Opinion Needed!

CABAL is in need for a face lift! Let me know which of the choices is best for the following:

1) Says "It is my world now!"
2) Inflicts fear upon you.(Or in the case of no fear, most to put you slightly at unease.)
3) Is just awesome!
(pick the best look for each above statement)




Here is a bad picture of CABAL now.

Totally slipped under my radar...

Return to Castle Wolfenstein (2010)

Some how this slipped completly by me, and with Roger Avery too!

And there isn't even an Update...

Something to look forward to when the Engie update comes...

Greatest Pyro Ever?

You decided...

Old School Gold Rush?

I was looking around in my files and found that I had made a copy of the pl_goldrush.bsp map and stuck it in my GMod/maps folder. This was done before the changes to Gold Rush, thus making it a release version(before they removed the door). I added a '_v1' to the file name zipped it up and stuck it on File Planet. Feel free to grab it if you miss the old version. Link below.


pl_goldrush_v1.bsp

It's also over at fpsbanana.com too.

Something new? In BLU?

Don't you wish I stopped messing with the site?

Ha ha. Once again I screwed with the colors and layout!

Ubercharged.net won the Server poll. I closed it early because of it's big lead, over all the other servers. Also 'How I shot waepon?' and 'WTF????? This isnt WoW' are tied up, so I'm going to start a NEW POLL with just those options and see who wins. Three days roughly, to vote.

Stupid GMod...

So I had an idea for a new comic today, and wanted to play with it some and flesh somethings out. So I went into GMod and loaded up Gold Rush, since it's a TF2 based storyline. And since it's the BLU team that it's based around, I went to the BLU base at stage one. Only to see this:

I really wish I could fix this issue, I had the same problems with Opti-Pessi, which is why you never saw the BLU spawn rooms. Both Steam and Face Punch forums have failed me in my search for a solution.

Class Definer - Pyro

Another great shot, this one of the Pyro.

Rabid Pyro

I decided to put together a little Guide to playing Pyro. I figure that since all I really play now is Pyro, and generally I end up being the Pyro with the highest score on whatever server I am currently playing. I will inflate my ego just slightly and call myself a Pyro Master(just don't ask me prove it). So here are the ten rules of being a Rabid Pyro.

1) Accept Death

As a Pyro it is your duty to die, preferably with honor. So long as you die with at least two enemies engulfed in flame, it was a life worth living. Pyro is an Ambush Class, use that. Hide around corners, on ledges, anywhere you can get the drop on the enemy. Your average life should be around 1-2 minutes, longer if you are forced to run across the entirety of the map due to your Engineers failing to build teleporters.

2) If You Ignite, They Will Come

With a general short life span, you must come to terms with less kills and more assists. Not to say you'll be lacking any kills. Do not feel frustrated over dying. Just remember that so long as you are igniting you enemies you are helping the greater good of your team. Even when you don't get the assist, you are delaying their push onto your point/cart/intelligence, you are weakening them for the Soldier/Demoman/Heavy behind you, you are throwing them off guard, putting the proverbial wrench in their gears.

3) Teleporters Are Your Friends

Not only are your own teleports good to you, so are the enemies. With speed being one of the most important issues with a Rabid Pyro, your own teleporters will help throw you in the thick of things quickly. While your enemies teleporters will bring them to the fight faster, if you happen across one unguarded don't destroy it right off. Especially on maps like 2Fort in the sewers, hanging around an unguarded enemy teleporter with you axe handy, is not only fun but can get you both the Lumberjack and Clearcutter achievements.

4) Keeping It On The Back Burner

Once you get this, stick with it! I haven't looked back, not even for those two achievements I need to get with the original Flame Thrower. The Crits from behind are great when frightened enemies run from you. The added health(which I agree should only be 25) is far more useful than the Compressed Air Blast of the original Flame Thrower. Plus it just looks cooler!

5) Flared Up

To put it simply, the Flare Gun is just fun. You can annoy just about anybody with it, best of all Snipers. But pay attention to the map your currently playing before picking it. Places like Gold Rush, Dustbowl, and Badlands are good choices. Well, 2Fort, and Granary not so much. You want most outside than inside for it, and preferably not so level terrain. The more open areas you have, the more opportunities you'll have to use it. Otherwise stick with your Shotgun.

6)Shot Down In A Blaze Of Glory

Your Shotgun is a very versatile weapon. It is best when dealing with pesky enemy Pyros, it's great for annoying Scouts, you can get decent hits with it are range. But best of all, if you are holding you Shotgun, enemies are more willing to get into close range of you, allowing for a quick switch to the Flame Thrower/Back Burner for the ignite. And then when you get really good, a switch to the Axtinguisher for the Crit kill.

