 2009, 11:35:25 PM
Post by: Dullstar on September 05, 2009, 11:47:20 PM
Post by: Clam on September 06, 2009, 12:23:28 AM
The problem is really that steel terrain and steel objects are separate entities in DOS Lemmings. Putting them together goes a long way towards fixing it, although it's not foolproof - steel glitches exist in Lemmings 3 as well.
Post by: Pooty on September 07, 2009, 07:23:39 PM
Have you ever made a custom level with steel? You have to use the steel areas!
I'm not talking about custom levels, I'm referring to how steel works in the game.
But to answer your question, I do use steel areas. I have to place them carefully to avoid backroutes where possible (but i'm not a pro at this by any stretch of the imagination).I think the steel glitches arise because each 4x4 section of the map can only have one type of field active (steel, trigger, blocker) at one time. It just so happens that steel has the lowest priority. Which makes sense, in a way - otherwise your blocker would do nothing if you placed it on steel.
The problem is really that steel terrain and steel objects are separate entities in DOS Lemmings. Putting them together goes a long way towards fixing it, although it's not foolproof - steel glitches exist in Lemmings 3 as well.
Ahh, I see. I did often wonder how the game works with such hefty technical limitations. Do you know if the Amiga version works in the same way?
Lemmings 3 has steel glitches? Now that is suprising. That game, including the skills, is pretty much entirely tile-based, if my memory serves me.
Post by: GuyPerfect on September 07, 2009, 07:29:39 PM
Post by: Dullstar on September 07, 2009, 07:31:38 PM
Post by: Minim on September 07, 2009, 07:36:29 PM
How's your Metroid fangame going, GuyPerfect? You could start a topic about in Off-Topic Discussion or Video Games, whichever you think is appropriate.
Video games please.
Post by: GuyPerfect on September 07, 2009, 08:12:43 PM
Post by: Dullstar on September 08, 2009, 02:26:23 AM
Post by: ccexplore on September 15, 2009, 10:16:20 PM
, I'll be back before you know it (and I'll still be around until the traveling starts after 3 days, just not online as often).
Post by: Pooty on September 15, 2009, 10:29:20 PM
I hope you have a good time, ccexplore. 
If you don't mind me asking, where are you travelling?
Post by: ccexplore on September 16, 2009, 12:44:14 AM
Post by: Clam on September 16, 2009, 09:14:09 AM
(This thread needs to be retitled to "general comings and goings", or similar. This isn't about "the Fast" anymore...)
Post by: Fernito on September 18, 2009, 12:21:13 AM
Enjoy your vacations ccexplore
Take some pictures and then post them here
Post by: Adam on September 19, 2009, 03:04:54 AM
Post by: Fernito on September 19, 2009, 03:12:35 AM
Post by: Pooty on September 19, 2009, 12:07:34 PM
Post by: Minim on September 19, 2009, 01:38:44 PM
Hope it works well.
Post by: Adam on September 19, 2009, 10:21:40 PM
This one is just a checkup, I'm on the road to recovery, but I'm having checkups every so often to make sure I'm still recovering well. If anything is wrong, all that will happen is that I'll get refilled with blood - that takes about 24 hours at the most, then I'm home again!
Adam
Post by: Dullstar on September 22, 2009, 04:41:01 AM
Post by: ccexplore on September 25, 2009, 08:24:00 PM
Thanks, I'm going on a 7-day cruise to Alaska.
...and here I am again, the 7 days flew by rather too quickly.
Anyway, it was fun and I probably gained a few pounds as well. And yes, I did get seasick once--it was on the way back from Alaska during an evening, I think the ship encountered some bad weather and a lot of people were affected, but otherwise the experience has been positive all the way , although it did make me miss Lemmings a bit I have to admit.I've just finished browsing through the messages posted during my absence, and I'll start posting again, although I'm still hosting some people at my place for today and tomorrow so progress on things like challenges etc. will probably not fully resume until later this weekend.
Post by: Minim on September 26, 2009, 09:16:39 PM
This one is just a checkup, I'm on the road to recovery, but I'm having checkups every so often to make sure I'm still recovering well. If anything is wrong, all that will happen is that I'll get refilled with blood - that takes about 24 hours at the most, then I'm home again!
Is that over yet?
Anyway, I could tell you what happened on my 5-day absence (Which happened before I found the Lemmings forums!)
Guess what happened, I was at a boarding school in Uppingham! But it was on a special occasion. It was actually a music school, since my favourite entertainment subject was music.
Basically, there were two courses running on this occasion, the National Young Pianists Week and the Total Music Powerhouse. I was at the TMP, which is all about song-creating and studio production with instruments, although I was disappointed that I didn't go to the concert. I was one step too shy to do that.
PM me if you want to know more, but from there onwards I'll stop there. I won't go too far here.
Post by: Adam on September 26, 2009, 11:40:44 PM
Dullstar, thank you for the compliments! I'm pretty experienced at the job in hand though!
Post by: ccexplore on October 01, 2009, 12:21:44 AM
Post by: Proxima on January 16, 2010, 11:49:33 PM
Post by: Mr. K on January 17, 2010, 01:20:41 AM
Post by: Lemika on January 30, 2010, 08:47:45 AM
On the plus side, I found it. Obvious, I suppose, seeing as how I'm here now.
In the mean-time, I was doing the usual sort of stuff I do - roleplaying, drawing, theatre (directing a show currently), computer gaming, all that. For the last week or so I've been trying to get my website into shape again, completely redoing it because it needed it. Hopefully I'll have that finished up tomorrow and I'll be able to get back to doing other stuff. Like playing Lemmings again. It's been too long.
Post by: -H0ru5- on February 09, 2010, 12:12:58 AM
I was sure a lot of things happened since... but a L2 editor (even if it's in underground state) and online Lemmings versions were far beyond my expectations...
All of you guys who helped these things to became reality are simply awesome
Thankyou!Some days later i'll try to get some experience with them, right now i still have things to do. But i'm looking forward to it.
Post by: ccexplore on May 10, 2010, 02:26:49 AM
I hope I'll be looking forward to new interesting challenge results and new custom levels by the time I'm back!
Post by: Timballisto on May 24, 2010, 04:06:43 AM
Post by: ccexplore on June 01, 2010, 06:53:56 AM
I'll be away yet again for about 2 weeks, from May 14 to May 30, with pretty much no internet access. Just a heads up in case people starts wondering why I stop updating the challenge threads for example during that time. I'm also a little behind in packing and wrapping up work-related stuff before my trip, so even in the next few days, I'll be slower to respond to stuff here, and definitely won't be doing anything that requires huge amounts of time (eg. no new levels, or improvements to other people's challenge results).
I hope I'll be looking forward to new interesting challenge results and new custom levels by the time I'm back!
Well, I'm back, and the forum looks practically the same way I left it.
I'll be busy catching up with work for the next few days, but I'll try to slowly add some stuff (levels, results) here.[edit: welcome back Tim!]
Post by: Dullstar on June 17, 2010, 04:23:26 AM
Post by: Liebatron on June 27, 2010, 07:48:01 AM
Post by: GigaLem on July 05, 2010, 01:23:50 AM
I'm trying have a good 4th of july
but yet everyone hates me
100 forum members is a special ocassion
it dosen't mean i'm the bored a bad name!
Look a my sad face
By the way heres your fireworks KaBoom! put the bore on fire
If you need i'll be in the angry dome
Post by: Clam on September 04, 2010, 05:06:57 AM
Post by: ccexplore on September 04, 2010, 05:30:53 AM
Oh my! Glad to hear you're okay, and since you are able to go online to the forums, sounds like it's not too catastrophic a disruption to your normal everyday life. Actually according to the linked article, it sounds like only two person was serious injured (and so I guess no one died?), so that's a relief.
Post by: Clam on September 04, 2010, 05:47:10 AM
Post by: geoo on September 21, 2010, 11:59:37 PM
(I've done the evil deed and pushed the other thread from the top of this subforum.
)
Post by: Clam on November 11, 2010, 04:25:53 AM
SUMMERTIME!
Post by: GigaLem on November 25, 2010, 07:20:06 AM
Post by: Adam on November 25, 2010, 07:33:15 AM
Post by: GigaLem on November 26, 2010, 03:47:48 PM
Post by: LemSteven on November 27, 2010, 06:54:47 AM
With that said, I'll be posting some new L2 challenge results in the very near future.
Post by: Lemika on December 01, 2010, 03:37:25 AM
I finally got around to actually installing DOSBox, so I've been playing Lemmings again. It feels good to be back at it.
Post by: Clam on December 28, 2010, 05:46:47 AM
(besides the fact the network's down anyway).
Post by: ccexplore on December 28, 2010, 07:13:41 AM
Much as I'd like to celebrate my 21st with a L++ party, it's not gonna happen
Well, given it's going to be your 21st birthday according to the calendar, it is almost obligatory for you to celebrate it Insane-Steve style.
(actually, not sure what the laws are down there regarding that sort of celebration and age limits)
Post by: ccexplore on December 29, 2010, 03:37:03 AM
in order to be online at random hours of the day (and night), but looks like my evil deed has been detected and I'm increasingly having trouble finding access points I can steal that way. This means I won't be online as much as I normally would be. This will last for a week or so until I go back to my own place.
Post by: geoo on December 29, 2010, 02:04:28 PM
I'll be away on holiday for a week from the 30th. Much as I'd like to celebrate my 21st with a L++ party, it's not gonna happenIncidentally, I'll be away for a few days as well from the 30th, and thus won't have an L++ party for my 21st either. (Not that the 21st birthday means anything special over here, at least not as far as I'm aware.)
Post by: ccexplore on January 03, 2011, 09:06:40 PM
(Not that the 21st birthday means anything special over here, at least not as far as I'm aware.)
21 is the legal drinking age* in the U.S., hence my reference about "Insane-Steve style" celebration.
*Although as it turns out from a quick glance at Wikipedia, the actual truth of matter is more complicated; the 21 limit in the U.S. is more a prohibition of sales of alcohol to minors, and regulations regarding mere consumption seem to vary from state to state.
Post by: Clam on January 04, 2011, 08:29:31 AM
. I'm back home now, though it was nice to be (mostly) disconnected for a few days. The weather was lovely too By the way, the drinking age here is 18, so no trouble there
, though I don't drink much.
Post by: GigaLem on January 04, 2011, 03:14:56 PM
Her name is
Audrey Grace <Middle Name
Thats my Niece
She is Very Small when she was a new born
I Got to go to my sister's house Yesterday and got to hold her Twice
You just got to love Babies
Post by: ccexplore on January 05, 2011, 11:14:31 PM
Post by: Clam on January 06, 2011, 01:15:05 AM
Congrats!
Post by: GigaLem on January 12, 2011, 08:28:08 PM
Congratulations to your sister and your family! What a way to start the new year!
Uncle Giga... has a nice ring to it
Congrats!
Xexe (Thank you is Chinese) Guys she was \____/\____/IDE awake yesterday and it was so a-door-a-bull
Post by: GigaLem on April 13, 2011, 05:16:35 AM
sorry double postsaw the video for this
AWSOME
This would be better if i post this in a video game topic but what ever
Don't attack me
Post by: Adam on April 13, 2011, 06:37:20 PM
You admitted yourself that the post was not relevant to the topic.
