Pocket Plane Group

Miscellany, Inc. => Ensign First Class Blather => Topic started by: jcompton on March 09, 2014, 11:32:17 PM

Title: Pocketplane.net is 10 years old!
Post by: jcompton on March 09, 2014, 11:32:17 PM
Although in many ways the beginning of the "PPG era" is marked by the beginning of work on Kelsey (in 2001), PPG itself was launched in a flurry of blood and spittle on March 31, 2004. Which means our tenth anniversary is fast approaching, and some sort of commemoration seems to be in order. I have no idea what that would look like, however.

Those of you who are still here and paying attention, got any clever ideas to help us celebrate?
Title: Re: Pocketplane.net is turning 10!
Post by: Cybersquirt on March 11, 2014, 01:41:46 AM
Find out how many FWS members are still around and throw an online (unmoderated) party?  Hehehe...
I heard Cuv was involved with EE.  Other than that, I dunno.

And Happy early Anniversary, Jason!
Title: Re: Pocketplane.net is turning 10!
Post by: Kulyok on March 11, 2014, 02:40:37 AM
Oh. Yay! We're ten years old!

(celebrates)

I'd release a mod, but I'm too deep in my SWTOR cups. By the way, may I nag you a bit about Nalia ToB? (Keto ToB, too, but I'm more partial to Nalia. The undressing scene is the best).
Title: Re: Pocketplane.net is turning 10!
Post by: Regullus on March 13, 2014, 01:04:59 PM
...PPG itself was launched in a flurry of blood and spittle on March 31, 2004. Which means our tenth anniversary is fast approaching, and some sort of commemoration seems to be in order.

"blood and spittle.. "  ;D  Forgotten how funny you all are.

I have no suggestions for ways to celebrate.

Edit: Er, congratulations, of course!
Title: Re: Pocketplane.net is turning 10!
Post by: Blue, the Immortal Bard on March 14, 2014, 01:06:17 AM
Those of you who are still here and paying attention, got any clever ideas to help us celebrate?

I dunno. Surprise guests, maybe?
Title: Re: Pocketplane.net is turning 10!
Post by: Kulyok on March 14, 2014, 02:35:52 AM
Yay, Blue! Congrats on winning the RPG contest!

You know, Keto is still and always a favorite(or, rather, a classic now), and people on BG boards comment on her with great fondness. If you and Jason ever decide to complete her, I'm sure you'll make lots of people very happy, whenever that happens.
Title: Re: Pocketplane.net is turning 10!
Post by: Pigeon on March 14, 2014, 04:48:26 PM
can we have an anniversary party

at a roller rink

that's my idea
Title: Re: Pocketplane.net is turning 10!
Post by: CORVIS TERRIBLE MOUNTAIN GOD on March 14, 2014, 04:48:58 PM
murder pact
Title: Re: Pocketplane.net is turning 10!
Post by: Pigeon on March 14, 2014, 05:02:23 PM
host a livestream of an empty room
Title: Re: Pocketplane.net is turning 10!
Post by: Pigeon on March 14, 2014, 05:07:10 PM
livestream of a camp fire while you recount the history of the great BG modding schism of '04
Title: Re: Pocketplane.net is turning 10!
Post by: Pigeon on March 14, 2014, 07:29:52 PM
release new buttgolem npc mod
Title: Re: Pocketplane.net is turning 10!
Post by: Cybersquirt on March 14, 2014, 08:05:56 PM
...PPG itself was launched in a flurry of blood and spittle on March 31, 2004. Which means our tenth anniversary is fast approaching, and some sort of commemoration seems to be in order.

"blood and spittle.. "  ;D  Forgotten how funny you all are.

It really was about that nasty.  Worse for some but to say it was merely contentious would be an understatement.

However, "murder pact" seems a bit extreme after so much time has passed.
Title: Re: Pocketplane.net is turning 10!
Post by: Daulmakan on March 14, 2014, 09:09:21 PM
Adding ToB content to some of the mods that are currently lacking it would fit nicely, I think.  ;D
Title: Re: Pocketplane.net is turning 10!
Post by: Cybersquirt on March 15, 2014, 03:30:04 AM
not exactly festive though
Title: Re: Pocketplane.net is turning 10!
Post by: Regullus on March 15, 2014, 07:16:45 AM
Quote from: Cybersquirt
It really was about that nasty.  Worse for some but to say it was merely contentious would be an understatement.

