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 on: December 13, 2020, 04:48:04 am 
Started by Peon - Last post by CptLima
As someone who personally visited and toured the observatory in 2019, this really struck a chord with me. I will never forget standing in awe at its sheer size, or first catching a glimpse of it rise from the jungle as I drove up winding mountain roads to get there. As a fan of GoldenEye, Contact, and astronomy in general, I was needless to say already excited, but being there in person - walking through the engineering sections, riding around the base access roads on a tour, and spending time in the control room - exceeded my wildest expectations and left me smiling ear to ear for weeks.

It's a sad day for this area of Puerto Rico, just a short couple-hour drive west out of San Juan - I really hope they rebuild a similarly important scientific instrument at the site or nearby, because its presence inspired many in the area and was a symbol of prestige for the surrounding community. It's an even worse loss for astronomy, though, and is emblematic of our continued decline in this important field of science that has been woefully underfunded and deprioritized since the end of the Apollo era. There are so many unexplored areas of our Solar System and beyond that humanity should be endeavoring to learn as much as we can about... yet they remain shrouded in mystery while we send up the occasional probe or satellite.

Gone, unfortunately, is the age of great ambition, exploration, and daring that has marked so many important events in human history, replaced with idleness and content. I hope it one day soon comes back, and that spark is reignited in the right people who are provided with the resources to once again take humanity to higher levels of understanding of the Universe.

That all said, there's plenty of clickbait YouTube copies out there of the collapse, looking to make a quick buck by simply reuploading the NSF footage. I found this video, however, to be refreshingly different, which takes the time to really analyze the engineering and physics behind the collapse itself - check it out when you have 10 minutes or so; it's worth a watch to learn more about what specific points on the structure failed and how:

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 on: December 12, 2020, 04:41:32 am 
Started by Peon - Last post by Peon
The actual site that spawned the virtual battleground of countless epic Goldeneye 007 deathmatches has fallen apart, though unfortunately not killing a former MI-6 counter-agent in the process. And still, the image of this observatory is burned into my memory, not from actual science of course (because I'm un-sophisticated trash), but because I've loved engaging in simulated firefights with other men of culture in this iconic backdrop for 23+ years now. It seems to be gone before it's time, yet perpetually living on through the community that still plays Goldeneye, and the Cradle will always make me feel like a newborn gamer.

https://www.npr.org/2020/12/01/940767001/arecibo-observatory-telescope-collapses-ending-an-era-of-world-class-research

 73 
 on: November 19, 2020, 11:40:57 pm 
Started by MrE - Last post by CptLima
This seems very similar to the freeze-tag mod for Medal of Honor on PC back in the day, which was always one of the most popular mods (and is still played today, 19 years later).

It adds a new dynamic of strategy to no respawn-type matches when your teammates have the ability to revive you through their actions this way.

 74 
 on: November 19, 2020, 05:52:06 pm 
Started by Xale - Last post by papel
Perfect job!
It comes ready to play capture the flag and the .res files for the server. I can only thank and thank you.
Edit: It will be great to play Resurrection mode on this map ;D

 75 
 on: November 19, 2020, 03:23:40 pm 
Started by Xale - Last post by Xale
Its finally released !

https://gamebanana.com/maps/213122

 76 
 on: November 16, 2020, 04:31:37 am 
Started by MrE - Last post by papel
Excellent job. Thank you! ;D ;D ;D

 77 
 on: November 15, 2020, 04:07:40 pm 
Started by WNxEuphonic - Last post by WNxEuphonic
I can already hear VC screeching in the distance.

Alternatively, we can just make it so zero-damage attacks don't count for invulnerability.

 78 
 on: November 14, 2020, 07:27:04 pm 
Started by WNxEuphonic - Last post by namajnaG
Maybe in a future version of GE:S we can toggle invulnerability off.

I can already hear VC screeching in the distance.

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 on: November 14, 2020, 07:21:13 pm 
Started by WNxEuphonic - Last post by WNxEuphonic
This mode evolved out of the JAWS mode (I found that it was more fun playing as the Jaws player when you didn't have a health bar, so I switched it to Boris). This uses the damage bypass method E-S used for one of his modes, though it's not perfect. Maybe in a future version of GE:S we can toggle invulnerability off.

 80 
 on: November 13, 2020, 12:51:10 am 
Started by WNxEuphonic - Last post by Troy
What's the difference between this and the JAWS! mode?  If I remember right, something like this wouldn't work because of the invulnerability time.

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