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OldandSlow
05-22-2009, 08:36 PM
It was quite a surprise to find another OldNSlo playing regularly on the same server. Somehow, I rode his coattails into CoD, so thanks for taking me. I believe Jack, Creeper, Trigger, and a couple of others were there when it happened.

I've noticed a lot of west coast players but I'm in Texas, so "Howdy".

Old had some good topics in his intro - I am still working, too - 39 years for Lockheed Martin and its ancestors - Loral and Ling Temco Vought (I never changed jobs). The wife and I just celebrated our 35th anniversary. We have two sons, 27 and 25. The older one is married to the most exhalted Daughter-in-Law.

I ride a '04 Suzuki V-Strom 650 ("Wee" Strom) and it is my primary means of transportation - to/from work and for fun.

I was an Age of Empires II player when my two sons got me interested (pestered me until I tried it) in CS back in the pre-steam days - v1.3 I think it was. We played on the gotmilf server until it went defunct (owner lost interst and his job). So I started my own 1.5 server co-located at a major internet hub in Dallas in 2002. It was pretty busy until Steam and 1.6 came on the scene and bunch of the players moved on to other games. The server is still up running CS:S but it has never caught on like the old one. The KIA clan seems to play/practice a lot there.

It is at: http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/ (forum is pretty dead)
IP: 72.29.104.10:27015 for CS:S

I have been tinkering with the bot vs. human setup and have a Mattie event script I am testing out at times - it tries to assist or hinder the bot side based on win streaks. I based a bunch of my logic on play at Jack's server #2. Like 6 regular players vs. 21 bots makes a good match. The script adds/subtracts bots, changes difficukty and health if they are getting clobbered.

When it is running, it is at the same IP as above but a different port, usually 27017...

One thing I enjoy seeing are all the gals playing on the #2 server - from Old's intro it sounds like there are even more than I thought - I just know the "obvious" ones.

So, I enjoy playing with a good group of regulars. I was there when Mrs. Creeper went 100-0 - that was cool.

See you underneath where old guys rule!
(that wet spot on my shirt is NOT drool) :rolleyes:

Dunno if I know too many "real" names but I go by "Chuck" if you need to use that...
:D

Trigger
05-22-2009, 09:51 PM
Hi Chuck,

Well if that wet spot on your shirt isn't drool....... *grins* Nice intro about yourself. Where abouts in texas are you from? I have a friend who lives in Orange and I grew up around open-wheel racing and got to meet and hang out with AJ Foyt. I used to make homemade chocolate chip cookies for him and his crew. So I am a big fan of Texas :)

You are a super guy and very fun to play with and joke with. People like you and the other cod members (and not as active anymore members) make this game really great and the BEST place to hang out in. Of course every once in awhile we have to get rid of some of the pesky weeds but that's to be expected. Idiots have no concept of abstinence...they just keep breeding more idiots lol...but anyways your job sounds really cool.

That's really great you have your own forum. Creeper has one too. Well thanks for helping to make cod even better than it already is :)

I think I'm going to have to post a re-introduction of myself lol...

OldandSlow
05-23-2009, 05:46 AM
I'm in the middle of the Dallas-Fort Worth area - Arlington is where the original Six Flags Over Texas opened in the early 60s. It's also where the new Cowboy's stadium is going in and raising our sales tax for the next 100 years...

Orange is way down in the SE corner - are you sure you weren't in Louisiana? :p

Fighter
05-23-2009, 03:30 PM
i was so confused!!
i didnt know there was 2 oldnslo(w)s!!
but anyways
nice to meet you

Trigger
05-24-2009, 12:09 AM
Yeah orange isn't far from Louisiana....I'd like to visit Texas someday...and lol Fighter...isn't it cool to have 2 Oldies! :)