No doubt, no doubt, never got the finer points of it all but yes, it did seem to be a fairly serious schism within the modding community.
Title: Re: Pocketplane.net is turning 10!
Post by: Cybersquirt on March 15, 2014, 07:33:33 AM
way too serious :(
Title: Re: Pocketplane.net is turning 10!
Post by: Blue, the Immortal Bard on March 19, 2014, 05:28:24 PM
Yay, Blue! Congrats on winning the RPG contest!

You know, Keto is still and always a favorite(or, rather, a classic now), and people on BG boards comment on her with great fondness. If you and Jason ever decide to complete her, I'm sure you'll make lots of people very happy, whenever that happens.

Thanks Kulyok!

Keto does deserve finishing, even if only completion's sake. It's more motivating if there's actually still people clamoring for it, though. It's been so damn long.
Title: Re: Pocketplane.net is turning 10!
Post by: devSin on March 27, 2014, 08:23:18 PM
I'm neither here nor paying attention, and I don't have any ideas.

But happy anniversary nonetheless. :-)
Title: Re: Pocketplane.net is 10 years old!
Post by: jcompton on March 31, 2014, 03:44:27 PM
Aaaand, we're 10!

Pocket Plane Group turns 10 years old today, having launched the evening of March 31, 2004. Since then, hundreds of new mods have been developed for Infinity Engine games, and the games themselves have found their way onto platforms which didn't exist when we were starting out. Our work, and the contributions we've made to countless playthroughs during the past decade, remain an enormous source of pride. Thank you for your part in getting us this far, and we look forward to continuing to delight in the years ahead!
Title: Re: Pocketplane.net is 10 years old!
Post by: Cahir on March 31, 2014, 03:54:56 PM
Congratulations! Your one of my three favorite mod communities evah!:P

Thanks to you many new players could jump into marvelous land of Sword Coast and Amn and live many new adventures of yet another and another Bhaalspawn:)

Salute!
Title: Re: Pocketplane.net is 10 years old!
Post by: Regullus on March 31, 2014, 07:58:42 PM
 10 years!  8)
Title: Re: Pocketplane.net is 10 years old!
Post by: jastey on March 31, 2014, 11:49:46 PM
Congratulations!
Title: Re: Pocketplane.net is 10 years old!
Post by: Echon on April 01, 2014, 01:26:16 AM
Yay! Go Pee Pee Mods!1 May the afternoon be a little less lazy in the coming years. :)

The Fields of the Dead turns 10 in april next year. Scary.
Title: Re: Pocketplane.net is 10 years old!
Post by: Cybersquirt on April 04, 2014, 09:50:41 PM
Fuck you, Echon. Your one mod doesn't get the glory here. And your piss statement will be noted, by me if no one else.

* while I realize it's a lot of feckless work, it hardly rises to ... bah, I need moar alcohol.  But I didn't mean to diminish your selfless work
Title: Re: Pocketplane.net is 10 years old!
Post by: Cybersquirt on April 04, 2014, 09:51:53 PM
Congratulations! Your one of my three favorite mod communities evah!:P

Thanks to you many new players could jump into marvelous land of Sword Coast and Amn and live many new adventures of yet another and another Bhaalspawn:)

Salute!
That's moar liek it. Any more?
Title: Re: Pocketplane.net is 10 years old!
Post by: Cybersquirt on April 04, 2014, 09:57:15 PM
I would like to salute the ghosts of this forum: SimDingo, Ghreyfain... so many others I am too plastered to recall atm. but YOU HAD BETTER YOU MUTHERFUCKERS!

SimDing0, Ghreyfain, Kismet, jcompton (of course), kulyok. Andyr, DavidW, Blue, Stoplight, Echon, devSin, ascension64, weimer, weimer, weimer, ghreyfain. oh, and icelus, the prick.
Title: Re: Pocketplane.net is 10 years old!
Post by: Cybersquirt on April 13, 2014, 05:57:23 AM
Oh, and Domi who resides at G3, and BR who is somewhere.
Title: Re: Pocketplane.net is 10 years old!
Post by: Cybersquirt on April 13, 2014, 06:33:57 AM
Too late, apparently. But in memoriam to you all: CHEERS!!  Thank you, you people for making the mods and trying to develop the mods that we all play.
Title: Re: Pocketplane.net is 10 years old!
Post by: PrincessSuzie on June 03, 2014, 11:37:21 PM
Late to the party, but... CONGRATULATIONS!!!  ;D

Seriously, I want to thank you guys all for your hard work... I got to a point where I can't play neither BG2 or IWD1 without your mods. All of your works are on the par with BG2/IWD1 and that is tremendous accomplishment considering how good those base games are. LONG LIVE PPG! :)