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Yea, off topic was not your bad, bro - that was a PayDay 2 caliber thread Hi-Jack there, unintentional I assure you. As far as PR Admins going AWOL after getting their tags: Sometimes she's just not so attractive anymore after you finally ... well, you know....

... free for you, maybe... Personally, I pay $16 a month so VG & PR Admins have access to a secure and easy to use web panel (TCAdmin) to manage the server(s), SavageCDN pays about $50 a month to keep the game server from shutting down, BLuDKLoT pays around $40 a month to keep the website running, and around $140 a year for domain registration and other taxes/fees, m823us paid the TeamSpeak 3 server license for 2018 to the tune of around $50 (Double13 paid the 2017 TS3), and we've almost made back the around $900 BLuDKLoT put out of his own pocket for website/coding/html/css work he needed to be done back in 2015/2016 (current running total is about $746 / 900). And we don't goad people for donations, though the list is displayed prominently on the home page. VG is a member supported community, some members support more than others and I'm not bitching at the disproportionate end of it (when's the last time you saw SavageCDN enjoy these servers he pays for?) but I just wanted to remind everyone since the opportunity arose. So, free for almost everyone - and we encourage people with a sense of justice and a level head to become good Admins, but not everyone is up to the challenge. How can you know if you like anchovies if you never eat them? We toss these players in to the deep water of PR Admin, and see if they sink or swim. The cream always rises to the top.

^ YES! THIS!!! Funniest real war in the history of man -- for those who don't know of the Emu War, here's a quick primer (remember, this actually happened!): (it's funny, but real - people lost their homes, their farms, became poor and homeless refugees.) ALL HAIL THE EMU OVERLORDS!

I thought I smelled something burning... A PvP Event like that might be difficult to arrange just because the timezones of the groups you suggested are nearly on opposites sides of the globe, separated by as much as 12 hours in some cases. In addition to that, the population of "West of the Atlantic" is 1/3 that of the East, so balancing could be a major issue. Not saying it couldn't be done, it just smacks of effort.

Once an images is inserted into a post, left click it one time to select it, then press CTRL + RIGHT Click on the image to bring up the Image Editing menu - there you can select size, left/right/center placement, and even attach a URL to the image for when it is clicked.

Your ironical appreciation of old school russian propaganda imagery is baffling. You are a crazy mofo, Nyther ... for a Brazilian, anyway.

PR COOP Server has been Updated to 1.5.4.3

Yea, that hash is not on the banlist, and I don't see any actions against GRN&GLD except getting kicked by Spartanish after you TK'd him (not deathdealer) ... not sure what you wish to gain with this post?

You are not on the banlist and your last "kick" from the game was back in March because you were AFK... Post your CD Key Hash if you can, because I do not find any activity for player name "GRNANDGLD" on the PR Server since March 2018... which is odd (have you been on break? I though I see you regularly, but I do smoke a lot of weed...)

Yea, you can get your Windows 10 to behave and look like Windows 7. Edge is simple to disable, Cortana is simple to neuter, the shitty Windows 10 calculator can be removed and the Windows 7 calc installed, and you can get rid of the shitty start menu, too. Only the last part is not covered in my article on the subject, I'll add it in somewhere... How to get the Win7 Start Menu back with Classic Shell (freeware - a well designed one without bs). Also, to hell with default Windows 10 search - another freeware with no strings attached, Everything by voidtools is the way to go - instant file searches, no bs, includes all attached storage devices (and not just the C: drive like Win10)

I believe it was more recent than 1.3 -- which means if Ranger was playing recently, he may have that installer floating around the HDD, I know I keep my old crap forever until I need to free up space and empty the Downloads folder...

https://www.realitymod.com/forum/showthread.php?t=146333&highlight=1221+error https://www.realitymod.com/forum/showthread.php?t=146323

I don't get the part where Jersans cannot install programs... I have NEVER used the "app store" that came with Windows 10, and have disabled many of the "apps" that came pre-installed. I have TONS of programs installed, many not designed for Windows 10, and had little to no issues installing them. There are UAC pop-ups that can sometimes attempt to block the installation, and I have gotten into the habit of "unblocking" every installer.exe before running it (right click on installer, check the box next to "Unblock" and Apply) Sometimes the UAC pop-up says "Windows cannot install this program" ... but there is a link at the bottom of that pop-up along the lines of "tell me more..." and when you click that, you get options to proceed with installation. IF you click the "Okay" button instead, it may be forever impossible to get access to the aforementioned "tell me more..." link that allows you to get past the UAC for the installer.exe of that particular program. Windows 10 is terrible, and if you can avoid it, do so at all costs!! A dual boot is a very smart idea if you have the space (but still need Win10 for some reason). Otherwise, go with Windows 7. Personally, I needed to go over to the Dark Side because I have hardware/software(s) that only work in Windows 10 (oculus+touch). This is why I wrote that article on wrestling control back from Windows 10, yet still, everyday, I have to manually disable Windows 10 Updates and also, to be sure I don't come back to an Updated OS, I disable my internet connection when away from my PC. FUCK Win10! Best of luck to you!!!

