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Ron Erickson
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Posted: 4th Oct 2013 04:26
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How are things in TGC land? It has been a while...
Any oldbies like myself still around here?

I've been thinking about becoming active in this community again for a while. I have a couple project ideas that I've been wanting to play with but I've been kind of waiting for the new AppGameKit before I get started. Anyway, just dropping by to say hello.

a.k.a WOLF!
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ionstream
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Posted: 4th Oct 2013 04:41
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The pony thread got locked, so things have been a little better here lately.

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Seditious
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Posted: 4th Oct 2013 04:51
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I'm still here (Benjamin), albeit with a new account due to an incident involving someone posting hidden log-out links and me stupidly forgetting the password to both my forum account and associated e-mail account.

Good to see you're still alive.

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MrValentine
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Posted: 4th Oct 2013 04:51
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Hi Ron, I came across your name some time ago, welcome back!

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Dark Java Dude 64
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Posted: 4th Oct 2013 05:37
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Quote: "The pony thread got locked, so things have been a little better here lately."
I agree.

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xCept
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Posted: 4th Oct 2013 06:05
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I'm still around, spend most of my time in the AppGameKit world on here now adays.
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Dark Java Dude 64
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Posted: 4th Oct 2013 07:14
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xCept! Not sure I have talked to you before, but I just wanted to tell you that to date, The Little Eggy that Could game you made is one of the best and most entertaining games I have ever played.

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Wolf
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Posted: 4th Oct 2013 07:22
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Quote: "a.k.a WOLF!"


...

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"absurdity has become necessity"
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easter bunny
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Posted: 4th Oct 2013 08:03
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That's what I thought /\


formerly MissJoJo - Audacia Games
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Seppuku Arts
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Posted: 4th Oct 2013 13:09
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Hey Ron, welcome back. I'm still here, as they say, nobody ever really leaves TGC.

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Van B
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Posted: 4th Oct 2013 14:50
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Good to see you back Ron! - I think most of us are still hanging in there

I am the one who knocks...
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BatVink
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Posted: 4th Oct 2013 14:57
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Blimey, you're back! Good to see you again, hope the family is doing well.

Hope you're back to continue with the great programs you have brought to us in the past.

Quote: ""a.k.a WOLF!""

Yes, bad news...you weren't the original ?

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Ron Erickson
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Posted: 4th Oct 2013 15:15 Edited at: 4th Oct 2013 15:57
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Haha! I was WOLF from the time I joined the original forums (way back in early 2000), through the time at the Real Game Tools forums when TGC (or DBS) didn't have it's own forums, up until about the time I became a MOD. Sometime after I gave-up the name WOLF, I saw a new user joined the forums and took the name Wolf. I was tempted to use my mod powers to change his name. Thankfully, he has done the name great justice.
I am the original though!


Quote: "hope the family is doing well"

Yes! Very well. I hope yours is also! One of the reasons that I am trying to get back into things is that my oldest is now 12. He has shown some interest in programming so I started teaching him some AppGameKit over the summer.


Ron

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BiggAdd
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Posted: 4th Oct 2013 23:32
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Welcome back, EZer of rotations. Ron of Erikson.

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Wolf
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Posted: 5th Oct 2013 17:32
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Quote: " Thankfully, he has done the name great justice"


Thank you!

Quote: "I saw a new user joined the forums and took the name Wolf. I was tempted to use my mod powers to change his name."


Then I must thank you for ...not doing that. I like the name



-Wolf

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Phaelax
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Posted: 5th Oct 2013 18:21
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Quote: "through the time at the Real Game Tools forums when TGC (or DBS) didn't have it's own forums"


And another RGT/LLRGT user lives on!

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PAGAN_old
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Posted: 9th Oct 2013 01:49 Edited at: 11th Oct 2013 03:10
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i am sotof an oldbie here not as old as you but almost 8 years. Thats old in forum years.

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DBAlex
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Posted: 14th Oct 2013 00:39 Edited at: 14th Oct 2013 00:39
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Welcome back. i'm back too, not sure for how long. Going to be making a few DarkGDK games and releasing the source for people to learn from in the next few weeks.

Learning DarkGDK, then AppGameKit!

AMD X2 7750, 2GB, 250GB HD, Nvidia 9600GT, XP SP3 & Ubuntu
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Airslide
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Posted: 14th Oct 2013 18:21
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Quote: "Welcome back, EZer of rotations. Ron of Erikson."


You have no idea how many memories a mention of EZ Rotate brings back...
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Ron Erickson
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Posted: 17th Oct 2013 19:50
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Quote: "You have no idea how many memories a mention of EZ Rotate brings back... "


Haha! Yeah. I was convinced that the rotation system was broken in DBpro and wanted to prove it. So, I dug deep into the problem and learned rotational mathematics. It turns out that it wasn't broken. It was just really complicated. So, EZrotate was born. It was at about the same time that physics in games was taking off. EZrotate and a wrapper for the Tokamak physics engine were my first attempt at C++. It was a pretty cool time for me around here. I was helping people get past the rotation issues in DBpro and also opening a window to use physics. The first ragdoll demo felt like such a huge accomplishment! The good old days.

a.k.a WOLF!
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Green Gandalf
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Posted: 18th Oct 2013 00:35
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Quote: "Quote: "I saw a new user joined the forums and took the name Wolf. I was tempted to use my mod powers to change his name.""


The sad truth is that I thought they were the same person.

Could explain a lot - not sure what though.



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