The new staffer at CP would like to say......
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Can I bring my halberd and play referee? :-D ;) I'll leave my daggers at home, promise. Anna :rose: Homepage | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work. Trouble with resource IDs? Try the Resource ID Organiser Visual C++ Add-In
Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote: Can I bring my halberd and play referee? :-D:laugh: Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote: I'll leave my daggers at home, promise. :~ :) You can bring them too, as long as you promise not to use them on me :-) -- Ian Darling "The moral of the story is that with a contrived example, you can prove anything." - Joel Spolsky
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But on the actual product it's all capitalized...and I've never seen it anywhere on the system be spelled without all caps.
Hawaian shirts and shorts work too in Summer. People assume you're either a complete nut (in which case not a worthy target) or so damn good you don't need to worry about camouflage... -Anna-Jayne Metcalfe on Paintballing
Right - and .NET is capitalised but the logo is .net. This is Microsoft marketing we're talking about... cheers, Chris Maunder
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Chris Maunder wrote: I've already slapped you about a bit over the Xbox vs XBOX thing above so I'll spare you here Yeah, but I still think it's wrong (see above)... Chris Maunder wrote: Bianca in full fury with a machine gun is a scary sight. Ooooh...I hate people who are good with the assault rifle. In close combat it takes almost any other weapon...'cept my weapon of choice: the rocket launcher. :-D
Hawaian shirts and shorts work too in Summer. People assume you're either a complete nut (in which case not a worthy target) or so damn good you don't need to worry about camouflage... -Anna-Jayne Metcalfe on Paintballing
David Stone wrote: In close combat it takes almost any other weapon Nah - the shotgun is always a crowd pleaser at close range. And there's nothing like sticking a plasma grenade to someone and watching them run around in circles. :~ uh-oh. I think I've been playing way, way too much Halo. cheers, Chris Maunder
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David Stone wrote: In close combat it takes almost any other weapon Nah - the shotgun is always a crowd pleaser at close range. And there's nothing like sticking a plasma grenade to someone and watching them run around in circles. :~ uh-oh. I think I've been playing way, way too much Halo. cheers, Chris Maunder
Chris Maunder wrote: Nah - the shotgun is always a crowd pleaser at close range. And there's nothing like sticking a plasma grenade to someone and watching them run around in circles. Well, if you're going to use tactics, use a plasma weapon (probably the plasma rifle) to slow people down, and follow it up with the shotgun or a plasma grenade (because they're been slown down, and are therefore easier to hit) Chris Maunder wrote: I think I've been playing way, way too much Halo. :wtf: -- Ian Darling "The moral of the story is that with a contrived example, you can prove anything." - Joel Spolsky
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Chris Maunder wrote: Nah - the shotgun is always a crowd pleaser at close range. And there's nothing like sticking a plasma grenade to someone and watching them run around in circles. Well, if you're going to use tactics, use a plasma weapon (probably the plasma rifle) to slow people down, and follow it up with the shotgun or a plasma grenade (because they're been slown down, and are therefore easier to hit) Chris Maunder wrote: I think I've been playing way, way too much Halo. :wtf: -- Ian Darling "The moral of the story is that with a contrived example, you can prove anything." - Joel Spolsky
Ian Darling wrote: use a plasma weapon (probably the plasma rifle) to slow people down No no no...you use something like the plasma pistol, charge it up and take out their shields, then switch to a human close range weapon (assault rifle, shotgun, pistol) and take them out the rest of the way. And the whole plasma grenade tactic is overused and can really backfire on you...especially if the person's smart enough to run at you.
