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Glad to hear you've arrived an settled in ok.  Handy having the internet cafe so close!

Are we going to get a regulary feature "Dave on Seoul or 'How an AGS guy communicates with the counterstrike culture'"...

Will we be getting photos over time?

Best of Luck.

Matt

Yeah, no problems getting home from work today, although a lot of sirens during the day as I work not far from shepherd's bush.

I think Chris is right about the level of coverage the July 7th bombings recieved.  Speaking with a colleague today, it turns out that her brother's best friend's friend was injured in the July 7th attacks.  I mention this for two reasons:

1. It helps put in context how un-affected most of us have been from these attacks.  This is the closest I have thankfully come to this tragic event and even though over 50 people lost their lives, that's nothing compared to the number of people who work and live in London, and pales in comparisson to those killed on 9-11.  About 30 people died in the Kings Cross fire 15 years ago due to litter catching fire, and anyone who travels on London Undergroun knows that you often get up to 50 people in a carraige.

2. This friend of a friend of a friend has been very seriously injured, and I think the nature of the injuries to the survivors has been played down so as to dampen the 'success' of the attack.

Matt
(Who will update his AGS Annual post at the weekend AND post his Brittens photos  )

Glad to hear no-one was really caught up in the London bombings today - I recieved a phonecall from M0Ds asking if I had heard from Dave Gilbert.  I assume someone managed to make contact and he's ok?

Strazer, don't worry mate, we all completely understand, it's pretty awe inspiring meeting CJ for the first time  Seriously, it was great for you to come and I'm glad you enjoyed yourself.  I know it can be pretty mad meeting so many new faces, even more so when you have to talk in a second language - some of us are still trying to master out first!

Thanks for the comments about the Annual - I'm glad it all worked out considering how disorganised I had been.  I will update the topic over the weekend with full details for everyone else.  Magintz, any chance you can sort us out with the group photo?

Take it easy guys.

Hey Chris,

No worries about the annuals, I believe M0Ds picked them up to take.

Curry was very good, although Layabout, Dark Stalkey and Iqu regretted going for the Madras I believe!  JetXL and I both had Chicken Jalfrezzi, although I think it got the better of one of us... 

One of the best moments for me was Chris demonstrating how dangerous Happy Meals toys could be by firing a spring loaded Tony Hawk bike into his mouth and cutting his lip - classic.

A fantastic weekend.

There was a quote in the Metro today along the lines of "Ignore the 12A rating, I'm 32 and it scared the shit out of me".

Of course the films was extra-intense for M0Ds as they showed an anti-smoking ad before hand where a guy's "ash" falls off - bet that one is still giving yer nightmares 

As I said, it's also worth checking what MPEG decoder Windows Media Player is using - AGS might not have a problem with Microsofts, but perhaps Xing / Elecard / Ligos do things differently...

Just a thought.

m0ds was not prepared for the amazing lasershow i had in store for him.

Was this the 'yellow' lasershow I heard about over a pint last night?  :o

Yes another great time has passed all too quickly.  Great pictures CJ, although M0Ds tells me you forgot to pick something up...

I have photo's, which I'll try and sort out - most have my finger over the lense unfortunately & a great one of CJ next to the artwork for his new game has no CJ as he is blocked out by the Millets bag I was carrying at the time.

Worked out quite an expensive weekend all in all, what with two trips to the cinema, Pizza Hut, the curry and the many trips to the pub.  I hope it hasn't hit anyone too hard in the wallet - my view was to make the most of us all getting together, and to worry about the cash later, but then I'm in full time employment so it's easy for me to say that!

Thanks to everyone for the kind words regarding the AGS Annual - I know most of you probably had everything that was on there, and I'll try and be more adventurous (no pun intended) next time.

MORE PHOTOS NEEDED !!11!!

Could the MPEG be possibly running at 24bit?

The other option is when you check the properties of the MPEG within Windows Media Player, what are the Audio and Video Decoders set as?

What colour depth are you running your game at?

I caught this over the weekend with some of the guys at Brittens.

As you say - Intense!

My only dissapointment was the last 20 minutes, which seemed 100% Spielberg, and the few plot holes.

But as a whole, wow what a ride.

Hey Magintz,

I think I'm a member although I haven't been in about 6 years.  But then I'm back at work on Monday so perhaps we'll have to look out an internet cafe.

Haven't you left yet?

Matt

Well I'm glad I didn't say I would meet Dave for a drink tonight, seeing as I've only just got in from work  :o

Better put on a DVD and get packing I guess.

Magintz: I can't think of a Internet Cafe in Staines at the moment (I think the library has Internet Access if thats of any help.)  I think there's an Internet cafe in Ashford which is the next stop on the Train, or 10 minutes on most buses.  We'll probably pop into staines over the weekend, and try and scout something out.

Let me apologise now if:

- The AGS Annual doesn't work!
- I sleep the whole weekend...

See you guys tomorrow.

