User:Jazz
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| Status: User |
| Location: Orlando, FL |
| Skills: Level Design, C/C++(ish), VB, |
| Music Theory, Music Composition, |
| Tuba/Euphonium Performance |
| Favorite "Canon, lol" Series: SatAM |
| Favourite Sport: Ice Hock-eh |
| Current Addiction: Team Fortress 2 |
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Well, I found my way here...
Yeah, after playing SRB2 for about two years and taking part on the messageboards for the past year, I decided it was time for me to get even more involved in the community. So, here I am!
My story, as if you care.
Well, you must care somewhat, if you've read this far.
A Nubbish Beginning
Well, I started playing SRB2 back in the 1.09.2 days, which seems so long ago now... But either way back then I had some unfortunate n00bish tendencies. Though I do admit I was a hell of a lot better than your average newb, I knew how to type in complete sentences in proper English, but that wasn't enough to save my first topic on the SRB2 Messageboards.
http://ssntails.sepwich.com/mb/viewtopic.php?t=5015
Lets just say my first "wad" was not very well received. Even worse was the reason why I edited it.
I used to be one of those people who would host SA City with all kinds of character wads and other such bullcrap, or host Sonic Racetrack 2 with SMS. *shudder* Yeah, I was a fan of SMS back in the day. *more violent shudder* Luckily I've outgrown that now...
Days of Improvement
Well, after awhile, I started getting bored of the whole "OGM SA CITY!111!!1one!" thing, so I started getting into match. I started hosting match constantly, and started getting quite pissed when people were able to aim at me outside the horizontal plane. I used to think that they were hacking (I told you I was a newb!) It wasn't until 1.09.4 first came out that I figured out how to use mouse control. Once I figured that out, I improved drastically.
This was also the beginning of my map editing days. I downloaded SRB2DoomBuilder, but couldn't even figure out how to make a thok barrier at first. It would be months later before I tried again and figured it out.
Despite these problems, I was getting better at Match and CTF by the day, causing more and more people to complain about my presence in netgames. And then I got bored of SRB2 and stopped playing for months...
Jazz Attack
Around ten months ago (as of 1/28/07,) I started playing SRB2 consistently again, coming back from playing Dota on Warcraft 3. This time, I went through ST218's Doom Builder Tutorial and understood it that time. I created my first wad, which was a total load of garbage, and got deleted. Then I released my first wad, Railsniper Range in this topic:
http://ssntails.sepwich.com/mb/viewtopic.php?t=7749
Soon after this, I figured out how to get around my router (again) and host netgames. Now I started to combine my learning about level editing, with practice against other people while playing the game. I started to make other maps, and would host them on my server and test them in gameplay against anyone who would join. Then another development came up.
I joined FuriousFox's Dedicated Server and noticed the wadfile that brought up his server commands, and notified me about the fact that his server recorded stats. Soon afterwards, I adapted this idea and took it a step further, adding to it my server rules and other information. Then one day I opened up Visual Basic 6 and started programming myself a simple stats engine. With some help from my mother, who is a computer programmer, I optimized my code and could have my crappy Pentium II crunch a log file in less than a second. This crappy computer soon became my Dedicated Server computer.
I could now host a netgame, pop in and out whenever I wanted. Not only that, my server had a simple stats and registration system, where people can record the points they scored on my server. I could also now work on my maps without interrupting or lagging the game, which was quite nice. Soon, I released my first level pack, which I named Jazz Attack. The current topic with download link can be found here.
http://ssntails.sepwich.com/mb/viewtopic.php?t=9123
Too Much Team Fortress 2
Playing an enormous amount of Team Fortress 2 and loving it.
Though I am not playing SRB2 very much, I can be contacted through Steam as "[AoC]Jazz Jackrabbit" and I can also be contacted via PM on the message board and in #srb2fun. If you bug me, I might play a netgame with you. =P
