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I never thought I'd have to do this kind of entry, but my feelings on the matter are quite high, and I think I have some explaining to do. I'm sorry in advance. Hopefully it will never come to this again. I remember first joining RRU. It was just before dinner on a school night, all the way back in 2010. I had just gone through my emails (this was my second email account) on my brothers computer in his room (already showing who would be the richer one), and found a brand new RRU newsletter mysteriously sitting in the previously empty (again, second account; my first one had 2) RRU Newsletter category. For some reason, I had categorised RRU Newsletters without even being an active member on the site (yet). At first, it was my scary. I had been to forums before, but this one felt...different. It looked like the admin had spent a lot of time and effort, going out of his way to purchase his own domain and forum software, instead of using the free forums of the time. It felt...professional. I, at the time, wasn't even sure if I would be committed to staying. I just made an introduction topic, as you do, and went off on my merry way to dinner, before then playing a few hours of PS1 and then passing out. The next day I woke up, and I was astounded; the admin had personally responded to me, alongside some moderators and other members. I felt...brilliant. I never had such a warm welcome in my life. I posted a bit more, here and there, being careful to make sure I didn't annoy anybody or break anything I wasn't supposed to. I slowly gathered confidence and became more and more invested in the site. I started to download some of the tools, and screw around LegoRR, seeing if I could contribute something, anything, to the site, so I wouldn't just be dead-wood. Eventually I ventured into the unknown abyss of the Shoutbox. I had done IRC before, but most chats were dead, and many of the people were pretty quiet, even when talking. But, something was different. These people were...alive. And entertaining. They all had unique personalities and stories. They didn't bite (not at first at least; Zephyria ). I spent more time interacting with them, and starting to feel like I might actually be a part of this..."family". We all know the story from there. Boy finds some dead code nobody knew how to work with, boy plays around with it, boy accidentally is able to get multiple minifigure types into the game, boy because instant success. And after that, things went everywhere. I climbed my way through the post counts while witnessing (and being a major part of) many various conflicts on the site, learning to animate under the wing of Cirevam while everyone chortled "Does he love cub or coke?" This place grew on me, and it's pretty much been a better place than my own home. I tell you this story because of that word; "family". That's what we, more or less, are. Cyrem's the single parent, the moderators are the older siblings, the new editors are the nosy kids who like to shower everyone with gossip, the donators are the spoiled goodie-two-shoes, the contributors are also spoiled goodie-two-shoes ( ) and then we have all the other younger siblings. That just how it is on this site. As much as a family stands together, I've seen more of a family falling apart. And this one is no different. We all have our difference in opinions, in the way we do things, and the way we communicate. It shows most online, and especially here, where the anticipation between each post builds up moreso than on a instant messaging service. That's a problem inherit in forums, but it seems to be less of a problem here. Nonetheless, we still have parts of it showing up, and mostly within myself (See the side-rant in the spoiler below). It happens in cycles, and those cycles are regular, and it's happening right now. A certain member appears to shake up the website, and embarks on a journey where we are constantly disappointed by their actions and their words, to the point where some of us outright (and people, we all must admit it sometime, despite how we'd normally say "we just stumbled upon this topic by accident") follow their post rampage, hoping they'll eventually listen to us, as we try to defuse a ticking timebomb that could bring an end to forum order itself. Or so we think. Cyrem has a nice giant big "UNDO" button in his office. Since that first night, when I nervously jumped online to and posted a hello, hoping I wouldn't be ripped in half, I've meet a lot of people on this site (not in real life, but that's not important). I've grown and changed, and I've formed opinions on people. We all know who I respect, who I feel can be a bit "excessive" at times, and who I want nothing more than to throw out the airlock. But recently, I've been challenging my own opinions and fighting with myself and my actions. That said, one person has constantly set my entire brain on fire and locked all the fire hydrants. I won't name names. You know who it is. You know that person, on this site or not, has demonstrated a lack of respect, blatant ignorance, and contempt for authority. I'm not here to rip them apart to shreds. Instead, I'm here to...apologise. Yes, I'm serious. Not to them, oh hell no. But instead to the staff and members of this site, and to anybody else who had been caught in the cross-fire. Sometimes I get out of hand. I go beserk and then attempt to justify my actions as being right, when I'm no better (and that's hard to say for some people) than the person I'm trying to call out. It's of great disrespect to myself, and to the forums when new members come and see what I've posted. I hold a position of, relatively, some power, and to act as I do...I should know better. We should know better. It's not right for me to hide behind this computer and call out people, only to reflect poorly myself on those who have worked harder than me to bring us all together in the first place. Respect must be given if it is to be earned, and in many ways, I have been undoing what respect I gave to the staff and members here that I worked up with great effort. One step forward and three steps back. There's not much that can be done now on my end, apart from holding back in future, and letting the moderators and the admin deal with this whole mess as they see fit. But, nonetheless, if I'm committed to stopping this, I do need to throw something off my chest, else I'll never breathe again. I have never met a person like the one I am talking about right now. Never ever. An attitude so fowl, I should have smelt it from his very first post in the RIP topic. His constant derogatory, "innocent-until-never-proven-guilty" persona fills me with so much hate and bile, I'm considering seeing a doctor. We tried to justify it as the person being "young", but even then, many younger members have, more or less, settled down after contact with a member of staff, and their annoying tendencies have been little more than a small itch that's easily scratched away. I will not be silent about this person in private, and I would happily, if not given the fact that this is supposed to be civilised communal gathering and that I am supposed to be a pillar of respect and patience, stand in front of ANY member, one I have little respect for or not, and defend them from this maniac. They do not represent what we do, what we say, or who we are. They do not understand what it means to be a part of this community. They are not family. And that is Wot I Fink.

