Newshttps://www.paradisesgarage.com:443/mcweb2/blogs/news/atom.aspxCommunity Server2011-02-20T15:35:00ZUpdate for 2020/mcweb2/blogs/news/archive/2020/12/08/update-for-2020.aspx2020-12-08T23:00:00Z2020-12-08T23:00:00Z<p>2020 is almost over...</p>
<p>And I'm sure it isn't soon enough for most of us!</p>
<p>So what have we been doing during the pandemic? Mostly working, trying to play some games during the downtime, staying safe. As for what we're playing these days, that's a pretty long varied list.</p>
<ul>
<li><a target="_blank" title="Cyberpunk 2077" href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/1091500/Cyberpunk_2077/">Cyberpunk 2077</a></li>
<li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/526870/Satisfactory/" title="Satisfactory" target="_blank">Satisfactory</a></li>
<li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/427520" title="Factorio" target="_blank">Factorio</a></li>
<li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/244850" title="Space Engineers" target="_blank">Space Engineers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/945360" title="Among Us" target="_blank">Among Us</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.feed-the-beast.com/modpack/ftb_revelation" title="FTB Revelations" target="_blank">Minecraft FTB Revelations</a></li>
<li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/440900/Conan_Exiles/" title="Conan Exiles" target="_blank">Conan Exiles</a></li>
<li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/275850" title="No Man's Sky" target="_blank">No Man's Sky</a></li>
<li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/578080" title="PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS" target="_blank">PubG</a></li>
<li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/251570" title="7 Days to Die" target="_blank">7 Days to Die</a></li>
<li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/396280" title="Anarchy Online" target="_blank">Anarchy Online</a></li>
<li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/359550" title="Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege" target="_blank">Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege</a></li>
<li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/232090" title="Killing Floor 2" target="_blank">Killing Floor 2</a></li>
<li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/218230" title="PlanetSide 2" target="_blank">PlanetSide 2</a></li>
<li><a href="https://worldofwarcraft.com/" title="World of Warcraft" target="_blank">World Of Warcraft</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Any probably quite a few More I didn't mention.</p>
<p>We have pretty much given up on Teamspeak 3, our server is still up but no one has used in quite a while. We are all hangin' in the <a href="http://www.paradisesgarage.com/mcweb2/r.ashx?14" title="MC Labs Discord" target="_blank">MC Labs Discord</a> the official MC Paradisesgarage community Discord. Join us if you haven't already!</p>
<p>Some of use have been streaming in Discord and on Twitch. Check out and Subscribe to our streamers: (more to be added)</p>
<p><a target="_blank" title="vibraniumvalor on Twitch" href="https://www.twitch.tv/vibraniumvalor">Vibraniumvalor<br /></a></p>
<p>Front page update! Woot! Only took 4 years! </p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="https://www.paradisesgarage.com:443/mcweb2/aggbug.aspx?PostID=4705" width="1" height="1">ParaDOXhttps://www.paradisesgarage.com:443/mcweb2/members/ParaDOX/default.aspxNews, March 2016 /mcweb2/blogs/news/archive/2016/03/17/news-march-2016.aspx2016-03-18T01:48:00Z2016-03-18T01:48:00Z<p> So, in 2016 gaming is all OVER the place. We have so many great games to choose from, it's akin to finding yourself in a candy shop with ADHD and a sweet tooth. If we want to play a MOBA, there's DOTA 2, LoL, or Heroes of the Storm. Like survival games? There's great games like ARK, Rust, or The Forest. The number of good MMOs out now makes it daunting to start one let alone invest time, simply because you could be missing out on the next big thing. Looking to the future, we have Star Citizen, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Doom, Battleborn, and Overwatch just to name a few. All potentially great games. Lastly, let's not forget that this is the year Virtual Reality is really getting its foothold on gaming with the release of Oculus for PC. </p>
<p> To Business: it has been a while since everyone has been active in posting about their various adventures in games, the interwebs, or real life. So, let's help kick start the initiative to get more involved with each other. Whether our adventures have been in real life or a digital playground, let's post some pictures or blog about it in the forums. Several members right now are playing The Division and have already taken screenshots of some fun times they've had. Let's get those posted to media for everyone to see! Personally, I'm trying to get a MC Labs guild started in Black Desert Online, so hopefully I'll have some funny screenshots and stories to post on the forums. </p>
