Posts by Ryleous Arkane (SA_ORION)

  • Bump mapping

    I distinctly remember Sushi and the rest of the Star Wars: Tides of War mod staff are using some kind of DX9 conversion/plugin/whatever on the Freelancer engine and are currently utilizing DX9 bump mapping in the mod's development.

  • Arcade Games

    Old sk00l gamer and resident MAMEr' here, I can hook you up with some arcade games and then some! Get a copy of the Kaillera supported version of MAME and I will destr... *cough* play you online in head to head fighting games and together in other fun multi-player games! :D If we can get enough people together, hell maybe even get a game of 6-player X-Men going...


    Currently I have over 5,000 games on my games list on MAME++K v.119...


    Kaillera - Download


    MAMEWorld - The Largest MAME Resource on the Net

  • how to get so much money?

    Haha you and me Skrili must be in the same exact mission on singleplayer right now! :D


    Yea, I'm seriously considering Forlon's advice and heading back to Bretonia space to BPA Newgate in Manchester to raise funds for the next level.


    I'm currently pimping a Seahorse already with 6x Buckshots and just utterly DESTROYING all NPCs in my path, mwuahahahaha! :tot:


    Right now though I'm in Hiruga trying to get to the friggin base there that has the lvl 10 Adv. Graviton shield. *facepalm* Again for emphasis, I HATE that friggin system. :bomb:

  • The Return of Ryleous Arkane - The Wanderer of the Orion Belt (OFFSITE LINK)

    Thanks for the help mods!


    Due to unforeseen problems with the forum's code, I've posted the rest of the story on the SA forums as well for public access, enjoy folks and I'll see you in space again soon!


    The Return of Ryleous Arkane - The Wanderer of the Orion Belt:


    My journey through the Orion and Canis sectors... The remains of a crumbling Empire.



    Foreword


    For many, the wilds of the Galactic Center of the Milky Way Galaxy are hazardous, treacherous and deadly to all visitors, to both mankind and even alien alike. You never know what to expect or imagine what you will find in this incredible sector of space within the very center of our home, the Milky Way Galaxy. This is not so much because of the hostile invasion force of the United Dom' Forces of whom have overtaken many Dom'Kavash systems mind you, of which we will regain for our Dom'Kavash friends one day... But also, of the awesome tidal gravitational forces found here due to the presence of black holes and other gravitational anomalies. Things that mankind will spend the next hundred years researching are harbingers of incredible dimensions and gateways, of not only space, but time itself. I found this to be forever true one fateful day when an incredible journey for once, instead of me finding it, IT found me. The official story from the Silver Arrows Command says that I was killed in action almost a year ago in combat against the United Dom' Occupation Forces, but this is merely a cover story since they could not find any wreckage or trace of my disappearance or death for that matter... It was assumed I was dead, thus listed officially as KIA, “killed in action”.


    So as it was, apparently a freak gravitational anomaly near the black hole of the Inner Core system next to the Dom'Kavash Galactic Hypergate sent me to previously unknown sectors of our galaxy, to things I or mankind itself have never witnessed and have left me changed, something perhaps no longer... Entirely human. Perhaps though, I have just been around the Dom'Kavash too long back at the SACS (Silver Arrows Core Station) base, haha! It is only by a miracle perhaps that I am still alive and somehow... I found my way back home to known space in spite of all these months out in deep, previously unexplored space. I later found out that at least 9 months worth of time has passed while I was transported, thankfully unscathed across the galaxy... Perhaps this was some strange sort of limbo or just merely time dilation, honestly I don't know what happened. All I remember is waking up in space I did not recognize initially much less my ships sensors giving me any nearby known stellar readings. For once, I was truly lost in space with only a general idea of where I was thanks to ancient stellar charts from the Dom'Kavash. That may be truly the only thing that saved me and helped me find my way back home aside from fortune smiling upon me those days... So thus, my adventure begins.


