Topic: Real Life Issues (Read 4503 times)

FPF_TraceyG · « **on:** April 08, 2003, 02:40:54 am »

Dear friends,
for those of you who didn't know, I'm a univeristy student in her third year of a double degree in Computer Science and Pyschology. Currently, the first semester for the year is nearly half way through. The latter half of the semester is hell compared with the first half, it's when all my assignments are due, tests have to be sat for etc. There are 13 weeks in each semester, its now Week 6. After semester comes the examination period which lasts for 2 to 3 weeks.
My workload has just begun to significantly increase, I have a test this Thursday on Website programming, and another test next Monday on Systems desription techniques. For the next few weeks I have major assignments in Graphics Programming, Databases (using Oracle), Networking and I'm behind in my Maths stuff as well.
I'm going to pretty hard pressed for time, although, I still be here, checking the forums etc. However, I'm not going to be able to devote as much time to mission scripting for awhile. Dizzy is relying upon me to produce a whole mission pack that incorporates WebCasters fr SG3, and of course there are all the SQL mission goodies for RDSL that DarkElf and I are working on as well. I feel bad about saying this, but I'm not going to be able to complete either of them in time for any major server. I feel like I'm letting people down, and I am. But the crunch has come for me at uni, and I have to get some work done.
I do have a week off for mid-semester in two weeks, I'm hoping to try and get as much done as possible then.

I'm recommending to the community that ISC Inv. be run before SG3, in order to give me some more time to do justice to the mission scripts, unless someone else feels they can write the missions.

I'll still be on MSN of course, and will be checking the forums regularly, so I won't be out of touch.

KATChuutRitt · « **Reply #1 on:** April 08, 2003, 02:57:44 am »

Tracey,

In the short time you have been here you have put in more effort than most, if not all of the members of this community. If you need to take time off for your studies, don't worry about it, the community wont go to hell if you ease off the hetic schedule you seem to have made for yourself, purgatory perhaps, but not hell

If you come back with anything other than straight A's, I think all of us will feel a bit guilty, for taking up so much of your time with all this scripting and other stuff.....So get to studying

We can have any Angel's without A's

Dizzy · « **Reply #2 on:** April 08, 2003, 03:00:18 am »

Thats too bad Tracey... I was looking forward to a campaign where I could jack your ship up and blast you into itty bitty spcae particles...

I know you have been busy... Me and Karnak have been working on the web scripts for SG3. We dont know if its possible to have SG3 and the tholian web thingy ready in time, or even at this point which server will run 1st.

We are discussing it. I am glad we are able to discuss this in private tho... I don't like people knowing when I am naked like I am now, sitting in front of this comptuer typing to u...

KATChuutRitt · « **Reply #3 on:** April 08, 2003, 03:31:20 am »

So its not only when chatting to Kroma eh Dizzy?

DarkElf · « **Reply #4 on:** April 08, 2003, 03:57:32 am »

It's ok Tracey. I know how it feels to not have any time on your hands. Please do not worry about it. Get the stuff you need to get done first.

You've been a great help in my mission endevours. I have learned much C++ thanks to you.

I'll do my best to get things done in your absence.

Please take care.

Dizzy · « **Reply #5 on:** April 08, 2003, 04:19:50 am »

wHY DO WE ALWAYS SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS r/l ISUES? lETS NOT THIS TIME... lETS SAY THAT OOPS CAPS... Lets say that we support their make believe life? And to hell with R/L issues?

Its so much better than the campy sappy, Ok, we support you 100% (because we always do, hehe) and instead just say, we hate you for leaving us... How could you think of such a thing?

Try it on for size mb...

NuclearWessels · « **Reply #6 on:** April 08, 2003, 09:11:08 am »

Damn professors!

Good luck with it Tracey!

dave

KRolling · « **Reply #7 on:** April 08, 2003, 10:02:57 am »

Good luck, Trace!! Come back soon!

SSCF_Paladin · « **Reply #8 on:** April 08, 2003, 10:11:31 am »

Awww... Well I wish I had gotten a chance to fly with you on AOE Tracey. I know what you're going through (I took something quite similar, with courses based on becoming an AS/400 specialist along with the C++, thank god for customizable classes... I still have nightmares about coding for DOS and Win 3.1) and I feel your pain.

Hopefully we'll get to relive old times from IDSL sometime. I'm really excited about SQL missions, knowing from a programmers' point of view how wide open mission ideas become when you're using a proper database. Ah... dreams of linked server maps sharing the same player information...

MmmMmmm... linked servers. *drools incoherently*

Thanks for all your hard work, maybe we can hook up on MSN and talk shop some time

Keep smiling!

KBF-Dogmatix · « **Reply #9 on:** April 08, 2003, 10:45:37 am »

Heh...no need to feel like you're letting anyone down, Tracey. You've contributed so much already.

