Eight years! Really?

[Megiddo]

If I recall correctly, my very first release of what would later become UGM came out sometime in January, 2005. This means that Ulysses has been around in some form or another for eight years. Wow! I'm going to dig into my archives and try to nail down the exact date a little better, but I'm fairly certain it was January.

Since this is a large power-of-two milestone, I was considering doing something special to commemorate (or is it commiserate?) the occasion. Any ideas? Perhaps I could write a news post detailing our history? Maybe add a new, wacky fun command? (ulx explode? I can do particle effects now! ulx fireworks? ulx rollthedice? ulx AllYourControlsAreNowBackwards? ulx IfYouDon'tSayMooCowEveryMinuteYouDie?) Maybe a reawakening of UCause or UBowl? I could probably crank out a small'ish release along with all necessary fixes that need to be done by January.

[MrPresident]

Amazing! I had someone make a comment to me the other day regarding the age of G4P as well.. It certainly is an accomplishment to have put up with all the crap that Garry and the community have nonstop dealt out for the last 8 years to still have the drive to remain.

I think something fun would be a cool addition to ULX, but at the very least the detailed history post should be in order.

Here's to another 2 years (assuming the world doesn't end next week) and that big 10 year mark!!

[JamminR]

1) Gamemode, polished....the pylon run for your life maze game.
2) and If you just want something fun in ULX, take MrP's old explode command, polish it if needed for Gm13, put it in ULX (easy)
Challenging - then to celebrate..add some on 01/date/any year command where some day in January, iplayer joining gets asked if they'd like to celebrate Ulysses birthday by exploding at some random time in random minutes in order to celebrate with the developers.
If you REALLY want fun...see if the default sound library Gmod has access to has party horns or other fun default sound after the explosion (only during the celebration explode)
(I'm thinking Portal/Portal 2 probably has one, but those are far from default sound)

[Megiddo]

The first "AI Mod" release (Which eventually became UGM) was January 23, 2005.
The first ULX release was October 31, 2005.

[Stickly Man!]

So I was doing some work on XGUI, and managed to do something so inconceivably awesome that we must include it henceforth! I shall call it ulx crash!


.. That part where the RAM goes down is when I force-quit Garry's Mod

[Megiddo]

... lol

Also, I'm considering changing our team motto. Currently, it's "Striving for Simplicity", but it has been pointed out that ULX really isn't so simple in some cases, even though it was the original intent. For example, the permission system is quite complicated. I doubt anyone, including myself, fully understands what it is capable of! So, what are your thoughts on adopting "Helping people achieve what they want from what they know" as our new motto?

I feel this more accurately reflects what ULX has ended up being. It's simple on the surface for those who just need the simplicity, but allows those with skill to configure it according to their needs.

[Stickly Man!]

I agree, I quite like it-- I've never understood our old motto since everyone has always complained that ULX was bloated.

[Megiddo]

I'm leaning towards a fireworks command that when used on the appropriate date displays the message, "it's ULX's birthday!". I'm not sure if server owners would be happy with us if we let players choose to explode, even if it only effected the player.

I would like to make UPylon into a gamemode at some point, but I don't think we could have it ready in time. Fastcall/Zyklus has volunteered to create a map for us if we proceed on that.

JamminR, Mr. P, what do you think of the proposed new motto?

[MrPresident]

I like it. Stickly is right too. I think ULX can get pretty complicated if you really dive into it.

[JamminR]

Now that I've had a few days to think on it, I still don't like it.
Yes, I agree ULX (ULib UCL actually) has gone way beyond simplicity.
However, I just don't feel the suggestion is 'right'. It's not bad, but, it's not 'right'.
"Helping people achieve what is needed even if not always known"?
"Complicated control as you need it, simple as you want it"
My 'creative thinking' is really addled right now.