The Gruedorf Challenge.
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mcgrue
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 So, while mulling that there were no proof of concepts for the lua verge addition, I tried to convince Kildorf that he should make Geas into the packin demo for verge-lua.
Well, he hemmed and hawed, things were said, people's mother's were slighted, some ten-year-old verge "games" were brough up, and after the last WWF-style fake suplex had landed Kildorf and I were bitter, bitter enemies.  No, really. C'mon guys, I'm serious.
Anyways, now that we totally hate each other and are forever to be known as MORTAL ARCH-ENEMIES, we've decided to prove our hatred for each other in the most obvious way ever: to make our games that we've been dragging our feet about for years. "Oh, no, not at least an hour's work a week on our games. That's... torture."The rules are simple: - The arch nemesises must have a place with RSS that they post their game in progress.
- They may not go more than 7 days without posting a new build and some text describing what's new.
So here are the feeds and sites in question:
  speveril.northknight.com, Shamus "Kildorf" Peveril's HOUSE OF PAIN.  Egometry.com, Ben "McGrue" McGraw's site of terror. We'll be putting up an aggregator on the side. If any of you "other" people want to join in on this, please contact me about it. But be wary: The price of failure is ETERNAL SHAME. Well, more eternal shame than usually exists around here. You know... eternaller shame.
Posted on 2007-10-14 23:24:30 (last edited on 2007-10-14 23:26:41)
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Kildorf
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You're going down, McGraw. After this competition is over, I'll be making a scrapbook. YOU WILL BE THE PASTE.
... Damn it, can I get a do-over? Yeah? Okay, cool.
*ahem*
Ben McGraw, eh? More like, BEN MCGRAWFUL!!!
Hah! Ooooh yes. Zing.
...
I think this is about where I hang my head in shame.
Posted on 2007-10-14 23:34:21
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mcgrue
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Ha! YOU are going to be the one who loses, PEVERIL. AND HANG YOUR HEAD IN ETERNAL SHAME... US.
I think Overkill's interested in joining us maybe too. It must be known that anyone who joins in have to find their own arch-nemesis. They, at best, will be a member of our gallery of rogues.
Posted on 2007-10-14 23:36:58
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mcgrue
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Rule 3: you need a neat favicon.
Posted on 2007-10-14 23:40:52
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Syn
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Nice idea! Now I'm looking for an arch nemesis as well.... hmmm... oh wait, I haven't made public the game I'm working on! >_>
In any case, I am looking for an arch-nemesis. Any interested?
Edit: Unfortunately, I don't have a site... or an icon... Am I disqualified?
Posted on 2007-10-17 12:13:56 (last edited on 2007-10-17 12:17:24)
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Kildorf
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Syn: Having a site with an icon is a pre-requisite... but if you don't have one, I'm sure that could be easily fixed! :D
... Somehow! :D
Posted on 2007-10-17 16:40:40
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Falthorn
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Does Onam have bright yellow hot-pants, now?
Posted on 2007-10-17 21:07:02
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Syn
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Quote:Originally posted by Kildorf
Syn: Having a site with an icon is a pre-requisite... but if you don't have one, I'm sure that could be easily fixed! :D
... Somehow! :D
Yeah, I'm thinking of doing a site for the game anyway. Anyone have a tutorial about making your blog with like php or whatever language most blog use?
Posted on 2007-10-17 21:46:49
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Falthorn
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Hey, you assholes.
I declare open hostility on both of you stumpy trunks.
Here's my junk, and it'll be your junk times an imaginary number:
http://falthorn.com/stuff/scroll/basics_mx.swf
I'll be posting further missives from the front:
http://www.gameoncafe.com
Posted on 2007-10-18 00:18:37
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Code
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I don't have the experience of you founding vergers, but I'm pretty sure I can beat you all with my hands tied behind my little finger.
To be quite facetious, Syn, I've always hated you, and I'd be happy to be your arch-nemesis, if you'll accept me as such.
