Grrrrrr!

I was afraid of this...

I won't be on the game grid at all tonight.

I can't properly connect because of my hardware firewall... and I'm not network-savvy enough to correct it

Ok well... I hope some of you meet in heated battle tonight. I'm sorry I'll miss all the action.

May the most optimized program win!

I'm usually on Friday and Saturday nights, around 12AM EST which would make it 9PM PST on the West coast. (Though this particular week I may not be playing much.)

I'd like to challenge you programs in Light Cycles, to see what you're made of. Hehehe.

BTW TheReelTodd, I just updated my FAQ a while back to help with settting up firewalls to play the game. The link to it is in my signature.

Oh yeah, you definitely need the patch. Or else you're not going to be able to play anyone. Your list of servers will come up blank when you try to join a game.
Should've asked if you patched the game, earlier.

See you on the grid this coming weekend, hopefully.

it's referring to single player. the patch compatability issue is why I waited to beat the game before playing multiplayer, it's too bad, but I got a lot better at the game before I got online- so it really was a good thing for me.

too bad, eh?

I finished the game adventure!

I upgraded my version to the latest...

Now...

I've been playing internet game multi-player light cycles for about an hour!

I LOVE IT!

And...

I pretty much suck.

BUT, if you're awake yet - meet me on the game grid!

I forget which server I was playing - but look for me and you'll find me.

Of course, I'm "TheReelTodd" and been playing as blue.

Happy trails! (pun intended)

Hope to see you there!

redrain85 Wrote: Sorry I missed you, TheReelTodd . . . I did play Light Cycles on Friday night/early Saturday morning, but didn't see you. Probably didn't join the same server. Also, I have been working on my custom Light Cycle map. It's more-or-less finished now, and will be going through a testing and feedback phase, I hope. So perhaps in a few days I'll polish it up and release it. Hope to catch you and the other Tron-Sector members this coming weekend . . .

Hey redrain85 - sorry I missed you on the grid!

Do you play as "redrain85" or "TRONfaq" or something? Just want to know ya if I see ya... so I can RAM YOU IN TO MY JET TRAIL

J/K - actually, I'd probably be eating YOUR jet trail, the way I play

Looking forward to your new custom Light Cycle Map - you'll have to post a link to so the all the local Sector programs can enjoy it!

Well, hope to see you on the game grid sometime. I may join a game or two briefly tonight...

redrain85 Wrote:I also happen to be pretty good at Light Cycles nowadays, so we shall see TheReelTood! Muahaha. LOL.

Well, I'm pretty good at crashing in to WALLS! Jet trails? Yeah - I hit them too, but WALLS and those annoying red not-there, then THERE blocks. And "phantom walls" - like when the game starts, I move ahead a few grid squares, NOTHING in my way BUT I just blow up for no reason at all - what's up with that?

I'm not very good, but I do enjoy playing on-line with REAL people. I hope we have a chance to match-up on the grid sometime soon I am amazed at the reflexes of some of the cycle warriors out there - I feel like an old, slow guy against some of them!

And - for anyone reading this post, MEET ME ON THE GAMEGRID!

I'll be on the light cycle grid for a half hour or so tonight... maybe longer if a fellow Sector Program shows up

Don't know which server I'll be on - you know the name to look for though.

harpo989 Wrote:if you have the time, that'd be cool... I'll be on tonight about 9:30 CST. (US) I'll try to be there!

Actually, on weeknights, I probably wouldn't be on much later than 7:30PM or so Eastern Time. I'm in bed pretty early on weeknights. BUT I do hope to catch you on the game grid some time! Can't wait to rez in on the grid with some fellow TRON-Sector Programs!

I really need to update my cycle maps - I keep getting bumped when the grid changes because I don't have the right maps

Mutoidman - AWESOME time on the grid tonight!

We made a hell of a team, eh?

We'll team up again soon, I hope.

AND I hope to see the rest of you soon - ON the grid!

MutoidMan Wrote:Heck yeah, we ROCKED man! Hope to team up again soon! BTW, I was just talking to some of the better players and they talked about how having a faster comp helps because higher framerates = better k/b response. So, to simulate getting a new comp (mine being of 1998 vintage; heavily upgraded but still three generations behind) I just turned all the graphical goodies off and reduced the screen size to 640x480 and got a big improvement in k/b response time. Give it a shot! Granted, the game doesn't look nearly as good but now I have a better shot at winning! Oh yeah, and make darn sure you keep your firewall up and your antivirus running. I was alerted by Norton Internet Security while playing that a trojan on someone else's PC was trying to get to my PC.

I got my PC new in 2001 - with (then) top of the line components, it is quickly getting old though. But it does a decent job with TRON 2.0. I play at 800x600 with high detail and I get great frame rates, except for the more complex levels in the single-player adventure portion of the game. Light cycles always offers me great frame rates with high detail.

And about the "better players" - I feel so old when I go up against them. Their reflexes are really good... and I bet the better then are - the younger they are. They're probably the age now I was when I first saw TRON in '82! I wish there was a way to upgrade my reflexes! Oh well - I'm an old fart, and drive my cycle like one... BUT I still have a blast!

I've got my firewall and virus protection up to date. Nothing will protect against a determined hacker, but I don't keep anything sensitive on my PC anyway.

Well, I'm off to the game grid to enjoy a few micro-cycles on my light cycle!