Later,…

Greeeeeeat… I missed the tournament. Literally, by 1 minute. I quickly minimized AA and then opened up PokerStars, realizing what time it was. Please let registration be open! I thought. As it was logging me in, I glanced at my watch again, unconciously. 16:30:17. Maybe, just maybe enough time!. Unfortunatly, I found it was too late. The tournament registration was closed… tournament play time: 1 minute. Talk about close. And they just coudln’t display the seconds, because I know it wasn’t a minute yet…

Oh well. Next one is at 8:30 tomarrow morning. MINE!

Now, I’ve also discovered the easiest 3D modeler in the world, as far as I know. Google’s SketchUp. Using only the tools Line, Rectangle, Circle, Angle, Eraser, and Raise/Lower, you can make just about anything. For example:

Pictured at 1/3 size, quality terrible due to reduction

That’s oWNiNg_DuCK’s map he made for AA in it. Although you can’t play it until the map editor comes out (more on this later), SketchUp is a good way to, well, sketch map ideas in three dimensions and such. Very well developed tool for being in the Beta stage, and like many of Google’s tools, it is an excellent free program. One major drawback of the program, unfortunatly, is the fact that though it can import barely any 3D format, it can only save with its own personal extension, .SKP.

Now, America’s Army has planned the end of the 2.x series. It should end before 2007, but the release of 2.7 is coming in July. The 2.7-2.8 versions come with new multi-player maps where up to 12 people form a Special Forces A-Team and attempt to foil the AI. This is something that people have been waiting and dreaming about. Two more heavey-hitting new features: drivable (not just usable) vehicles and a map editor. Both have sent the community into a (good) uproar.

PokerStars.net

Very good poker system, actually. Anyway, you download the client and play. Just 2 minutes ago my brother was playing this guy from London on Limit Texas Hold ‘Em… speaking of which:

I’m going to be entering a tournament for several million dollars in the play money that PokerStars uses. Starts at 16:30. Till then.

By the way, have some news I’m going to type up after/during the tournament, but not