I SAID THE FRIKIN' WORD HELL. I DIDN'T MAKE A MISTAKE. ----THE POINT------> <- YOUR HEAD I'm done. You don't know how to take criticism, you don't ever read, and you think I'm picking on you. Good-bye.

I remember when you were wanting me thrown out the airlock a couple days ago because I was singing in the Sbox. When I think of family, one song always pops into my head: "Family Time" from Disney's Brother Bear. When I joined here almost 1 year ago, I thought that I would get the same negative response as I did with a gaming forum I was on before where the members treated me like dirt because I was the new guy. Not here. People came and said hello to me and gave me good advice about pants. The way I see it, every new person acts like a freshman in High School. Young, ignorent, unaware of their surroundings, and so on. I was the same way. I wandered the forum, and I learned what bugged people and learned to change my ways to make everyone happier. My great issue was indeed, my addiction to a certain video game series: Halo. @Zeph: I was a little upset on Skype when you said that I earned the title of being the forum's "Halofag", but then I realized that this was true. Looking back, I kind of exploded with topics about Halo. But over the course of the year, I have since dulled down a lot. Also, I am sorry for over-reacting to the truth. This certain person on the forum is indeed pulling this family down. In marching band, we had a special chain that we would bring to every competition. This chain had a link for every person it our marching band. We would pass that chain around, hold it, feel the bonds between the links, remembering the famous saying: "We are only as strong as our weakest link", and pass it on. I have 3 families. My home family, my marching family, and of course you guys, my RRU family. Each of my families work together and helps each other out, but when one member of the family doesn't work well with others, it drags the entire family to a screeching halt. I can't think of anything better to say than that. A family is not just a group of people, it is a group of friends who bond together, stay together, STAND together. Through sun and rain, a family must provide for each other in order to stay strong. I am proud to be a part of this family, and as I look ahead to my 1 year anniversary, I want to thank all of you for taking me in. (If you would like the song "Family Time", PM me. It is a really good song and it fits well into this forum )

It's driving off the tracks because you don't know what a joke is. Hell to you sir... > Hello to you too.You might want to fix that typo of yours. You meant Hello without the bold? Of course you did. You really need to check your spelling. Oh, and remember this conversation? Is he a Rock Raider? Fact sphere: Fact: Thats a builder. Not a Rock raider. I'm assuming you where joking, as That's was misspelled.But then again... Not to mention your own jokes... That was terrible. Looks like I was right about you flipping off the forum again. It's so hard to be nice to you.