You leave me with very few options now, and it's looking incredibly likely that you will receive at least a warning for this post.
Post by: GigaLem on April 14, 2011, 04:04:31 AM
Post by: ccexplore on April 15, 2011, 12:12:26 AM
I would have posted this on the video games subforums but theres no topic that show what new games are coming for today gaming consoles
You do realize that you can just start a new topic don't you?
Post by: GigaLem on April 15, 2011, 02:09:15 AM
Post by: ccexplore on April 15, 2011, 02:15:40 AM
Post by: Gronkling on April 15, 2011, 03:24:41 PM
Post by: Nortaneous on April 27, 2011, 04:02:27 AM
Post by: Clam on October 04, 2011, 11:06:31 AM
Post by: Timballisto on November 01, 2011, 04:18:29 AM
Post by: Nortaneous on November 29, 2011, 06:52:17 AM
Finally remembered my password. Won't be around much for the next few weeks, mostly thanks to my sadistic constitutional law professor, but once summer vacation starts, I'll probably see if I can get Lemmix working under Wine or something. (I switched back to Linux a few weeks ago.)Well, that didn't work, by which I mean the cursor doesn't show up. Odd. And I've got the conlaw professor again, although he's the least of my worries right now; I've got 30 pages and a presentation to write this week, which means I might actually be around (wooo procrastination) even though I can't actually play Lemmings.
Post by: finlay on November 29, 2011, 12:38:44 PM
My cursor is a bit buggy in Wine too, but it works well enough to play. (I can't take a screenshot of it because OS X removes the cursor from screenshots, but it's something to do with the mask or something, so only the horizontal segment shows up in green, and there are stray pixels)Finally remembered my password. Won't be around much for the next few weeks, mostly thanks to my sadistic constitutional law professor, but once summer vacation starts, I'll probably see if I can get Lemmix working under Wine or something. (I switched back to Linux a few weeks ago.)Well, that didn't work, by which I mean the cursor doesn't show up. Odd. And I've got the conlaw professor again, although he's the least of my worries right now; I've got 30 pages and a presentation to write this week, which means I might actually be around (wooo procrastination) even though I can't actually play Lemmings.
Post by: Liebatron on January 18, 2012, 05:01:39 PM
Hi. I'm here for my random once-in-a-blue-moon appearance of randomness. So hi!
I had no idea you still came on here. Anyway I'm here too. This is my once in a blue moon appearance. I might make a level or two, since I'm in the Lemmings Spirit once more. I might change my name to Xan Kriegor too, so if you see a Xan running around it's because someone decided to tip their hat to the olden days of the Random Story thread.
Post by: Mr. K on January 19, 2012, 02:23:06 AM
the olden days of the Random Story thread.
Just wanted to say that that story is one of my favorite Internet memories.
Post by: Nortaneous on April 01, 2012, 05:17:57 AM
Post by: Liebatron on April 18, 2012, 02:47:25 AM
Every time we did a server/site switch we had to hope someone had a copy of it to post so we could start where we left off; but sometimes they didn't. Would you, by chance, happen to have a copy of the story from the last forum at all; or know how I could get that? I want to put it all together and take a look at how the mad irrationality of our ramblings has changed over the past 7 or 8 years since we started doing this.
Post by: geoo on April 18, 2012, 09:31:24 AM
Still don't have the data to the most recent forum before this one.
Post by: Liebatron on April 18, 2012, 04:47:48 PM
Post by: Proxima on April 24, 2012, 07:37:26 PM
(Actually, I think I ought to be a bit more specific. The department where I work is closing down in the near future. I've been summoned to a meeting on May 1, and I'm expecting to be told that I will be redundant. I've worked there for nearly eight years, but only part-time since I've been caring for my mother, so I don't have a great CV. So I'm going to have to put some serious time and effort into searching for a new direction. I'll keep you all posted if there's any further news!)
Post by: Timballisto on April 25, 2012, 07:05:24 AM
Post by: ccexplore on April 25, 2012, 10:14:23 AM
Post by: geoo on April 27, 2012, 07:32:26 AM
No matter how much time off you need; I think it goes without saying, but please don't feel obliged to anything regarding the community set, or anything you said you might do for it. What you've done is already more than anyone could have asked for, and I want to thank you again for your contributions.
Post by: Proxima on April 28, 2012, 07:15:50 PM
Post by: ccexplore on May 07, 2012, 07:40:11 PM
Post by: Minim on July 12, 2012, 10:11:37 AM
Post by: geoo on July 19, 2012, 12:33:53 AM
I'll travel across Europe for 3 weeks with a couple of friends, and then move to Canada, where I'll take some time to get to know the surroundings.
Post by: ccexplore on July 24, 2012, 03:18:12 AM
But things have slowed down slightly now, so I will start to slowly catch up on this forum again, but don't expect too much activity from me over the next few weeks.
Yes, I still remember I made some promises of doing something for some people (something about music ordering in DOS Lemmings, and customizing cgaspec files) "by July", which is sadly coming soon to a close. I will do my best to at least get one of those promises fulfilled before end of July, even if the people have probably stopped waiting at this point. Sorry.
Post by: Simon on July 27, 2012, 12:09:42 AM
Hooray for cc being back, even if there will not yet be as much rotating hamster as before.
-- Simon
Post by: mobius on July 27, 2012, 12:18:24 AM
Oh and ccexplore, I know your busy but could you fix my refrigerator for me? Idk what's wrong with it doesn’t get cold.
Also... I'd appreciate it much if you could get me a copy of the CIA's most wanted list.
(I said I wanted to do this joke because a lot of people seem to come on this forum just to specifically ask ccexplore to do some complicated thing)
Post by: SPIDER-LEM on July 28, 2012, 11:25:27 PM
(excuse my standard keyboard! ) Anyway, I was the one who requested ccexplore to make a program to be able to create custom cgaspecx.dat files (kind-of like his myvgaspec), though someone else, according to ccexplore, has requested him to apply music fixes for the cga-lemmings or something, which might come in handy to me as well
And ccexplore, I'm glad to be back on the forum today! earlier this week I've sent an email at your 'ccexplore@yahoo.com' address that I came across while viewing older topics on this forum. I haven't seen a reply yet in all my mail, so I'm guessing you might not have got it yet. (I think I sent it on Monday, and I'm sure is probably labeled by my real name, Steve Howard, with address being stevehow113@gmail.com) so I'll be looking forward to hearing from you!
Post by: geoo on September 04, 2012, 01:53:24 AM
Here in Canada I've seen groundhogs, squirrels and chipmunks, but unfortunately no lemmings, beavers or capybaras yet.
Post by: Prob Lem on October 03, 2012, 04:11:37 AM
I'm new, though I have been lurking here for a little while. I couldn't find a specific topic that seemed to be for introducing oneself, so I hope that it's ok to do so here - it seems relevant enough, as far as I can tell.
Erm, what to say... Let's see... I was first introduced to the Lemmings series in 1993 when a relative bought the Game Gear port of the game, but my favourite version of the first game ultimately turned out to be the Amiga original - though, of the home-console ports, the Master System version is my favourite, since it's more-or-less the same as the Game Gear version, but with a higher resolution to do things in.
Aside from those two, my favourite games in the series tend to be the ones that others appear to consider to be the "black sheep" titles - specifically, Lemmings 3D, The Lemmings Chronicles/All New World of Lemmings, and Lomax (the latter of which was a dream come true for me, because I'm a major platformer nut as well as a Lemmings fan, and it was something that I had long hoped for). This said, even after all these years, I'm still not sure what I make of Lemmings Paintball (which I run in a Windows 95 VM, since for some reason Paintball has some audio problems under WINE on my main box), and I've never played Lemmings Revolution at all (and I'm unsure if I want to let myself in for the hassle of getting it running on the hardware I use).
As for my puntastic username, I was actually struggling to think of one myself and mentioned this fact to my boyfriend, who suggested (amongst others) "Prob Lem", which I found so amusing that I just had to go with it.
That's all there is to say for now, methinks. It's nice to be here.
EDIT: Actually, having thought about it some more, I do have one more thing to say for the moment.
I was wondering, what's the rule on responding to old topics, here, please? I couldn't seem to find this info, for some reason. Is it best to bump old topics if you have something worthwhile to add to them, or, as it is in some places out there, is it preferred that a user posts a new thread and links to a related old one? Thankyou for any advice on this - I don't want to cause any hassle.
Post by: LemSteven on October 03, 2012, 06:40:04 AM
I'm glad to hear that you enjoy L3D and The Lemmings Chronicles. I enjoy those games, too, but sadly neither one gets much discussion on the forums.
We don't have an official rule on bumping threads, so if you have something pertinent to add that is directly related to the topic at hand, go ahead and bump the thread rather than create a new one. Also, you are encouraged to add your input to threads like the "Top 5, Bottom 5" thread, even though nobody has posted there in over three months.
I would still use common sense when it comes to bumping, though. Don't bump a thread that is no longer relevant or if you don't have anything meaningful to add to the discussion. Also please refrain from bumping threads for the sole purpose of bringing them to the top of the page.
Post by: Prob Lem on October 03, 2012, 06:51:45 AM
Welcome to the forums!Thanks muchly!
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I'm glad to hear that you enjoy L3D and The Lemmings Chronicles. I enjoy those games, too, but sadly neither one gets much discussion on the forums.I had noticed that. I hope I can contribute something worthwhile to rectify this situation, too.
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We don't have an official rule on bumping threads, so if you have something pertinent to add that is directly related to the topic at hand, go ahead and bump the thread rather than create a new one. Also, you are encouraged to add your input to threads like the "Top 5, Bottom 5" thread, even though nobody has posted there in over three months.Thanks very, very much for clarifying this. These things seem to differ a lot from place-to-place, so I figure that it's best to be certain.
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I would still use common sense when it comes to bumping, though. Don't bump a thread that is no longer relevant or if you don't have anything meaningful to add to the discussion. Also please refrain from bumping threads for the sole purpose of bringing them to the top of the page.That goes without saying, don't worry.
(I can't even see a point to adding to a thread if there's no purpose to it - it's a waste of everyone's time, no? )
Post by: ccexplore on October 03, 2012, 12:44:13 PM
Since you've been lurking already, I guess there isn't much I need to add at this point. For example you may have read that several regular members are preoccupied this week with this online puzzle contest thing, so things will be a little more quiet around here.
Post by: Prob Lem on October 03, 2012, 01:10:31 PM
Post by: Proxima on November 05, 2012, 01:15:50 AM
Mother died at one o'clock this morning. She was taken into the hospice on Tuesday and her last few days were peaceful. We're doing okay; the rest of the family and our friends have all been very supportive. I'm not sure what's going to happen from here, but certainly we're going to be very busy for a long while sorting things out. I'll try to get back to Lix-ing as soon as I can, but I have no idea when that will be.
