
So observe, "Tin Can, best of"
This is how it all started...Session Start (AIM - Lightspeed:Roger Starks195): Sun Feb 15 20:24:31 2004
.20:24:31. > Roger Starks195: eh Lightspeed!
.20:24:51. > Roger Starks195: its me, SupremeN00b
.20:25:10. > Roger Starks195: im looking for some wise guidance
.20:27:15. > Roger Starks195: j00 d00d...
.20:28:37. > Roger Starks195: hello?
.20:38:39. > Roger Starks195: are you AFK?
.20:53:01. > Roger Starks195: LIGHTSPEED MAN!
.21:00:05. > Roger Starks195: we need your assistance!
.21:09:07. > Lightspeed: *bip* hey
.21:09:08. > *** Error while sending IM: This user is currently not logged on
Session Close (Roger Starks195): Sun Feb 15 21:09:28 2004
I like to set people's nicknames for my chat, so I thought of a suitable name for him (Roger Starks195 is st00pid, and I don't know/remember who I'm talking to). So naturally, I used the first thing that came to my mindSession Start (AIM - Lightspeed:Roger Starks195): Sun Feb 15 21:37:04 2004
.21:37:04. > Roger Starks195: alrighty
.21:37:06. > Roger Starks195: your back now, rite?
.21:37:09. > Lightspeed: yep
.21:37:21. > Roger Starks195: yay!
Session Close (Roger Starks195): Sun Feb 15 21:37:22 2004

.18:33:35. > SupremeN00b: bliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiind!
.18:33:49. > SupremeN00b: i am now part of your little PRIVATE forum
.18:34:02. > Lightspeed: I know.
.18:34:06. > SupremeN00b: horray!
.18:34:16. > Lightspeed: heh, don't get over-excited
.18:34:22. > SupremeN00b: well i am
.18:34:27. > SupremeN00b: all this stuff i could have used for information
.18:34:51. > Lightspeed: make sure you have the zipfiles
.18:34:56. > Lightspeed: and have them installed
.18:35:08. > SupremeN00b: yeah yeah
.18:35:11. > SupremeN00b: wait
.18:35:12. > SupremeN00b: which zips?
excuse this rather long one, but it was too good to shortenSession Start (AIM - Lightspeed:SupremeN00b): Thu Feb 19 23:57:24 2004
.23:57:24. > SupremeN00b: werd up doodie
.23:57:31. > Lightspeed: hey
.23:57:44. > SupremeN00b: need those backgroudns!
.23:58:08. > Lightspeed: ask Goober
.23:58:26. > SupremeN00b: he said he doesnt have em!
.23:59:01. > Lightspeed: he does have them.
.23:59:07. > SupremeN00b: but he cant give em to me
.23:59:18. > Lightspeed: that's bad
.23:59:27. > Lightspeed: ask Raa to link you, he might be able to
.23:59:40. > SupremeN00b: bah
.23:59:43. > SupremeN00b: he said he cant
.00:00:08. > SupremeN00b: d00d
.00:00:12. > SupremeN00b: is there a link SOMEWHERE
.00:00:16. > Lightspeed: Quoting Goober: "I have the backgrounds and the sounds zip on my united space server account. I can link it here, too."
.00:00:47. > SupremeN00b: i know
.00:00:48. > SupremeN00b: did he yet?
.00:00:56. > Lightspeed: nah
.00:01:51. > SupremeN00b: *rolls eyes*
Session Close (SupremeN00b): Fri Feb 20 00:04:42 2004

(continued in next post...)Session Start (AIM - Lightspeed:SupremeN00b): Tue Feb 24 03:35:53 2004
.03:35:53. > SupremeN00b: yo LS
.03:35:55. > SupremeN00b: help mah
.03:35:55. > Lightspeed: Care to enlighten me how?
.03:36:06. > SupremeN00b: well
.03:36:06. > SupremeN00b: FRED
.03:36:10. > SupremeN00b: im making a mega-mission
.03:37:00. > Lightspeed: ...and?