You listed a bunch of minifigure accessories. What do those have to do with the vehicles being discussed? And again, you're spewing complete nonsense about "fake" Rock Monsters and a vehicle that supposedly "dosn't have anything to do with mining" (*doesn't), all while completely ignoring the hard work PeabodySam put into this model, the creativity behind it, and everything else good about it. You have provided absolutely no useful feedback of any kind, and yet again, only aggravated the community even more with your cruddy posts. You can't stand people giving you helpful and accurate feedback on your creations, yet you have the audacity to blindly bash somebody else's hard work with completely nonsensical points, then make even more nonsensical arguments when the lack of logic in your posting is pointed out? No. Just no. Good day sir.

Off Topic.: Does anyone else find the minifig models in LR2 inaccurate? Too short/fat? On Topic: I hate to add to all of this, but really. Try this: before you post something, read over it two or three times. Think to yourself, "how will other people take this?" You seem like an intelligent person, but you get angry too easily at things too trivial. Your model was a good start, however, it obviously needs some fixing. Instead of disregarding the advice Jamesster so kindly gave to you, why don't you follow it and see what happens? Besides, if you don't want advice, why do you keep posting your (still formulating) ideas over and over and over again we can't take it anymore GAAAGGHGHGHGHGHG *ahem*... sorry about that.

I'll think you'll find he actually is making a typo, and meant to say "Hello". Otherwise, if he was saying "Hell", that would constitute as flaming, and I would have to report him for that. And if I reported him, he would get another strike to his possibly numerous strike list. And if gets enough strikes, he's outta here! So, he said "Hello to you, sir." Unless he'd like to continue this pitiful little argument? And frankly, I'm not shooting it down. Please look at his work in the "The Unexpected Agent" topic. My critic is as valid as it'll ever be. EDIT: I was out of line to say the last thing, but the top part remains valid, and I still hold the opinion that he has no right to discount jamesster's critic when he is relatively out of his depth.

Hell to you sir... > Hello to you too. You might want to fix that typo of yours.

WHY ARE WE YELLING? DID I MISS SOMETHING?

Hence why I specified the PC game. Although... to be fair, I thought about what Ben24x7 said, and I have come the conclusion that he's right. The Calcite Copter is simply not a Rock Raiders vehicle. Despite the existence of the Hover Scout, Rapid Rider, Helicopter Transport, Tunnel Transport, Small Transport Truck, Cargo Carrier, and many other Rock Raiders vehicles, the Calcite Copter is severely inhibited by its lack of necessary Rock Raider tools such as drills, shovels, pickaxes, and chainsaws. Therefore, I have decided to take Ben24x7's ever-so-constructive criticism to heart and modified the Calcite Copter. Now... it is a true Rock Raiders vehicle. Although, if you ask me, it still needs more drills.

Akonak Gel? Sounds like some kind of beauty product for Bionicles

Question mark cards can be found anywhere. Star cards will only appear in 3 places in the game. #1: Bologna will dig this one up for you. See jamesster's video for how to get it. #2: In the chest in the forest of castle island. Take the North path in the guantlet of guards. #3: Hidden under a floating brick in the ogel island maze. The only problem with star cards is that 90% of the time they're Achu. For cards that take so much more time to get, you'd expect LESS repeats, but no.

I love RRU. I've only been here for nearly six months, but I feel part of the family. At times I still feel like I'm trying to fit in, but I'm sure many people have gone through that insecurity at times. This forum is definitely the best forum I have encountered, particularly in terms of community spirit and friendliness. While on some forums you have the snobby high-ranking members who look down on who they see to be the inferiors (okay, perhaps that's a little exaggerated ), RRU is just brilliant. I too felt pretty epic inside when I had a moderator/Cyrem posting in my topics. And, unlike other forums, you do get to know people here (not necessarily in person, as you said, but their personalities shine through). In short, I too enjoy being on RRU and part of the family. Thank you all for making it a great place to be.

You meant Hello without the bold? Of course you did. You really need to check your spelling.

