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<p>Baliame: /* Eraser - Stormer, Kick Murder */</p>
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<div>=Personnel=<br />
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==Current Squad Five Punk Members==<br />
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===Grimmie Grimbola - Human, Death Squad===<br />
Often tired and bored, Grimmie spends most of his time lurking around in Virtual, trying to beat high scores on games most people have never heard of. When he's not immersing himself in mech-simulations and blowing up cities, Grim can be found hanging around with the Five Punks, acting as a standard Rifleman.<br />
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Despite having chosen the Death Squad training package, Grim's ambitions lie in becoming a Master Sniper, and owning a gun as large as his leg. During some intense sniper practice at a shooting range Grimmie decided to try a little method acting and daub himself with camouflage face paints. It was only after a two hour stint of staring down a scope did he catch his reflection and see a pink and green face staring back. Grim now has a successful sponsorship deal with "Budget Facepaint Co."<br />
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===Deject - Wraith Raider, Scout===<br />
Is scared of shit and terrified of needles.<br />
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===Dirk Gently - Ebon, Point===<br />
With burgundy hair and turquoise eyes, Dirk is unmistakably an Ebon - though the trench coat and fedora also mark him out to be a self styled gumshoe detective. Being the only member of the squad to have any 'civilised' communication skills (torture tending not to lead to many profitable BPNs), Dirk is often called upon to be the "talker". Despite having Ebon Blast abilities, Dirk prefers to rely on his detective skills when on a job. He also likes to think himself as a bit of a lady's man, though the evidence so far tends not to support this particular belief (still, if at first you don't succeed...).<br />
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===Spindle Winston - Human, Point===<br />
Charismatic American from the deep south, likes to prop bars up and talk to strangers.<br />
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===Kt'rr - Shaktar===<br />
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Shaktar gun nut, likes his armour big and red. He is rather shouty, but surprisingly charismatic with it.<br />
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===Eraser - Stormer, Kick Murder===<br />
After Geralds 'reassignment' the team decided they needed a new meatshield, but Frothers were a bit too unstable.<br />
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Cigar smoking, chainaxe wielding Stormer, festooned with knives and possibly likes eating body parts of the squads victims a bit too much. Slightly smarter than the squad member he is replacing, so about average for a Stormer really.<br />
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After the fight against the chrome warriors, its discovered he has a phobia of sudden bright lights that shocked the team as he made it through the hatch in the top of the lift in under a second when the spotlights went on.<br />
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He seems to have paired of well with Kt'rr and they will generally go carrion hunting between BPNs for amusement.<br />
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===Brainrot - Brain Waster===<br />
Dour's inside man on the team.<br />
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===Phoebe - Human===<br />
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==Inactive Squad Five Punk Members==<br />
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===Gerald - Stormer, Kick Murder===<br />
The hulking great meatshield of the group, Gerald is a monstrous sight. However, despite his huge size, he is surprisingly nimble and stealthy. He is also quite friendly and good natured, despite what he looks like, although his attempts at friendly gestures and smiles have yet to receive the response he is looking for. He does have a tendency to resort to violence to solve problems, and has difficulty with words like "subdue" and "take alive".<br />
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After a recent near death experience due to his usual tactic of running straight at people shouting, he has invested in some shiny new armour. The boost to his strength now means he can theoretically hold aloft two stormers at the same time, but he is most proud of the "Hi! My name is Gerald" sticker adorning his chest.<br />
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He also has an eye on a stalk sticking out the back of his head. Don't ask.<br />
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===Gekijou Sumaniski - Human, Kick Murder===<br />
Purveyor of Chain-axe flavoured justice.<br />
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===Emile Jaegerknack - Human, Sabotage===<br />
Has a fear of cutlery, specifically sporks, after an accident with a cutlery drawer and some explosives.<br />
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==Obituaries==<br />
None so far...<br />
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==Squad Mort Factor Members==<br />
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5punk ran into Mort Factor whilst looking for the gang who stole all of Dirk's stuff. They got onlike a house on fire.<br />
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A House Mephit had been let loose in after being pumped full of UV, and Toast had then set on fire...<br />
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===Toast - Brain Waster,===<br />
Lives in an armoured bus and has a fetish for burning things.<br />
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Now very dead....<br />
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===Mephit O'Tarn - Frother, Strike===<br />
A Frother social experient gone wrong. Putting someone born to a frother clan into work as an accountant.<br />
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One freak out and office postal incident later, he was inducted into Meny and given access to a large amount of Tranq...<br />
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Was last seen doing an impression of a sieve after Grim swiss cheesed him during a minor disagreement...<br />
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=History=<br />
The Five Punk squad was formed in early January 902SD by Operatives Grim Grimbola, Deject, Gerald, and Dirk Gently. The squad all graduated from Meny independently and were thrown together in Slayer's Crib by the infamous financier Crazy Herman. Later, the squad were joined by Gekijou Sumaniski and Emile Jaegerknack. <br />
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==BPN History==<br />
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===Welcome to Mort - Blue===<br />
The squad was formed for this BPN, issued by Crazy Herman. Present were Grim, Deject, Gerald, and Dirk. The mission was to excort a team of three mainenance workers to a faulty pump in the overflow system near the CS2 wall. During the repairs the squad were attacked by around 35 carriens, including a Greater and a Mutant. The carriens were driven off, with Dirk and Gerald taking serious damage but recovering quickly (Dirk by his own healing and Gerald by regenerating). The repairs were completed on time and all maintenance team members returned safely. Gerald's armour, however, did not survive.<br />
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===Loose Cannon - Yellow===<br />
Shocked at being actually approached by the squad, Crazy Herman gives them his best BPN - a mission to retrieve a lost FEN 400 Surekill sniper rifle from Kiestas territory. Herman suggests they pick up a couple of extra members for their squad, as their numbers have been depleted by Gerald 'visiting his mum'. Gek and Emile are introduced. The squad begin a thorough investigation of the squad that lost the weapon, dealing diplomatically with some slippery gang members and making some good character judgements that result in getting some of the suspects do do half of the work for them. The weapon is retrieved, but not before it is aimed at Dirk from point blank range, causing much sweating and defecating.<br />
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===Ultrasonic Brats - Blue===<br />
The last BPN from Crazy Herman. Tasked with discouraging a teenage biker gang from using Suburbia as their playground the Five Punks are placed in a situation they can't shoot their way out of, as these gangers are the teenage offspring of influential SLA employees. The squad do some accurate research (and Dirk hits on the Shiver Leiutenant who issued the BPN) and start off on the right lines. Things soon go awry though as Deject accidentally shoots one of the gang and kills him in front of a crown of onlookers. The whole squad's payment for the BPN bribes their way out of having to take responsibility though and they get back on track with renewed vigour. Trapping the bikers in a mall, the Five Punks force them to fight their way out. The result is one biker taking a running kick to the testicles from Deject, another being felled by a flying leg hold from Gerald, and four of the gang being shot dead. Not ideal, but the firefight was filmed and may prove a step onto the fame ladder, and Dirk got a date. A success then, if not a financial one.<br />
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===Born to the Overkill - Silver===<br />
The squad's first Silver BPN, and also their first BPN from Mr Haynes. Tasked with clearing a downtown apartment building in preperation for an episode of Gorezone, the Five Punks set about with startling speed and efficiency. Various comedy encounters slow the process down though, including Deject and Dirk trying to wrestle a fat bloke, and the squad end the BPN by evacuating the last residents as the various nasties begin swarming in from the sewers below. Unfortunately the last resident was a pregnant woman whose health suffered from being moved during labour. Fortunately Mr haynes was on hand to put the disgruntled Dept of Recreation and Entertainment exec in his place and thus avoid any fines.<br />
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===Moving Machinery - Red===<br />
While washing his smalls, Dirk gets a phone call from Haynes. The squad have been issued a red BPN and need to get to Downtown to bail out a Shiver APC which is under attack from DarkNight. The squad arrive piecemeal as usual, but get the chance to assess the situation a little while Deject scouts ahead and Grim and Gerald ride the bus. They find that DarkNight have attacked and taken a Shiver APC in order to use it to hijack an armoured car containing medical supplies. A group of armed and armoured DN ops are covering their attempts to break into the vehicle, and the squad are a little nervous about attacking them. To make matters worse, Deject spots a sniper in a nearby building and wisely stays in cover. The squad go for a pincer attack, with the close-up fighters Gek and Gerald using the sewers to get to the opposite building to take out the sniper, and Grim and Dirk going around behind the nearest building to come at the group down an alley. All goes fairly well until Grim's big head gets spotted peering around a corner. The enemy are happy to sit back and let Five Punk come to them though, or at least so they think. Unknown to Deject he has been spotted and a couple of DarkNight are heading up the building he's in in a mirror of the move Gek and Gerald are pulling at the other side of the road. Luckily Deject hears the poorly trained Civilian Converts coming and hides in the bathroom of the apartment he's in, mowing them down with his FEN AR as they burst through the door.<br />
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Meanwhile, Gek and Gerald have charged towards their sniper only to find he has cover. They clear the distance between them before he has chance to react and, despite planning on taking him alive, variously beat his head in and almost chop his arm off. Gek then learns that DarkNight snipers are quite handy in close combat too as this one carves a zorro Z into Gek's chest before being dispatched by chainaxe.<br />
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Still feeling cautious, the squad try to reposition in order to attack from two sides again. Things start moving faster though when the DarkNight engineer blows one of the doors of the armoured car with a bundle of grenades. Deject spectacularly blows the head off one of the guys pinning down Grim and Dirk, causing the other one to bottle it and run. On the success of this, the squad move in. Unfortunately they're a little late. The APC starts to make a getaway and Deject does his best to take down the fleeing DarkNight by hosing them with automatic fire, with some success. He also takes the engineer out as he struggles with the mangled corpse of the passenger from the armoured car. Nobody is close enough to stop the driver starting to make away with the second vehicle though, until Grim gets off a lucky shot as the car turns around to follow tha APC. Dirk follows his example and finishes him off. <br />
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At this point the BPN goes a bit downhill. Gerald reaches the armoured car as it rolls to a halt and decides to use it to pursue the fleeing APC. Unfortunately it isn't as fast, and Gerald can't drive. What follows is the world's most destructive car chase as the DarkNight use their APC to barge traffic out of the way, and Gerald veers wildly after them, damaging any vehicles that the enemy missed. The rest of the squad catch up on their bikes, along with a Cloak Division APC. Until Deject falls off his bike while swerving through the remains of the traffic. Luckily for the Five Punks the Cloak squad flag them down and relieve them of the BPN while SCAF units take up the chase for them. Turns out the armoured car shouldn't have been there, and Cloak Division want to know why. Opening the back of the vehicle they find out - 50 Tek Trex drones open fire out of the back. Luckily for them the Cloak guys are well armoured and a quick grenade sorts out the little clockwork shooters. The squad retreat to the pub to discuss the events of the afternoon, slightly confused by the outcome but glad to have been paid.<br />
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===Suburban Psycho - White===<br />
The squad are given a BPN requiring them to investigate the violent deaths of three teenagers in suburbia. Looking through the case files, they find that each has been apparently killed by a powerful blow by a Gash Fist. Immediately suspecting a SLA employee of some kind, they set off with trepidation to investigate the crime scenes. Despite being their first investigation, Deject, Dirk, Grim and (for a little while) Gerald examine the scenes with a fine attention to detail, but find little that the Shivers haven't already found. Frustrated but unpurturbed the squad start interviewing potential witnesses and suspects and the BPN starts taking a downhill slide. Their interviews range from the mundane to the surreal, giving the slightly bemused Ops a fine insight into the mental states of the population but little in the way of actual information. However, Dirk gets another date. At this point the BPN is possibly hampered by the squad repeatedly making jokes about penguins, or possibly by the GM being so drunk he can no longer distinguish narrative from crazy NPC. <br />
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Several nights into the BPN Five Punk make a breakthrough though. Taking teamwork to a new level, the three squad members work out how to use Grim's Oyster laptop and start using the information they have to narrow down potential suspects among SLA employees. A few dead end searches later, including a visit to the magnificently named Boris Ronny Bryant, a freelance Op with a drink problem, they have a suspect. Until now the squad have been relatively professional, but after throwing their weight around to gain access to the high SCL suspect's expensive apartment they start to vent their frustrations. While searching for something to justify their potentially illegal intrusion, Grim smashes an expensive antique desk and Dirk finds a frozen fillet steak in his coat pocket. Their ransacking provides them with a timely demonstration of how much more efficient the Shivers are in this part of the city, and the Ops find themselves desperately trying to cover their arses by ringing anyone they know with a higher SCL than themselves. Fortunately for them, their contact is satisfied that they have the right suspect and relieves them of the BPN before any more damage is done. Or so she thought, except Grim has other ideas and decides that shooting their suspect's TV on the way out is just the trade mark they need.<br />
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Having completed the BPN without even seeing the suspect, Five Punk learned a few lessons about the conduct of an investigation. They also learned a few things about how SLA bureaucracy works; the suspect was found to be guilty but goes unpunished. After all what's more important to the company, a few kids or a high level executive?<br />
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===Giving to the Machine - Green===<br />
This expeditionary BPN got the squad excited at the prospect of going somewhere exotic, but it turned out it was just into the dangerous and festering depths of Lower Downtown. Tasked with investigating the deaths of several Shivers in the area, Five Punk set off onto the bowels of the city with a useful escort provided by Shiver Sgt Murdoch and his APC. Information is typically sparse at first, but it seems as though a group have been ambushing Shivers who are being called out for minor disturbances. Opinions are varied on the culprits, so the squad hits the streets. Or at least the Shiver canteen. Evidence starts to point towards the culprits being a manchine cult, but other than a description of the cultists the squad have not a lot else to go on. The trail seems to be going cold when a call comes in - there's been another attack and this one has a survivor. The culprits have been driven off after an attack, but they've left one of their victims behind after he fell through a hole in the level. A quick check reveals he has since died of his wounds, so the squad concentrate on trying to follow the attackers instead. Deject manages to find the trail, but after delving deeper than they'd like to into Downtown and encountering some large hostile insects that give Grim a bit of a beating, they decide to turn back. The victim, meanwhile, turns out not to be one of the Shivers at all but a manchine cultist wearing the armour of a previous victim. If any confirmation was needed of the attackers this was it. Without a lot else to do but wait for an opportunity to track them again and wait for the lab reports to come back from the autopsy, the Punks hit the streets again for a while before turning in. <br />
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The next day their luck takes a better turn and one of the cultists is spotted shopping for food. They're on the scene quickly and Dirk makes a ham-handed attempt at 'uindercover work'. He spooks the cultist, but slips a tracking bug into his pocket. The cultist bolts at the first opportunity, but between the tracking bug and Deject's skills they follow him several levels deeper than they'd like to back into Lower Downtown. There they find what appears to be the cultists' lair, and some recon work by the surprisingly stealthy Gerald reveals that not only are the squad outnumbered about 5-1, there's also a manchine in there. Feeling distinctly outgunned, the squad decide to try to draw out some of them to thin their numbers. The tactic works, and three cultists wander up to where they are to investigate some noise, only to find themselves floored by a flying Stormer. Their surprise lost, the squad take up position to repel an attack. Half a dozen more respond only to be blasted by Dirk's bomb ability, and the remainder decide to take a defensive stance, so Grim and Dirk kill some time by interrogating one of the cultists that Gerald sat on. Not much information is gathered, so they bite the bullet and attack. Still outnumbered 2-1 and with a manchine facing them, Gerald charges while Dirk, Deject and Grim provide covering fire. Four cultists, described by their peers as being 'enhanced', rush to meet him with vibro-sabres drawn, but by the time they clash all but one has been felled by gunfire. A quick exchange later and Gerald is victorious, but a sabre wound and several gunshots have left him teetering. A couple more bursts and Gerald falls, desperately injecting Kick Start as he hits the ground. With only a couple of minions left the manchine bolts, followed by a less dedicated cultist. The remainder of the squad dispatch the remaining enemy and see to their injured, as Grim has also suffered some injuries from the SMG fire of the upgraded cultists. Everyone breathes a sigh of relief as Dirk stops Gerald's bleeding seconds from death, and the Stormer starts the work of regenerating his broken ribs and various internal injuries. <br />
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With the cult dispersed Five Punk find that in this particular part of Lower Downtown they somehow get phone and radio reception, so they call the job in. They are told to secure the area and await reinforcements, who arrive in the form of several heavily armoured Ops and some executives from the Dept of Subversion. The squad have stumbled into something SLA doesn't want to be widely known, and the execs make that clear. They pay the squad off with extra for their camera footage of the enhanced cultists and the live captive, but demand that they kill Sgt Murdoch before he reaches the surface. Murdoch has proved very useful up to this point, and Dirk puts up a persuasive argument to save him. The exec leaves the solution up to the squad, but makes it clear that if information on this matter escapes then Five Punk will share the fate of Murdoch. Dirk talks to the Shiver and, with the squad prepared to take the risk, they give him both a financial and a mortal incentive to 'disappear'. Murdoch takes the hint, but before leaving he takes contact details. After all, you never know when a resourceful ex-Shiver might stumble upon useful information.<br />
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===Scent of Ebb - Jade===<br />
Squad Five Punk approach their first Jade BPN mith a mixture of apprehension and curiosity, having heard variously wild rumours about often spooky happenings during their course. This turns out to be an investigation into the disappearance of an Ebon researcher from Dark Lament, and shows little evidence of being spooky. The missing Ebon, Curis, had left an electronic paper trail that wound its way around the World of Progress, and the squad begin following her footsteps. First off is her apartment. Stripped bare, and with all the furniture smashed up and built into crude wadding in the edges and corners of the bathroom, the apartment is a strange thing to find but ultimately turns up only one clue - an ugly mask, stuffed down the toilet. Gerald is delighted and immediately pushes it onto his face. Anxious to share the experience he tries to plant it on Dirk, but Dirk feels a strange pull from the mask that makes him suspicious of its nature, and he takes the item into safer hands. Maybe this investigation has a little spookiness to it after all. <br />
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With no further clues in the apartment, the squad hop on a gauss train to the next step in Curis's journey. They arrive at the apartment of a friend of hers in Orienta. It would seem that Curis came to the city to buy an item found by the friend on the Shifting Bazzar, the mask found in the toilet. Curis had spent some time with her friend researching the item, and despite recieving some paper files from an old professor in Meny seems to have had no success. The squad consider tracking the source of the mask, but a little investigation in the market reveals that this avenue might not only be futile, but as the mask was allegedly recovered from Cannibal Sector 1 may also be fatal. <br />
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Following Curis's trail again takes them to the Tas Tuo on Meny - a giant library on the Ebon homeworld. Here, it would seem, Curis came to try to find out more about the mask. Gerald is still convinced that having Dirk put on the mask is the way forward, but the reactions of the Ebon librarians to the mask makes Dirk think he made the right decision. The Ops are directed to a librarian who specialises in ancient Ebon artifacts. The librarian was assisting Curis in her research, and the pair of them believed the mask was some kind of communication device. It would seem Curis had just about given up and was due to return to Mort, when something changed. She postponed her foldship and returned to the Tas Tuo, working alone this time. Her librarian guide noticed her return, and noticed how agitated she seemed. Curis left after a couple more days, and after leaving the spaceport in Mort wasn't seen again. The librarian was concerned at the change in personality though, and followed what she had been researching. It would seem she was concerned about a particular type of Ebb Demon. Nobody has ever proved the existence of these creatures, but it would seem that a Brain Waster claims to have encountered this particular type several hundred years ago. With little left to go on the squad speak to their contact with the suspicion that these creatures are responsible for Curis's disappearance. As luck was have it the contact has heard of the Brain Waster who encountered the demons, and this Brain Waster is now a Necanthrope. <br />
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Arriving back in Mort, the squad are met by their contact and the Necanthrope Dour. The mask is taken from them. It would seem that wearing this mask attracts the attention of the dangerous creatures. Dour barely escaped with his life after his encounter, and nobody else has before or since. Dour describes the creatures, and Dirk is glad that he didn't give in to peer pressure. Despite a successful and enlightening end to the BPN, the squad comes away from it feeling uneasy.<br />
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===Justice For All - White===<br />
The squad is issued another White BPN hunting a serial killer. This one has been pretty much spat out of a statistics analysis computer, so their contact is of little to no use. So they get to work on studying the evidence, poring over the facts. It seems that four SLA employees of varying importance have been killed all using the same unusual MO - killed by close range automatic fire from a DarkNight assault rifle, firing SLA manufactured rounds. On three of the bodies some form of evidence has been left, relating to the perverted and violent personal lives of the victims. Theories fly as to the killer, but none quite seem to fit. After some consideration and a few dead ends, the squad follow a lead that takes them to a downtown warehouse where they suspect the victims all committed their own crimes. It turns out this building had been loaned out to a local criminal for reasons not known and not asked, but that this character had been killed as the result of a BPN a week ago. The killer, an Ebon, fits the MO perfectly and the squad head off to confront her. There is some discussion about how to confront her, but Dirk has a gut feeling that this particular killer isn't quite what she seems. They decide on the subtle approach, and the conversation with her quickly reveals that she has no qualms about discussing her crime, as well as the even more horrible crimes her victims had committed. It seems that she has done the world a greater good, but SLA undoubtedly wouldn't see it that way. The squad is divided on how to handle this, but in the end Dirk's strong opinion wins over the apethy of Gerald and Deject, and concerns of Grim, and they go with an alternative plan. With camera crew in tow and the Ebon killer planting all the evidence they need, the squad burst in on a DarkNight weapons dealer that their new contact had discovered on her last BPN. Before he even has chance to fire, Gerald has crossed his living room and shoved him out of the window, much to the delight of the waiting cameras. <br />
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So, a hollywood ending to the BPN. But Grim is worried that all the loose ends may not have been tied up, and these ends may spell the squad's end.<br />
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===Break Jail - Silver===<br />
Dirk receives a phone call, not from Haynes but from Lloyd Langley, the reporter from the last BPN. Ahead of time, and from an unusual source, the squad accept a silver BPN. After all, silvers are rare and often mean TV footage, and TV footage means money. The BPN involves escorting an investigative reporter into a potentially corrupt Shiver station. Should the reporter's investigations prove correct the station has been infiltrated by DarkNight, so some heavy assistance is neccessary. The reporter turns out to be quite a firebrand, and the squad react immediately to her highly strung attitude by trying to wind her up further. Even so, they manage to make it to the Shiver station on the edges of Downtown without incident. The reporter proves her worth by quickly bossing her way up to the station commander's office, barely leaving the squad time to keep up as she verbally blasts her way through the precinct. Upon finding the Captain in charge of the station, the reporter lays right in with rapid fire accusations. Tensions rise quickly as the more diplomatic Ops do their best to keep tempers calm, but before anyone gets shot, arrested or violated with their own microphone the lights go dead and the argument is cut short by screaming emanating from elsewhere in the building. <br />
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Things change quickly from here. Reacting quickly, the Ops herd their charge and the Shiver captain into a room they can secure. Deject, Grim and Gek continue onwards and downwards towards sounds of gunfire while the rest of the squad continue to secure their protectees. Soon the advanced party encounter the Shiver who were in reception. They've been almost shredded - lacerated by a large bladed weapon. Needless to say, this puts everybody on edge. More gunfire and screams are being heard below, and the Shiver captain informs the squad that the cells are down there. As they are making ready to continue downwards a rush of former prisoners comes charging past, claiming that the Shivers down there are being butchered by a 'thing'. None can be any more descriptive. Soon afterwards about half a dozen panicked looking Shivers come retreating up the stairs to take position in the lobby. Again, the Shivers can't supply much in the way of information other than that they were attacked by some sort of creature. Most of those who saw it are dead. The squad try to glean more information from the Shivers, both alive and dead, but Deject gets impatient and heads off to scout out the basement. Carefully emerging from the stairwell he is greeted by carnage. Half a dozen or so Shivers litter the main chamber in various states of dismemberment. As Deject starts cautiously reconnoitering the corridors containing the holding cells, the rest of the squad make haste to catch up and lend some support. A tense period follows with Deject checking cells, containing variously terrified prisoners or mangled corpses. Moving through the corridors the squad hear a blood-curling scream from where one of the stranger prisoners scuttled off to hide. Assuming he had found the 'monster', they hurry to confront the killer. They find only another corpse though, and not of the victim they expected. At a loss to where the creature has gone, Gerald spots blood dripping from the underside of the flimsy bed. Peering under to see where it is coming from, the Stormer is surprised by a blade emerging seemingly from nowhere so hack a large gash out of his armour. The squad recoils as the sheet of flesh under the bed forms humanoid shape and sprints for the door, hacking at Gerald and leaving him badly injured. The combat is short and brutal. Gerald throws his injured body at the thing, which simply turns rubbery and wriggles away. Most of the squad have hacked away at the creature to little effect by the time it reaches the door, and Dirk hits it with a blast. Not for the first time this draws much unwanted attention and the blade of the creature nearly fells him in one blow. However, a fraction of a second before finishing him off Deject manages to fell it with a twitch-fired burst from his FEN AR. The squad look on at the fallen rogue vevaphon in shock at the speed which it tore through their ranks. Their day brightens considerably though when they find this rogue Op has a bounty on its head. Combined with the media footage and the completion of the BPN, this silver proved very lucrative for Five Punk.<br />
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===Narcotic Trends - Silver===<br />
A BPN is received unannounced by Deject's helmet fax, which proves to be a Silver instigated by Lloyd Langley. The job is to investigate and neutralise the flow of a new, and illegal, designer drug into Uptown. Beginning their trail in the nightclubs of Uptown, the squad meet up with Langley and hit the town. Finding the trail of the drug is anything but difficult, as the users are loud and rich and have no problems telling the Ops all about it. The source in uptown seems to be a wealthy - and famous - socialite, who frequents a very exclusive club. Quickly entering the club by befriending the downtrodden staff found smoking by the back door, Dirk and Gek abandon subtlety and confront this socialite and her crown of air-headed 'beautiful people'. The mere presence of such deeply unfashionable people as armoured Operatives upsets the crowd, and their arrogant stupidity enrages the Ops. Eventually, though, Dirk and Gek find the information they want and leave, but not before Dirk shatter's the entire party's glasses with his Ebb Blast. <br />
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Moving on to their first real lead, a publicity agent, the squad again revert to the subtle approach. This man appears to be the link between the source and uptown, and upon paying him a visit he is surprisingly co-operative. He admits that his dealings are on the wrong side of legitimate and he doesn't want to upset SLA, so he spills the beans on the drug operation's deal breaker. As it happens, this fellow lives in an area of Downtown the squad have been before, San Angel sector. They encountered the place in the Loose Cannon BPN, and remember an old contact. Speaking to Samuel Laurenco, the squad come to an arrangement of mutual assistance - Laurenco provides information on the Glacier operation and some men as a distraction, while Five Punk attack the facility. In theory the Ops get a completed BPN and the Kiestas get the remains of the drug operation, keeping the stuff in Downtown. <br />
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Scouting out the area reveals the warehouse to be a potentially difficult nut to crack. There aren't many entrances and the information from the Kiestas revealed that there are probably around a dozen armed and armoured soft company hired guns in there. Deject spots a vent on the roof and tries to take the stealthy route, but in his haste sets of an alarm. Even so, the facility doesn't appear to be particularly alerted and after a couple of civilians come out to investigate, returning with seemingly little interest, he decides to go in anyway. Seems the facility staff weren't as docile as he'd hoped though, as poking his AV stalk out through a vent reveals an armoured guard staring back at him. Deject acts quickly, dropping the guard with an awkward burst from his AR, but the game is up and he quickly retreats. With their element of surprise blown the squad decide to call in their Kiesta distraction and make to enter by a side entrance. As they do, a van skids to a halt nearby. Confronted with an ever-growing mob of Kiestas, the driver begins to reverse away as the gang's attention turns to him. Grim doesn't like the idea of this chap getting away though and nails him with a well aimed rifle shot. This prompts the reinforcements in the back of the van to burst forth, but they are systematically cut down by rifle fire from Grim and Deject, and bombs from Dirk. As the last surviving guard makes it to cover, pursued by Kiestas, the door they were about to enter bursts open and Gek is confronted by another group of armed guards. Catching them by surprise, Gek tears into them with his chainaxe, cutting two down before they can react. Realising he's outgunned though, he dives as the guards come round and start blasting away with their SMGs. Deject tries to cover his retreat by lobbing a smoke grenade, but the throw is non too accurate and it bounces off Gek as he makes his escape. Even so, the smoke has the desired effect and the guards fire blindly through the doorway. Caught in a narrow field of fire, both Gek and Deject take a lot of fire and are wounded. Dirk quickly fires a few bombs into the smoke to prevent them taking any more damage, which would probably finish them both off, and fells the remaining guards. Unaware of what else might be behind the smokescreen, the squad pauses to regroup. Deject begins to move forward again, but before he's out of the smoke he hears more doors banking and pounding of feet. Ducking behind a corner, he fires blind at the sound and is greeted by terrified screaming as the civilian workers are mowed down by his automatic fire, assisted by Grim blindly firing in support. <br />
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As the smoke clears, the squad hear Kiestas calling out to them to hold their fire. While Five Punk tangled with the main guard force, the gang caught the chemist and the remaining guards fleeing from the back exit. Now numbering over a hundred, the Kiestas quickly overrun the facility. Langley has taken a good deal of footage and the squad get a nice news slot with several minutes of coverage, leading to a juicy payment. The Kiestas might be a little more friendly too, or at least they would have been if Langley hadn't put some spin on the report so that it looked like the squad had driven the Kiestas out of the facility too. Still, their contacts know the truth and Five Punk continue their rise to fame and fortune.<br />
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===Mama Krutch - Hunter Sheet===<br />
The squad find that adventure doesn't find them exclusively in the form of BPNs when Dirk finds his flat burgled. He calls on the help of Deject, Grim, and Winston to help track down the culprits. Initial investigation reveals that the culprits appeared to be a gang of kids, and that they fled through the sewers. A Blue BPN to seal their point of entry later and the squad are slightly richer but none the wiser. Eventually, after chatting to neighbours, Shivers, and other victims, they find the culprits to be a gang known as the Mama's Boys. With a lead on their area of operation Five Punk head off to Downtown. <br />
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The Mama's Boys operate in an area known as The Warrens - a twisted maze of tunnels and pipes that is home to a large and illegal market. Making a few enquiries they find the traders there surprisingly helpful, and it seems that the gang aren't popular among the locals either. It seems that there is a Hunter Sheet on the head of the gang - one Mama Krutch. Spindle heads off to follow a lead that might get the local Krosstown Traffic on board - a Bosuzoku gang known as The Spectres - while the others learn that they're not the only Ops asking questions about the Mama's Boys today. Before long the other Ops are revealed as Toast, a Brain Waster, and Mephit, a Frother. Neither are particularly friendly, but agree to join forces for the common objective. The Ops soon get their first contact with one of Mama's Boys when they catch one trying to pick-pocket Deject. The kid doesn't get far, but provides little in the way of clues after Toast's overenthusiastic interview technique leaves the kid somewhat burnt and somewhat dead. Turning a bad situation around though, they plant a tracking bug on the corpse and dump it. Sure enough, other Mama's Boys take the body away, and the Ops follow. Tracking them to a chamber in the sewers, they find some kids with the body, and a seemingly homeless adult in discussion with them. Rushing in, they capture the man and one of the kids. However, Toast gets fire-happy again and chalks up charred corpse number two. The kid is dosed up with Honesty before Toast does a job on her too, and the Ops learn the rough location of Mama's lair. Placing the tracker on their befuddled captive, they send her packing back home in order to follow her. However, with the Honesty wearing off she decides to take them in through the front door. As the Ops follow their mark they run a gauntlet of traps ranging from dangerous to deadly. Grim and Toast take a bashing from a shotgun trap and an improvised landmine respectively, whilst mephit has a lift dropped on him, but they survive to find themselves in a cloth-shrouded corridor leading directly into Mama's chamber. As she taunts them forward Deject tosses in a smoke grenade. Mama is unperturbed and calls for them, but Deject replies with a hail of 10mm, accurately cutting down her thermal silhouette and scattering her gang. <br />
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The Ops find a den of stolen goods and tortured remains, but the job seems done. That is until a disagreement breaks out over ownership of the bounty on Krutch's head. With tensions already high from constant bickering between the two groups, Toast attacks. Grim, warned by Mephit furtively moving into a position to attack, cuts him down with a burst from his FEN AR as he lunges for Dirk. Meanwhile Toast bursts into flame and, with Ebb ebhanced fangs, bites into Deject. The fight is desperate but short-lived. Deject uses his speed to get our of biting range and opens fire, while the others also turn their attention on the Waster. After taking an impressive amount of damage, he falls. <br />
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The squad begin their post-mission cleanups, calling in a TV crew and the Shivers. They learn that their deceased temporary allies got the last laugh though after secretly claiming the bounty, and after the fight Five Punk find themselves under the scrutiny of Cloak Division.<br />
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===Gift from the Machine - White===<br />
Unusually, this BPN begins with Haynes telling the squad they've been chosen specifically by the originator. This turns out to be the guy they met at the end of Giving To The Machine, and a connection is made between the BPN and Manchine cults before they even set foot in Downtown. Their mission is to investigate the disappearance of a squad of Operatives, and as they're hot-dogging in Central they find themselves nearby a Thresher hit and fade attack. This is their first encounter with Thresher troops and they wisely choose to simply observe and report as the attackers cause chaos then retreat to the Cannibal Sectors.<br />
Following this brief diversion, they scoot off to Downtown to investigate the scene where the squad were last seen. It is evident that they met their end in a violent gunfight, but why here, and why were all the corpses bar the Ebon taken away by the attackers? Looking up the mission record of the squad, it seems they were led here looking for an arms dealer whose apartment they died outside. Breaking into the apartment, shooting the TV, and performing a thorough search reveals that the resident arms dealer left in a hurry and had a penchant for amateur pornography with hookers. Not one to let such a social opportunity go to waste, Dirk leads the squad off to the seedy red light district of the sector in search of pros. Now, during all this there have been several witness reports who indicate that the antagonists may not be all human, and that they are combat trained. There is also mention of a bunch of cybernetic ex-Operatives nearby in Rust Alley. However, this information pales in comparison to the prospect of trawling the strip bars and sleazy streets of Downtown for several nights.<br />
<br />
Eventually the arms dealer gets wind of the Ops looking for him and tries to set up a meeting with them. Luckily the squad aren't stupid enough to fall for the same trick their predecessors did, and bribe the messenger into telling them where the dealer is hiding. Unluckily, the dealer's hired goons aren't stupid enough to think the Ops would be stupid enough, and wax the dealer for being an idiot. So they find his bullet-riddled corpse and a few more witnesses who again direct them to Rust Alley. <br />
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Taking the lead this time, they descend on the crippled Vets in Rust Alley, and in a bout of startling intuity get a few of them onside with well placed bribes and sympathy. They find out that some of the old Chrome Warriors have disappeared after being promised restoration of their former glory by some corporate types. After being told that these guys return every couple of nights to take away a few more Vets. Five Punk lie in wait. Sure enough, a couple of likely characters appear and start discreetly questioning the Vets. Keen to question the interlopers, the squad kill them in a pincer movement. Luckily though, they turned out to be DarkNight types trying to find out why their arms dealer was dead.<br />
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At this point the squad kick their investigation up a gear, taking all their information and drawing a number of facilities that could be used for what they suspect is a facility to recharge the cyborgs. They hit jackpot after a couple of blanks, and once more subtlety is dispensed with, as the door is smashed in and the surprisingly resilient guards taken out. It looks like they were on the right trail, as those guards are carrying some of the dead squad's equipment (Dead squad? Oh yeah, that's why we were here) and are packing some cybernetic enhancements. They have the right place, but they also know that down the elevator in front of them the rest of the souped up Chrome Warriors will be waiting. They take a little time to discuss tactics, a good plan is developed, and then they chuck it out of the window and just go down in the elevator. A fiece firefight erupts immediately, and several of the squad come close to being taken down, but eventually they prevail over the alarmingly tough Vets. They find themselves now the proud captors of a cybernetic surgery lab and half a dozen staff. A quick chat reveals that it is in fact Tek Trex, manufacturers of small black market guard robots, who are ambitiously trialling a new range of cybernetics. Relaying this to the BPN's originator, they decide to pass the time until his arrival by setting a trap for the absent lab managers. Unfortunately, one of the Chrome Warriors is actually a remote controlled robotic drone, and their intended victims know exactly what's going on. Still, not wanting to spoil the squad's fun they send a representative in the form of a small Buzzard drone rigged with a few grenades. Phoebe saves the day as it comes waddling out of a small vent by booting it back from whence it came, harmlessly exploding in the vent when it can't get back on its feet.<br />
Despite a few blunders, the results are to the liking of their contact. A promise of further BPNs and a few nice freebies are their reward.<br />
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===Sweating Bullets - Jade===<br />
The squad are alarmed to recieve a BPN issued directly to them by previously glimpsed and scary Necanthrope, Dour. Asked to investigate some seemly mundane killings in Lower Downtown, they visit Dark Lament in order to ascertain what it is they are really required to do. Suitably impressed and disturbed by both the Dark Lament building and their encounter with the huge Necanthrope, the squad set off to Lower Downtown to investigate the events surrounding this particular serial killer and report back. <br />
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Initial investigations yield good fruit, and it would seem these killings aren't unique. The MO of skinning the bottom part of the victims' faces leads back to several other spates at five yearly intervals, and this latest is following a very smiliar pattern. Theories of copy cat killers and cults abound, but checking the Shivers' initial investigation turns up a name of a potential killer, and upon visiting his home the insane scribblings on the wall would indicate they have the right man. Following the description scrawled on the killer's walls, they rush to the home of the next intended victim. Entering the flat they find a body, but they're surprised to find not the victim they were expecting, but the body of the killer. It seems the victim has killed the killer in the same manner and fled the scene. Deject tracks the new lead to an industrial area in the middle of the sector where he finds another body. That of their newest killer, again mutilated with the same MO. The rest of the squad catch up and question the locals, who are of the opinion that an allegedly cannibalistic gang known as the Subterraneans are responsible. Thinking they have enough information to interest Dour, the squad try to contact him but find him unavailable. Unexpectedly, though, a Shiver sleeper patrol finds them. After speaking to the patrol's squad leader they get a good idea of what they're likely to be facing in the Subterraneans, and also learn that an old friend, Sgt Murdoch, had been through here recently. Surprising how small Mort can be sometimes.<br />
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After some procrastination and a phone call to Dour, the squad feel compelled to venture into the depths of Lower Downtown to take a look at the Subterraneans. Their journey is mainly uneventful, unusually, and the eventually locate the home of the gang, a large chamber called The Forge. Quietly capturing and interrogating a couple of young sentries, they gather information on the Subterraneans. These barely human savages seem to have a small community in the depths, and it hasn't gone unnoticed that one came back from the surface distinctly altered. Looking in, there's an awful lot of Subterraneans, and sure enough one is obviously different, sporting an insane grin like the previous killers have had. The squad try to contact Dour again, but this far below ground are unable to get a signal, so Deject ventures off through Lower Downtown on his own to make a phone call. Predictably, he gets into a bit of a jam. Trailed by something for a little while, he is suddenly attacked by a particularly vicious Serial Killer. The fight is tense, with Deject caught off guard and glad he's armoured, but ultimately he prevails. At this point Dour reveals himself to Deject, meeting him on his way down, and the pair return to the squad. <br />
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After briefing Dour the squad learn they need to isolate the killer in order to prevent him taking a new host. It seems there's a Necanthrope involved somewhere, although Dour isn't entirely clear how. With some deft diplomacy, one of their captives agrees to go and fetch the smiling killer in order to avoid a bloodbath. All appears to go as planned for the first few seconds, with the killer starting to walk towards where the squad are hiding, but to their horror the stooge is overcome by terror and insanity, silently screaming and clawing out his own eyes as the smiler walks directly towards them. In a moment of madness of his own, Deject tries to attract the killer by shouting at him, but succeeds in alerting the whole gang of Subterraneans. Chaos breaks out as the gang charge. Smiler is immobilised by a well placed bullet, and the squad desperately open fire on the horde of savages rushing at their position. The combat is intense but brief, with the Subterraneans being mowed down in a hail of automatic fire, routing before they're even halfway to the squad and leaving half their number bleeding on the floor of the Forge. Among the carnage, the smiling killer stands up once more, apparently uninjured, and laughing. Before he can do anything else, though, Grimmie knocks the smile off his face with a Hotline round, stunning him and knocking him back to the ground twitching. Moving quickly before he comes too, the squad decide the best way to isolate and destroy him is to lob a grenade at him, and a good deal of injured Subterraneans meet their demise from Eraser's pineapple. Dour ventures out among the bodies and wounded to find the killer and sure enough a different (and somewhat mangled) Subterranean stands up with a smile on his face. A conversation between the Necanthrope and what becomes apparent as another Necanthrope called Havoc ensues, each accusing the other of manipulatio and treachery. Dour wins out though when, impatient, he picks the human figure of the other up by its head and flings it down a pit in the centre of the chamber. Eraser, eager to help, sends a grenade down after it to make sure the thing is dead. <br />
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With Dour satisfied that whatever was possessing the killers has had nowhere else to run and has had to return to its own Necanthrope body, he escorts the squad back to Uptown and leaves them to ponder the implications of a chilling and eye-opening BPN. Carrien hunts somehow seem more appealing to some now.<br />
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==Peripheral Characters and Contacts==<br />
<br />
===Crazy Herman===<br />
The Crib's most notorious financier. The Five Punks ultimately got away lightly, receiving three BPNs that were both possible and non-fatal. Hints dropped by various contacts prompted the slow realisation that maybe Herman wasn't the man for them after all.<br />
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===Niall Ferguson===<br />
Human Investigation Op and leader of Red Ride squad. Ferguson held himself responsible for the loss of the weapon in the second BPN and put his neck on the line to assist in its retrieval. He feels he owes the Five Punks for possibly bailing him out of a sticky situation with Cloak Division, but as he is still under investigation it is unsure as to whether he will be seen again.<br />
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===Samuel Lourenco===<br />
Lourenco is a shrewd Kiestas lieutenant in the San Angel sector. The Five Punks have gained a certain level of trust with him through a bit of mutual help during the Loose Cannon BPN, and if relations are nurtured he could prove a useful contact.<br />
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Laurenco is again encountered in Narcotic Trends, assisting the squad in the takeover of a drugs manufacturing facility. The Kiestas came out tops with a new source of income, and Five Punk benefitted from having a lot of backup.<br />
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===Elva Miller===<br />
Leiutenant Elva Miller is head of the 322nd precinct in the area of Wilkins Mall in Suburbia. The Five Punks ridded her of a troublesome gang and a sticky political situation. In return, shocked at having her BPN issued by Crazy Herman, she passes the squad on to the financier Jacob Haynes.<br />
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===Jacob Haynes===<br />
Haynes is an ex Combat Financier, and still a Business Package Operative. He is a large, calm, stern man, brimming with Karma implants covered with expensive suits. At SCL5B.8 he is probably the highest SCL character the squad has met so far, and his influence can provide the squad with higher profile BPNs than Crazy Herman ever could.<br />
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===Dean Murdoch===<br />
Ex-Shiver sergeant. The squad were tasked with erasing him after a sensitive BPN, but instead persuaded him to vanish into Downtown. Grateful for the Ops saving his life, Murdoch is looking for a way to repay them and maybe make a little cash.<br />
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===Lloyd Langley===<br />
Overconfident and bombastic Third Eye reporter who covered the Justice For All BPN. More BPNs have followed since which Langley has had a hand in issuing.<br />
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===Mina Breton===<br />
New Parisian Media Op working for Lloyd Langley. Covered the Mama Krutch case, and is more willing to accompany the squad on BPNs for combat coverage, along with her hard-bitten cameraman Pete.<br />
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===Danny and Alice===<br />
Danny and Alice are a (male) human/Frother combo who work for Cloak Division and have encountered the squad on a couple of occasions. Both are former Operatives from the books of Jacob Haynes, and usually meet the squad as a result of Haynes pulling some strings to paper over any potentially dodgy happenings. Despite their grey Cloak Division armour, they have something of a comedy double act going on with Danny as the straight man and Alice as the comic relief.<br />
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===Dour===<br />
Dour is a large, brutal Necanthrope with an air of barely repressed violence. Fortunately for Five Punk they have found themselves working on the right side of him on several occasions. Recently he has taken more of an interest in using the squad to further his objectives in order to minimise the amount of people he has to work with.<br />
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==Locations==<br />
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===San Angel sector===<br />
A Kiestas stronghold in Upper Downtown. There is a heavy trade in weapons with DarkNight here, and the local Kiestas are well armed and dangerous. The leadership in San Angel aren't stupid though, and are looking to divert SLA attention away rather than attract more through hostilities. Their diplomatic nature towards SLA is probably as a result of the friction and close prioximity of the Krosstown Traffic in the neighbouring sector.<br />
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===The Forge===<br />
An ancient, disused smelting facility about 20 levels into Lower Downtown. This large chamber is home to a savage and devolved gang called the Subterraneans. Their numbers have been severely depleted after an attack by Five Punk killed over thirty of their members, but reports from Shiver Stations on the surface would indicate the gang stil operates.</div>
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=Site Admins=<br />
====Woo Elephant Yeah====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Creator<br />
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Often referred to as Wey, or Woo (which can be confusing)<br />
5punk is Wey's Baby, as, oddly enough, is Wey's baby.<br />
He is still amazed at how a simple idea has evolved into this rather active gaming community. In May 2007 WEY declared that he was standing down as site owner due to his ever increasing family commitments, but he's still the Daddy of our little family.<br />
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====FatherJack====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Owner<br />
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When WEY stepped down as site owner, FatherJack offered to take up the responsibility. It was agreed unanimously, first among the admins and later among the site members, that our foul-mouthed cleric was ideal for the job and with him he has brought new ideas, skills and enthusiasm.<br />
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====Stoat====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Admin<br />
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Mustela erminea<br />
Our very own php jedi, Coded the Scheduler and the Discussion board.<br />
Stoat has been there since the birth of 5punk, and without him, we wouldn't have any of the things we have. <br />
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====Dog Pants====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Moderator<br />
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After watching his posts for some time, WEY decided to ask Dog Pants to join the 5punk admin team.<br />
Dog Pants has done a wonderful job moderating 5punk's forum, and has helped influence a lot of the recent decisions/suggestions for 5punk. He can usually be found stumbling around groaning in Urban Dead, or watching Zombie flicks at home.<br />
Pants' is one of the major beards of the 5punkiverse, often now found to be dreaming of SLA. New evidence shows he may actually be a [http://www.5punk.co.uk/discuss/30561/ bard].<br />
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====[[user:Spoodie|Spoodie]]====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Admin<br />
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His calm presence on the forums and web-savvy has allowed him to alleviate the pressure the other admins were beginning to feel and has proved very capable in a crisis. spoodie is master of the Impact Text Kittens, and has seen every film, ever.<br />
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====Dr. Kitteny Berk====<br />
'''Role:''' Game Server ([[Bukkake]]) Owner<br />
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While not part of the forum admin team, Berk runs and administrates our gaming servers. This shouldn't stop people xfiring him when 5punk is down though, because he loves being told. Berk has a particular way with words that can come across as quite offensive, but he's a kitten really and has probably provided more help and advice for fellow 5punkers than any other member. Berk likes <strike>vodka</strike> all alcohol, and has a sleep pattern that can only be described as random. He also has awful taste in music.<br />
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=Members=<br />
====[[Team RO-BO]]====<br />
[[user:Roman Totale|Roman Totale]] and [[user:mrbobbins|MrBobbins]]' team from a CS:S Tournament we held. <br />
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Probably won, but as survivors are yet to be found we cannot be sure of this.<br />
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Widely believed to be the founding partners of the following website: http://www.deagostini.com.au/ilovehorses/<br />
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====Roman Totale====<br />
