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Monday 29 November 2004
16:17 |
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Update Completed
Day 13 [0079.10.13]The system has
ascended from version 2.0 to 2.2. The things that have changed will be
apparent from inside the Knowlege base. The Privileges section, as it is
now called, is something that wasn't being taken into consideration
before, thus making the whole point of having a rank pointless. Now that
this is implemented, some of you may have to delay some of your more
omnipotent plans and work on getting past Private 1st Class. God, that is
such a *low* rank... it still baffles me how we failed to take this into
account, it was rendering the whole system ineffective. That's now fixed
however.
Today's update is in, of course the in
game clock is still saying Day 13, which now corresponds to today in Real
Time.
During the pause which occurred *on the
22nd of November 2004* and has lasted until *today*, We still noticed that
some people still sent PMs and supply requests from the 23rd up to as late
as the 26th. We cannot take these into account during a pause it's
impossible, since those days didn't even exist within the RPG. So anything
from the 23rd until the 28th will be disregarded.
RPG now unpaused.
For all people who are currently in
violation of the rules because of the change, your request will be
belayed. If it is currently in effect, then it will continue but you won't
be able to do that again. This is the fairest way possible.
Also, our battlewriters Rueben has made
his debut today. =^.^=
[Rei Murasame] |
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Monday 22 November 2004
17:39 |
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Update Completed
Day 12 [0079.10.12]Because of the
huge delay which can be blamed on several things, the last two days were
not counted and we'll continue on with this as day 12. Quite a few actions
today.
For the recorded, the Real dates site
wide have been updated to reflect the non-existence of Saturday and
Sunday. Welcome to a much delayed day 12.
[Rei Murasame] |
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Friday 19 November 2004
10:44 |
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Update Completed
Day 11 [0079.10.11]Wow, the
Locations and Maps page is alive with movement. Tomorrow is a big day for
some people it seems...
Yes, those dates are correct as well.
Remember that an action is carried out the next day, and a travel request
takes the time that it will take then. So here an example just in case
anyone is unclear.
Monday: You send a request saying you
want to travel to a place 1 day (or part thereof) away and attack
something.
Tuesday: You travel for 24hrs. (1 day)
Wednesday: Arrival and attack featured in
update.
Simple right? Now of course if the
location was 0days away (ie, same square) then Arrival and attack would
have been on 'Tuesday' in the above example, because there would be '0
days' travel, not 1 day.
If anyone was wondering, I hope that
clears it up.
[Rei Murasame] |
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Friday 19 November 2004
07:44 |
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Update Completed for:
Day 10 [0079.10.10]Apologies for
the lateness, I was in no condition yesterday to do anything. DAY 11's
update will happen later today, things are getting interesting now.
Keep in mind that this is YESTERDAY'S
update. Day 11's update will take effect shortly.
[Rei Murasame] |
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Wednesday 17 November 2004
16:27 |
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Update Completed.
Day 9 [0079.10.09]Wow, that was
hell, some people just *enjoy* fighting, I swear.
Rayne Itami cheats death at the hands of
Augusta pilots as he retrieves Jonathan from the Area Near Earth, and
Rueben Itami and Strider Yagami get it on at point eaI-10, neither of them
wanted to just throw in the towel it seems. Report any mistakes of course.
[Rei Murasame] |
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Tuesday 16 November 2004
07:57 |
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Update Completed.
Day 8 [0079.10.08]Complete update,
Two new players added, Joseph Murrel needs to submit a physical
description of his character via PM in the message board to me. Roun
Itami, yours checked out just fine.
This is a super early update, I'm getting
far more efficient at this now I think.
All errors have been fixed, new missions are now available, and it looks
as if things are heating up now. When will the clouds burst, and the
stormy swirl of combat begin?
Also, keep checking the Storyline and
Timeline, they *do* get updated you know...
[Rei Murasame] |
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Monday 15 November 2004
18:49 |
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Update Completed.
Day 7 [0079.10.07]Complete update,
its now totally up to date, including two actions taken, one of which is
an actual battle against NPCs 9 Levels above the opponents. An overall
interesting update, it feels good to be on top of things.
[Rei Murasame] |
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Sunday 14 November 2004
11:21 |
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THE PRINCE IS DEAD.
All members check the Storyline for the
account of Garma Zabi's meeting with Fate. This changes things now,
because there is no longer a Earth Attack force Captain for Zeon. Amidst
the confusion, Gihren Zabi will address the nation during Garma's state
funeral, offering words of guidance and reassurance to Zeon.
