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Trouble Shooting / Re: New monitor font looks like dogshit

« Last post by QwazyWabbit on January 12, 2025, 07:01:42 AM »

I've seen that font before and it's probably in a pak file for that game mod. What mod are you playing in that screenshot?
The fonts in Q2 are defined in pics/conchars.pcx or possibly conchars.tga and mods can customize them.

You can change it in the mod by locating that file in the mod folder and either deleting it or replacing it for something you find more pleasing.

Keep in mind those typefaces were designed for a 640x480 resolution and when you get a better microscope you see details you never noticed before.

Trouble Shooting / New monitor font looks like dogshit

« Last post by 0rbisson on January 11, 2025, 11:25:00 PM »

I have just bought a new monitor with specs

MSI MAG 275F 27inch 180Hz FHD Rapid IPS Gaming Monitor, 1920x1080, 16:9, 0.5ms GtG, 1000:1 Contrast, 250 Nits, 1x DP 1.4, 2x HDMI 2.0b, HDR10, Adaptive Sync, Frameless Design, Tilt, VESA 100x100mm

For some reason the in game font looks like dogshit (see photo) it just doesnt look smooth it has this pixilated effect to it. i have the desktop res native and have q2pro res matching. Any ideas?

/dev/random / Re: Whatcha watchin'/streamin'...

« Last post by mcbass on January 10, 2025, 09:45:40 AM »

https://youtu.be/h-M3JDG4z90

/dev/random / Re: Whatcha watchin'/streamin'...

« Last post by |iR|Focalor on January 09, 2025, 12:29:05 PM »

I had never watched Snow White all the way through before even though we had the Disney channel when I was a kid... and back then they actually showed all the old Disney animated stuff, from the old feature length movies to all the Disney character shorts from the 40's/50's/60's, and even the earlier Silly Symphonies and Max Fleisher type stuff.

So I finally got around to downloading Snow White and watching it start to finish. Wow. Maybe it's not all that remarkable to a lot of folks, but if you think about what movies were like at that time (Snow White was released in 1937), Snow White was absolutely AMAZING. All of the action was filmed with live actors and then drawn out by artists frame by frame (the "rotoscope" technique).

As far as Disney animated movies go, Snow White is certainly not my favorite. My favorites are Alice in Wonderland, Sword in the Stone, and Robin Hood... and I guess Lilo and Stitch too, that one's pretty good,... and I think it might've been the last classic cell-style animation movie they did as well although I think technically it was all done on computers.

An interesting video about Lucille La Verne, the terrific actress who was the voice of the evil queen and the witch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hsi7btQY1Kk&ab_channel=Dizographies

/dev/random / Re: The Man Thread

« Last post by rikwad on January 09, 2025, 11:48:26 AM »

Cool, I really liked it better in yellow with all eight head lights. The interior looked awesome with yellow and that brown plastic on the console too.

/dev/random / Re: The Man Thread

« Last post by |iR|Focalor on January 07, 2025, 04:04:46 AM »

How much engine is too much engine? Is there such a thing?

Well when merely starting the car is blood-curdlingly terrifying... yeah, you might've found the edge of sanity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73s5sPyBMoE

Railwarz / TMG Version 0.2.64 Release

« Last post by QwazyWabbit on January 02, 2025, 09:47:52 AM »

This version fixes a bug where players couldn't connect if the user_o.txt file didn't exist.

/dev/random / Re: Whatcha watchin'/streamin'...

« Last post by |iR|Focalor on December 31, 2024, 02:38:32 AM »

I came across clips of this show browsing shorts on youtube. It's called Mr. Inbetween.

Mr. Inbetween (TV Series, FX, 2018–2021)

An Australian made show I guess, set in Australia I think. It's a partly gritty action, partly crime-thriller, partly drama, partly comedy kind of show. It ran for 3 seasons from 2018 to 2021 on FX. It's really good, one of the best shows you probably never heard of. 30 minute episodes, so it's easy to find time to watch.

IMDB synopsis says: Ray Shoesmith is a father, ex-husband, boyfriend, brother and best friend; tough roles to juggle in the modern age. Especially, when you're also a criminal for hire.

My synopsis: It's about a hitman/enforcer for hire, divorced, has shared custody of his 8yr old daughter. Wants to raise his daughter right and be a good role model for her, but still leads a life of crime and violence. It's not really a "comedy", but every so often veers that way when absurd and awkward moments occur. It goes from action to funny to sad and everywhere else in a natural well-written way, interesting characters, good character development. I'm about halfway through the last season now (s03) and so far I'd rate it a 9 out of 10 - one of the best shows I've ever seen. It's so good, it's a shame there's only 3 seasons. But I suppose a good show running too long can be as bad as a bad show. I watched The Walking Dead for all of it's first 9 seasons before I got bored and stopped following it. Just recently got around to finally downloading seasons 10 and 11, the last 2 seasons. Pretty soon I'll start re-watching that show start to finish... and I'm not entirely looking forward to it.

Some of the Aussie accents are a little thick. I can understand 99% of it, but some Americans have trouble understanding some British, Irish, Aussie, or Scottish accents. If this is you, I'd recommend streaming it directly from some paid service that offers english subtitles.

/dev/random / Re: The Official Inclusive Non-denominational Holidays 2020 Thread (and 2023 also)

« Last post by |iR|Focalor on December 28, 2024, 03:38:58 PM »

Corona Extra "O Tannenpalm" Christmas commercial turns 34 this year.

First aired in 1990. It remains the longest running beer ad of all time.
It was filmed in Akumal, Mexico. - The ad's creator, Mike Rogers, chose the location on the Yucatan Peninsula after a family vacation there where he was struck by the town decorated in Christmas lights.
It cost less than $50,000 to make. - Or approximately 1,852 packs of 24 Corona Extra bottles. Even better, because there were no actors, the company hasn't had to pay any residuals, effectively making it one of the cheapest commercials ever made and making it easier to stay on the air for 30-plus years.
Alligators kept invading the set. - According to the ad’s creator, Mike Rogers, the area in Akumal where they were filming was very marshy and home to large numbers of alligators. They kept wranglers on set to keep the reptiles away from the crew. "We had to scoop the alligators out of the way and keep them out of the way," Rogers recalled in 2015. "The cameraman was petrified." Thankfully, they only needed 10 takes.
Corona has considered replacing the commercial. - But they couldn't come up with a better idea, according to Jim Sabia, the chief marketing officer of Constellation Brands Inc's beer division. "We've tried over the years to come up with another holiday ad, and every time we look at the storyboards and concepts, we go back to this," Sabia told the Wall Street Journal in 2015. "It's so simple, powerful and emotional. It's extremely hard to beat."