Master of puns and utterly terrible jokes, has a hectic and amusing social life involving twins, air hostesses and explicit videos. Also has an alter ego known as Elvis Duck. That fucking duck! <br />
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He looks like the head of Ving Rhames stuck to the body of morph. [http://www.5punk.co.uk/b3ta/Pants/VinghRoman.jpg VingRhoman]<br />
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====Gunslinger====<br />
[[user:Gunslinger|Gunslinger]] was Created by RO-BO using old toaster parts, flips out if he sees a bagel.<br />
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So horribly, horribly good at all games.<br />
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0.001% of his neural processing runs all NASA orbital navigation and communication systems and he is a technical consultant on [http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/richardandjudy/ Richard and Judy]<br />
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====Pnut====<br />
Went MIA after leaving the RAF. Presumed stoned in the gutter trying to exchange his PC for food and Strongbow. He made his triumphant Mexican return at JockBash 2 and is now back in the fold.<br />
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====Deject====<br />
Deej is one of our resident 'merkins. He's also released an EP called "Conceptual Intercourse" which is available on Amazon [http://www.amazon.com/Conceptual-Intercourse-Ep/dp/B000Y02X4W/ref=sr_f3_1/104-2955763-1352732?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1193809245&sr=103-1/ Here]. <br />
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Werd to your mother Deej, how is your mother?<br />
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====Mikkyo====<br />
<strike>Runs a webcomic, [http://www.fuctinthehead.co.uk/ Fuctinthehead], which is updated daily and is Rather Good.<br />
Also one of the only 5punkers to actually work in the games industry. Ok so he stacks shelves at Gamestation.</strike> Vanished off the face of the interwebs.<br />
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====Tandino====<br />
He's honoured to be on the list. Also currently has a great avatar of a kitten. A lover of BDSM sex games, likes to whip himself whilst others watch. Recently moved from running a sex shop to running a B&Q, hopefully he'll not order the wrong things and kill the old ladies in orange aprons who haunt the aisles of his shop.<br />
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====Lateralus====<br />
An all round thoroughly nice chap. Truly under the thumb of 'er indoors and consequently playing games far less than he should. Interesting fact: He's a town planner, mess with him, get a roundabout in front of your driveway. Recently engaged to be <strike>castrated</strike> married, congratulations!<br />
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====Grimmie====<br />
Lord of Brum, Czar of Midlandia, Master of Vlad and the Harbinger of Bash. 5punk's resident artist. Is very attracted to beards, and also hosts GrimBash, which has been a resounding success and we thank Mr Grim Grim muchly.<br />
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====Killavodka====<br />
Has recently fallen off Earth and onto Azeroth where he spends his days raiding and other such serious business. If it was not for lag, ping, memory, processor, PSU, Core Temp, HereComesPete and the fact that God seems to hate him, he would be the greatest FPS player in the world. Can reach vocal notes capable of making dogs ears bleed. Altogether now after three, ''Say whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!!!!''<br />
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====Mr. Johnson====<br />
Our man in Belgium. He will let us know if that statue of the little boy stops pissing or Poirot dies. Has recently discovered that if he doesn't talk during COD, he is in fact a killing machine. Possibly as a result of being experimented upon by RO-BO, the new Johnson 2.0 is a weapon of continental chic destruction.<br />
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====Fabyak====<br />
Has a young child who's dressed in the finest chaaaarlie clothing, and he's married to a French lady. Is remarkably resistant to jokes about garlic, smelly cheese and surrendering.<br />
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====Chickenz====<br />
If you can hear random chewing on TS then it's probably Chicken if you can't the tit has probably muted himself and forgotten to un-mute. He's got more money than sense and more food than money. Occasional consoletard but prefers the delights of superior PC gaming he can mostly be found in random CoD4 and Porq servers. Currently floating about somewhere oop north near the artic circle or somesuch.<br />
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====Buzzmong====<br />
The ladies favourite purple car owner. Often referred to as 'Vibro-Spaz' or 'Bumzomg'. Isn't ginger.<br />
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====Joose====<br />
Master beard of the 5punkiverse. Has played every P&P game ever, even the ones not invented yet. Frequently seen wearing shirts that should possess health warnings about blindness and nausea.<br />
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====Cashy====<br />
Just listen out for the words 'Cashy you shit' on TS and you know he's online. Do not ask him for advice on nuts, or chillies.<br />
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====HereComesPete====<br />
Has frequent brain farts as a result of imbibing chemicals and talking bullshit during his philosophy degree. Possesses the secret abilities of a Berk wrangler. Loves Trevor the news guy because he's a dirty Russian spam bot. Recently it was discovered that HereComesPete is a master at bio-chemical warfare, and that his very presence causes sales of gas masks to go up tenfold whenever the MoD let him out from their Yorkshire based bunker.<br />
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====Ty aka Sir Die AloTy====<br />
Ty is one of the more colourful 5punkers. Often less than coherent for various reasons, we love his drunken ramblings. Once sported an impressive mohican and loves metal more than most 5punkers love CAEK and bummings. He used to die a lot, but worryingly he's started to improve lately. Maybe he's sobering up.<br />
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====Jockgit====<br />
Probably 5punk's most senior member, but only more mature chronologically. Jockgit is famous for being able to fall asleep when and where no others could, often as a result of copious amounts of cheap alcohol. Photographic evidence suggests he may be a [http://www.clintweb.co.uk/random/pirate/ pirate.] JockGit also hosts the JockBash event in Blackpool and is the inventor of the 3 day bash.<br />
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====eRabbit====<br />
Another purple car owner (challenge him and he'll foam and swear it's blue), is known to strike the campest poses on Earth and to be photographed with phallic references. Also known as Lord Bobbington.<br />
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====Friznit====<br />
Friz is another EvE'er and is currently running (ie, shouting lots) the Eve corporation 5punkorp. He's an ex Tank Commander in the British Army, so if you anger him too much he'll call in some favours and you'll find your house crushed and tank tread marks over your lawn. Has a penchant for ponies.<br />
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====Amblin====<br />
Semi-retired EvE'er who has been partly groomed into playing computer games too, namely [[Call of Duty 4]]. He's also an expert in the art of Rainbow Kissing, ask him about it if you're curious. Keeps attempting to save money by declaring every Sunday that the new week is an alcohol free week, this usually lasts until Monday evening.<br />
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====Baliame====<br />
5punk's resident whiner, nothing is ever all right to him. Also considers <s>Lateralus</s> <s>Chicken</s> <s>HereComesPete</s> all of the above his arch-nemesis. Comes from the country of constant hunger, Hungary. Due to an unpronounceable name, he is often called Mr. Bubbles, Derek, or just Bob. Believer and preacher of the Cow World Domination Cult. Will also turn into a communist at the slightest provocation and sing the 1944 Soviet Anthem.<br />
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The current most junior member of 5punk, and he probably lives up to it a bit. Spending a lot of time recently drinking and smoking and chasing girls, possibly all at once.<br />
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Oh, and he's <strike>completely fucking crazy</strike> <strike>not as unhinged as he'd like you to believe</strike> just plain nuts, trust me, trust me.<br />
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====Shada====<br />
Chowder! Chowder! Likes RPGs and <s>bunnyhopping</s> long walks on the beach.<br />
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He joined 5punk after [http://5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=14795&start=0 following Grimmie into a dark room]. We probably don't want to know what happened in there.<br />
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====Mr Green====<br />
Gay as a window. Responsible for the "sup" craze, Mr Green is also a mute - feel free to scream obscenities at him over TS without fear of rebuke. <br />
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====Sol====<br />
Has his own band, 'Schrodinger's Mouse' and despite being a long term 5punker, doesn't play a lot of games due to teh AIDS. Was a flicky fringed emo, all black and white pictures and a need to mutter about bands selling out and going mainstream. Thankfully he became aware of how good binocular vision is and became a mod, now he tootles off to university on his vespa.<br />
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====Nickface====<br />
Known widely as "The American who is most commonly mistaken for Deject." Has an amazing selection of hats. Is also a Reverend, so can marry you to a horse if you <s>so wish</s> mess around with him. Possibly. Creates TV channels for cable tv in merka using bits of string and coins with holes in.<br />
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====Sheriff Fatman====<br />
Alcoholic layabout, sounds a bit like Chappers from Radio 1. Master of the "Gay Jump", likes creating characters that look like Joose in MMONGS and getting 13-year old boys to cyber him. Has a cat called Spazmo.<br />
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====Rabbi/Jew====<br />
5punks tightest member. The unlucky sod has to work with Chicken on a day to day basis. When it comes to spending money he's the polar opposite to the fatty though. Loves to do stuff on the cheap wherever possible. Soon to move to Cyprus with wife and spawn. Will he be back for cod42?</div>
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<div>=Personnel=<br />
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==Current Squad Five Punk Members==<br />
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===Grimmie Grimbola - Human, Death Squad===<br />
Often tired and bored, Grimmie spends most of his time lurking around in Virtual, trying to beat high scores on games most people have never heard of. When he's not immersing himself in mech-simulations and blowing up cities, Grim can be found hanging around with the Five Punks, acting as a standard Rifleman.<br />
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Despite having chosen the Death Squad training package, Grim's ambitions lie in becoming a Master Sniper, and owning a gun as large as his leg. During some intense sniper practice at a shooting range Grimmie decided to try a little method acting and daub himself with camouflage face paints. It was only after a two hour stint of staring down a scope did he catch his reflection and see a pink and green face staring back. Grim now has a successful sponsorship deal with "Budget Facepaint Co."<br />
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===Deject - Wraith Raider, Scout===<br />
Is scared of shit and terrified of needles.<br />
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===Dirk Gently - Ebon, Point===<br />
With burgundy hair and turquoise eyes, Dirk is unmistakably an Ebon - though the trench coat and fedora also mark him out to be a self styled gumshoe detective. Being the only member of the squad to have any 'civilised' communication skills (torture tending not to lead to many profitable BPNs), Dirk is often called upon to be the "talker". Despite having Ebon Blast abilities, Dirk prefers to rely on his detective skills when on a job. He also likes to think himself as a bit of a lady's man, though the evidence so far tends not to support this particular belief (still, if at first you don't succeed...).<br />
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===Spindle Winston - Human, Point===<br />
Charismatic American from the deep south, likes to prop bars up and talk to strangers.<br />
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===Kt'rr - Shaktar===<br />
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===Eraser - Stormer, Kick Murder===<br />
Cigar smoking, chainaxe wielding Stormer, festooned with knives and possibly like eating body parts of the squads victims a bit too much...<br />
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After the fight against the chrome warriors, its discovered he has a phobia of sudden bright lights (not that often found on Mort).<br />
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===Phoebe - Human===<br />
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==Inactive Squad Five Punk Members==<br />
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===Gerald - Stormer, Kick Murder===<br />
The hulking great meatshield of the group, Gerald is a monstrous sight. However, despite his huge size, he is surprisingly nimble and stealthy. He is also quite friendly and good natured, despite what he looks like, although his attempts at friendly gestures and smiles have yet to receive the response he is looking for. He does have a tendency to resort to violence to solve problems, and has difficulty with words like "subdue" and "take alive".<br />
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After a recent near death experience due to his usual tactic of running straight at people shouting, he has invested in some shiny new armour. The boost to his strength now means he can theoretically hold aloft two stormers at the same time, but he is most proud of the "Hi! My name is Gerald" sticker adorning his chest.<br />
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He also has an eye on a stalk sticking out the back of his head. Don't ask.<br />
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===Gekijou Sumaniski - Human, Kick Murder===<br />
Purveyor of Chain-axe flavoured justice.<br />
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===Emile Jaegerknack - Human, Sabotage===<br />
Has a fear of cutlery, specifically sporks, after an accident with a cutlery drawer and some explosives.<br />
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==Obituaries==<br />
None so far...<br />
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==Squad Mort Factor Members==<br />
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5punk ran into Mort Factor whilst looking for the gang who stole all of Dirk's stuff. They got onlike a house on fire.<br />
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A House Mephit had been let loose in after being pumped full of UV, and Toast had then set on fire...<br />
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===Toast - Brain Waster,===<br />
Lives in an armoured bus and has a fetish for burning things.<br />
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Now very dead....<br />
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===Mephit O'Tarn - Frother, Strike===<br />
A Frother social experient gone wrong. Putting someone born to a frother clan into work as an accountant.<br />
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One freak out and office postal incident later, he was inducted into Meny and given access to a large amount of Tranq...<br />
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Was last seen doing an impression of a sieve after Grim swiss cheesed him during a minor disagreement...<br />
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=History=<br />
The Five Punk squad was formed in early January 902SD by Operatives Grim Grimbola, Deject, Gerald, and Dirk Gently. The squad all graduated from Meny independently and were thrown together in Slayer's Crib by the infamous financier Crazy Herman. Later, the squad were joined by Gekijou Sumaniski and Emile Jaegerknack. <br />
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==BPN History==<br />
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===Welcome to Mort - Blue===<br />
The squad was formed for this BPN, issued by Crazy Herman. Present were Grim, Deject, Gerald, and Dirk. The mission was to excort a team of three mainenance workers to a faulty pump in the overflow system near the CS2 wall. During the repairs the squad were attacked by around 35 carriens, including a Greater and a Mutant. The carriens were driven off, with Dirk and Gerald taking serious damage but recovering quickly (Dirk by his own healing and Gerald by regenerating). The repairs were completed on time and all maintenance team members returned safely. Gerald's armour, however, did not survive.<br />
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===Loose Cannon - Yellow===<br />
Shocked at being actually approached by the squad, Crazy Herman gives them his best BPN - a mission to retrieve a lost FEN 400 Surekill sniper rifle from Kiestas territory. Herman suggests they pick up a couple of extra members for their squad, as their numbers have been depleted by Gerald 'visiting his mum'. Gek and Emile are introduced. The squad begin a thorough investigation of the squad that lost the weapon, dealing diplomatically with some slippery gang members and making some good character judgements that result in getting some of the suspects do do half of the work for them. The weapon is retrieved, but not before it is aimed at Dirk from point blank range, causing much sweating and defecating.<br />
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===Ultrasonic Brats - Blue===<br />
The last BPN from Crazy Herman. Tasked with discouraging a teenage biker gang from using Suburbia as their playground the Five Punks are placed in a situation they can't shoot their way out of, as these gangers are the teenage offspring of influential SLA employees. The squad do some accurate research (and Dirk hits on the Shiver Leiutenant who issued the BPN) and start off on the right lines. Things soon go awry though as Deject accidentally shoots one of the gang and kills him in front of a crown of onlookers. The whole squad's payment for the BPN bribes their way out of having to take responsibility though and they get back on track with renewed vigour. Trapping the bikers in a mall, the Five Punks force them to fight their way out. The result is one biker taking a running kick to the testicles from Deject, another being felled by a flying leg hold from Gerald, and four of the gang being shot dead. Not ideal, but the firefight was filmed and may prove a step onto the fame ladder, and Dirk got a date. A success then, if not a financial one.<br />
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===Born to the Overkill - Silver===<br />
The squad's first Silver BPN, and also their first BPN from Mr Haynes. Tasked with clearing a downtown apartment building in preperation for an episode of Gorezone, the Five Punks set about with startling speed and efficiency. Various comedy encounters slow the process down though, including Deject and Dirk trying to wrestle a fat bloke, and the squad end the BPN by evacuating the last residents as the various nasties begin swarming in from the sewers below. Unfortunately the last resident was a pregnant woman whose health suffered from being moved during labour. Fortunately Mr haynes was on hand to put the disgruntled Dept of Recreation and Entertainment exec in his place and thus avoid any fines.<br />
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===Moving Machinery - Red===<br />
While washing his smalls, Dirk gets a phone call from Haynes. The squad have been issued a red BPN and need to get to Downtown to bail out a Shiver APC which is under attack from DarkNight. The squad arrive piecemeal as usual, but get the chance to assess the situation a little while Deject scouts ahead and Grim and Gerald ride the bus. They find that DarkNight have attacked and taken a Shiver APC in order to use it to hijack an armoured car containing medical supplies. A group of armed and armoured DN ops are covering their attempts to break into the vehicle, and the squad are a little nervous about attacking them. To make matters worse, Deject spots a sniper in a nearby building and wisely stays in cover. The squad go for a pincer attack, with the close-up fighters Gek and Gerald using the sewers to get to the opposite building to take out the sniper, and Grim and Dirk going around behind the nearest building to come at the group down an alley. All goes fairly well until Grim's big head gets spotted peering around a corner. The enemy are happy to sit back and let Five Punk come to them though, or at least so they think. Unknown to Deject he has been spotted and a couple of DarkNight are heading up the building he's in in a mirror of the move Gek and Gerald are pulling at the other side of the road. Luckily Deject hears the poorly trained Civilian Converts coming and hides in the bathroom of the apartment he's in, mowing them down with his FEN AR as they burst through the door.<br />
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Meanwhile, Gek and Gerald have charged towards their sniper only to find he has cover. They clear the distance between them before he has chance to react and, despite planning on taking him alive, variously beat his head in and almost chop his arm off. Gek then learns that DarkNight snipers are quite handy in close combat too as this one carves a zorro Z into Gek's chest before being dispatched by chainaxe.<br />
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Still feeling cautious, the squad try to reposition in order to attack from two sides again. Things start moving faster though when the DarkNight engineer blows one of the doors of the armoured car with a bundle of grenades. Deject spectacularly blows the head off one of the guys pinning down Grim and Dirk, causing the other one to bottle it and run. On the success of this, the squad move in. Unfortunately they're a little late. The APC starts to make a getaway and Deject does his best to take down the fleeing DarkNight by hosing them with automatic fire, with some success. He also takes the engineer out as he struggles with the mangled corpse of the passenger from the armoured car. Nobody is close enough to stop the driver starting to make away with the second vehicle though, until Grim gets off a lucky shot as the car turns around to follow tha APC. Dirk follows his example and finishes him off. <br />
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At this point the BPN goes a bit downhill. Gerald reaches the armoured car as it rolls to a halt and decides to use it to pursue the fleeing APC. Unfortunately it isn't as fast, and Gerald can't drive. What follows is the world's most destructive car chase as the DarkNight use their APC to barge traffic out of the way, and Gerald veers wildly after them, damaging any vehicles that the enemy missed. The rest of the squad catch up on their bikes, along with a Cloak Division APC. Until Deject falls off his bike while swerving through the remains of the traffic. Luckily for the Five Punks the Cloak squad flag them down and relieve them of the BPN while SCAF units take up the chase for them. Turns out the armoured car shouldn't have been there, and Cloak Division want to know why. Opening the back of the vehicle they find out - 50 Tek Trex drones open fire out of the back. Luckily for them the Cloak guys are well armoured and a quick grenade sorts out the little clockwork shooters. The squad retreat to the pub to discuss the events of the afternoon, slightly confused by the outcome but glad to have been paid.<br />
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===Suburban Psycho - White===<br />
The squad are given a BPN requiring them to investigate the violent deaths of three teenagers in suburbia. Looking through the case files, they find that each has been apparently killed by a powerful blow by a Gash Fist. Immediately suspecting a SLA employee of some kind, they set off with trepidation to investigate the crime scenes. Despite being their first investigation, Deject, Dirk, Grim and (for a little while) Gerald examine the scenes with a fine attention to detail, but find little that the Shivers haven't already found. Frustrated but unpurturbed the squad start interviewing potential witnesses and suspects and the BPN starts taking a downhill slide. Their interviews range from the mundane to the surreal, giving the slightly bemused Ops a fine insight into the mental states of the population but little in the way of actual information. However, Dirk gets another date. At this point the BPN is possibly hampered by the squad repeatedly making jokes about penguins, or possibly by the GM being so drunk he can no longer distinguish narrative from crazy NPC. <br />
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Several nights into the BPN Five Punk make a breakthrough though. Taking teamwork to a new level, the three squad members work out how to use Grim's Oyster laptop and start using the information they have to narrow down potential suspects among SLA employees. A few dead end searches later, including a visit to the magnificently named Boris Ronny Bryant, a freelance Op with a drink problem, they have a suspect. Until now the squad have been relatively professional, but after throwing their weight around to gain access to the high SCL suspect's expensive apartment they start to vent their frustrations. While searching for something to justify their potentially illegal intrusion, Grim smashes an expensive antique desk and Dirk finds a frozen fillet steak in his coat pocket. Their ransacking provides them with a timely demonstration of how much more efficient the Shivers are in this part of the city, and the Ops find themselves desperately trying to cover their arses by ringing anyone they know with a higher SCL than themselves. Fortunately for them, their contact is satisfied that they have the right suspect and relieves them of the BPN before any more damage is done. Or so she thought, except Grim has other ideas and decides that shooting their suspect's TV on the way out is just the trade mark they need.<br />
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Having completed the BPN without even seeing the suspect, Five Punk learned a few lessons about the conduct of an investigation. They also learned a few things about how SLA bureaucracy works; the suspect was found to be guilty but goes unpunished. After all what's more important to the company, a few kids or a high level executive?<br />
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===Giving to the Machine - Green===<br />
This expeditionary BPN got the squad excited at the prospect of going somewhere exotic, but it turned out it was just into the dangerous and festering depths of Lower Downtown. Tasked with investigating the deaths of several Shivers in the area, Five Punk set off onto the bowels of the city with a useful escort provided by Shiver Sgt Murdoch and his APC. Information is typically sparse at first, but it seems as though a group have been ambushing Shivers who are being called out for minor disturbances. Opinions are varied on the culprits, so the squad hits the streets. Or at least the Shiver canteen. Evidence starts to point towards the culprits being a manchine cult, but other than a description of the cultists the squad have not a lot else to go on. The trail seems to be going cold when a call comes in - there's been another attack and this one has a survivor. The culprits have been driven off after an attack, but they've left one of their victims behind after he fell through a hole in the level. A quick check reveals he has since died of his wounds, so the squad concentrate on trying to follow the attackers instead. Deject manages to find the trail, but after delving deeper than they'd like to into Downtown and encountering some large hostile insects that give Grim a bit of a beating, they decide to turn back. The victim, meanwhile, turns out not to be one of the Shivers at all but a manchine cultist wearing the armour of a previous victim. If any confirmation was needed of the attackers this was it. Without a lot else to do but wait for an opportunity to track them again and wait for the lab reports to come back from the autopsy, the Punks hit the streets again for a while before turning in. <br />
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The next day their luck takes a better turn and one of the cultists is spotted shopping for food. They're on the scene quickly and Dirk makes a ham-handed attempt at 'uindercover work'. He spooks the cultist, but slips a tracking bug into his pocket. The cultist bolts at the first opportunity, but between the tracking bug and Deject's skills they follow him several levels deeper than they'd like to back into Lower Downtown. There they find what appears to be the cultists' lair, and some recon work by the surprisingly stealthy Gerald reveals that not only are the squad outnumbered about 5-1, there's also a manchine in there. Feeling distinctly outgunned, the squad decide to try to draw out some of them to thin their numbers. The tactic works, and three cultists wander up to where they are to investigate some noise, only to find themselves floored by a flying Stormer. Their surprise lost, the squad take up position to repel an attack. Half a dozen more respond only to be blasted by Dirk's bomb ability, and the remainder decide to take a defensive stance, so Grim and Dirk kill some time by interrogating one of the cultists that Gerald sat on. Not much information is gathered, so they bite the bullet and attack. Still outnumbered 2-1 and with a manchine facing them, Gerald charges while Dirk, Deject and Grim provide covering fire. Four cultists, described by their peers as being 'enhanced', rush to meet him with vibro-sabres drawn, but by the time they clash all but one has been felled by gunfire. A quick exchange later and Gerald is victorious, but a sabre wound and several gunshots have left him teetering. A couple more bursts and Gerald falls, desperately injecting Kick Start as he hits the ground. With only a couple of minions left the manchine bolts, followed by a less dedicated cultist. The remainder of the squad dispatch the remaining enemy and see to their injured, as Grim has also suffered some injuries from the SMG fire of the upgraded cultists. Everyone breathes a sigh of relief as Dirk stops Gerald's bleeding seconds from death, and the Stormer starts the work of regenerating his broken ribs and various internal injuries. <br />
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With the cult dispersed Five Punk find that in this particular part of Lower Downtown they somehow get phone and radio reception, so they call the job in. They are told to secure the area and await reinforcements, who arrive in the form of several heavily armoured Ops and some executives from the Dept of Subversion. The squad have stumbled into something SLA doesn't want to be widely known, and the execs make that clear. They pay the squad off with extra for their camera footage of the enhanced cultists and the live captive, but demand that they kill Sgt Murdoch before he reaches the surface. Murdoch has proved very useful up to this point, and Dirk puts up a persuasive argument to save him. The exec leaves the solution up to the squad, but makes it clear that if information on this matter escapes then Five Punk will share the fate of Murdoch. Dirk talks to the Shiver and, with the squad prepared to take the risk, they give him both a financial and a mortal incentive to 'disappear'. Murdoch takes the hint, but before leaving he takes contact details. After all, you never know when a resourceful ex-Shiver might stumble upon useful information.<br />
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===Scent of Ebb - Jade===<br />
Squad Five Punk approach their first Jade BPN mith a mixture of apprehension and curiosity, having heard variously wild rumours about often spooky happenings during their course. This turns out to be an investigation into the disappearance of an Ebon researcher from Dark Lament, and shows little evidence of being spooky. The missing Ebon, Curis, had left an electronic paper trail that wound its way around the World of Progress, and the squad begin following her footsteps. First off is her apartment. Stripped bare, and with all the furniture smashed up and built into crude wadding in the edges and corners of the bathroom, the apartment is a strange thing to find but ultimately turns up only one clue - an ugly mask, stuffed down the toilet. Gerald is delighted and immediately pushes it onto his face. Anxious to share the experience he tries to plant it on Dirk, but Dirk feels a strange pull from the mask that makes him suspicious of its nature, and he takes the item into safer hands. Maybe this investigation has a little spookiness to it after all. <br />
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With no further clues in the apartment, the squad hop on a gauss train to the next step in Curis's journey. They arrive at the apartment of a friend of hers in Orienta. It would seem that Curis came to the city to buy an item found by the friend on the Shifting Bazzar, the mask found in the toilet. Curis had spent some time with her friend researching the item, and despite recieving some paper files from an old professor in Meny seems to have had no success. The squad consider tracking the source of the mask, but a little investigation in the market reveals that this avenue might not only be futile, but as the mask was allegedly recovered from Cannibal Sector 1 may also be fatal. <br />
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Following Curis's trail again takes them to the Tas Tuo on Meny - a giant library on the Ebon homeworld. Here, it would seem, Curis came to try to find out more about the mask. Gerald is still convinced that having Dirk put on the mask is the way forward, but the reactions of the Ebon librarians to the mask makes Dirk think he made the right decision. The Ops are directed to a librarian who specialises in ancient Ebon artifacts. The librarian was assisting Curis in her research, and the pair of them believed the mask was some kind of communication device. It would seem Curis had just about given up and was due to return to Mort, when something changed. She postponed her foldship and returned to the Tas Tuo, working alone this time. Her librarian guide noticed her return, and noticed how agitated she seemed. Curis left after a couple more days, and after leaving the spaceport in Mort wasn't seen again. The librarian was concerned at the change in personality though, and followed what she had been researching. It would seem she was concerned about a particular type of Ebb Demon. Nobody has ever proved the existence of these creatures, but it would seem that a Brain Waster claims to have encountered this particular type several hundred years ago. With little left to go on the squad speak to their contact with the suspicion that these creatures are responsible for Curis's disappearance. As luck was have it the contact has heard of the Brain Waster who encountered the demons, and this Brain Waster is now a Necanthrope. <br />
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Arriving back in Mort, the squad are met by their contact and the Necanthrope Dour. The mask is taken from them. It would seem that wearing this mask attracts the attention of the dangerous creatures. Dour barely escaped with his life after his encounter, and nobody else has before or since. Dour describes the creatures, and Dirk is glad that he didn't give in to peer pressure. Despite a successful and enlightening end to the BPN, the squad comes away from it feeling uneasy.<br />
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===Justice For All - White===<br />
The squad is issued another White BPN hunting a serial killer. This one has been pretty much spat out of a statistics analysis computer, so their contact is of little to no use. So they get to work on studying the evidence, poring over the facts. It seems that four SLA employees of varying importance have been killed all using the same unusual MO - killed by close range automatic fire from a DarkNight assault rifle, firing SLA manufactured rounds. On three of the bodies some form of evidence has been left, relating to the perverted and violent personal lives of the victims. Theories fly as to the killer, but none quite seem to fit. After some consideration and a few dead ends, the squad follow a lead that takes them to a downtown warehouse where they suspect the victims all committed their own crimes. It turns out this building had been loaned out to a local criminal for reasons not known and not asked, but that this character had been killed as the result of a BPN a week ago. The killer, an Ebon, fits the MO perfectly and the squad head off to confront her. There is some discussion about how to confront her, but Dirk has a gut feeling that this particular killer isn't quite what she seems. They decide on the subtle approach, and the conversation with her quickly reveals that she has no qualms about discussing her crime, as well as the even more horrible crimes her victims had committed. It seems that she has done the world a greater good, but SLA undoubtedly wouldn't see it that way. The squad is divided on how to handle this, but in the end Dirk's strong opinion wins over the apethy of Gerald and Deject, and concerns of Grim, and they go with an alternative plan. With camera crew in tow and the Ebon killer planting all the evidence they need, the squad burst in on a DarkNight weapons dealer that their new contact had discovered on her last BPN. Before he even has chance to fire, Gerald has crossed his living room and shoved him out of the window, much to the delight of the waiting cameras. <br />
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So, a hollywood ending to the BPN. But Grim is worried that all the loose ends may not have been tied up, and these ends may spell the squad's end.<br />
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===Break Jail - Silver===<br />
Dirk receives a phone call, not from Haynes but from Lloyd Langley, the reporter from the last BPN. Ahead of time, and from an unusual source, the squad accept a silver BPN. After all, silvers are rare and often mean TV footage, and TV footage means money. The BPN involves escorting an investigative reporter into a potentially corrupt Shiver station. Should the reporter's investigations prove correct the station has been infiltrated by DarkNight, so some heavy assistance is neccessary. The reporter turns out to be quite a firebrand, and the squad react immediately to her highly strung attitude by trying to wind her up further. Even so, they manage to make it to the Shiver station on the edges of Downtown without incident. The reporter proves her worth by quickly bossing her way up to the station commander's office, barely leaving the squad time to keep up as she verbally blasts her way through the precinct. Upon finding the Captain in charge of the station, the reporter lays right in with rapid fire accusations. Tensions rise quickly as the more diplomatic Ops do their best to keep tempers calm, but before anyone gets shot, arrested or violated with their own microphone the lights go dead and the argument is cut short by screaming emanating from elsewhere in the building. <br />
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Things change quickly from here. Reacting quickly, the Ops herd their charge and the Shiver captain into a room they can secure. Deject, Grim and Gek continue onwards and downwards towards sounds of gunfire while the rest of the squad continue to secure their protectees. Soon the advanced party encounter the Shiver who were in reception. They've been almost shredded - lacerated by a large bladed weapon. Needless to say, this puts everybody on edge. More gunfire and screams are being heard below, and the Shiver captain informs the squad that the cells are down there. As they are making ready to continue downwards a rush of former prisoners comes charging past, claiming that the Shivers down there are being butchered by a 'thing'. None can be any more descriptive. Soon afterwards about half a dozen panicked looking Shivers come retreating up the stairs to take position in the lobby. Again, the Shivers can't supply much in the way of information other than that they were attacked by some sort of creature. Most of those who saw it are dead. The squad try to glean more information from the Shivers, both alive and dead, but Deject gets impatient and heads off to scout out the basement. Carefully emerging from the stairwell he is greeted by carnage. Half a dozen or so Shivers litter the main chamber in various states of dismemberment. As Deject starts cautiously reconnoitering the corridors containing the holding cells, the rest of the squad make haste to catch up and lend some support. A tense period follows with Deject checking cells, containing variously terrified prisoners or mangled corpses. Moving through the corridors the squad hear a blood-curling scream from where one of the stranger prisoners scuttled off to hide. Assuming he had found the 'monster', they hurry to confront the killer. They find only another corpse though, and not of the victim they expected. At a loss to where the creature has gone, Gerald spots blood dripping from the underside of the flimsy bed. Peering under to see where it is coming from, the Stormer is surprised by a blade emerging seemingly from nowhere so hack a large gash out of his armour. The squad recoils as the sheet of flesh under the bed forms humanoid shape and sprints for the door, hacking at Gerald and leaving him badly injured. The combat is short and brutal. Gerald throws his injured body at the thing, which simply turns rubbery and wriggles away. Most of the squad have hacked away at the creature to little effect by the time it reaches the door, and Dirk hits it with a blast. Not for the first time this draws much unwanted attention and the blade of the creature nearly fells him in one blow. However, a fraction of a second before finishing him off Deject manages to fell it with a twitch-fired burst from his FEN AR. The squad look on at the fallen rogue vevaphon in shock at the speed which it tore through their ranks. Their day brightens considerably though when they find this rogue Op has a bounty on its head. Combined with the media footage and the completion of the BPN, this silver proved very lucrative for Five Punk.<br />
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===Narcotic Trends - Silver===<br />
A BPN is received unannounced by Deject's helmet fax, which proves to be a Silver instigated by Lloyd Langley. The job is to investigate and neutralise the flow of a new, and illegal, designer drug into Uptown. Beginning their trail in the nightclubs of Uptown, the squad meet up with Langley and hit the town. Finding the trail of the drug is anything but difficult, as the users are loud and rich and have no problems telling the Ops all about it. The source in uptown seems to be a wealthy - and famous - socialite, who frequents a very exclusive club. Quickly entering the club by befriending the downtrodden staff found smoking by the back door, Dirk and Gek abandon subtlety and confront this socialite and her crown of air-headed 'beautiful people'. The mere presence of such deeply unfashionable people as armoured Operatives upsets the crowd, and their arrogant stupidity enrages the Ops. Eventually, though, Dirk and Gek find the information they want and leave, but not before Dirk shatter's the entire party's glasses with his Ebb Blast. <br />
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Moving on to their first real lead, a publicity agent, the squad again revert to the subtle approach. This man appears to be the link between the source and uptown, and upon paying him a visit he is surprisingly co-operative. He admits that his dealings are on the wrong side of legitimate and he doesn't want to upset SLA, so he spills the beans on the drug operation's deal breaker. As it happens, this fellow lives in an area of Downtown the squad have been before, San Angel sector. They encountered the place in the Loose Cannon BPN, and remember an old contact. Speaking to Samuel Laurenco, the squad come to an arrangement of mutual assistance - Laurenco provides information on the Glacier operation and some men as a distraction, while Five Punk attack the facility. In theory the Ops get a completed BPN and the Kiestas get the remains of the drug operation, keeping the stuff in Downtown. <br />
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Scouting out the area reveals the warehouse to be a potentially difficult nut to crack. There aren't many entrances and the information from the Kiestas revealed that there are probably around a dozen armed and armoured soft company hired guns in there. Deject spots a vent on the roof and tries to take the stealthy route, but in his haste sets of an alarm. Even so, the facility doesn't appear to be particularly alerted and after a couple of civilians come out to investigate, returning with seemingly little interest, he decides to go in anyway. Seems the facility staff weren't as docile as he'd hoped though, as poking his AV stalk out through a vent reveals an armoured guard staring back at him. Deject acts quickly, dropping the guard with an awkward burst from his AR, but the game is up and he quickly retreats. With their element of surprise blown the squad decide to call in their Kiesta distraction and make to enter by a side entrance. As they do, a van skids to a halt nearby. Confronted with an ever-growing mob of Kiestas, the driver begins to reverse away as the gang's attention turns to him. Grim doesn't like the idea of this chap getting away though and nails him with a well aimed rifle shot. This prompts the reinforcements in the back of the van to burst forth, but they are systematically cut down by rifle fire from Grim and Deject, and bombs from Dirk. As the last surviving guard makes it to cover, pursued by Kiestas, the door they were about to enter bursts open and Gek is confronted by another group of armed guards. Catching them by surprise, Gek tears into them with his chainaxe, cutting two down before they can react. Realising he's outgunned though, he dives as the guards come round and start blasting away with their SMGs. Deject tries to cover his retreat by lobbing a smoke grenade, but the throw is non too accurate and it bounces off Gek as he makes his escape. Even so, the smoke has the desired effect and the guards fire blindly through the doorway. Caught in a narrow field of fire, both Gek and Deject take a lot of fire and are wounded. Dirk quickly fires a few bombs into the smoke to prevent them taking any more damage, which would probably finish them both off, and fells the remaining guards. Unaware of what else might be behind the smokescreen, the squad pauses to regroup. Deject begins to move forward again, but before he's out of the smoke he hears more doors banking and pounding of feet. Ducking behind a corner, he fires blind at the sound and is greeted by terrified screaming as the civilian workers are mowed down by his automatic fire, assisted by Grim blindly firing in support. <br />
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As the smoke clears, the squad hear Kiestas calling out to them to hold their fire. While Five Punk tangled with the main guard force, the gang caught the chemist and the remaining guards fleeing from the back exit. Now numbering over a hundred, the Kiestas quickly overrun the facility. Langley has taken a good deal of footage and the squad get a nice news slot with several minutes of coverage, leading to a juicy payment. The Kiestas might be a little more friendly too, or at least they would have been if Langley hadn't put some spin on the report so that it looked like the squad had driven the Kiestas out of the facility too. Still, their contacts know the truth and Five Punk continue their rise to fame and fortune.<br />
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===Mama Krutch - Hunter Sheet===<br />
The squad find that adventure doesn't find them exclusively in the form of BPNs when Dirk finds his flat burgled. He calls on the help of Deject, Grim, and Winston to help track down the culprits. Initial investigation reveals that the culprits appeared to be a gang of kids, and that they fled through the sewers. A Blue BPN to seal their point of entry later and the squad are slightly richer but none the wiser. Eventually, after chatting to neighbours, Shivers, and other victims, they find the culprits to be a gang known as the Mama's Boys. With a lead on their area of operation Five Punk head off to Downtown. <br />
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The Mama's Boys operate in an area known as The Warrens - a twisted maze of tunnels and pipes that is home to a large and illegal market. Making a few enquiries they find the traders there surprisingly helpful, and it seems that the gang aren't popular among the locals either. It seems that there is a Hunter Sheet on the head of the gang - one Mama Krutch. Spindle heads off to follow a lead that might get the local Krosstown Traffic on board - a Bosuzoku gang known as The Spectres - while the others learn that they're not the only Ops asking questions about the Mama's Boys today. Before long the other Ops are revealed as Toast, a Brain Waster, and Mephit, a Frother. Neither are particularly friendly, but agree to join forces for the common objective. The Ops soon get their first contact with one of Mama's Boys when they catch one trying to pick-pocket Deject. The kid doesn't get far, but provides little in the way of clues after Toast's overenthusiastic interview technique leaves the kid somewhat burnt and somewhat dead. Turning a bad situation around though, they plant a tracking bug on the corpse and dump it. Sure enough, other Mama's Boys take the body away, and the Ops follow. Tracking them to a chamber in the sewers, they find some kids with the body, and a seemingly homeless adult in discussion with them. Rushing in, they capture the man and one of the kids. However, Toast gets fire-happy again and chalks up charred corpse number two. The kid is dosed up with Honesty before Toast does a job on her too, and the Ops learn the rough location of Mama's lair. Placing the tracker on their befuddled captive, they send her packing back home in order to follow her. However, with the Honesty wearing off she decides to take them in through the front door. As the Ops follow their mark they run a gauntlet of traps ranging from dangerous to deadly. Grim and Toast take a bashing from a shotgun trap and an improvised landmine respectively, whilst mephit has a lift dropped on him, but they survive to find themselves in a cloth-shrouded corridor leading directly into Mama's chamber. As she taunts them forward Deject tosses in a smoke grenade. Mama is unperturbed and calls for them, but Deject replies with a hail of 10mm, accurately cutting down her thermal silhouette and scattering her gang. <br />
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The Ops find a den of stolen goods and tortured remains, but the job seems done. That is until a disagreement breaks out over ownership of the bounty on Krutch's head. With tensions already high from constant bickering between the two groups, Toast attacks. Grim, warned by Mephit furtively moving into a position to attack, cuts him down with a burst from his FEN AR as he lunges for Dirk. Meanwhile Toast bursts into flame and, with Ebb ebhanced fangs, bites into Deject. The fight is desperate but short-lived. Deject uses his speed to get our of biting range and opens fire, while the others also turn their attention on the Waster. After taking an impressive amount of damage, he falls. <br />
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The squad begin their post-mission cleanups, calling in a TV crew and the Shivers. They learn that their deceased temporary allies got the last laugh though after secretly claiming the bounty, and after the fight Five Punk find themselves under the scrutiny of Cloak Division.<br />
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===Gift from the Machine - White===<br />
Unusually, this BPN begins with Haynes telling the squad they've been chosen specifically by the originator. This turns out to be the guy they met at the end of Giving To The Machine, and a connection is made between the BPN and Manchine cults before they even set foot in Downtown. Their mission is to investigate the disappearance of a squad of Operatives, and as they're hot-dogging in Central they find themselves nearby a Thresher hit and fade attack. This is their first encounter with Thresher troops and they wisely choose to simply observe and report as the attackers cause chaos then retreat to the Cannibal Sectors.<br />
Following this brief diversion, they scoot off to Downtown to investigate the scene where the squad were last seen. It is evident that they met their end in a violent gunfight, but why here, and why were all the corpses bar the Ebon taken away by the attackers? Looking up the mission record of the squad, it seems they were led here looking for an arms dealer whose apartment they died outside. Breaking into the apartment, shooting the TV, and performing a thorough search reveals that the resident arms dealer left in a hurry and had a penchant for amateur pornography with hookers. Not one to let such a social opportunity go to waste, Dirk leads the squad off to the seedy red light district of the sector in search of pros. Now, during all this there have been several witness reports who indicate that the antagonists may not be all human, and that they are combat trained. There is also mention of a bunch of cybernetic ex-Operatives nearby in Rust Alley. However, this information pales in comparison to the prospect of trawling the strip bars and sleazy streets of Downtown for several nights.<br />
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Eventually the arms dealer gets wind of the Ops looking for him and tries to set up a meeting with them. Luckily the squad aren't stupid enough to fall for the same trick their predecessors did, and bribe the messenger into telling them where the dealer is hiding. Unluckily, the dealer's hired goons aren't stupid enough to think the Ops would be stupid enough, and wax the dealer for being an idiot. So they find his bullet-riddled corpse and a few more witnesses who again direct them to Rust Alley. <br />
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Taking the lead this time, they descend on the crippled Vets in Rust Alley, and in a bout of startling intuity get a few of them onside with well placed bribes and sympathy. They find out that some of the old Chrome Warriors have disappeared after being promised restoration of their former glory by some corporate types. After being told that these guys return every couple of nights to take away a few more Vets. Five Punk lie in wait. Sure enough, a couple of likely characters appear and start discreetly questioning the Vets. Keen to question the interlopers, the squad kill them in a pincer movement. Luckily though, they turned out to be DarkNight types trying to find out why their arms dealer was dead.<br />
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At this point the squad kick their investigation up a gear, taking all their information and drawing a number of facilities that could be used for what they suspect is a facility to recharge the cyborgs. They hit jackpot after a couple of blanks, and once more subtlety is dispensed with, as the door is smashed in and the surprisingly resilient guards taken out. It looks like they were on the right trail, as those guards are carrying some of the dead squad's equipment (Dead squad? Oh yeah, that's why we were here) and are packing some cybernetic enhancements. They have the right place, but they also know that down the elevator in front of them the rest of the souped up Chrome Warriors will be waiting. They take a little time to discuss tactics, a good plan is developed, and then they chuck it out of the window and just go down in the elevator. A fiece firefight erupts immediately, and several of the squad come close to being taken down, but eventually they prevail over the alarmingly tough Vets. They find themselves now the proud captors of a cybernetic surgery lab and half a dozen staff. A quick chat reveals that it is in fact Tek Trex, manufacturers of small black market guard robots, who are ambitiously trialling a new range of cybernetics. Relaying this to the BPN's originator, they decide to pass the time until his arrival by setting a trap for the absent lab managers. Unfortunately, one of the Chrome Warriors is actually a remote controlled robotic drone, and their intended victims know exactly what's going on. Still, not wanting to spoil the squad's fun they send a representative in the form of a small Buzzard drone rigged with a few grenades. Phoebe saves the day as it comes waddling out of a small vent by booting it back from whence it came, harmlessly exploding in the vent when it can't get back on its feet.<br />
Despite a few blunders, the results are to the liking of their contact. A promise of further BPNs and a few nice freebies are their reward.<br />
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==Peripheral Characters and Contacts==<br />
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===Crazy Herman===<br />
The Crib's most notorious financier. The Five Punks ultimately got away lightly, receiving three BPNs that were both possible and non-fatal. Hints dropped by various contacts prompted the slow realisation that maybe Herman wasn't the man for them after all.<br />
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===Niall Ferguson===<br />
Human Investigation Op and leader of Red Ride squad. Ferguson held himself responsible for the loss of the weapon in the second BPN and put his neck on the line to assist in its retrieval. He feels he owes the Five Punks for possibly bailing him out of a sticky situation with Cloak Division, but as he is still under investigation it is unsure as to whether he will be seen again.<br />
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===Samuel Lourenco===<br />
Lourenco is a shrewd Kiestas lieutenant in the San Angel sector. The Five Punks have gained a certain level of trust with him through a bit of mutual help during the Loose Cannon BPN, and if relations are nurtured he could prove a useful contact.<br />
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Laurenco is again encountered in Narcotic Trends, assisting the squad in the takeover of a drugs manufacturing facility. The Kiestas came out tops with a new source of income, and Five Punk benefitted from having a lot of backup.<br />
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===Elva Miller===<br />
Leiutenant Elva Miller is head of the 322nd precinct in the area of Wilkins Mall in Suburbia. The Five Punks ridded her of a troublesome gang and a sticky political situation. In return, shocked at having her BPN issued by Crazy Herman, she passes the squad on to the financier Jacob Haynes.<br />
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===Jacob Haynes===<br />
Haynes is an ex Combat Financier, and still a Business Package Operative. He is a large, calm, stern man, brimming with Karma implants covered with expensive suits. At SCL5B.8 he is probably the highest SCL character the squad has met so far, and his influence can provide the squad with higher profile BPNs than Crazy Herman ever could.<br />
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===Dean Murdoch===<br />
Ex-Shiver sergeant. The squad were tasked with erasing him after a sensitive BPN, but instead persuaded him to vanish into Downtown. Grateful for the Ops saving his life, Murdoch is looking for a way to repay them and maybe make a little cash.<br />
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===Lloyd Langley===<br />
Overconfident and bombastic Third Eye reporter who covered the Justice For All BPN. More BPNs have followed since which Langley has had a hand in issuing.<br />
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===Mina Breton===<br />
New Parisian Media Op working for Lloyd Langley. Covered the Mama Krutch case, and is more willing to accompany the squad on BPNs for combat coverage, along with her hard-bitten cameraman Pete.<br />
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===Danny and Alice===<br />
Danny and Alice are a (male) human/Frother combo who work for Cloak Division and have encountered the squad on a couple of occasions. Both are former Operatives from the books of Jacob Haynes, and usually meet the squad as a result of Haynes pulling some strings to paper over any potentially dodgy happenings. Despite their grey Cloak Division armour, they have something of a comedy double act going on with Danny as the straight man and Alice as the comic relief.<br />
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==Locations==<br />
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===San Angel sector===<br />
A Kiestas stronghold in Upper Downtown. There is a heavy trade in weapons with DarkNight here, and the local Kiestas are well armed and dangerous. The leadership in San Angel aren't stupid though, and are looking to divert SLA attention away rather than attract more through hostilities. Their diplomatic nature towards SLA is probably as a result of the friction and close prioximity of the Krosstown Traffic in the neighbouring sector.</div>
Baliame
https://www.5punk.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Combat_Guide&diff=3013
Combat Guide
2009-06-06T21:26:20Z
<p>Baliame: /* Ranged Combat */ Once again, according to book :P</p>
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<div>Combat in SLA is a complicated affair, made even more complicated (or sometimes less complicated, just to complicate things) by the spattering of house rules thrown in. The guide below is designed to help guide players through the process.<br />
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==Combat Rounds and Actions==<br />