[Rei Murasame] |
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Sunday 14 November 2004
06:09 |
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Update completed.
Dawn of
DAY 6 [0079.10.06]God, that was
tiring.
[Rei Murasame] |
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Thursday 11 November 2004
09:24 |
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Update completed.
Dawn of
DAY 3 [0079.10.03]
[Rei Murasame] |
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Wednesday 10 November 2004
08:33 |
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Update completed.
DAY 2 [0079.10.02]2 New members
added to the Duchy of Zeon as well.
And also remember: all actions you do
take place on the next day. So sending a request during Day 1 will have
the action happen (or begin to happen) in Day 2, for example.
[Rei Murasame] |
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Tuesday 09 November 2004
21:02 -=OFFICIALLY NOW OPEN=- |
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There we have it. The time has finally come,
we're officially pen as of this second. The message board passwords are
being sent to the respective members now as well. Check the message board
for more information of course.
[Rei Murasame] |
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Sunday 07 November 2004
14:33 |
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Earth Federation is once again open for
joining.
Up to my eyes in work right now...
[Rei Murasame] |
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Saturday 06 November 2004
06:05 |
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I personally PMed all members with errors
now, and the starting date is now officially Monday 08th November. So I
guess I'll listen to vastly underappreciated pop music until those members
with errors reply to my PM. For
more information, check the Announcements thread in the message board.
[Rei Murasame] |
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Wednesday 03 November 2004
03:50 |
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I think we now have enough members. All of
you NEED to join the message board ASAP. As in, now. My next update will
be map completion and game start, but that can't happen until you all join
the message board so we can take a player count and PM you with the
password to your board. Also, we've decided that we'll PM players in the
message board who still have outstanding problems with their joining
requests. But of course we can't do that if you haven't signed up in the
message board.
[Rei Murasame] |
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Sunday 31 October 2004 16:18 |
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Well, due to a serious imbalance in players,
I think I will disallow the choice of Earth Federation as a joining option
temporarily. Another interesting
thing I've noticed, is the number of players who say they were born on
Earth. So far I have seen no citizens of Side 3, 4, 5 or 6 yet. Not even
the Zeon characters seem to be from the colonies - and their home is Side
3!
I hope more Zeons join now, I'd like it
to be at least close to an even number of players on both sides before we
start. Also, several people may be receiving mails from me regarding
erroneous or impossible Personality Descriptions, so look out for that.
The Places of Birth: Luna II, Axis,
Jupiter Energy Fleet have been removed due to relative
improbability/impossibility. Age was also altered from 9 - 65, to 14 - 65
instead. That's all that's changed in the joining form for now.
Some things that seem only a little out
of order will not be brought up, but they will most likely cause
interesting things to happen to your character at the start of the game.
I'll mail only the people who made errors that are impossible.
[Rei Murasame] |
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Sunday 31 October 2004 03:36 |
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This has been a wonderful update. I advise
everyone to review the Knowlege Base again, paying particular attention to
the Installations Systems page, which was completely overhauled. All other
sections received minor tweaks.
Notice: All new members should join the message board immediately, thank
you.
Happy Halloween to everyone, and try to
either trick or treat a little (emphasis on the trick), or at least
pretend to be a bit evil.
[Rei Murasame] |
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Thursday 28 October 2004
15:39 |
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We're almost ready, we have quite a few
players joining now, but we've noticed that there is an imbalance in
numbers. There are a large number of Earth Federation people, and a
significantly smaller number of Zeons. So we'll need a few more of them.
[Rei Murasame] |
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Monday 25 October 2004 15:37 |
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We've got 6 joining requests so far, when
that number increases to an ideal amount, we'll be able to start. That's
all for now.
[Rei Murasame] |
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Wednesday 20 October 2004
05:59 |
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Okay, now this is just ridiculous. I have
everything I need *right in front* of me. Yet I procrastinate. "Oh, I'm so
tired!" This is true, yet I am still awake though. "Ah, my body hurts
internally!" Yet I am still alive. The really is no reason why I shouldn't
be ready now. What is wrong with me? This procrastination ends. Now. Map
and Installation *will* be completed.
[Rei Murasame] |
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Monday 18 October 2004 04:01 |
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Okay, I like, watched lots of TV while the
ideas sort of spun around in my subconscious. I have a pretty good
idea of the last things I need to do, and how to very quickly implement
them. However... I feel sick and faint now... urgh... I must have been
awake for too long. Even breathing takes effort - so its a sure sign of
lack of sleep, or impending death - I'm sort of thinking that I'd prefer
sleep to death. Maybe, by the time I wake up, the phones will be back
working again...