<p> To sum it all up, let's start sharing our thoughts and experiences with each other again. We're all unique, awesome individuals with a new perspective to put on things. Post your story, ask for advice, hit us up with that dankest meme! After all, what's the internet for if not to share information and network (and kittens, can't forget kittens)? </p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="https://www.paradisesgarage.com:443/mcweb2/aggbug.aspx?PostID=4676" width="1" height="1">Swift62https://www.paradisesgarage.com:443/mcweb2/members/Swift62/default.aspxMinecraft FTB Ultimate Pack/mcweb2/blogs/news/archive/2013/03/16/minecraft-ftb-ultimate-pack.aspx2013-03-16T18:29:00Z2013-03-16T18:29:00Z<p><a target="_blank" href="http://feed-the-beast.com/">FTB</a> or <a target="_blank" href="http://feed-the-beast.com/">Feed The Beast</a> for those unfamiliar with this most epic collection of mods for <a href="http://minecraft.net/" title="MineCraft">Minecraft</a> is now live on our latest Minecraft server. This is a collection of dozens of Minecraft Mods all packaged together nicely in a ready to play launcher that keeps all of your mods up to date and ready to play.</p>
<p>Join our <a target="_blank" title="TeamSpeak">TeamSpeak</a> server for more info.</p>
<p>In fact Join our <a target="_blank" title="TeamSpeak">TeamSpeak</a> server for all the latest news about what is going on in our ever shrinking community... Those that are still with us hang out there on a regular basis. </p>
<p>Some of us still dabble in <a target="_blank" href="http://minecraft.net/">Minecraft</a>, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.anarchy-online.com" title="Anarchy Online">AO</a>, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.dystopia-game.com/">Dystopia</a>, <a target="_blank" href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/730/">CS:GO</a>, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.thesecretworld.com/" title="The Secret World">TSW</a>, WoW (yes even WoW...), and a few other random games. Most of us are still dedicated PC gamers forsaking the trappings of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CDUQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FDownloadable_content&ei=kL1EUfPEBOjj4APT24DYCA&usg=AFQjCNFtk0Te7Tjht052ybEw7k_Vp3kB9w&sig2=_I8eaBdBTwICa1F1YctgPg" title="DownLoadable Content">DLC</a> and the lack of customization that the console users enjoy.</p>
<p>I am still involved with the AO community and host the <a target="_blank" href="http://aospeak.com">AOSpeak</a> server. A TeamSpeak server dedicated to the players of Anarchy Online. This is an ambitious project now in it's second year, providing a place for all AO players to communicate. There are free channels dedicated to any Organization (AO's equivalent of a guild) that can be automatically setup and controlled by the Org's leaders. You must join via an in-game bot named Speak, this is done by sending a tell to the bot in game. Instructions and connect links are then provided by the bot. The bot associates your in-game Alt (character or Toon) ID with your TeamSpeak ID. This enables the bot to show who is online in-game or who is the leader of an Org etc. Visit the <a target="_blank" href="http://aospeak.com">AOSpeak</a> site and <a target="_blank" href="http://forums.aospeak.com">Forums</a> for more information.</p>
<p>These days I listen to a variety of streams, here are some of them:</p>
<ul>
<li><a target="_blank" href="http://radio.paindealers.org/">Pain Dealers Radio</a> an Anarchy Online radio station that plays all kinds of music.</li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.paradisesgarage.com/mcweb2/r.ashx?X">ParadisesGarage Radio</a> (Of course!)</li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.zombiepodcast.com/">We're Alive!</a> A survival story. This is a story based Podcast that is based on a survival story set in a Zombie apocalypse.</li>
</ul>
<p>I'm always open to suggestions as to new stuff to listen to. </p>
<p>Not your usual update but things are unusual these days. TeamSpeak to you soon!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="https://www.paradisesgarage.com:443/mcweb2/aggbug.aspx?PostID=4655" width="1" height="1">ParaDOXhttps://www.paradisesgarage.com:443/mcweb2/members/ParaDOX/default.aspxEverything is True!!!!/mcweb2/blogs/news/archive/2012/06/28/everything-is-true.aspx2012-06-28T21:50:00Z2012-06-28T21:50:00Z<p>As some of you may know. Funcom's new MMO The Secret World has been in Beta for a long time now. I have had the privelege of being in the Closed Beta since last year. I unfortunately did not have enough time to properly enjoy it, however the little bits that I have seen are amazing! I did manage to get my hands on a bunch of closed beta keys and promptly gave them away to anyone who seemed interested.</p>
<p>The Beta phase is over and the Game will be going live on 7/3/2012. For those who were smart enough to Pre-Order the game early access begins on 6/29/2012, 4 days before the official launch. I am one of those early access players and will get in as early as I can and make a new home for MC Labs.</p>
<p>I know of several community members that will be discovering The Secret World. If you haven't checked it out yet, it's a must see game! Very original, in both theme and design. Best GUI in a MMO so far.</p>
<p>I don't want to go into too much at this time. I will say that our MC Labs site will be used for TSW and AO moving forward.</p>