A combat round is three seconds long and split into five phases. A phase is the smallest division used in comat, and is equal to 0.6 seconds. Needless to say, not much can be accomplished in one round. As a result, combat is broken down meticulously into actions that will take one phase.<br />
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===Actions===<br />
A character can take an action on any phase in which they are allowed to act, as dictated by their DEX stat. This is noted on the character sheet by the crosses in the PHASES boxes. There is, in theory, an unlimited number of actions a character can take, but for the most part these will be common combat actions and will be listed below. For those not listed, the GM will be required to gauge how long they will take based on the time a combat phase occupies and how long the task lasts. Unless it is relevant to the combat, non-combat actions like picking locks, hacking, or conversations are best left until afterwards. Speech, should it be used in combat (say for shouting directions), is limited to a few syllables per phase. <br />
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* Draw weapon or other item - 1 phase (0 on a DEX -4 roll)<br />
* Reload a magazine - 2 phase (1 on a DEX roll)<br />
* Put away an item - 1 phase<br />
* Change firing stance - 1 phase<br />
* Change fire mode - 1 phase (0 on a DEX roll)<br />
* Bring a weapon to bear - 1 phase<br />
* Aim - 1 phase per aim<br />
* Hit in melee - 1 phase<br />
* Calculate an Ebb ability - 1 phase<br />
* Inject a drug - 1 phase<br />
* Prime a grenade - 1 phase<br />
* Throw an object - 1 phase<br />
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===Round Sequence===<br />
A round follows a sequence of order where certain actions will happen before others. Within the sequence, the order in which characters act is taken from their DEX, with the highest acting first.<br />
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*Ebb Abilities<br />
Requiring only thought to activate, and often being calculated the phase before, Ebb abilities go before anything else in the phase. <br />
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*Movement<br />
Movement happens before any other actions, and can be performed regardless of whether the character can act on that particular phase. The distance moved depends on the movement type of the character (walk, run, sprint), and their move stats. <br />
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*Defensive Actions<br />
Defensive actions are declared, whether active (parrying), or passive (gymnastics). This includes diving for cover, ducking, and other actions which would be classed as changing stance.<br />
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*Ranged Combat<br />
Ranged combat comes next, generally taking the form of shooting. This also includes actions relating to rabged combat, such as bringing to bear and changing fire modes. Ranged combat is covered in more detail below.<br />
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*Melee Combat<br />
Melee combat includes unarmed combat. Anything that involves hitting something with something else. Melee is covered in more detail below.<br />
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*Other Actions<br />
Anything else not covered in the sequence happens now.<br />
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*Book-keeping<br />
Finally any bleeding damage or healing takes place.<br />
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==Ranged Combat==<br />
Ranged combat is fast and deadly in SLA Industries, but the actual mechanics of combat can be complex and drawn out. However, a fairly standard set of actions need to be performed. Below is a step-by-step guide to firing.<br />
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===Bringing to Bear===<br />
The majority of ranged attacks must start with the firer bringing to bear. This is the act of pointing your weapon at the target, and with a phase being only 0.6 seconds long will take one action. In certain circumstances a firer does not need to bring to bear, namely when suppressive firing and when in overwatch. Suppressive fire covers an area, and so no specific target is being aimed at. Overwatch is when a firer knows exactly where the target will appear and is already pointing their weapon at that place ready to take the shot, in which case bringing to bear can be done for free with a DEX -2 roll. <br />
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===Aiming===<br />
Once a character has brought to bear they can spend an amount of time aiming. The standard aim is one phase, but a character can fire before that by taking a wild shot at a -3 penalty. At standard aim a character suffers no penalty, and for each phase above that the character gets +1 to hit. There are limits to how long a character can aim, depending on certain factors. Generally a character can aim for 4 phases to get a +3 bonus. An additional aim can be had if the character takes a firing stance, and yet another if they have a rest (for their weapon, not a nap). After this characters with the marksman skill can continue to aim for a number of phases equal to their marksman skill level. <br />
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{| border=1<br />
| Aim || Modifier || Phase || Notes<br />
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| Wild Shot || -3 || 1 ||<br />
|-<br />
| Aim 1 || 0 || 2 || <br />
|-<br />
| Aim 2 || +1 || 3 || <br />
|-<br />
| Aim 3 || +2 || 4 ||<br />
|-<br />
| Aim 4 || +3 || 5 || Firing Stance<br />
|-<br />
| Aim 5 || +4 || 6 || Firing Stance & Rest<br />
|-<br />
| Aim 6 || +5 || 7 || As above & Marksmanship<br />
|}<br />
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In addition, and character can aim for a location if they so desire. Each location has a negative modifier to hit, and at least one aim must be taken to call a location.<br />
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{| border=1<br />
| Location || Modifier<br />
|-<br />
| Torso || 0<br />
|-<br />
| Head || -4<br />
|-<br />
| Arm || -3<br />
|-<br />
| Leg || -2<br />
|}<br />
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===Modifiers===<br />
The firer will have modifiers to their attack roll depending on a number of things, as shown in the table below. Once all modifiers have been taken into account, the firer may add their skill and make their roll.<br />
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{| border=1<br />
| Cause || Modifier<br />
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|Target walking|| -1<br />
|-<br />
|Target running|| -3<br />
|-<br />
|Target sprinting|| -2<br />
|-<br />
|Target diving|| -4<br />
|-<br />
|Target kneeling|| -1<br />
|-<br />
|Target prone|| -2<br />
|-<br />
|Firer running|| -2<br />
|-<br />
|Wild shot|| -3<br />
|-<br />
|Aim arm|| -3<br />
|-<br />
|Aim leg|| -2<br />
|-<br />
|Aim head|| -4<br />
|-<br />
|Unskilled|| -3<br />
|-<br />
|Darkness|| -1 to 5<br />
|-<br />
|IR sights|| -2 (no darkness)<br />
|-<br />
|UV sights|| -3 from darkness modifiers<br />
|-<br />
|Wounded|| -1 per wound<br />
|-<br />
|Pistol no stock|| -1 med range and over<br />
|-<br />
|Cover|| -1 to 3 (+ PV)<br />
|-<br />
|Small target|| -2<br />
|-<br />
|3m+ size target|| +2<br />
|-<br />
|natural weapon|| +1<br />
|-<br />
|ROF 3|| +2<br />
|-<br />
|ROF 5|| +3<br />
|-<br />
|ROF 10|| +4<br />
|-<br />
|Shotgun|| +2<br />
|-<br />
|Laser sight|| +1 up to med range<br />
|-<br />
|Scope|| +1 med range or over<br />
|-<br />
|Bipod|| +1 med range or over<br />
|-<br />
|Close combat|| -3, -5 with rifle<br />
|-<br />
|Point blank (<5m)|| +5<br />
|-<br />
|Medium range|| -2 (opt x 2)<br />
|-<br />
|Long range|| -4 (opt x 8)<br />
|-<br />
|Extreme range|| -8 (opt x 16)<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Melee Combat==<br />
<br />
Melee combat isn't as complex as ranged. There is no requirement to aim or bring to bear, each attack is an individual action. Locations can still be targeted at the normal penalty. A combatant in melee can reduce their opponent's chance to hit in one or both of two ways. Firstly, any gymnastics skill is used as a passive negative modifier to any attack roll made against them, which represents their ability to evade incoming blows. Secondly, a character can use part of their melee skill to parry incoming blows. This is substituted from any attack rolls they make.<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
| Cause || Modifier<br />
|-<br />
|Target walking|| -1<br />
|-<br />
|Target running|| -3<br />
|-<br />
|Target sprinting|| -2<br />
|-<br />
|Target diving|| -4<br />
|-<br />
|Target kneeling|| -1<br />
|-<br />
|Target prone|| -2<br />
|-<br />
|Attacker Running|| -2<br />
|-<br />
|Parry|| Points taken from defender's weapon skill<br />
|-<br />
|Gymnastics|| Defender's skill<br />
|-<br />
|Unskilled|| -3<br />
|-<br />
|Darkness|| -1 to 5<br />
|-<br />
|IR sights|| -2 (no darkness)<br />
|-<br />
|UV sights|| -3 from darkness modifiers<br />
|-<br />
|Wounded|| -1 per wound<br />
|-<br />
|Small target|| -2<br />
|-<br />
|3m+ size target|| +2<br />
|-<br />
|natural weapon|| +1<br />
|}</div>
Baliame
https://www.5punk.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Combat_Guide&diff=3012
Combat Guide
2009-06-06T19:27:13Z
<p>Baliame: /* Aiming */ according to rulebook, correct me if I'm wrong.</p>
<hr />
<div>Combat in SLA is a complicated affair, made even more complicated (or sometimes less complicated, just to complicate things) by the spattering of house rules thrown in. The guide below is designed to help guide players through the process.<br />
<br />
==Combat Rounds and Actions==<br />
A combat round is three seconds long and split into five phases. A phase is the smallest division used in comat, and is equal to 0.6 seconds. Needless to say, not much can be accomplished in one round. As a result, combat is broken down meticulously into actions that will take one phase.<br />
<br />
===Actions===<br />
A character can take an action on any phase in which they are allowed to act, as dictated by their DEX stat. This is noted on the character sheet by the crosses in the PHASES boxes. There is, in theory, an unlimited number of actions a character can take, but for the most part these will be common combat actions and will be listed below. For those not listed, the GM will be required to gauge how long they will take based on the time a combat phase occupies and how long the task lasts. Unless it is relevant to the combat, non-combat actions like picking locks, hacking, or conversations are best left until afterwards. Speech, should it be used in combat (say for shouting directions), is limited to a few syllables per phase. <br />
<br />
<br />
* Draw weapon or other item - 1 phase (0 on a DEX -4 roll)<br />
* Reload a magazine - 2 phase (1 on a DEX roll)<br />
* Put away an item - 1 phase<br />
* Change firing stance - 1 phase<br />
* Change fire mode - 1 phase (0 on a DEX roll)<br />
* Bring a weapon to bear - 1 phase<br />
* Aim - 1 phase per aim<br />
* Hit in melee - 1 phase<br />
* Calculate an Ebb ability - 1 phase<br />
* Inject a drug - 1 phase<br />
* Prime a grenade - 1 phase<br />
* Throw an object - 1 phase<br />
<br />
===Round Sequence===<br />
A round follows a sequence of order where certain actions will happen before others. Within the sequence, the order in which characters act is taken from their DEX, with the highest acting first.<br />
<br />
*Ebb Abilities<br />
Requiring only thought to activate, and often being calculated the phase before, Ebb abilities go before anything else in the phase. <br />
<br />
*Movement<br />
Movement happens before any other actions, and can be performed regardless of whether the character can act on that particular phase. The distance moved depends on the movement type of the character (walk, run, sprint), and their move stats. <br />
<br />
*Defensive Actions<br />
Defensive actions are declared, whether active (parrying), or passive (gymnastics). This includes diving for cover, ducking, and other actions which would be classed as changing stance.<br />
<br />
*Ranged Combat<br />
Ranged combat comes next, generally taking the form of shooting. This also includes actions relating to rabged combat, such as bringing to bear and changing fire modes. Ranged combat is covered in more detail below.<br />
<br />
*Melee Combat<br />
Melee combat includes unarmed combat. Anything that involves hitting something with something else. Melee is covered in more detail below.<br />
<br />
*Other Actions<br />
Anything else not covered in the sequence happens now.<br />
<br />
*Book-keeping<br />
Finally any bleeding damage or healing takes place.<br />
<br />
==Ranged Combat==<br />
Ranged combat is fast and deadly in SLA Industries, but the actual mechanics of combat can be complex and drawn out. However, a fairly standard set of actions need to be performed. Below is a step-by-step guide to firing.<br />
<br />
===Bringing to Bear===<br />
The majority of ranged attacks must start with the firer bringing to bear. This is the act of pointing your weapon at the target, and with a phase being only 0.6 seconds long will take one action. In certain circumstances a firer does not need to bring to bear, namely when suppressive firing and when in overwatch. Suppressive fire covers an area, and so no specific target is being aimed at. Overwatch is when a firer knows exactly where the target will appear and is already pointing their weapon at that place ready to take the shot, in which case bringing to bear can be done for free with a DEX -2 roll. <br />
<br />
===Aiming===<br />
Once a character has brought to bear they can spend an amount of time aiming. The standard aim is one phase, but a character can fire before that by taking a wild shot at a -3 penalty. At standard aim a character suffers no penalty, and for each phase above that the character gets +1 to hit. There are limits to how long a character can aim, depending on certain factors. Generally a character can aim for 4 phases to get a +3 bonus. An additional aim can be had if the character takes a firing stance, and yet another if they have a rest (for their weapon, not a nap). After this characters with the marksman skill can continue to aim for a number of phases equal to their marksman skill level. <br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
| Aim || Modifier || Phase || Notes<br />
|-<br />
| Wild Shot || -3 || 1 ||<br />
|-<br />
| Aim 1 || 0 || 2 || <br />
|-<br />
| Aim 2 || +1 || 3 || <br />
|-<br />
| Aim 3 || +2 || 4 ||<br />
|-<br />
| Aim 4 || +3 || 5 || Firing Stance<br />
|-<br />
| Aim 5 || +4 || 6 || Firing Stance & Rest<br />
|-<br />
| Aim 6 || +5 || 7 || As above & Marksmanship<br />
|}<br />
<br />
In addition, and character can aim for a location if they so desire. Each location has a negative modifier to hit, and at least one aim must be taken to call a location.<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
| Location || Modifier<br />
|-<br />
| Torso || 0<br />
|-<br />
| Head || -4<br />
|-<br />
| Arm || -1<br />
|-<br />
| Leg || -3<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Modifiers===<br />
The firer will have modifiers to their attack roll depending on a number of things, as shown in the table below. Once all modifiers have been taken into account, the firer may add their skill and make their roll.<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
| Cause || Modifier<br />
|-<br />
|Target walking|| -1<br />
|-<br />
|Target running|| -3<br />
|-<br />
|Target sprinting|| -2<br />
|-<br />
|Target diving|| -4<br />
|-<br />
|Target kneeling|| -1<br />
|-<br />
|Target prone|| -2<br />
|-<br />
|Firer running|| -2<br />
|-<br />
|Wild shot|| -3<br />
|-<br />
|Aim arm|| -1<br />
|-<br />
|Aim leg|| -3<br />
|-<br />
|Aim head|| -4<br />
|-<br />
|Unskilled|| -3<br />
|-<br />
|Darkness|| -1 to 5<br />
|-<br />
|IR sights|| -2 (no darkness)<br />
|-<br />
|UV sights|| -3 from darkness modifiers<br />
|-<br />
|Wounded|| -1 per wound<br />
|-<br />
|Pistol no stock|| -1 med range and over<br />
|-<br />
|Cover|| -1 to 3 (+ PV)<br />
|-<br />
|Small target|| -2<br />
|-<br />
|3m+ size target|| +2<br />
|-<br />
|natural weapon|| +1<br />
|-<br />
|ROF 3|| +2<br />
|-<br />
|ROF 5|| +3<br />
|-<br />
|ROF 10|| +4<br />
|-<br />
|Shotgun|| +2<br />
|-<br />
|Laser sight|| +1 up to med range<br />
|-<br />
|Scope|| +1 med range or over<br />
|-<br />
|Bipod|| +1 med range or over<br />
|-<br />
|Close combat|| -3, -5 with rifle<br />
|-<br />
|Point blank (<5m)|| +5<br />
|-<br />
|Medium range|| -2 (opt x 2)<br />
|-<br />
|Long range|| -4 (opt x 8)<br />
|-<br />
|Extreme range|| -8 (opt x 16)<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Melee Combat==<br />
<br />
Melee combat isn't as complex as ranged. There is no requirement to aim or bring to bear, each attack is an individual action. Locations can still be targeted at the normal penalty. A combatant in melee can reduce their opponent's chance to hit in one or both of two ways. Firstly, any gymnastics skill is used as a passive negative modifier to any attack roll made against them, which represents their ability to evade incoming blows. Secondly, a character can use part of their melee skill to parry incoming blows. This is substituted from any attack rolls they make.<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
| Cause || Modifier<br />
|-<br />
|Target walking|| -1<br />
|-<br />
|Target running|| -3<br />
|-<br />
|Target sprinting|| -2<br />
|-<br />
|Target diving|| -4<br />
|-<br />
|Target kneeling|| -1<br />
|-<br />
|Target prone|| -2<br />
|-<br />
|Attacker Running|| -2<br />
|-<br />
|Parry|| Points taken from defender's weapon skill<br />
|-<br />
|Gymnastics|| Defender's skill<br />
|-<br />
|Unskilled|| -3<br />
|-<br />
|Darkness|| -1 to 5<br />
|-<br />
|IR sights|| -2 (no darkness)<br />
|-<br />
|UV sights|| -3 from darkness modifiers<br />
|-<br />
|Wounded|| -1 per wound<br />
|-<br />
|Small target|| -2<br />
|-<br />
|3m+ size target|| +2<br />
|-<br />
|natural weapon|| +1<br />
|}</div>
Baliame
https://www.5punk.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Member_Profiles&diff=2802
Member Profiles
2008-12-25T05:25:24Z
<p>Baliame: /* Baliame */</p>
<hr />
<div>5punk is nothing without its '''Members'''. The people below are by no means all the members, they're just the ones who somebody decided they had something to say about.<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
<table width="806" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"><br />
<tr bgcolor="#3D84BD"><br />
<th colspan="7"><div align="center"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">5punk Members</span></div></th><br />
</tr><br />
<tr bgcolor="#BED7EB"><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB" ><div align="center">[[Member_Profiles#Site_Admins|Site Admins]]</div></td><br />
<td width="0.5" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center"></div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center"></div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center">[[Member_Profiles#Members|Members]]</div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center"></div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center"></div></td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Woo Elephant Yeah|Woo Elephant Yeah]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Amblin|Amblin]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#eRabbit|eRabbit]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#HereComesPete|HereComesPete]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Mr. Johnson|Mr. Johnson]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Sol|Solomon]]</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>[[Member Profiles#FatherJack|FatherJack]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Baliame|Baliame]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Fabyak|Fabyak]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Jockgit|Jockgit]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Nickface|Nickface]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Tandino|Tandino]]</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>[[Member Profiles#Stoat|Stoat]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Buzzmong|Buzzmong]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Friznit|Friznit]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Killavodka|Killavodka]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Pnut|Pnut]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Team RO-BO|Team RO-BO]]</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>[[Member Profiles#Dog Pants|Dog Pants]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Cashy|Cashy]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Grimmie|Grimmie]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Lateralus|Lateralus]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Ty aka Sir Die AloTy|Ty aka Sir Die AloTy]]</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>[[Member Profiles#Spoodie|Spoodie]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Chicken|Chicken]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Gunslinger|Gunslinger]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Mikkyo|Mikkyo]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Shada|Shada]]</td><br />
<td width="130"></td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>[[Member Profiles#Dr. Kitteny Berk|Dr. Kitteny Berk]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Deject|Deject]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Hehulk|Hehulk]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Mr Green|Mr. Green]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Sheriff Fatman|Sheriff Fatman]]</td><br />
<td width="130"></td><br />
</tr><br />
</table><br />
=Site Admins=<br />
====Woo Elephant Yeah====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Creator<br />
<br />
Often referred to as Wey, or Woo (which can be confusing)<br />
5punk is Wey's Baby, as, oddly enough, is Wey's baby.<br />
He is still amazed at how a simple idea has evolved into this rather active gaming community. In May 2007 WEY declared that he was standing down as site owner due to his ever increasing family commitments, but he's still the Daddy of our little family.<br />
<br />
====FatherJack====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Owner<br />
<br />
When WEY stepped down as site owner, FatherJack offered to take up the responsibility. It was agreed unanimously, first among the admins and later among the site members, that our foul-mouthed cleric was ideal for the job and with him he has brought new ideas, skills and enthusiasm.<br />
<br />
====Stoat====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Admin<br />
<br />
Mustela erminea<br />
Our very own php jedi, Coded the Scheduler and the Discussion board.<br />
Stoat has been there since the birth of 5punk, and without him, we wouldn't have any of the things we have. <br />
<br />
====Dog Pants====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Moderator<br />
<br />
After watching his posts for some time, WEY decided to ask Dog Pants to join the 5punk admin team.<br />
Dog Pants has done a wonderful job moderating 5punk's forum, and has helped influence a lot of the recent decisions/suggestions for 5punk. He can usually be found stumbling around groaning in Urban Dead, or watching Zombie flicks at home.<br />
Pants' is actually the master beard of the 5punkiverse, often now found to be dreaming of SLA. New evidence shows he may actually be a [http://www.5punk.co.uk/discuss/30561/ bard].<br />
<br />
====[[user:Spoodie|Spoodie]]====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Admin<br />
<br />
His calm presence on the forums and web-savvy has allowed him to alleviate the pressure the other admins were beginning to feel and has proved very capable in a crisis. spoodie is master of the Impact Text Kittens, and has seen every film, ever.<br />
<br />
====Dr. Kitteny Berk====<br />
'''Role:''' Game Server ([[Bukkake]]) Owner<br />
<br />
While not part of the forum admin team, Berk runs and administrates our gaming servers. This shouldn't stop people xfiring him when 5punk is down though, because he loves being told. Berk has a particular way with words that can come across as quite offensive, but he's a kitten really and has probably provided more help and advice for fellow 5punkers than any other member. Berk likes vodka, and has a sleep pattern that can only be described as random. He also has awful taste in music.<br />
<br />
=Members=<br />
====[[Team RO-BO]]====<br />
[[user:Roman Totale|Roman Totale]] and [[user:mrbobbins|MrBobbins]]' team from a CS:S Tournament we held. <br />
<br />
Probably won, but as survivors are yet to be found we cannot be sure of this.<br />
<br />
Widely believed to be the founding partners of the following website: http://www.deagostini.co.uk/ilovehorses/<br />
<br />
====Gunslinger====<br />
[[user:Gunslinger|Gunslinger]] was Created by RO-BO using old toaster parts, flips out if he sees a bagel.<br />
<br />
So horribly, horribly good at all games.<br />
<br />
0.001% of his neural processing runs all NASA orbital navigation and communication systems and he is a technical consultant on [http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/richardandjudy/ Richard and Judy]<br />
<br />
====Hehulk====<br />
Massive [http://www.eve-online.com/ EVE] addict. Claims that [[Main Page#xfire|xfire]] is inaccurate and that this means he has has missed three hundred hours of actual play time due to router issues with ports. Was promoted to moderator on the eve forum just because of the sheer number of hours he plays it.<br />
<br />
Also plays BEEF and CSS. Tends to cry hax a lot when losing<br />
<br />
====Pnut====<br />
Currently MIA after leaving the RAF. Probably stoned in the gutter trying to exchange his PC for food and Strongbow. Who knows? He might come back to us one day....<br />
<br />
====Deject====<br />
Deej is one of our resident 'merkins. He's also just released an EP called "Conceptual Intercourse" which is available on Amazon [http://www.amazon.com/Conceptual-Intercourse-Ep/dp/B000Y02X4W/ref=sr_f3_1/104-2955763-1352732?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1193809245&sr=103-1/ Here]. <br />
<br />
Word to your mother Deej, how is your mother?<br />
<br />
====Mikkyo====<br />
Runs a webcomic, [http://www.fuctinthehead.co.uk/ Fuctinthehead], which is updated daily and is Rather Good.<br />
<strike>Also One of the only 5punkers to actually work in the games industry. Ok so he stacks shelves at Gamestation.</strike><br />
<br />
====Tandino====<br />
He's honoured to be on the list. Also currently has a great avatar of a kitten. A lover of BDSM sex games, likes to whip himself whilst others watch.<br />
<br />
====Lateralus====<br />
An all round thoroughly nice chap. Truly under the thumb of 'er indoors and consequently playing games far less than he should. Interesting fact: He's a town planner, mess with him, get a roundabout in front of your driveway.<br />
<br />
====Grimmie====<br />
Lord of Brum, Master of Vlad and the Harbinger of Bash. 5punk's resident artist. Is very attracted to beards, and also hosts GrimBash, which has been a resounding sucess and we thank Mr Grim Grim muchly.<br />
<br />
====Killavodka====<br />
If it was not for lag, ping, memory, processor, PSU, Core Temp, HereComesPete and the fact that God seems to hate him, he would be the greatest FPS player in the world. Can reach vocal notes capable of making dogs ears bleed. Altogether now after three, ''Say whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!!!!''<br />
<br />
====Mr. Johnson====<br />
Our man in Belgium. He will let us know if that statue of the little boy stops pissing or Poirot dies. Likes getting backstabbed constantly in COD, honest.<br />
<br />
====Fabyak====<br />
FAAABULOUS Darling.<br />
<br />
====Chickenz====<br />
If you can hear random chewing on TS then it's probably Chicken if you can't the tit has probably muted himself and forgotten to unmute. He's got more money than sense and more food than money. Occasional console tard but prefers the delights of superior PC gaming he can mostly be found in random CoD4 and Porq servers (as well as McDonald's the fat cunt).<br />
<br />
====Buzzmong====<br />
The ladies Favourite Purple car owner. Often referred to as 'Vibro-Spaz' or 'Bumzomg'.<br />
<br />
====Cashy====<br />
Just listen out for the words 'Cashy you shit' on TS and you know he's online. Do not ask him for advice on nuts, or chillies.<br />
<br />
====HereComesPete====<br />
Is currently wooing Killavodka's sister, a source of constant amusement to 5punkers. Likes to wind up Killavodka at any given opportunity. Has frequent brain farts as a result of imbibing chemicals during his philosophy degree. Many feel that HereComesPete and Killavodka have a 'special' relationship all of their own given the frequency of their arguments. Has a very poor taste in avatars.<br />
<br />
====Ty aka Sir Die AloTy====<br />
Ty is one of the more colourful 5punkers. Often less than coherent for various reasons, we love his drunken ramblings. Once sported an impressive mohican and loves metal more than most 5punkers love CAEK and bummings. He used to die a lot, but worryingly he's started to improve lately. Maybe he's sobering up.<br />
<br />
====Jockgit====<br />
Probably 5punk's most senior member, but only more mature chronologically. Jockgit is famous for being able to fall asleep when and where no others could, often as a result of copious amounts of cheap alcohol. Photographic evidence suggests he may be a pirate.<br />
<br />
====eRabbit====<br />
Another purple car owner (challenge him and he'll foam and swear it's blue), is known to strike the campest poses on Earth and to be photographed with phallic references. Also known as Lord Bobbington.<br />
<br />
====Friznit====<br />
Friz is another EvE'er and is currently running (ie, shouting lots) the Eve corporation 5punkorp. He's an ex Tank Commander in the British Army, so if you anger him too much he'll call in some favours and you'll find your house crushed and tank tread marks over your lawn. Has a penchant for ponies.<br />
<br />
====Amblin====<br />
Semi-retired EvE'er who has been partly groomed into playing computer games too, namely [[Call of Duty 4]]. He's also an expert in the art of Rainbow Kissing, ask him about it if you're curious.<br />
<br />
====Baliame====<br />
5punk's resident whiner, nothing is ever alright to him. Also considers <s>Lateralus</s> <s>Chicken</s> <s>Pete</s> all of the above his arch-nemesis. Comes from the country of constant hunger, Hungary. Due to an unpronounceable name, he is often called Mr. Bubbles, Derek, or just Bob. Believer and preacher of the Cow World Domination Cult. Will also turn into a communist at the slightest provocation and sing the 1944 Soviet Anthem.<br />
<br />
The current most junior member of 5punk, and he probably lives up to it a lot.<br />
<br />
Oh, and he's completely fucking crazy.<br />
<br />
====Shada====<br />
Chowder! Chowder! Likes RPGs and <s>bunnyhopping</s> long walks on the beach.<br />
<br />
He joined 5punk after [http://5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=14795&start=0 following Grimmie into a dark room]. We probably don't want to know what happened in there.<br />
<br />
====Mr Green====<br />
Gay as a window. Responsible for the "sup" craze, Mr Green is also a mute - feel free to scream obscenities at him over TS without fear of rebuke. <br />
<br />
====Sol====<br />
Has his own band, 'Schrodinger's Mouse' and despite being a long term 5punker, doesn't play a lot of games due to teh AIDS. All together now, EEEEEEMMMMMMMOOOOOO!<br />
<br />
====Nickface====<br />
Known widely as "The American who is most commonly mistaken for Deject." Has an amazing selection of hats. Is also a Reverend, so can marry you to a horse if you <s>so wish</s> mess around with him. Possibly.<br />
<br />
====Sheriff Fatman====<br />
Alcoholic layabout, sounds a bit like Chappers from Radio 1. Master of the "Gay Jump", likes creating characters that look like Joose in MMONGS and getting 13-year old boys to cyber him.<br />
[[category:5punk]]<br />
<br />
====Rabbi/Jew====<br />
5punks tightest member (Hands off Hehulk!!)also happens to be a closet Taff. The unlucky sod has to work with Chicken on a day to day basis. When it comes to spending money he's the polar opposite to fatty though. Loves to do stuff on the cheap wherever possible. Loves CoD4 and has recently started playing Porq.</div>
Baliame
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Member Profiles
2008-11-30T22:16:34Z
<p>Baliame: /* Baliame */</p>
<hr />
<div>5punk is nothing without its '''Members'''. The people below are by no means all the members, they're just the ones who somebody decided they had something to say about.<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
<table width="806" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"><br />
<tr bgcolor="#3D84BD"><br />
<th colspan="7"><div align="center"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">5punk Members</span></div></th><br />
</tr><br />
<tr bgcolor="#BED7EB"><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB" ><div align="center">[[Member_Profiles#Site_Admins|Site Admins]]</div></td><br />
<td width="0.5" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center"></div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center"></div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center">[[Member_Profiles#Members|Members]]</div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center"></div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center"></div></td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Woo Elephant Yeah|Woo Elephant Yeah]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Amblin|Amblin]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#eRabbit|eRabbit]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#HereComesPete|HereComesPete]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Mr. Johnson|Mr. Johnson]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Sol|Solomon]]</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>[[Member Profiles#FatherJack|FatherJack]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Baliame|Baliame]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Fabyak|Fabyak]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Jockgit|Jockgit]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Nickface|Nickface]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Tandino|Tandino]]</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>[[Member Profiles#Stoat|Stoat]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Buzzmong|Buzzmong]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Friznit|Friznit]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Killavodka|Killavodka]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Pnut|Pnut]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Team RO-BO|Team RO-BO]]</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>[[Member Profiles#Dog Pants|Dog Pants]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Cashy|Cashy]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Grimmie|Grimmie]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Lateralus|Lateralus]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Ty aka Sir Die AloTy|Ty aka Sir Die AloTy]]</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>[[Member Profiles#Spoodie|Spoodie]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Chicken|Chicken]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Gunslinger|Gunslinger]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Mikkyo|Mikkyo]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Shada|Shada]]</td><br />
<td width="130"></td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>[[Member Profiles#Dr. Kitteny Berk|Dr. Kitteny Berk]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Deject|Deject]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Hehulk|Hehulk]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Mr Green|Mr. Green]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Sheriff Fatman|Sheriff Fatman]]</td><br />
<td width="130"></td><br />
</tr><br />
</table><br />
=Site Admins=<br />
====Woo Elephant Yeah====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Creator<br />
<br />
Often referred to as Wey, or Woo (which can be confusing)<br />
5punk is Wey's Baby, as, oddly enough, is Wey's baby.<br />
He is still amazed at how a simple idea has evolved into this rather active gaming community. In May 2007 WEY declared that he was standing down as site owner due to his ever increasing family commitments, but he's still the Daddy of our little family.<br />
<br />
====FatherJack====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Owner<br />
<br />
When WEY stepped down as site owner, FatherJack offered to take up the responsibility. It was agreed unanimously, first among the admins and later among the site members, that our foul-mouthed cleric was ideal for the job and with him he has brought new ideas, skills and enthusiasm.<br />
<br />
====Stoat====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Admin<br />
<br />
Mustela erminea<br />
Our very own php jedi, Coded the Scheduler and the Discussion board.<br />
Stoat has been there since the birth of 5punk, and without him, we wouldn't have any of the things we have. <br />
<br />
====Dog Pants====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Moderator<br />
<br />
After watching his posts for some time, WEY decided to ask Dog Pants to join the 5punk admin team.<br />
Dog Pants has done a wonderful job moderating 5punk's forum, and has helped influence a lot of the recent decisions/suggestions for 5punk. He can usually be found stumbling around groaning in Urban Dead, or watching Zombie flicks at home.<br />
Pants' is actually the master beard of the 5punkiverse, often now found to be dreaming of SLA. New evidence shows he may actually be a [http://www.5punk.co.uk/discuss/30561/ bard].<br />
<br />
====[[user:Spoodie|Spoodie]]====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Admin<br />
<br />
His calm presence on the forums and web-savvy has allowed him to alleviate the pressure the other admins were beginning to feel and has proved very capable in a crisis. spoodie is master of the Impact Text Kittens, and has seen every film, ever.<br />
<br />
====Dr. Kitteny Berk====<br />
'''Role:''' Game Server ([[Bukkake]]) Owner<br />
<br />
While not part of the forum admin team, Berk runs and administrates our gaming servers. This shouldn't stop people xfiring him when 5punk is down though, because he loves being told. Berk has a particular way with words that can come across as quite offensive, but he's a kitten really and has probably provided more help and advice for fellow 5punkers than any other member. Berk likes vodka, and has a sleep pattern that can only be described as random. He also has awful taste in music.<br />
<br />
=Members=<br />
====[[Team RO-BO]]====<br />
[[user:Roman Totale|Roman Totale]] and [[user:mrbobbins|MrBobbins]]' team from a CS:S Tournament we held. <br />
<br />
Probably won, but as survivors are yet to be found we cannot be sure of this.<br />
<br />
Widely believed to be the founding partners of the following website: http://www.deagostini.co.uk/ilovehorses/<br />
<br />
====Gunslinger====<br />
[[user:Gunslinger|Gunslinger]] was Created by RO-BO using old toaster parts, flips out if he sees a bagel.<br />
<br />
So horribly, horribly good at all games.<br />
<br />
0.001% of his neural processing runs all NASA orbital navigation and communication systems and he is a technical consultant on [http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/richardandjudy/ Richard and Judy]<br />
<br />
====Hehulk====<br />
Massive [http://www.eve-online.com/ EVE] addict. Claims that [[Main Page#xfire|xfire]] is inaccurate and that this means he has has missed three hundred hours of actual play time due to router issues with ports. Was promoted to moderator on the eve forum just because of the sheer number of hours he plays it.<br />
<br />
Also plays BEEF and CSS. Tends to cry hax a lot when losing<br />
<br />
====Pnut====<br />
Currently MIA after leaving the RAF. Probably stoned in the gutter trying to exchange his PC for food and Strongbow. Who knows? He might come back to us one day....<br />
<br />
====Deject====<br />
Deej is one of our resident 'merkins. He's also just released an EP called "Conceptual Intercourse" which is available on Amazon [http://www.amazon.com/Conceptual-Intercourse-Ep/dp/B000Y02X4W/ref=sr_f3_1/104-2955763-1352732?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1193809245&sr=103-1/ Here]. <br />
<br />
Word to your mother Deej, how is your mother?<br />
<br />
====Mikkyo====<br />
Runs a webcomic, [http://www.fuctinthehead.co.uk/ Fuctinthehead], which is updated daily and is Rather Good.<br />
<strike>Also One of the only 5punkers to actually work in the games industry. Ok so he stacks shelves at Gamestation.</strike><br />
<br />
====Tandino====<br />
He's honoured to be on the list. Also currently has a great avatar of a kitten. A lover of BDSM sex games, likes to whip himself whilst others watch.<br />
<br />
====Lateralus====<br />
An all round thoroughly nice chap. Truly under the thumb of 'er indoors and consequently playing games far less than he should. Interesting fact: He's a town planner, mess with him, get a roundabout in front of your driveway.<br />
<br />
====Grimmie====<br />
Lord of Brum, Master of Vlad and the Harbinger of Bash. 5punk's resident artist. Is very attracted to beards, and also hosts GrimBash, which has been a resounding sucess and we thank Mr Grim Grim muchly.<br />
<br />
====Killavodka====<br />
If it was not for lag, ping, memory, processor, PSU, Core Temp, HereComesPete and the fact that God seems to hate him, he would be the greatest FPS player in the world. Can reach vocal notes capable of making dogs ears bleed. Altogether now after three, ''Say whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!!!!''<br />
<br />
====Mr. Johnson====<br />
Our man in Belgium. He will let us know if that statue of the little boy stops pissing or Poirot dies. Likes getting backstabbed constantly in COD, honest.<br />
<br />
====Fabyak====<br />
FAAABULOUS Darling.<br />
<br />
====Chickenz====<br />
If you can hear random chewing on TS then it's probably Chicken if you can't the tit has probably muted himself and forgotten to unmute. He's got more money than sense and more food than money. Occasional console tard but prefers the delights of superior PC gaming he can mostly be found in random CoD4 and Porq servers (as well as McDonald's the fat cunt).<br />
<br />
====Buzzmong====<br />
The ladies Favourite Purple car owner. Often referred to as 'Vibro-Spaz' or 'Bumzomg'.<br />
<br />
====Cashy====<br />
Just listen out for the words 'Cashy you shit' on TS and you know he's online. Do not ask him for advice on nuts, or chillies.<br />
<br />
====HereComesPete====<br />
Is currently wooing Killavodka's sister, a source of constant amusement to 5punkers. Likes to wind up Killavodka at any given opportunity. Has frequent brain farts as a result of imbibing chemicals during his philosophy degree. Many feel that HereComesPete and Killavodka have a 'special' relationship all of their own given the frequency of their arguments. Has a very poor taste in avatars.<br />
<br />
====Ty aka Sir Die AloTy====<br />
Ty is one of the more colourful 5punkers. Often less than coherent for various reasons, we love his drunken ramblings. Once sported an impressive mohican and loves metal more than most 5punkers love CAEK and bummings. He used to die a lot, but worryingly he's started to improve lately. Maybe he's sobering up.<br />
<br />
====Jockgit====<br />
Probably 5punk's most senior member, but only more mature chronologically. Jockgit is famous for being able to fall asleep when and where no others could, often as a result of copious amounts of cheap alcohol. Photographic evidence suggests he may be a pirate.<br />
<br />
====eRabbit====<br />
Another purple car owner (challenge him and he'll foam and swear it's blue), is known to strike the campest poses on Earth and to be photographed with phallic references. Also known as Lord Bobbington.<br />
<br />
====Friznit====<br />
Friz is another EvE'er and is currently running (ie, shouting lots) the Eve corporation 5punkorp. He's an ex Tank Commander in the British Army, so if you anger him too much he'll call in some favours and you'll find your house crushed and tank tread marks over your lawn. Has a penchant for ponies.<br />
<br />
====Amblin====<br />
Semi-retired EvE'er who has been partly groomed into playing computer games too, namely [[Call of Duty 4]]. He's also an expert in the art of Rainbow Kissing, ask him about it if you're curious.<br />
<br />
====Baliame====<br />
5punk's resident whiner, nothing is ever alright to him. Also considers <s>Lateralus</s> <s>Chicken</s> Pete his arch-nemesis. Comes from the country of constant hunger, Hungary. Due to an unpronounceable name, he is often called Mr. Bubbles, Derek, or just Bob. Believer and preacher of the Cow World Domination Cult. Will also turn into a communist at the slightest provocation and sing the 1944 Soviet Anthem.<br />
<br />
The current most junior member of 5punk, and he probably lives up to it a lot.<br />
<br />
Oh, and he's completely fucking crazy.<br />
<br />
====Shada====<br />
Chowder! Chowder! Likes RPGs and <s>bunnyhopping</s> long walks on the beach.<br />
<br />
He joined 5punk after [http://5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=14795&start=0 following Grimmie into a dark room]. We probably don't want to know what happened in there.<br />
<br />
====Mr Green====<br />
Gay as a window. Responsible for the "sup" craze, Mr Green is also a mute - feel free to scream obscenities at him over TS without fear of rebuke. <br />
<br />
====Sol====<br />
Has his own band, 'Schrodinger's Mouse' and despite being a long term 5punker, doesn't play a lot of games due to teh AIDS. All together now, EEEEEEMMMMMMMOOOOOO!<br />
<br />
====Nickface====<br />
Known widely as "The American who is most commonly mistaken for Deject." Has an amazing selection of hats. Is also a Reverend, so can marry you to a horse if you <s>so wish</s> mess around with him. Possibly.<br />
<br />
====Sheriff Fatman====<br />
Alcoholic layabout, sounds a bit like Chappers from Radio 1. Master of the "Gay Jump", likes creating characters that look like Joose in MMONGS and getting 13-year old boys to cyber him.<br />
[[category:5punk]]<br />
<br />
====Rabbi/Jew====<br />
5punks tightest member (Hands off Hehulk!!)also happens to be a closet Taff. The unlucky sod has to work with Chicken on a day to day basis. When it comes to spending money he's the polar opposite to fatty though. Loves to do stuff on the cheap wherever possible. Loves CoD4 and has recently started playing Porq.</div>
Baliame
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Member Profiles
2008-08-22T12:51:31Z
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<hr />
<div>5punk is nothing without its '''Members'''. The people below are by no means all the members, they're just the ones who somebody decided they had something to say about.<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
<table width="806" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"><br />
<tr bgcolor="#3D84BD"><br />
<th colspan="7"><div align="center"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">5punk Members</span></div></th><br />
</tr><br />
<tr bgcolor="#BED7EB"><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB" ><div align="center">[[Member_Profiles#Site_Admins|Site Admins]]</div></td><br />
<td width="0.5" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center"></div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center"></div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center">[[Member_Profiles#Members|Members]]</div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center"></div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center"></div></td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Woo Elephant Yeah|Woo Elephant Yeah]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Amblin|Amblin]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#E-Rabbit|E-Rabbit]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#HereComesPete|HereComesPete]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Mr. Johnson|Mr. Johnson]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Solomon|Solomon]]</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>[[Member Profiles#FatherJack|FatherJack]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Baliame|Baliame]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Fabyak|Fabyak]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Jockgit|Jockgit]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Nickface|Nickface]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Tandino|Tandino]]</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>[[Member Profiles#Stoat|Stoat]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Buzzmong|Buzzmong]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Friznit|Friznit]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Killavodka|Killavodka]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Pnut|Pnut]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Team RO-BO|Team RO-BO]]</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>[[Member Profiles#Dog Pants|Dog Pants]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Cashy|Cashy]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Grimmie|Grimmie]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Lateralus|Lateralus]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Ty aka Sir Die AloTy|Ty aka Sir Die AloTy]]</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>[[Member Profiles#Spoodie|Spoodie]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Chicken|Chicken]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Gunslinger|Gunslinger]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Mikkyo|Mikkyo]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Shada|Shada]]</td><br />
<td width="130"></td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>[[Member Profiles#Dr. Kitteny Berk|Dr. Kitteny Berk]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Deject|Deject]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Hehulk|Hehulk]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Mr Green|Mr. Green]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Sheriff Fatman|Sheriff Fatman]]</td><br />
<td width="130"></td><br />
</tr><br />
</table><br />
=Site Admins=<br />
====Woo Elephant Yeah====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Creator<br />
<br />
Often referred to as Wey, or Woo (which can be confusing)<br />
5punk is Wey's Baby, as, oddly enough, is Wey's baby.<br />
He is still amazed at how a simple idea has evolved into this rather active gaming community. In May 2007 WEY declared that he was standing down as site owner due to his ever increasing family commitments, but he's still the Daddy of our little family.<br />
<br />
====FatherJack====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Owner<br />
<br />
When WEY stepped down as site owner, FatherJack offered to take up the responsibility. It was agreed unanimously, first among the admins and later among the site members, that our foul-mouthed cleric was ideal for the job and with him he has brought new ideas, skills and enthusiasm.<br />
<br />
====Stoat====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Admin<br />
<br />
Mustela erminea<br />
Our very own php jedi, Coded the Scheduler and the Discussion board.<br />
Stoat has been there since the birth of 5punk, and without him, we wouldn't have any of the things we have. <br />
<br />
====Dog Pants====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Moderator<br />
<br />
After watching his posts for some time, WEY decided to ask Dog Pants to join the 5punk admin team.<br />
Dog Pants has done a wonderful job moderating 5punk's forum, and has helped influence a lot of the recent decisions/suggestions for 5punk. He can usually be found stumbling around groaning in Urban Dead, or watching Zombie flicks at home.<br />
Pants' is actually the master beard of the 5punkiverse, often now found to be dreaming of SLA. New evidence shows he may actually be a [http://www.5punk.co.uk/discuss/30561/ bard].<br />
<br />
====[[user:Spoodie|Spoodie]]====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Admin<br />
<br />
His calm presence on the forums and web-savvy has allowed him to alleviate the pressure the other admins were beginning to feel and has proved very capable in a crisis. spoodie is master of the Impact Text Kittens, and has seen every film, ever.<br />
<br />
====Dr. Kitteny Berk====<br />
'''Role:''' Game Server ([[Bukkake]]) Owner<br />
<br />
While not part of the forum admin team, Berk runs and administrates our gaming servers. This shouldn't stop people xfiring him when 5punk is down though, because he loves being told. Berk has a particular way with words that can come across as quite offensive, but he's a kitten really and has probably provided more help and advice for fellow 5punkers than any other member. Berk likes vodka, and has a sleep pattern that can only be described as random. He also has awful taste in music.<br />
<br />
=Members=<br />
====[[Team RO-BO]]====<br />
[[user:Roman Totale|Roman Totale]] and [[user:mrbobbins|MrBobbins]]' team from a CS:S Tournament we held. <br />
<br />
Probably won, but as survivors are yet to be found we cannot be sure of this.<br />
<br />
Widely believed to be the founding partners of the following website: http://www.deagostini.co.uk/ilovehorses/<br />
<br />
====Gunslinger====<br />
[[user:Gunslinger|Gunslinger]] was Created by RO-BO using old toaster parts, flips out if he sees a bagel.<br />
<br />
So horribly, horribly good at all games.<br />
<br />
0.001% of his neural processing runs all NASA orbital navigation and communication systems and he is a technical consultant on [http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/richardandjudy/ Richard and Judy]<br />
<br />
====Hehulk====<br />
Massive [http://www.eve-online.com/ EVE] addict. Claims that [[Main Page#xfire|xfire]] is inaccurate and that this means he has has missed three hundred hours of actual play time due to router issues with ports. Was promoted to moderator on the eve forum just because of the sheer number of hours he plays it.<br />
<br />
Also plays BEEF and CSS. Tends to cry hax a lot when losing<br />
<br />
====Pnut====<br />
5punk's personal Battlefield 2 point resource. An avid fan of Battlefield 2 even though he isn't very good, can often be heard on teamspeak threatening to beat Chicken to death with his Keyboard/Mouse/Chair and many other assorted inanimate objects, normally after being sniped from next week for the ninth time in three minutes.<br />
<br />
====Deject====<br />
Deej is one of our resident 'merkins. He's also just released an EP called "Conceptual Intercourse" which is available on Amazon [http://www.amazon.com/Conceptual-Intercourse-Ep/dp/B000Y02X4W/ref=sr_f3_1/104-2955763-1352732?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1193809245&sr=103-1/ Here]. <br />
<br />
Word to your mother Deej, how is your mother?<br />
<br />
====Mikkyo====<br />
Runs a webcomic, [http://www.fuctinthehead.co.uk/ Fuctinthehead], which is updated daily and is Rather Good.<br />
<strike>Also One of the only 5punkers to actually work in the games industry. Ok so he stacks shelves at Gamestation.</strike><br />
<br />
====Tandino====<br />
He's honoured to be on the list. Also currently has a great avatar of a kitten. A lover of BDSM sex games, likes to whip himself whilst others watch.<br />
<br />
====Lateralus====<br />
An all round thoroughly nice chap. Truly under the thumb of 'er indoors and consequently playing games far less than he should. Interesting fact: He's a town planner, mess with him, get a roundabout in front of your driveway.<br />
<br />
====Grimmie====<br />
Lord of Brum and Master of Vlad. 5punk's resident artist. Is very attracted to beards, and also hosts GrimBash, which has been a resounding sucess and we thank Mr Grim Grim muchly.<br />
<br />
====Killavodka====<br />
If it was not for lag, ping, memory, processor, PSU, Core Temp, HereComesPete and the fact that God seems to hate him, he would be the greatest FPS player in the world. Can reach vocal notes capable of making dogs ears bleed. Altogether now after three, ''Say whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!!!!''<br />
<br />
====Mr. Johnson====<br />
Our man in Belgium. He will let us know if that statue of the little boy stops pissing or Poirot dies. Likes getting backstabbed constantly in COD, honest.<br />
<br />
====Fabyak====<br />
FAAABULOUS Darling.<br />
<br />
====Chicken====<br />
Creator of all random mic noises. Likes to munch food and talk down his mic at the same time, thankfully the muppet frequently forgets to unmute himself after eating. Resident Beef sniper whore and OMG JOO FLUKEY ZOMG HAXXOR, takes great pleasure in winding Pnut up. Closet console tard, has been on a PC gaming break for 3 months now, though COD4 tempted him back. Hails from deepest darkest Scotland.<br />
Eats lots of ice-cream when gaming and on TS, the fat bastard.<br />
<br />
====Buzzmong====<br />
The ladies Favourite Purple car owner. Often referred to as 'Vibro-Spaz' or 'Bumzomg'.<br />
<br />
====Cashy====<br />
Just listen out for the words 'Cashy you shit' on TS and you know he's online. Do not ask him for advice on nuts, or chillies.<br />
<br />
====HereComesPete====<br />
Is currently wooing Killavodka's sister, a source of constant amusement to 5punkers. Likes to wind up Killavodka at any given opportunity. Has frequent brain farts as a result of imbibing chemicals during his philosophy degree. Many feel that HereComesPete and Killavodka have a 'special' relationship all of their own given the frequency of their arguments. Has a very poor taste in avatars.<br />
<br />
====Ty aka Sir Die AloTy====<br />
Ty is one of the more colourful 5punkers. Often less than coherent for various reasons, we love his drunken ramblings. Once sported an impressive mohican and loves metal more than most 5punkers love CAEK and bummings. He used to die a lot, but worryingly he's started to improve lately. Maybe he's sobering up.<br />
<br />
====Jockgit====<br />
Probably 5punk's most senior member, but only more mature chronologically. Jockgit is famous for being able to fall asleep when and where no others could, often as a result of copious amounts of cheap alcohol. Photographic evidence suggests he may be a pirate.<br />
<br />
====E-Rabbit====<br />
Another purple car owner (challenge him and he'll foam and swear it's blue), is known to strike the campest poses on Earth and to be photographed with phallic references. Also known as Lord Bobbington.<br />
<br />
====Friznit====<br />
Friz is another EvE'er and is currently running (ie, shouting lots) the Eve corporation 5punkorp. He's also a Tank Commander in the British Army, so if you anger him too much you'll find your house crushed and tank tread marks over your lawn. Has a penchant for ponies.<br />
<br />
====Amblin====<br />
Semi-retired EvE'er who has been partly groomed into playing computer games too, namely [[Call of Duty 4]]. He's also an expert in the art of Rainbow Kissing, ask him about it if you're curious.<br />
<br />
====Baliame====<br />
5punk's resident whiner, nothing is ever alright to him. Also considers <s>Lateralus</s> Chicken his arch-nemesis. Comes from the country of constant hunger, Hungary. Due to an unpronounceable name, he is often called Mr. Bubbles, Derek, or just Bob. Believer and preacher of the Cow World Domination Cult. Will also turn into a communist at the slightest provocation and sing the 1944 Soviet Anthem.<br />
<br />
The current most junior member of 5punk, and he probably lives up to it a lot.<br />
<br />
Oh, and he's completely fucking crazy.<br />
<br />
====Shada====<br />
Chowder! Chowder! Likes RPGs and <s>bunnyhopping</s> long walks on the beach.<br />
<br />
He joined 5punk after [http://5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=14795&start=0 following Grimmie into a dark room]. We probably don't want to know what happened in there.<br />
<br />
====Mr Green====<br />
Gay as a window. Responsible for the "sup" craze, Mr Green is also a mute - feel free to scream obscenities at him over TS without fear of rebuke. <br />
<br />
====Solomon====<br />
Has his own band, 'Schrodinger's Mouse', and also likes to take pictures of himself in black and white. All together now, EEEEEEMMMMMMMOOOOOO!<br />
<br />
====Nickface====<br />
Known widely as "The American who is most commonly mistaken for Deject." Has an amazing selection of hats. Is also a Reverend, so can marry you to a horse if you <s>so wish</s> mess around with him. Possibly.<br />
<br />
====Sheriff Fatman====<br />
Alcoholic layabout, sounds a bit like Chappers from Radio 1. Master of the "Gay Jump", likes creating characters that look like Joose in MMONGS and getting 13-year old boys to cyber him.<br />
[[category:5punk]]</div>
Baliame
https://www.5punk.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:Ooeoa&diff=2730
Talk:Ooeoa
2008-07-11T20:18:40Z
<p>Baliame: </p>
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<div>why has no one deleted this post yet? I jusy had to cut the internet from my main computer and clear my passwords and cookies etc. Only because now i did have 60 spyware and then 18 Virus.<br />
<br />
No i didnt download.. i just vist that site and it installed it self with out me know until my AVG rounte check alerted me :/<br />
<br />
I unstall and removed the files and anti virus cleared it and my syware thing too. Tho now i have this annoying sheild on the bottom right saying you have spyware but trying to link me to a site :/ I cant find it in prossecer or anything<br />
<br />
any yes i have firewall :/ :/ --[[User:Baliame|Baliame]] 13:18, 11 July 2008 (PDT)</div>
Baliame
https://www.5punk.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Member_Profiles&diff=2660
Member Profiles
2008-06-14T13:45:01Z
<p>Baliame: </p>
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<div>5punk is nothing without its '''Members'''. The people below are by no means all the members, they're just the ones who somebody decided they had something to say about.<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
<table width="806" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"><br />
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<th colspan="7"><div align="center"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">5punk Members</span></div></th><br />
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<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB" ><div align="center">[[Member_Profiles#Site_Admins|Site Admins]]</div></td><br />