.03:37:03. > SupremeN00b: well
.03:37:18. > SupremeN00b: i need it so that a directive shows up for a certain ship or ships that are already in the mission, later on
.03:37:46. > SupremeN00b: so lets say i have a cruiser sitting there when i enter, and i want a little directive text to show up later on for that ship
.03:37:48. > SupremeN00b: how do i do that?
.03:38:07. > Lightspeed: chained events
.03:38:17. > SupremeN00b: um
.03:38:37. > SupremeN00b: elaborate
.03:38:44. > Lightspeed: theres a little tick box
.03:38:49. > Lightspeed: saying "chained"
.03:38:51. > Lightspeed: it chains events
.03:38:53. > SupremeN00b: i know that
.03:38:55. > Lightspeed: plus theres a box
.03:38:57. > SupremeN00b: but how do i work it so it works like that
.03:38:58. > Lightspeed: called chain delay
.03:39:04. > SupremeN00b: yeah
.03:39:05. > SupremeN00b: and?
.03:39:22. > Lightspeed: chained events that have directives
.03:39:35. > SupremeN00b: whats with the delay?
.03:40:07. > Lightspeed: you can set it?
.03:40:14. > SupremeN00b: yeah
.03:40:18. > SupremeN00b: but what will that do for me?
.03:40:26. > Lightspeed: delay the chained event?
.03:40:32. > SupremeN00b: a delay for what though
.03:40:36. > SupremeN00b: from entering the level or what?
.03:40:39. > Lightspeed: for the chained event.
.03:40:44. > SupremeN00b: um
.03:40:47. > SupremeN00b: i have to chain it to something
.03:40:53. > SupremeN00b: ok
.03:40:55. > SupremeN00b: ill look into it
.03:41:08. > SupremeN00b: BTW: did u see my temporary abscence notice on TVWP
.03:41:24. > SupremeN00b: well, im makng a friggin big level to get some recognition
.03:41:34. > SupremeN00b: at least thats what the Italian guy said I shoud do if im going to be noticed
.03:41:39. > SupremeN00b: its got OVER 60 events
.03:41:43. > SupremeN00b: about half of them are messages
.03:43:54. > SupremeN00b: impressed?
.03:44:29. > Lightspeed: no
.03:44:47. > SupremeN00b: damn
.03:44:50. > SupremeN00b: you suxors
.03:46:17. > Lightspeed: I'd only be impressed (and surprised) if I play that mission and it rocks
.03:46:24. > Lightspeed: thing I've yet to see
.03:46:33. > SupremeN00b: you WILL think it rox
.03:46:46. > SupremeN00b: the history is a meeting between two GTVA factions
.03:46:46. > Lightspeed: we'll see.
.03:46:56. > Lightspeed: 0.o
.03:46:59. > SupremeN00b: and the other one traitors and assasinates the delegates
.03:47:14. > SupremeN00b: and theres an explosion in the Arcadia where they meet
.03:47:34. > SupremeN00b: an ACTUAL explosion
.03:47:37. > SupremeN00b: concentrated around one area
.03:47:59. > SupremeN00b: and then...
.03:48:45. > SupremeN00b: BANG!
.03:48:49. > SupremeN00b: your squad realizes the others BS
.03:49:02. > SupremeN00b: they attack the enemy leviathan and Alpha takes on the enemy fighters
.03:49:15. > SupremeN00b: your commanders corvette is ordered to pull out, and it makes a run for the jump node
.03:49:41. > SupremeN00b: oh no!
.03:49:45. > SupremeN00b: enemy cruisers attack!
.03:49:50. > SupremeN00b: along with fighter and bomber wings!
.03:50:02. > SupremeN00b: but you would have to play it to understand its EXHILERANCE!
.03:50:24. > SupremeN00b: so then
.03:50:30. > SupremeN00b: how did things go while i was gone?
.03:51:33. > SupremeN00b: and WHEN is stealth going to get me my web space?
.03:53:06. > Lightspeed: as soon as you PM him
Session Close (SupremeN00b): Tue Feb 24 03:53:09 2004