Its also very hot as well, unnaturally hot for the night... but my
consciousness is slipping so I'm gone for now...
[Rei Murasame] |
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Monday 18 October 2004 23:33 |
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anata no koe anata no kami moshimo...
Even if we meet a thousand years from now...
sennen tatte atte mo mada.. oboeteru...
I will remember your voice, your hair, your -
hoshi no kazu hodo
Please give me
ano hi no koto ashita no koto motto
as many memories as there are stars
omoide kudasai watashi wa
of those of tomorrow because
anata wo kesenakute...
I can't seem to forget about you...
FOREVER FULL OF MY LOVE.
Forever full of my Love.
Well, it should be obvious by those lyrics
that I've been watching the Nedesico Movie, instead of doing work. Well
there is a logical explanation for this, I promise. Apparently... the
wonderful people at the phone company will repair the damage - in 24
hours. Although 14:00 tomorrow seems a bit later than 24hrs. But that is
how long I have to wait. I will of course be ready by that time - unless
the power goes out, followed by an erupting volcano, a tidal wave, and a
hurricane with hail of course. I hate the phone company by the way, but I
suppose you already guessed that.
[Rei Murasame] |
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Monday 18 October 2004 16:33 |
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I am officially annoyed now. Apparently, a
truck drove through our neighbourhood and *somehow* managed to tear up a
very important phone-line. This happened at about 23:50 last night. It is
still not fixed. Which means that the powers that be have evidently
decided to effectively blind me. This however caused me to draw several
more paranoid conclusions at first, it actually made me question my
security and my methods to remain out of the watchful eye of my evil ISP -
and maybe even the government. Was it all a conspiracy? Seems doubtful,
now that I know it was all a truck's fault. However, you can never be too
sure. I'll review my anti-detection methods, and perform some checks,
using my own nose and some scanners to make sure no wanna-be spies are
trying to pull one over on us all.
Update: No suspicious activities directed at my PC, so its just really bad
luck it seems. The RPG will start as soon as I get back damned telephone
service.
[Rei Murasame] |
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Sunday 17 October 2004 16:07 |
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Right. I'll definately be ready for joining
requests by Monday now. Exciting - The Zeta Gundam DVD box set can now be
preordered, obviously, but here's the picture. It seems to be a special
limited edition thing... and its a non standard box, not like normal ones.
I must have this. I must.
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0003JAH0G.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
[Rei Murasame] |
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Sunday 17 October 2004 02:14 |
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Long delayed update actually. Although the
work I did is long since done, my update hasn't shown until now. I'll
start with four completely random points before I get into it.
1. Tatu - All the things she said, is actually a much more inspiring song
in Russian than in English... we got short-changed, hehe, took me long
enough to realize it.
2. I need to renew/obtain my European Community passport!
3. I'm really feeling nostalgic today - and quite proud of a lot of things
- like myself, my country... its a nice feeling.
4. I don't trust Kerry, and Bush is a hazard. It doesn't really matter who
wins, the Americans are the Americans. (No offence to Americans of course,
haha)But anyway, those things
aside, I added a lyrics section in extras, for the real otakus. Also, I
also finished all of the glossaries. Only the map and Installations
remain. Rueben helped me out with deciding how I'll do that, so I'll put
that in place soon and we'll be ready to go. I also got over my desire to
change the name of the RPG as well. It will remain Mobile Suit Gundam:
Tears of Time.
[Rei Murasame] |
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Saturday 16 October 2004
05:40 |
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I can be quite irrational at times. For some
reason, after choosing the name Tears of Time, and never having thought
twice on it - I'm suddenly compelled to switch it for something else...
Tears of Time was and is appropriate, simply by being what it was. Also
the abbreviation TOT would probably come into effect, so you wouldn't have
to keep to keep on saying 'Tears of Time', which I'm sure would get very
annoying. Or maybe its would be shortened to MSG instead, I can't tell.
But now, suddenly, I feel a strange compulsion to rename it before its
launch... to Mobile Suit Gundam: Ai Senshi. Its obviously reminiscent of
that old song, and means 'Soldier of Sorrow'. And this also seems to fit
too. Its quicker to say, has the appeal of not being English, needs no
abbreviation, and sounds nice to say.