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<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center"></div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center"></div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center">[[Member_Profiles#Members|Members]]</div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center"></div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center"></div></td><br />
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<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Woo Elephant Yeah|Woo Elephant Yeah]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Amblin|Amblin]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#E-Rabbit|E-Rabbit]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#HereComesPete|HereComesPete]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Mr. Johnson|Mr. Johnson]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Solomon|Solomon]]</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>[[Member Profiles#FatherJack|FatherJack]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Baliame|Baliame]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Fabyak|Fabyak]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Jockgit|Jockgit]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Nickface|Nickface]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Tandino|Tandino]]</td><br />
</tr><br />
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<td>[[Member Profiles#Stoat|Stoat]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Buzzmong|Buzzmong]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Friznit|Friznit]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Killavodka|Killavodka]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Pnut|Pnut]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Team RO-BO|Team RO-BO]]</td><br />
</tr><br />
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<td>[[Member Profiles#Dog Pants|Dog Pants]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Cashy|Cashy]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Grimmie|Grimmie]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Lateralus|Lateralus]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Sandwich|Sandwich]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Ty aka Sir Die AloTy|Ty aka Sir Die AloTy]]</td><br />
</tr><br />
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<td>[[Member Profiles#Spoodie|Spoodie]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Chicken|Chicken]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Gunslinger|Gunslinger]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Mikkyo|Mikkyo]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Shada|Shada]]</td><br />
<td width="130"></td><br />
</tr><br />
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<td>[[Member Profiles#Dr. Kitteny Berk|Dr. Kitteny Berk]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Deject|Deject]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Hehulk|Hehulk]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Mr Green|Mr. Green]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Sheriff Fatman|Sheriff Fatman]]</td><br />
<td width="130"></td><br />
</tr><br />
</table><br />
=Site Admins=<br />
====Woo Elephant Yeah====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Creator<br />
<br />
Often referred to as Wey, or Woo (which can be confusing)<br />
5punk is Wey's Baby, as, oddly enough, is Wey's baby.<br />
He is still amazed at how a simple idea has evolved into this rather active gaming community. In May 2007 WEY declared that he was standing down as site owner due to his ever increasing family commitments, but he's still the Daddy of our little family.<br />
<br />
====FatherJack====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Owner<br />
<br />
When WEY stepped down as site owner, FatherJack offered to take up the responsibility. It was agreed unanimously, first among the admins and later among the site members, that our foul-mouthed cleric was ideal for the job and with him he has brought new ideas, skills and enthusiasm.<br />
<br />
====Stoat====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Admin<br />
<br />
Mustela erminea<br />
Our very own php jedi, Coded the Scheduler and the Discussion board.<br />
Stoat has been there since the birth of 5punk, and without him, we wouldn't have any of the things we have. <br />
<br />
====Dog Pants====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Moderator<br />
<br />
After watching his posts for some time, WEY decided to ask Dog Pants to join the 5punk admin team.<br />
Dog Pants has done a wonderful job moderating 5punk's forum, and has helped influence a lot of the recent decisions/suggestions for 5punk. He can usually be found stumbling around groaning in Urban Dead, or watching Zombie flicks at home.<br />
Pants' is actually the master beard of the 5punkiverse, often now found to be dreaming of SLA. New evidence shows he may actually be a [http://www.5punk.co.uk/discuss/30561/ bard].<br />
<br />
====[[user:Spoodie|Spoodie]]====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Admin<br />
<br />
His calm presence on the forums and web-savvy has allowed him to alleviate the pressure the other admins were beginning to feel and has proved very capable in a crisis. spoodie is master of the Impact Text Kittens, and has seen every film, ever.<br />
<br />
====Dr. Kitteny Berk====<br />
'''Role:''' Game Server ([[Bukkake]]) Owner<br />
<br />
While not part of the forum admin team, Berk runs and administrates our gaming servers. This shouldn't stop people xfiring him when 5punk is down though, because he loves being told. Berk has a particular way with words that can come across as quite offensive, but he's a kitten really and has probably provided more help and advice for fellow 5punkers than any other member. Berk likes vodka, and has a sleep pattern that can only be described as random. He also has awful taste in music.<br />
<br />
=Members=<br />
====[[Team RO-BO]]====<br />
[[user:Roman Totale|Roman Totale]] and [[user:mrbobbins|MrBobbins]]' team from a CS:S Tournament we held. <br />
<br />
Probably won, but as survivors are yet to be found we cannot be sure of this.<br />
<br />
Widely believed to be the founding partners of the following website: http://www.deagostini.co.uk/ilovehorses/<br />
<br />
====Gunslinger====<br />
[[user:Gunslinger|Gunslinger]] was Created by RO-BO using old toaster parts, flips out if he sees a bagel.<br />
<br />
So horribly, horribly good at all games.<br />
<br />
0.001% of his neural processing runs all NASA orbital navigation and communication systems and he is a technical consultant on [http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/richardandjudy/ Richard and Judy]<br />
<br />
====Hehulk====<br />
Massive [http://www.eve-online.com/ EVE] addict. Claims that [[Main Page#xfire|xfire]] is inaccurate and that this means he has has missed three hundred hours of actual play time due to router issues with ports. Was promoted to moderator on the eve forum just because of the sheer number of hours he plays it.<br />
<br />
Also plays BEEF and CSS. Tends to cry hax a lot when losing<br />
<br />
====Pnut====<br />
5punk's personal Battlefield 2 point resource. An avid fan of Battlefield 2 even though he isn't very good, can often be heard on teamspeak threatening to beat Chicken to death with his Keyboard/Mouse/Chair and many other assorted inanimate objects, normally after being sniped from next week for the ninth time in three minutes.<br />
<br />
====Deject====<br />
Deej is one of our resident 'merkins. He's also just released an EP called "Conceptual Intercourse" which is available on Amazon [http://www.amazon.com/Conceptual-Intercourse-Ep/dp/B000Y02X4W/ref=sr_f3_1/104-2955763-1352732?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1193809245&sr=103-1/ Here]. <br />
<br />
Word to your mother Deej, how is your mother?<br />
<br />
====Mikkyo====<br />
Runs a webcomic, [http://www.fuctinthehead.co.uk/ Fuctinthehead], which is updated daily and is Rather Good.<br />
Also One of the only 5punkers to actually work in the games industry. Ok so he stacks shelves at Gamestation.<br />
<br />
====Tandino====<br />
He's honoured to be on the list. Also currently has a great avatar of a kitten. A lover of BDSM sex games, likes to whip himself whilst others watch.<br />
<br />
====Lateralus====<br />
An all round thoroughly nice chap. Truly under the thumb of 'er indoors and consequently playing games far less than he should. Interesting fact: He's a town planner, mess with him, get a roundabout in front of your driveway.<br />
<br />
====Grimmie====<br />
Lord of Brum and Master of Vlad. 5punk's resident artist. Is very attracted to beards, and also hosts GrimBash, which has been a resounding sucess and we thank Mr Grim Grim muchly.<br />
<br />
====Killavodka====<br />
If it was not for lag, ping, memory, processor, PSU, Core Temp, HereComesPete and the fact that God seems to hate him, he would be the greatest FPS player in the world. Can reach vocal notes capable of making dogs ears bleed. Altogether now after three, ''Say whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!!!!''<br />
<br />
====Mr. Johnson====<br />
Our man in Belgium. He will let us know if that statue of the little boy stops pissing or Poirot dies. Likes getting backstabbed constantly in COD, honest.<br />
<br />
====Fabyak====<br />
FAAABULOUS Darling.<br />
<br />
====Chicken====<br />
Creator of all random mic noises. Likes to munch food and talk down his mic at the same time, thankfully the muppet frequently forgets to unmute himself after eating. Resident Beef sniper whore and OMG JOO FLUKEY ZOMG HAXXOR, takes great pleasure in winding Pnut up. Closet console tard, has been on a PC gaming break for 3 months now, though COD4 tempted him back. Hails from deepest darkest Scotland.<br />
Eats lots of ice-cream when gaming and on TS, the fat bastard.<br />
<br />
====Buzzmong====<br />
The ladies Favourite Purple car owner. Often referred to as 'Vibro-Spaz' or 'Bumzomg'.<br />
<br />
====Cashy====<br />
Just listen out for the words 'Cashy you shit' on TS and you know he's online. Do not ask him for advice on nuts, or chillies.<br />
<br />
====HereComesPete====<br />
Is currently wooing Killavodka's sister, a source of constant amusement to 5punkers. Likes to wind up Killavodka at any given opportunity. Has frequent brain farts as a result of imbibing chemicals during his philosophy degree. Many feel that HereComesPete and Killavodka have a 'special' relationship all of their own given the frequency of their arguments. Has a very poor taste in avatars.<br />
<br />
====Ty aka Sir Die AloTy====<br />
Ty is one of the more colourful 5punkers. Often less than coherent for various reasons, we love his drunken ramblings. Once sported an impressive mohican and loves metal more than most 5punkers love CAEK and bummings. He used to die a lot, but worryingly he's started to improve lately. Maybe he's sobering up.<br />
<br />
====Jockgit====<br />
Probably 5punk's most senior member, but only more mature chronologically. Jockgit is famous for being able to fall asleep when and where no others could, often as a result of copious amounts of cheap alcohol. Photographic evidence suggests he may be a pirate.<br />
<br />
====E-Rabbit====<br />
Another purple car owner (challenge him and he'll foam and swear it's blue), is known to strike the campest poses on Earth and to be photographed with phallic references. Also known as Lord Bobbington.<br />
<br />
====Friznit====<br />
Friz is another EvE'er and is currently running (ie, shouting lots) the Eve corporation 5punkorp. He's also a Tank Commander in the British Army, so if you anger him too much you'll find your house crushed and tank tread marks over your lawn. Has a penchant for ponies.<br />
<br />
====Amblin====<br />
Semi-retired EvE'er who has been partly groomed into playing computer games too, namely [[Call of Duty 4]]. He's also an expert in the art of Rainbow Kissing, ask him about it if you're curious.<br />
<br />
====Baliame====<br />
5punk's resident whiner, nothing is ever alright to him. Also considers <s>Lateralus</s> Chicken his arch-nemesis. Comes from the country of constant hunger, Hungary. Due to an unpronounceable name, he is often called Mr. Bubbles, Derek, or just Bob. Believer and preacher of the Cow World Domination Cult. Will also turn into a communist at the slightest provocation and sing the 1944 Soviet Anthem.<br />
<br />
Oh, and he's completely fucking crazy.<br />
<br />
====Shada====<br />
Chowder! Chowder! Likes RPGs and <s>bunnyhopping</s> long walks on the beach.<br />
<br />
He joined 5punk after [http://5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=14795&start=0 following Grimmie into a dark room]. We probably don't want to know what happened in there.<br />
<br />
====Mr Green====<br />
Gay as a window. Responsible for the "sup" craze, Mr Green is also a mute - feel free to scream obscenities at him over TS without fear of rebuke. <br />
<br />
====Solomon====<br />
Has his own band, 'Schrodinger's Mouse', and also likes to take pictures of himself in black and white. All together now, EEEEEEMMMMMMMOOOOOO!<br />
<br />
====Nickface====<br />
Known widely as "The American who is most commonly mistaken for Deject." Has an amazing selection of hats. Is also a Reverend, so can marry you to a horse if you <s>so wish</s> mess around with him. Possibly.<br />
<br />
====Sheriff Fatman====<br />
Alcoholic layabout, sounds a bit like Chappers from Radio 1. Master of the "Gay Jump", likes creating characters that look like Joose in MMONGS and getting 13-year old boys to cyber him.<br />
<br />
====Sandwich====<br />
Goes well with Cheese and Ham.<br />
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[[category:5punk]]</div>
Baliame
https://www.5punk.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=2650
Main Page
2008-05-07T15:35:12Z
<p>Baliame: </p>
<hr />
<div>Please be patient, Grimmie will be fiddling for a little while in a bid to make the Wiki more functional.<br />
([[User:Grimmie|Grimmie]] 04:54, 30 January 2008 (PST))<br />
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<table width="806" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="2"><br />
<tr bgcolor="#3D84BD"><br />
<th colspan="6"><div align="center"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">5punk Wiki</span></div></th><br />
</tr><br />
<tr bgcolor="#BED7EB"><br />
<td width="130"><div align="center">[[:category:5punk|5punk]]</div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center">[[:category:Gaming|Gaming]]</div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center">[[:category:Servers|Servers]]</div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center">[[:category:Applications|Applications]]</div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center">[[:category:Terminology|Terminology]]</div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center">[[:category:Archive|Archive]]</div></td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>[[What is 5punk?]]</td><br />
<td>[[:Category:Games|List of Games]]</td><br />
<td>Teamspeak</td><br />
<td>Xfire</td><br />
<td>Slang</td><br />
<td>Geekfood</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>[[Member Profiles]]</td><br />
<td>Popular Games</td><br />
<td>Radio</td><br />
<td>Teamspeak</td><br />
<td>Memes</td><br />
<td>[[Reviews]]</td><br />
</tr><br />
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<td>Wiki Sandbox</td><br />
<td>Other Games</td><br />
<td>Game Servers</td><br />
<td>Hamachi</td><br />
<td>Terms</td><br />
<td>&nbsp;</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>[[:category:Events|Events]]</td><br />
<td>Scheduled Games</td><br />
<td>File Mirrors</td><br />
<td>Last FM</td><br />
<td>[[:category:Food_animals|Food Animals]]</td><br />
<td>&nbsp;</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>[[Achievements]]</td><br />
<td>Browser Games</td><br />
<td>&nbsp;</td><br />
<td>Wii</td><br />
<td>&nbsp;</td><br />
<td>&nbsp;</td><br />
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<td>&nbsp;</td><br />
<td>Tabletop Games</td><br />
<td>&nbsp;</td><br />
<td>Folding @ Home</td><br />
<td>&nbsp;</td><br />
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</table><br />
<br /><br />
==Gaming==<br />
5punk comprises of two parts, the forum and the games. Banter is a large part of what 5punk is about, and it takes place in both and often overlaps. In game this is made more fluid by most of us using Teamspeak. <br />
<br />
The games that are played come and go quite quickly as people try new ones then tire of them. However, some do endure and can earn a regular slot on the 5cheduler for months or years. The best way to see which games are being played at the moment is to look at the 5cheduler. The best way to see which games are being played regularly is to check back through the 5cheduler. A lazy way to check which games are being played is to look at the sections below.<br />
<br />
===Games currently popular===<br />
These are the games that will probably be in the 5cheduler right now, and have the highest chance of anyone playing at any given time.<br />
<br />
*[[Call of Duty 4]]<br />
*[[EVE]]<br />
*[[Team Fortress 2| Team Fortress 2]]<br />
*[[City of Heroes]]<br />
<br />
===Old Favourites===<br />
These games may not have many people playing regularly, but will probably draw some interest if scheduled.<br />
<br />
*[[Battlefield 2]]<br />
*[[counterstrike | Counter Strike: Source]]<br />
*[[Call of Duty: United Offensive]]<br />
<br />
===Other games===<br />
Many games come and go, often being played by only a couple of people. Sometimes interest will flare if somebody raises ones profile again, sometomes not. The [[Other Games | other games]] section has a list of games that certain 5punkers may be interested in playing.<br />
<br />
===Regularly scheduled games===<br />
Most evenings some of us will be playing something, and watching Xfire and the 5cheduler is the best way to spot when they're happening. Certain favourites have set slots, although the exact flavour of the game can vary (CoD:UO/CoD2/CoD4, BF2/BF2142 etc):<br />
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*'''Monday:''' Nothing set<br />
*'''Tuesday:''' [[Call of Duty]]<br />
*'''Wednesday:''' [[Source]]<br />
*'''Thursday:''' [[Battlefield]]<br />
*'''Friday:''' Random drunken gaming night<br />
*'''Saturday:''' Nothing set<br />
*'''Sunday:''' Nothing set<br />
<br />
===Browser games===<br />
Many 5punkers play one or more of several web-based MMO games. These don't get scheduled but are popular nontheless due to the way they are played.<br />
<br />
====[http://www.urbandead.com UrbanDead]====<br />
Inconspicuous browser based MMORPG set in the zombie apocalypse, easily played at lunch time at work. 5punkers tend to gravitate towards pubs, occasionally organising excursions such as the Malton Pub Crawl in order to bring sunshine to the lives (or undeaths, as the case may be) of human and zombie alike.<br />
<br />
====[http://www.shartak.com Shartak]====<br />
A Browser based MMPORG set on a desert island, Featuring Outsiders, Pirates and natives. It's awesome, you should all be playing it.<br />
5punkers currently involved in lots of 5punky plans, as per usual.<br />
<br />
Quite similar to Urban dead, likely because the maker was inspired by urbandead.<br />
<br />
====[http://www.atorian.com Atorian]====<br />
Another inconspicuous browser based game. Set at some point in the future 5punkers in this game are purely self-defensive, but since there's always someone trying to take our planets we never stop fighting.<br />
<br />
====[http://www.travian.co.uk Travian]====<br />
Romans, Gauls and Germans (Teutons), all building villages, cities and eventually nations while fighting it out in a browser. 5punkers (well, currently Grimmie, Buzz and Fab) are peaceful in this as well, mainly because the bigger alliances can cause pain.<br />
<br />
===Beardy tabletop games===<br />
A few 5punkers have clubbed together to recreate pen-and-paper RPGs over the internet. A few experiments have been tried, but generally it seems to have come off best using Skype but otherwise staying as it was intended. <br />
<br />
====[[SLA_Industries| SLA Industries]]====<br />
Beardier than Brian Blessed dunked in a vat of testosterone, a Dungeons & Dragonsesque pen and paper RPG - but played over the internet. SLA Industries is an urban horror roleplaying game set in dark futuristic universe called the World of Progress. The World of Progress spans thousands of worlds, most of which are ruled by the ubiquitous SLA Industries. SLA Industries is a giant megacorporation, the virtually unchallenged power in the World of Progress. Players play the part of Operatives - freelance agents who take jobs from SLA to protect the public and the company. <br />
<br />
====[[Shadowrun| Shadowrun]]====<br />
As the above, top beardy action. Run in a world thats kinda like traditional fantasy meets bladerunner.<br />
<br />
==Servers==<br />
This list is likely to change often, so just check [http://www.game-monitor.com/search.php?search=5punk&type=server Here] for our current servers<br />
<br />
[http://www.5punk.co.uk/demo.php Teamspeak server]<br />
<br />
[[Radio|5punk Radio]]<br />
<br />
'''CS:S''' 217.112.95.67:27015<br />
<br />
'''CoD4''' 217.112.95.67:28960<br />
<br />
===[http://www.5punk.co.uk/downloads 5punk/Downloads]===<br />
5punk has its own file mirror, Mainly used for gaming related stuff and handy apps.<br />
<br />
The downloads section is passworded so our bandwidth bill doesn't go through the roof from leeching linking sites:<br />
<br />
*User: badger<br />
*Pass: badger<br />
<br />
There's also a lot of content on [http://files.hairy-arse.com/ Files.hairy-arse.com] which is unpassworded. So there.<br />
<br />
<br />
===[ftp://motorphetamine.mine.nu/ SirDieAloTys FTP]===<br />
Post-sweeping stuff<br />
<br />
*User: 5punk<br />
*Pass: badger<br />
<br />
== Apps we use and how to use them. ==<br />
<br />
=== Xfire ===<br />
Xfire is an app that acts as an instant messenger with in game support and allows us to easily join other 5punkers in game.<br />
<br />
With the 22/9/06 Xfire update, they introduced a [http://www.xfire.com/clans Clan] function, this allows users to add everyone to their contact list easily by joining the 5punk clan [http://www.xfire.com/clans/5punk here], you'll usually be accepted within 24hours.<br />
<br />
<br />
When signing up at the forum, make sure you add your Xfire username to your forum profile, as this is the core of 5punk, and without Xfire, we wouldn't even be here.<br />
<br />
=== Teamspeak ===<br />
Teamspeak is our voice comms medium of choice - given the ease of use, and reasonable licensing terms.<br />
<br />
*Server Address: 217.112.95.67:8767<br />
*Server Password: cranberry<br />
<br />
=== Hamachi ===<br />
Used to allow us to play older games over the Internet, also allows us to test experimental servers safely and securely.<br />
<br />
[http://www.angelfire.com/games5/darkcry/hamachi_eng.htm Basic guide] (placeholder until a 5punk-specific one is made)<br />
<br />
If Hamachi is needed for a game, the network to join and password for the network will be posted in the scheduler.<br />
<br />
=== Last.fm ===<br />
We have a last.fm group, last.fm is an plug-in for your media player which keeps track of what music you have been playing.<br />
<br />
[http://www.last.fm/group/5punk.co.uk]<br />
<br />
Sign up and someone will approve you.<br />
<br />
=== Nintendo Wii Address Book ===<br />
To allow the sharing of "Miis" and to send messages back and forth with Nintendo's console, you have to exchange Wii system addresses. More info here:<br />
[[Wii Addresses]]<br />
<br />
=== Folding@Home ===<br />
[http://folding.stanford.edu/ '''Folding@Home'''] is a distributed computing project -- people from through out the world [http://folding.stanford.edu/download.html '''download'''] and run software to band together to make one of the largest supercomputers in the world. Your participation can help lead to a cure for these diseases:<br />
*Alzheimer's Disease<br />
*Cancer<br />
*Huntington's Disease<br />
*Osteogenesis Imperfecta<br />
*Parkinson's Disease<br />
*Ribosome & antibiotics<br />
<br />
Join the [http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=51199 '''5punk Team'''] if you care to join the cause. [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3334&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 '''Folding@5punk Info''']<br />
<br />
<br />
== 5punk Slang/Terminology/Memes. ==<br />
<br />
*TEEF - Team Fortress 2, bit like Beef but with added lulz.<br />
*BEEF - Our name for [[Battlefield 2]] (Battlefield 2 > BF2 > BF > BEEF)<br />
*CoD - Our name for the [[Call of Duty]] series (usually referring to Call of Duty: United Offensive) *Currently used for COD4:modern cod, sadly, no bathtubs can be found, only showers.*<br />
*Veal/Future Beef - Sometimes used as slang names for Battlefield 2142.<br />
*HamAndCheese - Our name for [[Main Page#Hamachi|Hamachi]]. (Also known as "HammyCheese, ChammyHeese Jammyknees")<br />
*Floorware - Software you've found, often by careless people misplacing CDs.<br />
*Deject's mom - The mother of one of our members, often heard screaming in the background of [[Main Page#Teamspeak|Teamspeak]]. "Werd to your mother!"<br />
*Ninja concerts - Cited as the reason for people avoiding arrangements.<br />
*/me bums - Staple greeting of the Eve players, taken from their gentle (sometimes) in-game sodomy.<br />
*CAEK! - Like cake, but better.<br />
*ZOMG! Pie! - Flaky pastry with a nice filling.<br />
*This Is Not A Code - It's not a code. Probably. <br />
*REWENGAY - Like revenge, but generally involves more teabagging.<br />
*Magical Gay Fairy Land - World of Warcraft.<br />
*[[Charlie]] - Don't ask.<br />
*[[liopleurodon|Chaaaaaarlie]] - Seriously, just don't ask.<br />
*CDC - Crudely Drawn Cock. Usually magenta.<br />
*Zombie Tower - A tower of zombies, used to climb to camping Survivors in the Zombie mod for [[Counterstrike| Counter Strike: Source]].<br />
*SNPG - Salmon Ninja Pirate Gayer; a salmon pink ninja-pirate rank icon, used as a punishment.<br />
*CAEK WARS - Quake wars.<br />
*Fista - Microsoft's latest OS. It's shit.<br />
*Tribbleshooting - Like Troubleshooting, but more 5punky with hints of KAAAAAAAHN!<br />
*Space Chess - Chickens term for EVE Online, seems to be gaining popularity with the other 5punkers.<br />
*Sweeping - an act of cleaning. You may sweep stuff under a rug or into a folder. Such as C:\Trash\.<br />
<br />
==5punk Archives==<br />
As well as discussion that directly relates to our games, 5punkers also deposit a lot of information within the pages and threads. To aid in finding the information held in these often rambling threads they are archived below.<br />
<br />
===[[Cookbook|Geekfood]]===<br />
Threads about food have proved very popular on 5punk, and many recipies have been posted in various threads. A full catalogue of these recipies can be found [[Cookbook|here]].<br />
<br />
===[[Reviews]]===<br />
5punk has a wealth of gamers of all levels and experience. This makes for an excellent testing ground for most games, and as such we have a reviews forum so that we can share our experiences. Many 5punkers have admitted to trusting the reviews of their fellow gamers to those of magazines. An index of our reviews can be found [[Reviews|here]].</div>
Baliame
https://www.5punk.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=2649
Main Page
2008-05-07T15:34:44Z
<p>Baliame: </p>
<hr />
<div>Please be patient, Grimmie will be fiddling for a little while in a bid to make the Wiki more functional.<br />
([[User:Grimmie|Grimmie]] 04:54, 30 January 2008 (PST))<br />
<br />
<table width="806" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="2"><br />
<tr bgcolor="#3D84BD"><br />
<th colspan="6"><div align="center"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">5punk Wiki</span></div></th><br />
</tr><br />
<tr bgcolor="#BED7EB"><br />
<td width="130"><div align="center">[[:category:5punk|5punk]]</div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center">[[:category:Gaming|Gaming]]</div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center">[[:category:Servers|Servers]]</div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center">[[:category:Applications|Applications]]</div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center">[[:category:Terminology|Terminology]]</div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center">[[:category:Archive|Archive]]</div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center">[[Achievements]]</div></td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>[[What is 5punk?]]</td><br />
<td>[[:Category:Games|List of Games]]</td><br />
<td>Teamspeak</td><br />
<td>Xfire</td><br />
<td>Slang</td><br />
<td>Geekfood</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>[[Member Profiles]]</td><br />
<td>Popular Games</td><br />
<td>Radio</td><br />
<td>Teamspeak</td><br />
<td>Memes</td><br />
<td>[[Reviews]]</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>Wiki Sandbox</td><br />
<td>Other Games</td><br />
<td>Game Servers</td><br />
<td>Hamachi</td><br />
<td>Terms</td><br />
<td>&nbsp;</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>[[:category:Events|Events]]</td><br />
<td>Scheduled Games</td><br />
<td>File Mirrors</td><br />
<td>Last FM</td><br />
<td>[[:category:Food_animals|Food Animals]]</td><br />
<td>&nbsp;</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>&nbsp;</td><br />
<td>Browser Games</td><br />
<td>&nbsp;</td><br />
<td>Wii</td><br />
<td>&nbsp;</td><br />
<td>&nbsp;</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>&nbsp;</td><br />
<td>Tabletop Games</td><br />
<td>&nbsp;</td><br />
<td>Folding @ Home</td><br />
<td>&nbsp;</td><br />
<td>&nbsp;</td><br />
</tr><br />
</table><br />
<br /><br />
==Gaming==<br />
5punk comprises of two parts, the forum and the games. Banter is a large part of what 5punk is about, and it takes place in both and often overlaps. In game this is made more fluid by most of us using Teamspeak. <br />
<br />
The games that are played come and go quite quickly as people try new ones then tire of them. However, some do endure and can earn a regular slot on the 5cheduler for months or years. The best way to see which games are being played at the moment is to look at the 5cheduler. The best way to see which games are being played regularly is to check back through the 5cheduler. A lazy way to check which games are being played is to look at the sections below.<br />
<br />
===Games currently popular===<br />
These are the games that will probably be in the 5cheduler right now, and have the highest chance of anyone playing at any given time.<br />
<br />
*[[Call of Duty 4]]<br />
*[[EVE]]<br />
*[[Team Fortress 2| Team Fortress 2]]<br />
*[[City of Heroes]]<br />
<br />
===Old Favourites===<br />
These games may not have many people playing regularly, but will probably draw some interest if scheduled.<br />
<br />
*[[Battlefield 2]]<br />
*[[counterstrike | Counter Strike: Source]]<br />
*[[Call of Duty: United Offensive]]<br />
<br />
===Other games===<br />
Many games come and go, often being played by only a couple of people. Sometimes interest will flare if somebody raises ones profile again, sometomes not. The [[Other Games | other games]] section has a list of games that certain 5punkers may be interested in playing.<br />
<br />
===Regularly scheduled games===<br />
Most evenings some of us will be playing something, and watching Xfire and the 5cheduler is the best way to spot when they're happening. Certain favourites have set slots, although the exact flavour of the game can vary (CoD:UO/CoD2/CoD4, BF2/BF2142 etc):<br />
<br />
*'''Monday:''' Nothing set<br />
*'''Tuesday:''' [[Call of Duty]]<br />
*'''Wednesday:''' [[Source]]<br />
*'''Thursday:''' [[Battlefield]]<br />
*'''Friday:''' Random drunken gaming night<br />
*'''Saturday:''' Nothing set<br />
*'''Sunday:''' Nothing set<br />
<br />
===Browser games===<br />
Many 5punkers play one or more of several web-based MMO games. These don't get scheduled but are popular nontheless due to the way they are played.<br />
<br />
====[http://www.urbandead.com UrbanDead]====<br />
Inconspicuous browser based MMORPG set in the zombie apocalypse, easily played at lunch time at work. 5punkers tend to gravitate towards pubs, occasionally organising excursions such as the Malton Pub Crawl in order to bring sunshine to the lives (or undeaths, as the case may be) of human and zombie alike.<br />
<br />
====[http://www.shartak.com Shartak]====<br />
A Browser based MMPORG set on a desert island, Featuring Outsiders, Pirates and natives. It's awesome, you should all be playing it.<br />
5punkers currently involved in lots of 5punky plans, as per usual.<br />
<br />
Quite similar to Urban dead, likely because the maker was inspired by urbandead.<br />
<br />
====[http://www.atorian.com Atorian]====<br />
Another inconspicuous browser based game. Set at some point in the future 5punkers in this game are purely self-defensive, but since there's always someone trying to take our planets we never stop fighting.<br />
<br />
====[http://www.travian.co.uk Travian]====<br />
Romans, Gauls and Germans (Teutons), all building villages, cities and eventually nations while fighting it out in a browser. 5punkers (well, currently Grimmie, Buzz and Fab) are peaceful in this as well, mainly because the bigger alliances can cause pain.<br />
<br />
===Beardy tabletop games===<br />
A few 5punkers have clubbed together to recreate pen-and-paper RPGs over the internet. A few experiments have been tried, but generally it seems to have come off best using Skype but otherwise staying as it was intended. <br />
<br />
====[[SLA_Industries| SLA Industries]]====<br />
Beardier than Brian Blessed dunked in a vat of testosterone, a Dungeons & Dragonsesque pen and paper RPG - but played over the internet. SLA Industries is an urban horror roleplaying game set in dark futuristic universe called the World of Progress. The World of Progress spans thousands of worlds, most of which are ruled by the ubiquitous SLA Industries. SLA Industries is a giant megacorporation, the virtually unchallenged power in the World of Progress. Players play the part of Operatives - freelance agents who take jobs from SLA to protect the public and the company. <br />
<br />
====[[Shadowrun| Shadowrun]]====<br />
As the above, top beardy action. Run in a world thats kinda like traditional fantasy meets bladerunner.<br />
<br />
==Servers==<br />
This list is likely to change often, so just check [http://www.game-monitor.com/search.php?search=5punk&type=server Here] for our current servers<br />
<br />
[http://www.5punk.co.uk/demo.php Teamspeak server]<br />
<br />
[[Radio|5punk Radio]]<br />
<br />
'''CS:S''' 217.112.95.67:27015<br />
<br />
'''CoD4''' 217.112.95.67:28960<br />
<br />
===[http://www.5punk.co.uk/downloads 5punk/Downloads]===<br />
5punk has its own file mirror, Mainly used for gaming related stuff and handy apps.<br />
<br />
The downloads section is passworded so our bandwidth bill doesn't go through the roof from leeching linking sites:<br />
<br />
*User: badger<br />
*Pass: badger<br />
<br />
There's also a lot of content on [http://files.hairy-arse.com/ Files.hairy-arse.com] which is unpassworded. So there.<br />
<br />
<br />
===[ftp://motorphetamine.mine.nu/ SirDieAloTys FTP]===<br />
Post-sweeping stuff<br />
<br />
*User: 5punk<br />
*Pass: badger<br />
<br />
== Apps we use and how to use them. ==<br />
<br />
=== Xfire ===<br />
Xfire is an app that acts as an instant messenger with in game support and allows us to easily join other 5punkers in game.<br />
<br />
With the 22/9/06 Xfire update, they introduced a [http://www.xfire.com/clans Clan] function, this allows users to add everyone to their contact list easily by joining the 5punk clan [http://www.xfire.com/clans/5punk here], you'll usually be accepted within 24hours.<br />
<br />
<br />
When signing up at the forum, make sure you add your Xfire username to your forum profile, as this is the core of 5punk, and without Xfire, we wouldn't even be here.<br />
<br />
=== Teamspeak ===<br />
Teamspeak is our voice comms medium of choice - given the ease of use, and reasonable licensing terms.<br />
<br />
*Server Address: 217.112.95.67:8767<br />
*Server Password: cranberry<br />
<br />
=== Hamachi ===<br />
Used to allow us to play older games over the Internet, also allows us to test experimental servers safely and securely.<br />
<br />
[http://www.angelfire.com/games5/darkcry/hamachi_eng.htm Basic guide] (placeholder until a 5punk-specific one is made)<br />
<br />
If Hamachi is needed for a game, the network to join and password for the network will be posted in the scheduler.<br />
<br />
=== Last.fm ===<br />
We have a last.fm group, last.fm is an plug-in for your media player which keeps track of what music you have been playing.<br />
<br />
[http://www.last.fm/group/5punk.co.uk]<br />
<br />
Sign up and someone will approve you.<br />
<br />
=== Nintendo Wii Address Book ===<br />
To allow the sharing of "Miis" and to send messages back and forth with Nintendo's console, you have to exchange Wii system addresses. More info here:<br />
[[Wii Addresses]]<br />
<br />
=== Folding@Home ===<br />
[http://folding.stanford.edu/ '''Folding@Home'''] is a distributed computing project -- people from through out the world [http://folding.stanford.edu/download.html '''download'''] and run software to band together to make one of the largest supercomputers in the world. Your participation can help lead to a cure for these diseases:<br />
*Alzheimer's Disease<br />
*Cancer<br />
*Huntington's Disease<br />
*Osteogenesis Imperfecta<br />
*Parkinson's Disease<br />
*Ribosome & antibiotics<br />
<br />
Join the [http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=51199 '''5punk Team'''] if you care to join the cause. [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3334&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 '''Folding@5punk Info''']<br />
<br />
<br />
== 5punk Slang/Terminology/Memes. ==<br />
<br />
*TEEF - Team Fortress 2, bit like Beef but with added lulz.<br />
*BEEF - Our name for [[Battlefield 2]] (Battlefield 2 > BF2 > BF > BEEF)<br />
*CoD - Our name for the [[Call of Duty]] series (usually referring to Call of Duty: United Offensive) *Currently used for COD4:modern cod, sadly, no bathtubs can be found, only showers.*<br />
*Veal/Future Beef - Sometimes used as slang names for Battlefield 2142.<br />
*HamAndCheese - Our name for [[Main Page#Hamachi|Hamachi]]. (Also known as "HammyCheese, ChammyHeese Jammyknees")<br />
*Floorware - Software you've found, often by careless people misplacing CDs.<br />
*Deject's mom - The mother of one of our members, often heard screaming in the background of [[Main Page#Teamspeak|Teamspeak]]. "Werd to your mother!"<br />
*Ninja concerts - Cited as the reason for people avoiding arrangements.<br />
*/me bums - Staple greeting of the Eve players, taken from their gentle (sometimes) in-game sodomy.<br />
*CAEK! - Like cake, but better.<br />
*ZOMG! Pie! - Flaky pastry with a nice filling.<br />
*This Is Not A Code - It's not a code. Probably. <br />
*REWENGAY - Like revenge, but generally involves more teabagging.<br />
*Magical Gay Fairy Land - World of Warcraft.<br />
*[[Charlie]] - Don't ask.<br />
*[[liopleurodon|Chaaaaaarlie]] - Seriously, just don't ask.<br />
*CDC - Crudely Drawn Cock. Usually magenta.<br />
*Zombie Tower - A tower of zombies, used to climb to camping Survivors in the Zombie mod for [[Counterstrike| Counter Strike: Source]].<br />
*SNPG - Salmon Ninja Pirate Gayer; a salmon pink ninja-pirate rank icon, used as a punishment.<br />
*CAEK WARS - Quake wars.<br />
*Fista - Microsoft's latest OS. It's shit.<br />
*Tribbleshooting - Like Troubleshooting, but more 5punky with hints of KAAAAAAAHN!<br />
*Space Chess - Chickens term for EVE Online, seems to be gaining popularity with the other 5punkers.<br />
*Sweeping - an act of cleaning. You may sweep stuff under a rug or into a folder. Such as C:\Trash\.<br />
<br />
==5punk Archives==<br />
As well as discussion that directly relates to our games, 5punkers also deposit a lot of information within the pages and threads. To aid in finding the information held in these often rambling threads they are archived below.<br />
<br />
===[[Cookbook|Geekfood]]===<br />
Threads about food have proved very popular on 5punk, and many recipies have been posted in various threads. A full catalogue of these recipies can be found [[Cookbook|here]].<br />
<br />
===[[Reviews]]===<br />
5punk has a wealth of gamers of all levels and experience. This makes for an excellent testing ground for most games, and as such we have a reviews forum so that we can share our experiences. Many 5punkers have admitted to trusting the reviews of their fellow gamers to those of magazines. An index of our reviews can be found [[Reviews|here]].</div>
Baliame
https://www.5punk.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Achievements&diff=2648
Achievements
2008-05-07T15:34:13Z
<p>Baliame: </p>
<hr />
<div>==5punk Achievements==<br />
'''06 May 2008''': 5punk singlehandedly revived The Ship by just playing it. Take that Uri Geller, you may be able to make spoons bend, but 5punk can make death bend over and drop its trousers.</div>
Baliame
https://www.5punk.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Member_Profiles&diff=2631
Member Profiles
2008-03-09T12:47:40Z
<p>Baliame: </p>
<hr />
<div>5punk is nothing without its '''Members'''. The people below are by no means all the members, they're just the ones who somebody decided they had something to say about.<br />
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<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB" ><div align="center">[[Member_Profiles#Site_Admins|Site Admins]]</div></td><br />
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<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Woo Elephant Yeah|Woo Elephant Yeah]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Amblin|Amblin]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#E-Rabbit|E-Rabbit]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#HereComesPete|HereComesPete]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Mr. Johnson|Mr. Johnson]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Tandino|Tandino]]</td><br />
</tr><br />
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<td>[[Member Profiles#FatherJack|FatherJack]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Baliame|Baliame]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Fabyak|Fabyak]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Jockgit|Jockgit]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Nickface|Nickface]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Team RO-BO|Team RO-BO]]</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>[[Member Profiles#Stoat|Stoat]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Buzzmong|Buzzmong]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Friznit|Friznit]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Killavodka|Killavodka]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Pnut|Pnut]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Ty aka Sir Die AloTy|Ty aka Sir Die AloTy]]</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>[[Member Profiles#Dog Pants|Dog Pants]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Cashy|Cashy]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Grimmie|Grimmie]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Lateralus|Lateralus]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Shada|Shada]]</td><br />
<td width="130"></td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>[[Member Profiles#Spoodie|Spoodie]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Chicken|Chicken]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Gunslinger|Gunslinger]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Mikkyo|Mikkyo]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Sheriff Fatman|Sheriff Fatman]]</td><br />
<td width="130"></td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>[[Member Profiles#Dr. Kitteny Berk|Dr. Kitteny Berk]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Deject|Deject]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Hehulk|Hehulk]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Mr Green|Mr. Green]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Solomon|Solomon]]</td><br />
<td width="130"></td><br />
</tr><br />
</table><br />
=Site Admins=<br />
====Woo Elephant Yeah====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Creator<br />
<br />
Often referred to as Wey, or Woo (which can be confusing)<br />
5punk is Wey's Baby, as, oddly enough, is Wey's baby.<br />
He is still amazed at how a simple idea has evolved into this rather active gaming community. In May 2007 WEY declared that he was standing down as site owner due to his ever increasing family commitments, but he's still the Daddy of our little family.<br />
<br />
====FatherJack====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Owner<br />
<br />
When WEY stepped down as site owner, FatherJack offered to take up the responsibility. It was agreed unanimously, first among the admins and later among the site members, that our foul-mouthed cleric was ideal for the job and with him he has brought new ideas, skills and enthusiasm.<br />
<br />
====Stoat====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Admin<br />
<br />
Mustela erminea<br />
Our very own php jedi, Coded the Scheduler and the Discussion board.<br />
Stoat has been there since the birth of 5punk, and without him, we wouldn't have any of the things we have. <br />
<br />
====Dog Pants====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Moderator<br />
<br />
After watching his posts for some time, WEY decided to ask Dog Pants to join the 5punk admin team.<br />
Dog Pants has done a wonderful job moderating 5punk's forum, and has helped influence a lot of the recent decisions/suggestions for 5punk. He can usually be found stumbling around groaning in Urban Dead, or watching Zombie flicks at home.<br />
Pants' is actually the master beard of the 5punkiverse, often now found to be dreaming of SLA. New evidence shows he may actually be a [http://www.5punk.co.uk/discuss/30561/ bard].<br />
<br />
====[[user:Spoodie|Spoodie]]====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Admin<br />
<br />
His calm presence on the forums and web-savvy has allowed him to alleviate the pressure the other admins were beginning to feel and has proved very capable in a crisis. spoodie is master of the Impact Text Kittens, and has seen every film, ever.<br />
<br />
====Dr. Kitteny Berk====<br />
'''Role:''' Game Server ([[Bukkake]]) Owner<br />
<br />
While not part of the forum admin team, Berk runs and administrates our gaming servers. This shouldn't stop people xfiring him when 5punk is down though, because he loves being told. Berk has a particular way with words that can come across as quite offensive, but he's a kitten really and has probably provided more help and advice for fellow 5punkers than any other member. Berk likes vodka, and has a sleep pattern that can only be described as random. He also has awful taste in music.<br />
<br />
=Members=<br />
====[[Team RO-BO]]====<br />
[[user:Roman Totale|Roman Totale]] and [[user:mrbobbins|MrBobbins]]' team from a CS:S Tournament we held. <br />
<br />
Probably won, but as survivors are yet to be found we cannot be sure of this.<br />
<br />
Widely believed to be the founding partners of the following website: http://www.deagostini.co.uk/ilovehorses/<br />
<br />
====Gunslinger====<br />
[[user:Gunslinger|Gunslinger]] was Created by RO-BO using old toaster parts, flips out if he sees a bagel.<br />
<br />
So horribly, horribly good at all games.<br />
<br />
0.001% of his neural processing runs all NASA orbital navigation and communication systems and he is a technical consultant on [http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/richardandjudy/ Richard and Judy]<br />
<br />
====Hehulk====<br />
Massive [http://www.eve-online.com/ EVE] addict. Claims that [[Main Page#xfire|xfire]] is inaccurate and that this means he has has missed three hundred hours of actual play time due to router issues with ports. Was promoted to moderator on the eve forum just because of the sheer number of hours he plays it.<br />
<br />
Also plays BEEF and CSS. Tends to cry hax a lot when losing<br />
<br />
====Pnut====<br />
5punk's personal Battlefield 2 point resource. An avid fan of Battlefield 2 even though he isn't very good, can often be heard on teamspeak threatening to beat Chicken to death with his Keyboard/Mouse/Chair and many other assorted inanimate objects, normally after being sniped from next week for the ninth time in three minutes.<br />
<br />
====Deject====<br />
Deej is one of our resident 'merkins. He's also just released an EP called "Conceptual Intercourse" which is available on Amazon [http://www.amazon.com/Conceptual-Intercourse-Ep/dp/B000Y02X4W/ref=sr_f3_1/104-2955763-1352732?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1193809245&sr=103-1/ Here]. <br />
<br />
Word to your mother Deej, how is your mother?<br />
<br />
====Mikkyo====<br />
Runs a webcomic, [http://www.fuctinthehead.co.uk/ Fuctinthehead], which is updated daily and is Rather Good.<br />
Also One of the only 5punkers to actually work in the games industry. Ok so he stacks shelves at Gamestation.<br />
<br />
====Tandino====<br />
He's honoured to be on the list. Also currently has a great avatar of a kitten. A lover of BDSM sex games, likes to whip himself whilst others watch.<br />
<br />
====Lateralus====<br />
An all round thoroughly nice chap. Truly under the thumb of 'er indoors and consequently playing games far less than he should. Interesting fact: He's a town planner, mess with him, get a roundabout in front of your driveway.<br />
<br />
====Grimmie====<br />
Lord of Brum and Master of Vlad. 5punk's resident artist. Is very attracted to beards, and also hosts GrimBash, which has been a resounding sucess and we thank Mr Grim Grim muchly.<br />
<br />
====Killavodka====<br />
If it was not for lag, ping, memory, processor, PSU, Core Temp, HereComesPete and the fact that God seems to hate him, he would be the greatest FPS player in the world. Can reach vocal notes capable of making dogs ears bleed. Altogether now after three, ''Say whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!!!!''<br />
<br />
====Mr. Johnson====<br />
Our man in Belgium. He will let us know if that statue of the little boy stops pissing or Poirot dies. Likes getting backstabbed constantly in COD, honest.<br />
<br />
====Fabyak====<br />
FAAABULOUS Darling.<br />
<br />
====Chicken====<br />
Creator of all random mic noises. Likes to munch food and talk down his mic at the same time, thankfully the muppet frequently forgets to unmute himself after eating. Resident Beef sniper whore and OMG JOO FLUKEY ZOMG HAXXOR, takes great pleasure in winding Pnut up. Closet console tard, has been on a PC gaming break for 3 months now, though COD4 tempted him back. Hails from deepest darkest Scotland.<br />
Eats lots of ice-cream when gaming and on TS, the fat bastard.<br />
<br />
====Buzzmong====<br />
The ladies Favourite Purple car owner. Often referred to as 'Vibro-Spaz' or 'Bumzomg'.<br />
<br />
====Cashy====<br />
Just listen out for the words 'Cashy you shit' on TS and you know he's online. Do not ask him for advice on nuts, or chillies.<br />
<br />
====HereComesPete====<br />
Is currently wooing Killavodka's sister, a source of constant amusement to 5punkers. Likes to wind up Killavodka at any given opportunity. Has frequent brain farts as a result of imbibing chemicals during his philosophy degree. Many feel that HereComesPete and Killavodka have a 'special' relationship all of their own given the frequency of their arguments.<br />
<br />
====Ty aka Sir Die AloTy====<br />
Ty is one of the more colourful 5punkers. Often less than coherent for various reasons, we love his drunken ramblings. Once sported an impressive mohican and loves metal more than most 5punkers love CAEK and bummings. He used to die a lot, but worryingly he's started to improve lately. Maybe he's sobering up.<br />
<br />
====Jockgit====<br />
Probably 5punk's most senior member, but only more mature chronologically. Jockgit is famous for being able to fall asleep when and where no others could, often as a result of copious amounts of cheap alcohol. Photographic evidence suggests he may be a pirate.<br />
<br />
====E-Rabbit====<br />
Another purple car owner (challenge him and he'll foam and swear it's blue), is known to strike the campest poses on Earth and to be photographed with phallic references. Also known as Lord Bobbington.<br />
<br />
====Friznit====<br />
Friz is another EvE'er and is currently running (ie, shouting lots) the Eve corporation 5punkorp. He's also a Tank Commander in the British Army, so if you anger him too much you'll find your house crushed and tank tread marks over your lawn. Has a penchant for ponies.<br />
<br />
====Amblin====<br />
Semi-retired EvE'er who has been partly groomed into playing computer games too, namely [[Call of Duty 4]]<br />
<br />
====Baliame====<br />
5punk's resident whiner, nothing is ever alright to him. Also considers [s]Lateralus[/s] Chicken his arch-nemesis. Comes from the country of constant hunger, Hungary. Due to an unpronouncable name, he is often called Mr. Bubbles, Derek, or just Bob. Believer and preacher of the Cow World Domination Cult. Will also turn into a communist at slightest provocation and sing the 1944 Soviet Anthem.<br />
<br />
Oh, and he's completely fucking crazy. <br />
<br />
====Shada====<br />
Chowder! Chowder! Likes RPGs and <s>bunnyhopping</s> long walks on the beach.<br />
<br />
He joined 5punk after [http://5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=14795&start=0 following Grimmie into a dark room]. We probably don't want to know what happened in there.<br />
<br />
====Mr Green====<br />
Gay as a window. Responsible for the "sup" craze, Mr Green is also a mute - feel free to scream obscenities at him over TS without fear of rebuke. <br />
<br />
====Solomon====<br />
Has his own band, 'Schrodinger's Mouse', and also likes to take pictures of himself in black and white. All together now, EEEEEEMMMMMMMOOOOOO!<br />
<br />
====Nickface====<br />
Known widely as "The American who is most commonly mistaken for Deject." Has an amazing selection of hats. Is also a Reverend, so can marry you to a horse if you <s>so wish</s> mess around with him. Possibly.<br />
<br />
====Sheriff Fatman====<br />
Alcoholic layabout, sounds a bit like Chappers from Radio 1. Master of the "Gay Jump", likes creating characters that look like Joose in MMONGS and getting 13-year old boys to cyber him.<br />
<br />
[[category:5punk]]</div>
Baliame
https://www.5punk.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Member_Profiles&diff=2630
Member Profiles
2008-03-09T12:46:59Z
<p>Baliame: </p>
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<div>5punk is nothing without its '''Members'''. The people below are by no means all the members, they're just the ones who somebody decided they had something to say about.<br />
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<table width="806" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"><br />
<tr bgcolor="#3D84BD"><br />
<th colspan="7"><div align="center"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">5punk Members</span></div></th><br />
</tr><br />
<tr bgcolor="#BED7EB"><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB" ><div align="center">[[Member_Profiles#Site_Admins|Site Admins]]</div></td><br />
<td width="0.5" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center"></div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center"></div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center">[[Member_Profiles#Members|Members]]</div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center"></div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center"></div></td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Woo Elephant Yeah|Woo Elephant Yeah]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Amblin|Amblin]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#E-Rabbit|E-Rabbit]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#HereComesPete|HereComesPete]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Mr. Johnson|Mr. Johnson]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Tandino|Tandino]]</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>[[Member Profiles#FatherJack|FatherJack]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Baliame|Baliame]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Fabyak|Fabyak]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Jockgit|Jockgit]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Nickface|Nickface]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Team RO-BO|Team RO-BO]]</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>[[Member Profiles#Stoat|Stoat]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Buzzmong|Buzzmong]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Friznit|Friznit]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Killavodka|Killavodka]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Pnut|Pnut]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Ty aka Sir Die AloTy|Ty aka Sir Die AloTy]]</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>[[Member Profiles#Dog Pants|Dog Pants]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Cashy|Cashy]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Grimmie|Grimmie]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Lateralus|Lateralus]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Shada|Shada]]</td><br />
<td width="130"></td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>[[Member Profiles#spoodie|spoodie]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Chicken|Chicken]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Gunslinger|Gunslinger]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Mikkyo|Mikkyo]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Sheriff Fatman|Sheriff Fatman]]</td><br />
<td width="130"></td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>[[Member Profiles#Dr. Kitteny Berk|Dr. Kitteny Berk]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Deject|Deject]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Hehulk|Hehulk]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Mr Green|Mr. Green]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Solomon|Solomon]]</td><br />
<td width="130"></td><br />
</tr><br />
</table><br />
=Site Admins=<br />
====Woo Elephant Yeah====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Creator<br />
<br />
Often referred to as Wey, or Woo (which can be confusing)<br />
5punk is Wey's Baby, as, oddly enough, is Wey's baby.<br />
He is still amazed at how a simple idea has evolved into this rather active gaming community. In May 2007 WEY declared that he was standing down as site owner due to his ever increasing family commitments, but he's still the Daddy of our little family.<br />
<br />
====FatherJack====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Owner<br />
<br />
When WEY stepped down as site owner, FatherJack offered to take up the responsibility. It was agreed unanimously, first among the admins and later among the site members, that our foul-mouthed cleric was ideal for the job and with him he has brought new ideas, skills and enthusiasm.<br />
<br />
====Stoat====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Admin<br />
<br />
Mustela erminea<br />
Our very own php jedi, Coded the Scheduler and the Discussion board.<br />
Stoat has been there since the birth of 5punk, and without him, we wouldn't have any of the things we have. <br />
<br />
====Dog Pants====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Moderator<br />
<br />
After watching his posts for some time, WEY decided to ask Dog Pants to join the 5punk admin team.<br />
Dog Pants has done a wonderful job moderating 5punk's forum, and has helped influence a lot of the recent decisions/suggestions for 5punk. He can usually be found stumbling around groaning in Urban Dead, or watching Zombie flicks at home.<br />
Pants' is actually the master beard of the 5punkiverse, often now found to be dreaming of SLA. New evidence shows he may actually be a [http://www.5punk.co.uk/discuss/30561/ bard].<br />
<br />
====[[user:Spoodie|Spoodie]]====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Admin<br />
<br />
His calm presence on the forums and web-savvy has allowed him to alleviate the pressure the other admins were beginning to feel and has proved very capable in a crisis. spoodie is master of the Impact Text Kittens, and has seen every film, ever.<br />
<br />
====Dr. Kitteny Berk====<br />
'''Role:''' Game Server ([[Bukkake]]) Owner<br />
<br />
While not part of the forum admin team, Berk runs and administrates our gaming servers. This shouldn't stop people xfiring him when 5punk is down though, because he loves being told. Berk has a particular way with words that can come across as quite offensive, but he's a kitten really and has probably provided more help and advice for fellow 5punkers than any other member. Berk likes vodka, and has a sleep pattern that can only be described as random. He also has awful taste in music.<br />
<br />
=Members=<br />
====[[Team RO-BO]]====<br />
[[user:Roman Totale|Roman Totale]] and [[user:mrbobbins|MrBobbins]]' team from a CS:S Tournament we held. <br />
<br />
Probably won, but as survivors are yet to be found we cannot be sure of this.<br />
<br />
Widely believed to be the founding partners of the following website: http://www.deagostini.co.uk/ilovehorses/<br />
<br />
====Gunslinger====<br />
[[user:Gunslinger|Gunslinger]] was Created by RO-BO using old toaster parts, flips out if he sees a bagel.<br />
<br />
So horribly, horribly good at all games.<br />
<br />
0.001% of his neural processing runs all NASA orbital navigation and communication systems and he is a technical consultant on [http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/richardandjudy/ Richard and Judy]<br />
<br />
====Hehulk====<br />
Massive [http://www.eve-online.com/ EVE] addict. Claims that [[Main Page#xfire|xfire]] is inaccurate and that this means he has has missed three hundred hours of actual play time due to router issues with ports. Was promoted to moderator on the eve forum just because of the sheer number of hours he plays it.<br />
<br />
Also plays BEEF and CSS. Tends to cry hax a lot when losing<br />
<br />
====Pnut====<br />
5punk's personal Battlefield 2 point resource. An avid fan of Battlefield 2 even though he isn't very good, can often be heard on teamspeak threatening to beat Chicken to death with his Keyboard/Mouse/Chair and many other assorted inanimate objects, normally after being sniped from next week for the ninth time in three minutes.<br />
<br />
====Deject====<br />
Deej is one of our resident 'merkins. He's also just released an EP called "Conceptual Intercourse" which is available on Amazon [http://www.amazon.com/Conceptual-Intercourse-Ep/dp/B000Y02X4W/ref=sr_f3_1/104-2955763-1352732?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1193809245&sr=103-1/ Here]. <br />