GAME ON!

What can we say? It's a 24 hours server, but the regular crowd isn't... I keep an eye on the active PR players now and then, not just on our server, but on all servers -- people will always come and go, and play other games from time to time -- PR remains the go-to for squad based combined arms action whether it's COOP or Deployment, and the main servers are still maintaining high populations during peak hours. An interesting thing to think about is what if people have been trained to enjoy PR in large groups, or at least several squad groups, making ANY low population PR Server an unattractive prospect when compared to other games they might own. People might see "oh, my favorite server is off-peak right now, I'll play some other game instead for awhile" instead of jumping in the low pop server and helping to seed it back to larger numbers, which could potentially bring in more people who also may still be deciding what to play that evening (PR or some other game). Just a thought; I mean everyone takes breaks, I'm just coming back from a long one myself and trying to get back into these things. Regardless of all of that, every server has it's off-hours, and GameTracker shows this one's peak times have been closer to day than evenings right now (talking same zones as you, USA times). Here's hoping that Double_13's hard work will pay off in helping to re-popularize the COOP game mode, and fix so many frustrating bugs (and inept AI)

Glad that PC shop did you right! That looks way more legit than the last PC they tried to sell you...

Yes, you all may feel free to use one of the other PR Servers here for DEV testing. Contact myself or Melon with the files, and we can get it set up.

Go Fund Me can be a bit fee-heavy. PayPal would allow direct purchases with the paypal funds (because they would be -33% if drawn out as cash), so might be the most affordable and efficient way to assemble funds to purchase 2 headsets. I'll toss 19 in the pot (dollars, not cents) -- just figure out the logistics and make it happen... and get us a linky

You're all officially conscripted as play testers. Note any bugs, any CTD maps, and anything odd for Double_13 so he can focus on his work. Make a list and note things as you play, and paste it here during downtime. Saareemaa will remain off the list until it's fixed.

Sareema (spelling?) removed from the maplist after reports of crashing clients. Server had emptied completely. I believe it was 64 layer, can check logs. Should test with active admins before letting it run all night with that map in the rotation as I think the 32 layer was not to blame. Just removed them both for the evening.

(couldn't help myself - the expression of the guy on the right is priceless!) But seriously... Stay safe, men! Keep up the good work!

m823us has my phone number, if you need to get a message to me in urgency, contact m823us and he will contact me as appropriate, and yes, this would apply to incremental updates that cause the server to empty due to lack of an update. He is in the East Coast Portland, I am in the West Coast Portland, three hours difference FYI There is no consistent release time on the days that updates are released, of course some updates come out at pre-dawn times in USA - it's a great big world out there, isn't it? In the past, they have come out anywhere between 1am - 1pm in my time zone. VG runs a modified setup for the PR COOP that involves several config files, it is not always a one-click update like yesterday's incremental patch. When people do not use the systems in-place that I designed to exchange between default version levels and test versions, unnecessary complications result in increased update procedure times, and a larger work load on the person updating. People can make as many snarky and sarcastic comments as they wish, but it won't change a thing unless people take some proper initiative and notify the server admins as I stated above.

Only reason for slow update times is lack of notice from you guys who regularly play on the server = y'all are the problem (yes I said it)

Lol @ MS Paint! Yea, that's been my go-to next to MS Publisher for years, and only used GIMP for quick transparency modifications with "intelligent scissors" magic wand style tools; but if you think PS is nuts with the GUI, GIMP is insane! Learning curve through the roof even for simple tasks, even just knowing where to find a tool to do a task. Made this sprite sheet in MS Paint for a Java project, and MS Paint is a very awesome program. (You can check out the game here, walk around, smack a tree or chest - see readme) But MS Paint can't use awesome plugin tools you find for different effects like PS, so I had to come over to the Dark Side And for the animation, I probably don't want to go with .gifv because, like you've demonstrated, it doesn't embed well in websites like a normal .gif would. But .gif's are getting way better these days, even with many frames of animation. Check out this example, [R-DEV] Mineral's PR sig: Believe it or not, that .gif is only 235 Kilobytes! And it's 43 frames of very smooth animation. I've seen some others around the internets as well, very cool stuff. I think I might work on an A-10 next, firing the GAU-8 nose cannon kinda slow motion like Mineral's sig.