The problem - people might not agree with me on that, and *also* the fact
that everything is already registered as Tears of Time. A changeover would
mean any instances of TOT would need changing to Ai Senshi - everywhere.
Maybe I'm just being stupid due to lack of any sleep in the last 48 hours.
I'll sleep on it, and we'll see.
[Rei Murasame] |
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Saturday 16 October 2004
03:11 |
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Well, its plain to see that the whole 'me
meeting deadline' thing went swiftly through the window, and was smashed
by a random Land Rover. I suppose its about quality over speed, so I'll
try to be ready as soon as possible. So far it would seem as if the powers
that be have not bothered to set me back too much, so I'll just put in the
work, and achieve that state of readiness.
[Rei Murasame] |
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Friday 15 October 2004 05:34 |
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Happy Birthday to T3h Meg, it took today
long enough to show up. Heheh.
Well, I only have three tasks remaining, really this time. Organizational
Glossary, Installations and its system, and the accursed Maps... However,
I need to take a rest now, my insomnia is wearing off, and I think I'm
making myself sicker than usual. Which is bad. So we will see what happens
next won't we? Still not officially open, I've given this URL to only
about 4 people.
[Rei Murasame] |
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Friday 15 October 2004 04:39 |
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Message board is now ready. Also, I've
decided that the RPG will be officially declared open for joining at 21:30
today, until further notice. So please send no joining requests until
then. There is still work to do...
[Rei Murasame] |
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Thursday 14 October 2004
22:22 |
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Ahhhh! More time! There just isn't enough!!!
[Rei Murasame] |
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Thursday 14 October 2004
18:23 |
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Just finished the technical glossary. That
took a long time, its been more than an hour since I started it, and I
only just finished. What I need is more *time*. I must believe in my
strengths... or perhaps an Ocarina would be just as good - I could turn
back time by a couple hours, or maybe slow the passage of time with just
one simple tune...
[Rei Murasame] |
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Thursday 14 October 2004
17:06 |
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Here's another wonderful complication I only
just considered. T.M Revolution - Meteor is an apt mp3 here, for sure. It
occurred to me that there will definately be a delay period in which
people will only be allowed to join. That sounds fine, yes, but the most
annoying thing that just hit home was... my current lack of a legitimate
internet account. The level of aggravation at this fact cannot even be
described using the most obscene adjectives. I must fix this problem by
any means necessary... This is not good, I can't tolerate having my plans
messed with - bloody hell.
[Rei Murasame] |
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Thursday 14 October 2004
16:56 |
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Approaching the T -7 marker, and I'm almost
ready. Listening to Akatsuki no Kuruma, it kind of lends the correct
atmosphere to the anticipation I'm feeling. I really do hope I'll be a
good webmaster actually. However, there are still a few problems that I
must overcome in order to succeed, as well as some minor clarifications
that must come into effect. The first issue is the map page, which is just
the *most* difficult thing for me - I've been dancing around it, avoiding
it - but I will *have* to finish it within the next 8 hours 4 mins anyway.
Then I can turn my attention to announcing that people can begin joining.
The next issue is the configuration of the chat area, which needless to
say will need proper instructions. And yet another slice of aggravation,
is my sudden realization that I omitted to include or provide a system for
*Installations*! How exactly do you overlook something like that!? Argh.
On a slightly less stressful thought, Gabriel Mobius kindly gave me the
idea to host the site on
www.100webhosting.com, so investigate into this, I shall.
[Rei Murasame] |
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Tuesday 12 October 2004
14:54 |
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Finished the Duchy of Zeon's mechanics page,
finally. It was a lot quicker than I thought it would be, deciding what to
begin with was the hardest part, but ultimately things that existed in
October 0079 were all included. I also resolved an annoying error which
caused the Zeon mechanics page links to all lead to their Federation
counterparts. Silly me, I should have caught that bug earlier. Just a bit
further to go now. I think I'm posting updates way too frequently now -
its not really that necessary... ^.^;
[Rei Murasame] |
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Tuesday 12 October 2004
13:06 |
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Awake! Why am I posting so much recently? I
have like, no idea. But from what I can tell, today will most likely be
the day I'll finish and finally be ready to go. If I can finish two days
ahead of schedule, that gives me a lot of headroom to eliminate any bugs
or mistakes that crop up out of nowhere. And as good as I am at this - I
know there will be errors. I also just had an interesting thought - how
will I have time to participate in other RPGs while running this one?
