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Hunger [link]
Ask the Betrayer [link]
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I'm posting this mostly to replace the previous journal.
And because the FULL cinematic trailer of Mass Effect 2 is spectacular --> [link] (see under "trailers").

And btw something inside me is starting to hate Thane


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COMMISSIONS:

3 commission spots left, one taken.

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I'll be honest, I need to raise money for Christmas! However, I'm working on other projects and have little time to spare, so I'm opening up 4 "Xmas Edition commission spots.
This is a "special Xmas edition" because:

- I will draw only in my cartoon/parody comic style
style/coloring examples: [link] [link]
[link]
- The size of the final image will be roughly 1000x800 pixels
- Maximum 2 characters in the picture
- Background or without backround, the price is the same
- Each pic will cost €5,00 (useful currency converter [link] )
- Each pic will be done (I hope) in few days.
- I will accept this kind of commissions only until the 31th December.

As soon as the 4 spots are taken, the commissions will be closed again until all four pics are done.

As usual, I accept payment only with Paypal. I'll start drawing only after receiving the money.

Speaking about sujbect/themes, I will judge each subject individually and I will tell you if I can draw it or not. Blood and gore are ok, but I won't draw porn, offensive stuff or other things I'm not comfortable with.

Send me a note if you're interested!

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My comics
Hunger [link]
Ask the Betrayer [link]
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In the last journal [link] I told you my impressions on the demo version of Torchlight, the Diablo clone made by those who did Diablo 1 and 2...
Hear ye hear ye!

"Runic's critically-acclaimed action RPG, Torchlight [link] has received a major update to add support for Steam Cloud functionality and Steam Achievements. With Steam Cloud support, Torchlight saved games and characters now follow you to any PC. In addition to adding Cloud support, Torchlight players may now slash their way to over 60 Steam achievements.

In celebration of the update Torchlight is available for 50% off until Monday!"

That is $9.95 / € 7.99!

Evil, evil Valve knows where to strike, where my heart greed is weaker!



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COMMISSIONS:

3 commission spots left, one taken.

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I'll be honest, I need to raise money for Christmas! However, I'm working on other projects and have little time to spare, so I'm opening up 4 "Xmas Edition commission spots.
This is a "special Xmas edition" because:

- I will draw only in my cartoon/parody comic style
style/coloring examples: [link] [link]
[link]
- The size of the final image will be roughly 1000x800 pixels
- Maximum 2 characters in the picture
- Background or without backround, the price is the same
- Each pic will cost €5,00 (useful currency converter [link] )
- Each pic will be done (I hope) in few days.
- I will accept this kind of commissions only until the 31th December.

As soon as the 4 spots are taken, the commissions will be closed again until all four pics are done.

As usual, I accept payment only with Paypal. I'll start drawing only after receiving the money.

Speaking about sujbect/themes, I will judge each subject individually and I will tell you if I can draw it or not. Blood and gore are ok, but I won't draw porn, offensive stuff or other things I'm not comfortable with.

Send me a note if you're interested!

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My comics
Hunger [link]
Ask the Betrayer [link]
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Yahoo, Bioware has released their (mandadory) cinematic trailer of Mass Effect 2 [link]
I don't know if the animation team is the same who did the Sacred Ashes trailer for Dragon Age, all I can say is that this new trailer is damn good. It makes me wanna play ME2 (so I guess it does its job well).
And, hear ye hear ye, the characters in this video really look like their in-game selves! And the music is simply awesome. Dragon Age does offer a deeper roleplaying experience, but Mass Effect has a far better "presentation", better music and better "Ohhh wow" effect.

I was talking about Torchlight in the title, so here it is: I've played the demo and I must say that it's very very very very close to be Diablo 2's spiritual successor. I think I might even buy it. It does have random fantasy monsters instead of demons and a cartoony style, but the gameplay is almost the same. Even the soundtrack itself is very close to how Diablo 2 sounds.
Speaking of cartoony style... I almost feel that Torchlight's cartoony style is better than Diablo 3 half realistic / half WoW-ish style, I mean that at least Torchlight is consistent. Diablo 3 features almost realistic characters with colorful WoW-ish armors and environments, like those candlesticks as big as the playing character's head XD
We'll see. And remember, Torchlight is just 20 USD or something while Diablo 3 will be more more more more expensive than that!

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COMMISSIONS:

UPDATE:

3 commission spots left, one taken.