Hawaian shirts and shorts work too in Summer. People assume you're either a complete nut (in which case not a worthy target) or so damn good you don't need to worry about camouflage... -Anna-Jayne Metcalfe on Paintballing
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Right - and .NET is capitalised but the logo is .net. This is Microsoft marketing we're talking about... cheers, Chris Maunder
Chris Maunder wrote: This is Microsoft marketing we're talking about Yeah...I'll give you that. :) So we'll just agree to disagree on the capitalization of XBOX. You don't, by any chance, give Bianca a hard time about being in marketing at all now, do you? ;P
Hawaian shirts and shorts work too in Summer. People assume you're either a complete nut (in which case not a worthy target) or so damn good you don't need to worry about camouflage... -Anna-Jayne Metcalfe on Paintballing
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David Stone wrote: In close combat it takes almost any other weapon Nah - the shotgun is always a crowd pleaser at close range. And there's nothing like sticking a plasma grenade to someone and watching them run around in circles. :~ uh-oh. I think I've been playing way, way too much Halo. cheers, Chris Maunder
Chris Maunder wrote: the shotgun is always a crowd pleaser at close range Yeah, but if you have opponents at equal skill facing each other off, the assault rifle, if handled properly, will prevail. The shotgun just fires too slow. I find it most useful for base-assault purposes, when I'm going into somebody else's base to capture the flag...at super close range, it just kicks butt, especially in the back of the head. :)
Hawaian shirts and shorts work too in Summer. People assume you're either a complete nut (in which case not a worthy target) or so damn good you don't need to worry about camouflage... -Anna-Jayne Metcalfe on Paintballing
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Chris Maunder wrote: This is Microsoft marketing we're talking about Yeah...I'll give you that. :) So we'll just agree to disagree on the capitalization of XBOX. You don't, by any chance, give Bianca a hard time about being in marketing at all now, do you? ;P
Hawaian shirts and shorts work too in Summer. People assume you're either a complete nut (in which case not a worthy target) or so damn good you don't need to worry about camouflage... -Anna-Jayne Metcalfe on Paintballing
David Stone wrote: You don't, by any chance, give Bianca a hard time about being in marketing at all now, do you? Don't worry - she's surrounded by ASP.NET and MFC books. She'll become One Of Us sooner or later. cheers, Chris Maunder
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Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote: Can I bring my halberd and play referee? :-D:laugh: Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote: I'll leave my daggers at home, promise. :~ :) You can bring them too, as long as you promise not to use them on me :-) -- Ian Darling "The moral of the story is that with a contrived example, you can prove anything." - Joel Spolsky
I thought that would raise a chuckle. :) I wouldn't worry too much about the daggers - I never throw them, and only occasionally sneak up behind people and hold cold steel to their throat. ;) Anna :rose: Homepage | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work. Trouble with resource IDs? Try the Resource ID Organiser Visual C++ Add-In
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David Stone wrote: Ooooh...I hate people who are good with the assault rifle. In close combat it takes almost any other weapon...'cept my weapon of choice: the rocket launcher. :-D Pfft, rocket launchers schmocket maunchers...., I'll own you all with a pistol, a couple of plasma grenades, and a melee attack :-D :cool: -- Ian Darling "The moral of the story is that with a contrived example, you can prove anything." - Joel Spolsky
Ian Darling wrote: I'll own you all with a pistol Oooohhh...I dunno about that. I rock with a pistol. I'm pretty much a jack of all trades...the only weapon I really hate is that stupid needler. It's just not very practical for close(or long) range combat and the delayed reaction between the needles' impact on the target and the explosion is just too long for comfort in slayer. But my best weapons are probably pistol, shotgun, and rocket launcher. I can do just about anything close range with the rocket launcher. Favorite part though, is shooting someone who's charging at me in a warthog or ghost. Gets 'em every time, especially if you have a small weapon out and then switch to the rocket. That elicits the "Oh Sh!t!" reaction that I thrive on. :-D
Hawaian shirts and shorts work too in Summer. People assume you're either a complete nut (in which case not a worthy target) or so damn good you don't need to worry about camouflage... -Anna-Jayne Metcalfe on Paintballing
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Ian Darling wrote: use a plasma weapon (probably the plasma rifle) to slow people down No no no...you use something like the plasma pistol, charge it up and take out their shields, then switch to a human close range weapon (assault rifle, shotgun, pistol) and take them out the rest of the way. And the whole plasma grenade tactic is overused and can really backfire on you...especially if the person's smart enough to run at you.