On a totally unrelated note, I need more music by Tatu. People of the same
school of thought, help your webmaster over here! ~.^
[Rei Murasame] |
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Tuesday 12 October 2004
00:45 |
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Changed the dark bars, like the one used on
this post's title to a better looking one. For some reason I actually feel
sleepy...
[Rei Murasame] |
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Tuesday 12 October 2004
00:03 |
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The night is my companion... solitude my
guide...
Being a nocturnal being can be so lonely sometimes. With only the moon's
cold gaze to watch over me, I often wonder if I need the warmth of someone
holding me... *sigh*
Anyway, I've done the Subordinate section - and added two things to the
statistic system page. The Subordinate System page is rather short and to
the point. There isn't much left to do really, and so there is light at
the end of the tunnel. I'm very anxious to begin this RPG, there has been
a lot of preparation put into it, and I'm starting to feel a bit impatient
actually. Kind of like a guitar string that's been tightened to the point
where its just about to break. Oh damn it - I just remembered that I need
to do the Duchy of Zeon's mechanics page... grrr.
Anyway, I wonder if anyone will answer their phones at midnight... perhaps
Engel de Itami might, hehehe.
[Rei Murasame] |
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Monday 11 October 2004 14:25 |
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Supposed to be meeting Rueben Itami in town,
but I've taken so long to get ready that I haven't done it yet... The only
things left to do are the subordinate, supply and glossary in the Knowlege
Base, and the Map page. Well, time is ticking and I am SO out of here.
[Rei Murasame] |
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Saturday 09 October 2004
03:41 |
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More early morning work. I can't even begin
to list the amount of work and tweaks that were performed today... So I
guess this is a landmark update actually, its the 'really and truly almost
finished' landmark. At this rate, I think I should easily be able to make
my 2004.10.15 deadline. Right now however, I need sleep... any more work
will begin to quite literally feel like its raping me. I'll take a break.
[Rei Murasame] |
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Friday 08 October 2004 01:27 |
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In the last few days... I have gotten a lot
further. It seems that I might actually be able to make my self imposed
deadline at this rate. I'll just have to keep going at it. I've added
several parts of the Knowlege Base, Storyline, Diagnostics, Links,
Credits, and corrected a few errors. Interestingly enough, the thing that
delays me the most is actually my own wistful depressing thoughts as I
wrote the Timeline/Storyline up. I also just finished reading Mobile Suit
Zeta Gundam: What Cost For Freedom? by Redcomet, and it compounded these
feelings. Some people say that I let the things around me affect my
emotions too much, but I say it comes from me being a newtype. I'd
continue on, but I feel like I'll burst into tears any minute now - again
- so I really don't have the heart to carry on this morning. When the sun
rises, and after I get much needed sleep I'll be back on the job again.
The world can be so beautiful sometimes, and so terrible a lot more...
*cries*[Rei Murasame] |
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Tuesday 05 October 2004
11:59 |
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Just posting
here for posting's sake. Two things: Did the front of the faction pages,
but my next priorities are the storyline, Map and finishing the damned
knowlege base, which is like the rules of gameplay, so its very important.
Hm.. I said two things?... well the second thing is that I'm really
craving whipped cream right now... mmnnn. Deadline is *still* October 15
for official starting, but the timeline date will be set as October 01
0079. I haven't got much time left if I want to meet that deadline. What
is going on in this webmaster's pretty little head? Nothing actually...
I'm just posting because I can. Rei out. And do not be concerned for my
mental health! I am fine! Just bored/idle right now!
[Rei Murasame] |
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Sunday 03 October 2004 07:17 |
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Technical
update this time. Finished off the Excel spreadsheet that will carry out
the majority of the calculations for me. Also changed the background
image, among many other things that should be obvious. And no whining
about "Ohh, where are the frames, there aren't any frames!" because I
deliberately decided to use includes instead of frames. My deadline for
completion has been set as the 15th of October. Wish me luck. And yes,
THIS SITE IS SO UNDER CONSTRUCTION, so there is no reason for you to
expect this to be finished. So don't message me saying "What does this
mean?", and "When will you start?", because I _will_ be annoyed.
[Rei Murasame] |
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Saturday 02 October 2004
17:42 |
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Changes to the
site, and radical ones at that, have officially come into effect. All
previous updates have been archived, not that anyone cares, because even I
don't, and we'll be moving forward from this point on under a slightly
different mindset. The most major change of all, is the starting date,
which will now be in early October of UC0079. Anyway, I'm off to work on
this, so we will see what'll happen. [Rei Murasame] |
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