Best wishes to everyone
Post by: Pooty on January 27, 2013, 04:29:57 PM
So, what happened? Back then, I was doing a college course I didn't enjoy very much. However, I decided to press on with it because I wanted to do a university course where the focus is on games programming. Programming in general interests me, but I also want to make games, so...
Anyway, the college course got really ugly, with three separate long projects to do, all at once, and none of them had anything to do with games development whatsoever! Not only was it time consuming, it was very stressful.
Thankfully, I pulled through in the end, and I have now moved to Bolton and started going to university there. Granted, Bolton's has been ranked the worst university in this country, but I'm a believer of getting out what you put in. It's not just what you're being taught, but also what you study out of hours. Four months in, and I feel that my programming skills have improved, and my love for mathematics has been resurrected. I haven't been this happy in a long time.
I got sent a PM this weekend about a level design contest, and that made me remember this forum. I do love it here, so I've decided to come back.
Post by: Timballisto on July 14, 2013, 09:03:07 AM
I live.
Post by: Clam on November 11, 2013, 07:28:03 AM
. I have various reasons / excuses for this:- Recent computer crash (I haven't even put Lemmix or Lix back on it yet
)- Puzzlehunt (this covers off the last couple of weeks)
- Slightly more going on IRL than before (nothing really noteworthy, just accumulation of things).
But really, my interest in all things comes and goes, and that includes Lemmings.
You'll be glad to know I still log in here during off times
Post by: ccexplore on November 11, 2013, 11:45:27 AM
- Recent computer crash (I haven't even put Lemmix or Lix back on it yet
Yikes, I hope it doesn't mean you lost all your replays too?
(As you know, right now some of the older posts on challenge threads have their attached replays lost. Granted, probably all of yours have been downloaded by someone at some point....)
Post by: Prob Lem on November 11, 2013, 09:51:34 PM
Post by: namida on November 11, 2013, 11:52:14 PM
Post by: Clam on November 12, 2013, 05:23:39 AM
. Thankfully it wasn't a hard-disk crash but a boot problem (it got to the point where it couldn't start up). I backed up everything before formatting the disk. I also have heaps stowed away on USB disk and Dropbox
Post by: Clam on January 29, 2014, 10:34:53 PM
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Post by: ccexplore on January 29, 2014, 11:58:39 PM
Post by: Prob Lem on January 30, 2014, 01:00:54 AM
Post by: Clam on January 30, 2014, 01:10:58 AM
Out of curiosity, is this just personal vacation, or is there some sort of Kiwi national holiday around this time? (Hmm, apparently Chinese New Year is also around the corner but presumably that's just coincidence.)
There's a (minor) event on, but really this is just an excuse for an extended weekend break
Post by: Clam on February 18, 2014, 08:06:39 AM
. But now the timing is confirmed, so here it is for everyone:New job. New town. Leaving home (cue mad rush to my profile page to check my age
).Essentially, new life. Starting in two weeks.
Where Lemmings fits in is anyone's guess. But this place is my home on the internet, and level designing is my #1 creative outlet, so I have no intention of abandoning either.
Post by: ccexplore on February 18, 2014, 09:03:11 PM
I'm sure you will at least find time to post on a forum game or two, although hopefully it won't come to that point (then again maybe it's a good thing depending on what you have going in non-Lemmings part of life).
Post by: Prob Lem on February 19, 2014, 09:38:47 PM
Hope it gets off to a flying start!
Post by: Clam on March 28, 2014, 09:02:43 AM
Things have settled to the point where I feel I have time for Lemmings again
. And the forums work. And my internet works. Fun times Now seems like a good time for a change that, frankly, has been coming for a while (i.e. everyone calls me this by now anyway)
. Plus a new addition to the Beach Clam avatar gallery
Post by: ccexplore on March 29, 2014, 07:06:19 AM
...hmm maybe spam (as in the meat product) should be the latest victim depicted in the avatar, for logical/symbolic reasons.
Post by: Clam on July 20, 2014, 02:40:55 AM
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Post by: Prob Lem on July 20, 2014, 02:43:11 AM
Post by: grams88 on July 20, 2014, 11:18:40 PM
I bet you are going to go and see the grand canyon.
Hope you have good time in america.
Post by: mobius on July 21, 2014, 01:51:37 AM
Just keep in mind; it's extremely hot; especially this time of year. Of course maybe it's that hot in NZ for all I know.
while your there; [if this is a thing that they don't have in NZ, I know it's sort of rare in my area] try corndogs!
Post by: Clam on July 21, 2014, 10:45:12 AM
It most certainly is not that hot here in NZ (different hemisphere = opposite season). It's 40°C there and more like 40°F here!
And we have corndogs here, but we call them hotdogs. And what they call hotdogs we just call a sausage. (I'm working on learning the "US English" language
)
Post by: ccexplore on July 21, 2014, 11:02:18 PM
(I'm working on learning the "US English" language
Off to a great start with the cantaloupe/rockmelon bit--now you know our buffet fruit salads.
Post by: grams88 on July 21, 2014, 11:49:47 PM
I wonder if you are going to the (London bridge in arizona), which I think is located in lake havasu city because I wonder if that was the london bridge that was meant in the song london bridge is falling down.
It looks for certain that this bridge is not falling down anymore.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/02/london-bridge-falling-down-arizona-sun-drugs
Post by: Lemika on August 07, 2014, 05:35:37 AM
I suppose most of you probably either don't remember me or never knew me in the first place, but I used to come around here quite often (well, "here" as in "the last incarnation of this site, and Lemmings Universe before that", not so much here at this specific location). I had got quite busy with college and all some years back, and had actually not even played any Lemmings game in years before I broke my leg two years back and ended up playing through the entirety of the game on a fortuitously available PSP to preserve my sanity while recovering. After that, I decided to get as many Lemmings games as possible working on my computer again, but didn't have much time to play them after I recovered.
Now I finally have more time to get back into playing Lemmings (and hopefully actually get some levels made this time around like I'd always planned). Not as much time as I would like, of course, because now I have work instead of school, but hey. Still more time than I had. Also, I'm not as burned out on forums as I was a few years back, when I mostly drifted away from all of them.
Anyhow, yeah. Slightly rambling story there. For anyone who does still remember me, I'm back. For everyone else, nice to meet you! I doubt I'll be as active around here as I was ten years ago, but I hope to at least drop in fairly frequently again from here on out, having found the place again.
Post by: Prob Lem on August 07, 2014, 06:33:44 AM
Nice to meet you!
Post by: geoo on August 10, 2014, 01:02:27 AM
Post by: Prob Lem on August 10, 2014, 01:25:52 AM
Post by: Clam on August 10, 2014, 04:31:55 AM
Grand Canyon - check
Extreme heat - check (but dodged the worst of it - just before I got there it was 40°C with dust storms)
Salad bar with cantaloupe (and not banana) - check
Corndogs - check
London Bridge - nope (too far out of the way)
Post by: NaOH on August 14, 2014, 06:21:11 PM
Post by: Prob Lem on August 14, 2014, 09:56:40 PM
Post by: GigaLem on August 15, 2014, 07:30:22 PM
1.Attending a program at the same place I was for two weeks (Earning $10)
2.Watching Pokémon world championships '14 on twitch
I just can't believe I am a senior already
Post by: Lemika on August 15, 2014, 11:41:08 PM
geoo -- Have a good trip! Sounds interesting.
Clam -- Sounds like you had a good trip, minus the extreme heat (although to my mind, at least, that's unavoidable in the southwest).
NaOH -- Good luck!
Giga -- I've always had a slightly iffy grasp of the whole junior/senior/whathaveyou thing (I think senior is the last one?), but good luck!
Post by: grams88 on August 16, 2014, 10:41:21 AM
Time does tend to go by quickly, I think the older you get the faster it seems but then again that's getting into deep thinking there.
Post by: mobius on August 22, 2014, 08:53:52 PM
good luck to everyone else who also seems to be busy around here.
Post by: Simon on August 23, 2014, 02:29:00 AM
-- Simon
Post by: namida on September 04, 2014, 06:26:26 PM
Post by: Prob Lem on September 04, 2014, 10:51:30 PM
Post by: Clam on September 10, 2014, 10:10:10 AM
Post by: namida on September 16, 2014, 12:31:21 PM
Post by: grams88 on September 23, 2014, 08:29:03 PM
It was all happening in Scotland we had our independance referendum vote which was very close but the thing about it was it's got many of us talking about politics. I was so close to bumping into Alex Salmond the first minister, I was in the same centre as him. I was wondering why all the cameras were there. 
I'm still struggling along with my mental health issue, lets hope things do improve. I've not been too well for a long time but lets not dwell on the negatives. That ain't good. I'll need to get back into playing custom lemmings levels.
Post by: Clam on September 24, 2014, 07:27:04 AM
We just had a vote here in NZ too - the general election. Our PM now has his mug on the Wikipedia front page. Lovely.
Post by: ccexplore on October 08, 2014, 01:14:38 PM
Post by: mobius on October 09, 2014, 10:12:29 PM
I applied for a job in my area of expertise [building/designing furniture] about 2 months ago and for some reason just now they contacted me. So I'll be getting a new job and I'll also be beginning a online college course. So Imma be fairly busy lately. Probably only enough time to deal with the lix contest and not much else.
Post by: namida on October 15, 2014, 07:32:29 PM
Post by: Minim on January 11, 2015, 03:14:55 PM
Thanks everyone, and wish me best of luck!
Post by: Prob Lem on January 11, 2015, 08:51:45 PM
Post by: namida on February 17, 2015, 08:58:41 PM
Post by: IchoTolot on March 07, 2015, 08:20:14 PM
Last December I noticed that I had problems with eating my food. It did not go down smoothly and I needed to chew some of it again (a bit like a cow). I thought it was not a big deal, because I had a cough and maybe some slime got in the way.
But the problems didn't go away (they got worse) and from time to time I felt some pain for ~ 10 min in my upper body. Also I needed to throw up slime from out of my esophagus (google translated that word sry english is just my 2nd language) more and more often.
So I went to a doctor and he sent me right to an Internist who made a gastric reflex (google translated that word, too) inside my esophagus, stomach and small intestine. He found out that my muscle to my stomach is tensed and my esophagus is widened, because slime and food that did not made it through gathered there (and came up again thorough my mouth more and more often).
That problem is called "Achalasie" in German (achalasia in english) and is a rare hereditary disease (my father has no problems at all).
In the time I could only eat slower and slower to the point that I must stop eating certain things. Also I must throw up slime at a regulary base now.
I made an x-ray that confirmed the problem and on this friday I had the last big check up before the operations that should fix the cause.
I had to eat nothing the whole week to clear up my esophagus. Normally the gastric reflexes are done while I am asleep but on that friday I had also to do sth else. A pressure measuring. A little hose was inserted into my nose to get in my esophagus, whlie I had to gulp water. It was very uncomfortable and while I was laying there slime comming out of my mouth (because I should only gulp on command) the doctor had problems running the program that was doing the measuring. I just thought: "Man get your program working NOW!" But after that was finished the second part could be done while I was sleeping.
Now I have 2 choices to fix to problem:
1.) Three op's with a balloon which will be inflated in the muscle to get it open more and more until it is normal again. Nearly no side effect apart from maybe some little pain. BUT a <2% chance to cause "tragic" consequences: The esophagus tears up => emergency op.