Hawaian shirts and shorts work too in Summer. People assume you're either a complete nut (in which case not a worthy target) or so damn good you don't need to worry about camouflage... -Anna-Jayne Metcalfe on Paintballing
David Stone wrote: No no no...you use something like the plasma pistol, charge it up and take out their shields, then switch to a human close range weapon (assault rifle, shotgun, pistol) and take them out the rest of the way. That does work better, but it's fairly risky, because you don't get many shots with the plasma pistol, and it's not particularly fast to charge or shoot. The plasma rifle is faster and therefore less risky, but is less effective, yes - it's a (well thought out) trade off. David Stone wrote: And the whole plasma grenade tactic is overused and can really backfire on you...especially if the person's smart enough to run at you. Only if you're silly enough to hang about and watch :-) -- Ian Darling "The moral of the story is that with a contrived example, you can prove anything." - Joel Spolsky
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David Stone wrote: You don't, by any chance, give Bianca a hard time about being in marketing at all now, do you? Don't worry - she's surrounded by ASP.NET and MFC books. She'll become One Of Us sooner or later. cheers, Chris Maunder
Chris Maunder wrote: She'll become One Of Us sooner or later. Shweet. :cool: Chris Maunder wrote: ASP.NET Make sure that's ASP.NET, with C#...it won't do to have her going around thinking VB.NET is a real language. :) On the other hand, if she wants to be a real hardcore coder chick, she could code up class libraries that inherit from System.Web.UI.Page in MC++ and then modify the @Page directive on the ASP.NET pages to use those code-behind classes. Bwahahahahaha... (actually, that's pretty ridiculous...and I wouldn't ever recommend it.)
Hawaian shirts and shorts work too in Summer. People assume you're either a complete nut (in which case not a worthy target) or so damn good you don't need to worry about camouflage... -Anna-Jayne Metcalfe on Paintballing
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Ian Darling wrote: I'll own you all with a pistol Oooohhh...I dunno about that. I rock with a pistol. I'm pretty much a jack of all trades...the only weapon I really hate is that stupid needler. It's just not very practical for close(or long) range combat and the delayed reaction between the needles' impact on the target and the explosion is just too long for comfort in slayer. But my best weapons are probably pistol, shotgun, and rocket launcher. I can do just about anything close range with the rocket launcher. Favorite part though, is shooting someone who's charging at me in a warthog or ghost. Gets 'em every time, especially if you have a small weapon out and then switch to the rocket. That elicits the "Oh Sh!t!" reaction that I thrive on. :-D
Hawaian shirts and shorts work too in Summer. People assume you're either a complete nut (in which case not a worthy target) or so damn good you don't need to worry about camouflage... -Anna-Jayne Metcalfe on Paintballing
David Stone wrote: But my best weapons are probably pistol, shotgun, and rocket launcher. I can do just about anything close range with the rocket launcher. Favorite part though, is shooting someone who's charging at me in a warthog or ghost. Gets 'em every time, especially if you have a small weapon out and then switch to the rocket. That elicits the "Oh Sh!t!" reaction that I thrive on. :laugh: I'm inclined to agree on weapons choice (plus assualt rifle) - my approach to single player is frequently charge, shoot, and smack over the head :-D And avoiding people in Warthogs is relatively easy, I just wear them down while I circle around on foot. -- Ian Darling "The moral of the story is that with a contrived example, you can prove anything." - Joel Spolsky
