"CS:GO has won the 2020 Labor of Love Steam Award" - BREAKING NEWS: Steam gives itself an award! In other news: RichNagel gives Rich Nagel an award... CONGRATS!

Steam "discussions" are a TOTAL WASTE OF TIME, and a TOTAL STEAMING PILE OF ♥♥♥♥!

The cs_747 curtain fix crashes my game with "Host_Error: ED_LoadFromFile: found file_padding when expecting {

Ahoy, Mateys! :)

Let's play some Combat Flight Simulator 2 (download links included)... Surf here -> http://v1.steam.hlxgame.cc/groups/SwampBuzzardsClan#announcements/detail/275113737926792422 for full information and downloads!

The AEstats results of our Counter-Stike: Condition Zero scrim last night are now live :)

http://jasonwilliams400com.startlogic.com/snor/weeds/Swamp_Buzzards_Clan/Clan_Match_Results/Counter_Strike_Condition_Zero/AEstats/

For anyone interested -> http://jasonwilliams400com.startlogic.com/snor/weeds/Swamp_Buzzards_Clan/Clan_Match_Results/Counter_Strike_Condition_Zero/AEstats/ :)

Get 'em while they're hot... ALL of the EarthSiege/StarSiege/Tribes games (spanning the years 1994 to 2012) are now available as freeware downloads :) http://www.tribesuniverse.com

Some nice pics -> http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10205065874624243.1073741834.1164518241 :)

Swamp Buzzards Clan Fly-In/Flight Rally 1
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Date: March 24, 2015
Time: 21:30 GMT
Departure: Henderson Field, LAT S9* 26.00', LON E160* 2.56'
Destination: Espirito Santo, LAT S15* 31.35', LON E167* 13.46'
Simulator: Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2
Aircraft: Boeing 737-400

Pilots:

Captain Rich "TumbleWeeds" Nagel
Captain Robert "DocSmity" Smith
Captain Gary "Mad Murdock" Murdock

Flight Plan:

From / ID / Type / Freq
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Henderson Field / HEND / NDB / 215

To / ID / Type / Freq / Head / Dist / ETE / Fuel / Alt
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Espirito Santo / SANTO / NDB / 210 / 119 / 557.1 / 81.5 / 1570.7 / 10000

ATIS:

Clouds moderate, winds nominal, visiblity 15 miles

#flyin #flightrally #sbc #swampbuzzardsclan

WHAT A BUNCH OF BS! Steam-ing-POS's new "link filter"... TOTALLY screws up the group page links and description! HEY STEAM-ING-POS! WE DON'T NEED MOMMY AND DADDY WATCHING OVER US SO'S THAT WE DON'T GET SCAMMED, YA BUNCH OF WANKERS!

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Temporary fix for not being able to surf to MOST ANYTHING on the Steam Community pages when using FireFox 28:

about:config

...in the URL box, and press ENTER.

Then set:

security.csp.speccompliant = false

I don't know about the security implications of doing this, though (?).

Seems that Steam has just added the old and archaic DOS game "NAM" for purchase on their web site -> http://store.steampowered.com/app/329650/

BAH! I ALREADY HAVE my PURCHASED CD DOS versions of both NAM, AS WELL as the old and "World War II GI" game (released by the same company back in the day) for DOS :)

What cracks me up about the Steam-ing-POS release, the recommended system requirements:

OS: Windows 7
Processor: 1.5 GHz Processor
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: 100% DirectX compatible graphics
Hard Drive: 100 MB available space
Sound Card: 100% DirectX compatible card or onboard sound

...funny how the game(s) ran FLAWLESSLY on my old Intel 486DX4-100 PC with only a measly 64MB of RAM -> http://jasonwilliams400com.startlogic.com/snor/weeds/Weeds_486DX4-100.htm :)

Hehe, a WW2GI screenie for ya -> http://v1.steam.hlxgame.cc/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=61547217 :)

Yeah rrr-iiigggghttt... like I'd ACTUALLY BUY the Steam-ing-POS version of "Railroad Tycoon II Platinum" ( http://store.steampowered.com/app/7620/ ) :slap:

I'll stick with my ORIGINAL GAME CD, THANK YOU! *NO* Steam (or other such Steam-ing Piles of $hit) required!