<br />
Word to your mother Deej, how is your mother?<br />
<br />
====Mikkyo====<br />
Runs a webcomic, [http://www.fuctinthehead.co.uk/ Fuctinthehead], which is updated daily and is Rather Good.<br />
Also One of the only 5punkers to actually work in the games industry. Ok so he stacks shelves at Gamestation.<br />
<br />
====Tandino====<br />
He's honoured to be on the list. Also currently has a great avatar of a kitten. A lover of BDSM sex games, likes to whip himself whilst others watch.<br />
<br />
====Lateralus====<br />
An all round thoroughly nice chap. Truly under the thumb of 'er indoors and consequently playing games far less than he should. Interesting fact: He's a town planner, mess with him, get a roundabout in front of your driveway.<br />
<br />
====Grimmie====<br />
Lord of Brum and Master of Vlad. 5punk's resident artist. Is very attracted to beards, and also hosts GrimBash, which has been a resounding sucess and we thank Mr Grim Grim muchly.<br />
<br />
====Killavodka====<br />
If it was not for lag, ping, memory, processor, PSU, Core Temp, HereComesPete and the fact that God seems to hate him, he would be the greatest FPS player in the world. Can reach vocal notes capable of making dogs ears bleed. Altogether now after three, ''Say whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!!!!''<br />
<br />
====Mr. Johnson====<br />
Our man in Belgium. He will let us know if that statue of the little boy stops pissing or Poirot dies. Likes getting backstabbed constantly in COD, honest.<br />
<br />
====Fabyak====<br />
FAAABULOUS Darling.<br />
<br />
====Chicken====<br />
Creator of all random mic noises. Likes to munch food and talk down his mic at the same time, thankfully the muppet frequently forgets to unmute himself after eating. Resident Beef sniper whore and OMG JOO FLUKEY ZOMG HAXXOR, takes great pleasure in winding Pnut up. Closet console tard, has been on a PC gaming break for 3 months now, though COD4 tempted him back. Hails from deepest darkest Scotland.<br />
Eats lots of ice-cream when gaming and on TS, the fat bastard.<br />
<br />
====Buzzmong====<br />
The ladies Favourite Purple car owner. Often referred to as 'Vibro-Spaz' or 'Bumzomg'.<br />
<br />
====Cashy====<br />
Just listen out for the words 'Cashy you shit' on TS and you know he's online. Do not ask him for advice on nuts, or chillies.<br />
<br />
====HereComesPete====<br />
Is currently wooing Killavodka's sister, a source of constant amusement to 5punkers. Likes to wind up Killavodka at any given opportunity. Has frequent brain farts as a result of imbibing chemicals during his philosophy degree. Many feel that HereComesPete and Killavodka have a 'special' relationship all of their own given the frequency of their arguments.<br />
<br />
====Ty aka Sir Die AloTy====<br />
Ty is one of the more colourful 5punkers. Often less than coherent for various reasons, we love his drunken ramblings. Once sported an impressive mohican and loves metal more than most 5punkers love CAEK and bummings. He used to die a lot, but worryingly he's started to improve lately. Maybe he's sobering up.<br />
<br />
====Jockgit====<br />
Probably 5punk's most senior member, but only more mature chronologically. Jockgit is famous for being able to fall asleep when and where no others could, often as a result of copious amounts of cheap alcohol. Photographic evidence suggests he may be a pirate.<br />
<br />
====E-Rabbit====<br />
Another purple car owner (challenge him and he'll foam and swear it's blue), is known to strike the campest poses on Earth and to be photographed with phallic references. Also known as Lord Bobbington.<br />
<br />
====Friznit====<br />
Friz is another EvE'er and is currently running (ie, shouting lots) the Eve corporation 5punkorp. He's also a Tank Commander in the British Army, so if you anger him too much you'll find your house crushed and tank tread marks over your lawn. Has a penchant for ponies.<br />
<br />
====Amblin====<br />
Semi-retired EvE'er who has been partly groomed into playing computer games too, namely [[Call of Duty 4]]<br />
<br />
====Baliame====<br />
5punk's resident whiner, nothing is ever alright to him. Also considers [s]Lateralus[/s] Chicken his arch-nemesis. Comes from the country of constant hunger, Hungary. Due to an unpronouncable name, he is often called Mr. Bubbles, Derek, or just Bob. Believer and preacher of the Cow World Domination Cult. Will also turn into a communist at slightest provocation and sing the 1944 Soviet Anthem.<br />
<br />
Oh, and he's completely fucking crazy. <br />
<br />
====Shada====<br />
Chowder! Chowder! Likes RPGs and <s>bunnyhopping</s> long walks on the beach.<br />
<br />
He joined 5punk after [http://5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=14795&start=0 following Grimmie into a dark room]. We probably don't want to know what happened in there.<br />
<br />
====Mr Green====<br />
Gay as a window. Responsible for the "sup" craze, Mr Green is also a mute - feel free to scream obscenities at him over TS without fear of rebuke. <br />
<br />
====Solomon====<br />
Has his own band, 'Schrodinger's Mouse', and also likes to take pictures of himself in black and white. All together now, EEEEEEMMMMMMMOOOOOO!<br />
<br />
====Nickface====<br />
Known widely as "The American who is most commonly mistaken for Deject." Has an amazing selection of hats. Is also a Reverend, so can marry you to a horse if you <s>so wish</s> mess around with him. Possibly.<br />
<br />
====Sheriff Fatman====<br />
Alcoholic layabout, sounds a bit like Chappers from Radio 1. Master of the "Gay Jump", likes creating characters that look like Joose in MMONGS and getting 13-year old boys to cyber him.<br />
<br />
[[category:5punk]]</div>
Baliame
https://www.5punk.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Member_Profiles&diff=2629
Member Profiles
2008-03-09T12:46:44Z
<p>Baliame: </p>
<hr />
<div><!--- Will make a customized TOC sometime this weekend so it doesn't take up a whole fucking page. ---><br />
5punk is nothing without its '''Members'''. The people below are by no means all the members, they're just the ones who somebody decided they had something to say about.<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
<table width="806" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"><br />
<tr bgcolor="#3D84BD"><br />
<th colspan="7"><div align="center"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">5punk Members</span></div></th><br />
</tr><br />
<tr bgcolor="#BED7EB"><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB" ><div align="center">[[Member_Profiles#Site_Admins|Site Admins]]</div></td><br />
<td width="0.5" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center"></div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center"></div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center">[[Member_Profiles#Members|Members]]</div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center"></div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center"></div></td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Woo Elephant Yeah|Woo Elephant Yeah]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Amblin|Amblin]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#E-Rabbit|E-Rabbit]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#HereComesPete|HereComesPete]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Mr. Johnson|Mr. Johnson]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Tandino|Tandino]]</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>[[Member Profiles#FatherJack|FatherJack]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Baliame|Baliame]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Fabyak|Fabyak]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Jockgit|Jockgit]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Nickface|Nickface]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Team RO-BO|Team RO-BO]]</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>[[Member Profiles#Stoat|Stoat]]</td><br />
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<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Buzzmong|Buzzmong]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Friznit|Friznit]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Killavodka|Killavodka]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Pnut|Pnut]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Ty aka Sir Die AloTy|Ty aka Sir Die AloTy]]</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>[[Member Profiles#Dog Pants|Dog Pants]]</td><br />
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<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Cashy|Cashy]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Grimmie|Grimmie]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Lateralus|Lateralus]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Shada|Shada]]</td><br />
<td width="130"></td><br />
</tr><br />
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<td>[[Member Profiles#spoodie|spoodie]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Chicken|Chicken]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Gunslinger|Gunslinger]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Mikkyo|Mikkyo]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Sheriff Fatman|Sheriff Fatman]]</td><br />
<td width="130"></td><br />
</tr><br />
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<td>[[Member Profiles#Dr. Kitteny Berk|Dr. Kitteny Berk]]</td><br />
<td width="0.5"></td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Deject|Deject]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Hehulk|Hehulk]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Mr Green|Mr. Green]]</td><br />
<td width="130">[[Member Profiles#Solomon|Solomon]]</td><br />
<td width="130"></td><br />
</tr><br />
</table><br />
=Site Admins=<br />
====Woo Elephant Yeah====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Creator<br />
<br />
Often referred to as Wey, or Woo (which can be confusing)<br />
5punk is Wey's Baby, as, oddly enough, is Wey's baby.<br />
He is still amazed at how a simple idea has evolved into this rather active gaming community. In May 2007 WEY declared that he was standing down as site owner due to his ever increasing family commitments, but he's still the Daddy of our little family.<br />
<br />
====FatherJack====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Owner<br />
<br />
When WEY stepped down as site owner, FatherJack offered to take up the responsibility. It was agreed unanimously, first among the admins and later among the site members, that our foul-mouthed cleric was ideal for the job and with him he has brought new ideas, skills and enthusiasm.<br />
<br />
====Stoat====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Admin<br />
<br />
Mustela erminea<br />
Our very own php jedi, Coded the Scheduler and the Discussion board.<br />
Stoat has been there since the birth of 5punk, and without him, we wouldn't have any of the things we have. <br />
<br />
====Dog Pants====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Moderator<br />
<br />
After watching his posts for some time, WEY decided to ask Dog Pants to join the 5punk admin team.<br />
Dog Pants has done a wonderful job moderating 5punk's forum, and has helped influence a lot of the recent decisions/suggestions for 5punk. He can usually be found stumbling around groaning in Urban Dead, or watching Zombie flicks at home.<br />
Pants' is actually the master beard of the 5punkiverse, often now found to be dreaming of SLA. New evidence shows he may actually be a [http://www.5punk.co.uk/discuss/30561/ bard].<br />
<br />
====[[user:Spoodie|Spoodie]]====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Admin<br />
<br />
His calm presence on the forums and web-savvy has allowed him to alleviate the pressure the other admins were beginning to feel and has proved very capable in a crisis. spoodie is master of the Impact Text Kittens, and has seen every film, ever.<br />
<br />
====Dr. Kitteny Berk====<br />
'''Role:''' Game Server ([[Bukkake]]) Owner<br />
<br />
While not part of the forum admin team, Berk runs and administrates our gaming servers. This shouldn't stop people xfiring him when 5punk is down though, because he loves being told. Berk has a particular way with words that can come across as quite offensive, but he's a kitten really and has probably provided more help and advice for fellow 5punkers than any other member. Berk likes vodka, and has a sleep pattern that can only be described as random. He also has awful taste in music.<br />
<br />
=Members=<br />
====[[Team RO-BO]]====<br />
[[user:Roman Totale|Roman Totale]] and [[user:mrbobbins|MrBobbins]]' team from a CS:S Tournament we held. <br />
<br />
Probably won, but as survivors are yet to be found we cannot be sure of this.<br />
<br />
Widely believed to be the founding partners of the following website: http://www.deagostini.co.uk/ilovehorses/<br />
<br />
====Gunslinger====<br />
[[user:Gunslinger|Gunslinger]] was Created by RO-BO using old toaster parts, flips out if he sees a bagel.<br />
<br />
So horribly, horribly good at all games.<br />
<br />
0.001% of his neural processing runs all NASA orbital navigation and communication systems and he is a technical consultant on [http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/richardandjudy/ Richard and Judy]<br />
<br />
====Hehulk====<br />
Massive [http://www.eve-online.com/ EVE] addict. Claims that [[Main Page#xfire|xfire]] is inaccurate and that this means he has has missed three hundred hours of actual play time due to router issues with ports. Was promoted to moderator on the eve forum just because of the sheer number of hours he plays it.<br />
<br />
Also plays BEEF and CSS. Tends to cry hax a lot when losing<br />
<br />
====Pnut====<br />
5punk's personal Battlefield 2 point resource. An avid fan of Battlefield 2 even though he isn't very good, can often be heard on teamspeak threatening to beat Chicken to death with his Keyboard/Mouse/Chair and many other assorted inanimate objects, normally after being sniped from next week for the ninth time in three minutes.<br />
<br />
====Deject====<br />
Deej is one of our resident 'merkins. He's also just released an EP called "Conceptual Intercourse" which is available on Amazon [http://www.amazon.com/Conceptual-Intercourse-Ep/dp/B000Y02X4W/ref=sr_f3_1/104-2955763-1352732?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1193809245&sr=103-1/ Here]. <br />
<br />
Word to your mother Deej, how is your mother?<br />
<br />
====Mikkyo====<br />
Runs a webcomic, [http://www.fuctinthehead.co.uk/ Fuctinthehead], which is updated daily and is Rather Good.<br />
Also One of the only 5punkers to actually work in the games industry. Ok so he stacks shelves at Gamestation.<br />
<br />
====Tandino====<br />
He's honoured to be on the list. Also currently has a great avatar of a kitten. A lover of BDSM sex games, likes to whip himself whilst others watch.<br />
<br />
====Lateralus====<br />
An all round thoroughly nice chap. Truly under the thumb of 'er indoors and consequently playing games far less than he should. Interesting fact: He's a town planner, mess with him, get a roundabout in front of your driveway.<br />
<br />
====Grimmie====<br />
Lord of Brum and Master of Vlad. 5punk's resident artist. Is very attracted to beards, and also hosts GrimBash, which has been a resounding sucess and we thank Mr Grim Grim muchly.<br />
<br />
====Killavodka====<br />
If it was not for lag, ping, memory, processor, PSU, Core Temp, HereComesPete and the fact that God seems to hate him, he would be the greatest FPS player in the world. Can reach vocal notes capable of making dogs ears bleed. Altogether now after three, ''Say whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!!!!''<br />
<br />
====Mr. Johnson====<br />
Our man in Belgium. He will let us know if that statue of the little boy stops pissing or Poirot dies. Likes getting backstabbed constantly in COD, honest.<br />
<br />
====Fabyak====<br />
FAAABULOUS Darling.<br />
<br />
====Chicken====<br />
Creator of all random mic noises. Likes to munch food and talk down his mic at the same time, thankfully the muppet frequently forgets to unmute himself after eating. Resident Beef sniper whore and OMG JOO FLUKEY ZOMG HAXXOR, takes great pleasure in winding Pnut up. Closet console tard, has been on a PC gaming break for 3 months now, though COD4 tempted him back. Hails from deepest darkest Scotland.<br />
Eats lots of ice-cream when gaming and on TS, the fat bastard.<br />
<br />
====Buzzmong====<br />
The ladies Favourite Purple car owner. Often referred to as 'Vibro-Spaz' or 'Bumzomg'.<br />
<br />
====Cashy====<br />
Just listen out for the words 'Cashy you shit' on TS and you know he's online. Do not ask him for advice on nuts, or chillies.<br />
<br />
====HereComesPete====<br />
Is currently wooing Killavodka's sister, a source of constant amusement to 5punkers. Likes to wind up Killavodka at any given opportunity. Has frequent brain farts as a result of imbibing chemicals during his philosophy degree. Many feel that HereComesPete and Killavodka have a 'special' relationship all of their own given the frequency of their arguments.<br />
<br />
====Ty aka Sir Die AloTy====<br />
Ty is one of the more colourful 5punkers. Often less than coherent for various reasons, we love his drunken ramblings. Once sported an impressive mohican and loves metal more than most 5punkers love CAEK and bummings. He used to die a lot, but worryingly he's started to improve lately. Maybe he's sobering up.<br />
<br />
====Jockgit====<br />
Probably 5punk's most senior member, but only more mature chronologically. Jockgit is famous for being able to fall asleep when and where no others could, often as a result of copious amounts of cheap alcohol. Photographic evidence suggests he may be a pirate.<br />
<br />
====E-Rabbit====<br />
Another purple car owner (challenge him and he'll foam and swear it's blue), is known to strike the campest poses on Earth and to be photographed with phallic references. Also known as Lord Bobbington.<br />
<br />
====Friznit====<br />
Friz is another EvE'er and is currently running (ie, shouting lots) the Eve corporation 5punkorp. He's also a Tank Commander in the British Army, so if you anger him too much you'll find your house crushed and tank tread marks over your lawn. Has a penchant for ponies.<br />
<br />
====Amblin====<br />
Semi-retired EvE'er who has been partly groomed into playing computer games too, namely [[Call of Duty 4]]<br />
<br />
====Baliame====<br />
5punk's resident whiner, nothing is ever alright to him. Also considers [s]Lateralus[/s] Chicken his arch-nemesis. Comes from the country of constant hunger, Hungary. Due to an unpronouncable name, he is often called Mr. Bubbles, Derek, or just Bob. Believer and preacher of the Cow World Domination Cult. Will also turn into a communist at slightest provocation and sing the 1944 Soviet Anthem.<br />
<br />
Oh, and he's completely fucking crazy. <br />
<br />
====Shada====<br />
Chowder! Chowder! Likes RPGs and <s>bunnyhopping</s> long walks on the beach.<br />
<br />
He joined 5punk after [http://5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=14795&start=0 following Grimmie into a dark room]. We probably don't want to know what happened in there.<br />
<br />
====Mr Green====<br />
Gay as a window. Responsible for the "sup" craze, Mr Green is also a mute - feel free to scream obscenities at him over TS without fear of rebuke. <br />
<br />
====Solomon====<br />
Has his own band, 'Schrodinger's Mouse', and also likes to take pictures of himself in black and white. All together now, EEEEEEMMMMMMMOOOOOO!<br />
<br />
====Nickface====<br />
Known widely as "The American who is most commonly mistaken for Deject." Has an amazing selection of hats. Is also a Reverend, so can marry you to a horse if you <s>so wish</s> mess around with him. Possibly.<br />
<br />
====Sheriff Fatman====<br />
Alcoholic layabout, sounds a bit like Chappers from Radio 1. Master of the "Gay Jump", likes creating characters that look like Joose in MMONGS and getting 13-year old boys to cyber him.<br />
<br />
[[category:5punk]]</div>
Baliame
https://www.5punk.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Member_Profiles&diff=2628
Member Profiles
2008-03-06T19:37:22Z
<p>Baliame: </p>
<hr />
<div><!--- Will make a customized TOC sometime this weekend so it doesn't take up a whole fucking page. ---><br />
5punk is nothing without its '''Members'''. The people below are by no means all the members, they're just the ones who somebody decided they had something to say about.<br />
__TOC__<br />
=Site Admins=<br />
====Woo Elephant Yeah====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Creator<br />
<br />
Often referred to as Wey, or Woo (which can be confusing)<br />
5punk is Wey's Baby, as, oddly enough, is Wey's baby.<br />
He is still amazed at how a simple idea has evolved into this rather active gaming community. In May 2007 WEY declared that he was standing down as site owner due to his ever increasing family commitments, but he's still the Daddy of our little family.<br />
<br />
====FatherJack====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Owner<br />
<br />
When WEY stepped down as site owner, FatherJack offered to take up the responsibility. It was agreed unanimously, first among the admins and later among the site members, that our foul-mouthed cleric was ideal for the job and with him he has brought new ideas, skills and enthusiasm.<br />
<br />
====Stoat====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Admin<br />
<br />
Mustela erminea<br />
Our very own php jedi, Coded the Scheduler and the Discussion board.<br />
Stoat has been there since the birth of 5punk, and without him, we wouldn't have any of the things we have. <br />
<br />
====Dog Pants====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Moderator<br />
<br />
After watching his posts for some time, WEY decided to ask Dog Pants to join the 5punk admin team.<br />
Dog Pants has done a wonderful job moderating 5punk's forum, and has helped influence a lot of the recent decisions/suggestions for 5punk. He can usually be found stumbling around groaning in Urban Dead, or watching Zombie flicks at home.<br />
Pants' is actually the master beard of the 5punkiverse, often now found to be dreaming of SLA. New evidence shows he may actually be a [http://www.5punk.co.uk/discuss/30561/ bard].<br />
<br />
====[[user:Spoodie|Spoodie]]====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Admin<br />
<br />
His calm presence on the forums and web-savvy has allowed him to alleviate the pressure the other admins were beginning to feel and has proved very capable in a crisis. spoodie is master of the Impact Text Kittens, and has seen every film, ever.<br />
<br />
====Dr. Kitteny Berk====<br />
'''Role:''' Game Server ([[Bukkake]]) Owner<br />
<br />
While not part of the forum admin team, Berk runs and administrates our gaming servers. This shouldn't stop people xfiring him when 5punk is down though, because he loves being told. Berk has a particular way with words that can come across as quite offensive, but he's a kitten really and has probably provided more help and advice for fellow 5punkers than any other member. Berk likes vodka, and has a sleep pattern that can only be described as random. He also has awful taste in music.<br />
<br />
=Members=<br />
====[[Team RO-BO]]====<br />
[[user:Roman Totale|Roman Totale]] and [[user:mrbobbins|MrBobbins]]' team from a CS:S Tournament we held. <br />
<br />
Probably won, but as survivors are yet to be found we cannot be sure of this.<br />
<br />
Widely believed to be the founding partners of the following website: http://www.deagostini.co.uk/ilovehorses/<br />
<br />
====Gunslinger====<br />
[[user:Gunslinger|Gunslinger]] was Created by RO-BO using old toaster parts, flips out if he sees a bagel.<br />
<br />
So horribly, horribly good at all games.<br />
<br />
0.001% of his neural processing runs all NASA orbital navigation and communication systems and he is a technical consultant on [http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/richardandjudy/ Richard and Judy]<br />
<br />
====Hehulk====<br />
Massive [http://www.eve-online.com/ EVE] addict. Claims that [[Main Page#xfire|xfire]] is inaccurate and that this means he has has missed three hundred hours of actual play time due to router issues with ports. Was promoted to moderator on the eve forum just because of the sheer number of hours he plays it.<br />
<br />
Also plays BEEF and CSS. Tends to cry hax a lot when losing<br />
<br />
====Pnut====<br />
5punk's personal Battlefield 2 point resource. An avid fan of Battlefield 2 even though he isn't very good, can often be heard on teamspeak threatening to beat Chicken to death with his Keyboard/Mouse/Chair and many other assorted inanimate objects, normally after being sniped from next week for the ninth time in three minutes.<br />
<br />
====Deject====<br />
Deej is one of our resident 'merkins. He's also just released an EP called "Conceptual Intercourse" which is available on Amazon [http://www.amazon.com/Conceptual-Intercourse-Ep/dp/B000Y02X4W/ref=sr_f3_1/104-2955763-1352732?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1193809245&sr=103-1/ Here]. <br />
<br />
Word to your mother Deej, how is your mother?<br />
<br />
====Mikkyo====<br />
Runs a webcomic, [http://www.fuctinthehead.co.uk/ Fuctinthehead], which is updated daily and is Rather Good.<br />
Also One of the only 5punkers to actually work in the games industry. Ok so he stacks shelves at Gamestation.<br />
<br />
====Tandino====<br />
He's honoured to be on the list. Also currently has a great avatar of a kitten. A lover of BDSM sex games, likes to whip himself whilst others watch.<br />
<br />
====Lateralus====<br />
An all round thoroughly nice chap. Truly under the thumb of 'er indoors and consequently playing games far less than he should. Interesting fact: He's a town planner, mess with him, get a roundabout in front of your driveway.<br />
<br />
====Grimmie====<br />
Lord of Brum and Master of Vlad. 5punk's resident artist. Is very attracted to beards, and also hosts GrimBash, which has been a resounding sucess and we thank Mr Grim Grim muchly.<br />
<br />
====Killavodka====<br />
If it was not for lag, ping, memory, processor, PSU, Core Temp, HereComesPete and the fact that God seems to hate him, he would be the greatest FPS player in the world. Can reach vocal notes capable of making dogs ears bleed. Altogether now after three, ''Say whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!!!!''<br />
<br />
====Mr. Johnson====<br />
Our man in Belgium. He will let us know if that statue of the little boy stops pissing or Poirot dies. Likes getting backstabbed constantly in COD, honest.<br />
<br />
====Fabyak====<br />
FAAABULOUS Darling.<br />
<br />
====Chicken====<br />
Creator of all random mic noises. Likes to munch food and talk down his mic at the same time, thankfully the muppet frequently forgets to unmute himself after eating. Resident Beef sniper whore and OMG JOO FLUKEY ZOMG HAXXOR, takes great pleasure in winding Pnut up. Closet console tard, has been on a PC gaming break for 3 months now, though COD4 tempted him back. Hails from deepest darkest Scotland.<br />
Eats lots of ice-cream when gaming and on TS, the fat bastard.<br />
<br />
====Buzzmong====<br />
The ladies Favourite Purple car owner. Often referred to as 'Vibro-Spaz' or 'Bumzomg'.<br />
<br />
====Cashy====<br />
Just listen out for the words 'Cashy you shit' on TS and you know he's online. Do not ask him for advice on nuts, or chillies.<br />
<br />
====HereComesPete====<br />
Is currently wooing Killavodka's sister, a source of constant amusement to 5punkers. Likes to wind up Killavodka at any given opportunity. Has frequent brain farts as a result of imbibing chemicals during his philosophy degree. Many feel that HereComesPete and Killavodka have a 'special' relationship all of their own given the frequency of their arguments.<br />
<br />
====Ty aka Sir Die AloTy====<br />
Ty is one of the more colourful 5punkers. Often less than coherent for various reasons, we love his drunken ramblings. Once sported an impressive mohican and loves metal more than most 5punkers love CAEK and bummings. He used to die a lot, but worryingly he's started to improve lately. Maybe he's sobering up.<br />
<br />
====Jockgit====<br />
Probably 5punk's most senior member, but only more mature chronologically. Jockgit is famous for being able to fall asleep when and where no others could, often as a result of copious amounts of cheap alcohol. Photographic evidence suggests he may be a pirate.<br />
<br />
====E-Rabbit====<br />
Another purple car owner (challenge him and he'll foam and swear it's blue), is known to strike the campest poses on Earth and to be photographed with phallic references. Also known as Lord Bobbington.<br />
<br />
====Friznit====<br />
Friz is another EvE'er and is currently running (ie, shouting lots) the Eve corporation 5punkorp. He's also a Tank Commander in the British Army, so if you anger him too much you'll find your house crushed and tank tread marks over your lawn. Has a penchant for ponies.<br />
<br />
====Amblin====<br />
Semi-retired EvE'er who has been partly groomed into playing computer games too, namely [[Call of Duty 4]]<br />
<br />
====Baliame====<br />
5punk's resident whiner, nothing is ever alright to him. Also considers Lateralus his arch-nemesis. Comes from the country of constant hunger, Hungary. Due to an unpronouncable name, he is often called Mr. Bubbles, Derek, or just Bob. Believer and preacher of the Cow World Domination Cult. Will also turn into a communist at slightest provocation and sing the 1944 Soviet Anthem.<br />
<br />
Oh, and he's completely fucking crazy. <br />
<br />
====Shada====<br />
Chowder! Chowder! Likes RPGs and <s>bunnyhopping</s> long walks on the beach.<br />
<br />
He joined 5punk after [http://5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=14795&start=0 following Grimmie into a dark room]. We probably don't want to know what happened in there.<br />
<br />
====Mr Green====<br />
Gay as a window. Responsible for the "sup" craze, Mr Green is also a mute - feel free to scream obscenities at him over TS without fear of rebuke. <br />
<br />
====Solomon====<br />
Has his own band, 'Schrodinger's Mouse', and also likes to take pictures of himself in black and white. All together now, EEEEEEMMMMMMMOOOOOO!<br />
<br />
====Nickface====<br />
Known widely as "The American who is most commonly mistaken for Deject." Has an amazing selection of hats. Is also a Reverend, so can marry you to a horse if you <s>so wish</s> mess around with him. Possibly.<br />
<br />
====Sheriff Fatman====<br />
Alcoholic layabout, sounds a bit like Chappers from Radio 1. Master of the "Gay Jump", likes creating characters that look like Joose in MMONGS and getting 13-year old boys to cyber him.<br />
<br />
[[category:5punk]]</div>
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2008-03-06T19:34:23Z
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<hr />
<div>5punk is nothing without its '''Members'''. The people below are by no means all the members, they're just the ones who somebody decided they had something to say about.<br />
__TOC__<br />
=Site Admins=<br />
====Woo Elephant Yeah====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Creator<br />
<br />
Often referred to as Wey, or Woo (which can be confusing)<br />
5punk is Wey's Baby, as, oddly enough, is Wey's baby.<br />
He is still amazed at how a simple idea has evolved into this rather active gaming community. In May 2007 WEY declared that he was standing down as site owner due to his ever increasing family commitments, but he's still the Daddy of our little family.<br />
<br />
====FatherJack====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Owner<br />
<br />
When WEY stepped down as site owner, FatherJack offered to take up the responsibility. It was agreed unanimously, first among the admins and later among the site members, that our foul-mouthed cleric was ideal for the job and with him he has brought new ideas, skills and enthusiasm.<br />
<br />
====Stoat====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Admin<br />
<br />
Mustela erminea<br />
Our very own php jedi, Coded the Scheduler and the Discussion board.<br />
Stoat has been there since the birth of 5punk, and without him, we wouldn't have any of the things we have. <br />
<br />
====Dog Pants====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Moderator<br />
<br />
After watching his posts for some time, WEY decided to ask Dog Pants to join the 5punk admin team.<br />
Dog Pants has done a wonderful job moderating 5punk's forum, and has helped influence a lot of the recent decisions/suggestions for 5punk. He can usually be found stumbling around groaning in Urban Dead, or watching Zombie flicks at home.<br />
Pants' is actually the master beard of the 5punkiverse, often now found to be dreaming of SLA. New evidence shows he may actually be a [http://www.5punk.co.uk/discuss/30561/ bard].<br />
<br />
====[[user:Spoodie|Spoodie]]====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Admin<br />
<br />
His calm presence on the forums and web-savvy has allowed him to alleviate the pressure the other admins were beginning to feel and has proved very capable in a crisis. spoodie is master of the Impact Text Kittens, and has seen every film, ever.<br />
<br />
====Dr. Kitteny Berk====<br />
'''Role:''' Game Server ([[Bukkake]]) Owner<br />
<br />
While not part of the forum admin team, Berk runs and administrates our gaming servers. This shouldn't stop people xfiring him when 5punk is down though, because he loves being told. Berk has a particular way with words that can come across as quite offensive, but he's a kitten really and has probably provided more help and advice for fellow 5punkers than any other member. Berk likes vodka, and has a sleep pattern that can only be described as random. He also has awful taste in music.<br />
<br />
=Members=<br />
====[[Team RO-BO]]====<br />
[[user:Roman Totale|Roman Totale]] and [[user:mrbobbins|MrBobbins]]' team from a CS:S Tournament we held. <br />
<br />
Probably won, but as survivors are yet to be found we cannot be sure of this.<br />
<br />
Widely believed to be the founding partners of the following website: http://www.deagostini.co.uk/ilovehorses/<br />
<br />
====Gunslinger====<br />
[[user:Gunslinger|Gunslinger]] was Created by RO-BO using old toaster parts, flips out if he sees a bagel.<br />
<br />
So horribly, horribly good at all games.<br />
<br />
0.001% of his neural processing runs all NASA orbital navigation and communication systems and he is a technical consultant on [http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/richardandjudy/ Richard and Judy]<br />
<br />
====Hehulk====<br />
Massive [http://www.eve-online.com/ EVE] addict. Claims that [[Main Page#xfire|xfire]] is inaccurate and that this means he has has missed three hundred hours of actual play time due to router issues with ports. Was promoted to moderator on the eve forum just because of the sheer number of hours he plays it.<br />
<br />
Also plays BEEF and CSS. Tends to cry hax a lot when losing<br />
<br />
====Pnut====<br />
5punk's personal Battlefield 2 point resource. An avid fan of Battlefield 2 even though he isn't very good, can often be heard on teamspeak threatening to beat Chicken to death with his Keyboard/Mouse/Chair and many other assorted inanimate objects, normally after being sniped from next week for the ninth time in three minutes.<br />
<br />
====Deject====<br />
Deej is one of our resident 'merkins. He's also just released an EP called "Conceptual Intercourse" which is available on Amazon [http://www.amazon.com/Conceptual-Intercourse-Ep/dp/B000Y02X4W/ref=sr_f3_1/104-2955763-1352732?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1193809245&sr=103-1/ Here]. <br />
<br />
Word to your mother Deej, how is your mother?<br />
<br />
====Mikkyo====<br />
Runs a webcomic, [http://www.fuctinthehead.co.uk/ Fuctinthehead], which is updated daily and is Rather Good.<br />
Also One of the only 5punkers to actually work in the games industry. Ok so he stacks shelves at Gamestation.<br />
<br />
====Tandino====<br />
He's honoured to be on the list. Also currently has a great avatar of a kitten. A lover of BDSM sex games, likes to whip himself whilst others watch.<br />
<br />
====Lateralus====<br />
An all round thoroughly nice chap. Truly under the thumb of 'er indoors and consequently playing games far less than he should. Interesting fact: He's a town planner, mess with him, get a roundabout in front of your driveway.<br />
<br />
====Grimmie====<br />
Lord of Brum and Master of Vlad. 5punk's resident artist. Is very attracted to beards, and also hosts GrimBash, which has been a resounding sucess and we thank Mr Grim Grim muchly.<br />
<br />
====Killavodka====<br />
If it was not for lag, ping, memory, processor, PSU, Core Temp, HereComesPete and the fact that God seems to hate him, he would be the greatest FPS player in the world. Can reach vocal notes capable of making dogs ears bleed. Altogether now after three, ''Say whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!!!!''<br />
<br />
====Mr. Johnson====<br />
Our man in Belgium. He will let us know if that statue of the little boy stops pissing or Poirot dies. Likes getting backstabbed constantly in COD, honest.<br />
<br />
====Fabyak====<br />
FAAABULOUS Darling.<br />
<br />
====Chicken====<br />
Creator of all random mic noises. Likes to munch food and talk down his mic at the same time, thankfully the muppet frequently forgets to unmute himself after eating. Resident Beef sniper whore and OMG JOO FLUKEY ZOMG HAXXOR, takes great pleasure in winding Pnut up. Closet console tard, has been on a PC gaming break for 3 months now, though COD4 tempted him back. Hails from deepest darkest Scotland.<br />
Eats lots of ice-cream when gaming and on TS, the fat bastard.<br />
<br />
====Buzzmong====<br />
The ladies Favourite Purple car owner. Often referred to as 'Vibro-Spaz' or 'Bumzomg'.<br />
<br />
====Cashy====<br />
Just listen out for the words 'Cashy you shit' on TS and you know he's online. Do not ask him for advice on nuts, or chillies.<br />
<br />
====HereComesPete====<br />
Is currently wooing Killavodka's sister, a source of constant amusement to 5punkers. Likes to wind up Killavodka at any given opportunity. Has frequent brain farts as a result of imbibing chemicals during his philosophy degree. Many feel that HereComesPete and Killavodka have a 'special' relationship all of their own given the frequency of their arguments.<br />
<br />
====Ty aka Sir Die AloTy====<br />
Ty is one of the more colourful 5punkers. Often less than coherent for various reasons, we love his drunken ramblings. Once sported an impressive mohican and loves metal more than most 5punkers love CAEK and bummings. He used to die a lot, but worryingly he's started to improve lately. Maybe he's sobering up.<br />
<br />
====Jockgit====<br />
Probably 5punk's most senior member, but only more mature chronologically. Jockgit is famous for being able to fall asleep when and where no others could, often as a result of copious amounts of cheap alcohol. Photographic evidence suggests he may be a pirate.<br />
<br />
====E-Rabbit====<br />
Another purple car owner (challenge him and he'll foam and swear it's blue), is known to strike the campest poses on Earth and to be photographed with phallic references. Also known as Lord Bobbington.<br />
<br />
====Friznit====<br />
Friz is another EvE'er and is currently running (ie, shouting lots) the Eve corporation 5punkorp. He's also a Tank Commander in the British Army, so if you anger him too much you'll find your house crushed and tank tread marks over your lawn. Has a penchant for ponies.<br />
<br />
====Amblin====<br />
Semi-retired EvE'er who has been partly groomed into playing computer games too, namely [[Call of Duty 4]]<br />
<br />
====Baliame====<br />
5punk's resident whiner, nothing is ever alright to him. Also considers Lateralus his arch-nemesis. Comes from the country of constant hunger, Hungary. Due to an unpronouncable name, he is often called Mr. Bubbles, Derek, or just Bob. Believer and preacher of the Cow World Domination Cult. Will also turn into a communist at slightest provocation and sing the 1944 Soviet Anthem.<br />
<br />
Oh, and he's completely fucking crazy. <br />
<br />
====Shada====<br />
Chowder! Chowder! Likes RPGs and <s>bunnyhopping</s> long walks on the beach.<br />
<br />
He joined 5punk after [http://5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=14795&start=0 following Grimmie into a dark room]. We probably don't want to know what happened in there.<br />
<br />
====Mr Green====<br />
Gay as a window. Responsible for the "sup" craze, Mr Green is also a mute - feel free to scream obscenities at him over TS without fear of rebuke. <br />
<br />
====Solomon====<br />
Has his own band, 'Schrodinger's Mouse', and also likes to take pictures of himself in black and white. All together now, EEEEEEMMMMMMMOOOOOO!<br />
<br />
====Nickface====<br />
Known widely as "The American who is most commonly mistaken for Deject." Has an amazing selection of hats. Is also a Reverend, so can marry you to a horse if you <s>so wish</s> mess around with him. Possibly.<br />
<br />
====Sheriff Fatman====<br />
Alcoholic layabout, sounds a bit like Chappers from Radio 1. Master of the "Gay Jump", likes creating characters that look like Joose in MMONGS and getting 13-year old boys to cyber him.<br />
<br />
[[category:5punk]]</div>
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<div>5punk is nothing without its '''Members'''. The people below are by no means all the members, they're just the ones who somebody decided they had something to say about.<br />
__TOC__<br />
=Site Admins=<br />
====Woo Elephant Yeah====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Creator<br />
Often referred to as Wey, or Woo (which can be confusing)<br />
5punk is Wey's Baby, as, oddly enough, is Wey's baby.<br />
He is still amazed at how a simple idea has evolved into this rather active gaming community. In May 2007 WEY declared that he was standing down as site owner due to his ever increasing family commitments, but he's still the Daddy of our little family.<br />
<br />
====FatherJack====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Owner<br />
When WEY stepped down as site owner, FatherJack offered to take up the responsibility. It was agreed unanimously, first among the admins and later among the site members, that our foul-mouthed cleric was ideal for the job and with him he has brought new ideas, skills and enthusiasm.<br />
<br />
====Stoat====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Admin<br />
Mustela erminea<br />
Our very own php jedi, Coded the Scheduler and the Discussion board.<br />
Stoat has been there since the birth of 5punk, and without him, we wouldn't have any of the things we have. <br />
<br />
====Dog Pants====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Moderator<br />
After watching his posts for some time, WEY decided to ask Dog Pants to join the 5punk admin team.<br />
Dog Pants has done a wonderful job moderating 5punk's forum, and has helped influence a lot of the recent decisions/suggestions for 5punk. He can usually be found stumbling around groaning in Urban Dead, or watching Zombie flicks at home.<br />
Pants' is actually the master beard of the 5punkiverse, often now found to be dreaming of SLA. New evidence shows he may actually be a [http://www.5punk.co.uk/discuss/30561/ bard].<br />
<br />
====[[user:Spoodie|Spoodie]]====<br />
'''Role:''' Site Admin<br />
His calm presence on the forums and web-savvy has allowed him to alleviate the pressure the other admins were beginning to feel and has proved very capable in a crisis. spoodie is master of the Impact Text Kittens, and has seen every film, ever.<br />
<br />
====Dr. Kitteny Berk====<br />
'''Role:''' Game Server ([[Bukkake]]) Owner<br />
While not part of the forum admin team, Berk runs and administrates our gaming servers. This shouldn't stop people xfiring him when 5punk is down though, because he loves being told. Berk has a particular way with words that can come across as quite offensive, but he's a kitten really and has probably provided more help and advice for fellow 5punkers than any other member. Berk likes vodka, and has a sleep pattern that can only be described as random. He also has awful taste in music.<br />
<br />
=Members=<br />
====[[Team RO-BO]]====<br />
[[user:Roman Totale|Roman Totale]] and [[user:mrbobbins|MrBobbins]]' team from a CS:S Tournament we held. <br />
<br />
Probably won, but as survivors are yet to be found we cannot be sure of this.<br />
<br />
Widely believed to be the founding partners of the following website: http://www.deagostini.co.uk/ilovehorses/<br />
<br />
====Gunslinger====<br />
[[user:Gunslinger|Gunslinger]] was Created by RO-BO using old toaster parts, flips out if he sees a bagel.<br />
<br />
So horribly, horribly good at all games.<br />
<br />
0.001% of his neural processing runs all NASA orbital navigation and communication systems and he is a technical consultant on [http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/richardandjudy/ Richard and Judy]<br />
<br />
====Hehulk====<br />
Massive [http://www.eve-online.com/ EVE] addict. Claims that [[Main Page#xfire|xfire]] is inaccurate and that this means he has has missed three hundred hours of actual play time due to router issues with ports. Was promoted to moderator on the eve forum just because of the sheer number of hours he plays it.<br />
<br />
Also plays BEEF and CSS. Tends to cry hax a lot when losing<br />
<br />
====Pnut====<br />
5punk's personal Battlefield 2 point resource. An avid fan of Battlefield 2 even though he isn't very good, can often be heard on teamspeak threatening to beat Chicken to death with his Keyboard/Mouse/Chair and many other assorted inanimate objects, normally after being sniped from next week for the ninth time in three minutes.<br />
<br />
====Deject====<br />
Deej is one of our resident 'merkins. He's also just released an EP called "Conceptual Intercourse" which is available on Amazon [http://www.amazon.com/Conceptual-Intercourse-Ep/dp/B000Y02X4W/ref=sr_f3_1/104-2955763-1352732?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1193809245&sr=103-1/ Here]. <br />
<br />
Word to your mother Deej, how is your mother?<br />
<br />
====Mikkyo====<br />
Runs a webcomic, [http://www.fuctinthehead.co.uk/ Fuctinthehead], which is updated daily and is Rather Good.<br />
Also One of the only 5punkers to actually work in the games industry. Ok so he stacks shelves at Gamestation.<br />
<br />
====Tandino====<br />
He's honoured to be on the list. Also currently has a great avatar of a kitten. A lover of BDSM sex games, likes to whip himself whilst others watch.<br />
<br />
====Lateralus====<br />
An all round thoroughly nice chap. Truly under the thumb of 'er indoors and consequently playing games far less than he should. Interesting fact: He's a town planner, mess with him, get a roundabout in front of your driveway.<br />
<br />
====Grimmie====<br />
Lord of Brum and Master of Vlad. 5punk's resident artist. Is very attracted to beards, and also hosts GrimBash, which has been a resounding sucess and we thank Mr Grim Grim muchly.<br />
<br />
====Killavodka====<br />
If it was not for lag, ping, memory, processor, PSU, Core Temp, HereComesPete and the fact that God seems to hate him, he would be the greatest FPS player in the world. Can reach vocal notes capable of making dogs ears bleed. Altogether now after three, ''Say whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!!!!''<br />
<br />
====Mr. Johnson====<br />
Our man in Belgium. He will let us know if that statue of the little boy stops pissing or Poirot dies. Likes getting backstabbed constantly in COD, honest.<br />
<br />
====Fabyak====<br />
FAAABULOUS Darling.<br />
<br />
====Chicken====<br />
Creator of all random mic noises. Likes to munch food and talk down his mic at the same time, thankfully the muppet frequently forgets to unmute himself after eating. Resident Beef sniper whore and OMG JOO FLUKEY ZOMG HAXXOR, takes great pleasure in winding Pnut up. Closet console tard, has been on a PC gaming break for 3 months now, though COD4 tempted him back. Hails from deepest darkest Scotland.<br />
Eats lots of ice-cream when gaming and on TS, the fat bastard.<br />
<br />
====Buzzmong====<br />
The ladies Favourite Purple car owner. Often referred to as 'Vibro-Spaz' or 'Bumzomg'.<br />
<br />
====Cashy====<br />
Just listen out for the words 'Cashy you shit' on TS and you know he's online. Do not ask him for advice on nuts, or chillies.<br />
<br />
====HereComesPete====<br />
Is currently wooing Killavodka's sister, a source of constant amusement to 5punkers. Likes to wind up Killavodka at any given opportunity. Has frequent brain farts as a result of imbibing chemicals during his philosophy degree. Many feel that HereComesPete and Killavodka have a 'special' relationship all of their own given the frequency of their arguments.<br />
<br />
====Ty aka Sir Die AloTy====<br />
Ty is one of the more colourful 5punkers. Often less than coherent for various reasons, we love his drunken ramblings. Once sported an impressive mohican and loves metal more than most 5punkers love CAEK and bummings. He used to die a lot, but worryingly he's started to improve lately. Maybe he's sobering up.<br />
<br />
====Jockgit====<br />
Probably 5punk's most senior member, but only more mature chronologically. Jockgit is famous for being able to fall asleep when and where no others could, often as a result of copious amounts of cheap alcohol. Photographic evidence suggests he may be a pirate.<br />
<br />
====E-Rabbit====<br />
Another purple car owner (challenge him and he'll foam and swear it's blue), is known to strike the campest poses on Earth and to be photographed with phallic references. Also known as Lord Bobbington.<br />
<br />
====Friznit====<br />
Friz is another EvE'er and is currently running (ie, shouting lots) the Eve corporation 5punkorp. He's also a Tank Commander in the British Army, so if you anger him too much you'll find your house crushed and tank tread marks over your lawn. Has a penchant for ponies.<br />
<br />
====Amblin====<br />
Semi-retired EvE'er who has been partly groomed into playing computer games too, namely [[Call of Duty 4]]<br />
<br />
====Baliame====<br />
5punk's resident whiner, nothing is ever alright to him. Also considers Lateralus his arch-nemesis. Comes from the country of constant hunger, Hungary. Due to an unpronouncable name, he is often called Mr. Bubbles, Derek, or just Bob. Believer and preacher of the Cow World Domination Cult. Will also turn into a communist at slightest provocation and sing the 1944 Soviet Anthem.<br />
<br />
Oh, and he's completely fucking crazy. <br />
<br />
====Shada====<br />
Chowder! Chowder! Likes RPGs and <s>bunnyhopping</s> long walks on the beach.<br />
<br />
He joined 5punk after [http://5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=14795&start=0 following Grimmie into a dark room]. We probably don't want to know what happened in there.<br />
<br />
====Mr Green====<br />
Gay as a window. Responsible for the "sup" craze, Mr Green is also a mute - feel free to scream obscenities at him over TS without fear of rebuke. <br />
<br />
====Solomon====<br />
Has his own band, 'Schrodinger's Mouse', and also likes to take pictures of himself in black and white. All together now, EEEEEEMMMMMMMOOOOOO!<br />
<br />
====Nickface====<br />
Known widely as "The American who is most commonly mistaken for Deject." Has an amazing selection of hats. Is also a Reverend, so can marry you to a horse if you <s>so wish</s> mess around with him. Possibly.<br />
<br />
====Sheriff Fatman====<br />
Alcoholic layabout, sounds a bit like Chappers from Radio 1. Master of the "Gay Jump", likes creating characters that look like Joose in MMONGS and getting 13-year old boys to cyber him.<br />
<br />
[[category:5punk]]</div>
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2008-03-02T15:09:10Z
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<div>=Reviews M to P=<br />
<br />
==Madden NFL 07 - Wii==<br />
As wonderfully incomprehensible to non-fans as the actual sport. Woefully inadequate tutorial for the neophyte. Disappointing amount of Wii-interaction, involving a little flick at the right time, rather than a throw. Played for a full twenty minutes before discovering I was actually "controlling" the other team to the one I thought I was, though my performance actually dropped after realising this. <br />
<br />
''FatherJack''<br />
<br />
==Magic Online - PC==<br />
'''Introduction'''<br />
OK, I know that this is probably going to recieve a fair amount of ridicule, but a number of people have been asking me about it. Rather than spend ages explaining the concept to each individual over xfire, I thought I would save time by just doing a review.<br />
<br />
So what is Magic: Online? Well, before I explain that, promise that you finish reading the rest of the review. You see, the short explanation makes it sound extremely shit, even to a hardcore beard like myself. You promise? Ok, here I go...<br />
<br />
Its a card game.<br />
<br />
Still here? Right. The first thing people tend to think of when I say that is "What, like solitaire?". No, not like solitaire. Some people, who know a little more about it, say "What, like Pokemon or Yu-Gi-Oh?". Closer, but again, not really, no.<br />
<br />
What it actually is, is an online version of the grand-daddy of all trading card games, Magic: The Gathering. It is exactly the same as the offline, real-card version (albiet with less arguments about rules). The game is played by you selecting your "Deck" from your card collection, and then challenging another player. The actual play is something like a cross between a stratagy game (in that you have resources, and you make armies to fight the opponent) and a puzzle game. The fun comes from outwitting an opponent. This game is all about Big Brains.<br />
<br />
'''Gameplay'''<br />
The play itself is, wierdly, only half the game. You see, before you can actually go into a game you need to have a deck of cards, and you put these together yourself. You can get premade ones, and they work ok, but after a couple of games you will at least want to alter the deck, if not make one from scratch. This can be because theres a card in there that you never use, and you want to remove it. Or you may have a card in your collection that you can imagine working well with your deck, and want to add it. The outcome of the actual games often rely more on your ability to put good decks together than your ability to play them.<br />
<br />
Of course, if that side of things doesnt really appeal to you, then fret not. There is something called "netdecking", which basically boils down to downloading premade decks from the internet. Although you cant just get the cards for free, once you have the cards, the actual arranging of them into decks can be entirely done for you. Its kinda frowned upon in the community though, as the more successfull net decks get used a lot, and playing against the same deck time and again can get a little boring.<br />
<br />
So, youve got your deck, then what happens? Well, the game is split into turns, with each player taking their turn in...er...turn. Each player has a hand (which is made from 7 cards drawn from your deck) and a deck. Each turn, a player takes a card, adds it to their hand, and can play a land. Land is the resource of the game. Each land can, each turn, be "tapped" for one mana. Non-land cards all have a cost to play, in mana. So, for example, if I wanted to bring my goblin into play from my hand, and the goblin cost one red mana, I would tap a land that gives one red mana, and put him into play. Theres also spells, like fireballs, and artifacts, that have all manner of effects. The game is won when the opponent either is reduced to 0 life (from a starting point of 20), or when they need to draw a card from their deck, and can't, as they have used them all.<br />
<br />
So why is this fun, I hear you ask? Well, its not so much the actual playing of the cards that is fun, its the interaction the cards have with each other. You see, nearly all cards in Magic have some special rules printed on them. Things like "Whenever you do damage, you may draw an extra card" or "When this creature is played, an opponents creature is destroyed". Its the working out what cunning combinations you can make out of these rules that makes the game fun. For instance, I recently aquired a card that said "whenever a creature does damage, draw a card". I already had a creature that had "whenever you draw a card, do 1 damage to your opponent." This meant that if I could get both cards in play without the opponent removing one, all I would have to do is one damage or draw one card and there would be an infinate loop of draw card->do damage->draw card->do damage. The trouble was, the creature in question required a lot of mana, which means a lot of land. Would I survive long enough to draw the creature and play it? Would the opponent think of some way of foiling my evil combo? If he does, would I be able to think on my feet enough to still get a win from it? Thats where the fun is.<br />
<br />
There is a book by Ian M Banks called The Player of Games. In that, a genius in games theory says that for a game to have lasting fun, it must have a balance between predictability and randomness. To predictable, and the brainiest person wins every time (like in noughts and crosses). To random, and the skill and intelligence of the player has no bearing on the outcome of the game, so the player has no control over whether they win or lose. In my opinion, Magic has this balance. You need to have a reasonable amount of brains, to be able to build a decent deck and then make the right decisions when playing it. But also, you need some luck, because the best deck in the world can be foiled by not drawing the right cards at the right time.<br />
<br />
'''Sights and Sounds'''<br />
Now this is a tricky one. I mean, its a card game. Its not exactly going to be able to compete with the latest FPS on looks, no matter how good they are at coding it. But thats not the point: It would be like trying to jazz up chess. You can make it as flashy as you like, the core game would be the same, and *thats* where the fun comes from.<br />
<br />
So yes, it looks aweful. In fact, it looks like it was coded for windows 3.1. And the sounds are equally bad; Ive turned em all off except for the beep that tells you its your turn to do something. However, there is a flip side to this. Its got roughly the same system requirements as minesweeper. You can, therefore, play it alongside doing other stuff on your computer, no problem. I used to play whilst I played EVE (back when I did play EVE), as the game not only requires very little of your computer, but as its all turn based, goes at whatever speed you feel like (as long as your opponent doesnt mind.)<br />
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Also worth mentioning in this bit is the card art. Roughly the top half of each card has some artwork, depicting the meaning of the card. Some of these little bits of art are fucking brilliant, and some make me giggle. The Goblin Flectomancer, for example, has a brilliantly silly hat. The zombie card Severed Army depicts and army made entirely of chopped off limps and hands and things, marching on a city. Brilliant!<br />
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'''Stuff that sucks'''<br />
There are a couple of things that suck with this game. The biggest one is the same problem you get with any game based around playing other real people: Some people are dicks. However, in the casual play area (which I spend most of my time in, as I imagine any 5punker would), there is no penalty for losing a game. So if someone you are playing against proves to be a bit of a Danny Baker, just concede the game and play someone else. It can be hard, though, at times to not be drawn in to a stupid internet argument against some idiot teenager who's sore over a lost game, or a particularly good play on your part.<br />
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The other thing about this game that sucks is its effect on your bank balance. It sucks, hard, and all of your money disappears into its gaping maw. You see, although the game is actually free to play, you need to buy cards. And although you could, technically, just buy one deck and play with that for ever, you really wont want to. You will want to improve your deck. And for that, you need cards, which cost money. An then you will think of something that requires a whole new deck build. And that requires more cards. Suddenly you realise that although one deck costs a mere £5, you have actually spent many times that, and now have a card collection of several thousand virtual cards.<br />
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Like me.<br />
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'''Conclusion'''<br />
Its a marmite thing. You will either love it or it will utterly fail to grab you. However, there is a free trial thing they do, where you can just download a client, hit a button and play for free, with a handfull of premade decks. Although this doesnt give you any of the deck building side of things, it gives you a fair idea of whether or not you will like the game, and hey, its free. <br />
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If any of you want to, I shall dig out the link for the client, and show you how to play. Its actually a lot easier to understand than it first appears.<br />
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'''Score : 8/10'''<br />
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''Joose''<br />
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==Mage Knight Apocalypse - PC==<br />
Not very nice controls, clicky-clicky and mashy-mashy. Far too many repeated button presses to perform even the simplest of tasks. <br />
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;;FatherJack''<br />
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==Matrix: Path of Neo - PC==<br />
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Fighting a bunch of dudes and pulling off awesome The One moves is great, but it's hindered by the fact that it's a crappy port of a game that wasn't really that polished to begin with:<br />
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Even with my new PC(I overshoot the recommended sys reqs), the game still chokes a lot, specially if I'm fighting a number of opponents and I've already destroyed a large part of the environment) It seems stupid that the game is being dragged by its two major selling points: fighting multiple enemies at once and destructible environments.<br />