    CHAPTER ONE


    07/07/3011 A.D. - SACS, Weth system, Inner Core sector


    My journey began months ago at the SACS Core Station in the Weth system in the Inner Core sector of where I was investigating with the help of our Dom'Kavash liaisons, a fluctuation in plasma power output and gravity near the black hole with one of the Dimensional gates in the Inner Core system. Me being the ever curious explorer and taking my privilege of the rank of Rear-Admiral to personally investigate this occurrence without SAC oversight, I flew to the Inner Core sector with minimal resistance from the United Dom' Forces fleets. Along the way I informed the Fleet Admiral of my mission and in spite of his caution, I continued on ahead.



    07/08/3011 A.D. - Dom'Kavash Galactic Hypergates/Black Hole Gravitational Anomaly, Inner Core system, Inner Core Sector


    Upon arrival at the Inner Core system, I immediately notice a strange glow from one the Dom'Kavash Galactic Hypergates. As I close near to the anomaly I notice activity on long-range scans and my klaxon horns go off like a siren, I was picking up hostile targets nearby, who were also apparently analyzing the anomaly! Immediately I get out of autopilot, power up the weapons systems and grab my ship controls for dog fighting... The star-like streams of the projectiles is unmistakable to me... Dom'Setek ships. Great, I say to myself, what the hell are they doing here??? This system is usually vacant of United Dom faction ships and bases... Just what I need right now, with no backup to boot... After lining up and assuming attack position I spot on the scanner about 5 ships, a whole squadron of light fighters and a Dom'Setek ship of which at first glance I thought was a gunship staying out of the battle... But later I would only deduce it was not just a gunship, but instead an apparent prototype Dom'Setek ship that possessed some new technology they were apparently experimenting with. As I tore through the Dom' Setek fighters, I took out 2 of them pretty quick after only a few minutes of dog fighting surprisingly. Afterwards the 3rd ship got some pretty good shots in at me and took out my shields but I quickly flanked the Setek ship and took him down while strafing the fighter. With only one fighter left, I again noticed the "gunship" and it was just still sitting there in space next to the Hypergate, still conducting whatever it was doing... Finally with the Dom'Setek fighter alone and without wingman, the dogfight was quick and easily I dispatched him with a charged volley of alternating fire.



    Finally, after the last explosion of the Dom'Setek fighter, I came to a standoff with the Dom'Setek mystery ship and came to a stop there in space, looking at the ship. I then attempted to hail them as a token of mercy to attempt communication and find out exactly what their intentions were... What a mistake and waste of time that was, it proved to be the last time I would see known space at that point. After my hail, the Dom'Setek ship began to move, rotate slightly from it's position and fired some type of beam directly at the Dom'Kavash Power Relay to the Galactic Hypergate that was experiencing the anomalies that were detected from the long-range scans back in Weth. The resulting cascade of power and gravity was incredible, my sensors recording it went off the scale at that point and I witnessed an incredible blinding bright flash of light from the Hypergate! After that, I lost consciousness and everything went black...



    CHAPTER TWO


    ??/??/???? A.D. - Somewhere in the Milky Way Galaxy!


    (continued on the offsite link)


    -=OFFSITE LINK TO SILVER ARROWS CLAN FORUMS=-

  • Complaint. Chat.

    If you need help Explo, the best place for it is aside from New York where all newbs start...


    Is ANYWHERE someone is willing to help you. Ask and ye shall receive.


    In the meantime, if you have any questions you want to ask here, feel free to contact me anytime.


    My work on Crossfire over the past years with sector mapping, information gathering, as a sort of "Sirius Historian" and "Xeno-Researcher", I have assembled quite a bit of technical data, history, lore and information about Crossfire that I am more than willing to share with you. Some of it is also linked in my signature.


    Hope this helps and good journey Freelancer! :thumbup:

  • Fall of the Ancients (work in progress)

    OOoooooo! Back stories! I love back stories, they always help to explain the main stories! :D


    Maybe you can help me fill in some dates and stuff regarding the Ancients on the Timeline Shocky. :thumbup:


    Also, maybe you can help fill in some missing info and details for the Ancients in the Xeno Guide as well.


    Hmmmm... Perhaps I need to add the Ancient's surrounding planets in Dervon in the Xeno Guide, it's definitely due for an update with the recent addition(discovery) of the Canis sector.



