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    Posts made by Jim Nanban

    • RE: AWS (Amazon Web Service) as MU Hosting

      @ixokai Ugh, Rackspace... Thanks, I may well end up using that Linode: Being a NetAdmin now, I understand how critical console access is.

      I should try AWS, just for professional reasons, but I'm lazy at heart. Linux hosting for five bucks and remote console access sounds pretty rad and lazy-friendly!

      posted in MU Questions & Requests
      Jim Nanban
      Jim Nanban
    • RE: Jim Nanban's Playlist

      @Cupcake Ah, I think you were from just before my time, then.

      posted in A Shout in the Dark
      Jim Nanban
      Jim Nanban
    • RE: Thenomain's Playlist

      @Thenomain Wow... then you're one of the people who helped me RP with friends and family when I moved away for college. And for getting me into this hobby, which helped teach me that I hate programming, kind-of like scripting, and really like networks.

      Thanks!!

      posted in A Shout in the Dark
      Jim Nanban
      Jim Nanban
    • RE: What RPG SYSTEM do you want to play on a Mu*?

      @ThatGuyThere It's also incredibly easy to just, you know, not code that wild die thing in.

      posted in Mildly Constructive
      Jim Nanban
      Jim Nanban
    • RE: What RPG SYSTEM do you want to play on a Mu*?

      I haven't played these fancy FATE and Numanuma or whatnot games, so I can't comment on that. But @Woragarten is right, Fiasco basically models the IC and OOC workings of a MU*. 😉

      I love West End Games' d6 System they used for Star Wars, and I think as a core system you can hammer that thing onto anything and it fits. No mess, no fuss, you're adding dice to a pool, you can stay skilled or do multiple-actions for badassitude at high capabilities... and best of all, it's pretty damned simple to code.

      I think the question begs the question, "and what kind of MU* would you want to play it on?" See here...

      For a tight-knit MU* with a dozen players, half of which are online and available at any given time, I'd want a super-light system that encourages wide leeway in judgement. WEG d6 or Apocalypse World even.

      For a MU* with a hundred players and expects to keep some internal consistency, I'd want something that codes clean and clear and has very little leeway in the system. Hero/Champions is great for this, you arbitrate relatively little of the system. (Granted, a lot of this comes down to having and enforcing OOC standards, which involves confrontation, which gamers aren't wonderful at.)

      Then other systems work better if you want to code EVERYthing... and other systems work better if you want to basically be a platform for people to run their own stories that don't necessarily need to intersect...

      One I'd like to see done on a MU* is Twilight: 2000, any version (even Twilight: 2013, whose excellent mechanics for psychological damage and teams were overshadowed by crotchety fans and abysmally unplayable book organization). I've only seen the CG done once: When I coded it as a teenager--and then suffered hard drive failure.

      posted in Mildly Constructive
      Jim Nanban
      Jim Nanban
    • RE: Thenomain's Playlist

      Wow, are we talking late 90's DarkMetal??

      posted in A Shout in the Dark
      Jim Nanban
      Jim Nanban
    • RE: Jim Nanban's Playlist

      Ooh, good point thanks!!

      posted in A Shout in the Dark
      Jim Nanban
      Jim Nanban
    • RE: AWS (Amazon Web Service) as MU Hosting

      @faraday See? This is why I ask, everyone seems to have a piece of the puzzle. 😄

      posted in MU Questions & Requests
      Jim Nanban
      Jim Nanban
    • RE: AWS (Amazon Web Service) as MU Hosting

      @Ashen-Shugar Hey thanks for the feedback! Great to see you're still in the hobby!

      See, what got me into this line of thought is that AWS has a free tier:

      • https://aws.amazon.com/s/dm/optimization/server-side-test/free-tier/free_np/
      • https://aws.amazon.com/free/faqs/?ft=nf

      The TL;DR: 1 Gig of RAM, "32 or 64-bit processor" and 750 hours per month (which is 31.25 days whether you're using Imperial or Metric units). I'm guessing it should be sufficient?

      As for Intellectual Property, I'm more concerned with if Amazon gets a screwjob license to your softcode, theme files, etc etc. I thiiink the game I want to revive would be fine with that, and let's face it we're in a dying hobby so it's not an asset they'd use... but it's something that's on my mind.

      posted in MU Questions & Requests
      Jim Nanban
      Jim Nanban
    • AWS (Amazon Web Service) as MU Hosting

      Has anyone considered/used AWS for MU hosting?
      It seems pretty ideal to me--free hosting, Amazon uptime and platform...
      But maybe there are intellectual property concerns?
      Is there any sort of consensus about this?

      Thanks!

      posted in MU Questions & Requests
      Jim Nanban
      Jim Nanban
    • Jim Nanban's Playlist

      Since I'm about to post a little and try something in the MU* world again, I figure I should create this list so people know who the hell I am/was.

      Current

      None

      • Life changed. I'm a Mercy main in Overwatch, though! NanbanJim#1178

      Past

      The Greatest Generation

      • Bastian Hertz (WWII, Poland, Belgium, France, Greece), Fallschirmjäger NCO and my main.
      • Jukka (Winter War, D), my first TGG character.
      • Seppo (Winter War, D), crotchety old Jäger in the Winter War.
      • Sixten (Winter War), Einar (Winter War, D)
      • Vilhelm (Wehrmacht), Kunstler (SS)
      • Dowd (ANZAC/Newfie WWI, D), the little Newfie who fell in love with a machinegun (according to the trench rumours, anyway)
      • Thompson (ANZAC WWI, D), Lee (ANZAC WWI)
      • and maybe a few others

      Ravenswood Academy

      • Lucian, Luck-based student, joined at the hip with Aya
      • Twelve-Gauge (staff)

      Shang

      • Irja, with the trolly kinks list. I was there to connect with OOC friends.

      Naruto Rivalry MUSH

      • Irii, the samurai-musume.

      Battlestar Kharon (I think)

      • Panda (short for Pandorian), the dumb Marine.

      The Reach

      • Tolik, aka Bob, is make think he is being the really cool guy. (Russian Mage)
      • Thomas, handyman and Malleus Hunter.

      Serenity MUSH (I think)

      • Jander, a former Black Company mercenary.

      BSSM MUX

      • Valk, staffbit who helped run the game into the ground.

      ... and a few dozen other characters lost to time.

      Oh, I'm also Nanban Jim pretty much everywhere.

      posted in A Shout in the Dark
      Jim Nanban
      Jim Nanban
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