It's not looking good for chairs at this end - M0Ds has one of mine, and we only seem to have 2 others in the garage, which I'm guessing 'the folks' may need at the weekend.

Where's a cheap place to buy folding chairs?

Aha! Argos:

http://tinyurl.com/asvsj

£2.49 each, I might try and reserve 4 to pick up Friday morning.

Ps: excuse any mistakes, I'm having a conversation with Magintz over MSN at the same time, and well I'm slow and old!

Another Update:

Staines Argos doesn't have any in stock, but I've found some near work I might try and get tomorrow.

Update 2 (or 3...)

Argos seemed to have sold out of the really cheap chairs everywhere, but I noticed today that Woolworths have folding garden chairs in lime green and bright orange for £4.99 each.  They were quite heavy to carry on the tube back from work today (yay rain!), so hopefully I can pick some up on Friday morning.

If the weather is bad over the weekend, I'll pick up a cinema timetable - I believe War of the Worlds is out.

1. If you are bringing a tent - Yes
2. Technically 2, but comfortably one - me!
3. If you are bringing chairs - Hopefully
4. How many chairs - At least one via M0Ds, hopefully a few more.
5. Estimated time of arrival (optional) - Midmorning-ish?
6. Any special eating requirements (vegetarian, vegan, allergies etc...) - might be helpful to know - None, but I hate fish!
7. Nights staying - 2 (Friday, Saturday) back home Sunday evening for work Monday 

Who has access to a car?

Hi Guys,

Just a quick update to say things are still a go, but it's not too late to contribute.  I am sending emails as fast as I can to everyone I can think of, but if I haven't emailed you, don't be shy and drop me a note at mattgoble at gmail dot com giving me the nod to use your game / tool / walkthough / whatever.

What I really need to know now is what kind of numbers I should be producing for distribution:

So Far, I believe this is the list for Brittens:

AGA
Ashen
CJ
Creed Malay
Custard
Dave Gilbert
Iqu
JetXL
Layabout
LimpingFish
m0ds
Matt Goble
Magintz
Miez
Scotch
Strazer
Yufster
ShatteredSponge
SHH
Dark Stalkey

Is there anyone else coming to Brittens that isn't on this list?

Now, who is going to Mittens but not to Brittens?

Helm
2ma2
Petteri

Who else have I missed?

Okay, when you get to Staines Station, you will need to use the footbridge to cross to the 'Main' side of the station.  In the google map below, the station would be in the bottom right corner, either side of the railway line between "Gresham Road" and "Station Approach".  Station approach isn't a looping road but a car park (I'm guessing the google map team think this is the route around the car par  ).

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=staines&ll=51.433384,-0.507195&spn=0.004916,0.010664&hl=en

When you cross over you want to take a left and head up "Station Path", until the footpath comes to a T-junction.  Take a left which should take you under the railway.  Go straight across the car park in front of you, and you will be heading towards the Elmsleigh Shopping Centre. 

Here's an annotated version!



Cross the road, and you should see the bus station.  You need the one outside BHS. The Bus is 218 and runs I believe twice an hour:

http://www.pindar.com/SCC/pages/tt/timetables/218.PDF

You need to get off at the Church, in Laleham Village.  Walk around the corner to the corner-shop, opposite a pub and you should see signs for the campsite.  If not, walk towards the river via "Ferry Lane", and the campsite is 5-10 mins walk along the road by the river. On the map below, the campsite has been incorporated into 'Laleham Park'.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=laleham+park&ll=51.400330,-0.492668&sll=51.409727,-0.492668&spn=0.018929,0.042658&sspn=0.018925,0.042658&hl=en

Hope that all makes sense!

Booked my flight.
I'll arrive on July 1st in the afternoon and leave on July 6th.

I'll be flying to heathrow, and since I know the way to Layeham so well, I'll take the bus this time.

No getting stung for a cab fare this time eh? 

If anyone needs directions posted, let me know.

Cool cool DS; I'll try not to smack AGA in the face with the frisbee this time, but I can't promise anything. 

You mean that wasn't the aim of the game?

How about dodging dog turds while playing a game of football - I say playing a game, but of course mean "Watching 2ma2 and the Euro-AGSers hand the UK team a good spanking".

Davy, I think there is a poundshop, so I'll check it out at the weekend.

Matt

I suggest you bring at least the following, Ishmael;

Good List - I need to drop you a PM at some point, and find out what it's worth me bringing, living so close and whatnot.  What time are you planning on getting to the site on Friday?

I only have 5 deck-chairs, and one of those is Matt Goble's

The man mocks me...



I'll start keeping an eye out for things to do in Staines (Cinema, Shops etc) and London.  As Chris says, we deserve some good weather considering how many of us squeezed into that big tent last year!

Didn't we have good weather when some of us went up to London - I remember buying Ice Cream in Hyde Park with Pessi, Magintz, Chris, Scummbuddy?

Nametags people, we need Nametags!

Andail,

All contributions greatly appreciated 

Drop me a PM with your thoughts.

Matt