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Jelena · 04-25-2009, 12:56 PM

Everybody! Trumgottist is back!

@ Trum
I've been thinking about you, wondering what you've been doing. Since I know you teach I've figured you've been busy working and also busy with you music and your games.
Now please tell us all about it!

Trumgottist · 04-25-2009, 01:33 PM

Well, you were right. As a teacher, most free time is compressed into the school breaks, with little time in-between. Add to that some music in the free time I do have. For a while, I didn't feel I had any time left for games, and as a consequence, I stopped visiting this forum. (But always with the intent to return to both.)

I did some game related things at Christmas, but since that's not really a season for sitting alone with a computer, it wasn't enough to gain momentum. During the "sport break" (Swedish schools have one week off during late winter), I got the Sludge porting project* moving, but once again had to stop after the break. During Easter, I got most of the important things running, making it easier to pick up a little bit now and then, and I have since been able to do bits and pieces now and then. I also got the ball rolling again on the sequel to Frasse.

It doesn't look like I'll be doing any programming this weekend, though. I spent today attending the performance of a musical (Mind the Gap) created by colleagues of mine and students, and then I sat in the warm sun with a soprano saxophone and a tuba and enjoyed the wonderful weather. (A first touch of the Summer to come!)

* The Sludge porting project. I'm making progress on getting the Sludge adventure game engine (that powers Frasse) to run on Mac OS. I'm documenting my progress of Sludge on Mac OS elsewhere, so you can read about that there if you like, but be warned that you probably won't understand a lot of the details unless you have some familiarity with the engine.

--

I see you have fed the Thread™ well in my absence, so that it wouldn't die before I kill it.

RLacey · 04-25-2009, 02:07 PM

Whatever lol

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Trumgottist · 04-25-2009, 02:45 PM

Whatever \o/

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RLacey · 04-25-2009, 02:55 PM

DIE, THREAD™ lol

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*Fantasysci5* · 04-25-2009, 07:00 PM

Hello Mr. Trum. I don't think we've met before. Welcome back.

UPtimist · 04-26-2009, 12:30 AM

I just remembered I had another guessing game here before, it was about The Pretender then... I made people go nuts (or assorted dried fruits) by not telling the answer...

Oh well, this time it's going to be so easy you should know it with the next clue:

I feel like I know her, but sometimes, my arms bend back...

Hammerite · 04-26-2009, 12:57 AM

... and the binoculars become behind me, so I can't really find out from this distance.

Jelena · 04-26-2009, 01:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UPtimist

I just remembered I had another guessing game here before, it was about The Pretender then... I made people go nuts (or assorted dried fruits) by not telling the answer...

I still haven't fully recovered.

UPtimist · 04-26-2009, 01:20 AM

Don't post, Hammerite, I know you're thinking about it.

Trumgottist · 04-26-2009, 03:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fantasysci5

Hello Mr. Trum. I don't think we've met before. Welcome back.

Hi, nice to meet you.

In case you're wondering what I was talking about, you can read this review. In case you're wondering about my username, it's constructed from trumpetare (trumpeter) and fagottist (bassoonist). Now you know a large part of who I am.

Fantasysci5… I'm guessing you're a fan of fantasy and science fiction, but the 5 isn't as obvious. Does that have anything to do with J. Michael Straczynski? If so, you have good taste.

rlpw · 04-26-2009, 05:22 AM

Hello Trum! Damn, you snapped my personal reality by making me notice you in the Thread™. Glad to see you are aliveand kicking.

RLacey · 04-26-2009, 07:34 AM

... lol

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Giligan · 04-26-2009, 08:52 AM

This is wrong, people! We're supposed to be getting rid of people, not getting more of the little buggers.

RLacey · 04-26-2009, 09:03 AM

Quite lol

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Trumgottist · 04-26-2009, 09:44 AM

We are? \o/

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Giligan · 04-26-2009, 09:58 AM

Yes. That's the trouble with people. They're always bunching up and getting in the way exactly where you don't need them.

RLacey · 04-26-2009, 10:31 AM

\o/ lol

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rlpw · 04-26-2009, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Giligan

Yes. That's the trouble with people. They're always bunching up and getting in the way exactly where you don't need them.

Like Onions?

Trumgottist · 04-26-2009, 11:38 AM

Yes. People are like onions. There are layers.

Or so I'm told.

.o. .o. .o. \o/ lol \o/ .o. .o. .o.

(Making the Wave!)