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The graphics are shitty. It's probably the only PC-ported game I know of that has graphics worse than its console counterparts. Even if I bump the resolution up to 1280X1024 the graphics still look as awful as it did in 800X600, the only difference is the animation is now less fluid.<br />
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Getting around the game is also difficult. Unless you've finished all the missions, you won't have the ability to skip FMVs at the start of the level, and most of them are at least 2 minutes in length.<br />
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''Ellachan''<br />
<br />
==MS Train Simulator - PC==<br />
Experience all the thrills of being a train driver, without getting paid, and no crash physics <br />
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'''Score : 3/10'''<br />
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''Dr. Kitenny Berk''<br />
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==Need For Speed Carbon - PC/PS/XBOX==<br />
Decent arcade racing with fucking retarded crew members and fucking bullshit AI. At least you're not required to make your car fucking hideous looking this time. <br />
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'''Score : 6/10'''<br />
<br />
''Deject''<br />
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Just like Need for Speed Most Wanted, but with better menus, shiner graphics, and at night. Runs better than NFS:MW on this pc, and I have hardly noticed any dynamic ads. <br />
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''Nickface''<br />
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<br />
==Neverwinter Nights 2 - PC==<br />
Just like NWN1, but with a little better interface and graphics that look a little like the graphics for Everquest 2. My computer doesn't like it too much.<br />
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''Nickface''<br />
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==No One Lives Forever 2 - PC==<br />
Funny first person sneaker, featuring Angry Kitty Proximity Mines. 'Nuff Said.<br />
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''Deject''<br />
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==Oblivion==<br />
Surprisingly linear. Eats my graphics card and dumps on my CPU. I have to use Oldblivion hack to make it run which kinda strips it back to whether it's fun to play or not. It isn't. Morrowind was better.<br />
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''Yamon''<br />
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==Oni - PC/PS2==<br />
3rd person beat-em-up/shoot-em-up. Good fun, little bit frustrating at times, but good for a blast. Anime stylings set in the near future. I like it. <br />
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''Buzzmong''<br />
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==Panyga: Golf with style - Wii==<br />
Same as the free PC game, but impossibly hard compared to playing against drunk/amateur players online. You need to get at least par against flawless computer opponents in the very first game to progress - no buying special magic golf sticks for real monies off the internets, here. Better title would be "Pangya: Golf without actually any style because to get any semblance of style you need to be better than you were ever able to be in over 43 hours of online play". That's not so catchy, though. <br />
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''Fatherjack''<br />
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==Phantasy Star Universe - PC==<br />
Hugely disappointing, boring combat system. Worst Controls Ever In A Game. The UI was just thrown together. <br />
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''FatherJack''<br />
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==Prey - PC==<br />
A one trick pony in a world of acrobatic assault ponies - nothing bad as such, just bland. <br />
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'''Score : 5.5/10'''<br />
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''Dr. Kitteny Berk''<br />
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==Project Gotham racing 1/2 - Xbox==<br />
Arcadey street racing fun - good medium between a sim and need for speed. <br />
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'''Score : 7/10'''<br />
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''Dr. Kitteny Berk''<br />
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==Matrix Online - PC==<br />
A seemingly obvious choice for a game of this particular film licence, its all based around the matrix films. Storline wise, its set shortly after the last film. Be a digitised computer geek, just like the people in the film. Theres apparently a lot of storyline going on (following events from the films) but I only had a week trial, and didnt realy notice.<br />
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A lot of people (myself included) were put off this game by the beta test. Even by beta test standards, the game was baaaaaad. Buggy as hell, looked horrible, and it was kinda boring. They have since improved it a lot, but its still not smashing.<br />
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'''Graphics'''<br />
Meh. Another not great/not terrible one, although it seemed to make my machine chuggy considering the level of detail it was on (not very high).<br />
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'''Good points'''<br />
Its the matrix! Wear leather coats! Wear sunglasses indoors! Do kungfu! Actually, the fight system is kinda cool, with some nice film style kung-fuing going on.<br />
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'''Bad points'''<br />
Its a bit dull, and although you can get cool outfits, you soon realise that everyone else is wearing almost identical cool outfits. And although the fights look good one on one, the system doesnt do multiple opponents, leading to some rediculous situations where you have bad guys lining up for you to punch them in the face. And the inteface is awful.<br />
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'''Score : 2/10''' <br />
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''Joose''<br />
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==No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy In H.A.R.M's Way - PC==<br />
NOLF2 is very balanced game, your enemies are clever, and you never have a large advantage over them, you need skill and a brain to do well. Your weapons are mostly tools, but If you know your way round, they can be implements of hilarity, including various slapstick weapons, some of which are so good, I won't spoil them. A downside to the game are the levels where you need to be stealthy, most incorporate stealth, but there are the few where you need to be to survive (on harder settings). The game is set in every 60's cliché, with a few female ninjas thrown in.<br />
The voice acting is great, taking inspiration from the good Lucas arts point and click games, like grim fandango and Sam n' Max, the characters created are hilarious stereotypical people, including drunk soviet Russians, crazy Indians and dozy, Soviet hating Americans. The game itself is quite long, taking me 9 hours to complete on medium settings. ( I took 10 hours for HL2) But I like to soak up the game, showing off that you go fast in a game is like showing off that you are fast in bed, It's just plain wrong.<br />
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NOLF2 is a pretty excellent looking game, for its age, but quite outdated these days, a big disappointment is the native resolutions, you can only get 1024*768 maxed out, so you're going to need to edit some files if you want wide-screen. Textures are OK, but objects are Flintstones style repeated, but the developers get away with this because you are fighting one large corporation, and they used up all the disk space on spoken dialog.<br />
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Multiplayer is fun, but 1 active server is the norm, Co-Op levels with a friend is great, and should be relished by the 5punk community.<br />
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Bottom line<br />
NOLF 2 is a witty, 60's spy based shooter/sneaker (with a little RPG, for taste), full of innuendo, stereotypes and pure silliness. Not as good as the first, but still rather good. <br />
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'''Score : 9/10'''<br />
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''Mr Green''<br />
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==PGR4 - XBox 360==<br />
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'''Introduction'''<br />
Project Gotham Racing is the successor to Metropolis Street Racer on the Dreamcast, which was one of the first games to introduce showing off to get more points, long before Ned for Speed went "underground". This new version is shiny and stylish and features bikes racing alongside cars in various weather conditions on street and racetrack locations.<br />
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'''Gameplay'''<br />
The showing-off element is more pronounced than the previous release, but there is still something for everyone. Lots of game modes including crashing into cones (but much easier than Crazy Taxi) and overtaking 2CVs mean there's always something to do.<br />
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Riding bikes is a lot more fun that I thought it would be, while it's quite easy to fall off - particularly with aggressive car drivers around - the penalty isn't that great and your acceleration makes up for it. I had to use the third-person view for bikes though, as I was getting severe neck-ache.<br />
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Since you can test drive or split-screen race any vehicle without unlocking them, it's a fun one to take to friend's houses. Multiplayer over the internet I've avoided as it's rarely a fun experience with driving games.<br />
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<br />
'''Sights and Sounds'''<br />
Nice title music from the Prodigy, plus some surprising variation in the other tunes, from some distinctive classical titles to hideous genero-rock. Good car sounds, particularly on the quirky vehicles that make odd noises.<br />
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Graphically all rather nice, with very detailed in-car views, windscreen wipers and everything if that's your thing (I favour the clean view of the camera stuck on the front bumper).<br />
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There is an okay selection of cars, but nowhere near as many as the other major titles - the same is true of the tracks, but the different weather conditions add quite a bit of variation. A lot of the tracks and cars will be very familiar, but fortunately seem very consistent with their appearances in other games.<br />
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<br />
'''Stuff that sucks'''<br />
It's not as "pure" as Forza, and the races which revolve around showboating can get a little tedious, but it's easy enough to find something else to do. Superbikes, in the snow on a grand-prix track - it can get pretty silly - even sillier is the fact that the above-mentioned combination is not actually that challenging.<br />
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<br />
'''Conclusion'''<br />
A fun driving title, not so realistic, but a good blast. A decent halfway point between the more serious and more frivolous racing games.<br />
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'''Score : 8/10'''<br />
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''FatherJack''<br />
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==Pokemon Diamond - Nintendo DS==<br />
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'''Introduction'''<br />
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Most people will know what Pokemon is and what it's all about. Some will have played it in one form or another. For those who haven't, the game is a cutesy japanese RPG-alike which basically involves catching one of each type of Pokemon. There's far more to it than that though, and for a game that's aimed at kids it's pretty involving and very long.<br />
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'''Gameplay'''<br />
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Most of the game is spent in a top-down view, with your little character wandering around the region interacting with people. It plays much like many other RPGs in that respect, and as you progress through the game you develop the abilities needed to access more and more of the region. Often you will find yourself in battle, but this is a kids game and so the combat is fairly lighthearted. During battles, either with an NPC or a wild Pokemon, you face off your Pokemon against another and select moves for them to use to weaken or damage your opponent, or to strengthen themselves. Up to six Pokemon can be carried, and the same goes for NPCs, and there is a convoluted rock-scissor-paper system where different types of Pokemon are more or less effective against others.<br />
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There are a good many things to do, far more than just fighting for the sake of it. As previously mentioned, the biggest objective seems to be to catch one of each sort of Pokemon, but there are hundreds of them and some are very rare. There's also the storyline objective of becoming the greates Pokemon trainer in the region, and many little missions and quests along the way. Those who have played a Pokemon game before will recognise it as the exact same plot as all the others. Indeed, the game is almost the same as the last version I played (Pokemon Grass Green on the GBA). Almost.<br />
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There are differences here that are unique to the DS though. Existing components, such as competitions and berries, have been improved and use the stylus for effect. There is now a world trade system that I haven't tried out yet. Then there's the underground. The underground is a network of tunnels underneath the region that can be accessed from pretty much anywhere in the game by digging. Within them there are no Pokemon, but your DS will activate its wireless connection so that you share the tunnels with anyone else who is playing within range. Around the walls are areas where you can use the stylus to dig for little jewels and items, some of which are only useful for buying stuff in the tunnels, others can be used above ground. Finally, you can build a secret base down there and furnish it with stuff bought with your gems. You can also set traps, Spy Vs Spy style, that usually need to be cleared in a novel way (such as blowing leaves away or popping bubbles with your stylus). It's not essential to the game, but it is a novel little distraction.<br />
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'''Sights and Sounds'''<br />
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The graphics are now in a sort of pseudo-3D, created by parallax effects. They work fine for their purpose and are better looking than other Pokemon games due to the DS being more powerful than other Gameboys. The sound, however, remains just as bleepy amd midi-esque. I usually turn it off.<br />
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'''Stuff that sucks'''<br />
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Well, from the point of view of someone who likes Pokemon games, not much really. The only thing I'd improve if I could would be to allow the player to scroll through the dialogue faster, and to make the guys who sell stuff underground to be a bit easier to find, as looking for them is pretty dull. If, however, you don't like Pokemon games you probably won't like much. Still, if you don't like this style of game a DS might have been a bad purchase.<br />
<br />
'''Conclusion'''<br />
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Very much more of the same, with a little DS goodness added to keep old players interested. Easily played for any amount of time, and will take many hours to complete. A good step forwards for the series.<br />
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'''Score : 8/10'''<br />
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''Dog Pants''<br />
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==Psychonauts - PC==<br />
'''Introduction'''<br />
Psychonauts is the story of Raz, a young psychic who has run away from his family's circus to a psychic summer camp. Now he must try to prove himself and learn as much as he can before his psychic tutors send him back to his parents, who Raz believes resent him for his psychic abilities. Essentially Psychonauts is a traditional platform game; you have a hub world which is the psychic summer camp (plus one other location) and various levels which you gain access to as you progress through the game. The levels are psychic worlds within the minds of the freakish characters you encounter and the design of these levels is where Psychonauts separates itself from other platform games. They are truly bizarre and each is very different from the others, but more about that later.<br />
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For those familiar with Grim Fandango and other Tim Schafer projects you'll probably notice similarities in the character/environment design and the dark humour that runs thick through the entirety of the game.<br />
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'''Gameplay'''<br />
Getting started on Psychonauts is a wonderfully simple experience, especially if you've played platforms games before. First you find yourself in a small, kiddies area of the summer camp which serves as the tutorial zone and introduces you to the control system, the game mechanics and objectives, nothing too outlandish so far. The second part of the tutorial you'll find in a classroom at the top of a rickety ramp and is set in the mind of one of the camp tutors, a military man and his psychic landscape reflects this. It's looks like the worst war flashback the most shellshocked soldier could ever have; constant explosions, bunnies with helmets and twisted hulls of ships floating in midair. This is just a taste of what's to come. Again there's plenty to collect in these worlds too, most items contribute to your levelling up and in turn access to new psychic powers.<br />
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Once you've completed these two areas you are free to roam the rest of the camp, which is quite large but can be quickly traversed with the aid of a few shoutcut devices like the underground transport system. On camp there is a shop that sells a few items which will help with your quest and adds a small RPG element but purchasing is not a major feature.<br />
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As you progress some of the major characters will give you new powers as well, these are combined with a tutorial type level which introduces you to the new skill.<br />
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'''Sights and Sounds'''<br />
Considering this game is also available on lesser platforms such as PS2 the graphics are very nice indeed. It probably helps that the creators were not going for any kind of realism, they've mostly used bold colours and fairly simple geometry for their characters and environments. While I'm all for a bit of realism some surrealism is refreshing, especially for a PC title, and this one has it in spades. Each of the levels is beautifully designed and with huge variety from level to level, one of them cleverly uses changes in the environment so one relatively small location becomes many.<br />
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The voice acting is top notch and there were even some laugh-out-loud moments for me, particularly in the Milkman Conspiracy level but there's no point in repeating the lines as it's the context that's funny.<br />
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'''Stuff that sucks'''<br />
As usual with any 3D platform game the camera is not perfect. There will be the odd occasion when your view is obscured by a wall behind the character or something like that, but mostly the camera is very well behaved and certainly one of the best examples I've experienced.<br />
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The only other problem I have with the game is another one which afflicts most other games of this type; infuriating last level syndrome. Most of the last few sections of the game are easy enough, a couple of falls here and there but steady progress, then there were these two jumps which took about 20 goes each and had me cursing and physically abusing the joypad.<br />
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'''Conclusion'''<br />
This is a great platform game. A great deal of time and effort has be put into every aspect of this game, and it shows. The pyschic worlds that makes up the levels proper are amazing, varied and great fun to explore or just look at for a while. The graphics and sound are both interesting and funny. If you enjoy platform games I thoroughly recommend this one. Oh and ... Use the bacon Raz ...<br />
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'''Score : 8/10'''<br />
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''Joose''</div>
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==Madden NFL 07 - Wii==<br />
As wonderfully incomprehensible to non-fans as the actual sport. Woefully inadequate tutorial for the neophyte. Disappointing amount of Wii-interaction, involving a little flick at the right time, rather than a throw. Played for a full twenty minutes before discovering I was actually "controlling" the other team to the one I thought I was, though my performance actually dropped after realising this. <br />
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''FatherJack''<br />
<br />
==Magic Online - PC==<br />
'''Introduction'''<br />
OK, I know that this is probably going to recieve a fair amount of ridicule, but a number of people have been asking me about it. Rather than spend ages explaining the concept to each individual over xfire, I thought I would save time by just doing a review.<br />
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So what is Magic: Online? Well, before I explain that, promise that you finish reading the rest of the review. You see, the short explanation makes it sound extremely shit, even to a hardcore beard like myself. You promise? Ok, here I go...<br />
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Its a card game.<br />
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Still here? Right. The first thing people tend to think of when I say that is "What, like solitaire?". No, not like solitaire. Some people, who know a little more about it, say "What, like Pokemon or Yu-Gi-Oh?". Closer, but again, not really, no.<br />
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What it actually is, is an online version of the grand-daddy of all trading card games, Magic: The Gathering. It is exactly the same as the offline, real-card version (albiet with less arguments about rules). The game is played by you selecting your "Deck" from your card collection, and then challenging another player. The actual play is something like a cross between a stratagy game (in that you have resources, and you make armies to fight the opponent) and a puzzle game. The fun comes from outwitting an opponent. This game is all about Big Brains.<br />
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'''Gameplay'''<br />
The play itself is, wierdly, only half the game. You see, before you can actually go into a game you need to have a deck of cards, and you put these together yourself. You can get premade ones, and they work ok, but after a couple of games you will at least want to alter the deck, if not make one from scratch. This can be because theres a card in there that you never use, and you want to remove it. Or you may have a card in your collection that you can imagine working well with your deck, and want to add it. The outcome of the actual games often rely more on your ability to put good decks together than your ability to play them.<br />
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Of course, if that side of things doesnt really appeal to you, then fret not. There is something called "netdecking", which basically boils down to downloading premade decks from the internet. Although you cant just get the cards for free, once you have the cards, the actual arranging of them into decks can be entirely done for you. Its kinda frowned upon in the community though, as the more successfull net decks get used a lot, and playing against the same deck time and again can get a little boring.<br />
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So, youve got your deck, then what happens? Well, the game is split into turns, with each player taking their turn in...er...turn. Each player has a hand (which is made from 7 cards drawn from your deck) and a deck. Each turn, a player takes a card, adds it to their hand, and can play a land. Land is the resource of the game. Each land can, each turn, be "tapped" for one mana. Non-land cards all have a cost to play, in mana. So, for example, if I wanted to bring my goblin into play from my hand, and the goblin cost one red mana, I would tap a land that gives one red mana, and put him into play. Theres also spells, like fireballs, and artifacts, that have all manner of effects. The game is won when the opponent either is reduced to 0 life (from a starting point of 20), or when they need to draw a card from their deck, and can't, as they have used them all.<br />
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So why is this fun, I hear you ask? Well, its not so much the actual playing of the cards that is fun, its the interaction the cards have with each other. You see, nearly all cards in Magic have some special rules printed on them. Things like "Whenever you do damage, you may draw an extra card" or "When this creature is played, an opponents creature is destroyed". Its the working out what cunning combinations you can make out of these rules that makes the game fun. For instance, I recently aquired a card that said "whenever a creature does damage, draw a card". I already had a creature that had "whenever you draw a card, do 1 damage to your opponent." This meant that if I could get both cards in play without the opponent removing one, all I would have to do is one damage or draw one card and there would be an infinate loop of draw card->do damage->draw card->do damage. The trouble was, the creature in question required a lot of mana, which means a lot of land. Would I survive long enough to draw the creature and play it? Would the opponent think of some way of foiling my evil combo? If he does, would I be able to think on my feet enough to still get a win from it? Thats where the fun is.<br />
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There is a book by Ian M Banks called The Player of Games. In that, a genius in games theory says that for a game to have lasting fun, it must have a balance between predictability and randomness. To predictable, and the brainiest person wins every time (like in noughts and crosses). To random, and the skill and intelligence of the player has no bearing on the outcome of the game, so the player has no control over whether they win or lose. In my opinion, Magic has this balance. You need to have a reasonable amount of brains, to be able to build a decent deck and then make the right decisions when playing it. But also, you need some luck, because the best deck in the world can be foiled by not drawing the right cards at the right time.<br />
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'''Sights and Sounds'''<br />
Now this is a tricky one. I mean, its a card game. Its not exactly going to be able to compete with the latest FPS on looks, no matter how good they are at coding it. But thats not the point: It would be like trying to jazz up chess. You can make it as flashy as you like, the core game would be the same, and *thats* where the fun comes from.<br />
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So yes, it looks aweful. In fact, it looks like it was coded for windows 3.1. And the sounds are equally bad; Ive turned em all off except for the beep that tells you its your turn to do something. However, there is a flip side to this. Its got roughly the same system requirements as minesweeper. You can, therefore, play it alongside doing other stuff on your computer, no problem. I used to play whilst I played EVE (back when I did play EVE), as the game not only requires very little of your computer, but as its all turn based, goes at whatever speed you feel like (as long as your opponent doesnt mind.)<br />
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Also worth mentioning in this bit is the card art. Roughly the top half of each card has some artwork, depicting the meaning of the card. Some of these little bits of art are fucking brilliant, and some make me giggle. The Goblin Flectomancer, for example, has a brilliantly silly hat. The zombie card Severed Army depicts and army made entirely of chopped off limps and hands and things, marching on a city. Brilliant!<br />
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'''Stuff that sucks'''<br />
There are a couple of things that suck with this game. The biggest one is the same problem you get with any game based around playing other real people: Some people are dicks. However, in the casual play area (which I spend most of my time in, as I imagine any 5punker would), there is no penalty for losing a game. So if someone you are playing against proves to be a bit of a Danny Baker, just concede the game and play someone else. It can be hard, though, at times to not be drawn in to a stupid internet argument against some idiot teenager who's sore over a lost game, or a particularly good play on your part.<br />
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The other thing about this game that sucks is its effect on your bank balance. It sucks, hard, and all of your money disappears into its gaping maw. You see, although the game is actually free to play, you need to buy cards. And although you could, technically, just buy one deck and play with that for ever, you really wont want to. You will want to improve your deck. And for that, you need cards, which cost money. An then you will think of something that requires a whole new deck build. And that requires more cards. Suddenly you realise that although one deck costs a mere £5, you have actually spent many times that, and now have a card collection of several thousand virtual cards.<br />
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Like me.<br />
<br />
'''Conclusion'''<br />
Its a marmite thing. You will either love it or it will utterly fail to grab you. However, there is a free trial thing they do, where you can just download a client, hit a button and play for free, with a handfull of premade decks. Although this doesnt give you any of the deck building side of things, it gives you a fair idea of whether or not you will like the game, and hey, its free. <br />
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If any of you want to, I shall dig out the link for the client, and show you how to play. Its actually a lot easier to understand than it first appears.<br />
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'''Score : 8/10'''<br />
<br />
''Joose''<br />
<br />
==Mage Knight Apocalypse - PC==<br />
Not very nice controls, clicky-clicky and mashy-mashy. Far too many repeated button presses to perform even the simplest of tasks. <br />
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;;FatherJack''<br />
<br />
==Matrix: Path of Neo - PC==<br />
<br />
Fighting a bunch of dudes and pulling off awesome The One moves is great, but it's hindered by the fact that it's a crappy port of a game that wasn't really that polished to begin with:<br />
<br />
Even with my new PC(I overshoot the recommended sys reqs), the game still chokes a lot, specially if I'm fighting a number of opponents and I've already destroyed a large part of the environment) It seems stupid that the game is being dragged by its two major selling points: fighting multiple enemies at once and destructible environments.<br />
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The graphics are shitty. It's probably the only PC-ported game I know of that has graphics worse than its console counterparts. Even if I bump the resolution up to 1280X1024 the graphics still look as awful as it did in 800X600, the only difference is the animation is now less fluid.<br />
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Getting around the game is also difficult. Unless you've finished all the missions, you won't have the ability to skip FMVs at the start of the level, and most of them are at least 2 minutes in length.<br />
<br />
''Ellachan''<br />
<br />
==MS Train Simulator - PC==<br />
Experience all the thrills of being a train driver, without getting paid, and no crash physics <br />
<br />
'''Score : 3/10'''<br />
<br />
''Dr. Kitenny Berk''<br />
<br />
==Need For Speed Carbon - PC/PS/XBOX==<br />
Decent arcade racing with fucking retarded crew members and fucking bullshit AI. At least you're not required to make your car fucking hideous looking this time. <br />
<br />
'''Score : 6/10'''<br />
<br />
''Deject''<br />
<br />
Just like Need for Speed Most Wanted, but with better menus, shiner graphics, and at night. Runs better than NFS:MW on this pc, and I have hardly noticed any dynamic ads. <br />
<br />
''Nickface''<br />
<br />
<br />
==Neverwinter Nights 2 - PC==<br />
Just like NWN1, but with a little better interface and graphics that look a little like the graphics for Everquest 2. My computer doesn't like it too much.<br />
<br />
''Nickface''<br />
<br />
<br />
==No One Lives Forever 2 - PC==<br />
Funny first person sneaker, featuring Angry Kitty Proximity Mines. 'Nuff Said.<br />
<br />
''Deject''<br />
<br />
==Oblivion==<br />
Surprisingly linear. Eats my graphics card and dumps on my CPU. I have to use Oldblivion hack to make it run which kinda strips it back to whether it's fun to play or not. It isn't. Morrowind was better.<br />
<br />
''Yamon''<br />
<br />
==Oni - PC/PS2==<br />
3rd person beat-em-up/shoot-em-up. Good fun, little bit frustrating at times, but good for a blast. Anime stylings set in the near future. I like it. <br />
<br />
''Buzzmong''<br />
<br />
==Panyga: Golf with style - Wii==<br />
Same as the free PC game, but impossibly hard compared to playing against drunk/amateur players online. You need to get at least par against flawless computer opponents in the very first game to progress - no buying special magic golf sticks for real monies off the internets, here. Better title would be "Pangya: Golf without actually any style because to get any semblance of style you need to be better than you were ever able to be in over 43 hours of online play". That's not so catchy, though. <br />
<br />
''Fatherjack''<br />
<br />
==Phantasy Star Universe - PC==<br />
Hugely disappointing, boring combat system. Worst Controls Ever In A Game. The UI was just thrown together. <br />
<br />
''FatherJack''<br />
<br />
==Prey - PC==<br />
A one trick pony in a world of acrobatic assault ponies - nothing bad as such, just bland. <br />
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'''Score : 5.5/10'''<br />
<br />
''Dr. Kitteny Berk''<br />
<br />
==Project Gotham racing 1/2 - Xbox==<br />
Arcadey street racing fun - good medium between a sim and need for speed. <br />
<br />
'''Score : 7/10'''<br />
<br />
''Dr. Kitteny Berk''<br />
<br />
==Matrix Online - PC==<br />
A seemingly obvious choice for a game of this particular film licence, its all based around the matrix films. Storline wise, its set shortly after the last film. Be a digitised computer geek, just like the people in the film. Theres apparently a lot of storyline going on (following events from the films) but I only had a week trial, and didnt realy notice.<br />
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A lot of people (myself included) were put off this game by the beta test. Even by beta test standards, the game was baaaaaad. Buggy as hell, looked horrible, and it was kinda boring. They have since improved it a lot, but its still not smashing.<br />
<br />
'''Graphics'''<br />
Meh. Another not great/not terrible one, although it seemed to make my machine chuggy considering the level of detail it was on (not very high).<br />
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'''Good points'''<br />
Its the matrix! Wear leather coats! Wear sunglasses indoors! Do kungfu! Actually, the fight system is kinda cool, with some nice film style kung-fuing going on.<br />
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'''Bad points'''<br />
Its a bit dull, and although you can get cool outfits, you soon realise that everyone else is wearing almost identical cool outfits. And although the fights look good one on one, the system doesnt do multiple opponents, leading to some rediculous situations where you have bad guys lining up for you to punch them in the face. And the inteface is awful.<br />
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'''Score : 2/10''' <br />
<br />
''Joose''<br />
<br />
<br />
==No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy In H.A.R.M's Way - PC==<br />
NOLF2 is very balanced game, your enemies are clever, and you never have a large advantage over them, you need skill and a brain to do well. Your weapons are mostly tools, but If you know your way round, they can be implements of hilarity, including various slapstick weapons, some of which are so good, I won't spoil them. A downside to the game are the levels where you need to be stealthy, most incorporate stealth, but there are the few where you need to be to survive (on harder settings). The game is set in every 60's cliché, with a few female ninjas thrown in.<br />
The voice acting is great, taking inspiration from the good Lucas arts point and click games, like grim fandango and Sam n' Max, the characters created are hilarious stereotypical people, including drunk soviet Russians, crazy Indians and dozy, Soviet hating Americans. The game itself is quite long, taking me 9 hours to complete on medium settings. ( I took 10 hours for HL2) But I like to soak up the game, showing off that you go fast in a game is like showing off that you are fast in bed, It's just plain wrong.<br />
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NOLF2 is a pretty excellent looking game, for its age, but quite outdated these days, a big disappointment is the native resolutions, you can only get 1024*768 maxed out, so you're going to need to edit some files if you want wide-screen. Textures are OK, but objects are Flintstones style repeated, but the developers get away with this because you are fighting one large corporation, and they used up all the disk space on spoken dialog.<br />
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Multiplayer is fun, but 1 active server is the norm, Co-Op levels with a friend is great, and should be relished by the 5punk community.<br />
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Bottom line<br />
NOLF 2 is a witty, 60's spy based shooter/sneaker (with a little RPG, for taste), full of innuendo, stereotypes and pure silliness. Not as good as the first, but still rather good. <br />
<br />
'''Score : 9/10'''<br />
<br />
''Mr Green''<br />
<br />
==PGR4 - XBox 360==<br />
<br />
'''Introduction'''<br />
Project Gotham Racing is the successor to Metropolis Street Racer on the Dreamcast, which was one of the first games to introduce showing off to get more points, long before Ned for Speed went "underground". This new version is shiny and stylish and features bikes racing alongside cars in various weather conditions on street and racetrack locations.<br />
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<br />
'''Gameplay'''<br />
The showing-off element is more pronounced than the previous release, but there is still something for everyone. Lots of game modes including crashing into cones (but much easier than Crazy Taxi) and overtaking 2CVs mean there's always something to do.<br />
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Riding bikes is a lot more fun that I thought it would be, while it's quite easy to fall off - particularly with aggressive car drivers around - the penalty isn't that great and your acceleration makes up for it. I had to use the third-person view for bikes though, as I was getting severe neck-ache.<br />
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Since you can test drive or split-screen race any vehicle without unlocking them, it's a fun one to take to friend's houses. Multiplayer over the internet I've avoided as it's rarely a fun experience with driving games.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Sights and Sounds'''<br />
Nice title music from the Prodigy, plus some surprising variation in the other tunes, from some distinctive classical titles to hideous genero-rock. Good car sounds, particularly on the quirky vehicles that make odd noises.<br />
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Graphically all rather nice, with very detailed in-car views, windscreen wipers and everything if that's your thing (I favour the clean view of the camera stuck on the front bumper).<br />
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There is an okay selection of cars, but nowhere near as many as the other major titles - the same is true of the tracks, but the different weather conditions add quite a bit of variation. A lot of the tracks and cars will be very familiar, but fortunately seem very consistent with their appearances in other games.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Stuff that sucks'''<br />
It's not as "pure" as Forza, and the races which revolve around showboating can get a little tedious, but it's easy enough to find something else to do. Superbikes, in the snow on a grand-prix track - it can get pretty silly - even sillier is the fact that the above-mentioned combination is not actually that challenging.<br />
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<br />
'''Conclusion'''<br />
A fun driving title, not so realistic, but a good blast. A decent halfway point between the more serious and more frivolous racing games.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Score : 8/10'''<br />
<br />
''FatherJack''<br />
<br />
==Pokemon Diamond - Nintendo DS==<br />
<br />
'''Introduction'''<br />
<br />
Most people will know what Pokemon is and what it's all about. Some will have played it in one form or another. For those who haven't, the game is a cutesy japanese RPG-alike which basically involves catching one of each type of Pokemon. There's far more to it than that though, and for a game that's aimed at kids it's pretty involving and very long.<br />
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'''Gameplay'''<br />
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Most of the game is spent in a top-down view, with your little character wandering around the region interacting with people. It plays much like many other RPGs in that respect, and as you progress through the game you develop the abilities needed to access more and more of the region. Often you will find yourself in battle, but this is a kids game and so the combat is fairly lighthearted. During battles, either with an NPC or a wild Pokemon, you face off your Pokemon against another and select moves for them to use to weaken or damage your opponent, or to strengthen themselves. Up to six Pokemon can be carried, and the same goes for NPCs, and there is a convoluted rock-scissor-paper system where different types of Pokemon are more or less effective against others.<br />
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There are a good many things to do, far more than just fighting for the sake of it. As previously mentioned, the biggest objective seems to be to catch one of each sort of Pokemon, but there are hundreds of them and some are very rare. There's also the storyline objective of becoming the greates Pokemon trainer in the region, and many little missions and quests along the way. Those who have played a Pokemon game before will recognise it as the exact same plot as all the others. Indeed, the game is almost the same as the last version I played (Pokemon Grass Green on the GBA). Almost.<br />
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There are differences here that are unique to the DS though. Existing components, such as competitions and berries, have been improved and use the stylus for effect. There is now a world trade system that I haven't tried out yet. Then there's the underground. The underground is a network of tunnels underneath the region that can be accessed from pretty much anywhere in the game by digging. Within them there are no Pokemon, but your DS will activate its wireless connection so that you share the tunnels with anyone else who is playing within range. Around the walls are areas where you can use the stylus to dig for little jewels and items, some of which are only useful for buying stuff in the tunnels, others can be used above ground. Finally, you can build a secret base down there and furnish it with stuff bought with your gems. You can also set traps, Spy Vs Spy style, that usually need to be cleared in a novel way (such as blowing leaves away or popping bubbles with your stylus). It's not essential to the game, but it is a novel little distraction.<br />
<br />
'''Sights and Sounds'''<br />
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The graphics are now in a sort of pseudo-3D, created by parallax effects. They work fine for their purpose and are better looking than other Pokemon games due to the DS being more powerful than other Gameboys. The sound, however, remains just as bleepy amd midi-esque. I usually turn it off.<br />
<br />
'''Stuff that sucks'''<br />
<br />
Well, from the point of view of someone who likes Pokemon games, not much really. The only thing I'd improve if I could would be to allow the player to scroll through the dialogue faster, and to make the guys who sell stuff underground to be a bit easier to find, as looking for them is pretty dull. If, however, you don't like Pokemon games you probably won't like much. Still, if you don't like this style of game a DS might have been a bad purchase.<br />
<br />
'''Conclusion'''<br />
<br />
Very much more of the same, with a little DS goodness added to keep old players interested. Easily played for any amount of time, and will take many hours to complete. A good step forwards for the series.<br />
<br />
'''Score : 8/10'''<br />
<br />
''Dog Pants''<br />
<br />
==Psychonauts - PC==<br />
'''Introduction'''<br />
Psychonauts is the story of Raz, a young psychic who has run away from his family's circus to a psychic summer camp. Now he must try to prove himself and learn as much as he can before his psychic tutors send him back to his parents, who Raz believes resent him for his psychic abilities. Essentially Psychonauts is a traditional platform game; you have a hub world which is the psychic summer camp (plus one other location) and various levels which you gain access to as you progress through the game. The levels are psychic worlds within the minds of the freakish characters you encounter and the design of these levels is where Psychonauts separates itself from other platform games. They are truly bizarre and each is very different from the others, but more about that later.<br />
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For those familiar with Grim Fandango and other Tim Schafer projects you'll probably notice similarities in the character/environment design and the dark humour that runs thick through the entirety of the game.<br />
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'''Gameplay'''<br />
Getting started on Psychonauts is a wonderfully simple experience, especially if you've played platforms games before. First you find yourself in a small, kiddies area of the summer camp which serves as the tutorial zone and introduces you to the control system, the game mechanics and objectives, nothing too outlandish so far. The second part of the tutorial you'll find in a classroom at the top of a rickety ramp and is set in the mind of one of the camp tutors, a military man and his psychic landscape reflects this. It's looks like the worst war flashback the most shellshocked soldier could ever have; constant explosions, bunnies with helmets and twisted hulls of ships floating in midair. This is just a taste of what's to come. Again there's plenty to collect in these worlds too, most items contribute to your levelling up and in turn access to new psychic powers.<br />
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Once you've completed these two areas you are free to roam the rest of the camp, which is quite large but can be quickly traversed with the aid of a few shoutcut devices like the underground transport system. On camp there is a shop that sells a few items which will help with your quest and adds a small RPG element but purchasing is not a major feature.<br />
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As you progress some of the major characters will give you new powers as well, these are combined with a tutorial type level which introduces you to the new skill.<br />
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'''Sights and Sounds'''<br />
Considering this game is also available on lesser platforms such as PS2 the graphics are very nice indeed. It probably helps that the creators were not going for any kind of realism, they've mostly used bold colours and fairly simple geometry for their characters and environments. While I'm all for a bit of realism some surrealism is refreshing, especially for a PC title, and this one has it in spades. Each of the levels is beautifully designed and with huge variety from level to level, one of them cleverly uses changes in the environment so one relatively small location becomes many.<br />
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The voice acting is top notch and there were even some laugh-out-loud moments for me, particularly in the Milkman Conspiracy level but there's no point in repeating the lines as it's the context that's funny.<br />
'''<br />
Stuff that sucks'''<br />
As usual with any 3D platform game the camera is not perfect. There will be the odd occasion when your view is obscured by a wall behind the character or something like that, but mostly the camera is very well behaved and certainly one of the best examples I've experienced.<br />
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The only other problem I have with the game is another one which afflicts most other games of this type; infuriating last level syndrome. Most of the last few sections of the game are easy enough, a couple of falls here and there but steady progress, then there were these two jumps which took about 20 goes each and had me cursing and physically abusing the joypad.<br />
<br />
'''Conclusion'''<br />
This is a great platform game. A great deal of time and effort has be put into every aspect of this game, and it shows. The pyschic worlds that makes up the levels proper are amazing, varied and great fun to explore or just look at for a while. The graphics and sound are both interesting and funny. If you enjoy platform games I thoroughly recommend this one. Oh and ... Use the bacon Raz ...<br />
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'''Score : 8/10'''<br />
<br />
''Joose''</div>
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==Madden NFL 07 - Wii==<br />
As wonderfully incomprehensible to non-fans as the actual sport. Woefully inadequate tutorial for the neophyte. Disappointing amount of Wii-interaction, involving a little flick at the right time, rather than a throw. Played for a full twenty minutes before discovering I was actually "controlling" the other team to the one I thought I was, though my performance actually dropped after realising this. <br />
<br />
''FatherJack''<br />
<br />
==Magic Online - PC==<br />
'''Introduction'''<br />
OK, I know that this is probably going to recieve a fair amount of ridicule, but a number of people have been asking me about it. Rather than spend ages explaining the concept to each individual over xfire, I thought I would save time by just doing a review.<br />
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So what is Magic: Online? Well, before I explain that, promise that you finish reading the rest of the review. You see, the short explanation makes it sound extremely shit, even to a hardcore beard like myself. You promise? Ok, here I go...<br />
<br />
Its a card game.<br />
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Still here? Right. The first thing people tend to think of when I say that is "What, like solitaire?". No, not like solitaire. Some people, who know a little more about it, say "What, like Pokemon or Yu-Gi-Oh?". Closer, but again, not really, no.<br />
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What it actually is, is an online version of the grand-daddy of all trading card games, Magic: The Gathering. It is exactly the same as the offline, real-card version (albiet with less arguments about rules). The game is played by you selecting your "Deck" from your card collection, and then challenging another player. The actual play is something like a cross between a stratagy game (in that you have resources, and you make armies to fight the opponent) and a puzzle game. The fun comes from outwitting an opponent. This game is all about Big Brains.<br />
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'''Gameplay'''<br />
The play itself is, wierdly, only half the game. You see, before you can actually go into a game you need to have a deck of cards, and you put these together yourself. You can get premade ones, and they work ok, but after a couple of games you will at least want to alter the deck, if not make one from scratch. This can be because theres a card in there that you never use, and you want to remove it. Or you may have a card in your collection that you can imagine working well with your deck, and want to add it. The outcome of the actual games often rely more on your ability to put good decks together than your ability to play them.<br />
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Of course, if that side of things doesnt really appeal to you, then fret not. There is something called "netdecking", which basically boils down to downloading premade decks from the internet. Although you cant just get the cards for free, once you have the cards, the actual arranging of them into decks can be entirely done for you. Its kinda frowned upon in the community though, as the more successfull net decks get used a lot, and playing against the same deck time and again can get a little boring.<br />
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So, youve got your deck, then what happens? Well, the game is split into turns, with each player taking their turn in...er...turn. Each player has a hand (which is made from 7 cards drawn from your deck) and a deck. Each turn, a player takes a card, adds it to their hand, and can play a land. Land is the resource of the game. Each land can, each turn, be "tapped" for one mana. Non-land cards all have a cost to play, in mana. So, for example, if I wanted to bring my goblin into play from my hand, and the goblin cost one red mana, I would tap a land that gives one red mana, and put him into play. Theres also spells, like fireballs, and artifacts, that have all manner of effects. The game is won when the opponent either is reduced to 0 life (from a starting point of 20), or when they need to draw a card from their deck, and can't, as they have used them all.<br />
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So why is this fun, I hear you ask? Well, its not so much the actual playing of the cards that is fun, its the interaction the cards have with each other. You see, nearly all cards in Magic have some special rules printed on them. Things like "Whenever you do damage, you may draw an extra card" or "When this creature is played, an opponents creature is destroyed". Its the working out what cunning combinations you can make out of these rules that makes the game fun. For instance, I recently aquired a card that said "whenever a creature does damage, draw a card". I already had a creature that had "whenever you draw a card, do 1 damage to your opponent." This meant that if I could get both cards in play without the opponent removing one, all I would have to do is one damage or draw one card and there would be an infinate loop of draw card->do damage->draw card->do damage. The trouble was, the creature in question required a lot of mana, which means a lot of land. Would I survive long enough to draw the creature and play it? Would the opponent think of some way of foiling my evil combo? If he does, would I be able to think on my feet enough to still get a win from it? Thats where the fun is.<br />
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There is a book by Ian M Banks called The Player of Games. In that, a genius in games theory says that for a game to have lasting fun, it must have a balance between predictability and randomness. To predictable, and the brainiest person wins every time (like in noughts and crosses). To random, and the skill and intelligence of the player has no bearing on the outcome of the game, so the player has no control over whether they win or lose. In my opinion, Magic has this balance. You need to have a reasonable amount of brains, to be able to build a decent deck and then make the right decisions when playing it. But also, you need some luck, because the best deck in the world can be foiled by not drawing the right cards at the right time.<br />
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'''Sights and Sounds'''<br />
Now this is a tricky one. I mean, its a card game. Its not exactly going to be able to compete with the latest FPS on looks, no matter how good they are at coding it. But thats not the point: It would be like trying to jazz up chess. You can make it as flashy as you like, the core game would be the same, and *thats* where the fun comes from.<br />
<br />
So yes, it looks aweful. In fact, it looks like it was coded for windows 3.1. And the sounds are equally bad; Ive turned em all off except for the beep that tells you its your turn to do something. However, there is a flip side to this. Its got roughly the same system requirements as minesweeper. You can, therefore, play it alongside doing other stuff on your computer, no problem. I used to play whilst I played EVE (back when I did play EVE), as the game not only requires very little of your computer, but as its all turn based, goes at whatever speed you feel like (as long as your opponent doesnt mind.)<br />
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Also worth mentioning in this bit is the card art. Roughly the top half of each card has some artwork, depicting the meaning of the card. Some of these little bits of art are fucking brilliant, and some make me giggle. The Goblin Flectomancer, for example, has a brilliantly silly hat. The zombie card Severed Army depicts and army made entirely of chopped off limps and hands and things, marching on a city. Brilliant!<br />
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'''Stuff that sucks'''<br />
There are a couple of things that suck with this game. The biggest one is the same problem you get with any game based around playing other real people: Some people are dicks. However, in the casual play area (which I spend most of my time in, as I imagine any 5punker would), there is no penalty for losing a game. So if someone you are playing against proves to be a bit of a Danny Baker, just concede the game and play someone else. It can be hard, though, at times to not be drawn in to a stupid internet argument against some idiot teenager who's sore over a lost game, or a particularly good play on your part.<br />
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The other thing about this game that sucks is its effect on your bank balance. It sucks, hard, and all of your money disappears into its gaping maw. You see, although the game is actually free to play, you need to buy cards. And although you could, technically, just buy one deck and play with that for ever, you really wont want to. You will want to improve your deck. And for that, you need cards, which cost money. An then you will think of something that requires a whole new deck build. And that requires more cards. Suddenly you realise that although one deck costs a mere £5, you have actually spent many times that, and now have a card collection of several thousand virtual cards.<br />
<br />
Like me.<br />
<br />
'''Conclusion'''<br />
Its a marmite thing. You will either love it or it will utterly fail to grab you. However, there is a free trial thing they do, where you can just download a client, hit a button and play for free, with a handfull of premade decks. Although this doesnt give you any of the deck building side of things, it gives you a fair idea of whether or not you will like the game, and hey, its free. <br />
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If any of you want to, I shall dig out the link for the client, and show you how to play. Its actually a lot easier to understand than it first appears.<br />
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'''Score : 8/10'''<br />
<br />
''Joose''<br />
<br />
==Mage Knight Apocalypse - PC==<br />
Not very nice controls, clicky-clicky and mashy-mashy. Far too many repeated button presses to perform even the simplest of tasks. <br />
<br />
;;FatherJack''<br />
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==Matrix: Path of Neo - PC==<br />
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Fighting a bunch of dudes and pulling off awesome The One moves is great, but it's hindered by the fact that it's a crappy port of a game that wasn't really that polished to begin with:<br />
<br />
Even with my new PC(I overshoot the recommended sys reqs), the game still chokes a lot, specially if I'm fighting a number of opponents and I've already destroyed a large part of the environment) It seems stupid that the game is being dragged by its two major selling points: fighting multiple enemies at once and destructible environments.<br />
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The graphics are shitty. It's probably the only PC-ported game I know of that has graphics worse than its console counterparts. Even if I bump the resolution up to 1280X1024 the graphics still look as awful as it did in 800X600, the only difference is the animation is now less fluid.<br />
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Getting around the game is also difficult. Unless you've finished all the missions, you won't have the ability to skip FMVs at the start of the level, and most of them are at least 2 minutes in length.<br />
