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Thu, 04 Sep 2003 17:44:07

mago

Hello my friends, It?s me, back from the dead. I?m sure it was strange for you the way I disappeared... I don?t know how to put it, maybe I should start from the beginning. It was my first year at my architecvture College, and it was an extremely hard one. Right from the beginning, I said to myself I would do everything I could to be the best that I could be, so I could prove to everybody (specially my mother) that the money spent in me wasn?t a waste. As you could notice, my production here went way down ? I just couldn?t spare more time to it. In fact, I couldn?t spare time for nothing, besides working and studying. As the time went by, my ?hobbies? had to be pushed far behind in my to-do list. There were times I would think of everything as a matter of hours (specially in the final work delivery), and couldn?t spare time even for my girlfriend, because I would lost my nerves feeling that I could be working instead of hanging out with her (hearing this may sound pathetic, but if you think that I had negative grades because I couldn?t present a work, that could be completed if I only had a couple of hours more, you would know what I?m talking about, and the stress it is). Also, somewhere along the year, my pc broke seriously down (due to a virus my mother received by e-mail, again), and I had to be without it for long months, untill I got another one from a friend. I could have showed up using another pc, in my college, for example, but the real truth is that I was ashamed to just wave hello, while all of you were working, when I knew I wouldn?t help or work on the mod untill all my college works were done. Well, the year is over, I had great grades, I succeed in becoming the best student in my class, and I?ll have my works for Architecture and Drawing displayed in the College?s exibhition, this month. <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) --> All my personnal problems are now successfuly solved (meaning = problems with the person I love, my girlfriend Sofia), and I finally have come up with the courage to come here and tell this to you guys. I know I failed you pretty badly (specially you, RambOrc), and I know long time has passed and I wasn?t there when the team probably needed me the most. I?m trully sorry for that, but you have to believe that there was no way I could honestly help, while all this in my personal life was going on. <!-- s:oops: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_redface.gif" alt=":oops:" title="Embarassed" /><!-- s:oops: --> I know most of this are just my problems, and I shouldn?t be bothering you with them, but I felt I should at least explain something, as I do care about you, and I?m man enough to admit what I did wrong. So, if you don?t mind, I would like my old seat in the team back! <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt=":D" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D -->
Thu, 04 Sep 2003 18:11:18

Moose

As far as I'm concerned don't worry about not doing all that much over the last year, I'll probabally have extreamly low production from feb - jun this next year because of my GCSEs and then I will be doing my A levels then I'll see what happens after that. And don't look at it as you failing, we all have had a few problems and stuff and programming all the new features for SE would probabally still be going on. And because of our joint slowness, we've made some big and good changes, KMod3, SE on vavoom, bringing the release of KArena forward a bit. We'll probabaly be able to add a few more of thoes ideas you had earlier in the year that couldn't be added due to time. While you were away we re-stuffed and covered your seat, we also added flashing lights. <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt=":D" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D --> Oh and Ramborc I saw camper here a day or 2 ago, is this normal or will we be seeing more of him.
Thu, 04 Sep 2003 21:14:51

Camper

I wouldn't be hard on yourself, cos this kinda behaviour is tradition in the Korax Team, except that you showed up again. Moose: I never was away for real. Ask Ramborc if I was away. <!-- s:mrgreen: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_mrgreen.gif" alt=":mrgreen:" title="Mr. Green" /><!-- s:mrgreen: -->
Fri, 05 Sep 2003 06:37:13

dj_jl

Yeah, don't wory that much, I also can't do anything for the project right now. <!-- s:roll: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_rolleyes.gif" alt=":roll:" title="Rolling Eyes" /><!-- s:roll: -->
Fri, 05 Sep 2003 15:49:42

Moose

Ramborc was camper away for real or just pretending to be away? Oh and are you bac to do loads of work? Porting to vavoom could use a couple of programmers, we don't want to wait this long again for SE.
Fri, 05 Sep 2003 16:01:52

RambOrc

Hey Mago good to see you again. <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt=":D" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D --> And don't feel so bad, after all you've shown up and before you disappeared you told us why you will do it (something quite a couple of people on the team never did). As for pushing aside hobbies to reach a goal, you shouldn't be ashamed of it but rather proud of it - it's something many people are unable to do, no matter how important it would be. I for one wouldn't have been able to push through a purpose the way you did. <!-- s;) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt=";)" title="Wink" /><!-- s;) --> As for waving hello and then dropping out of sight again, that would've been nice as far as I'm concerned, I'd have had more of a track of what you do and where you are which isn't all the same for me as project leader managing the human resources on this project. I also don't see how you'd have failed me personally in any way? And as for failing the team and the project, that didn't happen neither, thanks to Firebrand who kept up the honor of the art departement <!-- s;) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt=";)" title="Wink" /><!-- s;) --> and also because I as project manager simply had a new situation to match and optimized work in that way (i.e. more KMOD development which needs coding in the first place). As for getting your old seat back, I sure as hell don't intend to sit on it, with what drawing/painting talent I have... <!-- s:lol: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing" /><!-- s:lol: --> BTW you might not yet know the good news, but we switch SE over to Vavoom, release a more customizable KMOD3 and bring forward Korax Arena. This way, SE can be delayed a lot yet and will have way more possibilities - thus many previous ideas that had to be scrapped can now make it into SE. <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) --> I also gave out some details on a still later pet project of mine I'd love to do if others are willing to help, check it here. Moose good that you say this in advance, this way I can better plan the roadmap. As to Camper, he hasn't been away in the way that I've been in touch with him and told him most of the important news over the last year or so. OTOH he didn't even look at the devforum for months in row. What's true is that half a year or so ago he started experimenting with some installer app to make an installer for SE, but AFAIK he gave up on it before getting anywhere. As for him suddenly showing up now and posting a couple of messages and maybe even doing more in the near future (no idea), ask him about the reason. The reason is somewhat of a personal nature, so I don't want to disclose details he might want to keep secret. Oh and Moose you don't really want to see more of him or see him at all - not a sight for the faint of heart... <!-- s:lol: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing" /><!-- s:lol: -->
Fri, 05 Sep 2003 16:02:56