2.) Cut the muscle open and "strangulate" the stomach opening so I dont get permanent indigestion (looked that up too) . "Higher chance for Side Effects" like sewings go open again (So I need to come back again).
I choosed 1.) because the doctor makes the procedure in three "slow" sessions to make it as safe as possible and I am not likely to have more Side effects.
The first procedure is next wensday and I need to stay until thursday. The sessions after that will be 1 month apart each.
After each session eating will become more and more normal and the throwing up slime will go away slowly.
I just wanted to share my little "medical history" to you and I am hoping to become healthy again in the near future.
(I hope not too many horrible typos made it through ;))
Post by: NaOH on March 07, 2015, 09:09:08 PM
Post by: namida on March 07, 2015, 10:21:13 PM
Post by: Wafflem on March 08, 2015, 01:38:23 AM
We're all hoping you get well, IchoTolot.
Post by: Prob Lem on March 09, 2015, 08:13:09 PM
Best of luck. :thumbsup:
Post by: IchoTolot on March 12, 2015, 03:04:33 PM
And a big thx for your comments, too. :lix-smile:
Now back to creating stuff.........
Post by: mobius on March 13, 2015, 12:26:34 AM
Post by: namida on March 14, 2015, 01:46:34 AM
Post by: finlay on March 14, 2015, 03:42:01 AM
Post by: GigaLem on March 17, 2015, 09:32:48 PM
Post by: Lemika on March 18, 2015, 03:33:15 AM
Post by: namida on March 18, 2015, 04:57:11 AM
Post by: Lemika on March 18, 2015, 07:16:58 PM
It seems like there are a lot more level design programs and Lemmings-related projects in general going than last time I had time to investigate all that, so I intend to be taking a look around there. I'm still running Lemmings under DOSBox, since I've got so many other DOS games to emulate as well, but it may be time to finally move on from LemEdit. :D
Post by: GigaLem on March 18, 2015, 07:43:33 PM
Thanks! :) It's good to be back. Things got extremely busy for me in the last few months, and I wound up more or less disappearing from the face of the internet. Too much theatre all at once, had to buy a new car, there were some family issues, and a bunch of other stuff. All of that seems to have finally levelled off at this point, and I'm hoping over the summer I can finally get into finishing up all those half-started Lemmings levels I have sitting around -- but who knows. At least I have time to play games and browse forums again, and that's something!Or Neolemmix just in case if you have problems that you can't fix
It seems like there are a lot more level design programs and Lemmings-related projects in general going than last time I had time to investigate all that, so I intend to be taking a look around there. I'm still running Lemmings under DOSBox, since I've got so many other DOS games to emulate as well, but it may be time to finally move on from LemEdit. :D
Post by: namida on March 19, 2015, 03:40:37 AM
Thanks! :) It's good to be back. Things got extremely busy for me in the last few months, and I wound up more or less disappearing from the face of the internet. Too much theatre all at once, had to buy a new car, there were some family issues, and a bunch of other stuff. All of that seems to have finally levelled off at this point, and I'm hoping over the summer I can finally get into finishing up all those half-started Lemmings levels I have sitting around -- but who knows. At least I have time to play games and browse forums again, and that's something!
It seems like there are a lot more level design programs and Lemmings-related projects in general going than last time I had time to investigate all that, so I intend to be taking a look around there. I'm still running Lemmings under DOSBox, since I've got so many other DOS games to emulate as well, but it may be time to finally move on from LemEdit. :D
Wow, and I thought I was a late LemEdit holdout! :P I moved on around the time of making Lemmings Plus III's bonus pack (or Lemmings Plus III, if you count "a self-made NeoLemmix-friendly Windows remake of LemEdit" as moving on).
Post by: IchoTolot on March 19, 2015, 10:22:43 AM
Wow, and I thought I was a late LemEdit holdout! :P I moved on around the time of making Lemmings Plus III's bonus pack (or Lemmings Plus III, if you count "a self-made NeoLemmix-friendly Windows remake of LemEdit" as moving on).
I didn't even get to know LemEdit :P. My first Lemmings custom experience were Pieuw's and Lacktardo custom levels and Dodo's DoveLems on Lemmini.
Little News Edit: Pack status 131/150! Not very much to go and I am looking for some additional music tracks at the moment (Found a handful already).
Post by: GigaLem on March 19, 2015, 08:03:29 PM
Post by: IchoTolot on March 19, 2015, 08:08:34 PM
:lix-laugh: Look what i got :D
Looks nice! :)
Post by: GigaLem on March 19, 2015, 08:11:28 PM
:lix-laugh: Look what i got :D
Looks nice! :)
Next up MegaMan
Post by: 607 on March 20, 2015, 05:52:09 AM
:lix-laugh: Look what i got :DCool!
Do you have Super Smash Bros. then? For Wii U or 3DS?
Post by: Lemika on March 20, 2015, 11:40:34 PM
Wow, and I thought I was a late LemEdit holdout! :P I moved on around the time of making Lemmings Plus III's bonus pack (or Lemmings Plus III, if you count "a self-made NeoLemmix-friendly Windows remake of LemEdit" as moving on).
Heh, yeah, it has apparently been out of date for some time now. Last time I was particularly active around the forums (and level design in particular), LemEdit was still going strong and Cheapo had just come onto the scene, so I've got a lot of catching up to do. I kept using LemEdit even when I was mostly away from the forums, so that's what I've still got. Moving on should be interesting!
:lix-laugh: Look what i got :D
Neat!
Post by: GigaLem on March 21, 2015, 12:03:44 AM
3DS i want the Wii U version though:lix-laugh: Look what i got :DCool!
Do you have Super Smash Bros. then? For Wii U or 3DS?
Post by: Wafflem on March 30, 2015, 12:38:09 AM
Wishing everyone the best of luck in their levels.
Post by: GigaLem on April 01, 2015, 01:10:54 AM
(Happy april fools day)
Post by: 607 on April 01, 2015, 05:35:33 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/72MbTCR.png)
Post by: Clam on April 01, 2015, 08:04:41 AM
Post by: GigaLem on April 03, 2015, 07:19:54 PM
now i just need shulk
Post by: mobius on April 20, 2015, 09:29:40 PM
today I discovered that in May the 25 year ago made but as of yet unreleased Chips challenge 2 will FINALLY actually be released on Steam!!!! So I may just have to put everything lemmings related aside during that time (or simply slow down my lemmings related activites) whilst I play the crap out of this game :D :D :D :D :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXzAfMeAqUQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXzAfMeAqUQ)
Post by: SLIME MINISTER on April 25, 2015, 07:41:38 PM
Post by: namida on April 26, 2015, 03:36:44 AM
Post by: grams88 on May 08, 2015, 10:01:31 PM
You will enjoy chips challenge 2 Mobius, I remember playing the first one to see what the fuss was all about, now I know it's actually quite a good game.
Post by: ccexplore on May 10, 2015, 12:06:38 PM
Honestly, with work to deal with in past few weeks, I might actually have more chances to read the forum during my away period, sadly. :XD:
Post by: namida on May 12, 2015, 06:11:55 PM
Post by: IchoTolot on May 19, 2015, 09:24:43 PM
My own bed is far more comfortable than the ones at the hospital.
Post by: bsmith on June 05, 2015, 05:31:38 PM
Post by: grams88 on June 06, 2015, 06:02:02 PM
Welcome to the forum
It's a very adictive game I feel, What lemming games have you been playing lately Bsmith? I've played through lemmings tribes recently again, a really good game in my opinion. If you get a chance why not give the family feud a try, it's been very fun playing it on the forum. :)
Post by: bsmith on June 06, 2015, 06:16:37 PM
Post by: 607 on June 07, 2015, 08:11:36 AM
Thanks for the welcome. Recently I have been playing the original and ONML. I want to try playing the Tribes but I have to find a copy first. I'll give forum Family Feud a try while I'm here today.For what platforms do you have them?
Post by: bsmith on June 07, 2015, 03:01:38 PM
Post by: 607 on June 25, 2015, 03:46:05 PM
Post by: namida on July 10, 2015, 02:11:09 PM
EDIT: Should mention, this doesn't apply until about 4AM (UTC) July 11th. I only posted this sooner since I expected to be asleep or busy for most of the time between posting this message and then.
Post by: namida on July 18, 2015, 08:10:26 AM
Post by: namida on August 29, 2015, 03:47:12 AM
Post by: Clam on August 29, 2015, 04:12:21 AM
Post by: mobius on August 30, 2015, 12:42:46 AM
Post by: Clam on August 30, 2015, 06:40:39 AM
Quote from: IRC
[12:17:47] <Clam> also, I probably won't be as active in the coming weeks... looking for a new place to live again XD
[12:18:10] <geoo> ah, why do you ahve to move again?
[12:18:45] <Clam> landlord is selling the flat
[12:18:54] <geoo> ack
[12:19:15] <geoo> I still have a couple of months until I have to go apartment hunting
[12:21:25] <SimonN> reef lord is selling the rock where the clam is sitting on
I'm only moving across town and I'm still at the same job. It's not like I'm starting a new life or anything drastic like that :lix-smile:
Post by: IchoTolot on September 19, 2015, 09:37:53 PM
Post by: mobius on September 19, 2015, 10:58:28 PM
Hopefully the last hospital stay is comming this monday. I am crossing my fingers that I can eat 100% normally again ~ 6 days after this.
oh no. I hope it goes well, and quickly, and not too painfully.
Post by: grams88 on September 20, 2015, 02:49:53 PM
I've noticed we have not heard from Prob Lem for a while hoping she is doing alright.
Post by: IchoTolot on September 21, 2015, 11:37:50 AM
In a few days I hopefully can see the results by eating a nice steak or pizza without it keep getting stuck ;P
Ty for the nice comments again!
Post by: Clam on September 28, 2015, 08:25:54 AM
Post by: IchoTolot on October 20, 2015, 07:20:20 AM
After many years playing silently in the background "Derangement of Science" made me calling here for help ;P
Post by: Simon on October 20, 2015, 04:30:33 PM
-- Simon
Post by: namida on October 26, 2015, 02:37:03 AM
Post by: namida on October 31, 2015, 02:04:06 AM
Post by: Clam on December 16, 2015, 07:17:20 PM
Also: Xmas-ised my avatar :8():
Post by: ccexplore on December 16, 2015, 07:52:50 PM
And I'm quite tempted to take your updated avatar as a suggestion for a new smilie... *<8) 8-)
Post by: IchoTolot on December 21, 2015, 08:22:18 AM
Post by: IchoTolot on December 26, 2015, 12:51:35 PM
Apparently the new UFEI booting system (with WIN10) blocks linux systems entirely from booting, so I needed to downgrade the BIOS version (allowing that even to happen you need to save temporary files from a failed installation and change lines in a ~500lines document ) after that ubuntu still did not boot.........more changes in the BIOS were needed so that ubuntu is trusted in the UEFI booting system.
With this taking~8hrs I found out that my wifi card isn't supported yet in the ubuntu system.