Believe me, sir, I have modeled and re-modeled many LEGO minifigures with precision down to a hundredth of a millimeter. I'm not just sure how they look, but the shape of every piece has become lodged inside my mind. (from here: http://jaysbrickblog.wordpress.com/2012/05/15/lego-minifigures-series-7-review-part-1/) Way off. ... was I seriously just compared to Gordon Ramsey? Edit: Just to show you what horrors might be created simply due to a lack of proper reference material... My first ever minifigure model, from 2009. Don't let this happen to you. D8

Jamesster is one of the most respected members on this site. His knowledge of LEGO is rivaled only by Alcom's building ability. His list of achievements could possibly fill 2 books and a small pamphlet, and he's only getting started. You have "drawn minifigures". How cute. I'm sure those pictures would like nice on your mother's fridge. If Jamesster says they're something wrong with your minifigure model, THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOUR MINIFIGURE MODEL, SO PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT THE MAN HAS TO SAY. If Gordan Ramsey was going to teach you how to cook, would you say, "No thanks, I've read about the meal in a cook-book"?

Ben, I'm not sure whether or not you realize it but your oft sarcastic and terse replies are beginning to rub a lot of people the wrong way. If you genuninely would like feedback, then you need to be amicable in your communications with others. They are, after all, taking time out of their day to respond. If you can't, you will simply alienate yourself from the community.

Only in LEGO Island will you ever get to learn the value of proper business expansion. There's no way the racers are getting around his building. They HAVE to stop inside. It's like the gift shop at most amusement parks...

Okay, so I am trying to find a way that all of my friends can participate in the fun involved with the rock raiders sets. I have let them play the game and they are intrigued by the story line, but I want a reason to have out my sets. My neighbor and I are working on the concept of a board game, but I thought I ought to put a post up here. Right now, here is what I have (also, you can consult my gallery for reference. This is everything that is currently constructed at the moment. Hoverscout x 2+ Small Digger x 5 Small Transport Truck x 3+ Rapid Rider x 2+ SMLC Tunnel Scout x 3+ Chrome Crusher LMLC Granite Grinder x 2 Tunnel Transport x 2 Loader Dozer Cargo Carrier Electric Fence x 5+ Geological Center Mining Laser Power Station Ore Refinery Teleport Pad Super Teleport Support Station Tool Store Docks Upgrade Station Energy Chrystals x 300 Ore x 65 Each Character at least 7 times (incl chief) Rock Monster x 4 + indicates that more could be built I have a grocery bag full of misc parts So, after all of that...the Idea is to have the rules conform somewhat to the pc game. One concept is that there will be some sort of "dungeon Master" that will determine the placement of rock monster/ore/EC...etc. The Idea being that I don't have the resources have each character build their own HQ. Another Idea is to play it like monopoly and that each player would have to pay the "owner" to use the building. I have a few other Ideas, but I want feedback from basically a blank slate. Thanks in advance for all your help RRU.

Again, you amaze me, McJobless. And in a good way. This website is a lot like family. We've had some disturbances within the forums in the shape of certain members (Magare/devestater, dellr, fun, etc.) but for most of the ones who weren't banned, the others have learned how RRU runs. Some members have left, but the community has still stayed strong. And I think the whole lot of us have grown over the last few years. We have some of the finest moderators I have seen on a forums website (and I'm not just saying that), and I respect each and every one of them. I have no qualms with the regular members here. Each of them I respect, regardless of what I may have said to them in years past. This site has gained a little and lost a little, and that's what makes it what it is. Regardless of the members who seem to try and ruin this community out of ignorance. Thank you, McJobless, for voicing something I have thought for a long time.

No problem. No problem at all. Just doing my duty to the furthering of wearing pants. (Although preferably on the bottom)

Tracker, please don't quote huge images. There's really nothing to say here that hasn't been said already, and I don't want to get involved in the little war. So I'll just say I like it. The copter is very nice despite what someone says, and the monster is well-made. Though... what was the purpose of the experimenters creating it?