Firebrand

Hey Mago! I'm happy to hear that you could solve all your problems <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt=":D" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D --> I have been also having some personal things slowing me down a bit (mostly exams <!-- s:x --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_mad.gif" alt=":x" title="Mad" /><!-- s:x --> ) but I'm on vacations for the rest of this week and the next one (and then I will be back to school <!-- s:cry: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_cry.gif" alt=":cry:" title="Crying or Very sad" /><!-- s:cry: --> ) I have been doing a lot of cool things here too! and we still got lots of stuff in mind, Welcome back!! <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt=":D" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D -->. I will upload the Ice Wendigo DS in a minute (when I finish posting this) so you all can check it out, also I have some sort of Fighter's Sword MOD, I like the idea of making it a Fire Sword or something like it, please check it and give me your comments!
Fri, 05 Sep 2003 16:36:19

Moose

Would it be an idea to have a KDev calander so we can put up times when we'll be away or doing other more important things? As for anyones personal life they only have to say what they feel comfortable saying. As for how camper looks I'll take your word for it, I can't really say much better for myself. And if you want to know I've got work experience from the 13th - 24th october so I probabally wont have the energy to do anything when I get home.
Fri, 05 Sep 2003 19:03:45

mago

It's great to see I'm still welcome here. Otherwise, I would be extremely sad, because I feel this project is the best one that I've ever made a part of, I feel like home here. <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) --> You guys are great. I'm anxious to get on top of every news, and begin to work again. I have to go to a dinner now, but later today, or tomorrow, I'll begin to read everything and post replies. It's good to be back. <!-- s:wink: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt=":wink:" title="Wink" /><!-- s:wink: -->
Fri, 05 Sep 2003 19:34:39

RambOrc

We're great guys, but you don't need to say that, we already know that. <!-- s:lol: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing" /><!-- s:lol: --> I've got a couple of mails from you in my inbox, now if I'm to answer them, which address do you prefer them to be sent? p.s. I'm reading a science fiction series from De Camp in which Brazil is the leading power of Earth. <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) -->
Fri, 05 Sep 2003 19:58:06

Moose

[quote="RambOrc":3cw853ab]We're great guys, but you don't need to say that, we already know that. <!-- s:lol: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing" /><!-- s:lol: --> So true, so very very true. Mago included.
Fri, 05 Sep 2003 20:34:12

RambOrc

Just don't forget I'm the greatest among the great. <!-- s:lol: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing" /><!-- s:lol: -->
Fri, 05 Sep 2003 20:43:22

Moose

Yes yes you are our leader, without you we are nothing. All hail Ramborc. <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt=":D" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D -->
Fri, 05 Sep 2003 23:48:59

RambOrc

LOL just like Octavian... "first among the equal". <!-- s;) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt=";)" title="Wink" /><!-- s;) -->
Sat, 06 Sep 2003 00:36:28

mago

<!-- s:lol: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing" /><!-- s:lol: --> <!-- s:lol: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing" /><!-- s:lol: --> <!-- s:lol: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing" /><!-- s:lol: --> Well, as for the e-mails, they can be sent to any of those adresses: <!-- e --><a href="mailto:magnoscavone@hotmail.com">magnoscavone@hotmail.com</a><!-- e --> <!-- e --><a href="mailto:magno_animal@hotmail.com">magno_animal@hotmail.com</a><!-- e --> <!-- e --><a href="mailto:magno.scavoni@sapo.pt">magno.scavoni@sapo.pt</a><!-- e --> The first one is the one I visit the most, so it would be a better target. <!-- s:wink: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt=":wink:" title="Wink" /><!-- s:wink: --> As for the science fiction: Brazil has great potential, but it has a great flaw: ignorant population, and a weak government. I've heard somewhere that the Amazonia rainforest has lost, in 100 years (or 50, I'm not sure), more than 4 times the total area of France. They will cut the trees without mercy, to open up plains for cow creation, which demands GREAT amounts of free space. The wood is being sold as water, they just can't stop it, even if the authorities wanted to (and they don't want, of course = $$$). Soon, there will be no more an Earth's lung. <!-- s:cry: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_cry.gif" alt=":cry:" title="Crying or Very sad" /><!-- s:cry: --> Even though it's the country that recycle the most amount of products in the world, it still has a long way to go regarding to environment protection as a whole, specially the industry's wastes, that no country would be whilling to combat, since they need the industry factor so much for their economic health. Anyway... I'll begin to read the threads and catch up. See you later.

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