With more googling around I found this site (on the 3rd google page :P):
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2304250
and finally even the wifi card is working now :)
Today another 30min was spent on getting WINE working with NL in the right resolution.
But now it seems the basics are finally working :laugh:
Also one of these awesome Lemming plushes were under my christmas tree :) :)
Post by: Simon on December 26, 2015, 02:47:33 PM
Wifi cards need weird proprietary drivers, this is traditional. Love how getting Lemings to run is counted with the basics, like installing a driver for some hardwar needed daily.
-- Simon
Post by: IchoTolot on December 29, 2015, 12:15:56 PM
Post by: ccexplore on January 01, 2016, 09:09:27 PM
Apparently the new UFEI booting system (with WIN10) blocks linux systems entirely from booting, so I needed to downgrade the BIOS version (allowing that even to happen you need to save temporary files from a failed installation and change lines in a ~500lines document ) after that ubuntu still did not boot.........more changes in the BIOS were needed so that ubuntu is trusted in the UEFI booting system.
Most such PCs should have an option in UEFI to disable secure boot. While I can't 100% guarantee it's the case for your particular laptop, I strongly suspect you might have taken more steps than necessary in dealing with the boot issue. Oh well, at least you got things working eventually.
Post by: IchoTolot on January 02, 2016, 01:14:23 AM
Apparently the new UFEI booting system (with WIN10) blocks linux systems entirely from booting, so I needed to downgrade the BIOS version (allowing that even to happen you need to save temporary files from a failed installation and change lines in a ~500lines document ) after that ubuntu still did not boot.........more changes in the BIOS were needed so that ubuntu is trusted in the UEFI booting system.
Most such PCs should have an option in UEFI to disable secure boot. While I can't 100% guarantee it's the case for your particular laptop, I strongly suspect you might have taken more steps than necessary in dealing with the boot issue. Oh well, at least you got things working eventually.
Sadly disabling secure boot did not solve the problem (read about this as well), but yes I eventually got it working :P
Post by: IchoTolot on March 25, 2016, 08:37:55 AM
I "try" to start playing the contest level from my laptop, when the playing phase starts though (I simply can't wait ;P)
Post by: 607 on April 17, 2016, 07:03:02 PM
I'm going with my entire class (sans my best friend who has to play in a musical :\ (the musical is amazing, but it's a shame it and the Rome journey fall together)), and I'll be back in about 10 days :) (the trip is only 9 days, but when I get back, I think I'll be incredibly tired so I won't get onto lemmingsforums right away :P)
Post by: IchoTolot on April 17, 2016, 07:34:37 PM
Going to leave for Rome tomorrow! Or tonight, pretty much, got to get up quite early to get the bus to Düsseldorf at 5 AM :P
I'm going with my entire class (sans my best friend who has to play in a musical :\ (the musical is amazing, but it's a shame it and the Rome journey fall together)), and I'll be back in about 10 days :) (the trip is only 9 days, but when I get back, I think I'll be incredibly tired so I won't get onto lemmingsforums right away :P)
That sounds like a lot of fun :)
Have a great time! 8-)
Post by: 607 on April 26, 2016, 08:00:40 PM
This has been the best experience of my life so far, I think! So many friendships strengthened and made, and so many amazing things seen!
Post by: namida on June 07, 2016, 09:50:37 AM
Post by: mobius on July 16, 2016, 01:56:40 PM
Hopefully will be fixed soon
Post by: mobius on July 16, 2016, 05:33:18 PM
Post by: IchoTolot on July 21, 2016, 06:48:23 PM
Post by: mobius on August 11, 2016, 05:50:49 PM
Post by: mobius on August 14, 2016, 08:23:31 PM
Post by: IchoTolot on August 28, 2016, 10:24:42 AM
Post by: Wafflem on August 29, 2016, 04:45:44 PM
To clarify, I do have time for Lemmings, but I am trying to balance that with IRL stuff. I won't be showing as much on the forums, so if anyone needs to contact me, send me a PM. My e-mail notifications for PMs are on.
Post by: Lemika on September 17, 2016, 04:32:56 AM
Post by: Minim on September 18, 2016, 08:01:04 PM
Post by: NathanBros on October 19, 2016, 12:10:45 AM
I´m Nathan from Brazil, love games in general specially Mario related ones like Super Mario World.
As a hobby also made some attempts on game development, nothing so serious, just 2D pixel art based stuff (old school!).
Hope have some fun here on these forums! :thumbsup:
Post by: namida on October 19, 2016, 02:55:12 AM
Post by: NathanBros on October 19, 2016, 06:03:13 PM
Suggestions of Lemmings similar/clones games for current PC systems? I'm lacking screenshots here at the forums.
Post by: IchoTolot on October 19, 2016, 06:29:57 PM
Thanks namida!
Suggestions of Lemmings similar/clones games for current PC systems? I'm lacking screenshots here at the forums.
Well the main custom Lemmings engines here are NeoLemmix and Lix.
Both support handy things like backwards/forward framestepping for extra precision, replays and directional select.
To give you some gameplay videos:
NeoLemmix:
With commentary and live-playing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2nSXE5pSpQ&index=10&list=PLKR1N9oJTTlKa23xOtzcGO4-6cPUwhhia
Some replay videos (made with a slightly older version which has not the recently added features like skill blueprints):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5_UaOnj2tg&index=19&list=PLKR1N9oJTTlIESPAE2425fkWjpeDl4M9s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02FuzjU3_ng&list=PLKR1N9oJTTlKL_gpsNgZfNTRvt_28AVqf&index=1
Lix:
With commentary and live-playing (again :P):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KlJISHuAF8&index=12&list=PLKR1N9oJTTlKa23xOtzcGO4-6cPUwhhia
And one playthrough video from Flopsy who started playing the Lix community pack:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsvRsp8Dg8w&index=1&list=PLXsuXbpwwJzFCPXpgesDyNhXOMhSAHS1T
The playlist has some more lix videos as well.
I am more from the NeoLemmix side here. Some links I can recommend to get started 8-):
Topic for newest versions of the player (opens NeoLemmix level packs and levels), the Editor, the Flexi Toolkit (used to make own level packs) and the Graphic Set Tool (used to make custom tilesets): http://www.lemmingsforums.net/index.php?topic=2979.0
The original games as NeoLemmix packs: http://www.lemmingsforums.net/index.php?topic=2479.0
My own level pack (shameless advertising!): http://www.lemmingsforums.net/index.php?topic=2175.0
The Neolemmix manual (could be slightly outdated): http://www.lemmingsforums.net/index.php?topic=2414.0
And here the Lix link to get started ;):
New D-version, but without the multiplayer (coming soon) and the Old C++ version with multiplayer:
http://www.lemmingsforums.net/index.php?topic=2815.0
If you want a list of all current Lemming packs: http://www.lemmingsforums.net/index.php?topic=1822.0
Now you have Lemming/Lix stuff for ages! ;) Have fun! :)
Post by: namida on October 19, 2016, 07:36:10 PM
My own level pack (shameless advertising!): http://www.lemmingsforums.net/index.php?topic=2175.0
Although this is a great pack, it's also a very hard one and I wouldn't recommend it until you've played a fair bit of fanmade stuff. :P
The two packs I'd most recommend to new users, GigaLems and GeoffLems, unfortunately haven't been updated to work with the newest versions of NeoLemmix. The creator of GeoffLems is no longer active on the forums, so I might update that pack myself at some point.
Revenge of the Lemmings may be a good choice - it's an extremely large pack that covers pretty much the entire difficulty spectrum, from ultra-easy to crazy-hard. So, there's something in there for everyone. I'm not sure off-hand if it's been updated to the very newest versions of NeoLemmix either, but it has been updated to much newer versions than these other two have.
Post by: Wafflem on October 19, 2016, 08:20:57 PM
Revenge of the Lemmings will not work on newer versions of NeoLemmix (last update for it was January 16, 2016 which was built on an older version of the Flexi Player), especially how some of the levels rely on the Cheapo gimmick which has been removed.
If you want to play the Lemmings Plus series (http://www.lemmingsforums.net/index.php?topic=1922.0) as well (also highly recommended!), Lemmings Plus I is also a great pack for new users, it has a much fairer difficulty curve and the levels only get much harder in the last two ranks. The same applies to Lemmings Plus Omega for those who want to accustom themselves to the new NeoLemmix features such as objects and skills.
Post by: NathanBros on October 20, 2016, 01:39:42 AM
Post by: GigaLem on October 24, 2016, 05:54:56 AM
Post by: Minim on October 24, 2016, 06:24:05 AM
Post by: Wafflem on October 24, 2016, 03:43:27 PM
Post by: IchoTolot on October 24, 2016, 08:46:01 PM
I try to get wifi access there though for university stuff I need to settle and maybe give a little update to this here as well, but I cannot promise that! ;P
Post by: Minim on October 24, 2016, 09:13:59 PM
Post by: Wafflem on October 24, 2016, 09:58:04 PM
Post by: mobius on October 24, 2016, 10:18:33 PM
and the best for you too Icho; I hope you get cured. I don't want to imagine you're sufferings. :sick:
Post by: IchoTolot on October 28, 2016, 04:48:58 PM
I can also feel that liquids are getting waaay better down now! Hope that will be true for regular food as well!
Also scribbled a blueprint of a new level down on a college block I brought with me ;)
When everything goes well over the weekend I could be home again on Monday evening (german timezone)!
Sadly that means I will miss Arty's stream on saturday :( But I hope I will be there for the next one!
Post by: Wafflem on October 28, 2016, 06:01:41 PM
Post by: Colorful Arty on October 28, 2016, 10:22:14 PM
Post by: IchoTolot on October 31, 2016, 05:09:56 PM
Still need to go slow with it so no pizza, meat and stuff right now :P, but I will get to that next week or so. :laugh:
Post by: Wafflem on October 31, 2016, 05:57:37 PM
As you said, take it slow and give yourself time after the operation. :)
Post by: ccexplore on October 31, 2016, 07:34:36 PM
Post by: Flopsy on November 02, 2016, 03:01:26 PM
I'm going to be visiting the original DMA offices and the Lemmings statues in Dundee. I'll be sure to take plenty of pictures and get some videos.
Going to Glamis Castle and visiting Edinburgh as well :thumbsup:
Needless to say I won't be in the IRC until very late on Sunday after today.
I'll still be able to respond to my PMs on the forums though if you need to get hold of me ;P
Post by: Wafflem on November 02, 2016, 03:08:58 PM
That's also really awesome how you're visitng the DMA offices like Prob Lem did during her trip!
Post by: grams88 on November 02, 2016, 11:53:58 PM
Oh I remember Prob lem getting a few pictures of the lemming statues. The statues look quite cool. :)
Post by: Flopsy on November 03, 2016, 05:15:10 PM
I would have replied to Prob Lem's topic but a forum message said that I should make a new topic instead, eventhough they are pretty much about the same thing.
What would be the correct thing to do?