7) Axe Me No Questions

Speaking of axes. In my opinion, more is not always better. While the Axtinguisher has the added Crit chances it does lack the speed of the Fire Axe. Unless you plan to only swing your axe after ignition I would recommend just sticking with your Fire Axe. My personal reason is based on when your team wins the round and you are given your way with the opposing team, the Fire Axe will one hit kill where as the Axtinguisher will take three or four hits to get the free kill, and by then your teammate has attacked thus giving you only an assist.

8) I'll Tell You No Spies

Spy Check damnit! You are the Spies biggest fear, use that. It's good to keep an eye on your teams scoreboard, try and keep up with who is playing what. Spy Check damnit! In the long run you aren't going to use those last 10 units of propane(I'm assuming it's a propane power Flame Thrower) anyways. But do keep in mind, if they are hold a secondary or unlocked weapon, THEY ARE NOT A SPY. Your teammates will be pleased with your Spy Checking, but will get annoyed if you keep checking the Pyro holding the Flare Gun, or the Demoman with the Sticky Launcher, or the Engineers with the Pistol, or the...well you get my point. Also remember that Spy and disguise as their own team too. If you see an enemy that is running around in the mist of battle and not firing, keep an eye on them, they could be a spy hiding in plain sight. Most good Spies do this, and hate to be caught this way.

9) Air Pockets

As I mentioned above, I don't use the Compressed Air Blast. It's not worth the 25 propane units and the added health with the Back Burner is a better advantage. But if you do choose to use it, and/or some how manage to master it. Good job. With it you can really turn the tide of the battle when you send a rocket back the the Soldier who fired it. Then again, Heavy Tennis is a lot of fun...

10) Becoming An Achiever

Finally, the achievements. Don't bother trying to grind them out, just play and they'll come. They're a lot easier to get and wont disrupt your teams work at winning as the Medic achievements. Get the Back Burner and maybe the Flare Gun too. Beyond that don't worry too much. Just play, enjoy, and flame it up.

If you have any problems with the steps just remember number 1, accept death. Accept it, and you'll be a Rabid Pyro in no time.

KoreRat Quest! Part Two

Polls up! First is to pick the phrase said, second is where I say it. Vote, clear your cookies, and vote again!

In other news:

I was able to nab this shot of a Medic the other night. I gotta say it's a 'Class Definer'. I'm now on the lookout for shots this good for the rest of the classes. Keep in mind all I did to this is add the word 'Medic', the rest is just good timing.

Episode Thirty-Three?

KoreRat Quest!

Okay, so a few weeks ago I got a headset and mic for my computer. Since, every time I play me some TF2 I use it, although I have yet to say anything. At first I was just waiting for a need to say something, not wanting to be a random annoying person in the game. But after a few moments when I should have said 'Spy is Sniper' or 'Heavy/Medic coming across bridge' or 'touch the cart, just touch it!'. I failed. KoreRat you fail.

Then it came to the point where I wasn't even looking for the right time to say anything, I even typed things when I could have said them. I got to the point where I felt I had to make the first thing I say good, meaningful, or at least something.

Therefore I have started the quest for the perfect thing to say as my first thing said. I'm gonna list a few options below and start a forum on the Steam Forums. I'll see what I can get going and then I will make a poll and see what wins. Then the winning phrase will be said on the TF2 server of my choosing, maybe I'll do a second poll for the server...

• The Rat is in the House!
  
• Whatever you do, DON'T UBER ME!
  
• It's KORE-SPACE-RAT people!
  
• I reject your reality, and substitute my own.
  
• It's one small step for KoreRat, one giant leap for KoreRatHood.
  

EDIT: There are a lot of great idea coming out of the forums... I'm gonna let this run until Sunday before I pick the best for the poll.

Well, Damn.

First, no comic. But I'm gonna assume you kinda figured that out. McNaire holds the files to the last comic I did up, although he has yet to do anything with them. I seem to have lost interest in Opti-Pessi, or at least what it is at this very moment. It started off, in my head, as one thing. But became something completely different in the comics. I'm not saying I quit, or that there will be no more Opti-Pessi, but it will be a while. I'll try and smack McNaire around, perhaps I'll give him some more brownies on Monday, and try to get that last episode finished and released. To all the fans and those who were waiting for Opti and Pessi's venture into Portal, I'm sorry. KoreRat FTL.

I do plan on keeping things around(this site mainly), and I have a couple of ideas that I want to try out. Some comic type things, some others.

Who knows, maybe my other ideas will be better than Opti-Pessi. Or, perhaps they will all be wretched and I'll go back to OP in a week or two...