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''Ellachan''<br />
<br />
==MS Train Simulator - PC==<br />
Experience all the thrills of being a train driver, without getting paid, and no crash physics <br />
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'''Score : 3/10'''<br />
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''Dr. Kitenny Berk''<br />
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==Need For Speed Carbon - PC/PS/XBOX==<br />
Decent arcade racing with fucking retarded crew members and fucking bullshit AI. At least you're not required to make your car fucking hideous looking this time. <br />
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'''Score : 6/10'''<br />
<br />
''Deject''<br />
<br />
Just like Need for Speed Most Wanted, but with better menus, shiner graphics, and at night. Runs better than NFS:MW on this pc, and I have hardly noticed any dynamic ads. <br />
<br />
''Nickface''<br />
<br />
<br />
==Neverwinter Nights 2 - PC==<br />
Just like NWN1, but with a little better interface and graphics that look a little like the graphics for Everquest 2. My computer doesn't like it too much.<br />
<br />
''Nickface''<br />
<br />
<br />
==No One Lives Forever 2 - PC==<br />
Funny first person sneaker, featuring Angry Kitty Proximity Mines. 'Nuff Said.<br />
<br />
''Deject''<br />
<br />
==Oblivion==<br />
Surprisingly linear. Eats my graphics card and dumps on my CPU. I have to use Oldblivion hack to make it run which kinda strips it back to whether it's fun to play or not. It isn't. Morrowind was better.<br />
<br />
''Yamon''<br />
<br />
==Oni - PC/PS2==<br />
3rd person beat-em-up/shoot-em-up. Good fun, little bit frustrating at times, but good for a blast. Anime stylings set in the near future. I like it. <br />
<br />
''Buzzmong''<br />
<br />
==Panyga: Golf with style - Wii==<br />
Same as the free PC game, but impossibly hard compared to playing against drunk/amateur players online. You need to get at least par against flawless computer opponents in the very first game to progress - no buying special magic golf sticks for real monies off the internets, here. Better title would be "Pangya: Golf without actually any style because to get any semblance of style you need to be better than you were ever able to be in over 43 hours of online play". That's not so catchy, though. <br />
<br />
''Fatherjack''<br />
<br />
==Phantasy Star Universe - PC==<br />
Hugely disappointing, boring combat system. Worst Controls Ever In A Game. The UI was just thrown together. <br />
<br />
''FatherJack''<br />
<br />
==Prey - PC==<br />
A one trick pony in a world of acrobatic assault ponies - nothing bad as such, just bland. <br />
<br />
'''Score : 5.5/10'''<br />
<br />
''Dr. Kitteny Berk''<br />
<br />
==Project Gotham racing 1/2 - Xbox==<br />
Arcadey street racing fun - good medium between a sim and need for speed. <br />
<br />
'''Score : 7/10'''<br />
<br />
''Dr. Kitteny Berk''<br />
<br />
==Matrix Online - PC==<br />
A seemingly obvious choice for a game of this particular film licence, its all based around the matrix films. Storline wise, its set shortly after the last film. Be a digitised computer geek, just like the people in the film. Theres apparently a lot of storyline going on (following events from the films) but I only had a week trial, and didnt realy notice.<br />
<br />
A lot of people (myself included) were put off this game by the beta test. Even by beta test standards, the game was baaaaaad. Buggy as hell, looked horrible, and it was kinda boring. They have since improved it a lot, but its still not smashing.<br />
<br />
'''Graphics'''<br />
Meh. Another not great/not terrible one, although it seemed to make my machine chuggy considering the level of detail it was on (not very high).<br />
<br />
'''Good points'''<br />
Its the matrix! Wear leather coats! Wear sunglasses indoors! Do kungfu! Actually, the fight system is kinda cool, with some nice film style kung-fuing going on.<br />
<br />
'''Bad points'''<br />
Its a bit dull, and although you can get cool outfits, you soon realise that everyone else is wearing almost identical cool outfits. And although the fights look good one on one, the system doesnt do multiple opponents, leading to some rediculous situations where you have bad guys lining up for you to punch them in the face. And the inteface is awful.<br />
<br />
'''Score : 2/10''' <br />
<br />
''Joose''<br />
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==No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy In H.A.R.M's Way - PC==<br />
NOLF2 is very balanced game, your enemies are clever, and you never have a large advantage over them, you need skill and a brain to do well. Your weapons are mostly tools, but If you know your way round, they can be implements of hilarity, including various slapstick weapons, some of which are so good, I won't spoil them. A downside to the game are the levels where you need to be stealthy, most incorporate stealth, but there are the few where you need to be to survive (on harder settings). The game is set in every 60's cliché, with a few female ninjas thrown in.<br />
The voice acting is great, taking inspiration from the good Lucas arts point and click games, like grim fandango and Sam n' Max, the characters created are hilarious stereotypical people, including drunk soviet Russians, crazy Indians and dozy, Soviet hating Americans. The game itself is quite long, taking me 9 hours to complete on medium settings. ( I took 10 hours for HL2) But I like to soak up the game, showing off that you go fast in a game is like showing off that you are fast in bed, It's just plain wrong.<br />
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NOLF2 is a pretty excellent looking game, for its age, but quite outdated these days, a big disappointment is the native resolutions, you can only get 1024*768 maxed out, so you're going to need to edit some files if you want wide-screen. Textures are OK, but objects are Flintstones style repeated, but the developers get away with this because you are fighting one large corporation, and they used up all the disk space on spoken dialog.<br />
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Multiplayer is fun, but 1 active server is the norm, Co-Op levels with a friend is great, and should be relished by the 5punk community.<br />
<br />
Bottom line<br />
NOLF 2 is a witty, 60's spy based shooter/sneaker (with a little RPG, for taste), full of innuendo, stereotypes and pure silliness. Not as good as the first, but still rather good. <br />
<br />
'''Score : 9/10'''<br />
<br />
''Mr Green''<br />
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==PGR4 - XBox 360==<br />
<br />
'''Introduction'''<br />
Project Gotham Racing is the successor to Metropolis Street Racer on the Dreamcast, which was one of the first games to introduce showing off to get more points, long before Ned for Speed went "underground". This new version is shiny and stylish and features bikes racing alongside cars in various weather conditions on street and racetrack locations.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Gameplay'''<br />
The showing-off element is more pronounced than the previous release, but there is still something for everyone. Lots of game modes including crashing into cones (but much easier than Crazy Taxi) and overtaking 2CVs mean there's always something to do.<br />
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Riding bikes is a lot more fun that I thought it would be, while it's quite easy to fall off - particularly with aggressive car drivers around - the penalty isn't that great and your acceleration makes up for it. I had to use the third-person view for bikes though, as I was getting severe neck-ache.<br />
<br />
Since you can test drive or split-screen race any vehicle without unlocking them, it's a fun one to take to friend's houses. Multiplayer over the internet I've avoided as it's rarely a fun experience with driving games.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Sights and Sounds'''<br />
Nice title music from the Prodigy, plus some surprising variation in the other tunes, from some distinctive classical titles to hideous genero-rock. Good car sounds, particularly on the quirky vehicles that make odd noises.<br />
<br />
Graphically all rather nice, with very detailed in-car views, windscreen wipers and everything if that's your thing (I favour the clean view of the camera stuck on the front bumper).<br />
<br />
There is an okay selection of cars, but nowhere near as many as the other major titles - the same is true of the tracks, but the different weather conditions add quite a bit of variation. A lot of the tracks and cars will be very familiar, but fortunately seem very consistent with their appearances in other games.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Stuff that sucks'''<br />
It's not as "pure" as Forza, and the races which revolve around showboating can get a little tedious, but it's easy enough to find something else to do. Superbikes, in the snow on a grand-prix track - it can get pretty silly - even sillier is the fact that the above-mentioned combination is not actually that challenging.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Conclusion'''<br />
A fun driving title, not so realistic, but a good blast. A decent halfway point between the more serious and more frivolous racing games.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Score : 8/10'''<br />
<br />
''FatherJack''<br />
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==Pokemon Diamond - Nintendo DS==<br />
<br />
'''Introduction'''<br />
<br />
Most people will know what Pokemon is and what it's all about. Some will have played it in one form or another. For those who haven't, the game is a cutesy japanese RPG-alike which basically involves catching one of each type of Pokemon. There's far more to it than that though, and for a game that's aimed at kids it's pretty involving and very long.<br />
<br />
'''Gameplay'''<br />
<br />
Most of the game is spent in a top-down view, with your little character wandering around the region interacting with people. It plays much like many other RPGs in that respect, and as you progress through the game you develop the abilities needed to access more and more of the region. Often you will find yourself in battle, but this is a kids game and so the combat is fairly lighthearted. During battles, either with an NPC or a wild Pokemon, you face off your Pokemon against another and select moves for them to use to weaken or damage your opponent, or to strengthen themselves. Up to six Pokemon can be carried, and the same goes for NPCs, and there is a convoluted rock-scissor-paper system where different types of Pokemon are more or less effective against others.<br />
<br />
There are a good many things to do, far more than just fighting for the sake of it. As previously mentioned, the biggest objective seems to be to catch one of each sort of Pokemon, but there are hundreds of them and some are very rare. There's also the storyline objective of becoming the greates Pokemon trainer in the region, and many little missions and quests along the way. Those who have played a Pokemon game before will recognise it as the exact same plot as all the others. Indeed, the game is almost the same as the last version I played (Pokemon Grass Green on the GBA). Almost.<br />
<br />
There are differences here that are unique to the DS though. Existing components, such as competitions and berries, have been improved and use the stylus for effect. There is now a world trade system that I haven't tried out yet. Then there's the underground. The underground is a network of tunnels underneath the region that can be accessed from pretty much anywhere in the game by digging. Within them there are no Pokemon, but your DS will activate its wireless connection so that you share the tunnels with anyone else who is playing within range. Around the walls are areas where you can use the stylus to dig for little jewels and items, some of which are only useful for buying stuff in the tunnels, others can be used above ground. Finally, you can build a secret base down there and furnish it with stuff bought with your gems. You can also set traps, Spy Vs Spy style, that usually need to be cleared in a novel way (such as blowing leaves away or popping bubbles with your stylus). It's not essential to the game, but it is a novel little distraction.<br />
<br />
'''Sights and Sounds'''<br />
<br />
The graphics are now in a sort of pseudo-3D, created by parallax effects. They work fine for their purpose and are better looking than other Pokemon games due to the DS being more powerful than other Gameboys. The sound, however, remains just as bleepy amd midi-esque. I usually turn it off.<br />
<br />
'''Stuff that sucks'''<br />
<br />
Well, from the point of view of someone who likes Pokemon games, not much really. The only thing I'd improve if I could would be to allow the player to scroll through the dialogue faster, and to make the guys who sell stuff underground to be a bit easier to find, as looking for them is pretty dull. If, however, you don't like Pokemon games you probably won't like much. Still, if you don't like this style of game a DS might have been a bad purchase.<br />
<br />
'''Conclusion'''<br />
<br />
Very much more of the same, with a little DS goodness added to keep old players interested. Easily played for any amount of time, and will take many hours to complete. A good step forwards for the series.<br />
<br />
'''Score : 8/10'''<br />
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''Dog Pants''<br />
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==Psychonaughts - PC==<br />
'''Introduction'''<br />
Psychonauts is the story of Raz, a young psychic who has run away from his family's circus to a psychic summer camp. Now he must try to prove himself and learn as much as he can before his psychic tutors send him back to his parents, who Raz believes resent him for his psychic abilities. Essentially Psychonauts is a traditional platform game; you have a hub world which is the psychic summer camp (plus one other location) and various levels which you gain access to as you progress through the game. The levels are psychic worlds within the minds of the freakish characters you encounter and the design of these levels is where Psychonauts separates itself from other platform games. They are truly bizarre and each is very different from the others, but more about that later.<br />
<br />
For those familiar with Grim Fandango and other Tim Schafer projects you'll probably notice similarities in the character/environment design and the dark humour that runs thick through the entirety of the game.<br />
<br />
'''Gameplay'''<br />
Getting started on Psychonauts is a wonderfully simple experience, especially if you've played platforms games before. First you find yourself in a small, kiddies area of the summer camp which serves as the tutorial zone and introduces you to the control system, the game mechanics and objectives, nothing too outlandish so far. The second part of the tutorial you'll find in a classroom at the top of a rickety ramp and is set in the mind of one of the camp tutors, a military man and his psychic landscape reflects this. It's looks like the worst war flashback the most shellshocked soldier could ever have; constant explosions, bunnies with helmets and twisted hulls of ships floating in midair. This is just a taste of what's to come. Again there's plenty to collect in these worlds too, most items contribute to your levelling up and in turn access to new psychic powers.<br />
<br />
Once you've completed these two areas you are free to roam the rest of the camp, which is quite large but can be quickly traversed with the aid of a few shoutcut devices like the underground transport system. On camp there is a shop that sells a few items which will help with your quest and adds a small RPG element but purchasing is not a major feature.<br />
<br />
As you progress some of the major characters will give you new powers as well, these are combined with a tutorial type level which introduces you to the new skill.<br />
<br />
'''Sights and Sounds'''<br />
Considering this game is also available on lesser platforms such as PS2 the graphics are very nice indeed. It probably helps that the creators were not going for any kind of realism, they've mostly used bold colours and fairly simple geometry for their characters and environments. While I'm all for a bit of realism some surrealism is refreshing, especially for a PC title, and this one has it in spades. Each of the levels is beautifully designed and with huge variety from level to level, one of them cleverly uses changes in the environment so one relatively small location becomes many.<br />
<br />
The voice acting is top notch and there were even some laugh-out-loud moments for me, particularly in the Milkman Conspiracy level but there's no point in repeating the lines as it's the context that's funny.<br />
'''<br />
Stuff that sucks'''<br />
As usual with any 3D platform game the camera is not perfect. There will be the odd occasion when your view is obscured by a wall behind the character or something like that, but mostly the camera is very well behaved and certainly one of the best examples I've experienced.<br />
<br />
The only other problem I have with the game is another one which afflicts most other games of this type; infuriating last level syndrome. Most of the last few sections of the game are easy enough, a couple of falls here and there but steady progress, then there were these two jumps which took about 20 goes each and had me cursing and physically abusing the joypad.<br />
<br />
'''Conclusion'''<br />
This is a great platform game. A great deal of time and effort has be put into every aspect of this game, and it shows. The pyschic worlds that makes up the levels proper are amazing, varied and great fun to explore or just look at for a while. The graphics and sound are both interesting and funny. If you enjoy platform games I thoroughly recommend this one. Oh and ... Use the bacon Raz ...<br />
<br />
'''Score : 8/10'''<br />
<br />
''Joose''</div>
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Member Profiles
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<div>5punk is nothing without its '''Members'''. The people below are by no means all the members, they're just the ones who somebody decided they had something to say about.<br />
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=Site Admins=<br />
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'''Woo Elephant Yeah''' - Site Creator<br />
<br />
Often referred to as Wey, or Woo (which can be confusing)<br />
5punk is Wey's Baby, as, oddly enough, is Wey's baby.<br />
He is still amazed at how a simple idea has evolved into this rather active gaming community. In May 2007 WEY declared that he was standing down as site owner due to his ever increasing family commitments, but he's still the Daddy of our little family.<br />
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'''FatherJack''' - Site Owner<br />
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When WEY stepped down as site owner, FatherJack offered to take up the responsibility. It was agreed unanimously, first among the admins and later among the site members, that our foul-mouthed cleric was ideal for the job and with him he has brought new ideas, skills and enthusiasm.<br />
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'''Stoat''' - Site Admin<br />
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Mustela erminea<br />
Our very own php jedi, Coded the Scheduler and the Discussion board.<br />
Stoat has been there since the birth of 5punk, and without him, we wouldn't have any of the things we have. <br />
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'''Dog Pants''' - Site Moderator<br />
<br />
After watching his posts for some time, WEY decided to ask Dog Pants to join the 5punk admin team.<br />
Dog Pants has done a wonderful job moderating 5punk's forum, and has helped influence a lot of the recent decisions/suggestions for 5punk. He can usually be found stumbling around groaning in Urban Dead, or watching Zombie flicks at home.<br />
Pants' is actually the master beard of the 5punkiverse, often now found to be dreaming of SLA.<br />
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'''[[user:Spoodie|Spoodie]]''' - Site Admin<br />
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His calm presence on the forums and web-savvy has allowed him to alleviate the pressure the other admins were beginning to feel and has proved very capable in a crisis. spoodie is master of the Impact Text Kittens, and has seen every film, ever.<br />
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'''Dr. Kitteny Berk''' - Game Server ([[Bukkake]]) Owner<br />
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Quote from WEY:<br />
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''Abrupt, Rude and quite possibly Obnoxious, Berk speaks his mind and what you see is what you get.<br />
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You know where you stand with Berk, and he's the first to admit that. However, without him, 5punk would never have lifted off the ground in the way that it has, and his continuous work, help, time & money has got Bukkake up and running, along with the Shoutcast radio shows as well.<br />
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He's the unsung hero, but more a hero without the shiny long blonde hair and chiseled jaw, more of a dark shadowy figure lurking in the corner fixing servers and swearing repeatedly at things whilst snarling.<br />
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So to sum up *thinks about words carefully again*, even though Berk can be a bit of a sarcastic foul mouthed bastard, we love him in our very own special way.<br />
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= Members =<br />
''' [[Team RO-BO]]'''<br />
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[[user:Roman Totale|Roman Totale]] and [[user:mrbobbins|MrBobbins]]' team from a CS:S Tournament we held. <br />
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Probably won, but as survivors are yet to be found we cannot be sure of this.<br />
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Widely believed to be the founding partners of the following website: http://www.deagostini.co.uk/ilovehorses/<br />
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'''Gunslinger'''<br />
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[[user:Gunslinger|Gunslinger]] was Created by RO-BO using old toaster parts, flips out if he sees a bagel.<br />
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So horribly, horribly good at all games.<br />
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0.001% of his neural processing runs all NASA orbital navigation and communication systems and he is a technical consultant on [http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/richardandjudy/ Richard and Judy]<br />
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'''Hehulk'''<br />
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Massive [http://www.eve-online.com/ EVE] addict. Claims that [[Main Page#xfire|xfire]] is inaccurate and that this means he has has missed three hundred hours of actual play time due to router issues with ports. Was promoted to moderator on the eve forum just because of the sheer number of hours he plays it.<br />
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Also plays BEEF and CSS. Tends to cry hax a lot when losing<br />
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'''Pnut'''<br />
<br />
5punk's personal Battlefield 2 point resource. An avid fan of Battlefield 2 even though he isn't very good, can often be heard on teamspeak threatening to beat Chicken to death with his Keyboard/Mouse/Chair and many other assorted inanimate objects, normally after being sniped from next week for the ninth time in three minutes.<br />
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'''Deject'''<br />
<br />
Deej is one of our resident 'merkins. He's also just released an EP called "Conceptual Intercourse" which is available on Amazon [http://www.amazon.com/Conceptual-Intercourse-Ep/dp/B000Y02X4W/ref=sr_f3_1/104-2955763-1352732?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1193809245&sr=103-1/ Here]. <br />
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Word to your mother Deej, how is your mother?<br />
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'''Mikkyo'''<br />
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Runs a webcomic, [http://www.fuctinthehead.co.uk/ Fuctinthehead], which is updated daily and is Rather Good.<br />
Also One of the only 5punkers to actually work in the games industry. Ok so he stacks shelves at Gamestation.<br />
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'''Tandino'''<br />
<br />
He's honoured to be on the list. Also currently has a great avatar of a kitten. A lover of BDSM sex games, likes to whip himself whilst others watch.<br />
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'''Lateralus'''<br />
<br />
An all round thoroughly nice chap. Truly under the thumb of 'er indoors and consequently playing games far less than he should. Interesting fact: He's a town planner, mess with him, get a roundabout in front of your driveway.<br />
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'''Grimmie'''<br />
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Lord of Brum and Master of Vlad. 5punk's resident artist. Is very attracted to beards, and also hosts GrimBash, which has been a resounding sucess and we thank Mr Grim Grim muchly.<br />
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'''Killavodka'''<br />
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If it was not for lag, ping, memory, processor, PSU, Core Temp, HereComesPete and the fact that God seems to hate him, he would be the greatest FPS player in the world. Can reach vocal notes capable of making dogs ears bleed. Altogether now after three, ''Say whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!!!!''<br />
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'''Mr. Johnson'''<br />
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Our man in Belgium. He will let us know if that statue of the little boy stops pissing or Poirot dies. Likes getting backstabbed constantly in COD, honest.<br />
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'''Fabyak'''<br />
<br />
FAAABULOUS Darling.<br />
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'''Chicken''' <br />
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Creator of all random mic noises. Likes to munch food and talk down his mic at the same time, thankfully the muppet frequently forgets to unmute himself after eating. Resident Beef sniper whore and OMG JOO FLUKEY ZOMG HAXXOR, takes great pleasure in winding Pnut up. Closet console tard, has been on a PC gaming break for 3 months now, though COD4 tempted him back. Hails from deepest darkest Scotland.<br />
Eats lots of ice-cream when gaming and on TS, the fat bastard.<br />
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'''Buzzmong'''<br />
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The ladies Favourite Purple car owner. Often referred to as 'Vibro-Spaz' or 'Bumzomg'.<br />
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'''Cashy'''<br />
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Just listen out for the words 'Cashy you shit' on TS and you know he's online. Do not ask him for advice on nuts, or chillies.<br />
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'''HereComesPete'''<br />
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Is currently wooing Killavodka's sister, a source of constant amusement to 5punkers. Likes to wind up Killavodka at any given opportunity. Has frequent brain farts as a result of imbibing chemicals during his philosophy degree. Many feel that HereComesPete and Killavodka have a 'special' relationship all of their own given the frequency of their arguments.<br />
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'''Ty aka Sir Die AloTy'''<br />
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Ty is one of the more colourful 5punkers. Often less than coherent for various reasons, we love his drunken ramblings. Once sported an impressive mohican and loves metal more than most 5punkers love CAEK and bummings. He used to die a lot, but worryingly he's started to improve lately. Maybe he's sobering up. - Now Retired for the foreseeable future to start a fmaily.....<br />
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'''Jockgit'''<br />
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Probably 5punk's most senior member, but only more mature chronologically. Jockgit is famous for being able to fall asleep when and where no others could, often as a result of copious amounts of cheap alcohol. Photographic evidence suggests he may be a pirate.<br />
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'''E-Rabbit'''<br />
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Another purple car owner (challenge him and he'll foam and swear it's blue), is known to strike the campest poses on Earth and to be photographed with phallic references. Also known as Lord Bobbington.<br />
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'''Friznit'''<br />
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Friz is another EvE'er and is currently running (ie, shouting lots) the Eve corporation 5punkorp. He's also a Tank Commander in the British Army, so if you anger him too much you'll find your house crushed and tank tread marks over your lawn. Has a penchant for ponies.<br />
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'''Amblin'''<br />
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Semi-retired EvE'er who has been partly groomed into playing computer games too, namely [[Call of Duty 4]]<br />
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'''Baliame'''<br />
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5punk's resident whiner, nothing is ever alright to him. Also considers Lateralus his arch-nemesis. Comes from the country of constant hunger, Hungary. Due to an unpronouncable name, he is often called Mr. Bubbles, Derek, or just Bob. Believer and preacher of the Cow World Domination Cult. Will also turn into a communist at slightest provocation and sing the 1944 Soviet Anthem.<br />
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Oh, and he's completely fucking crazy. <br />
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'''Shada'''<br />
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Chowder! Chowder! Likes RPGs and <s>bunnyhopping</s> long walks on the beach.<br />
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He joined 5punk after [http://5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=14795&start=0 following Grimmie into a dark room]. We probably don't want to know what happened in there.<br />
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'''Mr Green'''<br />
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Gay as a window. Responsible for the "sup" craze, Mr Green is also a mute - feel free to scream obscenities at him over TS without fear of rebuke. <br />
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'''Solomon'''<br />
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Has his own band, 'Schrodinger's Mouse', and also likes to take pictures of himself in black and white. All together now, EEEEEEMMMMMMMOOOOOO!<br />
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'''Nickface'''<br />
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Known widely as "The American who is most commonly mistaken for Deject." Has an amazing selection of hats. Is also a Reverend, so can marry you to a horse if you <s>so wish</s> mess around with him. Possibly.<br />
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'''Sheriff Fatman'''<br />
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Alcoholic layabout, sounds a bit like Chappers from Radio 1. Master of the "Gay Jump", likes creating characters that look like Joose in MMONGS and getting 13-year old boys to cyber him.<br />
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<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center">[[:category:Servers|Servers]]</div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center">[[:category:Applications|Applications]]</div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center">[[:category:Terminology|Terminology]]</div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center">[[:category:Archive|Archive]]</div></td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>[[What is 5punk?]]</td><br />
<td>[[:Category:Games|List of Games]]</td><br />
<td>Teamspeak</td><br />
<td>Xfire</td><br />
<td>Slang</td><br />
<td>Geekfood</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>[[Member Profiles]]</td><br />
<td>Popular Games</td><br />
<td>Radio</td><br />
<td>Teamspeak</td><br />
<td>Memes</td><br />
<td>[[Reviews]]</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>Wiki Sandbox</td><br />
<td>Other Games</td><br />
<td>Game Servers</td><br />
<td>Hamachi</td><br />
<td>Terms</td><br />
<td>&nbsp;</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>[[:category:Events|Events]]</td><br />
<td>Scheduled Games</td><br />
<td>File Mirrors</td><br />
<td>Last FM</td><br />
<td>[[:category:Food_animals|Food Animals]]</td><br />
<td>&nbsp;</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>&nbsp;</td><br />
<td>Browser Games</td><br />
<td>&nbsp;</td><br />
<td>Wii</td><br />
<td>&nbsp;</td><br />
<td>&nbsp;</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>&nbsp;</td><br />
<td>Tabletop Games</td><br />
<td>&nbsp;</td><br />
<td>Folding @ Home</td><br />
<td>&nbsp;</td><br />
<td>&nbsp;</td><br />
</tr><br />
</table><br />
<br /><br />
==Gaming==<br />
5punk comprises of two parts, the forum and the games. Banter is a large part of what 5punk is about, and it takes place in both and often overlaps. In game this is made more fluid by most of us using Teamspeak. <br />
<br />
The games that are played come and go quite quickly as people try new ones then tire of them. However, some do endure and can earn a regular slot on the 5cheduler for months or years. The best way to see which games are being played at the moment is to look at the 5cheduler. The best way to see which games are being played regularly is to check back through the 5cheduler. A lazy way to check which games are being played is to look at the sections below.<br />
<br />
===Games currently popular===<br />
These are the games that will probably be in the 5cheduler right now, and have the highest chance of anyone playing at any given time.<br />
<br />
*[[Call of Duty 4]]<br />
*[[EVE]]<br />
*[[Team Fortress 2| Team Fortress 2]]<br />
*[[City of Heroes]]<br />
<br />
===Old Favourites===<br />
These games may not have many people playing regularly, but will probably draw some interest if scheduled.<br />
<br />
*[[Battlefield 2]]<br />
*[[counterstrike | Counter Strike: Source]]<br />
*[[Call of Duty: United Offensive]]<br />
<br />
===Other games===<br />
Many games come and go, often being played by only a couple of people. Sometimes interest will flare if somebody raises ones profile again, sometomes not. The [[Other Games | other games]] section has a list of games that certain 5punkers may be interested in playing.<br />
<br />
===Regularly scheduled games===<br />
Most evenings some of us will be playing something, and watching Xfire and the 5cheduler is the best way to spot when they're happening. Certain favourites have set slots, although the exact flavour of the game can vary (CoD:UO/CoD2/CoD4, BF2/BF2142 etc):<br />
<br />
*'''Monday:''' Nothing set<br />
*'''Tuesday:''' [[Call of Duty]]<br />
*'''Wednesday:''' [[Source]]<br />
*'''Thursday:''' [[Battlefield]]<br />
*'''Friday:''' Random drunken gaming night<br />
*'''Saturday:''' Nothing set<br />
*'''Sunday:''' Nothing set<br />
<br />
===Browser games===<br />
Many 5punkers play one or more of several web-based MMO games. These don't get scheduled but are popular nontheless due to the way they are played.<br />
<br />
====[http://www.urbandead.com UrbanDead]====<br />
Inconspicuous browser based MMORPG set in the zombie apocalypse, easily played at lunch time at work. 5punkers tend to gravitate towards pubs, occasionally organising excursions such as the Malton Pub Crawl in order to bring sunshine to the lives (or undeaths, as the case may be) of human and zombie alike.<br />
<br />
====[http://www.shartak.com Shartak]====<br />
A Browser based MMPORG set on a desert island, Featuring Outsiders, Pirates and natives. It's awesome, you should all be playing it.<br />
5punkers currently involved in lots of 5punky plans, as per usual.<br />
<br />
Quite similar to Urban dead, likely because the maker was inspired by urbandead.<br />
<br />
====[http://www.atorian.com Atorian]====<br />
Another inconspicuous browser based game. Set at some point in the future 5punkers in this game are purely self-defensive, but since there's always someone trying to take our planets we never stop fighting.<br />
<br />
====[http://www.travian.co.uk Travian]====<br />
Romans, Gauls and Germans (Teutons), all building villages, cities and eventually nations while fighting it out in a browser. 5punkers (well, currently Grimmie, Buzz and Fab) are peaceful in this as well, mainly because the bigger alliances can cause pain.<br />
<br />
===Beardy tabletop games===<br />
A few 5punkers have clubbed together to recreate pen-and-paper RPGs over the internet. A few experiments have been tried, but generally it seems to have come off best using Skype but otherwise staying as it was intended. <br />
<br />
====[[SLA_Industries| SLA Industries]]====<br />
Beardier than Brian Blessed dunked in a vat of testosterone, a Dungeons & Dragonsesque pen and paper RPG - but played over the internet. SLA Industries is an urban horror roleplaying game set in dark futuristic universe called the World of Progress. The World of Progress spans thousands of worlds, most of which are ruled by the ubiquitous SLA Industries. SLA Industries is a giant megacorporation, the virtually unchallenged power in the World of Progress. Players play the part of Operatives - freelance agents who take jobs from SLA to protect the public and the company. <br />
<br />
====[[Shadowrun| Shadowrun]]====<br />
As the above, top beardy action. Run in a world thats kinda like traditional fantasy meets bladerunner.<br />
<br />
==Servers==<br />
This list is likely to change often, so just check [http://www.game-monitor.com/search.php?search=5punk&type=server Here] for our current servers<br />
<br />
[http://www.5punk.co.uk/demo.php Teamspeak server]<br />
<br />
[[Radio|5punk Radio]]<br />
<br />
'''CS:S''' 217.112.95.67:27015<br />
<br />
'''CoD4''' 217.112.95.67:28960<br />
<br />
===[http://www.5punk.co.uk/downloads 5punk/Downloads]===<br />
5punk has its own file mirror, Mainly used for gaming related stuff and handy apps.<br />
<br />
The downloads section is passworded so our bandwidth bill doesn't go through the roof from leeching linking sites:<br />
<br />
*User: badger<br />
*Pass: badger<br />
<br />
There's also a lot of content on [http://files.hairy-arse.com/ Files.hairy-arse.com] which is unpassworded. So there.<br />
<br />
<br />
===[ftp://motorphetamine.mine.nu/ SirDieAloTys FTP]===<br />
Post-sweeping stuff<br />
<br />
*User: 5punk<br />
*Pass: badger<br />
<br />
== Apps we use and how to use them. ==<br />
<br />
=== Xfire ===<br />
Xfire is an app that acts as an instant messenger with in game support and allows us to easily join other 5punkers in game.<br />
<br />
With the 22/9/06 Xfire update, they introduced a [http://www.xfire.com/clans Clan] function, this allows users to add everyone to their contact list easily by joining the 5punk clan [http://www.xfire.com/clans/5punk here], you'll usually be accepted within 24hours.<br />
<br />
<br />
When signing up at the forum, make sure you add your Xfire username to your forum profile, as this is the core of 5punk, and without Xfire, we wouldn't even be here.<br />
<br />
=== Teamspeak ===<br />
Teamspeak is our voice comms medium of choice - given the ease of use, and reasonable licensing terms.<br />
<br />
*Server Address: 217.112.95.67:8767<br />
*Server Password: cranberry<br />
<br />
=== Hamachi ===<br />
Used to allow us to play older games over the Internet, also allows us to test experimental servers safely and securely.<br />
<br />
[http://www.angelfire.com/games5/darkcry/hamachi_eng.htm Basic guide] (placeholder until a 5punk-specific one is made)<br />
<br />
If Hamachi is needed for a game, the network to join and password for the network will be posted in the scheduler.<br />
<br />
=== Last.fm ===<br />
We have a last.fm group, last.fm is an plug-in for your media player which keeps track of what music you have been playing.<br />
<br />
[http://www.last.fm/group/5punk.co.uk]<br />
<br />
Sign up and someone will approve you.<br />
<br />
=== Nintendo Wii Address Book ===<br />
To allow the sharing of "Miis" and to send messages back and forth with Nintendo's console, you have to exchange Wii system addresses. More info here:<br />
[[Wii Addresses]]<br />
<br />
=== Folding@Home ===<br />
[http://folding.stanford.edu/ '''Folding@Home'''] is a distributed computing project -- people from through out the world [http://folding.stanford.edu/download.html '''download'''] and run software to band together to make one of the largest supercomputers in the world. Your participation can help lead to a cure for these diseases:<br />
*Alzheimer's Disease<br />
*Cancer<br />
*Huntington's Disease<br />
*Osteogenesis Imperfecta<br />
*Parkinson's Disease<br />
*Ribosome & antibiotics<br />
<br />
Join the [http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=51199 '''5punk Team'''] if you care to join the cause. [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3334&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 '''Folding@5punk Info''']<br />
<br />
<br />
== 5punk Slang/Terminology/Memes. ==<br />
<br />
*TEEF - Team Fortress 2, bit like Beef but with added lulz.<br />
*BEEF - Our name for [[Battlefield 2]] (Battlefield 2 > BF2 > BF > BEEF)<br />
*CoD - Our name for the [[Call of Duty]] series (usually referring to Call of Duty: United Offensive) *Currently used for COD4:modern cod, sadly, no bathtubs can be found, only showers.*<br />
*Veal/Future Beef - Sometimes used as slang names for Battlefield 2142.<br />
*HamAndCheese - Our name for [[Main Page#Hamachi|Hamachi]]. (Also known as "HammyCheese, ChammyHeese Jammyknees")<br />
*Floorware - Software you've found, often by careless people misplacing CDs.<br />
*Deject's mom - The mother of one of our members, often heard screaming in the background of [[Main Page#Teamspeak|Teamspeak]]. "Werd to your mother!"<br />
*Ninja concerts - Cited as the reason for people avoiding arrangements.<br />
*/me bums - Staple greeting of the Eve players, taken from their gentle (sometimes) in-game sodomy.<br />
*CAEK! - Like cake, but better.<br />
*ZOMG! Pie! - Flaky pastry with a nice filling.<br />
*This Is Not A Code - It's not a code. Probably. <br />
*REWENGAY - Like revenge, but generally involves more teabagging.<br />
*Magical Gay Fairy Land - World of Warcraft.<br />
*[[Charlie]] - Don't ask.<br />
*[[liopleurodon|Chaaaaaarlie]] - Seriously, just don't ask.<br />
*CDC - Crudely Drawn Cock. Usually magenta.<br />
*Zombie Tower - A tower of zombies, used to climb to camping Survivors in the Zombie mod for [[Counterstrike| Counter Strike: Source]].<br />
*SNPG - Salmon Ninja Pirate Gayer; a salmon pink ninja-pirate rank icon, used as a punishment.<br />
*CAEK WARS - Quake wars.<br />
*Fista - Microsoft's latest OS. It's shit.<br />
*Tribbleshooting - Like Troubleshooting, but more 5punky with hints of KAAAAAAAHN!<br />
*Space Chess - Chickens term for EVE Online, seems to be gaining popularity with the other 5punkers.<br />
*Sweeping - an act of cleaning. You may sweep stuff under a rug or into a folder. Such as C:\Trash\.<br />
<br />
==5punk Archives==<br />
As well as discussion that directly relates to our games, 5punkers also deposit a lot of information within the pages and threads. To aid in finding the information held in these often rambling threads they are archived below.<br />
<br />
===[[Cookbook|Geekfood]]===<br />
Threads about food have proved very popular on 5punk, and many recipies have been posted in various threads. A full catalogue of these recipies can be found [[Cookbook|here]].<br />
<br />
===[[Reviews]]===<br />
5punk has a wealth of gamers of all levels and experience. This makes for an excellent testing ground for most games, and as such we have a reviews forum so that we can share our experiences. Many 5punkers have admitted to trusting the reviews of their fellow gamers to those of magazines. An index of our reviews can be found [[Reviews|here]].</div>
Baliame
https://www.5punk.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Biscuit_Tit&diff=2600
Biscuit Tit
2008-02-16T20:16:31Z
<p>Baliame: /* Characteristics and Appearance */</p>
<hr />
<div>The '''Biscuit-Tit''' [''Nutrimens Paridae''] is an often misunderstood food animal.<br />
<br />
Due to it's flitting nature it can appear anywhere at any time to bring tasty, delicious treats to people both in the workplace, and at home.<br />
<br />
==Characteristics and Appearance==<br />
Because of their small stature, and limited psycho-kinetic powers, Biscuit-Tits tend to specialise in one or two forms of treat. The most common is the cookie, a hardened dough biscuit speckled with chocolate chips. Others train for a broader spectrum of treats such as curly-wurlies, hobnobs and double-deckers.<br />
<br />
[[Image:BlueTit.jpg|thumb|Close-up of a Biscuit-Tit]]<br />
There have been rare sightings of biscuit-tits working in unison with the famed [[Lunch Penguin]], to deliver biscuits for mid day dunking.<br />
<br />
Biscuit-Tits rarely carry carry their food due to the weight ratio they would have to endure, and often perch at a convenient place by the recipient to conjure the food up there and then. Produce usually appears with a biscuit-coloured flash and a soft explosion that sounds like 'PAF!'. Unwrapped biscuits can suffer from mild crumb-explosions showering workbenches and armchairs alike with cascading biscuit pieces.<br />
<br />
Most appear to be modelled on Blue tits, though a few variants have been spotted delivering more exotic, and foreign snack products. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_tit Great tits], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_tit Coal tits], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberian_Tit Siberian tits] and the elusive [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green-backed_Tit Green-backed tit] (and of course [http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=small+tits&safe=off Small tits]) have all been sighted delivering biscuity-related-goodness within the last ten years.<br />
<br />
[[category:food animals]]</div>
Baliame
https://www.5punk.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=2542
Main Page
2008-02-01T22:20:00Z
<p>Baliame: /* Others */</p>
<hr />
<div>Please be patient, Grimmie will be fiddling for a little while in a bid to make the Wiki more functional.<br />
([[User:Grimmie|Grimmie]] 04:54, 30 January 2008 (PST))<br />
<br />
<table width="806" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="2"><br />
<tr bgcolor="#3D84BD"><br />
<th colspan="6"><div align="center"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">5punk Wiki</span></div></th><br />
</tr><br />
<tr bgcolor="#BED7EB"><br />
<td width="130"><div align="center">[[:category:FAQ|FAQ]]</div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center">[[:category:Gaming|Gaming]]</div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center">[[:category:Servers|Servers]]</div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center">[[:category:Applications|Applications]]</div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center">[[:category:Terminology|Terminology]]</div></td><br />
<td width="130" bgcolor="#BED7EB"><div align="center">[[:category:Archive|Archive]]</div></td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>[[What is 5punk?]]</td><br />
<td>[[:Category:Games|List of Games]]</td><br />
<td>Teamspeak</td><br />
<td>Xfire</td><br />
<td>Slang</td><br />
<td>Geekfood</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>Member Profiles</td><br />
<td>Popular Games</td><br />
<td>Radio</td><br />
<td>Teamspeak</td><br />
<td>Memes</td><br />
<td>Reviews</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>Wiki Sandbox</td><br />
<td>Other Games</td><br />
<td>Game Servers</td><br />
<td>Hamachi</td><br />
<td>Terms</td><br />
<td>&nbsp;</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>&nbsp;</td><br />
<td>Scheduled Games</td><br />
<td>File Mirrors</td><br />
<td>Last FM</td><br />
<td>Food Animals</td><br />
<td>&nbsp;</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>&nbsp;</td><br />
<td>Browser Games</td><br />
<td>&nbsp;</td><br />
<td>Wii</td><br />
<td>&nbsp;</td><br />
<td>&nbsp;</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td>&nbsp;</td><br />
<td>Tabletop Games</td><br />
<td>&nbsp;</td><br />
<td>Folding @ Home</td><br />
<td>&nbsp;</td><br />
<td>&nbsp;</td><br />
</tr><br />
</table><br />
<br /><br />
==Gaming==<br />
5punk comprises of two parts, the forum and the games. Banter is a large part of what 5punk is about, and it takes place in both and often overlaps. In game this is made more fluid by most of us using Teamspeak. <br />
<br />
The games that are played come and go quite quickly as people try new ones then tire of them. However, some do endure and can earn a regular slot on the 5cheduler for months or years. The best way to see which games are being played at the moment is to look at the 5cheduler. The best way to see which games are being played regularly is to check back through the 5cheduler. A lazy way to check which games are being played is to look at the sections below.<br />
<br />
===Games currently popular===<br />
These are the games that will probably be in the 5cheduler right now, and have the highest chance of anyone playing at any given time.<br />
<br />
*[[Call of Duty 4]]<br />
*[[EVE]]<br />
*[[Team Fortress 2| Team Fortress 2]]<br />
*[[City of Heroes]]<br />
<br />
===Old Favourites===<br />
These games may not have many people playing regularly, but will probably draw some interest if scheduled.<br />
<br />
*[[Battlefield 2]]<br />
*[[counterstrike | Counter Strike: Source]]<br />
*[[Call of Duty: United Offensive]]<br />
<br />
===Other games===<br />
Many games come and go, often being played by only a couple of people. Sometimes interest will flare if somebody raises ones profile again, sometomes not. The [[Other Games | other games]] section has a list of games that certain 5punkers may be interested in playing.<br />
<br />
===Regularly scheduled games===<br />
Most evenings some of us will be playing something, and watching Xfire and the 5cheduler is the best way to spot when they're happening. Certain favourites have set slots, although the exact flavour of the game can vary (CoD:UO/CoD2/CoD4, BF2/BF2142 etc):<br />
<br />
*'''Monday:''' Nothing set<br />
*'''Tuesday:''' [[Call of Duty]]<br />
*'''Wednesday:''' [[Source]]<br />
*'''Thursday:''' [[Battlefield]]<br />
*'''Friday:''' Random drunken gaming night<br />
*'''Saturday:''' Nothing set<br />
*'''Sunday:''' Nothing set<br />
<br />
===Browser games===<br />
Many 5punkers play one or more of several web-based MMO games. These don't get scheduled but are popular nontheless due to the way they are played.<br />
<br />
====[http://www.urbandead.com UrbanDead]====<br />
Inconspicuous browser based MMORPG set in the zombie apocalypse, easily played at lunch time at work. 5punkers tend to gravitate towards pubs, occasionally organising excursions such as the Malton Pub Crawl in order to bring sunshine to the lives (or undeaths, as the case may be) of human and zombie alike.<br />
<br />
====[http://www.shartak.com Shartak]====<br />
A Browser based MMPORG set on a desert island, Featuring Outsiders, Pirates and natives. It's awesome, you should all be playing it.<br />
5punkers currently involved in lots of 5punky plans, as per usual.<br />
<br />
Quite similar to Urban dead, likely because the maker was inspired by urbandead.<br />
<br />
====[http://www.atorian.com Atorian]====<br />
Another inconspicuous browser based game. Set at some point in the future 5punkers in this game are purely self-defensive, but since there's always someone trying to take our planets we never stop fighting.<br />
<br />
====[http://www.travian.co.uk Travian]====<br />
Romans, Gauls and Germans (Teutons), all building villages, cities and eventually nations while fighting it out in a browser. 5punkers (well, currently Grimmie, Buzz and Fab) are peaceful in this as well, mainly because the bigger alliances can cause pain.<br />
<br />
===Beardy tabletop games===<br />
A few 5punkers have clubbed together to recreate pen-and-paper RPGs over the internet. A few experiments have been tried, but generally it seems to have come off best using Skype but otherwise staying as it was intended. <br />
<br />
====[[SLA_Industries| SLA Industries]]====<br />
Beardier than Brian Blessed dunked in a vat of testosterone, a Dungeons & Dragonsesque pen and paper RPG - but played over the internet. SLA Industries is an urban horror roleplaying game set in dark futuristic universe called the World of Progress. The World of Progress spans thousands of worlds, most of which are ruled by the ubiquitous SLA Industries. SLA Industries is a giant megacorporation, the virtually unchallenged power in the World of Progress. Players play the part of Operatives - freelance agents who take jobs from SLA to protect the public and the company. <br />
<br />
====[[Shadowrun| Shadowrun]]====<br />
As the above, top beardy action. Run in a world thats kinda like traditional fantasy meets bladerunner.<br />
<br />
==Servers==<br />
This list is likely to change often, so just check [http://www.game-monitor.com/search.php?search=5punk&type=server Here] for our current servers<br />
<br />
[http://www.5punk.co.uk/demo.php Teamspeak server]<br />
<br />
[[Radio|5punk Radio]]<br />
<br />
'''CS:S''' 217.112.95.67:27015<br />
<br />
'''CoD4''' 217.112.95.67:28960<br />
<br />
===[http://www.5punk.co.uk/downloads 5punk/Downloads]===<br />
5punk has its own file mirror, Mainly used for gaming related stuff and handy apps.<br />
<br />
The downloads section is passworded so our bandwidth bill doesn't go through the roof from leeching linking sites:<br />
<br />
*User: badger<br />
*Pass: badger<br />
<br />
There's also a lot of content on [http://files.hairy-arse.com/ Files.hairy-arse.com] which is unpassworded. So there.<br />
<br />
<br />
===[ftp://motorphetamine.mine.nu/ SirDieAloTys FTP]===<br />
Post-sweeping stuff<br />
<br />
*User: 5punk<br />
*Pass: badger<br />
<br />
== Apps we use and how to use them. ==<br />
<br />
=== Xfire ===<br />
Xfire is an app that acts as an instant messenger with in game support and allows us to easily join other 5punkers in game.<br />
<br />
With the 22/9/06 Xfire update, they introduced a [http://www.xfire.com/clans Clan] function, this allows users to add everyone to their contact list easily by joining the 5punk clan [http://www.xfire.com/clans/5punk here], you'll usually be accepted within 24hours.<br />
<br />
<br />
When signing up at the forum, make sure you add your Xfire username to your forum profile, as this is the core of 5punk, and without Xfire, we wouldn't even be here.<br />
<br />
=== Teamspeak ===<br />
Teamspeak is our voice comms medium of choice - given the ease of use, and reasonable licensing terms.<br />
<br />
*Server Address: 217.112.95.67:8767<br />
*Server Password: cranberry<br />
<br />
=== Hamachi ===<br />
Used to allow us to play older games over the Internet, also allows us to test experimental servers safely and securely.<br />
<br />
[http://www.angelfire.com/games5/darkcry/hamachi_eng.htm Basic guide] (placeholder until a 5punk-specific one is made)<br />
<br />
If Hamachi is needed for a game, the network to join and password for the network will be posted in the scheduler.<br />
<br />
=== Last.fm ===<br />
We have a last.fm group, last.fm is an plug-in for your media player which keeps track of what music you have been playing.<br />
<br />
[http://www.last.fm/group/5punk.co.uk]<br />
<br />
Sign up and someone will approve you.<br />
<br />
=== Nintendo Wii Address Book ===<br />
To allow the sharing of "Miis" and to send messages back and forth with Nintendo's console, you have to exchange Wii system addresses. More info here:<br />
[[Wii Addresses]]<br />
<br />
=== Folding@Home ===<br />
[http://folding.stanford.edu/ '''Folding@Home'''] is a distributed computing project -- people from through out the world [http://folding.stanford.edu/download.html '''download'''] and run software to band together to make one of the largest supercomputers in the world. Your participation can help lead to a cure for these diseases:<br />
*Alzheimer's Disease<br />
*Cancer<br />
*Huntington's Disease<br />
*Osteogenesis Imperfecta<br />
*Parkinson's Disease<br />
*Ribosome & antibiotics<br />
<br />
Join the [http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=51199 '''5punk Team'''] if you care to join the cause. [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3334&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 '''Folding@5punk Info''']<br />
<br />
<br />
== 5punk Slang/Terminology/Memes. ==<br />
<br />
*TEEF - Team Fortress 2, bit like Beef but with added lulz.<br />
*BEEF - Our name for [[Battlefield 2]] (Battlefield 2 > BF2 > BF > BEEF)<br />
*CoD - Our name for the [[Call of Duty]] series (usually referring to Call of Duty: United Offensive) *Currently used for COD4:modern cod, sadly, no bathtubs can be found, only showers.*<br />
*Veal/Future Beef - Sometimes used as slang names for Battlefield 2142.<br />
*HamAndCheese - Our name for [[Main Page#Hamachi|Hamachi]]. (Also known as "HammyCheese, ChammyHeese Jammyknees")<br />
*Floorware - Software you've found, often by careless people misplacing CDs.<br />
*Deject's mom - The mother of one of our members, often heard screaming in the background of [[Main Page#Teamspeak|Teamspeak]]. "Werd to your mother!"<br />
*Ninja concerts - Cited as the reason for people avoiding arrangements.<br />
*/me bums - Staple greeting of the Eve players, taken from their gentle (sometimes) in-game sodomy.<br />
*CAEK! - Like cake, but better.<br />
*ZOMG! Pie! - Flaky pastry with a nice filling.<br />
*This Is Not A Code - It's not a code. Probably. <br />
*REWENGAY - Like revenge, but generally involves more teabagging.<br />
*Magical Gay Fairy Land - World of Warcraft.<br />
*[[Charlie]] - Don't ask.<br />
*[[liopleurodon|Chaaaaaarlie]] - Seriously, just don't ask.<br />
*CDC - Crudely Drawn Cock. Usually magenta.<br />
*Zombie Tower - A tower of zombies, used to climb to camping Survivors in the Zombie mod for [[Counterstrike| Counter Strike: Source]].<br />
*SNPG - Salmon Ninja Pirate Gayer; a salmon pink ninja-pirate rank icon, used as a punishment.<br />
*CAEK WARS - Quake wars.<br />
*Fista - Microsoft's latest OS. It's shit.<br />
*Tribbleshooting - Like Troubleshooting, but more 5punky with hints of KAAAAAAAHN!<br />
*Space Chess - Chickens term for EVE Online, seems to be gaining popularity with the other 5punkers.<br />
<br />
==5punk Archives==<br />
As well as discussion that directly relates to our games, 5punkers also deposit a lot of information within the pages and threads. To aid in finding the information held in these often rambling threads they are archived below.<br />
<br />
===[[Cookbook|Geekfood]]===<br />
Threads about food have proved very popular on 5punk, and many recipies have been posted in various threads. A full catalogue of these recipies can be found [[Cookbook|here]].<br />
<br />
===[[Reviews]]===<br />
5punk has a wealth of gamers of all levels and experience. This makes for an excellent testing ground for most games, and as such we have a reviews forum so that we can share our experiences. Many 5punkers have admitted to trusting the reviews of their fellow gamers to those of magazines. An index of our reviews can be found [[Reviews|here]].<br />
<br />
==Members==<br />
5punk is nothing without its members. The people below are by no means all the members, they're just the ones who somebody decided they had something to say about.<br />
<br />
===Site Admins===<br />
<br />
'''Woo Elephant Yeah''' - Site Creator<br />
<br />
Often referred to as Wey, or Woo (which can be confusing)<br />
5punk is Wey's Baby, as, oddly enough, is Wey's baby.<br />
He is still amazed at how a simple idea has evolved into this rather active gaming community. In May 2007 WEY declared that he was standing down as site owner due to his ever increasing family commitments, but he's still the Daddy of our little family.<br />
<br />
'''FatherJack''' - Site Owner<br />
<br />
When WEY stepped down as site owner, FatherJack offered to take up the responsibility. It was agreed unanimously, first among the admins and later among the site members, that our foul-mouthed cleric was ideal for the job and with him he has brought new ideas, skills and enthusiasm.<br />
<br />
'''Stoat''' - Site Admin<br />
<br />
Mustela erminea<br />
Our very own php jedi, Coded the Scheduler and the Discussion board.<br />
Stoat has been there since the birth of 5punk, and without him, we wouldn't have any of the things we have. <br />
<br />
'''Dog Pants''' - Site Moderator<br />
<br />
After watching his posts for some time, WEY decided to ask Dog Pants to join the 5punk admin team.<br />
Dog Pants has done a wonderful job moderating 5punk's forum, and has helped influence a lot of the recent decisions/suggestions for 5punk.<br />
He can usually be found stumbling around groaning in Urban Dead, or watching Zombie flicks at home.<br />
Pants' is actually the master beard of the 5punkiverse, often now found to be dreaming of SLA.<br />
<br />
'''[[user:Spoodie|spoodie]]''' - Site Admin<br />
<br />
His calm presence on the forums and web-savvy has allowed him to alleviate the pressure the other admins were beginning to feel and has proved very capable in a crisis. spoodie is master of the Impact Text Kittens, and has seen every film, ever.<br />
<br />
'''Dr. Kitteny Berk''' - Game Server ([[Bukkake]]) Owner<br />
<br />
Quote from WEY:<br />
Abrupt, Rude and quite possibly Obnoxious, Berk speaks his mind and what you see is what you get.<br />
You know where you stand with Berk, and he's the first to admit that. However, without him, 5punk would never have lifted off the ground in the way that it has, and his continuous work, help, time & money has got Bukkake up and running, along with the Shoutcast radio shows as well.<br />
He's the unsung hero, but more a hero without the shiny long blonde hair and chiseled jaw, more of a dark shadowy figure lurking in the corner fixing servers and swearing repeatedly at things whilst snarling.<br />