Good luck with your studies. We look forward to having you back full-swing when you get done. I'd rather see your ace your classes than arse around with webcasters, anyway.

Karnak · « **Reply #10 on:** April 08, 2003, 10:53:05 am »

Quote:

I'm recommending to the community that ISC Inv. be run before SG3, in order to give me some more time to do justice to the mission scripts, unless someone else feels they can write the missions.

I spent some time with Dizzy last getting the functional specs. of what he wants for SG3 and what your responses were and how you hoped to solved the problems. Although, I believe on the whole the concept is feasible, there is one area that causes me to think there is going to be a lot more work involved than what you proposed to Dizzy in your estimate of work for SG3; thereby making the goal of workable Tholian SG3 missions for next week very challenging to meet even if you have many hours to devote to the project.

Considering that a commitment was already made to Dizzy to get Tholians working for SG3 and an announcement was made advertising playable Tholians missions in the forums (over my objections, btw), I think it will be important that the scripting community endeavor to keep that commitment so as to not jeopardize its integrity with future admins. regarding new mission script functionality. So, I will take the "tholian web" functionality ball and run with it. There maybe some changes from the original func. specs. if I feel a workaround is needed to get it working. In addition, there should be no more announcements about tholian missions until I have them ready for players to test out on the ISC Inv. server.

As an aside, you should forget about SFC2 completely until your semester is over, at least. I remember in college many students that could have done better on their transcripts if they were not hanging out at the wargaming club so much. IN this economy, a good transcript will be needed when you graduate plus a lot of time spent in your computer lab programming work so that you can do well in technical interviews with potential employers. Once you get a good job after graduation with lotsa dispensible spending power you can play SFC all you want.

PS. Jinn, I respectfully enter this thread as "exhibit A" to support the points I made in the PM I sent you over the weekend.

SSCF Hooch · « **Reply #11 on:** April 08, 2003, 11:10:31 am »

Tracey, anything you do turns to gold. Do your studies, the games will wait.

Hooch

Kroma_BaSyl · « **Reply #12 on:** April 08, 2003, 11:15:20 am »

"Study, study, study, study, study, study, study, study, study, study, PARTY NOW!" Dexter from Dexters Lab

Gumby · « **Reply #13 on:** April 08, 2003, 01:27:54 pm »

Gosh, this makes me wish that I had some appriciable programming skills that i could donate to the cause. I'd donate my free time, but what can ya do with someone elses free time? Guess that comes from not having a life.......... You GO Tracy! Once school is over, then worry about all YOUR free time instead......

Bob Graham · « **Reply #16 on:** April 08, 2003, 05:00:05 pm »

Ugg, I tryed to get a Comp Sci degree, and had to learn Java first semster. It was the first time I had programed anything more complex than a VCR. Needless to say, I am now looking for a new major...

TOCXOBearslayer · « **Reply #17 on:** April 08, 2003, 05:05:56 pm »

Best of luck to you, TraceyG.

They are right, the games will wait and you have done more than most. I thank you for your efforts & look forward to fly with you again when things have settled down.

Remiak · « **Reply #19 on:** April 08, 2003, 07:18:04 pm »

Tracey,
Good luck in your studies. As you already know, it should be your priority.
One thing for sure, you should not feel bad about this situation.
Thanks

Green · « **Reply #20 on:** April 08, 2003, 07:54:04 pm »

Green: Sorry Tracey, but school is going to have to wait. I know it will be hard, but you didn't really want that degree. After all what are you being paid for then. Furthermore, you need to ...

Jinn: "Psst ... Green ... GREEN"

Green: "Uh, hold on one Tracey ... What the heck do you want now Jinn?"

Jinn: We, dont .... <whisper, whisper, whisper>

Green: "Uh nevermind Tracey .... good luck on the exams."

Green: "So Jinn ... what did you do with all that money I gave you? You told me ..."

J'inn: "Not now, Green, its okay, trust me."

Green: "Yeah but you said ..."

J'inn: "Shuutt ... uuupppp ... we'll talk about it laaaaaater ..."

Green: "Yeah but ...

<THUNK>

J'inn: "Ooops, he, uh fell ... I'll just carry him off ... no worries. Ta ta."

Corbomite · « **Reply #21 on:** April 08, 2003, 08:18:05 pm »

RL is always more important in the long run. Take care of your future and get your studies done. I haven't had the pleasure of battling you since IDSL (I still remember that insane fight between you, Wes0007 and me), but I look forward to locking horns again. I don't play online much anymore, but a really good campaign could get me on again. I've been hearing good things about your scripts. Between you and Evil Dave we may never be safe again!

FPF_TraceyG · « **Reply #22 on:** April 09, 2003, 04:31:20 am »

Thanks for all the support everyone... dont ya just gett all warm and fuzzy reading posts like these...

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