Looks like I'll have to wait a bit for my hosts to fix their Tomcat/JSPs problem. In all honesty, I didn't expect instant results 'cause it is Christmas; everyone is entitled to their holiday. But after that, then I go medieval on them ;) So I'll have to maintain ye olde HTML files for just a little bit longer. Either way, welcome to the new home for my website. To celebrate, I've got another space wallpaper to share with y'all:
OK, so I didn't make this wallpaper to celebrate the move to my new domain, it just happened to be finished now. Once again, it was inspired by very strong elements in my life. But worry not, the theme isn't sad or emo this time.
I've also got myself a deviantArt account. To visit it, you can click on the link to the right under the 'More of me' header. Alternatively, you can type ultraq.deviantart.com into your browser.
Rant
Merry Christmas everybody! :D
Update
Mwuahahah, HOT domain name ACTION! http://www.ultraq.net.nz/
There's nothing there yet, just the front page acting as a place holder until I sort every other little detail out. Apart from just a domain name and hosting, I've been given a tonne of other technologies to play around with, the most interesting one for me probably being JSPs. With the extra space, processing power, and general stuff, I'm gonna investigate the extra things I've always wanted to do, before making the final move to my new home.
I've just been re-arranging some content on this site as the stuff for me to watch over just becomes more numerous. The most noticeable change is the assigning of the Wallpapers section to be a subgroup of Artwork. The most un-noticeable change is the biggest one: the re-writing of the JavaScript that is used to display the content. Hopefully there shouldn't be any broken links, and any that were caused by the new scripts I have caught. If there are some dead links leading to pages that look like there should be something going on, it would be really nice if you would let me know. Contact e-mail address is on the left, where it has always been :)
Keeping everything at Brinkster in-synch with my local copy has always been difficult. Trying to get by without FTP isn't easy, and that upload interface of Brinkster's isn't top-notch either. But hey, it was all free.
So, as a Christmas present to myself, I'll be moving the site on to bigger things (ie: a paid service). Goodbye ads, and hello convenience!
2 new pictures, 1 for the Artwork - Sketches section, and the other for the Artwork - Wallpapers section. The first being another short comic I drew for a friends' birthday, and the other an extension of my foray into space drawings, respectively:
I'm pretty proud of Sacrifices, and so have made it wallpaper sized at the request of family. So at the moment it only exists in the formats my family and I use (1024x768, 1280x1024), plus the 800x600 one I use as a preview. If you really really want it in another resolution, just send me an e-mail, and I'll see what I can do.
Update
After seeing my friend update his own website (Jandal's Webpage), his layout reminded me to finally put up links on my page. Just like him, I thought I'd just dedicate my right sidebar to the links instead of making a page for it. I'm really not sure what the hell to put up there, so I just found myself adding links to places that I find myself in quite often. Although, if I truly continued along that path, I'd end up putting links to several - other - random - places, as well one to where you can find the new Netscape Browser.
(was that too obvious? lol?)
Update
A minor update: the Red Alert TechCenter mirror for Campaign Ultraq 2.0 is now up. I've also submitted it to PlanetCNC, and if the last time was anything to go by, we won't see it there for a good 4 weeks.
Update
So in amongst all the reading, the playing computer games, and free time, I've managed to create another drawing. Loosely inspired by a view from a balcony and some shiny lights, it's a huge departure from my usual drawings of people:
In other stuff, a computer game I'm playing nowadays is a combat flight simulator (my first since 1993's Strike Commander, yikes!) called Falcon 4.0: Allied Force. Can you believe: 30 training missions and a 700+ page manual? I'm not kidding, but seeing at how realistic this game is made, I'm not all that surprised now. There really is a lot to learn, and all I've learnt with arcade-style action games (FPS anyone?) has no place in this game: I'm a total n00b here. It's graphics are pretty sub-par by today's standards, but it's not a game you buy for the pretty textures.
And I've also gone and got myself a Myspace profile, lol. If I'm going to continue along these lines, I may find myself a deviantART profile too; that place is primarily for artists.
Update
Only a weekend has passed, but already I'm taking full advantage of my free time. A drawing I've been sitting on for a few months (but put on hold due to priority university commitments) has finally been completed:
With only 3 weeks until I start some HOT full-time work ACTION, I'm already filling my available time with some of my old hobbies. Reading books, playing some downloaded mods of computer games I already have, maybe even learning another tune on that guitar or piano. I've also got a couple more drawings, except most of them are still ideas, not just put-on-hold sketches like the one above. Oh yeah, and without the stress of classes, I've actually been able to remember my dreams again! Hahaha, oh wonderful days.
Update
As promised, an update to my Red Alert campaign: links to the forum thread for support and downloads have been updated in all places in this website. There's not a helluva lot new with it, and if you've already finished Campaign Ultraq 2.0, then you're not missing-out on anything new by skipping this download. But this will be the version that I'll submit to PlanetCNC, and the one I'll support from now on.
In other news, 4 years of university has finally come to a close. w00t! ;)
