Rants of A Coyote

NRPG Developer’s Log, Entry 3

quixjote — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:48:21 +0000

For those of you that tried to get to my site the latter part of yesterday, I apologize. Apparently a script that I was working on was NOT optimized and ended up using so many resources, that my host temporarily suspended my account. Problem solved and I am working on re-writing that script to use a LOT less resources.

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NRPG Developer’s Log, Entry 2

quixjote — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:20:20 +0000

Pencil and Paper are my friend. I keep a graph paper notebook by my bed for those times that I wake up and have an amazing idea. Sometimes I only have minutes to write it down or it is lost in the void between dreamland and consciousness.

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NRPG Developer’s Log, Entry 1

quixjote — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 04:50:41 +0000

I figured one good way to show a constant progress on the game development is do provide consistent updates about how the game is progressing. This will also give me a chance to provide valuable information about some of the key features to my game, so the excitement will build for joining and playing the game when it becomes available.Read more »

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Saturday Blurb March 10

quixjote — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 02:06:13 +0000

So, I haven’t been doing too much with the knitting or crocheting recently. Had a few health issues I had to take care of over the last couple weeks. From my last post about hats and such I have expanded my ability greatly. Read more »

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The Programming Commences

quixjote — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 23:40:14 +0000

A few years ago I made a small battle system (http://quixjote.com/novarpg/) just to test some things and I was pleasantly surprised how well it did in just a couple weeks. Since then I have been wanting to expand upon this battle system to make a full web game, and I finally have the time to work on it... 4 years later. Oh well... Time flies.Read more »
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More hats, and other projects

quixjote — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:39:16 +0000

I think before long I am going to end up being called the "Mad Hatter" Coyote instead of just the "Mad Coyote". Finally have hats for most of my family, which is good. It seems for every hat I make I get a request for two more. Definitely NOT complaining about that, but after family I am definitely going to have to start charging for the hats, Especially the Wool ones.Read more »
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This year is in the bag

quixjote — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:54:34 +0000

Premature, but Happy New Years!

It has been an interesting year to say the least. Turning 29 this year has had me thinking about a lot of things. Doing Therapy for 3 months to gain some lower back strength that I have not had since 1993 was definitely a step in the right direction.
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Paul Christoforo is Still at It

quixjote — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:52:28 +0000

If you thought that the bad customer service and outlandish Twattitude wasn't enough for N-Control's new PR, Paul is back for more.

I've been trying to get him to give up the access to these things he's been holding hostage (email accounts, Twitter, etc) by asking nicely for a couple of days. The gloves are off now.

Paul told me on the phone two hours ago that "Eight months ago, I locked down all this stuff so they wouldn't be able to fuck with me. If they don't give me what I want, it's war." His demands include a contract written on his terms and substantial compensation, both immediate and for as long as the company continues to exist. He flaunted the PR debacle he created as proof that he "made the company a success", citing all the media and public attention as the "best thing that ever happened to Avenger".

He didn't count on the fact that I anticipated all of this and have been a computer hardware and web tech since I was 14.

The thing we did have is control over the AvengerController.com domain. It was transferred away from its original account, which Paul has complete control of. Because of how GoDaddy works, that old account retained all of the email addresses and their master control settings (forwarding and so on). He has continued to respond to customer emails from his personal GMail account and lied to me repeatedly about doing so.

I tried to play nice, and Paul played stupid, acting like he didn't have access to this master account, blaming his "Indian outsourced tech team" being on vacation. I gave him two days to give over N-Control's digital property.

He finally leveled with me tonight that he knew I wasn't that stupid and that he was lying about his access to all these accounts. That's when he issued the above-mentioned threat. He reiterated that he had the hosting, email, and everything on lockdown.

... Wow. Paul wasn't kidding in twitter the other day... He really did have a hacking problem; He is the hacking problem.

Now, I would like to say right now that I have no ill will to the rest of his family... but wow. Paul really needs to learn a few lessons. At the rate he is going and how fast he is spiraling down, those lessons may end up being learned in Jail.

Oh, right... He also has ANOTHER Twitter handle: @OceanDeepSea. (So he currently has two live ones that we know of... @OceanDeepSea and @OceanStratagy)

Some good news though. When he closed his @OceanMarketting Twitter, someone caught it up and is now using it to promote Indie style games. Round of applause for that guy :) (Check out his blurb at http://oceanmarketting.tumblr.com/)

Although, I am surprised that Penny Arcade has been quiet since all this started. As always, it's sometime tough to follow where facts end, and rumors begin. Doing my best to keep the facts straight though.

Ref: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/7.336397-Ocean-Marketing-Attempts-To-Extort-Former-Client
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