<p>Check out this trailer...</p>
<p>(Please visit the site to view this media)</p>
<p>I hope to see all of you in there...</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="https://www.paradisesgarage.com:443/mcweb2/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3636" width="1" height="1">ParaDOXhttps://www.paradisesgarage.com:443/mcweb2/members/ParaDOX/default.aspxFront Page News - February 2012/mcweb2/blogs/news/archive/2012/02/25/front-page-news-february-2012.aspx2012-02-25T05:09:00Z2012-02-25T05:09:00Z<p>Big changes are coming. Please stay tuned to new updates including new happenings and servers.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="https://www.paradisesgarage.com:443/mcweb2/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3626" width="1" height="1">rush retrospectivehttps://www.paradisesgarage.com:443/mcweb2/members/rush-retrospective/default.aspxFront Page News - April 2011/mcweb2/blogs/news/archive/2011/04/20/front-page-news-april-2011.aspx2011-04-20T12:55:00Z2011-04-20T12:55:00Z<p>Who is this writing a news post on the front page!? Damn you Rupert!!</p>
<p>Anyways, as most of us know Portal 2 came out just yesterday at a midnight, well 12:30 AM EST, early release. Valve had the entire Steam gaming community playing a dozen games from their April Fool's prank release and people were starting to think whether they were being trolled because it took an eternity to complete a game. I do believe that Valve planned to do a midnight release all along, but just used this to play with the community. During the final minutes of the countdown GLaDOS had cheated her way into insta-finishing the last two games (Killing Floor and Super Meat Boy) required to restart her systems and initiate the release. You can view everything about the April Fool's event they did and view the countdown page below:</p>
<p>[<a target="_blank" href="http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1824635">http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1824635</a>]<br />[<a target="_blank" href="http://www.aperturescience.com/glados@home/">http://www.aperturescience.com/glados@home/</a>]</p>
<p>A good batch of us started to play and have been quite pleased over all with the gameplay and story. I have completed both the Single Player and Multiplayer (Coop) campaigns and can fully say that it was overall much more invigorating and exciting than Portal 1. I was a little disappointed with the Coop being too easy and a bit short, but it was still good regardless. The ending for the Single Player campaign was extremely well done, the credits song was decent but still not as good as Portal 1's. The total amount of gameplay to complete everything is about 10 hours, 5 hours each for Single Player and Multiplayer depending on who your partner is. </p>
<p>A well known feature to Team Fortress 2 is hats, and Valve did not waste any time adding this feature to Portal 2. You can buy in-game clothing (hats, flags, etc.) to modify your Cooperative Testing robots. There are a variety of items to buy from, but you can buy everything in the store currently for about $30-$40 with the discount package they have (a money grab I know, but who cares it's Valve). I guess you could call it Portal 2's Limited Edition *harhar*. There is also a trading option available, but it is currently unavailable and will probably be added later on as well as other store items. Another little feature they added to the main menu was an interactive trailer for the movie "Super 8", I had no idea what this was but the scenes were outstanding, the Source engine has come a really long way. </p>
<p>Let's see...what else can I ramble on about...As everyone knows, Valve is a leading supporter of Mods and Indie development. The SDK for Portal 2 has not yet been released yet but it will be later on. We can expect a lot of mods from the gaming community and get even more, challenging, puzzles. If you haven't grabbed it, you can get it for $35 at Amazon or a few other places that are doing discounts. The PS3 version of the game is pretty much a 2 in 1 deal, one for your PS3 and one for your computer. So that wraps it up for the Portal 2 segment.</p>
<p>In other news: </p>
<ul>
<li>Minecraft 1.5 was released with many new features</li>
<li>Minecraft will be phasing out of beta in November this year</li>
<li>Duke Nukem Forever was delayed another month and will release June 14th (NA), June 11th (INT)</li>
<li>AMD/ATI released its Dual Chip video card 6990 this month, fan is loud but still packs a punch</li>
<li>nVidia also released its Dual Chip video card GTX590, packs a punch as well, but there is little room for OCing (nVidia removed key parts to not allow voltage OCing)</li>
<li>Diablo 3 will have more content overall than Diable 2 period [<a target="_blank" href="http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/04/18/diablo-3-will-have-way-more-quest-content-overall-than-diablo-2-period/">Interview Clickeh</a>]</li>
<li>Crysis 2 ends up being a slap in the face for PC gamers, no DX11 on release only DX9 [Patch supposedly coming with DX11]<br />- Also, no sandbox editor</li>
<li>Battlefield 3 looking amazing, but we'll have to wait till November to see if it is or not</li>
<li>Elder Scrolls: Skyrim still in development</li>