Post by: Wafflem on November 03, 2016, 06:00:37 PM
Post by: mobius on November 03, 2016, 09:29:41 PM
Post by: RubiX on November 05, 2016, 06:13:33 PM
Heres a picture of me in my favorite sweet shop in my hometown. So glad its still there. I loaded up on stuff to take back to Canada hehe
(https://s16.postimg.org/homoilhgl/mik2.jpg)
Post by: GigaLem on November 09, 2016, 07:31:43 AM
I think its life is just about through, I hope i can get a new computer soon
Because i have little time to work on Holiday GigaLems 2016
Why must the world hate me :(
Post by: geoo on November 09, 2016, 08:45:59 PM
Post by: GigaLem on November 13, 2016, 07:50:34 AM
Finally i'll get to play DDR A, won't be until 2017
Post by: IchoTolot on November 13, 2016, 10:03:44 AM
Now I know the cause: The internet company did not properly recognise my roommate's payment! That's also why everything is blinking green and connecting as normal here! Just the internet is blocked. The company already apologised and if we are lucky it's back online 0:01am (German timezone) on Tuesday, if we are unlucky 0:01am (German timezone) on Thursday, as they sadly only start to work on it on Monday. :devil: Also we get ~2€ off onto the next payment.
When it's back up I will try to double my video output on Youtube for a few days to slowly catch up to the status quo. Also then I will try to convert Simon's and my stream to flv + upload it when it's ready.
So no big activity from me until it's back up, only some checks from the university's pc.
RANT: I hate the incompetence of internet providers here in Germany!!! :devil: The cable network in Germany is behind the likes in Romania and the service can be utter crap
At least I can build some levels and record the game I want to Let's play after Tiberium Dawn. Yes I finished recording that already and as I have nothing to do besides university stuff now I can/want to pre-produce even more ;P
Post by: GigaLem on November 13, 2016, 09:15:02 PM
RANT: I hate the incompetence of internet providers here in Germany!!! :devil: The cable network in Germany is behind the likes in Romania and the service can be utter crapsometimesmost of the time!! :devil:
I guess icho knows how i felt towards Comcast
Post by: Dullstar on November 15, 2016, 07:18:38 AM
Post by: Wafflem on November 16, 2016, 04:13:13 PM
Post by: IchoTolot on November 17, 2016, 12:01:36 PM
And for Giga's feelings towards comcast:
"Ohhh that's sad you have a problem with your cable? Please stay ready in November for our techician from 10-18. Wait you need to work...that's sad maybe you can switch to another cable company? Oh wait we are the only one avialable in this region....ohhh then you have to deal with our times.......ohhhhh"
I love southpark ;)
(http://mrwgifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/South-Park-Comcast-Character-Nipple-Rub.gif)
Post by: mobius on December 08, 2016, 02:26:15 AM
After this; things may get even more hectic for a little while as I may or may not be moving soon, can't say yet but in any case I probably won't get around to any of the projects I had been working on any time soon. However considering Mobius' law [Planned events tend to never come to fruition and events tend to happen without notice] none of this may matter.
Post by: namida on December 16, 2016, 01:36:46 AM
I'll be my usual level of activity for the rest of today, though.
Post by: GigaLem on December 21, 2016, 08:07:13 AM
.....Is the death of my brother, Christmas is postponed for me and I have to wait longer for my mic...
Expect my Holiday Level pack on new years
:'( I want 2016 to end already
Post by: mobius on December 22, 2016, 01:08:09 AM
Post by: Colorful Arty on December 22, 2016, 04:26:38 AM
Post by: IchoTolot on December 23, 2016, 07:54:15 AM
So expect less activity and a short upload pause on Youtube!
Also best wishes to Giga that the future will get brighter again :(
Post by: namida on December 23, 2016, 11:49:10 AM
By the way, I have access via PC again now, though I'll still be less active than usual for the next few days.
Post by: GigaLem on December 25, 2016, 04:47:22 PM
I lost my brother, and tears wear had and im gonna head to a funeral soon
however, i've had a better Christmas this year
A new mic (A blue yeti)
More Amiibo (Im a sucker for those :P)
Pokemon Sun (Since I have moon, I recommend it)
and believe it or not, A build-a-bear Sonic
Maybe this will give me hope for 2017 (Trump not withstanding)
Post by: namida on December 29, 2016, 11:35:46 AM
Post by: Flopsy on January 19, 2017, 01:25:20 AM
Sadly it meant I could not design any new SEB Lems levels so I've lost nearly half a month to this breakage.
My laptop went in for repair on Monday and now it's been confirmed it won't be fixed until next Monday.
Having to organise things on my phone's internet at the moment and I have no access to any SEB Lems content or Neo Lemmix for that matter!
I'm sure my absence from the IRC has been noticed and I hope to be back soon. If anyone needs to get a hold of me, it's best to PM me at the moment although I won't be much use until my laptop is back.
Just thought I'd drop a post to let everyone know that I haven't dropped off the face of the Earth :thumbsup:
Post by: mobius on January 19, 2017, 01:33:26 AM
Post by: Flopsy on January 26, 2017, 11:39:41 AM
Post by: Flopsy on January 27, 2017, 12:46:43 PM
Currently trying to restore my laptop but it will take hours and possibly days.
Rest assured SEB Lems is backed up and safe :thumbsup:
Post by: namida on February 17, 2017, 01:05:56 AM
Post by: Wafflem on March 01, 2017, 04:59:40 AM
Post by: Colorful Arty on March 03, 2017, 03:33:24 AM
Post by: GigaLem on March 31, 2017, 12:00:11 AM
During this break I've decided to on my own time replay more pokemon (Pacifically Nuzlocke Pokemon White)
I've also revisited freedom planet on hard mode and because of how rusty I am, I'm getting my ass wooped. (Pardon my french)
As for Neolemmix stuff, I've taken a break from level maken to focus on tileset updating, but i'm also pacing myself from updating Sky battalion, Not only did I discovered beta tiles from the stage exist, but also recently a friend of mine (A different one who goes by kreg) his mother is in the hopital at the time of this post and i wish her speedy recovery. I'm really worried for both her and Kreg.
That and because of how long the next stable release is taking (Seriously how much longer? It's killing me) its been a bit trivial to make levels at the cost of having to fix something that could possibly make em well unsolvable (That's most updates goes) but even still, while I can get the experimental versions of the next update, I'm afraid of encountering some major game breaking bug, and that makes it not as approachable as it looks.
Post by: IchoTolot on April 14, 2017, 09:12:15 AM
Post by: IchoTolot on April 29, 2017, 09:18:23 AM
I'll be away over the weekend so there will be way less activity in that time period for me.
;P
Post by: Mr. K on May 07, 2017, 03:42:26 AM
Post by: GigaLem on May 07, 2017, 04:29:29 AM
Post by: namida on May 31, 2017, 04:20:07 PM
Undecided yet if I'm going to take my PC with me. Even if I do, expect me to be fairly inactive (possibly also meaning I might not update the current contest voteoff until I get back).
Post by: IchoTolot on July 19, 2017, 11:39:06 AM
Now I will finally have time to continue testing SEB Lems and take a look at Giga's Demo as well (after a day of breathing ;P).
Post by: GigaLem on July 20, 2017, 01:10:13 AM
Successfully passed my oral exam today! :laugh:
Now I will finally have time to continue testing SEB Lems and take a look at Giga's Demo as well (after a day of breathing ;P).
I should have v2.0 coming up soon so I suggest you hold off on my demo until its available
2.0 will fix a couple of unsolvable levels
Post by: Proxima on July 20, 2017, 08:23:09 PM
Post by: Simon on July 26, 2017, 07:46:58 PM
(http://www.lixgame.com/etc/animiral-2017-07.jpeg)
-- Simon
Post by: GigaLem on July 26, 2017, 09:04:46 PM
also y'all are looking smug >u>
Post by: IchoTolot on July 27, 2017, 08:25:56 AM
Not gonna lie Icho looks like LGR
also y'all are looking smug >u>
Who is LGR? Now I am curious ;) Not familiar with these initials or I forgot who belongs to them :P
Post by: mobius on July 27, 2017, 09:09:56 PM
Post by: Colorful Arty on July 28, 2017, 12:55:17 AM
Post by: GigaLem on July 28, 2017, 04:17:49 AM
Post by: grams88 on July 28, 2017, 08:21:16 PM
Ichotolot looks like myself, maybe except for his hair. :)
Post by: IchoTolot on July 28, 2017, 09:10:14 PM
If I may be so bold; I think you look better with the beard ;)
The beard/no beard decision is made for me because of these 2 points:
1.) It itches at a ceratin level of growth and I hate itchy parts. If it's grows to that point --- away it goes!
2.) If it grows long, I need to take extra care of it. I want my facial hair short and easy to be taken care of (also decent looking ;P). If the barber asks how I want my hair 1 word is enough: Short!
Post by: mobius on August 04, 2017, 12:37:52 AM
I'm still around and you can ask me questions but my interest in Lemmings has waned quite a bit in the past months/year. I probably won't be working on making anything anytime soon, I may play occasionally.
I made a resolution to myself that I will stop offering to test people's packs. This is not because I don't care or don't want to; I don't have the time/dedication to do this effectively yet I keep promising to test then fail to offer much help. I will play/test occasionally when I have time and feel like it, but I must stop making promises I can't keep.
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A couple of weeks ago I started to develop this weird pain then noticed something alarming; I went to a doctor and got some antibiotics but he wasn't sure what was going on, so I'm not out of the woods yet. It comes and goes so it's difficult to tell if it's getting better or not yet. I'm just worried in the back of my mind that it's something serious.
Post by: GigaLem on August 26, 2017, 07:18:28 PM
but I should be back now :thumbsup:
Post by: IchoTolot on August 26, 2017, 10:10:58 PM
Post by: IchoTolot on October 01, 2017, 10:22:51 AM
Ability to do anything is stongly limited atm. Recording videos impossible. Will watch feedback only of my own levels at the current contest and record my solving of the other levels when I get the new machine set up.
As I am not able to record atm, the YT activity will of course be affected as well.
Post by: Flopsy on October 11, 2017, 09:49:35 PM
I'll not be on the forums or IRC for a bit :(
Post by: Colorful Arty on October 11, 2017, 10:59:25 PM
Post by: mobius on October 12, 2017, 01:10:28 AM
Post by: Wafflem on October 12, 2017, 01:24:17 AM
Post by: nin10doadict on October 12, 2017, 01:32:55 AM
Post by: IchoTolot on October 12, 2017, 09:49:20 AM
Something horrible has happened sadly.
I'll not be on the forums or IRC for a bit :(
I also don't know what's going on here, but I hope you and Lucia are alright and things will work out just fine for you.
Post by: Ryemanni on October 12, 2017, 09:55:19 AM
Post by: Nessy on October 12, 2017, 02:50:42 PM
Post by: grams88 on October 12, 2017, 09:06:23 PM
Post by: Proxima on October 12, 2017, 09:52:31 PM
Post by: GigaLem on October 12, 2017, 10:07:09 PM
Post by: Flopsy on October 15, 2017, 10:43:31 AM
Unfortunately Lucia's mum was diagnosed with terminal cancer, needless to say Lucia is in pieces. I didn't say what had happened at the time in case she didn't want me to say what had happened but she's fine with it.