FREAKING BRILLIANCE

Well for one thing I agree with JBJ about those snobby high ranking members... I think that RRU is one of the more open communities, and I think the reason for that is because it is still growing and is relatively young compared to some places like BZP etcetera...now obviously most of us have made mistakes, since we aren't Borg...(like me allowing my idiot little brother to get a hold of my keyboard while I wasn't looking) Anywho my point is that RRU is a very accepting community, compared to the larger online communities. And that if you do make a mistake they most likely won't throw you into the frying pan or the lava pool in the cavern...unless you end up doing something really stupid that gets you banned...(but then again if you get banned then you obviously aren't mature enough to follow the rules, and get along with the community...)

Your stomach.

Up until recently, the majority of my time was spent with the Yugioh community. No, I would not call you a jerk. A lot of people there have the worst attitudes towards anyone who gets anything wrong...those people are jerks. And a lot worse. Ben (yes, I'm naming him - he's earned every bit of vitriol toward himself) is definitely not exceptional in the LEGO Fan community. He's not. In the course of my misadventures with the LNA community, I met quite a few members who behaved like him - who can't handle criticism, who have an opinion of themselves that is ridiculously inflated, and who, even after being brought down towards reality, remain floating high in the sky. Ben is only unusual for this site. Back when I was on Brickipedia, someone with HORRID grammar came to the site, and he would edit, edit, edit. As an administrator, I should have banned him, but I didn't, because I was not the only administrator and was not allowed to do so. He rarely listened and never understood just how much he was hurting all of us, how much he was wasting our time...but we never outright stopped him, because of the people who want everything to be happy-cheery, the people who say "stop fighting!" when you begin to discuss a problem. I hate those people - I do. Long story short, it culminated into the person I most enjoyed talking with on the wiki and the first/second most prolific editor (he and I had a friendly competition going) blowing up at someone else (a person who I still despise, but that's for another day) and getting banned forever. Edit That's not to say that his behavior is in every way incorrect and that he deserves respect or acceptance - the contrary is true. He has to be pushed into understanding and/or leaving, otherwise he'll continue to makes things worse.

You enter their domain and you do not return. No, you enter and return - but when you get back, you are a raving lunatic.

You enter their domain and you do not return.

Can you even really call it defending when the argument attacking it has absolutely no logic behind it? And from what I've seen, mining lasers are actually quite useful in the PS1 games.

He's not heavy, he's just practicing how to be short.

jamesster has already said much more than he ever needed to say to defend the Calcite Copter. And I must say, thank you for that. But you know, while I'm here, I might as well also point out that the Calcite Copter is basically a flying Mobile Laser Cutter. Take a look at the Small and Large Mobile Laser Cutters, both of which are official Rock Raiders vehicles that are centered around mining. They don't have any minifigure accessories like pickaxes and shovels slapped on them just to shoehorn them into the Rock Raiders franchise. They're just vehicles with mounted mining lasers. And that definition is literally exactly what the Calcite Copter is: a vehicle with a mounted mining laser. Add in the Tunnel Scout's ability to fly, and you have a Rock Raiders vehicle that has all the mining capabilities of the Mobile Laser Cutters but is far more versatile in traveling through caverns; no longer restricted to cavern floor, but now able to fly over lava, water, and even crevices. Why wouldn't the Rock Raiders want a vehicle like this? Ignoring the fact that the Mobile Laser Cutters are completely useless in the PC game...

Yes they do. And I ask again, what do they have to do with the vehicles we are talking about? Your original post here specifically discussed the vehicle PeabodySam constructed, which you claimed had nothing to do with mining and therefore did not belong in the Rock Raiders theme (seeing as the first post in this topic gives it a detailed breakdown of how it mines with its laser, that's also complete nonsense - did you even read the topic before replying?): I posted official Rock Raiders vehicles that, unlike PeabodySam's custom vehicle, don't even have any mining-specific abilities (the hover scout just flies around, the rapid rider is basically just a cargo catamaran, and the two promotional sets are more variants on hover vehicles)... And now you're completely ignoring the vehicles and trying to talk about minifigure accessories? Sir, you are making absolutely no sense. Yet again, you've completely ignored everything said in reply to you and only spewed the exact same irrelevant nonsense from your previous post. This is getting quite ridiculous. Do you not have anything useful to say here? Edit: Oh, silly me, I forgot the Tunnel Transport and the other hover vehicle included in the same set! They're just flying vehicles (the Tunnel Transport can carry vehicles and such, the other is just a small one-man craft), both without any mining-specific functions, so shouldn't you be directing your disgust to things like them instead of PeabodySam's vehicle, which actually does have the ability to cut through rock and such? Why would it even be a problem in the first place?