04-25-2009, 12:56 PM	#35361
Jelena Lazy Bee Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 7,518	Everybody! Trumgottist is back! @ Trum I've been thinking about you, wondering what you've been doing. Since I know you teach I've figured you've been busy working and also busy with you music and your games. Now please tell us all about it! Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Temporary guest in your life

04-25-2009, 01:33 PM	#35362
Trumgottist Game Creator Hobbyist Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Stockholm (or Gotland) Posts: 2,609	Well, you were right. As a teacher, most free time is compressed into the school breaks, with little time in-between. Add to that some music in the free time I do have. For a while, I didn't feel I had any time left for games, and as a consequence, I stopped visiting this forum. (But always with the intent to return to both.) I did some game related things at Christmas, but since that's not really a season for sitting alone with a computer, it wasn't enough to gain momentum. During the "sport break" (Swedish schools have one week off during late winter), I got the Sludge porting project* moving, but once again had to stop after the break. During Easter, I got most of the important things running, making it easier to pick up a little bit now and then, and I have since been able to do bits and pieces now and then. I also got the ball rolling again on the sequel to Frasse. It doesn't look like I'll be doing any programming this weekend, though. I spent today attending the performance of a musical (Mind the Gap) created by colleagues of mine and students, and then I sat in the warm sun with a soprano saxophone and a tuba and enjoyed the wonderful weather. (A first touch of the Summer to come!) * The Sludge porting project. I'm making progress on getting the Sludge adventure game engine (that powers Frasse) to run on Mac OS. I'm documenting my progress of Sludge on Mac OS elsewhere, so you can read about that there if you like, but be warned that you probably won't understand a lot of the details unless you have some familiarity with the engine. -- I see you have fed the Thread™ well in my absence, so that it wouldn't die before I kill it. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Play my game: Frasse and the Peas of Kejick. The Special Edition is now available! (Mac OS X or Windows.) Last edited by Trumgottist; 04-25-2009 at 01:44 PM.

04-25-2009, 02:07 PM	#35363
RLacey The Thread™ will die. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 22,542	Whatever lol . Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ RLacey \| Killer of the Thread™ I do not change to be perfect. Perfect changes to be me.

04-25-2009, 02:45 PM	#35364
Trumgottist Game Creator Hobbyist Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Stockholm (or Gotland) Posts: 2,609	Whatever \o/ . Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Play my game: Frasse and the Peas of Kejick. The Special Edition is now available! (Mac OS X or Windows.)

04-25-2009, 02:55 PM	#35365
RLacey The Thread™ will die. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 22,542	DIE, THREAD™ lol ! Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ RLacey \| Killer of the Thread™ I do not change to be perfect. Perfect changes to be me.

04-25-2009, 07:00 PM	#35366
Fantasysci5 Stalker of Britain Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Missouri, US Posts: 4,535	Hello Mr. Trum. I don't think we've met before. Welcome back. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "And everyone's favourite anglophile, Fantasy!"-Intense Favorite Adventure Games-Lost Crown/Dark Fall 1&2, Longest Journey games, Myst games, Barrow Hill Favorite Other Games-King's Bounty, Sims 2, Fable, Disciples 2 Gold Currently Playing-Trine 2 Games I Want-Kings Bounty: Warriors of the North!!!, Asylum, Last Crown, Braken Tor, Testament of Sherlock Holmes

04-26-2009, 12:30 AM	#35367
UPtimist Life and times of... Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Up there in the mist Posts: 6,025	I just remembered I had another guessing game here before, it was about The Pretender then... I made people go nuts (or assorted dried fruits) by not telling the answer... Oh well, this time it's going to be so easy you should know it with the next clue: I feel like I know her, but sometimes, my arms bend back... Share Share this post on Twitter

04-26-2009, 12:57 AM	#35368
Hammerite kamikaze hummingbirds Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Over there. Posts: 7,946	... and the binoculars become behind me, so I can't really find out from this distance. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ The bin is a place for household rubbish, not beloved pets!

04-26-2009, 01:20 AM	#35370
UPtimist Life and times of... Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Up there in the mist Posts: 6,025	Don't post, Hammerite, I know you're thinking about it. Share Share this post on Twitter

04-26-2009, 05:22 AM	#35372
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04-26-2009, 07:34 AM	#35373
RLacey The Thread™ will die. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 22,542	... lol . Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ RLacey \| Killer of the Thread™ I do not change to be perfect. Perfect changes to be me.

04-26-2009, 08:52 AM	#35374
Giligan The Greater Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 6,541	This is wrong, people! We're supposed to be getting rid of people, not getting more of the little buggers. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. -Cliff Bleszinski

04-26-2009, 09:03 AM	#35375
RLacey The Thread™ will die. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 22,542	Quite lol . Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ RLacey \| Killer of the Thread™ I do not change to be perfect. Perfect changes to be me.

04-26-2009, 09:44 AM	#35376
Trumgottist Game Creator Hobbyist Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Stockholm (or Gotland) Posts: 2,609	We are? \o/ . Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Play my game: Frasse and the Peas of Kejick. The Special Edition is now available! (Mac OS X or Windows.)

04-26-2009, 09:58 AM	#35377
Giligan The Greater Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 6,541	Yes. That's the trouble with people. They're always bunching up and getting in the way exactly where you don't need them. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. -Cliff Bleszinski

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04-26-2009, 10:31 AM	#35378
RLacey The Thread™ will die. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 22,542	\o/ lol . Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ RLacey \| Killer of the Thread™ I do not change to be perfect. Perfect changes to be me.

04-26-2009, 11:38 AM	#35380
Trumgottist Game Creator Hobbyist Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Stockholm (or Gotland) Posts: 2,609	Yes. People are like onions. There are layers. Or so I'm told. .o. .o. .o. \o/ lol \o/ .o. .o. .o. (Making the Wave!) Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Play my game: Frasse and the Peas of Kejick. The Special Edition is now available! (Mac OS X or Windows.)