Lucia is also thankful that you played her level (Alice in Wonderland) in the part 7 SEB Lems video Arty, it cheered her up a lot :)
It's been a rough few days for us both and sadly it's not going to get much better anytime soon :(
Post by: Colorful Arty on October 15, 2017, 12:41:21 PM
I am glad my videos have brought Lucia some joy. That truly is the greatest validation I can get from making videos. Please give Lucia a hug for me.
Post by: BBP on October 15, 2017, 02:01:54 PM
Post by: Nessy on October 15, 2017, 04:28:49 PM
*Hugs for both of you*
Post by: nin10doadict on October 15, 2017, 07:48:13 PM
Post by: Wafflem on October 16, 2017, 02:50:24 PM
Post by: GigaLem on October 18, 2017, 08:06:58 PM
Things shall resume next week :)
and Flopsy, I'm deeply sorry to hear what happened, knowing that death of a family member is close by is scare. What's worse is that if a family member has died already, as of Oct 20th, its been 10 months since the passing of my Brother :(
Post by: GigaLem on October 26, 2017, 11:30:47 PM
didn't know where else to post this but can someone immortalize the moment we reach 66666 posts?
Edit:this is post #66666 how fitting
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/199039706720239616/373325570420768768/unknown.png)
Post by: Wafflem on October 30, 2017, 04:41:50 PM
Also, I will not do any other streams before GigaLem's pack.
Post by: GigaLem on November 13, 2017, 08:05:43 PM
IT GOT WORSE! :(
now my brothers are arguing and they get their hides put in jail if they don't stop, I really don't need this stress. :'(
Aside from the constant "Cull every single d*mn thing because I want to make updating frickin KAIZO" threads and what I mentioned above, I feel like I could get a heart attack from this.
All I can tell you is with they way life's been treating me, Pardon my Kalos region but I'm flipping it the bird right now.
Post by: Nessy on November 13, 2017, 08:28:37 PM
Unfortunately there is nothing I can do to make it better but all I can offer are my sympathies and support. We are here for you and if you ever just want to talk about it then don't be afraid to... I know that sometimes just talking to others about it is really helpful.
I hope everything gets better!
Post by: Colorful Arty on November 13, 2017, 08:44:49 PM
I'm truly sorry about what's happening to you Giga. :'(
Like Nessy said, we are here for you if you need to talk. I wish there was more I could do.
Post by: Ryemanni on November 14, 2017, 02:10:03 PM
Post by: Wafflem on November 14, 2017, 04:14:51 PM
Post by: Forestidia86 on December 21, 2017, 08:40:12 AM
I won't be away over the end of the year but I assume many will.
From February on next year I won't be probably that active anymore since I really have to take on real life.
I'm actually afraid if I can make it but I have to try it.
Post by: IchoTolot on December 23, 2017, 09:09:02 AM
Post by: IchoTolot on December 25, 2017, 01:07:43 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/p2iHomN.jpg)
Post by: BBP on December 26, 2017, 12:24:20 AM
Wishing you all very happy holidays!
Post by: Flopsy on January 01, 2018, 10:18:56 AM
Lucia is having major surgery on 4th January and she will be unable to move around much for weeks following it so I'm going to have to look after her.
This is also why I probably won't be able to make the Lix session on 13th January but I'll see how it goes.
My YouTube Channel won't be affected because I have already scheduled all of January's videos.
Post by: IchoTolot on January 01, 2018, 11:14:16 AM
From 3rd January for possibly a few weeks, I won't be around on the forums or IRC very much.
Lucia is having major surgery on 4th January and she will be unable to move around much for weeks following it so I'm going to have to look after her.
This is also why I probably won't be able to make the Lix session on 13th January but I'll see how it goes.
My YouTube Channel won't be affected because I have already scheduled all of January's videos.
I hope for you both everything will be alright and the surgery goes without any complications! Medical issues suck :sick: and hopefully after this procedure there won't be the need for further surgerys.
Also while I'm posting here: Happy newyear to everyone and may it be a successful year to you all! :)
Post by: Nessy on January 01, 2018, 09:00:24 PM
Post by: GigaLem on January 02, 2018, 12:51:21 AM
on another note, I do have two things to say...
first its my niece's birthday at the time of this post, say happy birthday to Audrey
second, im thinking of making my own blog topic on this forum for things going on with me and reviews on games and what not...I plan to do it soon
Post by: Nessy on January 03, 2018, 05:21:07 PM
I also think that starting a blog is not a bad idea. I know that Simon has one and mobius had one on the forums, and as mentioned earlier in this thread using it to express your thoughts and feelings will be healthy.
Post by: Flopsy on January 11, 2018, 07:06:09 AM
I'm not going to go into details at Lucia's request.
I should be back on Saturday afternoon hopefully just in time for the Lix session.
I've been reading the forum and IRC everyday since.
Post by: Nepster on January 11, 2018, 06:18:25 PM
Post by: IchoTolot on January 11, 2018, 06:25:33 PM
Over new year I moved into another flat. Unfortunately it hasn't yet any internet connection and although my ISP promised that it will be up "within days", I now got the information that I won't have any internet there for the next 3-4 weeks. Therefore I will be mostly absent from the forums during January. So don't worry - I will be coming back :)
ISP and "within days" ...... those words don't go together! :XD: I feel for you! ;P
Post by: GigaLem on January 11, 2018, 09:03:48 PM
Over new year I moved into another flat. Unfortunately it hasn't yet any internet connection and although my ISP promised that it will be up "within days", I now got the information that I won't have any internet there for the next 3-4 weeks. Therefore I will be mostly absent from the forums during January. So don't worry - I will be coming back :)
ISP and "within days" ...... those words don't go together! :XD: I feel for you! ;P
Preaching to the choir there Icho -Glares at Comcast-
That means New format updates are gonna be slow for the time being?
Post by: mobius on January 11, 2018, 11:24:37 PM
Over new year I moved into another flat. Unfortunately it hasn't yet any internet connection and although my ISP promised that it will be up "within days", I now got the information that I won't have any internet there for the next 3-4 weeks. Therefore I will be mostly absent from the forums during January. So don't worry - I will be coming back :)
That explains why you've disappeared on IRC for the past couple of weeks :P
Post by: Colorful Arty on March 12, 2018, 08:00:50 PM
My video uploads will start back up on Wednesday, starting with SEB Lems.
Also, I actually got recognized at Disney World. No joke, people actually know Colorful Arty outside the internet, so that was weird. If you don't believe me, I took a picture of the monument they made for me.
(https://i.imgur.com/L63oJ6f.jpg)
See, it look just like me!
Post by: Crane on March 12, 2018, 10:45:11 PM
Makes them climb like Gaston.
No-one gets to the exit in time like Gaston.
I'm especially fond of the F12 button.
My what a guy, that Gaston!
Post by: mobius on March 19, 2018, 09:51:08 PM
Post by: IchoTolot on March 20, 2018, 01:05:48 AM
I still will take a few small personal test requests if the person doesn't want me to hold back my opinions.
Post by: Flopsy on March 20, 2018, 01:10:56 PM
This was not an easy decision but I feel it's the best one to make for now for myself and everyone else.
EDIT: Other parts of my life outside this community have deteriorated to a point where I need to focus on those parts instead, it's nothing personal against anyone, recent events just opened my eyes a bit to how things are in my life.
During this time, I will not be hosting anymore Jackbox sessions or making anymore YouTube content.
I will still develop level pack content and testers for MegSEGAbytes should carry on as normal (if they wish).
Post by: Nepster on March 20, 2018, 05:18:28 PM
Post by: IchoTolot on March 31, 2018, 08:33:04 AM
Post by: geoo on June 20, 2018, 04:13:03 PM
While I'm in Ethiopia (first 3 weeks) and Spain (1 week) probably not at all, while I'll have to see how my internship in the US (last 3.5 months) goes.
So send any moderation requests etc to the other admins/mods.
btw if anyone lives in the Bay area California, we could consider meeting up at some point.
Post by: mobius on June 20, 2018, 09:27:08 PM
I'll be travelling for the next 4.5 months from tonight, so I don't know how frequently I'll check the forums.
While I'm in Ethiopia (first 3 weeks) and Spain (1 week) probably not at all, while I'll have to see how my internship in the US (last 3.5 months) goes.
So send any moderation requests etc to the other admins/mods.
btw if anyone lives in the Bay area California, we could consider meeting up at some point.
how about posting some pictures of the super awesome places you're visiting when you come back ;)
Post by: ccexplore on June 21, 2018, 07:54:26 AM
Kinda expensive though, do they help subsidize or completely pay for the housing for the duration of the internship?
Post by: geoo on June 21, 2018, 07:38:45 PM
And it's a paid internship, so while I have to cover the housing cost myself it's at least manageable.
I have colleague interning roughly at the same time, I know someone (via the African teaching connection) who's working at YouTube nearby, and a Berkeley student.
I'm surprised how well (i.e. it can actually load pages) the Wifi here works, from my past experience Wifi in Ethiopia has always been dreadful and the only somewhat realiable way of getting internet was mobile data.
Hah, I can also dig out some pictures from my previous two visits. Monkeys on campus and construction scaffolding made entirely of eucalyptus wood are just some of the cool things here :)
Post by: IchoTolot on August 27, 2018, 07:48:20 PM
I probably won't be able to update the current contest level pack though, but simply get the newest version through the update topic. I think it's only Arty's level anyway that could be updated again during the timeframe. ;P
Post by: Proxima on September 09, 2018, 02:32:48 PM
Post by: IchoTolot on September 16, 2018, 11:07:19 AM
But I should be back tomorrow evening. :)
Post by: nin10doadict on September 22, 2018, 10:34:23 PM
Post by: Flopsy on September 23, 2018, 09:38:21 PM
I don't like how my opinions conflict with others on here so I'm taking my leave as well.
I have tried different approaches but it seems to be the same old, same old no matter what I do.
I don't know when I'll be back if I come back.
Post by: Nepster on September 24, 2018, 07:13:00 PM
I mentioned in another thread, that I wanted to work an both the shimmer and the pickup-sprite-change/skill reordering this week. However real life got in the way and now I have far less time to work on this than I thought (which also explains why I will be less active in IRC for the next one or two weeks).
I still hope to get at least some experimental version with the shimmier done, but nothing guaranteed...
Post by: Strato Incendus on September 24, 2018, 07:49:32 PM
Post by: mobius on October 04, 2018, 12:27:43 AM
I haven't been around (thus immediately aware of things) for several weeks now and likely won't be for at least a little while yet. My family has a ton of health problems which are ever increasing and dealing with that takes up all my time. And I have my own recent mysterious health problems to deal with as well.
Post by: Gronkling on October 04, 2018, 06:50:24 PM
Post by: Nessy on October 05, 2018, 08:50:17 PM
I'm taking my computer to be fixed this weekend and I'm not sure how long it will take so I might not be on the forums for a while. I can still receive and answer PMs via my phone though :)
Post by: Nessy on October 06, 2018, 07:31:25 PM
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I'm taking my computer to be fixed this weekend and I'm not sure how long it will take so I might not be on the forums for a while.
