Unfortunately I never got to make any proper introductions or clarifications because I was immediately sidetracked.
First off, let me introduce myself. I am Col. StaR (that's Colonel StaR), and am the leader and original co-founder of DesertiaRP. Stingwraith, myself, and other friends started Desertia almost 5 years ago, and since then, I've led the independent community, even after Stingwraith left to embark on his own endeavors.
I came to HGN at another chance to create a great RP experience. I couldn't have done anything without the network, and I'm glad to be here now.
Before anything else is stated, let me clarify some obvious confusion of this ambiguous category.
1. Stingwraith
As I stated before, I continued Desertia after he left to fulfill his own project. He left me and a few others in charge of the community, and left us the reigns to it.
I want to make it clear that we are in no way stealing Desertia, but rather continuing it. If you have your doubts, ask any of the previous admins or Stingwraith himself.
2. AnimeRP?
No, it's not Anime. God No. I've seen how Anime RPs, and I was glad when it was over. I have no intention of doing anything of that sort. My Japanese is rusty anyways.
3. ZStan: We've changed.
I remember those times too, and it was pretty bad. I can't say that it was the greatest point in our history, but the majority of the leadership was in on it, so it was almost impossible to get rid of all the powergaming/anime-stricken "RP" that they were conducting. I was relieved when we solved that problem, and I can assure you that that will never happen again so long as I am watching.
I remember that you never came around to see us afterward because you followed Stingwraith into Olden (from what he recalls). I wouldn't trust your very limited experience with what the actual RP had/will comprise of.
For everyone else who has yet to experience Desertia's true RP offering, we hope to open the server for private Betas and an official public release sometime soon.
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That sounds rather interesting, I have to admit. I'm not sure what to think of the picture, besides the fact that it's in the desert with a man who is obviously well armed. Would you mind telling me your Steam Friends name?
So this sounds like HL2 RP on a desert planet.
You got your Combine (XEN and associated factions)
And you got your Rebels, better yet SUPERNATURAL REBELS.
:3
Oh, Welek, just give it a chance. Hell, I don't know much about it, but it may turn out good.
I use to play this back in good days, It was a great RP, So don't kill it and throw stones before you try it.
Yeah, I'm pretty much on the fence until I actually play it. I'd also very much like to talk to Col. StaR over Steam Friends about it, just out of curiousity.
No, Welek. This has absolutely nothing to do with HL2RP, (Not even the conclusions you drew) You obviously haven't read the Mega-thread so here, just for you, the tl;dr version: Close Endeavors are a PMC group hired by XEM (Businessmen in charge of Desertia's mining and other things) Who are used as a police force to protect the Miners and other Commoners. The Entanglment are Psychopathic terrorists attempting to dismantle the Desertian infrastructure and economy. Killing whoever gets in their way (Think of them close to the Monolith)
Also, if anyone has any questions StaR and i are working on this together so i can also help with your questions.
Alright, well, can either one of you give me your Steam Friends name?
Sk8r_3124 (Screen name is lHGNl Sniper3124)
Apparently, you're offline, so once you come online, do you mind if I ask you some things? It just seems quicker and easier over SF.
Since someone here not mentioning names decided to delete my post.
tl;dr
combine vs monolith rebels
change your factions up make it less generic Rebels vs whatever. we all know the rebel group will be dicksuckers only and XEM will be filled with minges. Reminds me of Half life 2 rp already.
If you don't like it, Dont take part. Pretty simple.
How about it's not going to catch on if it's a dumb generic roleplay. I like the backstory and such, I just think the factions need a reworking to be less Rebel vs power with civilans getting killed in the middle.
Quote from: Welek on 09-03-2010
How about it's not going to catch on if it's a dumb generic roleplay. I like the backstory and such, I just think the factions need a reworking to be less Rebel vs power with civilans getting killed in the middle.
Welek,
Trust me, I've played this game, It is completely not that. You should try it once it comes online. You'll find your opinion to be different.
Maybe, from what I see now it looks like Generic Hl2 rp with a few factions changed and blackmarket reworded.
