Local News: Maps & Mods in the Virtual Terrain web has some early alpha screenshots of the new UT2k3 map I'm constructing.

Local News: Maps & Mods in the Virtual Terrain web has some more info about my map DM-AnubisLostTemple for UT2k3.

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Local News: A new page in the Virtual Terrain web is soon to be posted. Screenshots from my Battlecruser theme project, being done for the 3D Buzz Unreal Technology class, Level Editing 101. This will be playable with Unreal Tournament 2003.

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Local News: A new addition to the Game Links section of the Vitual Terrain web is Unreal Links page 2 which contains over 500 links. Where did I steal a list like that? Truth of the matter is that it's being offered for free. Unreal Websites formaly a links web site dedicated to all Unreal games is shifting gears to another format and so made available the list as a text down load. I have the Excel spreadsheet format along with a tab delimited text file but I'll have to find out what to do to set it up as a search database. And it's a good thing I did visit the other day because according to the banner on the site, Unreal Websites is soon to be gone forever. I plan to keep the list posted and maybe even set up a data base in the unforeseeable future.
Up Date 12/04/03: Unrealised is also shutting down and I want to post some of it here but how much I not sure yet. It is info and files having to do with Unreal and UnEd1 yet very well done so it seems a waste to let it die. I'll probably start with a zip of the tutorials then go from there.

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Local News: The Virtual Terrain web will soon be getting all sorts of updates so stay tuned. Twilight Sightings in the Worlds ofthe Unknown web will soon have a new UFO file posted.

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Local News: Mod Land in the Virtual Terrain web has a review of 3D Buzz and some of the free 3D design and game educational opportunities at this site.
Up Date 11/10/03: Go to Mod Land in the Virtual Terrain web to see some screenshot of my Egypt theme map for UT2003. And coming soon the latest game info.

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Local News: Visit the Flea Market tables to see what has recently sold. I will soon be posting info to Mod Land about the free classes I'm taking through 3D Buzz having to do with Unreal Technology.

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Local News: my Development Diary in the Virtual Terrain web where I talk about why I've put my Indy Game Developer career on hold.

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Local News: PC Games in the Flea Market web has 2 new listings. The place to buy used PC  Games for $5.00 each, every day.

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Network News: I'm still on the hunt for Images and sounds for each home page of all the subwebs. That just right image or wav file is harder to come by than you think.

Local News: Go to PC Video Games in the Virtual Terrain web. I've just picked up Unreal II get my take on it. My Free Games list has an update and a short flash about Half-Life.

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Local News: A small update to the Mod Making section of the Game Links page in the Virtual Terrain web. Nothing outstanding I just updated some info already posted about Max Payne and Halo.
Update 10:35: PM: Visit the new page 3D Games & 3D Design in the Virtual Terrain web. There will be regular updates on the happenings, how and why of things. So if you have a interest in 3D make this a regular stop. And another event in the Virtual Terrain web is the expanding of Game Links from 1 page to 3 in order to handle the larger volume of information.

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Local News: Changes and additions to PC Games and Software in the Flea Market web.
Head on over to Mod Land and find out what's going on with the Halo for PC editor.

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Local News: I updated the Mod Making section of the Game Links page to include links to development teams and fan sites for Max Payne and GTA / GTA Vice City. Go to Mod Land for a comment about editing tools for GTA.
The Platinum, Gold & Jewels page has over 25 new titles listed. Find it linked from the PC Video Games page in the Virtual Terrain web.

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Local News: Once again the we have updates to Mod Land, PC Video Games and Game Links in the Virtual Terrain web. Game Links has updates to the Mod Making section.

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Local News: Just a reprise of a few days ago. See the post below.

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Other News: Twilight Sightings has a brand new x file for you paranormal hungry fools.

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Other News: Check out Game Links for an update to the Game Design links pages along with a fixed gmax link.
The Links page now has links a plenty. And there is still lots of room to place personal home page descriptions and links. If you want to be listed send an Email.
Twilight Sightings has an announcement for those of you interested in my UFO files.

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Other News: Some news on what Publisher Eidos has done about the botched release of Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness. Go to PC Video Games to find out.
Visit the Rail Raod Photos page of the New England Photo Gallery web site where they are releasing new rail photos all through the coming week.

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Other News: A lot of little tweaks to the Worlds ofthe Unknown web site mostly done to the nav bar.

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Other News: In the Virtual Terrain area I have a few game updates that include Unreal Tournament 2004, Doom III, Quake IV, Halo and Hordes of the Underdark posted at PC Games. And editor updates at Mod Land. Also Development Diary has an update.

Go to the Flea Market and check out 2 new additions to the PC Games page where you will find Operation and Scrabble family favorites for generations, now for your computer.

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In the near future the news that was on each areas' title page will be right here along with network news. In place of this will be a large graphic depicting the theme of the area. How's that for change and innovation? I may be getting rid of the pop up banners very soon so cross your fingers. Hey, what do you want for free?

Other News: Virtual Terrain has had a change of navigation. I took NeverFantasys and placed it as a subpage of PCGames.

New England Photo Gallery now offers photo reprints and photo restoration at very reasonable prices.

I would like part time volunteers to provide content and ideas for the following: RPG Games, which could grow into an area all its' own; Modelers' Workbench, the whole area and this could grow any number of ways. I also need outside content for all the other hobby areas so if you have something to say let me hear from you.

