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    WCT - The Writing Competition Thread [September Round]

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    Whoo! Congrats to Barnsalot and Manic Cinq! Also, good job everyone else!

    I was hoping for at least runner up, but hey, it's both my first short story competition entry and my first short story ever. Can't exactly expect to win anything like that. :razz:

    Speaking of which, I am updating the first post, and want to give you advanced notice that there will be a poetry competition starting May 1. Hopefully that won't conflict with anyone's finals week.

    *raises hand*

    Not that it'd cause a problem about entering, though; my poetry is not fit to see the light of day. The odds of me entering a poetry contest ever is 3,720 to 1.

    Also, G_D, are you going to update the other thread with the entries that were linked?

    Freelancer Crashes When Connecting to Multiplayer Server

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    EDIT: Issue has been resolved. Turns out that the backup CD I was using was improperly copied, and thus didn't function correctly. The person that made the backup for himself (and then let me use it) didn't include all of the necessary files from the original. Not sure how one does that, but whatever. Issue resolved, thread can be locked/deleted.

    The title is the short version. Here's the long:

    I've been playing Microsoft's Freelancer for a few days now on single player mode. Essentially everything works just fine; no bugs, no problems, no issues to speak of while playing the game, aside from one issue I will detail later. I now want to play it on multiplayer mode, but there's obviously a problem.

    I can get to the Server Database screen perfectly fine. The servers that are up are displayed and I can select one and read the description. However, when I press the "Connect" button, the game immediately minimizes to the desktop, freezes, and after about 20 seconds, crashes. For the first few seconds after the game minimizes, I can't do anything with the computer, but I can still hear the music from the game playing. Once I regain control of the computer (ie: the mouse), the music stops playing, but the game is still in the taskbar. At this point, I can either try to go back into the game or wait. If I wait, the "____ has encountered an error and needs to be shut down" type message pops up with the option to Send or Not Send an error report. If I try to get back into the game, I can't do anything with the computer again, the music begins to play again, but nothing else happens until that same error message comes up. Once it comes up, the computer is fine, and I can immediately restart the game.

    Also, the Event Log indicates that the Event ID of the error is 1000 (there was also a 1001 for the last time I tried it). Here's what it said:

    The description for Event ID ( 1000 ) in Source ( Freelancer ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and Support for details. The following information is part of the event: freelanc.exe, 1.0.1223.11, remoteserver.dll, 1.0.1223.11, 000017d4.

    I have my suspicions that the remoteserver.dll mentioned is the problem, but I don't know much about these Error Logs.

    Now, I already know two of the things people are likely to suggest, so I'll bat them down first:

    1. Since the game runs fine in single player mode, it is unlikely that the graphics/sound cards/drivers are causing the problem. In regards to the drivers, the card I have (nVIDIA GeForce Go 6800) doesn't seem to have any newer drivers than the ones I have already, and it seems like my sound card (SigmaTel C-Major Audio) is the same.

    2. I've tried doing this with and without my Firewall/Antivirus running (ZoneAlarm). Neither method works any differently.

    Now, I do know of one issue that occurs with the game. When I manually minimize it myself (or if another program does it, like an AIM message window coming up), then bring it back up to play, it isn't long before my computer BSoDs; typically within a minute of resuming play. I believe the error code was 0x0A or 0xA1... something of that nature... I didn't look at it carefully the last time it happened. I might try to induce it again so I can get the details down on it. Anyway, perhaps there's a connection between the two problems?

    Alright, yeah, long post... Stopping now. Thanks in advance!

    If you could to a remix/rearrangement, what would it be

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    I have two songs that stick out in my mind that need to be properly remixed, and I'd do them myself if I was capable:

    Cast Roll theme from Mega Man X. Star Salzman did a good remix of it, and the 2:04-310 section had a similar feel to what I want to see done to it, but it wasn't what I was looking for. More guitar, less "electronica"-based music(?)... I can't really describe exactly what I'd like to do with it, since I'm horribly bad with musical discussion, but if you listen to the section listed above, you'll get a vague idea of what I'm thinking.

    Ending Theme from Super Mario 64 (yes, I know, this was already brought up earlier, but it deserves to be mentioned again). This one would be more of a cover, as I'd like to do this one with actual (and more) instruments while sticking fairly close to the original music.