I don't have an interblag or icon to call my own yet, so first thing's first!
Edit: http://codesgame.3host.biz/wordpress/
Posted on 2007-10-18 03:19:46 (last edited on 2007-10-24 19:19:28)
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Rysen
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I accept kind sirs and trans-gendered species!
http://rysen.seanoyler.com
Posted on 2007-10-19 17:02:57
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Syn
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Quote:Originally posted by Code
I don't have the experience of you founding vergers, but I'm pretty sure I can beat you all with my hands tied behind my little finger.
To be quite facetious, Syn, I've always hated you, and I'd be happy to be your arch-nemesis, if you'll accept me as such.
<linethroughthemiddle>I don't have an interblag or icon to call my own yet, so first thing's first!</linethroughthemiddle>
Edit: http://codesgame.3host.biz/wordpress/
Perfect, let me get ready, I used the same host then you and learned to use wordpress. Which was quite easy. :)
Btw, Rysen happy to know you are still working on Amethyst, you know how much I loved it. :D
Posted on 2007-10-19 22:52:14
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Syn
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Actually, let me first introduce the game.
Soul of the Machine
Game type: Tactical RPG(not strategy)
Team name: The Finishers
Team members in alphabetic order:
- basil - Battle engine coder
- Overkill - Freelance coder
- Rockstar - Music composer
- Syn - Graphics and the rest
Devlog
I still need to make a favicon.
Posted on 2007-10-19 23:06:13
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Code
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Quote:Originally posted by Syn
Perfect, let me get ready, I used the same host then you and learned to use wordpress. Which was quite easy. :)
Nice! Yeah, they're pretty good for a free host.
Rysen, the other contenders section is a really good idea! Consider it stolen. :)
Posted on 2007-10-20 01:38:56
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Thrasher
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For the record, there are 3 other challengers that aren't linked from Grue's or Kildorf's blogs.
Myself -- http://imploexplo.blogspot.com/
Overkill -- http://www.bananattack.com/blog/
SDHawk -- http://stellarx.org/sdhawk/contrivia/
The jury is out on whether or not you have to use VERGE to be "official" in this competition, but I don't think we care anyway. I'll probably be using ika.
This brings the number of competitors to 8.
(Edit: 9. Forgot Falth.)
(Edit 2: This is getting a bit out of hand, so I made this nice text-formatted table.)
COMPETITOR TEAM/SITE GAME URL
Code ? Zodiac Cogency http://codesgame.3host.biz/wordpress/
Falthorn GameOn Cafe Scroll-a-tron 9k? http://gameoncafe.com/
Kildorf ? Geas http://speveril.northknight.com/
McGrue Egometry Saga of the Stars http://egometry.com/
Overkill Bananattack! Signal http://bananattack.com/blog/
Rysen RysenSoft Amethyst http://rysen.seanoyler.com/
SDHawk Contrivia ? http://stellarx.org/sdhawk/contrivia/
Syn The Finishers Soul of the Machine http://soulofthemachine.3host.biz/
Thrasher Implode, Explode Vulture http://imploexplo.blogspot.com/
Posted on 2007-10-20 10:18:54 (last edited on 2007-10-20 22:03:54)
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mcgrue
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Note: Thrasher already lost. LOST!
Posted on 2007-10-24 13:09:35
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Syn
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Btw, since I am the only non-coder in the competition I won't be updating my blog with a new build every week. I will continue to post weekly updates with something tangible from my part of the project.
Posted on 2007-10-24 15:20:22
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Code
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Grue, how come we can't harass you post comments on your blog?
Posted on 2007-10-24 19:17:06
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mcgrue
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Strategery.
Posted on 2007-10-25 16:03:36
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ErayMan
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Haha this is awesome guys :)
I tried something similar a while back with a friend but couldn't last 2 weeks ;(
I'll be following all of you guys so i'll know if you skip a beat! >:)
Posted on 2007-10-25 22:10:44
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