Happy New Year!

Happy Year 2008!

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WindowsXP Service Pack 3

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Download SiteAdvisor Plus trial This is the self-extracting executable that contains the update package for Windows XP Service Pack 3. Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) includes all previously released updates for the operating system. This update also includes a small number of new functionalities, which do not significantly change customers experience with the operating system.

Seasons Greeting: Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to you and your family... God Bless!

Back to gamedev!: AI FSM + Entity Manager + Messaging

I just got myself in condition to write some code again but this time it's more of an strategic and effective approach in coding AI using C++ rather than Game Engine / Graphics / Sound / Network... well i'm somewhat satisfied for now what my 2d engine is capable off... but now i'm better of doing other things to make my game more alive!

Please check Downloads category: AI_FSM_EntityMgr_Msging.zip

I wish next year of Q1-Q2 will be my first casual game release using my game engine. I'm planning at least 3 games before I start working on my 3D engine again.

This should work now...

Cheers and Merry Christmas!

edited: I forgot that this AI includes instant and delayed messaging capabilities! You will notice some 1sec delays before other entity response.

Reviving Natalie Part 2

My computer is not working for more than a month now then I always brought the hp laptop from work with me on weekends. Kinda start getting lazy... so I decided to waste time fixing my computer. Bought a new casing, a new 250gb drive, and a keyboard!

Why part 2: reviving natalie (part 1)

Anyway, there is no good reason yet for upgrading my computer now. First I believe P4 with 2gb of ram and nvidia 6600 will suffice for my everyday use. I do used to code most of the time than playing games while on my computer y'know. Second, it's tooooo damn expensive just imagine replacing the motherboard, cpu, ram, casing, and powersupply. Third, I don't spend much time now on my computer I just track my downloads and go out most of the time. Ok now some of you might just wonder - I never get Idled at YM... well I simply and always disable the idle timer and keep my downloads up.

Sorry no pictures this moment.

Cheers!

Sound trip #1

This is what I'm always playing while driving on my way home... damn I love this song. I tend to ignore the lyrics/vocals most of the time, and listen only music instruments first esp drums and guitar... yep that's me. Anyway I just read/sang the whole lyrics, very nice!. This song is so cool that if I have a chance to form a band, this is the type of music I want - of course as of now hehehe.

Just updated my "Mood Music" category, enjoy listening if its still in there.

Pardini Lou - What Might Have Been


Somewhere, lost in the wind
I'm watching you
Sunlight touching your hair
And I remember
Somehow, we said that we would never stray
But somehow we lost our way
Promises too often spoken
Are easily broken apart

I'm ready this time
I know that I'm no longer undecided
Don't wanna be
A fool wondering what might have been

Trace of forever lingering
Drawing me closer to you
A new beginning
Now I know
There is no doubt I understand
Just how fragile love can be
I can't forget
Your mem'ry found me
Now I know where I belong

I'm ready this time
I know that I'm no longer undecided
Don't wanna be a fool wondering
What might have been
Through every day, into the night
With only love to guide us
I'm ready to go, coz I've got to know
What might have been
Let the lovin' decide, I can't run, I can't hide

I want you to know
My heart will show that I'm ready this time
I know that I'm no longer undecided
Don't wanna be, a fool wondering what might have been
I've searched everywhere, and nothing compares
When we've got love to guide us
I'm ready to go, coz I wanna know what might have been
I'm wondering what might have been
We're gonna find what might have been
Oh I wanna know what might have been

Happy? Halloween

This holiday becomes emotional to us. We (our family) visit our brother's grave (nov1) and stayed there for few hours, made a great chat, yes we had fun, on that same time my sister's surprise call comming from U.S., and the best thing is I know my bro is there and happy. Then we came back the next morning (nov2).

Before I'm demotivated... I guess it will better if I stop playin guitar, gamedev projects, sidelines, blogging "for a while" and focus things like my health, my job and my mom.

Now I want to do things again. Maybe start cleaning my guitar? upgrade my pc to start coding again?

...

Anyway I would like to say thanks to those who greets me on my birthday: my family of course, pau! :), mshel (advance pa), jojo, eya, carol, then sa mga pahabol hehehe! pier, dss dudlers, gene, mia, karla, and rye, etc.. Onti ba? I actually forgot or accidentally turn-off my birthday notification on my friendster hehehe - turns out marami naka depende na sa prenster nu ba yun!

Gym / Bodybuilding / bagong trippings...

Ok this thing is not what I want to do, it's what i 'need' to do. I have a highblood/hypertension and while i'm still young maybe this is the right time - not perfect since I should have started a year ago.

Anyway most of my friends and folks know me I'm an 'ecto' coz of my skinny built hehehe. I can post my college/ecpay days pic... wait I change my mind ^^.

I already gained 9kilo (so about 19lbs) since last 4 months of trainning. Yep! 9kilo, I prefer kilo coz it's easier to remember! I am a hard gainer!, I need to plan my diet, add more calories and protein intake. I take supplements like whey protein, mass gainer, creatine, glutamine and calcium. Gainer shake is the most expensive of all but now I made my own formulation that will make this less expensive. 3-4x a week gym etc...

If you ask how crazy am I? Did I discover this stuff on my own? You don't know side effects! LOL!...
...First, I have a friend who has fitness trainor certification not just like those who only have PT degree you can see in fitness center, one of my best bud and obviously teaches me all those kind of crazy stuff. Now he's in Dubai working as fitness trainor in Fitness First. Second, medical education runs through my family. My dad is a doc, mom is a retired nurse, 2 sisters is a nurse and my older bro who used to be a nurse too.

Check my previous post: Getting busy (May 02, 2007)

Sorry, I don't want to get into details here i'm sure google is your best friend. I can't say if my plans really working but who cares... I still love doing it. If you are skinny like me, better get a doctor first. Health is the most important than anything.

My new graphic 'wrapper'

Presenting my new wrapper! well not engine really, more of like direct3d wrapper :( hehehe!. Anyway this 'wrapper' can do 2D and 3D and mix at the same time - gui 2D using orthographic projection. This is still a prototype, but the 2D side seems to be good enough to create a simple casual game. This is actually a code re-write from my previous game engine. Some of the codes will still be used and planning to recode most of the graphic part for shader aproach. Everything still goes into plan. Here are the pics... :D

2D (shooter demo)
3D (box on grid)

Things to do:

Lot of things happens to me this past few weeks... bad and good (most of it). Nothing's changed by the way, I still love what I do.

Here are some stuff that I need to get things done before I sleep...

1. Backup; I have 4 partitions on my 200gb drive and all of them has an average of only 500mb of disk space.
2. Directx SDK (August2007) Install; Yes, I will be re-writing my game codes again but this time I will use shader approach. Something that makes me occupied for a while :D
3. Check emails; Work stuff, my new boss(client) is damn workaholic! Also expecting an email from my consultancy job about my pending works (from my other boss ;D shhhh...).
4. Monitor my new PSU voltage rails; google.
5. Clean my room; why?
6. Check stuff that I can sell at tpipdpc.com.
6. Clean my guitars.
7. Hanap makakain. Hanap din mapatugtug.
8. Hanap pwede mapanood habang nag aayos ng kwarto / pwede TV nalang.
...antok na ako.

*slapped his face*

Ok, I'll better get started!