Well that didn't take long at all. That strange static sound that many people heard on my first stream coming from my computer is now gone :)
Post by: grams88 on October 25, 2018, 11:58:50 PM
I've still been a regular on the voicemails with the prank call community. Seems to be a hobby of mine at the moment.
I've actually been making a lemmings pack as well, I'm hoping for about 80 levels but I'll see how that goes.
Post by: nin10doadict on October 26, 2018, 05:12:42 PM
Seems I've missed a few things... Hopefully it gets better for those who are struggling.
Post by: Strato Incendus on October 26, 2018, 06:17:00 PM
Post by: Nessy on December 13, 2018, 01:18:53 AM
I'll still be on Discord in the evenings and will respond to PMs. That means that if I am testing your levels I will continue to do so.
Happy holidays and happy new year everyone :thumbsup:
Post by: IchoTolot on December 21, 2018, 09:32:32 PM
Post by: mobius on December 22, 2018, 06:21:13 PM
Post by: Colorful Arty on February 13, 2019, 08:40:34 PM
I've had my old one since I was a junior in highschool, and used it probably every day, so I got more than my money's worth out of it. I hope this one serves me well too! :D
Post by: Strato Incendus on March 20, 2019, 11:10:41 AM
Though I did have a couple of new level ideas for Lemmings Open Air that came to me yesterday. But the next test release is not going to come until I have created another batch of 30 levels for a second rank.
I am still working on fixing all the backroutes Arty found in his Let's Play of Lemmings World Tour. The Professional rank is more or less (re-)done, but I still have to tackle the Diva backroutes before I upload a new version.
Post by: IchoTolot on March 20, 2019, 12:00:56 PM
So, you may have noticed that I'm not very active on the forums lately. That's because pretty much all of my free time is currently going into my YouTube channel, now that the subscriber count is somewhat increasing, slowly but steadily :) .
Though I did have a couple of new level ideas for Lemmings Open Air that came to me yesterday. But the next test release is not going to come until I have created another batch of 30 levels for a second rank.
I am still working on fixing all the backroutes Arty found in his Let's Play of Lemmings World Tour. The Professional rank is more or less (re-)done, but I still have to tackle the Diva backroutes before I upload a new version.
May I ask for a link to your active Youtube channel? ???
Just checked your "Strato Incendus" channel and it has no videos at all.
Post by: Strato Incendus on March 20, 2019, 01:53:21 PM
I mentioned it before in the "Lemmings Forums on YouTube" thread - my channel has nothing to do with Lemmings at all, though. ;)
Metalvision Song Contest (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC10Mc0EcTYv1rxEreemZ5FQ?view_as=subscriber)
But you may notice the music production sounding similar to the tracks I recorded for Lemmings World Tour... :D
My "Strato Incendus" channel may feature some Lemmings-related videos eventually - for example if I decide to do a creator's commentary, as many others here have done, most likely starting with Lemmings World Tour. Especially the Groupie rank is something I could elaborate on a little further.
Or I could showcase "Lemmicks" in its entirety - and while Nessy announced a while ago he was planning to attempt it, I think he didn't get to it yet. ;)
And of course, I could upload all my rock versions of the Lemmings music to that channel as well - since my Metalvision viewers probably wouldn't know what those refer to, even though they might still like them genre-wise.
I would of course also like to LP other people's packs, but given how early I got stuck on each of them, that would be a pretty short-lived experience. I've played a lot of NeoLemmix, but "horizontally" across packs, not "vertically" within one pack. :) And those which I could beat - namely SubLems and Lemmings Migration - well, those are done already, so I can't play them blind again.
I guess I'll have to wait for something of which I can be pretty certain that it's in a difficulty domain similar to SubLems or Lemmings Migration. :D
Post by: Nessy on July 24, 2019, 12:07:32 AM
If I'm testing your stuff I will continue to test your stuff and if there are any admin responsibilities that have to be done I'll continue to do them.
Post by: Nessy on July 25, 2019, 01:47:02 AM
My pack is still on ice though mostly because I have other priorities at the moment.
I do apologize for the heat-of-the-moment post above... heh :P
Post by: IchoTolot on August 26, 2019, 03:27:53 PM
Post by: IchoTolot on September 03, 2019, 12:19:38 PM
Post by: Proxima on October 05, 2019, 05:48:16 PM
Post by: grams88 on October 05, 2019, 09:33:53 PM
Post by: Strato Incendus on October 06, 2019, 12:13:25 AM
But we can only help if we know at least a little more about the background of your decision...
Post by: Colorful Arty on October 08, 2019, 02:01:14 AM
If you don't want to talk about it, I understand, and we all support you. I hope you'll change your mind eventually. :)
I wish you the very best!
Post by: Flopsy on December 18, 2019, 02:27:36 AM
Post by: IchoTolot on December 21, 2019, 11:47:03 PM
Post by: Flopsy on February 12, 2020, 01:34:04 AM
Apologies to those who have been playing SEB Lems and posted in the topic, I have not overlooked your replays, I just cannot look at them right now because I'm really busy with real life stuff :(
Post by: Nessy on February 26, 2020, 01:57:12 AM
Hopefully when I come back my interest in Lemmings will pick up again and I'll finally get around to doing things like fixing up my new pack :D
Post by: Nessy on May 05, 2020, 08:06:16 PM
Post by: NieSch on May 06, 2020, 04:40:56 AM
Post by: IchoTolot on June 25, 2020, 01:30:07 PM
So less activity during this timeframe as I don't have access to discord and don't have the time to playtest/edit stuff. I will visit the forum when I get to it though.
Post by: Akseli on July 01, 2020, 10:20:29 PM
Since Spring-Summer 2019 I have had most challenging times with my real life stuff and I really have tried to do lots of things to uphold my mental health. Lemmings is and probably will always be one such thing that gives me joy. I haven’t really played anything else regarding to video games, either, after completing Celeste in January 2019.
But I haven’t played even Lemmings for almost a year now, and there’s another reason for that, that my laptop is already 6 years old and getting slower and slower. I noticed that even NeoLemmix got a bit strenuous to use. Also, I realized a while ago that people moved from irc to Discord, and Discord is a pretty heavy software for my computer and it lags too much to be used pleasantly for me. Another thing about Discord that I’ve mentioned many times earlier is that it asks captcha from me always when logging in and sending logging confirmation to my e-mail, which makes Discord even slower to use for me (I am using the desktop app and a USB modem).
Yeah, I should be getting a new PC sooner or later for sure. For now I’m a bit worried about my Microsoft Office license that I got from my university to this computer, and I’ve already graduated so I can’t move that license to a new computer anymore. :P But that’s a minor thing, or at least it should be.
I’m reading the forums every day still! But I can’t keep up with the Discord discussion, nowadays I am not reading them practically at all, there’s too much going on there. :P And all in all, a new PC should fix most of the problems. I am a person that doesn’t easily throw old stuff away before they’re really broken, sooo I’m not sure when that’s going to happen. :P
It’s good to see that the forums seem to do very well and we have lots of activity here! I’m really hoping to jump along some time in the future. :)
Post by: namida on July 02, 2020, 12:25:13 AM
Otherwise, consider if LibreOffice might be sufficient for you.
Either of these may make the Office licence less of a concern.
Consider reformatting your current PC if you haven't already. It still won't make it a new PC, but it can help clear things out.
Ultimately though, at 6 years old, I think I'd be replacing for sure, especially if it wasn't very high-end.
Post by: Nessy on July 03, 2020, 01:14:24 AM
Hope things get better for you :)
Post by: mobius on July 03, 2020, 10:51:43 PM
Are you trying to use Discord through a browser? Because I've been using the app (not through a browser) for years now and have never had it ask for a capcha.
Or perhaps it has to do with not staying logged in. I'm not even sure of this but I'm guessing that either the app doesn't require log it or I have it set to permanently being logged in because I never log in to discord.
Post by: IchoTolot on August 27, 2020, 07:12:11 PM
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I will be at my hometown starting from tomorrow on until somewhere next week.
So less activity during this timeframe as I don't have access to discord and don't have the time to playtest/edit stuff. I will visit the forum when I get to it though.
I can just quote myself here again. ;P
My birthday is this Sunday and I plan to visit my hometown as a result. :)
Post by: WillLem on September 06, 2020, 09:58:24 PM
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Post by: kaywhyn on November 13, 2020, 03:45:54 AM
Post by: namida on November 13, 2020, 04:43:10 AM
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maybe try to get Lemmini running and see what that's all about
Lemmini has not been relevant for a long time now. The vast majority of custom content is on NeoLemmix these days, and almost all the rest is Lix. SuperLemmini gets very occasional content - most of it conversions from other engines rather than original content. (There's been a big spike in conversions lately, but this is more a one-off wave and in general SL content comes quite slowly.)
NeoLemmix is likely to get a new update released tomorrow - so if you're in no rush, you may as well wait until that comes out before setting it up. (EDIT: Said update is now released.)
That aside - Lemmings 2, Lemmings 3 and Lemmings 3D are all possible to edit now; that may be news to you. I'm not too familiar with L2 and L3 editing myself though, but ask around and someone will be able to help.
Post by: IchoTolot on December 22, 2020, 12:53:02 AM
Post by: Flopsy on June 15, 2021, 12:22:44 PM
I'm sorry it's very sudden but the Jackbox session this Sunday is also cancelled. The way I'm feeling at the moment I just cannot go through with it.
Post by: IchoTolot on August 29, 2021, 09:45:20 AM
Post by: Flopsy on September 02, 2021, 11:41:14 PM
Don't forget there's a Jackbox session on 19th September ;)
https://www.lemmingsforums.net/index.php?topic=4500.0
I'll probably see you all at that!
Post by: mobius on September 14, 2021, 11:31:07 PM
Post by: IchoTolot on December 23, 2021, 10:52:33 AM
Post by: Timballisto on January 14, 2022, 02:01:59 AM
I broke out Lemmings Revolution again recently. I'm pleased to find that I'm much better at it now than I was 15ish years ago.
Now just to solve the last row of levels.
Continuing onward to existence.
Post by: namida on April 03, 2022, 09:02:17 PM
Post by: IchoTolot on September 01, 2022, 07:26:33 PM
Post by: IchoTolot on December 23, 2022, 11:13:29 AM
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Post by: Strato Incendus on February 03, 2024, 07:35:52 AM
@kaywhyn, I haven't forgotten about your replays. ;) I'm just mainly spending my weekends setting up furniture at the moment.
I'll try to watch them all soon, but it will take a while until I have the time to edit the levels of the final two ranks accordingly.
Lemmings: Hall of Fame will still happen, but most likely later this year. I was shooting for a release at the beginning of the year; but then, I found the new apartment in autumn, and have only had access to it since once week before Christmas. March is when the living-room furniture arrives, so at that point it will be a lot more hospitable.
Post by: kaywhyn on February 03, 2024, 08:35:30 AM
Anyway, happy to hear from you and that you're doing well and again I will look forward to the next LHoF update whenever it drops! :thumbsup:
Post by: Strato Incendus on February 03, 2024, 10:01:22 AM