Rants: This computer shop seems very happy to treat you as a complete stranger so you can't be mad at them. Good Marketing strategy or bad karma? Bad memory take it in get a new one. Bad memory.... Do I really want to?

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Sorry for all the ranting of late but It's not like I have a backup computer. All my plans for the future are based on a smooth running computer. Including this web site and becoming a indi game developer. So bare with me if I loose it just a little bit. If I put up a Pay Pal donate link will they come to click upon it.

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I'm still having problems with the new computer. These people are total screw ups. I constantly find a BIOS setting that need to be changed. Harware although not brand new is dying on me right and left. And I'm begining to suspect that the 256 of DDR (pc2100) that was paid for is just plain old pc 133. How do I prove carless and neglegent on their part. It's not like they offer a written warrenty. Don't trust a guy that you don't trust in the first place.

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I did finally smooth out my newest respawn that took a few days. First I had modem trouble. Found out that the shop must have zapped the fairly new card. Then lots of quirks with Windows and software. But turned out to be the wrong drivers from the wrong company. The Sound Blaster drivers are wrong even though they had my CD. The video drivers were Asus Nvidia not the generic ones from Nvidia. Once again they had my copy of the right drivers. Changing the video drivers seems to have smoothed everything over and she's perring like a cat. A noisy cat but who cares. Note to self and all readers don't go to these people ever again but first retrieve the CPU and audio cable they "forgot" to return to me and pick up replacement for modem which I might have done something to myself when I must have hooked it up during a lightening storm???????????. If you live in central VT and want to know the name of this business please email me.

Next I build a little sister for my new spawn (by my self) just to avoid that horrible experience in some sort of retro replay mode.

At least I will be getting back to updating the network. And please submit something, anything that will help grow this network into a free information arena for all types of hobbyists.

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I have added a Hobby Spot network Map for those that want to a certain page without all the clicking.

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In other network news: you may have noticed on the way through that the navigation panel is broken off to a page of its own. This is for purposes of shorter load time. When going to the site myself the wait just seemed to long. So until I decide on some sort of smaller graphic or something feel free to use the text navigation on the Portal page or go the new Navigation page with all the familiar graphics you have used for years now.

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On to site news. The whole Sand Dollar web is being reworked as far as content is concerned and Virtual Terrain has an update.

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Go to Virtual Terrain for a heads up on a new game release.

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I couldn't put off reinstalling the OS (or operating system) on my computer any longer. Well it really should have been done a year ago. But it's been put off for want of a Win 98 SE disk. I have one of those pain in the ass reinstall disks with ever thing oringinal to my PC. The only thing original is my motherboard. Doesn't it take a long time to do everything necessessay to make it function the way it should. You're packing months and months of hardware upgrades and software installs into (15 days for me) and you hope the poor old 3 year old won't have a seizure making all that hard work for naught, leaving you with a lost love one that can never be replaced at the moment. I think many of you have been there.

Then I can't find my Front Page 2000 disk. So I had to revert to Front Page 98. "It will be like useing stone knives and bear skins. But I shall endeavor to do whatever is possible". I probably misquoted but I haven't seen that episode of Star Trek for quite a few years. Kids ask your perental Treky or the the video shop Treky for info on the above quote.

I will try to update on a regular basis from now on.

Sand Dollar Gifts & Collectibes is dropping their present supplier and going to another. This does not effect New England Photo Gallery at all.

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In other news: a few more pesky links have been stamped out. 

Update: 06/22/2003
You may have noticed mention of a Hobby Spot Club. Well soon by simply joining up you will have access to an open message board. 

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Update: 06/20/2003
Sand Dollar Gifts & Collectibles has a new page and items for your perusal.  

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I fixed a lot of the links through out the network but many more to come. If you find a link that does not work use the temporary e-mail at the left. 

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Virtual Terrain has a some updates so over and enjoy. 

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In other network news - putting the network back together again is coming along at a slow and steady pace. 

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Links - are going to be down in many areas of the network till the whole network is in place. 

E-mail - is hobbysp@worldnet.att.net for now but more will be coming (an e-mail for just about every area of the network). As of right now the E-mail Me link if active only goes to old site box so use the one above. 

Domain Name - of the site will be changing when I can upgrade to a new site package. It should be (http://www.hobbyspot.com) but using the old link should get you redirected to the new. Use the above e-mail if not. This new package (from Tripod) is really sweet - 100meg storage, 10 e-mails, 10 sub domains and a whole lot more for $12 per month. Use the above link and compare prices.

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Hobby Spot is now the Hobby Spot network. This is the beginning of many changes and expansions. 

I though operating the site without identity was getting really lame. So in order to add personality to the new look I shall henceforth be referred to as Dr SciFi. This way if you want to send e-mail you have someone to call by name instead of web guy, site guy or other explicative for example.

I will be slowly moving Sand Dollar Gifts & Collectibles and New England Photo Gallery to Hobby Spot network. This helps out on two fronts. It saves me from having separate web sites and and web hosts. It lets visitors to Hobby Spot network click through to areas in the same network instead of transferring to another web site. It also brings a gift shop to Hobby Spot network. And if things work out Sand Dollar Gifts & Collectibles will expand to hand made crafts and hobby supplies. 
Please be aware that links will be broken, pictures and eye candy missing. I will try to correct all of this as I go along with the importing of the site to Hobby Spot network. 

Other Worlds has a few updates. 

About the shuttle Columbia mishap I would like to express my sympathies to the families of brave people.