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David Stone wrote: No no no...you use something like the plasma pistol, charge it up and take out their shields, then switch to a human close range weapon (assault rifle, shotgun, pistol) and take them out the rest of the way. That does work better, but it's fairly risky, because you don't get many shots with the plasma pistol, and it's not particularly fast to charge or shoot. The plasma rifle is faster and therefore less risky, but is less effective, yes - it's a (well thought out) trade off. David Stone wrote: And the whole plasma grenade tactic is overused and can really backfire on you...especially if the person's smart enough to run at you. Only if you're silly enough to hang about and watch :-) -- Ian Darling "The moral of the story is that with a contrived example, you can prove anything." - Joel Spolsky
Ian Darling wrote: That does work better, but it's fairly risky, because you don't get many shots with the plasma pistol, and it's not particularly fast to charge or shoot You only need one to take down their shields. And I would never start charging it in a firefight. :) Actually what's really cool is to sneak up on someone who's sniping, and shoot them with that. Getting zoomed out while sniping is very disorienting. Although even cooler is sneaking up and melee-ing them in the back of the head. :cool: Ian Darling wrote: The plasma rifle is faster and therefore less risky, but is less effective, yes - it's a (well thought out) trade off. Yeah, I'll agree that it's a nice weapon. And the paralysis effect it has is a killer. I only take it when I'm in the mood though, or if I'm going after a guy with my team's flag. Otherwise I just stick to human weapons pretty much.
Hawaian shirts and shorts work too in Summer. People assume you're either a complete nut (in which case not a worthy target) or so damn good you don't need to worry about camouflage... -Anna-Jayne Metcalfe on Paintballing
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David Stone wrote: But my best weapons are probably pistol, shotgun, and rocket launcher. I can do just about anything close range with the rocket launcher. Favorite part though, is shooting someone who's charging at me in a warthog or ghost. Gets 'em every time, especially if you have a small weapon out and then switch to the rocket. That elicits the "Oh Sh!t!" reaction that I thrive on. :laugh: I'm inclined to agree on weapons choice (plus assualt rifle) - my approach to single player is frequently charge, shoot, and smack over the head :-D And avoiding people in Warthogs is relatively easy, I just wear them down while I circle around on foot. -- Ian Darling "The moral of the story is that with a contrived example, you can prove anything." - Joel Spolsky
Ian Darling wrote: my approach to single player is frequently charge, shoot, and smack over the head My approach to single player [edit]I mean something like one-on-one or FFA. Campaign mode I just use what I can get and try to make it out alive. I've beat half the game on legendary by myself so far. :)[/edit] on a wide open level like Blood Gulch or Sidewinder is to grab a sniper rifle and head for a ridge. Nobody touches me then. :) Ian Darling wrote: And avoiding people in Warthogs is relatively easy, I just wear them down while I circle around on foot. I'd be careful, a really good player will be able to maneuver in such a way that the tail whips back around and runs you over. I dunno how, but one of my friends does this all the time...he's really good in the warthog though.
Hawaian shirts and shorts work too in Summer. People assume you're either a complete nut (in which case not a worthy target) or so damn good you don't need to worry about camouflage... -Anna-Jayne Metcalfe on Paintballing
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Ian Darling wrote: my approach to single player is frequently charge, shoot, and smack over the head My approach to single player [edit]I mean something like one-on-one or FFA. Campaign mode I just use what I can get and try to make it out alive. I've beat half the game on legendary by myself so far. :)[/edit] on a wide open level like Blood Gulch or Sidewinder is to grab a sniper rifle and head for a ridge. Nobody touches me then. :) Ian Darling wrote: And avoiding people in Warthogs is relatively easy, I just wear them down while I circle around on foot. I'd be careful, a really good player will be able to maneuver in such a way that the tail whips back around and runs you over. I dunno how, but one of my friends does this all the time...he's really good in the warthog though.