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I'll be honest, I need to raise money for Christmas! However, I'm working on other projects and have little time to spare, so I'm opening up 4 "Xmas Edition commission spots.
This is a "special Xmas edition" because:

- I will draw only in my cartoon/parody comic style
style/coloring examples: [link] [link]
[link]
- The size of the final image will be roughly 1000x800 pixels
- Maximum 2 characters in the picture
- Background or without backround, the price is the same
- Each pic will cost €5,00 (useful currency converter [link] )
- Each pic will be done (I hope) in few days.
- I will accept this kind of commissions only until the 31th December.

As soon as the 4 spots are taken, the commissions will be closed again until all four pics are done.

As usual, I accept payment only with Paypal. I'll start drawing only after receiving the money.

Speaking about sujbect/themes, I will judge each subject individually and I will tell you if I can draw it or not. Blood and gore are ok, but I won't draw porn, offensive stuff or other things I'm not comfortable with.

Send me a note if you're interested!

~~~~~~~CLUBS~~~~~~~

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My comics
Hunger [link]
Ask the Betrayer [link]
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UPDATE:

3 commission spots left, one taken.

--

I'll be honest, I need to raise money for Christmas! However, I'm working on other projects and have little time to spare, so I'm opening up 4 "Xmas Edition commission spots.
This is a "special Xmas edition" because:

- I will draw only in my cartoon/parody comic style
style/coloring examples: [link] [link]
[link]
- The size of the final image will be roughly 1000x800 pixels
- Maximum 2 characters in the picture
- Background or without backround, the price is the same
- Each pic will cost €5,00 (useful currency converter [link] )
- Each pic will be done (I hope) in few days.
- I will accept this kind of commissions only until the 31th December.

As soon as the 4 spots are taken, the commissions will be closed again until all four pics are done.

As usual, I accept payment only with Paypal. I'll start drawing only after receiving the money.

Speaking about sujbect/themes, I will judge each subject individually and I will tell you if I can draw it or not. Blood and gore are ok, but I won't draw porn, offensive stuff or other things I'm not comfortable with.

Send me a note if you're interested!

~~~~~~~CLUBS~~~~~~~

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My comics
Hunger [link]
Ask the Betrayer [link]
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Ok guys, Bioware has announced the system requirements of Mass Effect 2.
I don't know *if* my PC can run it and, surprisingly, I DON'T CARE much! I don't even know the exact release date. Mass Effect 1 was cool, spectacular and all, but in my opinion it feels so "shallow" compared to Bioware's latest child, Dragon Age. I still miss Shepard's awesomess and sometimes I whish I could hear my Dragon Age character saying her badass lines in pure renegade style ("Somebody has pissed in your security chief's coffee today?") but I can't forgive the simplistic conversation system. And I can always do the renegade acting myself, as long as there's nobody within earshot. Note to self: do a comic about this.

/RANT

Copy and paste from here [link]

"Digital Rights Management (DRM) - The boxed/retail PC version of Mass Effect 2 will use only a basic disk check and it will not require online authentication. This is the same method as Dragon Age: Origins. Digital versions will use the retailers protection system.

PC MINIMUM System Requirements
OS = Windows XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP1 / Windows 7
Processor = 1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent AMD CPU
Memory = 1 GB RAM for Windows XP / 2 GB RAM for Windows Vista and Windows 7
Hard Drive = 15 GB
DVD ROM = 1x Speed
Sound Card = DirectX 9.0c compatible
Direct X = DirectX 9.0c August 2008 (included)
Input = Keyboard / Mouse
Video Card = 256 MB (with Pixel Shader 3.0 support). Supported Chipsets: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or greater; ATI Radeon X1600 Pro or greater. Please note that NVIDIA GeForce 7300, 8100, 8200, 8300, 8400, and 9300; ATI Radeon HD3200, and HD4350 are below minimum system requirements. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required. Intel and S3 video cards are not officially supported in Mass Effect 2.

PC RECOMMENDED System Requirements
Windows XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP1 / Windows 7
2.6+ GHz Cure 2 Duo Intel or equivalent AMD CPU
2 GB RAM
ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, or better recommended
100% DirectX compatible sound card and drivers
DirectX August 2008
NOTES: For the best results, make sure you have the latest drivers for your video and audio cards. Laptop or mobile versions of the above supported video cards have not had extensive testing and may have driver or other performance issues. As such, they are not officially supported in Mass Effect 2. Intel and S3 video cards are not officially supported in Mass Effect 2."

~o~

Personal thoughts: Bioware has lowered Dragon Age's system requirements after some testing/fan feedback and all. According to them, my PC should be barely able to run it on low settings, but actually it does run the game quite smoothly on medium settings so... "you might be surprised".



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COMMISSIONS: currently closed [link]