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Wednesday, November 19, 2003 |  |
One One Se7en - A Solution?
So here's the thing. A few months back, we started receiving Guest strips for One One Se7en, created by fans of the Stuntmutt creation. We filled in the days of the week not covered by the main strip - but they were coming in faster than we could post them. Today, the wait time for new submissions is well over two months - and this has begun to cause problems. (Many of the submitted strips are topical, and the jokes are somewhat muted if shown past their expiration dates.) We've decided to open a One One Se7en Archive.
What is this? Well, think of it as overflow space. The Archive will be updated once a month or so - guaranteeing that no strip languishes longer than a month before being presented to the public. Strips will be identified by author, submission date, and a thumbnail... but archived strips will NOT make it into the normal One One Se7en (daily) queue. Whether your submission goes into the Guest rotation or the Archive is up to you; the trade-offs are a front-page mention and 'official' standing, versus (potentially) faster post times. Some strips will be placed in the Archive automatically; any strip posted on our forum from this point forward will be archived, instead of Guest-queued. If the Guest queue is longer than the next archive date, a topical strip will be placed in the archive. If a strip is submitted on a topic that's already been over-mined (in Stuntmutt's words), we'll archive it, instead of queueing it. And the submitter can CHOOSE to be placed in the archive, by specifying it when they submit.
We'd like to offer all currently-queued Guest strip submitters the chance to be posted in the first Archive posting, which will happen this Monday, November 24. (After that, Archive updates will happen on the 7th of the month, or thereabouts.) If you've submitted a strip that hasn't been posted, and would like the opportunity to enter this new section instead of waiting for the Guest queue to reach you, drop us a line (yes, we've created a new email address for this). (Louis Wu 21:14:55 UTC) (permalink)
Halo-ize Panther.
Unsanity, a company devoted to tweaking the user interface of Mac OSX, has announced ShapeShifter, a product that will allow you to add 'themes' to your interface. One of the first themes released (in fact, installed with the program) is called Eylo (rhymes with Halo) - and a quick look at the theme shows why. Check it out! (Thanks, Mig.) (Louis Wu 20:42:05 UTC) (permalink)
When you just gotta vent
Bizarre... there's a site out there devoted to stories about stupid things people do online. Halo PC is one of the covered games, which is what makes this Halo news... There's no really easy way to search for Halo PC stories (or at least I didn't find one), but I gotta say, the few I did read were all whinefests. Still, some people like reading that sort of thing (or writing it)... thanks to Uberblue for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 10:52:10 UTC) (permalink)
KFJ
Stuntmutt uses today's One One Se7en to point out one reason Gearbox might have left the new weapons out of Campaign in Halo PC... Marathon fans are probably thinking "Smells like Napalm" right about now. (Louis Wu 10:36:47 UTC) (permalink)
Tweaking Halo PC
Tweakfactor.com has posted a Halo Tweak Guide, designed to help you get the most out of your video hardware. Check it out for that extra framerate boost! Thanks to Blue's News (via Ash) for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 10:30:17 UTC) (permalink)
Speculation to drink hot cocoa by
For the second day in a row, Finn has taken a healthy bite out of the Halo Story page mailbag; there's a sizeable update today. (He also addresses concerns that Story page submissions might be used for purposes other than the edification of Story page readers...) (Louis Wu 10:26:59 UTC) (permalink)
Weapon Of Choice
Halo: Resolution takes a shot (hehe) at the needler as a weapon; check out today's strip. (Louis Wu 10:20:22 UTC) (permalink)
Wednesday Fan Fiction
15 pieces for you today in the Fan Fiction update:
- Athenienses-II: Chapter 2: Plasma Tanks, by ZackDark
- Appocalypse-Sector4, by FFEcho
- Closing with the Enemy Chapter 2 Covenant Attack, by monitor101
- Closing with the Enemy Chapter 3 Death on the Front, by monitor101
- Neverland: A New Home, by SOS.Odin
- Merick's Journal's, Episode II: Streaker's Annonomous, by John Kitchen
- Another (Part 1), by Mr Bill Jr V
- Another (Part 2), by Mr Bill Jr V
- Lan Battle Chapter 2 Jesse's Plan , by Blue Angel
- Fight for New Tatley (Chapter 2: Alien Ambush), by CoLd BlooDed
- Balo: The Pillar of Yearning (Chapter 1), by Sergeant B
- A Series of Wierd Events - Sequel, Part Two, by Hunter_Killer
- All Roads Lead To Sol...Despite What The Map Says: Chapter 12, by S7N
- Halo the Aftershocks, by Nestor Nazario
- The Forerunner: Prologue, by Steele
A steady flow, no? (Louis Wu 10:12:46 UTC) (permalink)
New design for l337 Guide
Mafioso writes to point out that l337 Guide has gotten an entirely new look. Check 'em out. (Louis Wu 10:06:26 UTC) (permalink)
CobaltNova - down for the count
We'd like to say goodbye to a strong member of the Halo community; CobaltNova has closed its doors, permanently. In the words of Emil, its founder, "we had a pleasant community, decent website, with nice plans for the future that had to be closed down for the foreseeable future because life interfered." We're gonna miss you... (Thanks to gwdpto, who was the first to point this out to us.) (Louis Wu 10:04:07 UTC) (permalink)
Tuesday's news in brief:
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Halo 2 Hip Hop Desktops, too Artwork - and lots of it You Killed... Ask, and ye shall receive... THIS time. |
Monday's news in brief:
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The Maw 700... revisited A Few Clips Short Of A Reload. As Usual Monday Reading Hey, I've seen that! The Realization of a Dream Halo PC... piece. |