    Nice work Shockwave. :thumbsup:

  • PX Ban clarification

    Alright... I'm going to give my $0.02 on this even though it's probably not even worth that...


    Seeing the state of affairs of the PX from my humble beginnings on Crossfire back in 2007 on up until now and seeing them go out in such a disgraceful way is very unfortunate and sad to watch... But perhaps this is more telling of Daywalker's true nature as well of some of the PX High Council unfortunately.


    The bottom line is this folks:


    You play by the rules in someone else's house or you get out, you are a GUEST, not a OWNER. It doesn't matter if you think they're wrong or not, or you think you are justified in your actions, you obey the in-house rules or get shown the door, THE END. I've seen this on many servers over the years in Freelancer and in other online games. YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY ON THIS SERVER IS A PRIVILEGE, NOT A RIGHT. Once you remember that, you'll never go wrong when playing online and it will force you to act accordingly. I think OP has given the PX as a whole countless opportunities to come clean and get straight over the years in their behavior and in various conflicts with other clans that I have been watching from the "side lines" so to speak,(and even involved in one of them with the SA) OP has been far more generous and forgiving than most server owners/operators would have been, much less myself.


    My only regret of this situation is that I only hope that some of the other members of the PX will decide to defect at least and be able to return to Crossfire sans the PX tag, if this is what it takes. I hate to see the actions of Daywalker bring down all the PX with him like Shockwave, Son of Angmar and numerous other level-headed PX members in my experiences. I do hope OP will consider reviewing these people's accounts as an per-basis situation and allow them the opportunity to return eventually.


    Regardless, my last words to you Daywalker, if you happen to read this, is TO MAN UP SIR. Accept the fact you've made a mistake, correct that mistake and ask OP for forgiveness so that the PX can return to Crossfire. Sometimes a little humility can go a long way in solving problems and sometimes our pride gets in the way of doing the right thing. Don't let your pride take the rest of PX down with you.


    Again as I said before, I hold no hostility or ill will towards you or your clan Daywalker(even though many I know of have and still do, because of your past actions) , my beliefs are that every man should be shown mercy, grace and forgiveness, even if they do not. So I hope you do make the right choice so that the PX are able to return to Crossfire. Even if that does not happen, good luck to you all in PX and may you be successful in your future endeavors, where ever that may be.

  • The Unoffical History/Timeline of Crossfire

    I've given a more "dignified" and honorable exit for the Knights Of Mercy through the Timeline "lore" here... While it is a shame to see them leave in the way they have chosen, I do not have any hard feelings towards them and hope they fare better elsewhere as a clan in the future. Good journey gents and see you in another galaxy in the future perhaps...


    832AS/3012 A.D. - After several years of undercover investigations throughout the Sirius, Altair and Inner Core sectors, the Order's High Command in conjunction with the Dom'Kavash Empire's assistance, issues a incredible decree against the Knights of Mercy mercenary organization: All |PX| pilots are to be hunted down, their ship and vessel assets destroyed and Sidewinder Base in the Alaska system to be confiscated for high treason and treachery against all humanity after proof of contact with the United Dom' Occupation forces for suspected negotiations of a plot to infiltrate and invade the Sirius, Altair and Inner Core sectors and to destroy each sector's respective defensive networks and communications by sabatoge. The invasion force of the Alaska system against the Knights of Mercy clan is overwhelming with not only the Order's 31st fleet, but elements of the ASF fleet composing of the Silver Arrows Protector Fleet, the Bloodguard's Custodian Guard Fleet, The Crossfire Police Department's Tarsus Patrol Fleet, The Independent Operators Consortium Fleet, The United Rebels Nephele Home Security Force Fleet and the Galaxy Ranger's Ragnarok Fleet from Sol. The resulting force scuttles the entire PX forces within a matter of minutes in overwhelming firepower and commands the surrender of Sidewinder Station and any other PX personnel shortly thereafter. The entire obliteration of the organization becomes classified information by the Order High Command and ASF Command, however information concerning the fate of the |PX| somehow leaks throughout all of known space, particularly through CSF forces and most pirate organizations who were loyal customers to the |PX|'s services.

  • Global warming myth? Hot or not?

