Cube

You know, it's not all surrealism here in Grimgrvy Land, sometimes we do other things. For example, a couple days ago me and some friends decided to try out the Cube gamemode for Garry's Mod. Now, if you know me, and I'm sure my two or three readers certainly do not, I think the movie Cube was the most perfect ontological mystery distilled to film form and the fact that very skilled Lua programmers and mappers enjoy it to is even better.

Anywho, me and Idontknow wanted to play something because I was tired of fooling around with SDK and he was bored with I don't care what he was doing. We both downloaded the gamemode and after a lot of trial and error a server was made.

As I joined and downloaded all his useless text files from the server I was gloating to myself because, since I've seen the movie twice, I was obviously going to be far superior at getting out of the Cube. Plus, I can factor prime powers so that's good too.

We tried to stay together in a little group and take turns testing rooms to see if they were trapped. However, the rooms would constantly shift and we would be separated, often without any way to test a room for traps. Both of us died, a lot.

The moment I remember most fondly is when I fell into a trap, it wasn't like the other traps. You see, all the doors in the room lock and a gun falls from the ceiling.

You're expected to shoot yourself.

Being the prideful genius that I am I decided to simply not pick up the gun. So I sat in the corner of the room for five minutes just staring at it. By strange coincidence Idontknow somehow glitched into the room when some other rooms shifted and as he fell from the ceiling and landed right on top the of the gun. I laughed at him, from the chat, and demanded that he shoot himself. We argued, names were thrown around but he wouldn't budge. His only option was to shoot himself but he just wouldn't do it. So we stayed in that room for about two minutes before he finally shot himself. Apparently, it's because he couldn't stand looking at me anymore. 'Whatever' I thought, 'The doors will open any second now'.

They didn't.

So I sat in that room until the round ended.

Happy Abstract Day!

Happy Abstract Day everybody!

Why is it Abstract Day? Because my first fairly goodish map Abstract Hallways was released one year ago today on garrysmod.org. We're going to have so much fun here on the first annual Abstract Day, playing abstract games like Pin the Tail on the M.C. Escher or Non-Euclidean Jenga. Later we'll eat the traditional abstract turkey and surreal pamplemousse pie. All the while we'll be watching Abstract Day specials on TV like "How Hunter S. Thompson Saved Abstract Day". Everyone will curl up near the fire (which is green) listening to discarded doors crackle over the open flame and share stories. Then, just before the sun peaks over the horizon over our psychedelic desert home we'll enjoy a chocolate cake shaped like a door.

That or Idontknow will totally not be able to make a working server and everyone will go home.

HEH!

Tales from Steam Chat: Volume Three

In today's episode we see what happens when I talk politics. It's funny because SEA BEAR! is Canadian. LOL.

Shadgrimgrvy: How will you do the transition from night to day though>
DashRush: THE SEA BEAR!: I have two options. The first one involves a 3d skybox, that has a hemisphere with an animated texture, and a light dynamic , that changes colors, or use screenoverlays
Shadgrimgrvy: Both sound really good.
DashRush: THE SEA BEAR!: Yeah. IT's going to be hard though.
DashRush: THE SEA BEAR!: It's*
Shadgrimgrvy: Well, I'm planting a cubemap garden right now.
DashRush: THE SEA BEAR!: Sounds cool. Will they grow into cubemap trees
Shadgrimgrvy: Yes sir, and I''ll be able to sell all the cubemap fruit by next county fair.
DashRush: THE SEA BEAR!: Sounds tasty. I'd like to consume the fruits of your labour
Shadgrimgrvy: Well you can't! WE LIVE IN A LASSIEZ FAIRE SOCIETY!
DashRush: THE SEA BEAR!: Boo!
Shadgrimgrvy: How 'bout you go read some Ayn Rand like a man and then come talk to me about my cubemaps!
DashRush: THE SEA BEAR!: Well I never!
Shadgrimgrvy: Well you did!
DashRush: THE SEA BEAR!: Oh no you deedn't
Shadgrimgrvy: Yeah! I DID! Ya mayple syrup guzzling socialist.
DashRush: THE SEA BEAR!: :(
Shadgrimgrvy: I'm so sorry.
Shadgrimgrvy: I just get so worked up about socio-economics, y'know?
DashRush: THE SEA BEAR!: xD I don't care. You can say what ya want xD
Shadgrimgrvy: Well, in that case; I'll burn your house down.
DashRush: THE SEA BEAR!: We'll come in and burn your whitehouse again
Shadgrimgrvy: Bet you couldn't without your indian friends help!
DashRush: THE SEA BEAR!: Wanna bet Mr Uncle Sam
Shadgrimgrvy: As a matter of fact, I do! What are yooou gonna do about it you beaver.