Hawaian shirts and shorts work too in Summer. People assume you're either a complete nut (in which case not a worthy target) or so damn good you don't need to worry about camouflage... -Anna-Jayne Metcalfe on Paintballing
David Stone wrote: I've beat half the game on legendary by myself so far. :cool: I've just picked up Halo again after a few months haitus, so I'm still working through Heroic (just finished Two Betrayals). I've had a go at Legendary - pretty damn hard, but I'll give it a proper go sometime. -- Ian Darling "The moral of the story is that with a contrived example, you can prove anything." - Joel Spolsky
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David Stone wrote: I've beat half the game on legendary by myself so far. :cool: I've just picked up Halo again after a few months haitus, so I'm still working through Heroic (just finished Two Betrayals). I've had a go at Legendary - pretty damn hard, but I'll give it a proper go sometime. -- Ian Darling "The moral of the story is that with a contrived example, you can prove anything." - Joel Spolsky
Ian Darling wrote: pretty damn hard, but I'll give it a proper go sometime. That it is...but the Maw, the last level, is sooo fun...especially on legendary. I just barely make it on time when I'm playing cooperative...I can't imagine how many tries it's gonna take for me to beat it solo. Ian Darling wrote: just finished Two Betrayals Two Betrayals is nice. My favorite levels though, are Silent Cartographer (the island), Assault on the Control Room (The Banshees rock!), and the Maw.
Hawaian shirts and shorts work too in Summer. People assume you're either a complete nut (in which case not a worthy target) or so damn good you don't need to worry about camouflage... -Anna-Jayne Metcalfe on Paintballing
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Chris Maunder wrote: She'll become One Of Us sooner or later. Shweet. :cool: Chris Maunder wrote: ASP.NET Make sure that's ASP.NET, with C#...it won't do to have her going around thinking VB.NET is a real language. :) On the other hand, if she wants to be a real hardcore coder chick, she could code up class libraries that inherit from System.Web.UI.Page in MC++ and then modify the @Page directive on the ASP.NET pages to use those code-behind classes. Bwahahahahaha... (actually, that's pretty ridiculous...and I wouldn't ever recommend it.)
Hawaian shirts and shorts work too in Summer. People assume you're either a complete nut (in which case not a worthy target) or so damn good you don't need to worry about camouflage... -Anna-Jayne Metcalfe on Paintballing
David Stone wrote: System.Web.UI.Page in MC++ Except that you can't do that yet :mad: cheers, Chris Maunder
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David Stone wrote: System.Web.UI.Page in MC++ Except that you can't do that yet :mad: cheers, Chris Maunder
Chris Maunder wrote: Except that you can't do that yet :~ Are you sure? I thought you could inherit from anything in MC++...
public namespace MyNamespace
{
public __gc class MyPage : System::Web::UI::Page
{
//blah blah blah insert crap here
};
}Compile. Put the Assembly into your bin directory. At the top of your ASP.NET page...put in: <@Page blah blah blah ... Inherits="MyNamespace.MyPage"/> As far as I know, that should work. I've never tried it...but it seems logical and reasonable that you could do that.
Hawaian shirts and shorts work too in Summer. People assume you're either a complete nut (in which case not a worthy target) or so damn good you don't need to worry about camouflage... -Anna-Jayne Metcalfe on Paintballing
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Chris Maunder wrote: Except that you can't do that yet :~ Are you sure? I thought you could inherit from anything in MC++...
public namespace MyNamespace
{
public __gc class MyPage : System::Web::UI::Page
{
//blah blah blah insert crap here
};
}Compile. Put the Assembly into your bin directory. At the top of your ASP.NET page...put in: <@Page blah blah blah ... Inherits="MyNamespace.MyPage"/> As far as I know, that should work. I've never tried it...but it seems logical and reasonable that you could do that.
Hawaian shirts and shorts work too in Summer. People assume you're either a complete nut (in which case not a worthy target) or so damn good you don't need to worry about camouflage... -Anna-Jayne Metcalfe on Paintballing
The inheritance isn't the problem. There is an issue with MC++ and ASP.NET that can in certain circumstances lead to problems. So you can do it, but it's not encouraged. cheers, Chris Maunder