    But alas, I cannot pull these off because I suck at making music! Perhaps someone else would like to do them? :wink: (I really ought to put these into the Requests forum, now that I think about it...)

    Ever see anyone besides you sportin some OCR apparel?

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    Put a mark next to New Jersey, and also two more in Virginia. I'm from NJ originally, but I go to college in Virginia (Virginia Tech). I do know someone from here (who doesn't post often at all) that is in some of my classes.

    Also, I don't know who it was, but I saw someone last year wearing an OCR hoodie on campus. So there's at least 3 of us floating around this place.

    WCT - The Writing Competition Thread [September Round]

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    G_D, where's our results? We want results! GIVE US RESULTS!!! :-P

    Do lightsabres actually ignite? I didn't think there was any flame going on...

    Ha... It's just a term. Other people use other terms. Activate is also a common one. I think "ignite" become a common one because the lightsaber often burns/melts anything that comes in contect with it, similar to what one might attribute to a flame. Plus, you know, the "fires of justice" and all that...

    WCT - The Writing Competition Thread [September Round]

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    Short Story Entry

    Island of Eden

    The title is a half-misnomer, I think, but I couldn't come up with anything better... oh well.

    I'm not 100% happy with how this came out, but that is mainly because I still lack writing skills that would have come in handy for a work such as this. My artistic style hasn't been properly developed yet, so it may seem a bit bland for what I was trying to do... but considering this is the first short story I've ever written to completion, I won't be too hard on myself. :-P

    WCT - The Writing Competition Thread [September Round]

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    Wow, the number of entries jumped right at the end... looks like the competition is going to be quite stiff this time around. It's my first entry into a competition, too. Just my luck. :-P

    Speaking of my entry... I'm essentially finished with it. A little tweaking left to be done, but other than that, it's ready for submission.

    ... Except I can't figure out what to call it. Naming my works is always the hardest part of writing. for me. :banghead: It certainly doesn't help when the work in question doesn't really present itself with a theme for a title...

    Oh well. I'll sleep on it, see what I come up with. I'll upload it sometime tomorrow and submit it.

    WCT - The Writing Competition Thread [September Round]

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    Barnsalot, I won't go into the specifics of it yet, as the judging phase hasn't begun, but I will say one thing of your submission right now: :nicework:

    On the topic of submissions, I've officially begun mine. 225 words in as of right now, and so far so good. I'll probably get it done within the next couple of days, since I'll only be working on it at night (daytime is reserved for test-studying :-( ). Good luck writing to the rest of you!

    WCT - The Writing Competition Thread [September Round]

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    We'll see, we'll see. As it stands, I'm not sure whether I can pull off writing something this weekend, but I'm sure as hell going to try! I've got two tests and a quiz next week (the quiz and second test I absolutely MUST ace if I'm to have any hope of passing the class), so I can't exactly spend too much time writing, but what I've got in mind shouldn't take too long to write anyway.

    Long story short: Vote = Undecided (for now)

    WCT - The Writing Competition Thread [September Round]

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    would it help if I extended the submission stage? I could add up to two weeks, since the competition has a month of wiggle room.

    One to two weeks would definitely improve my chances of entering considerably. As it turns out, I have twice as much work to do over Spring Break (this week) than I originally thought, and I also just found out about two tests I have that are next week. I have a workable short story for the competition in my head, I just don't have the time between now and the current deadline to crank it out.

    Extending the deadline is your decision, however. Don't feel you have to just because I'm having unexpected issues.

    (Side Note: The sheer amount of work I have right now prevents me from even starting Chapter 9 this week... blargh. Maybe after next week...)

    WCT - The Writing Competition Thread [September Round]

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    Spring Break is in the middle of submissions for me (next week, specifically), but as far as I'm aware, most people have Spring Break two weeks later (as in the week after the submission period ends). I could be wrong, though. There are schools that have break next week and the week after, placing them in the submission period, but I think they are in the minority.

    Oh well. At least having the competitions more often will give more people a chance to enter, as there are more chances for them to have free time to write something. :smile:

    Super Smash Bros. Brawl

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    i know man. and i'm sick people who get stars or hammers(if you convince them to play with items) and just stand there because they fight "with honor". WTF!?! just have fun man...

    Similarly, the people in my dorm that play SSBM insist that edge-guarding is not allowed. If you do it to them, they'll essentially not want you to play against them anymore (or at least gang up on you if they let you play). It's idiotic.

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