Turtle Rock was really great team.ZBOT and navigation system are incredible.even today.
If they continue to be involved in CS,that is far better than as it is now.

Best weapon in Doom3 is flashlight.I love it to clean up bodies.
BFG edition remove it that is big mistake...

Not to be confused with "DOOM - The ¥Weeds¥ Edition!" LOL! :)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/208200

Thanks for those links, Sajin... GREAT job, and GOOD info! :)

http://sand-storm.net/wordpress/?p=18113
http://sand-storm.net/wordpress/?p=18107

I updated guides at my blog,I can't stand Valve guide system anymore.

Turtle Rock Studios... the creator of Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, as well as the AI bots module for the game.

http://liberallogic101.com/?p=10423

How to fix CS1.6 missing executable and CZ "Mod_NumForName: models\w_kevlar.mdl not" error
http://v1.steam.hlxgame.cc/app/80/discussions/0/648816742523383965/

http://v1.steam.hlxgame.cc/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=191970029

New guide about double doors.

Seems that a moderator finally locked this thread (with almost *5000* replies) -> http://v1.steam.hlxgame.cc/app/10/discussions/0/864978835664882735/ ... they might as well lock it, as of course, VALVE IS **NOT** LISTENING!!!

"Rounding out its set of living room-centric announcements this week, Steam Controller has been revealed by Valve"

http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/09/27/steam-controller-announced-by-valve/

Whoopty freakin' dooo...

Quote of the day:

Anayzer - "cs 1.6 is the birth of ALL fps games in the world"

Rich ¥Weeds¥ Nagel - "Actually, Wolfenstein 3D (circa 1992) and DOOM (circa 1993) are :wink: :)"

Pretty much explains all of the clusterfrick so-called "updates" to all of the GoldSource games -> http://kotaku.com/weird-paranoia-at-valve-says-former-employee-700121951 !

Pretty much PROVES when Valve (in their "infinite wisdom") TOTALLY screwed up all of the GoldSource games (Counter-Strike, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, Day of Defeat, Half-Life, etc...)!

http://www.steamgraph.net/index.php?action=graph&jstime=1&appid=10q730q240&from=1328569200000&to=End+Time

Quote of the day:

"Counter-Strike has gone ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ :("

LOL!

Deciphering CS/CS:CZ/DoD's "net_graph" graphs -> http://qsextreme.com/SteamyThings/NetGraph_Steam.htm :)

CS/CS:CZ/DoD Rates Guide -> http://v1.steam.hlxgame.cc/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=126383209# ... quite informative :)

Add these file sizes up <aarrgghh>!

http://heresatissue.site.nfoservers.com/server/sound/misc/?C=S;O=D

The problem with the HAT server, it really 'explains it all'...

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I wanted to retrieve the ♥♥♥♥.wav to add to this latest batch to send to you, since Krusty uploaded it I had to get it from my game folder..... right?

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Ziggy told me he had tried to join game, the game seemed to stop DLing at end of ♥♥♥♥.wav. I joined game to check this out as I had not as of yet DL the new tunes myself.

I noticed my DL seemed to catch at the end of ♥♥♥♥.wav too, but then it started again and DL the other tunes in a few seconds.
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Heh... seems that Valve has REMOVED these fancy-smancy Counter-Strike Edition Dolby 7.1 surround-sound headphones (US$80) from their web store -> http://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=PL86051-24 . Hey, after all, they're no longer useful, and not needed with their upcoming "Steam(Pile-Of-$hit)Box" Linux box!

Something that I just learned... with the removal of EAX/A3D, the new GoldSource updates ONLY PLAY (STEREO) SOUND from your FRONT TWO SPEAKERS on a multi-speaker setup -> http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3088581

...TOTALLY freakin' inexcusable, $hit-Valve!

"Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition" is now available on Steam -> http://store.steampowered.com/app/225140 .

Hmmm... looks like I'm gonna have to put together and upload a "Duke Nukem 3D: ¥Weeds¥-aton Edition" :)

Day of Defeat Wave Reinforcement System and Respawn Timer Guide -> http://v1.steam.hlxgame.cc/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=132535032

Needs to be said again...

¥TumbleWeeds¥ Recommended Steam/Valve Games:

I recommend absolutely NO Steam or Valve games... spend your hard-earned cash ELSEWHERE !