    Quote from Husker


    look nuber rising...ocean is warmer an warmer. Each peak is solar maximum.


    This doesn't even take into considerations of the regular rotation of the earth's poles on it's axis around the sun influencing said ocean temps, much less the El Nino/La Nina oscillation affecting our weather patterns here.


    No offense Husker, but anyone can take a simple graph like that and think that the earth is warming without examining ALL data and having a insufficient size data sample.


    Again, it's too little conclusive data, you need several MILLENIA of data from various sources besides tornado strikes to even get any serious, conclusive data of any global climate trend. Besides, the planet according to all scientific theory as well is at least 4.6 BILLION YEARS, half a century's worth of data is like a pico-second in that amount of a time-frame.


    In the short term, YES the planet is warming, yes in time the planet will cool down again when the sun goes into solar minimum. Until we get several millenia's worth of recorded, observed data indicating a warming trend, we're all throwing darts at a dartboard trying to hit a moving bullseye.

  • Global warming myth? Hot or not?

    Errr ahh, not seeing how the percentage of tornadoes can even play into any global warming theory Husker, there have been years in the past where the US has had worse tornado seasons.



    Is 2011 the worst tornado season ever? Historical tornado statistics suggest near record spike in a declining trend (KML, map, pictures)


    Personally, we haven't been keeping records long enough on this planet to seriously establish any kind of reasonable trend that the planet is indeed getting hotter or just going through cycles.(which is more likely IMHO) You'd need at least several millennia's worth of data to scientifically establish such a trend.


    IMHO, there are too many people that have invested their personal careers, personal lives and have alot of money tied into the theory of global warming. The fact of the Wikileaks release of documents and the blowing up of "Climategate" makes me think that alot of people in power want this to be accepted as a fact to further their agendas. This is a very dangerous precedent folks, just because it sounds legit doesn't necessarily mean it is.


    First Climategate then WikiLeaks, Is Global Warming a Hoax? | Suite101.com


    Let it be know gents, I'm all for taking care of our planet, we all can do more to protect and preserve it, even my beliefs are that we are to be good stewards of what we have been blessed with.


    But when it comes to scientists fudging data to promote their inaccurate views and political agenda, THAT I have a problem with.

  • Global warming myth? Hot or not?

    No offense guys, but don't let the fact the sun is approaching it's solar maximum get in the way of "theories".(yes folks, global warming is still a theory) For the past several months, the Sun has thrown a record number of incredibly powerful CME/flare events of which most have thankfully missed Earth. The auras of the north and south poles have been seen very active as well and even seen farther north and south of the poles respectively of their usual area of sightings.


    Whether you realize it or not, our Sun is by far the chief influence of global temperature over the planet, even over the other planets temperatures in the solar system! Even the Mars polar ice cap regions nearly disappeared during the last solar maximum some 11 or so years ago.


    When the sun is most active, our planet can approach record temps. When the sun is in solar minimum, it can get cold enough here on earth to reach a "mini ice-age" where the artic/antartic shelves can even gain ice coverage on the caps.


    Just wait, in about 5-6 years or so when the sun reaches solar minimum you guys will be complaining about freezing your butts off... :P:roflmao::roflmao::roflmao:

  • Obama strikes back at GOP critics on gas prices

    Quote from Cresthen

    The Shai Hulud damn worm :cursing::cursing::cursing: Don't remind me of it!!


    Michael: Ok let's speak about Obama and gas prices. :)


    Nyet comrade, let us speak more of Dune. :thumbup:



    Personally, I'm sick of hearing of Obama and seeing stupid gas prices everyday honestly. We get bombarded by this crap endlessly here in the states thanks to our mostly liberal, propagandist run media networks who seek nothing more than 4 more years of a lame duck, worthless, good for nothing president, who makes Jimmy Carter look like a respectable former president. My commute to and around work during the week makes me grateful I've got a 4-banger in my truck, at least I get good fuel economy.



    So yea, Imma gonna watch the extended version of Dune again this weekend, yea buddy all 3 1/2 hours of it! WHO'S WITH ME?!?!?! Cast your lot in with me my fellow Fremen! :thumbsup: