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 Aug 28 2009, 12:39 AM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 422 Joined: 14-August 08 Member No.: 16,237  |
who here remembers the dumpshock archives from a few years back?
my guess is most of you. there was tons of source material and supplemental rules. it was pretty easy to navigate. plenty of ideas for cyber,bio,nano,gene,magic,weapons,vehicles. what happened to it all? does anyone have bits and pieces left over? all ive got left to remember it by are the various issues of tss and a bioware document. i miss the old ds when people where always coming up with new stuff instead of bitching and arguing about what is broken. it used to be someone had a problem and people gave solutions. in a way thats still there. just not as much. and for the record ive been lurking these boards years before i made an account. come everybody. discuss, reminisce, contribute. try to keep it civil. |
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Aug 28 2009, 01:09 AM
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Grumpy Old Ork Decker Group: Admin Posts: 3,794 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Orwell, Ohio Member No.: 50 |
That was Paolo's baby. It was actually the Shadowrun Archives, as it predated Dumpshock (and Deep Resonance).
I know Paolo's kinda drifted away and been busy, but I should pester him and see what he's up to. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) And Maelstrome, I do agree with you toa alrge degree. That's one of the reasons we're trying to step up DS a bit. THe DS Data Haven magazine is a big part of that, but only the first step. I'm gonna be getting my website back online at some point, when I get the time (I just keep taking on projects though! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) ), and we've been ulling over some other ideas for getting the hosted sites cleaned up and maybe introduce some new stuff down the line. It's a slow process, cause there's a lot to do, but you are right. Once upon a time, the fan community for Shadowrun was very energetic, very creative, and very supportive of each other and the game, and over the years it's fragmented a lot. I'm hoping we can maybe rebuild some of that here. Bull |
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Aug 28 2009, 01:10 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 509 Joined: 16-June 09 Member No.: 17,282 |
We can keep it civil, I imagine, but I for one have no recollection of such a place. Sounds pretty cool.
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Aug 28 2009, 01:21 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 422 Joined: 14-August 08 Member No.: 16,237 |
QUOTE (McAllister @ Aug 27 2009, 09:10 PM)  We can keep it civil, I imagine, but I for one have no recollection of such a place. Sounds pretty cool. it was pretty epic. reading it for a few minutes would infuse you with the spirit of shadowrun and next thing you know you are crunching stats,preparing fluff,and calling your players for a game. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/silly.gif) i read stuff on it every day during early highschool. |
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Aug 28 2009, 02:15 AM
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Grumpy Old Ork Decker Group: Admin Posts: 3,794 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Orwell, Ohio Member No.: 50 |
The Archive used to be THE main repository for Shadowrun stuff if you didn't have your own web page. The first few things I ever created went up there, till I got my old Geocities account running.
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Aug 28 2009, 02:19 AM
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Prime Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,577 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Gwynedd Valley PA Member No.: 1,221 |
Now if you can find it, it proves you have the mojo to get in, but someone with that skill set doesn't need the info.
kind of like knowing what in SoLA. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cyber.gif) |
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Aug 28 2009, 02:28 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 422 Joined: 14-August 08 Member No.: 16,237 |
apparently i still have the guns of anime pdf from the old archive. anybody want a look?
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Aug 28 2009, 07:03 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,768 Joined: 31-October 08 From: Redmond (Yes, really) Member No.: 16,558 |
I'd love that. Tyro (DOT) Kathar (AT) the google mail service thingy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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Aug 28 2009, 07:15 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,263 Joined: 4-March 08 From: Blighty Member No.: 15,736 |
Why not throw it up on mediafire or some other filehosting service? I'm interested in what they came up with.
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Aug 28 2009, 07:18 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 37 Joined: 13-August 09 From: Illinois, USA Member No.: 17,500 |
You know what I miss from the old Archive era, was Blackjack's page. I know it was basically a separate page hosted on Dumpshock, but the articles used to list off of the Archive, so they're connected in my mind.
Man there was some good stuff on there. His advice column was gold! Sorry. Didn't mean to threadjack, just my own little reminiscence. |
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Aug 28 2009, 07:40 PM
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the Coke in the Machine Group: Retired Admins Posts: 128 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Cascadia Member No.: 46 |
QUOTE (Heath Robinson @ Aug 28 2009, 11:15 AM) Why not throw it up on mediafire or some other filehosting service? I'm interested in what they came up with. The archive was quite a complex piece of software at the time, including PHP, Java, JavaScript, mySQL, Access and all sorts of custom code. There is no way to put it into a static file and host it somewhere... That said, I found some backups (up to April 2002) and I'll work something with Bull to make them available somehow. Hi from the Shadows (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) -ThatPaolo |
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Aug 28 2009, 08:49 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,263 Joined: 4-March 08 From: Blighty Member No.: 15,736 |
QUOTE (ThatPaolo @ Aug 28 2009, 08:40 PM) The archive was quite a complex piece of software at the time, including PHP, Java, JavaScript, mySQL, Access and all sorts of custom code. There is no way to put it into a static file and host it somewhere... That said, I found some backups (up to April 2002) and I'll work something with Bull to make them available somehow. Hi from the Shadows (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) My apologies for the misunderstanding. I was referring to the post 2 above mine. |
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Aug 28 2009, 09:16 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 388 Joined: 30-July 09 From: Charlotte, NC Member No.: 17,452 |
A lot of BlackJack's stuff and the Shadowrun Supplemental are still accessible.
The material is generally for older editions, but that is not a problem for many things anyways. There are some topics on here that are full of cool new stuff. Positive energy and effort goes a long way! Viva la Revolution! ç?¾çŠ¶ã?¨å?ˆæ„?ã?§ã??ã?ªã?„ã?¨ã€? ç?¾çŠ¶ã‚’変ã?ˆã‚‹ã?¹ã??。 ç?¾çŠ¶ã‚’変ã?ˆã?ªã?„ã?¨ã€? 自身を変ã?ˆã?¦ï¼? |
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Aug 29 2009, 02:15 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 422 Joined: 14-August 08 Member No.: 16,237 |
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?zowmomtulmn
im assuming i did that right. never used mediafire before. here is weapons of anime. and as a little bonus. a bioware document from sr2/3 http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?xmoqxtqvzjt |
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Aug 29 2009, 02:33 AM
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the Coke in the Machine Group: Retired Admins Posts: 128 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Cascadia Member No.: 46 |
If anyone is interested, I'm working on trying to get the archive back online somewhere (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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Aug 29 2009, 02:36 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 388 Joined: 30-July 09 From: Charlotte, NC Member No.: 17,452 |
QUOTE (ThatPaolo @ Aug 28 2009, 09:33 PM) If anyone is interested, I'm working on trying to get the archive back online somewhere (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Can't beat the real thing! |
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Aug 29 2009, 02:50 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 91 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Toronto, Canada Member No.: 1,495 |
QUOTE (ThatPaolo @ Aug 29 2009, 02:33 AM) If anyone is interested, I'm working on trying to get the archive back online somewhere (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I remember your archive. An excellent resource for my cyberpunk games at the time. It'd be nice to see it back, perhaps in full Web 2.0 glory? It's rather surprising that Shadowrun seems to be a very popular game with a small online presence. Dumpshock is really it as far as forums are concerned, and it's not as active as I recall it being during SR2/SR3. Far too many young whippersnappers around for my taste. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) I also fondly remember Twilightrun. Some of the most intelligent articles about SR I'd read, at the time. http://www.amurgsval.org/shadowrun/ Blackjack had the best NPCs though, by far. |
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Aug 29 2009, 03:16 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 91 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Toronto, Canada Member No.: 1,495 |
You know, I'm going to sound like a goddamn whiney old-timer here, but I still miss Nigel Findley's writing style and atmospherics.
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Aug 29 2009, 06:37 AM
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the Coke in the Machine Group: Retired Admins Posts: 128 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Cascadia Member No.: 46 |
Oh sweet, it's (kinda) working! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
Kick the tires at http://marcucci.homeserver.com/archive/ but be gentle... |
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Aug 29 2009, 08:23 AM
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Grand Master of Run-Fu Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,840 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Tir Tairngire Member No.: 178 |
A certain amount (I don't know exactly how much) of the Archive is availiable on the Wayback Machine. For those of you who missed it, you have to read the CLUE files!
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Aug 29 2009, 08:35 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,817 Joined: 29-July 07 From: Delft, the Netherlands Member No.: 12,403 |
That's just so sweet (IMG:style_emoticons/default/love.gif) ... especially the articles on Army Troops and Small Unit Tactics!
Hurrah! |
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Aug 29 2009, 02:00 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 35 Joined: 1-August 09 From: Currently Kazakhstan, but soon Lakewood, CO Member No.: 17,458 |
Wow, those C.L.U.E files are great, thanks!
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Aug 29 2009, 03:58 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 91 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Toronto, Canada Member No.: 1,495 |
Good stuff. Thanks.
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Aug 29 2009, 04:01 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 519 Joined: 27-August 02 From: Queensland Member No.: 3,180 |
Bravo Marco.
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Aug 29 2009, 05:32 PM
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the Coke in the Machine Group: Retired Admins Posts: 128 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Cascadia Member No.: 46 |
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