Read over in the Steam/Valve forums, and very well said!

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Constant faulty update!

Please stop updating Counter-Strike 1.6. It's getting WORSE and WORSE with every update. If you don't know how to code please LEAVE this company and FIND ANOTHER JOB. We PAID for GAME TO PLAY - NOT TO BETA TEST THE GAME!

Give us REFUND if you're planing on screwing the game around. Otherwise FIX this damn thing in the next "update", and don't release it if it has bugs - AGAIN!
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Top-left pic in Valve Software's Facebook [www.facebook.com] cover photo collage... what Valve is doing to it's loyal Half-Life and Counter-Strike (and other "GoldSource" engine) customers!

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/541544_10150769510790148_1925981241_n.jpg

http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/02/01/valve-sued-by-german-consumer-group-because-steam-users-cant-resell-games/

Valve developer comment:

"A3D (EAX audio) was only used by exploiters to be able to hear sounds from longer distances than other people."


My reply:

4-channel surround-sound is about as exploitive as me using a 19" CRT monitor... verses ALL of my buddies having newer flatscreen monitors that are *MUCH* *LARGER* than mine (seriously, that's what I have... an aging Gateway VX900 CRT monitor, in all of it's faded and blurry glory).

I mean, so now we are back to the Wolfenstein 3D 'stereo' days (circa 1992)?

Updates due to Linux support, OH REALLY???

ALL of this TOTAL MESS of an " update " to HL1 and CS16 was to port the games over to Linux.

Which, according to Steam's "Stats" page (at http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey ):


Ubuntu 12.10 64 bit = 0.43% of Steam Users
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS 64 bit = 0.33% of Steam Users
Ubuntu 12.10 = 0.19% of Steam Users
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS = 0.17% of Steam Users

...Yes Folks, a GRAND TOTAL of ONLY 1.12% of Steam users (FWIW, calculated using my *WINDOWS* Calculator)!

840+ signatures since the petition went online several hours ago -> http://www.change.org/en-CA/petitions/counter-strike-1-6-update-fix-the-game-and-put-it-back-to-normal !

http://v1.steam.hlxgame.cc/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=126699221

Chat Message Sound v1.0 for Counter-Strike 2D -> http://www.unrealsoftware.de/files_show.php?file=13062 :)

Simple Server Shutdown v1.0 for Counter-Strike 2D -> http://www.unrealsoftware.de/files_show.php?file=13015 :)

http://www.unrealsoftware.de/u_scr/u1b0a3_50ec7fdes1.jpg
http://www.unrealsoftware.de/u_scr/u1b0a3_50ec7fdes2.jpg
http://www.unrealsoftware.de/u_scr/u1b0a3_50ec7fdes3.jpg
http://www.unrealsoftware.de/u_scr/u1b0a3_50ec7fdes4.jpg

¥Weeds¥ Gun Game v1.0 for Counter-Strike 2D -> http://www.unrealsoftware.de/files_show.php?file=12977 :)

http://www.unrealsoftware.de/u_scr/u1b0a3_50e4a225s1.jpg
http://www.unrealsoftware.de/u_scr/u1b0a3_50e4a225s2.jpg
http://www.unrealsoftware.de/u_scr/u1b0a3_50e4a225s3.jpg
http://www.unrealsoftware.de/u_scr/u1b0a3_50e4a225s4.jpg

Quote of the day (re: http://www.cs2d.com ):

"Counter-Strike 2D is meant to be played in a window so you can do other stuff while being dead. I think this is cool." - "DC" (CS2D Developer)

LOL! :)

Team Color Player Skins for Counter-Strike 2D -> http://www.unrealsoftware.de/files_show.php?file=12930 :)

http://www.unrealsoftware.de/u_scr/u1b0a3_50ddb29es1.jpg
http://www.unrealsoftware.de/u_scr/u1b0a3_50ddb29es2.jpg
http://www.unrealsoftware.de/u_scr/u1b0a3_50ddb29es3.jpg

To make a server.cfg - that's quite usefull, too: http://www.dodbits.com/dods/index.php/dods/dods-console-commands/dod-s-server-config-maker

de_Weeds_Green_AFK_Final for CS2D -> http://www.unrealsoftware.de/files_show.php?file=12894 :)