<li>Nintendo released the 3DS</li>
<li>Call of Duty: Black Ops to be releasing Mod tools in May (Good news?)</li>
<li>Dragon Age II releases, a lot excited about hidden DRM and shorter than expected campaign</li>
<li>Rumors about Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo preparing next-generation console dev teams</li>
</ul>
<p>On a side note: I saw that Portal 2 was nicely sponsored by ATI, was getting excellent 300 FPS while playing in Windowed Mode.<span style="color:#000000;">w</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="text-decoration:line-through;">Troop</span> Dr.Phil was here. Secretly.</span></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="https://www.paradisesgarage.com:443/mcweb2/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3590" width="1" height="1">DarkAstraeahttps://www.paradisesgarage.com:443/mcweb2/members/DarkAstraea/default.aspxFront Page News - February 2011/mcweb2/blogs/news/archive/2011/02/20/front-page-news-february-2011.aspx2011-02-20T20:35:00Z2011-02-20T20:35:00Z<p>OK, OK. Yes it has been a long time since Paradises Garage has been updated with some new news. But I am here to explain.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>As it was evident in our last front page update, we are/we're playing Anarchy Online. Anarchy Online gave us the opportunity to expand our community through the development of the MC Labs Org and with that, this site was not functioning very well to provide appropriate material for our new demographic. This does not mean that Paradises Garage or MC is now defunct, rather far from it. We felt that it would be more appropriate to open up a new site dedicated to our Anarchy Online patrons full of resources that anyone would expect from MC and Paradises Garage. With that said, at the top of this page in the menu bar, there is a link to the MC Labs site for anyone to check out, especially if you are here for AO material (www.mc-labs.org/mcweb3). Please keep in mind that that site is still currently under development (It is fully functional, but still have some kinks to work out).</p>
<p>But enough with the old, were here with the new. I am proud to say that we have actually found a new game to play, that game being Minecraft. If you haven't heard of Minecraft, I fear that you have either been living under a rock for the last year or have spent that time trying to find the secret room in Starwars_Trench2. Nonetheless, Minecraft is a sandbox game based on a very simple java engine. As unsatisfying as that sounds, Minecraft brings very interesting concepts to the table. One of those being the near infinite play area of the server. If you spawn and immediately start walking in one direction, by the time you make it to a boundary, you will wonder how your fellow man settled on Mars (its OK, you were on the Ringworld the entire time). Below the endless surface, there are intricate mazes of mines that are also open to exploration in which you can find your materials to start the building process. Yes, unlike garrys mod, you cannot spawn materials and just start building, oh no, you gotta work to utilize that imagination.</p>
<p>Now, this game is not free, but its not overly expensive either. go to www.minecraft.net and buy yourself a copy. It is about $20 dollars a copy which isn't a killer compared to all those Call of Duty's you have bought over the years. Once you buy an account, the downloader is very small and will take no time to download, install and start playing. Once you have all of that taken care of, join us in our Team Speak and we will give you our server information - (Will very likely be posted on the site once I clarify with ParaDOX that is OK to publish the server information).</p>
<p>A few other plugs I want to throw into this edition of the Front Page News since it has been 9 months or so since you last had one. Portal 2 is up for preorder on Steam. I don't know that many people who disliked Portal 1 so if you were a fan of the game, you definitely want to be sure to get a hold of the preorder to save 5 bucks off the overall cost of the game. If you haven't played Portal, if you join the TeamSpeak and talk to me, I have a few full copys I can gift over so you can try it out.</p>
<p>Duke Nukem Forever actually has a release date - Enough said!</p>
<p>And finally - I have always been dedicated to pushing free advertisements for team Dystopia, but this time, its not about Dystopia. A few months back, Team Dystopia became Puny Human Games and is currently in a closed beta for their supporters for their upcoming game Blade Symphony. Blade Symphony is a source mod melee game where players go head to head with only swords in very attractive surroundings. I personally don't know too much about the game since I have yet to have tested it, but you can check out more information on the game at <a href="http://www.blade-symphony.com/">http://www.blade-symphony.com/</a></p>
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<p>Until next time meatbags. </p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="https://www.paradisesgarage.com:443/mcweb2/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3551" width="1" height="1">rush retrospectivehttps://www.paradisesgarage.com:443/mcweb2/members/rush-retrospective/default.aspx