Reminds me of a certain movie...

The name makes my head hurt, but I'm slightly interested in the basic idea - I did enjoy LI2 GBC the first few times through, until I had it memorized and it became boring. I'd try this myself, but whoops, no downloads yet...

Yeah, yeah. Say what you will, but between that mustache, nose, chin, and big, burly, hairy arms, I still think that Docs makes this comic Rated M... For Manly!

.... whaaaaaa? Seriously, what?

When you do it in a realistic manner, then it works out fine. This is a little too cartoony to me.

Bartemis, don't let the naysayers discourage you. Programming is a journey like anything else and I imagine you're at the beginning of yours. It's only natural that things will improve with time. Don't feel pressured to release anything if you don't want to. Unless you have an intended audience, your only goal is to please yourself. Take your time and have fun. GameMaker is just fine if that's what you want to use. Nothing at all wrong with it. That said, what Cyrem points out is also true. If you are injecting something into a public forum, you need to be able to deal with and take criticism, hopefully most of it being constructive. That's the only way anyone improves; critics may even point out things you never thought about or never saw.

If we all sat around saying "great" this game would never reach it's potential. Criticism on your game will give you things to work on and improve. If you don't want to do that you might as well leave the creative industry altogether, you will always receive criticism from the public. Instead of going "oh criticism, I'm leaving" you should be thanking McJobless for not only playing your game... but clearly telling you what needs to be worked on. Aside from what McJobless said, I can't see any other negative comments on your game.

You got negative comments from an angry Australian who is hard to please. At least wait until one other person gives you feedback before you leave. Don't be so hasty...

And you can't create your own YouTube account because? Better question: And you can't upload images to your gallery because...? Even better question: And you can't be creative because...?

You are literally about the 15th person to say they will be making their own LegoRR game. You have NOTHING except ideas. Do you have any experience in making games at all? How will you get around LEGO's licensing rules? Do you have a timeframe? How many people are working on the project aside from yourself? Please don't create an ideas thread without evidence that you've actually been working on the project. Eventually I, and everybody else, just get tired of it. He said YOU flipped OFF the entire forum. I'm not disagreeing with him at this point.

Indeed noticeable. The AI behaviour in this game has become my expertise over the years I've been playing this game. I've been trying to adapt myself to the AI as well, and there isn't just a small difference between the AI turbo and player's turbo. There are many (small) differences, and I'm not going to list them all now. I've done two videos on this turbo behaviour, and one of them includes what you mentioned about the acceleration at the start. As for the 'turbo physics' of an AI, I don't think this would be easy to copy to the playe'r controlled car. Let alone it being possible (at the moment).

È conosciuto che il turbo dei oppositori è più veloce che quello dei giocatori. Purtroppo non si può accelerare così veloce come gli oppositori. (greetings from germany, italy in school ) and here the english version for the others: It is common that the turbo of the opponents is faster than the one of the players. Unfortunately you can't accelerate as fast as the AI. and of course my first language: Es ist bekannt, dass der Turbo der Gegner schneller als derjenige der Spieler ist. Leider kann man nicht so schnell beschleunigen wie die Gegner.

I guess I owe you a nickle.

Well, he's purple, so I'd say someone did something to him...definitely wasn't putting him in Racers, though...

I dunno which is worse, the joke, or the fact that you apparently knew it wasn't funny but posted it anyway. Look, I don't want to go everywhere telling you how to post/how not to post, but... seriously, could you please think your replies through at least a little more before submitting them?

You make me sad.

Clean code helps the world go round.

I think Nick is trying to copy the blacktron who sank my spessship.