Welek, why do you hate everything. This is actually a good idea, Im not really into sci-fi stuff, but Im willing to give this a try.
I just hate anything Rebels vs whatever it's always turned into shitty rp.
Good god. Welcome back old friend. Anyways I hope this works, and doesn't turn into a furfest. Expect seeing me on the server.
Oh and do you still have the old content packs or are we starting from scratch?
Quote from: Sniper3124 on 09-03-2010
Also, if anyone has any questions StaR and i are working on this together so i can also help with your questions.
Ey, dont forget me.
I was playing this nearly from the start of it.
Best roleplay of my life
Quote from: Welek on 09-03-2010
I just hate anything Rebels vs whatever it's always turned into shitty rp.
I'm sorry to hear that, but unfortunately most RP has an antagonist group that can be defined as "Rebels"
From HL2, to STALKER, DarkRP, HaloRP, and even Desertia.
A group like that is as common as a chatbox.
And ZStan, hello again to you too.
I will guarentee on my life that there will be no fur-faggotry in Desertia.
And we will be starting from scratch (again). Await a bit for the content and server.
Pawx, I'm glad to hear that you're interested. If you're willing to try, we'd be willing to as well.
After thinking about it, and all the good times I had on the old servers. (Even though I was a jackass *cough*)
I am in full support of Desertia, I hope it get's finished before Crussaria actually.
Its about already finished, dummy.
Oh, right..I was testing it a second ago.
Quote from: Zstan on 09-03-2010
Good god. Welcome back old friend. Anyways I hope this works, and doesn't turn into a furfest. Expect seeing me on the server.
Oh and do you still have the old content packs or are we starting from scratch?
Furries will be shot, and then shot again.
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Furries will be shot, and then shot again.
HELLYEA. Anyways I guess this is a hello and welcome to Col. Star, welcome to HGN and good luck with the desertia server :D
Welcome.
It sounds quite interesting, and I'd wanna try it out if it weren't for the fact I'm kind of sick of Sci-Fi RP ever since Starship Troopers RP, sorry. :(
This is gona be really interesting, good to have you with us mate.
Quote from: Last.Exile on 10-03-2010
Furries will be shot, and then shot again.
THISTHISTHISTHIS.
Might try it out when i'm bored (being honest here).Sounds like it's got potential though, and hopefully it doesn't die/get's regular traffic.
As for dispelling falsefications, good try so far, but most people will immediatly fall back on what they remember before they trust what they read. I'dve gone with another name or something but looks like your sticking too your roots (the non-corrupted ones so I read), so good on yah.
This sounds like it will be a hell of alot of fun cant wait :)
Welek fuck off. Seriously you have no idea what your talking about, it's an extremely fun RP, and we should be glad we're able to host it.
Cool Beans
High five, Colonel.
I knew you'd make something good out of Dese' ... Well, what's left of it anyhow. :v
I haven't heard of it before now, but from all the feedback i'm reading, it seems pretty popular. After reading through the info, I can see why. Looks good, hopefully it will be able to thrive in HGN.
Welcome back, old friend. It is good to see you all again (Even you Johnnie you pedobear! :P). I hope we will be able to keep this community together...
~Dark Assassin
This looks promising, I can't wait until all our stuff is sorted out.
I love Dese.
Quote from: Layton on 10-03-2010
Welek fuck off. Seriously you have no idea what your talking about, it's an extremely fun RP, and we should be glad we're able to host it.
Lol k must be good since I've never heard of it. Plunger please remove the dildo from your asshole and stop being a faggot. Thanks.
Back on topic, I've re-read the thread and it sounds alright, excuse my angry comments.
Well, Aside from the flames and everyone loving it.
I am in Full support of Desertia, I made this clear with Col. Star and Sniper. :P
I hope to be playing with you guys soon, Just hope that in this RP, your not on my bad side >:)
And here I thought we could have a debate without the name-calling and mindless accusations.
Desertia is not, and has never been to my recollection, a simple "rebels vs combine" or "gangsters vs police" formula that so many "RP-DM" servers use. From my understanding, Close Endeavors is the security force of the town, and XEM consists of a bunch of suits that watch everything from some space station way up and out of the action. There's no oppressive government force besides GSAF, which rarely shows its face.
As for the other side of the law, there's mostly freelancers and outlaws, in a "wild west" style of play with a futuristic touch. There are terrorists and such, but those are outnumbered by the freelance citizens, and can't just waltz into town guns blazing without getting mowed down. Terrorists work like real-world terrorists would - in the shadows, and with guerrilla tactics. The weapons are outdated, because out here, shipping costs are high, so weapon dealers order the cheap stuff - archaic weaponry that's far cheaper to manufacture. Bullets still do their job well in this universe, especially out where no one's decked-out in power armor (again, shipping costs).
Desertia has inadvertently copied some ideas from Joss Whedon's Firefly (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Firefly). There's no war, no revolutions, just a group of people in a small town trying to get by.
Yay the whole old gang, can't wait for this to come back haha! Stalker pretty much got boring to me(Combine that with E-drama and that leads to retirement :P). I just hope it isn't the same when it went down recently. By that I mean you would walk around looking for work or someone to talk to and the only real thing to do was to sit in a bar and rp being drunk.
Quote from: Welek on 11-03-2010
Quote from: Layton on 10-03-2010
Welek fuck off. Seriously you have no idea what your talking about, it's an extremely fun RP, and we should be glad we're able to host it.
Lol k must be good since I've never heard of it. Plunger please remove the dildo from your asshole and stop being a faggot. Thanks.
Back on topic, I've re-read the thread and it sounds alright, excuse my angry comments.
Butthurt because nobody loved him in HL2RP.
Anyways, sounds fun. I've heard about it and seen a bunch of people playing it before.
That is enough, Pistolkid. Take the higher path people.
Quote from: Cutch on 18-03-2010
That is enough, Pistolkid. Take the higher path people.
Cutch, I can't still seem to remember you did you change names at some point or alias's or did I know you and just forgot about you?
During today's short "Testing", a few bugs have been noticed that should be quickly fixed.
Due to Col removing some content, current sweps have been turned into errors of doom.
And, the Night map of cscdesert is freaky.
Also, SEA OF FOG.
And alot of Cleric, alot.
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Lets hope we find a fix to this map soon, cause its AWSOME.
Also, the sea of fog is not a bug, it was me being bored with the EP2 portal rift effect.
Didn't Desertia orignally have like, three suns or something like that and that was the IC explanation why we didn't use csc_desert night?
I'm glad this is coming back. Man I can remember the good times on Desertia. Oh and good to hear that your back Star , I haven't seen you on in a while.
I hope I can get Into D.E.T.S again , if there still around.
@ Afro,
Whooaaaaa! That's awesome, and yet strange at the same time.
If there's anything that I can help fix, please inform me of it.
@ Cutch
I don't recall any IC reason for us not to use CSC_night. The only reason we may not have used it was because we didn't know about it yet. And the Xenon universe has 1 large sun, but 2 moons. So, I don't know...
@ Moss
Hey, welcome back! I'm sure Tohim'll get back into DETS. I'm favoring the older players with their previous factions, than the newer ones (sorry mates, but you're still FNGs to us)
Oh i miss you Des
I was more referring to the absence of the map in the first place.
Whats with the low posting? Cawman, any question about anything Des related? A request?
Well I got a question whens the ETA of the server? :P
Quote from: Cobra on 23-03-2010
Well I got a question whens the ETA of the server? :P
Read FAQ and ask in the Questions thread.
Quote from: Lucidius on 23-03-2010
Quote from: Cobra on 23-03-2010
Well I got a question whens the ETA of the server? :P
Read FAQ and ask in the Questions thread.
Don't feel like it. Anyways how about some new vehicles for CE rather then shitty models Military models. I showed these to star and he seemed to like them. Just got to reskin and add that new vehicle seats that one can shoot from.
http://www.garrysmod.org/downloads/?a=view&id=80628 (http://www.garrysmod.org/downloads/?a=view&id=80628)
http://www.garrysmod.org/downloads/?a=view&id=89460 (http://www.garrysmod.org/downloads/?a=view&id=89460)