So to sum up *thinks about words carefully again*, even though Berk can be a bit of a sarcastic foul mouthed bastard, we love him in our very own special way.<br />
<br />
=== Others ===<br />
<br />
''' [[Team RO-BO]]'''<br />
<br />
[[user:Roman Totale|Roman Totale]] and [[user:mrbobbins|MrBobbins]]' team from a CS:S Tournament we held. <br />
<br />
Probably won, but as survivors are yet to be found we cannot be sure of this.<br />
<br />
Widely believed to be the founding partners of the following website: http://www.deagostini.co.uk/ilovehorses/<br />
<br />
'''Gunslinger'''<br />
<br />
[[user:Gunslinger|Gunslinger]] was Created by RO-BO using old toaster parts, flips out if he sees a bagel.<br />
<br />
So horribly, horribly good at all games.<br />
<br />
0.001% of his neural processing runs all NASA orbital navigation and communication systems and he is a technical consultant on [http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/richardandjudy/ Richard and Judy]<br />
<br />
'''Hehulk'''<br />
<br />
Massive [http://www.eve-online.com/ EVE] addict. Claims that [[Main Page#xfire|xfire]] is inaccurate and that this means he has has missed three hundred hours of actual play time due to router issues with ports. Was promoted to moderator on the eve forum just because of the sheer number of hours he plays it.<br />
<br />
Also plays BEEF and CSS. Tends to cry hax a lot when losing<br />
<br />
'''Pnut'''<br />
<br />
5punk's personal Battlefield 2 point resource. An avid fan of Battlefield 2 even though he isn't very good, can often be heard on teamspeak threatening to beat Chicken to death with his Keyboard/Mouse/Chair and many other assorted inanimate objects, normally after being sniped from next week for the ninth time in three minutes.<br />
<br />
'''Deject'''<br />
<br />
Deej is one of our resident 'merkins. He's also just released an EP called "Conceptual Intercourse" which is available on Amazon [http://www.amazon.com/Conceptual-Intercourse-Ep/dp/B000Y02X4W/ref=sr_f3_1/104-2955763-1352732?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1193809245&sr=103-1/ Here]. <br />
<br />
Word to your mother Deej, how is your mother?<br />
<br />
'''Mikkyo'''<br />
<br />
Runs a webcomic, [http://www.fuctinthehead.co.uk/ Fuctinthehead], which is updated daily and is Rather Good.<br />
Also One of the only 5punkers to actually work in the games industry. Ok so he stacks shelves at Gamestation.<br />
<br />
'''Tandino'''<br />
<br />
He's honoured to be on the list. Also currently has a great avatar of a kitten. A lover of BDSM sex games, likes to whip himself whilst others watch.<br />
<br />
'''Lateralus'''<br />
<br />
An all round thoroughly nice chap. Truly under the thumb of 'er indoors and consequently playing games far less than he should. Interesting fact: He's a town planner, mess with him, get a roundabout in front of your driveway.<br />
<br />
'''Grimmie'''<br />
<br />
Lord of Brum and Master of Vlad. 5punk's resident artist. Is very attracted to beards, and also hosts GrimBash, which has been a resounding sucess and we thank Mr Grim Grim muchly.<br />
<br />
'''Killavodka'''<br />
<br />
If it was not for lag, ping, memory, processor, PSU, Core Temp, HereComesPete and the fact that God seems to hate him, he would be the greatest FPS player in the world. Can reach vocal notes capable of making dogs ears bleed.<br />
<br />
'''Mr. Johnson'''<br />
<br />
Our man in Belgium. He will let us know if that statue of the little boy stops pissing or Poirot dies. Likes getting backstabbed constantly in COD, honest.<br />
<br />
'''Fabyak'''<br />
<br />
FAAABULOUS Darling.<br />
<br />
'''Chicken''' <br />
<br />
Creator of all random mic noises. Likes to munch food and talk down his mic at the same time, thankfully the muppet frequently forgets to unmute himself after eating. Resident Beef sniper whore and OMG JOO FLUKEY ZOMG HAXXOR, takes great pleasure in winding Pnut up. Closet console tard, has been on a PC gaming break for 3 months now, though COD4 tempted him back. Hails from deepest darkest Scotland.<br />
Eats lots of ice-cream when gaming and on TS, the fat bastard.<br />
<br />
'''Buzzmong'''<br />
<br />
The ladies Favourite Purple car owner. Often referred to as 'Vibro-Spaz' or 'Bumzomg'.<br />
<br />
'''Cashy'''<br />
<br />
Just listen out for the words 'Cashy you shit' on TS and you know he's online. Do not ask him for advice on nuts, or chillies.<br />
<br />
'''HereComesPete'''<br />
<br />
Is currently wooing Killavodka's sister, a source of constant amusement to 5punkers. Likes to wind up Killavodka at any given opportunity. Has frequent brain farts as a result of imbibing chemicals during his philosophy degree. Many feel that HereComesPete and Killavodka have a 'special' relationship all of their own given the frequency of their arguments.<br />
<br />
'''Ty aka Sir Die AloTy'''<br />
<br />
Ty is one of the more colourful 5punkers. Often less than coherent for various reasons, we love his drunken ramblings. Once sported an impressive mohican and loves metal more than most 5punkers love CAEK and bummings. He used to die a lot, but worryingly he's started to improve lately. Maybe he's sobering up. - Now Retired for the foreseeable future to start a fmaily.....<br />
<br />
'''Jockgit'''<br />
<br />
Probably 5punk's most senior member, but only more mature chronologically. Jockgit is famous for being able to fall asleep when and where no others could, often as a result of copious amounts of cheap alcohol. Photographic evidence suggests he may be a pirate.<br />
<br />
'''E-Rabbit'''<br />
<br />
Another purple car owner (challenge him and he'll foam and swear it's blue), is known to strike the campest poses on Earth and to be photographed with phallic references. Also known as Lord Bobbington.<br />
<br />
'''Friznit'''<br />
<br />
Friz is another EvE'er and is currently running (ie, shouting lots) the Eve corporation 5punkorp. He's also a Tank Commander in the British Army, so if you anger him too much you'll find your house crushed and tank tread marks over your lawn. Has a penchant for ponies.<br />
<br />
'''Amblin'''<br />
<br />
Semi-retired EvE'er who has been partly groomed into playing computer games too, namely [[Call of Duty 4]]<br />
<br />
'''Baliame'''<br />
<br />
5punk's resident whiner, nothing is ever alright to him. Also considers Lateralus his arch-nemesis. Comes from the country of constant hunger, Hungary. Due to an unpronouncable name, he is often called Mr. Bubbles, Derek, or just Bob. Believer and preacher of the Cow World Domination Cult.<br />
<br />
Oh, and he's completely fucking crazy. <br />
<br />
'''Shada'''<br />
<br />
Chowder! Chowder! Likes RPGs and <s>bunnyhopping</s> long walks on the beach.<br />
<br />
He joined 5punk after [http://5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=14795&start=0 following Grimmie into a dark room]. We probably don't want to know what happened in there.<br />
<br />
'''Mr Green'''<br />
<br />
Gay as a window. Responsible for the "sup" craze, Mr Green is also a mute - feel free to scream obscenities at him over TS without fear of rebuke. <br />
<br />
'''Solomon'''<br />
<br />
Has his own band, 'Schrodinger's Mouse', and also likes to take pictures of himself in black and white. All together now, EEEEEEMMMMMMMOOOOOO!<br />
<br />
'''Nickface'''<br />
<br />
Known widely as "The American who is most commonly mistaken for Deject." Has an amazing selection of hats. Is also a Reverend, so can marry you to a horse if you <s>so wish</s> mess around with him. Possibly.<br />
<br />
'''Sheriff Fatman'''<br />
<br />
Alcoholic layabout, sounds a bit like Chappers from Radio 1. Master of the "Gay Jump", likes creating characters that look like Joose in MMONGS and getting 13-year old boys to cyber him.</div>
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<hr />
<div>==What is 5punk?==<br />
<br />
''"5punk - the gaming equivalent of a kickaround in the park"''<br />
<br />
'''[http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]''' is a friendly community of gamers based on the ethic of playing for fun hence the title.<br />
<br />
Basically we play for fun, get on well with like minded gamers and have good laugh in the process.<br />
<br />
We also run our own [[Bukkake|gameserver]], as this allows us to switch games we host easily depending on what's popular.<br />
<br />
===Who is 5punk?===<br />
<br />
'''FatherJack (Overlord of [http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]):'''<br />
<br />
After Woo Elephant Yeah stepped down in May 2007, the status of Overlord was passed to FatherJack by the [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=7126 ruling council].<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Woo Elephant Yeah (Founder of [http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]):'''<br />
<br />
"Well one day I decided it would be a good idea to get like minded 'b3tans' ([http://b3ta.com '''b3ta''']) to all play online games together. Since then there's been no looking back, and 5punk has now turned into an active online gaming community for all ages and types of people.<br />
You do not have to be a member of b3ta to join 5punk, as it's an open gaming community, it's just that b3ta is historically a root for people to come here."<br />
<br />
===Where is 5punk?===<br />
<br />
If they're not gaming or forum whoring at '''http://www.5punk.co.uk''' ...then they must be at the [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3079&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 '''pub'''].<br />
<br />
===Why 5punk?===<br />
<br />
This is at least partly related to the being an offspring of b3ta.com<br />
<br />
The use of a number in the place of a letter started with b3ta, but was taken up by 4rthur, 5punk, just as a nod to our roots.<br />
<br />
[http://www.b3ta.com/talk/64446 Thread where the name was decided.]<br />
<br />
===How do you pronounce 5punk?===<br />
<br />
Spunk - a slang term for male ejaculate.<br />
Not five-punk<br />
<br />
<br />
==Gaming==<br />
5punk comprises of two parts, the forum and the games. Banter is a large part of what 5punk is about, and it takes place in both and often overlaps. In game this is made more fluid by most of us using Teamspeak. <br />
<br />
The games that are played come and go quite quickly as people try new ones then tire of them. However, some do endure and can earn a regular slot on the 5cheduler for months or years. The best way to see which games are being played at the moment is to look at the 5cheduler. The best way to see which games are being played regularly is to check back through the 5cheduler. A lazy way to check which games are being played is to look at the sections below.<br />
<br />
===Games currently popular===<br />
These are the games that will probably be in the 5cheduler right now, and have the highest chance of anyone playing at any given time.<br />
<br />
*[[Call of Duty 4]]<br />
*[[EVE]]<br />
*[[Team Fortress 2| Team Fortress 2]]<br />
*[[City of Heroes]]<br />
<br />
===Old Favourites===<br />
These games may not have many people playing regularly, but will probably draw some interest if scheduled.<br />
<br />
*[[Battlefield 2]]<br />
*[[counterstrike | Counter Strike: Source]]<br />
*[[Call of Duty: United Offensive]]<br />
<br />
===Other games===<br />
Many games come and go, often being played by only a couple of people. Sometimes interest will flare if somebody raises ones profile again, sometomes not. The [[Other Games | other games]] section has a list of games that certain 5punkers may be interested in playing.<br />
<br />
===Regularly scheduled games===<br />
Most evenings some of us will be playing something, and watching Xfire and the 5cheduler is the best way to spot when they're happening. Certain favourites have set slots, although the exact flavour of the game can vary (CoD:UO/CoD2/CoD4, BF2/BF2142 etc):<br />
<br />
*'''Monday:''' Nothing set<br />
*'''Tuesday:''' [[Call of Duty]]<br />
*'''Wednesday:''' [[Source]]<br />
*'''Thursday:''' [[Battlefield]]<br />
*'''Friday:''' Random drunken gaming night<br />
*'''Saturday:''' Nothing set<br />
*'''Sunday:''' Nothing set<br />
<br />
===Browser games===<br />
Many 5punkers play one or more of several web-based MMO games. These don't get scheduled but are popular nontheless due to the way they are played.<br />
<br />
====[http://www.urbandead.com UrbanDead]====<br />
Inconspicuous browser based MMORPG set in the zombie apocalypse, easily played at lunch time at work. 5punkers tend to gravitate towards pubs, occasionally organising excursions such as the Malton Pub Crawl in order to bring sunshine to the lives (or undeaths, as the case may be) of human and zombie alike.<br />
<br />
====[http://www.shartak.com Shartak]====<br />
A Browser based MMPORG set on a desert island, Featuring Outsiders, Pirates and natives. It's awesome, you should all be playing it.<br />
5punkers currently involved in lots of 5punky plans, as per usual.<br />
<br />
Quite similar to Urban dead, likely because the maker was inspired by urbandead.<br />
<br />
====[http://www.atorian.com Atorian]====<br />
Another inconspicuous browser based game. Set at some point in the future 5punkers in this game are purely self-defensive, but since there's always someone trying to take our planets we never stop fighting.<br />
<br />
====[http://www.travian.co.uk Travian]====<br />
Romans, Gauls and Germans (Teutons), all building villages, cities and eventually nations while fighting it out in a browser. 5punkers (well, currently Grimmie, Buzz and Fab) are peaceful in this as well, mainly because the bigger alliances can cause pain.<br />
<br />
===Beardy tabletop games===<br />
A few 5punkers have clubbed together to recreate pen-and-paper RPGs over the internet. A few experiments have been tried, but generally it seems to have come off best using Skype but otherwise staying as it was intended. <br />
<br />
====[[SLA_Industries| SLA Industries]]====<br />
Beardier than Brian Blessed dunked in a vat of testosterone, a Dungeons & Dragonsesque pen and paper RPG - but played over the internet. SLA Industries is an urban horror roleplaying game set in dark futuristic universe called the World of Progress. The World of Progress spans thousands of worlds, most of which are ruled by the ubiquitous SLA Industries. SLA Industries is a giant megacorporation, the virtually unchallenged power in the World of Progress. Players play the part of Operatives - freelance agents who take jobs from SLA to protect the public and the company. <br />
<br />
====[[Shadowrun| Shadowrun]]====<br />
As the above, top beardy action. Run in a world thats kinda like traditional fantasy meets bladerunner.<br />
<br />
==Servers==<br />
This list is likely to change often, so just check [http://www.game-monitor.com/search.php?search=5punk&type=server Here] for our current servers<br />
<br />
[http://www.5punk.co.uk/demo.php Teamspeak server]<br />
<br />
[[Radio|5punk Radio]]<br />
<br />
'''CS:S''' 217.112.95.67:27015<br />
<br />
'''CoD4''' 217.112.95.67:28960<br />
<br />
===[http://www.5punk.co.uk/downloads 5punk/Downloads]===<br />
5punk has its own file mirror, Mainly used for gaming related stuff and handy apps.<br />
<br />
The downloads section is passworded so our bandwidth bill doesn't go through the roof from leeching linking sites:<br />
<br />
*User: badger<br />
*Pass: badger<br />
<br />
There's also a lot of content on [http://files.hairy-arse.com/ Files.hairy-arse.com] which is unpassworded. So there.<br />
<br />
<br />
===[ftp://motorphetamine.mine.nu/ SirDieAloTys FTP]===<br />
Post-sweeping stuff<br />
<br />
*User: 5punk<br />
*Pass: badger<br />
<br />
== Apps we use and how to use them. ==<br />
<br />
=== Xfire ===<br />
Xfire is an app that acts as an instant messenger with in game support and allows us to easily join other 5punkers in game.<br />
<br />
With the 22/9/06 Xfire update, they introduced a [http://www.xfire.com/clans Clan] function, this allows users to add everyone to their contact list easily by joining the 5punk clan [http://www.xfire.com/clans/5punk here], you'll usually be accepted within 24hours.<br />
<br />
<br />
When signing up at the forum, make sure you add your Xfire username to your forum profile, as this is the core of 5punk, and without Xfire, we wouldn't even be here.<br />
<br />
=== Teamspeak ===<br />
Teamspeak is our voice comms medium of choice - given the ease of use, and reasonable licensing terms.<br />
<br />
*Server Address: 217.112.95.67:8767<br />
*Server Password: cranberry<br />
<br />
=== Hamachi ===<br />
Used to allow us to play older games over the Internet, also allows us to test experimental servers safely and securely.<br />
<br />
[http://www.angelfire.com/games5/darkcry/hamachi_eng.htm Basic guide] (placeholder until a 5punk-specific one is made)<br />
<br />
If Hamachi is needed for a game, the network to join and password for the network will be posted in the scheduler.<br />
<br />
=== Last.fm ===<br />
We have a last.fm group, last.fm is an plug-in for your media player which keeps track of what music you have been playing.<br />
<br />
[http://www.last.fm/group/5punk.co.uk]<br />
<br />
Sign up and someone will approve you.<br />
<br />
=== Nintendo Wii Address Book ===<br />
To allow the sharing of "Miis" and to send messages back and forth with Nintendo's console, you have to exchange Wii system addresses. More info here:<br />
[[Wii Addresses]]<br />
<br />
=== Folding@Home ===<br />
[http://folding.stanford.edu/ '''Folding@Home'''] is a distributed computing project -- people from through out the world [http://folding.stanford.edu/download.html '''download'''] and run software to band together to make one of the largest supercomputers in the world. Your participation can help lead to a cure for these diseases:<br />
*Alzheimer's Disease<br />
*Cancer<br />
*Huntington's Disease<br />
*Osteogenesis Imperfecta<br />
*Parkinson's Disease<br />
*Ribosome & antibiotics<br />
<br />
Join the [http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=51199 '''5punk Team'''] if you care to join the cause. [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3334&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 '''Folding@5punk Info''']<br />
<br />
<br />
== 5punk Slang/Terminology/Memes. ==<br />
<br />
*TEEF - Team Fortress 2, bit like Beef but with added lulz.<br />
*BEEF - Our name for [[Battlefield 2]] (Battlefield 2 > BF2 > BF > BEEF)<br />
*CoD - Our name for the [[Call of Duty]] series (usually referring to Call of Duty: United Offensive) *Currently used for COD4:modern cod, sadly, no bathtubs can be found, only showers.*<br />
*Veal/Future Beef - Sometimes used as slang names for Battlefield 2142.<br />
*HamAndCheese - Our name for [[Main Page#Hamachi|Hamachi]]. (Also known as "HammyCheese, ChammyHeese Jammyknees")<br />
*Floorware - Software you've found, often by careless people misplacing CDs.<br />
*Deject's mom - The mother of one of our members, often heard screaming in the background of [[Main Page#Teamspeak|Teamspeak]]. "Werd to your mother!"<br />
*Ninja concerts - Cited as the reason for people avoiding arrangements.<br />
*/me bums - Staple greeting of the Eve players, taken from their gentle (sometimes) in-game sodomy.<br />
*CAEK! - Like cake, but better.<br />
*ZOMG! Pie! - Flaky pastry with a nice filling.<br />
*This Is Not A Code - It's not a code. Probably. <br />
*REWENGAY - Like revenge, but generally involves more teabagging.<br />
*Magical Gay Fairy Land - World of Warcraft.<br />
*[[Charlie]] - Don't ask.<br />
*[[liopleurodon|Chaaaaaarlie]] - Seriously, just don't ask.<br />
*CDC - Crudely Drawn Cock. Usually magenta.<br />
*Zombie Tower - A tower of zombies, used to climb to camping Survivors in the Zombie mod for [[Counterstrike| Counter Strike: Source]].<br />
*SNPG - Salmon Ninja Pirate Gayer; a salmon pink ninja-pirate rank icon, used as a punishment.<br />
*CAEK WARS - Quake wars.<br />
*Fista - Microsoft's latest OS. It's shit.<br />
*Tribbleshooting - Like Troubleshooting, but more 5punky with hints of KAAAAAAAHN!<br />
*Space Chess - Chickens term for EVE Online, seems to be gaining popularity with the other 5punkers.<br />
<br />
==5punk Archives==<br />
As well as discussion that directly relates to our games, 5punkers also deposit a lot of information within the pages and threads. To aid in finding the information held in these often rambling threads they are archived below.<br />
<br />
===[[Cookbook|Geekfood]]===<br />
Threads about food have proved very popular on 5punk, and many recipies have been posted in various threads. A full catalogue of these recipies can be found [[Cookbook|here]].<br />
<br />
===[[Reviews]]===<br />
5punk has a wealth of gamers of all levels and experience. This makes for an excellent testing ground for most games, and as such we have a reviews forum so that we can share our experiences. Many 5punkers have admitted to trusting the reviews of their fellow gamers to those of magazines. An index of our reviews can be found [[Reviews|here]].<br />
<br />
==Members==<br />
5punk is nothing without its members. The people below are by no means all the members, they're just the ones who somebody decided they had something to say about.<br />
<br />
===Site Admins===<br />
<br />
'''Woo Elephant Yeah''' - Site Creator<br />
<br />
Often referred to as Wey, or Woo (which can be confusing)<br />
5punk is Wey's Baby, as, oddly enough, is Wey's baby.<br />
He is still amazed at how a simple idea has evolved into this rather active gaming community. In May 2007 WEY declared that he was standing down as site owner due to his ever increasing family commitments, but he's still the Daddy of our little family.<br />
<br />
'''FatherJack''' - Site Owner<br />
<br />
When WEY stepped down as site owner, FatherJack offered to take up the responsibility. It was agreed unanimously, first among the admins and later among the site members, that our foul-mouthed cleric was ideal for the job and with him he has brought new ideas, skills and enthusiasm.<br />
<br />
'''Stoat''' - Site Admin<br />
<br />
Mustela erminea<br />
Our very own php jedi, Coded the Scheduler and the Discussion board.<br />
Stoat has been there since the birth of 5punk, and without him, we wouldn't have any of the things we have. <br />
<br />
'''Dog Pants''' - Site Moderator<br />
<br />
After watching his posts for some time, WEY decided to ask Dog Pants to join the 5punk admin team.<br />
Dog Pants has done a wonderful job moderating 5punk's forum, and has helped influence a lot of the recent decisions/suggestions for 5punk.<br />
He can usually be found stumbling around groaning in Urban Dead, or watching Zombie flicks at home.<br />
Pants' is actually the master beard of the 5punkiverse, often now found to be dreaming of SLA.<br />
<br />
'''[[user:Spoodie|spoodie]]''' - Site Admin<br />
<br />
His calm presence on the forums and web-savvy has allowed him to alleviate the pressure the other admins were beginning to feel and has proved very capable in a crisis. spoodie is master of the Impact Text Kittens, and has seen every film, ever.<br />
<br />
'''Dr. Kitteny Berk''' - Game Server ([[Bukkake]]) Owner<br />
<br />
Quote from WEY:<br />
Abrupt, Rude and quite possibly Obnoxious, Berk speaks his mind and what you see is what you get.<br />
You know where you stand with Berk, and he's the first to admit that. However, without him, 5punk would never have lifted off the ground in the way that it has, and his continuous work, help, time & money has got Bukkake up and running, along with the Shoutcast radio shows as well.<br />
He's the unsung hero, but more a hero without the shiny long blonde hair and chiseled jaw, more of a dark shadowy figure lurking in the corner fixing servers and swearing repeatedly at things whilst snarling.<br />
So to sum up *thinks about words carefully again*, even though Berk can be a bit of a sarcastic foul mouthed bastard, we love him in our very own special way.<br />
<br />
=== Others ===<br />
<br />
''' [[Team RO-BO]]'''<br />
<br />
[[user:Roman Totale|Roman Totale]] and [[user:mrbobbins|MrBobbins]]' team from a CS:S Tournament we held. <br />
<br />
Probably won, but as survivors are yet to be found we cannot be sure of this.<br />
<br />
Widely believed to be the founding partners of the following website: http://www.deagostini.co.uk/ilovehorses/<br />
<br />
'''Gunslinger'''<br />
<br />
[[user:Gunslinger|Gunslinger]] was Created by RO-BO using old toaster parts, flips out if he sees a bagel.<br />
<br />
So horribly, horribly good at all games.<br />
<br />
0.001% of his neural processing runs all NASA orbital navigation and communication systems and he is a technical consultant on [http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/richardandjudy/ Richard and Judy]<br />
<br />
'''Hehulk'''<br />
<br />
Massive [http://www.eve-online.com/ EVE] addict. Claims that [[Main Page#xfire|xfire]] is inaccurate and that this means he has has missed three hundred hours of actual play time due to router issues with ports. Was promoted to moderator on the eve forum just because of the sheer number of hours he plays it.<br />
<br />
Also plays BEEF and CSS. Tends to cry hax a lot when losing<br />
<br />
'''Pnut'''<br />
<br />
5punk's personal Battlefield 2 point resource. An avid fan of Battlefield 2 even though he isn't very good, can often be heard on teamspeak threatening to beat Chicken to death with his Keyboard/Mouse/Chair and many other assorted inanimate objects, normally after being sniped from next week for the ninth time in three minutes.<br />
<br />
'''Deject'''<br />
<br />
Deej is one of our resident 'merkins. He's also just released an EP called "Conceptual Intercourse" which is available on Amazon [http://www.amazon.com/Conceptual-Intercourse-Ep/dp/B000Y02X4W/ref=sr_f3_1/104-2955763-1352732?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1193809245&sr=103-1/ Here]. <br />
<br />
Word to your mother Deej, how is your mother?<br />
<br />
'''Mikkyo'''<br />
<br />
Runs a webcomic, [http://www.fuctinthehead.co.uk/ Fuctinthehead], which is updated daily and is Rather Good.<br />
Also One of the only 5punkers to actually work in the games industry. Ok so he stacks shelves at Gamestation.<br />
<br />
'''Tandino'''<br />
<br />
He's honoured to be on the list. Also currently has a great avatar of a kitten. A lover of BDSM sex games, likes to whip himself whilst others watch.<br />
<br />
'''Lateralus'''<br />
<br />
An all round thoroughly nice chap. Truly under the thumb of 'er indoors and consequently playing games far less than he should. Interesting fact: He's a town planner, mess with him, get a roundabout in front of your driveway.<br />
<br />
'''Grimmie'''<br />
<br />
Lord of Brum and Master of Vlad. 5punk's resident artist. Is very attracted to beards, and also hosts GrimBash, which has been a resounding sucess and we thank Mr Grim Grim muchly.<br />
<br />
'''Killavodka'''<br />
<br />
If it was not for lag, ping, memory, processor, PSU, Core Temp, HereComesPete and the fact that God seems to hate him, he would be the greatest FPS player in the world. Can reach vocal notes capable of making dogs ears bleed.<br />
<br />
'''Mr. Johnson'''<br />
<br />
Our man in Belgium. He will let us know if that statue of the little boy stops pissing or Poirot dies. Likes getting backstabbed constantly in COD, honest.<br />
<br />
'''Fabyak'''<br />
<br />
FAAABULOUS Darling.<br />
<br />
'''Chicken''' <br />
<br />
Creator of all random mic noises. Likes to munch food and talk down his mic at the same time, thankfully the muppet frequently forgets to unmute himself after eating. Resident Beef sniper whore and OMG JOO FLUKEY ZOMG HAXXOR, takes great pleasure in winding Pnut up. Closet console tard, has been on a PC gaming break for 3 months now, though COD4 tempted him back. Hails from deepest darkest Scotland.<br />
Eats lots of ice-cream when gaming and on TS, the fat bastard.<br />
<br />
'''Buzzmong'''<br />
<br />
The ladies Favourite Purple car owner. Often referred to as 'Vibro-Spaz' or 'Bumzomg'.<br />
<br />
'''Cashy'''<br />
<br />
Just listen out for the words 'Cashy you shit' on TS and you know he's online. Do not ask him for advice on nuts, or chillies.<br />
<br />
'''HereComesPete'''<br />
<br />
Is currently wooing Killavodka's sister, a source of constant amusement to 5punkers. Likes to wind up Killavodka at any given opportunity. Has frequent brain farts as a result of imbibing chemicals during his philosophy degree. Many feel that HereComesPete and Killavodka have a 'special' relationship all of their own given the frequency of their arguments.<br />
<br />
'''Ty aka Sir Die AloTy'''<br />
<br />
Ty is one of the more colourful 5punkers. Often less than coherent for various reasons, we love his drunken ramblings. Once sported an impressive mohican and loves metal more than most 5punkers love CAEK and bummings. He used to die a lot, but worryingly he's started to improve lately. Maybe he's sobering up. - Now Retired for the foreseeable future to start a fmaily.....<br />
<br />
'''Jockgit'''<br />
<br />
Probably 5punk's most senior member, but only more mature chronologically. Jockgit is famous for being able to fall asleep when and where no others could, often as a result of copious amounts of cheap alcohol. Photographic evidence suggests he may be a pirate.<br />
<br />
'''E-Rabbit'''<br />
<br />
Another purple car owner (challenge him and he'll foam and swear it's blue), is known to strike the campest poses on Earth and to be photographed with phallic references. Also known as Lord Bobbington.<br />
<br />
'''Friznit'''<br />
<br />
Friz is another EvE'er and is currently running (ie, shouting lots) the Eve corporation 5punkorp. He's also a Tank Commander in the British Army, so if you anger him too much you'll find your house crushed and tank tread marks over your lawn. Has a penchant for ponies.<br />
<br />
'''Amblin'''<br />
<br />
Semi-retired EvE'er who has been partly groomed into playing computer games too, namely [[Call of Duty 4]]<br />
<br />
'''Baliame'''<br />
<br />
5punk's resident whiner, nothing is ever alright to him. Also considers Lateralus his arch-nemesis. Comes from the country of constant hunger, Hungary. Due to an unpronouncable name, he is often called Mr. Bubbles, Derek, or just Bob. Believer and preacher of the Cow World Domination Cult.<br />
<br />
Oh, and he's completely fucking crazy. <br />
<br />
'''Shada'''<br />
<br />
Chowder! Chowder! Likes RPGs and <s>bunnyhopping</s> long walks on the beach.<br />
<br />
'''Mr Green'''<br />
<br />
Gay as a window. Responsible for the "sup" craze, Mr Green is also a mute - feel free to scream obscenities at him over TS without fear of rebuke. <br />
<br />
'''Solomon'''<br />
<br />
Has his own band, 'Schrodinger's Mouse', and also likes to take pictures of himself in black and white. All together now, EEEEEEMMMMMMMOOOOOO!<br />
<br />
'''Nickface'''<br />
<br />
Known widely as "The American who is most commonly mistaken for Deject." Has an amazing selection of hats. Is also a Reverend, so can marry you to a horse if you <s>so wish</s> mess around with him. Possibly.<br />
<br />
'''Sheriff Fatman'''<br />
<br />
Alcoholic layabout, sounds a bit like Chappers from Radio 1. Master of the "Gay Jump", likes creating characters that look like Joose in MMONGS and getting 13-year old boys to cyber him.</div>
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<div>==What is 5punk?==<br />
<br />
''"5punk - the gaming equivalent of a kickaround in the park"''<br />
<br />
'''[http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]''' is a friendly community of gamers based on the ethic of playing for fun hence the title.<br />
<br />
Basically we play for fun, get on well with like minded gamers and have good laugh in the process.<br />
<br />
We also run our own [[Bukkake|gameserver]], as this allows us to switch games we host easily depending on what's popular.<br />
<br />
===Who is 5punk?===<br />
<br />
'''FatherJack (Overlord of [http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]):'''<br />
<br />
After Woo Elephant Yeah stepped down in May 2007, the status of Overlord was passed to FatherJack by the [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=7126 ruling council].<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Woo Elephant Yeah (Founder of [http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]):'''<br />
<br />
"Well one day I decided it would be a good idea to get like minded 'b3tans' ([http://b3ta.com '''b3ta''']) to all play online games together. Since then there's been no looking back, and 5punk has now turned into an active online gaming community for all ages and types of people.<br />
You do not have to be a member of b3ta to join 5punk, as it's an open gaming community, it's just that b3ta is historically a root for people to come here."<br />
<br />
===Where is 5punk?===<br />
<br />
If they're not gaming or forum whoring at '''http://www.5punk.co.uk''' ...then they must be at the [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3079&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 '''pub'''].<br />
<br />
===Why 5punk?===<br />
<br />
This is at least partly related to the being an offspring of b3ta.com<br />
<br />
The use of a number in the place of a letter started with b3ta, but was taken up by 4rthur, 5punk, just as a nod to our roots.<br />
<br />
[http://www.b3ta.com/talk/64446 Thread where the name was decided.]<br />
<br />
===How do you pronounce 5punk?===<br />
<br />
Spunk - a slang term for male ejaculate.<br />
Not five-punk<br />
<br />
<br />
==Gaming==<br />
5punk comprises of two parts, the forum and the games. Banter is a large part of what 5punk is about, and it takes place in both and often overlaps. In game this is made more fluid by most of us using Teamspeak. <br />
<br />
The games that are played come and go quite quickly as people try new ones then tire of them. However, some do endure and can earn a regular slot on the 5cheduler for months or years. The best way to see which games are being played at the moment is to look at the 5cheduler. The best way to see which games are being played regularly is to check back through the 5cheduler. A lazy way to check which games are being played is to look at the sections below.<br />
<br />
===Games currently popular===<br />
These are the games that will probably be in the 5cheduler right now, and have the highest chance of anyone playing at any given time.<br />
<br />
*[[Call of Duty 4]]<br />
*[[EVE]]<br />
*[[Team Fortress 2| Team Fortress 2]]<br />
<br />
===Old Favourites===<br />
These games may not have many people playing regularly, but will probably draw some interest if scheduled.<br />
<br />
*[[Battlefield 2]]<br />
*[[counterstrike | Counter Strike: Source]]<br />
*[[Call of Duty: United Offensive]]<br />
<br />
===Other games===<br />
Many games come and go, often being played by only a couple of people. Sometimes interest will flare if somebody raises ones profile again, sometomes not. The [[Other Games | other games]] section has a list of games that certain 5punkers may be interested in playing.<br />
<br />
===Regularly scheduled games===<br />
Most evenings some of us will be playing something, and watching Xfire and the 5cheduler is the best way to spot when they're happening. Certain favourites have set slots, although the exact flavour of the game can vary (CoD:UO/CoD2/CoD4, BF2/BF2142 etc):<br />
<br />
*'''Monday:''' Nothing set<br />
*'''Tuesday:''' [[Call of Duty]]<br />
*'''Wednesday:''' [[Source]]<br />
*'''Thursday:''' [[Battlefield]]<br />
*'''Friday:''' Random drunken gaming night<br />
*'''Saturday:''' Nothing set<br />
*'''Sunday:''' Nothing set<br />
<br />
===Browser games===<br />
Many 5punkers play one or more of several web-based MMO games. These don't get scheduled but are popular nontheless due to the way they are played.<br />
<br />
====[http://www.urbandead.com UrbanDead]====<br />
Inconspicuous browser based MMORPG set in the zombie apocalypse, easily played at lunch time at work. 5punkers tend to gravitate towards pubs, occasionally organising excursions such as the Malton Pub Crawl in order to bring sunshine to the lives (or undeaths, as the case may be) of human and zombie alike.<br />
<br />
====[http://www.shartak.com Shartak]====<br />
A Browser based MMPORG set on a desert island, Featuring Outsiders, Pirates and natives. It's awesome, you should all be playing it.<br />
5punkers currently involved in lots of 5punky plans, as per usual.<br />
<br />
Quite similar to Urban dead, likely because the maker was inspired by urbandead.<br />
<br />
====[http://www.atorian.com Atorian]====<br />
Another inconspicuous browser based game. Set at some point in the future 5punkers in this game are purely self-defensive, but since there's always someone trying to take our planets we never stop fighting.<br />
<br />
====[http://www.travian.co.uk Travian]====<br />
Romans, Gauls and Germans (Teutons), all building villages, cities and eventually nations while fighting it out in a browser. 5punkers (well, currently Grimmie, Buzz and Fab) are peaceful in this as well, mainly because the bigger alliances can cause pain.<br />
<br />
===Beardy tabletop games===<br />
A few 5punkers have clubbed together to recreate pen-and-paper RPGs over the internet. A few experiments have been tried, but generally it seems to have come off best using Skype but otherwise staying as it was intended. <br />
<br />
====[[SLA_Industries| SLA Industries]]====<br />
Beardier than Brian Blessed dunked in a vat of testosterone, a Dungeons & Dragonsesque pen and paper RPG - but played over the internet. SLA Industries is an urban horror roleplaying game set in dark futuristic universe called the World of Progress. The World of Progress spans thousands of worlds, most of which are ruled by the ubiquitous SLA Industries. SLA Industries is a giant megacorporation, the virtually unchallenged power in the World of Progress. Players play the part of Operatives - freelance agents who take jobs from SLA to protect the public and the company. <br />
<br />
====[[Shadowrun| Shadowrun]]====<br />
As the above, top beardy action. Run in a world thats kinda like traditional fantasy meets bladerunner.<br />
<br />
==Servers==<br />
This list is likely to change often, so just check [http://www.game-monitor.com/search.php?search=5punk&type=server Here] for our current servers<br />
<br />
[http://www.5punk.co.uk/demo.php Teamspeak server]<br />
<br />
[[Radio|5punk Radio]]<br />
<br />
'''CS:S''' 217.112.95.67:27015<br />
<br />
'''CoD4''' 217.112.95.67:28960<br />
<br />
===[http://www.5punk.co.uk/downloads 5punk/Downloads]===<br />
5punk has its own file mirror, Mainly used for gaming related stuff and handy apps.<br />
<br />
The downloads section is passworded so our bandwidth bill doesn't go through the roof from leeching linking sites:<br />
<br />
*User: badger<br />
*Pass: badger<br />
<br />
There's also a lot of content on [http://files.hairy-arse.com/ Files.hairy-arse.com] which is unpassworded. So there.<br />
<br />
<br />
===[ftp://motorphetamine.mine.nu/ SirDieAloTys FTP]===<br />
Post-sweeping stuff<br />
<br />
*User: 5punk<br />
*Pass: badger<br />
<br />
== Apps we use and how to use them. ==<br />
<br />
=== Xfire ===<br />
Xfire is an app that acts as an instant messenger with in game support and allows us to easily join other 5punkers in game.<br />
<br />
With the 22/9/06 Xfire update, they introduced a [http://www.xfire.com/clans Clan] function, this allows users to add everyone to their contact list easily by joining the 5punk clan [http://www.xfire.com/clans/5punk here], you'll usually be accepted within 24hours.<br />
<br />
<br />
When signing up at the forum, make sure you add your Xfire username to your forum profile, as this is the core of 5punk, and without Xfire, we wouldn't even be here.<br />
<br />
=== Teamspeak ===<br />
Teamspeak is our voice comms medium of choice - given the ease of use, and reasonable licensing terms.<br />
<br />
*Server Address: 217.112.95.67:8767<br />
*Server Password: cranberry<br />
<br />
=== Hamachi ===<br />
Used to allow us to play older games over the Internet, also allows us to test experimental servers safely and securely.<br />
<br />
[http://www.angelfire.com/games5/darkcry/hamachi_eng.htm Basic guide] (placeholder until a 5punk-specific one is made)<br />
<br />
If Hamachi is needed for a game, the network to join and password for the network will be posted in the scheduler.<br />
<br />
=== Last.fm ===<br />
We have a last.fm group, last.fm is an plug-in for your media player which keeps track of what music you have been playing.<br />
<br />
[http://www.last.fm/group/5punk.co.uk]<br />
<br />
Sign up and someone will approve you.<br />
<br />
=== Nintendo Wii Address Book ===<br />
To allow the sharing of "Miis" and to send messages back and forth with Nintendo's console, you have to exchange Wii system addresses. More info here:<br />
[[Wii Addresses]]<br />
<br />
=== Folding@Home ===<br />
[http://folding.stanford.edu/ '''Folding@Home'''] is a distributed computing project -- people from through out the world [http://folding.stanford.edu/download.html '''download'''] and run software to band together to make one of the largest supercomputers in the world. Your participation can help lead to a cure for these diseases:<br />
*Alzheimer's Disease<br />
*Cancer<br />
*Huntington's Disease<br />
*Osteogenesis Imperfecta<br />
*Parkinson's Disease<br />
*Ribosome & antibiotics<br />
<br />
Join the [http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=51199 '''5punk Team'''] if you care to join the cause. [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3334&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 '''Folding@5punk Info''']<br />
<br />
<br />
== 5punk Slang/Terminology/Memes. ==<br />
<br />
*TEEF - Team Fortress 2, bit like Beef but with added lulz.<br />
*BEEF - Our name for [[Battlefield 2]] (Battlefield 2 > BF2 > BF > BEEF)<br />
*CoD - Our name for the [[Call of Duty]] series (usually referring to Call of Duty: United Offensive) *Currently used for COD4:modern cod, sadly, no bathtubs can be found, only showers.*<br />
*Veal/Future Beef - Sometimes used as slang names for Battlefield 2142.<br />
*HamAndCheese - Our name for [[Main Page#Hamachi|Hamachi]]. (Also known as "HammyCheese, ChammyHeese Jammyknees")<br />
*Floorware - Software you've found, often by careless people misplacing CDs.<br />
*Deject's mom - The mother of one of our members, often heard screaming in the background of [[Main Page#Teamspeak|Teamspeak]]. "Werd to your mother!"<br />
*Ninja concerts - Cited as the reason for people avoiding arrangements.<br />
*/me bums - Staple greeting of the Eve players, taken from their gentle (sometimes) in-game sodomy.<br />
*CAEK! - Like cake, but better.<br />
*ZOMG! Pie! - Flaky pastry with a nice filling.<br />
*This Is Not A Code - It's not a code. Probably. <br />
*REWENGAY - Like revenge, but generally involves more teabagging.<br />
*Magical Gay Fairy Land - World of Warcraft.<br />
*[[Charlie]] - Don't ask.<br />
*[[liopleurodon|Chaaaaaarlie]] - Seriously, just don't ask.<br />
*CDC - Crudely Drawn Cock. Usually magenta.<br />
*Zombie Tower - A tower of zombies, used to climb to camping Survivors in the Zombie mod for [[Counterstrike| Counter Strike: Source]].<br />
*SNPG - Salmon Ninja Pirate Gayer; a salmon pink ninja-pirate rank icon, used as a punishment.<br />
*CAEK WARS - Quake wars.<br />
*Fista - Microsoft's latest OS. It's shit.<br />
*Tribbleshooting - Like Troubleshooting, but more 5punky with hints of KAAAAAAAHN!<br />
*Space Chess - Chickens term for EVE Online, seems to be gaining popularity with the other 5punkers.<br />
<br />
==5punk Archives==<br />
As well as discussion that directly relates to our games, 5punkers also deposit a lot of information within the pages and threads. To aid in finding the information held in these often rambling threads they are archived below.<br />
<br />
===[[Cookbook|Geekfood]]===<br />
Threads about food have proved very popular on 5punk, and many recipies have been posted in various threads. A full catalogue of these recipies can be found [[Cookbook|here]].<br />
<br />
===[[Reviews]]===<br />
5punk has a wealth of gamers of all levels and experience. This makes for an excellent testing ground for most games, and as such we have a reviews forum so that we can share our experiences. Many 5punkers have admitted to trusting the reviews of their fellow gamers to those of magazines. An index of our reviews can be found [[Reviews|here]].<br />
<br />
==Members==<br />
5punk is nothing without its members. The people below are by no means all the members, they're just the ones who somebody decided they had something to say about.<br />
<br />
===Site Admins===<br />
<br />
'''Woo Elephant Yeah''' - Site Creator<br />
<br />
Often referred to as Wey, or Woo (which can be confusing)<br />
5punk is Wey's Baby, as, oddly enough, is Wey's baby.<br />
He is still amazed at how a simple idea has evolved into this rather active gaming community. In May 2007 WEY declared that he was standing down as site owner due to his ever increasing family commitments, but he's still the Daddy of our little family.<br />
<br />
'''FatherJack''' - Site Owner<br />
<br />
When WEY stepped down as site owner, FatherJack offered to take up the responsibility. It was agreed unanimously, first among the admins and later among the site members, that our foul-mouthed cleric was ideal for the job and with him he has brought new ideas, skills and enthusiasm.<br />
<br />
'''Stoat''' - Site Admin<br />
<br />
Mustela erminea<br />
Our very own php jedi, Coded the Scheduler and the Discussion board.<br />
Stoat has been there since the birth of 5punk, and without him, we wouldn't have any of the things we have. <br />
<br />
'''Dog Pants''' - Site Moderator<br />
<br />
After watching his posts for some time, WEY decided to ask Dog Pants to join the 5punk admin team.<br />
Dog Pants has done a wonderful job moderating 5punk's forum, and has helped influence a lot of the recent decisions/suggestions for 5punk.<br />
He can usually be found stumbling around groaning in Urban Dead, or watching Zombie flicks at home.<br />
Pants' is actually the master beard of the 5punkiverse, often now found to be dreaming of SLA.<br />
<br />
'''[[user:Spoodie|spoodie]]''' - Site Admin<br />
<br />
His calm presence on the forums and web-savvy has allowed him to alleviate the pressure the other admins were beginning to feel and has proved very capable in a crisis. spoodie is master of the Impact Text Kittens, and has seen every film, ever.<br />
<br />
'''Dr. Kitteny Berk''' - Game Server ([[Bukkake]]) Owner<br />
<br />
Quote from WEY:<br />
Abrupt, Rude and quite possibly Obnoxious, Berk speaks his mind and what you see is what you get.<br />
You know where you stand with Berk, and he's the first to admit that. However, without him, 5punk would never have lifted off the ground in the way that it has, and his continuous work, help, time & money has got Bukkake up and running, along with the Shoutcast radio shows as well.<br />
He's the unsung hero, but more a hero without the shiny long blonde hair and chiseled jaw, more of a dark shadowy figure lurking in the corner fixing servers and swearing repeatedly at things whilst snarling.<br />
So to sum up *thinks about words carefully again*, even though Berk can be a bit of a sarcastic foul mouthed bastard, we love him in our very own special way.<br />
<br />
=== Others ===<br />
<br />
''' [[Team RO-BO]]'''<br />
<br />
[[user:Roman Totale|Roman Totale]] and [[user:mrbobbins|MrBobbins]]' team from a CS:S Tournament we held. <br />
<br />
Probably won, but as survivors are yet to be found we cannot be sure of this.<br />
<br />
Widely believed to be the founding partners of the following website: http://www.deagostini.co.uk/ilovehorses/<br />
<br />
'''Gunslinger'''<br />
<br />
[[user:Gunslinger|Gunslinger]] was Created by RO-BO using old toaster parts, flips out if he sees a bagel.<br />
<br />
So horribly, horribly good at all games.<br />
<br />
0.001% of his neural processing runs all NASA orbital navigation and communication systems and he is a technical consultant on [http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/richardandjudy/ Richard and Judy]<br />
<br />
'''Hehulk'''<br />
<br />
Massive [http://www.eve-online.com/ EVE] addict. Claims that [[Main Page#xfire|xfire]] is inaccurate and that this means he has has missed three hundred hours of actual play time due to router issues with ports. Was promoted to moderator on the eve forum just because of the sheer number of hours he plays it.<br />
<br />
Also plays BEEF and CSS. Tends to cry hax a lot when losing<br />
<br />
'''Pnut'''<br />
<br />
5punk's personal Battlefield 2 point resource. An avid fan of Battlefield 2 even though he isn't very good, can often be heard on teamspeak threatening to beat Chicken to death with his Keyboard/Mouse/Chair and many other assorted inanimate objects, normally after being sniped from next week for the ninth time in three minutes.<br />
<br />
'''Deject'''<br />
<br />
Deej is one of our resident 'merkins. He's also just released an EP called "Conceptual Intercourse" which is available on Amazon [http://www.amazon.com/Conceptual-Intercourse-Ep/dp/B000Y02X4W/ref=sr_f3_1/104-2955763-1352732?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1193809245&sr=103-1/ Here]. <br />
<br />
Word to your mother Deej, how is your mother?<br />
<br />
'''Mikkyo'''<br />
<br />
Runs a webcomic, [http://www.fuctinthehead.co.uk/ Fuctinthehead], which is updated daily and is Rather Good.<br />
Also One of the only 5punkers to actually work in the games industry. Ok so he stacks shelves at Gamestation.<br />
<br />
'''Tandino'''<br />
<br />
He's honoured to be on the list. Also currently has a great avatar of a kitten. A lover of BDSM sex games, likes to whip himself whilst others watch.<br />
<br />
'''Lateralus'''<br />
<br />
An all round thoroughly nice chap. Truly under the thumb of 'er indoors and consequently playing games far less than he should. Interesting fact: He's a town planner, mess with him, get a roundabout in front of your driveway.<br />
<br />
'''Grimmie'''<br />
<br />
Lord of Brum and Master of Vlad. 5punk's resident artist. Is very attracted to beards, and also hosts GrimBash, which has been a resounding sucess and we thank Mr Grim Grim muchly.<br />
<br />
'''Killavodka'''<br />
<br />
If it was not for lag, ping, memory, processor, PSU, Core Temp, HereComesPete and the fact that God seems to hate him, he would be the greatest FPS player in the world. Can reach vocal notes capable of making dogs ears bleed.<br />
<br />
'''Mr. Johnson'''<br />
<br />
Our man in Belgium. He will let us know if that statue of the little boy stops pissing or Poirot dies. Likes getting backstabbed constantly in COD, honest.<br />
<br />
'''Fabyak'''<br />
<br />
FAAABULOUS Darling.<br />
<br />
'''Chicken''' <br />
<br />
Creator of all random mic noises. Likes to munch food and talk down his mic at the same time, thankfully the muppet frequently forgets to unmute himself after eating. Resident Beef sniper whore and OMG JOO FLUKEY ZOMG HAXXOR, takes great pleasure in winding Pnut up. Closet console tard, has been on a PC gaming break for 3 months now, though COD4 tempted him back. Hails from deepest darkest Scotland.<br />
Eats lots of ice-cream when gaming and on TS, the fat bastard.<br />
<br />
'''Buzzmong'''<br />
<br />
The ladies Favourite Purple car owner. Often referred to as 'Vibro-Spaz' or 'Bumzomg'.<br />
<br />
'''Cashy'''<br />
<br />
Just listen out for the words 'Cashy you shit' on TS and you know he's online. Do not ask him for advice on nuts, or chillies.<br />
<br />
'''HereComesPete'''<br />
<br />
Is currently wooing Killavodka's sister, a source of constant amusement to 5punkers. Likes to wind up Killavodka at any given opportunity. Has frequent brain farts as a result of imbibing chemicals during his philosophy degree. Many feel that HereComesPete and Killavodka have a 'special' relationship all of their own given the frequency of their arguments.<br />
<br />
'''Ty aka Sir Die AloTy'''<br />
<br />
Ty is one of the more colourful 5punkers. Often less than coherent for various reasons, we love his drunken ramblings. Once sported an impressive mohican and loves metal more than most 5punkers love CAEK and bummings. He used to die a lot, but worryingly he's started to improve lately. Maybe he's sobering up. - Now Retired for the foreseeable future to start a fmaily.....<br />
<br />
'''Jockgit'''<br />
<br />
Probably 5punk's most senior member, but only more mature chronologically. Jockgit is famous for being able to fall asleep when and where no others could, often as a result of copious amounts of cheap alcohol. Photographic evidence suggests he may be a pirate.<br />
<br />
'''E-Rabbit'''<br />
<br />
Another purple car owner (challenge him and he'll foam and swear it's blue), is known to strike the campest poses on Earth and to be photographed with phallic references. Also known as Lord Bobbington.<br />
<br />
'''Friznit'''<br />
<br />
Friz is another EvE'er and is currently running (ie, shouting lots) the Eve corporation 5punkorp. He's also a Tank Commander in the British Army, so if you anger him too much you'll find your house crushed and tank tread marks over your lawn. Has a penchant for ponies.<br />
<br />
'''Amblin'''<br />
<br />
Semi-retired EvE'er who has been partly groomed into playing computer games too, namely [[Call of Duty 4]]<br />
<br />
'''Baliame'''<br />
<br />
5punk's resident whiner, nothing is ever alright to him. Also considers Lateralus his arch-nemesis. Comes from the country of constant hunger, Hungary. Due to an unpronouncable name, he is often called Mr. Bubbles, Derek, or just Bob. Believer and preacher of the Cow World Domination Cult.<br />
<br />
Oh, and he's completely fucking crazy. <br />
<br />
'''Shada'''<br />
<br />
Chowder! Chowder! Likes RPGs and <s>bunnyhopping</s> long walks on the beach.<br />
<br />
'''Mr Green'''<br />
<br />
Gay as a window. Responsible for the "sup" craze, Mr Green is also a mute - feel free to scream obscenities at him over TS without fear of rebuke. <br />
<br />
'''Solomon'''<br />
<br />
Has his own band, 'Schrodinger's Mouse', and also likes to take pictures of himself in black and white. All together now, EEEEEEMMMMMMMOOOOOO!<br />
<br />
'''Nickface'''<br />
<br />
Known widely as "The American who is most commonly mistaken for Deject." Has an amazing selection of hats. Is also a Reverend, so can marry you to a horse if you <s>so wish</s> mess around with him. Possibly.<br />
<br />
'''Sheriff Fatman'''<br />
<br />
Alcoholic layabout, sounds a bit like Chappers from Radio 1. Master of the "Gay Jump", likes creating characters that look like Joose in MMONGS and getting 13-year old boys to cyber him.</div>
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<div>==What is 5punk?==<br />
<br />
''"5punk - the gaming equivalent of a kickaround in the park"''<br />
<br />
'''[http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]''' is a friendly community of gamers based on the ethic of playing for fun hence the title.<br />
<br />
Basically we play for fun, get on well with like minded gamers and have good laugh in the process.<br />
<br />
We also run our own [[Bukkake|gameserver]], as this allows us to switch games we host easily depending on what's popular.<br />
<br />
===Who is 5punk?===<br />
<br />
'''FatherJack (Overlord of [http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]):'''<br />
<br />
After Woo Elephant Yeah stepped down in May 2007, the status of Overlord was passed to FatherJack by the [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=7126 ruling council].<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Woo Elephant Yeah (Founder of [http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]):'''<br />
<br />
"Well one day I decided it would be a good idea to get like minded 'b3tans' ([http://b3ta.com '''b3ta''']) to all play online games together. Since then there's been no looking back, and 5punk has now turned into an active online gaming community for all ages and types of people.<br />
You do not have to be a member of b3ta to join 5punk, as it's an open gaming community, it's just that b3ta is historically a root for people to come here."<br />
<br />
===Where is 5punk?===<br />
<br />
If they're not gaming or forum whoring at '''http://www.5punk.co.uk''' ...then they must be at the [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3079&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 '''pub'''].<br />
<br />
===Why 5punk?===<br />
<br />
This is at least partly related to the being an offspring of b3ta.com<br />
<br />
The use of a number in the place of a letter started with b3ta, but was taken up by 4rthur, 5punk, just as a nod to our roots.<br />
<br />
[http://www.b3ta.com/talk/64446 Thread where the name was decided.]<br />
<br />
===How do you pronounce 5punk?===<br />
<br />
Spunk - a slang term for male ejaculate.<br />
Not five-punk<br />
<br />
<br />
==Gaming==<br />
5punk comprises of two parts, the forum and the games. Banter is a large part of what 5punk is about, and it takes place in both and often overlaps. In game this is made more fluid by most of us using Teamspeak. <br />
<br />
The games that are played come and go quite quickly as people try new ones then tire of them. However, some do endure and can earn a regular slot on the 5cheduler for months or years. The best way to see which games are being played at the moment is to look at the 5cheduler. The best way to see which games are being played regularly is to check back through the 5cheduler. A lazy way to check which games are being played is to look at the sections below.<br />
<br />
===Games currently popular===<br />
These are the games that will probably be in the 5cheduler right now, and have the highest chance of anyone playing at any given time.<br />
<br />
*[[Call of Duty 4]]<br />
*[[EVE]]<br />
*[[Team Fortress 2| Team Fortress 2]]<br />
<br />
===Old Favourites===<br />
These games may not have many people playing regularly, but will probably draw some interest if scheduled.<br />
<br />
*[[Battlefield 2]]<br />
*[[counterstrike | Counter Strike: Source]]<br />
*[[Call of Duty: United Offensive]]<br />
<br />
===Other games===<br />
Many games come and go, often being played by only a couple of people. Sometimes interest will flare if somebody raises ones profile again, sometomes not. The [[Other Games | other games]] section has a list of games that certain 5punkers may be interested in playing.<br />
<br />
===Regularly scheduled games===<br />
Most evenings some of us will be playing something, and watching Xfire and the 5cheduler is the best way to spot when they're happening. Certain favourites have set slots, although the exact flavour of the game can vary (CoD:UO/CoD2/CoD4, BF2/BF2142 etc):<br />
<br />
*'''Monday:''' Nothing set<br />
*'''Tuesday:''' [[Call of Duty]]<br />
*'''Wednesday:''' [[Source]]<br />
*'''Thursday:''' [[Battlefield]]<br />
*'''Friday:''' Random drunken gaming night<br />
*'''Saturday:''' Nothing set<br />
*'''Sunday:''' Nothing set<br />
<br />
===Browser games===<br />
Many 5punkers play one or more of several web-based MMO games. These don't get scheduled but are popular nontheless due to the way they are played.<br />
<br />
====[http://www.urbandead.com UrbanDead]====<br />
Inconspicuous browser based MMORPG set in the zombie apocalypse, easily played at lunch time at work. 5punkers tend to gravitate towards pubs, occasionally organising excursions such as the Malton Pub Crawl in order to bring sunshine to the lives (or undeaths, as the case may be) of human and zombie alike.<br />
<br />
====[http://www.shartak.com Shartak]====<br />
A Browser based MMPORG set on a desert island, Featuring Outsiders, Pirates and natives.<br />
<br />
Quite similar to Urban dead, likely because the maker was inspired by urbandead.<br />
<br />
====[http://www.atorian.com Atorian]====<br />
Another inconspicuous browser based game. Set at some point in the future 5punkers in this game are purely self-defensive, but since there's always someone trying to take our planets we never stop fighting.<br />
<br />
===Beardy tabletop games===<br />
A few 5punkers have clubbed together to recreate pen-and-paper RPGs over the internet. A few experiments have been tried, but generally it seems to have come off best using Skype but otherwise staying as it was intended. <br />
<br />
====[[SLA_Industries| SLA Industries]]====<br />
Beardier than Brian Blessed dunked in a vat of testosterone, a Dungeons & Dragonsesque pen and paper RPG - but played over the internet. SLA Industries is an urban horror roleplaying game set in dark futuristic universe called the World of Progress. The World of Progress spans thousands of worlds, most of which are ruled by the ubiquitous SLA Industries. SLA Industries is a giant megacorporation, the virtually unchallenged power in the World of Progress. Players play the part of Operatives - freelance agents who take jobs from SLA to protect the public and the company. <br />
<br />
====[[Shadowrun| Shadowrun]]====<br />
As the above, top beardy action. Run in a world thats kinda like traditional fantasy meets bladerunner.<br />
<br />
==Servers==<br />
This list is likely to change often, so just check [http://www.game-monitor.com/search.php?search=5punk&type=server Here] for our current servers<br />
<br />
[http://www.5punk.co.uk/demo.php Teamspeak server]<br />
<br />
[[Radio|5punk Radio]]<br />
<br />
'''CS:S''' 217.112.95.67:27015<br />
<br />
'''CoD4''' 217.112.95.67:28960<br />
<br />
===[http://www.5punk.co.uk/downloads 5punk/Downloads]===<br />
5punk has its own file mirror, Mainly used for gaming related stuff and handy apps.<br />
<br />
The downloads section is passworded so our bandwidth bill doesn't go through the roof from leeching linking sites:<br />
<br />
*User: badger<br />
*Pass: badger<br />
<br />
There's also a lot of content on [http://files.hairy-arse.com/ Files.hairy-arse.com] which is unpassworded. So there.<br />
<br />
<br />
===[ftp://motorphetamine.mine.nu/ SirDieAloTys FTP]===<br />
Patchs & No-CD Cracks<br />
<br />
*User: 5punk<br />
*Pass: badger<br />
<br />
== Apps we use and how to use them. ==<br />
<br />
=== Xfire ===<br />
Xfire is an app that acts as an instant messenger with in game support and allows us to easily join other 5punkers in game.<br />
<br />
With the 22/9/06 Xfire update, they introduced a [http://www.xfire.com/clans Clan] function, this allows users to add everyone to their contact list easily by joining the 5punk clan [http://www.xfire.com/clans/5punk here], you'll usually be accepted within 24hours.<br />
<br />
<br />
When signing up at the forum, make sure you add your Xfire username to your forum profile, as this is the core of 5punk, and without Xfire, we wouldn't even be here.<br />
<br />
=== Teamspeak ===<br />
Teamspeak is our voice comms medium of choice - given the ease of use, and reasonable licensing terms.<br />
<br />
*Server Address: 217.112.95.67:8767<br />
*Server Password: cranberry<br />
<br />
=== Hamachi ===<br />
Used to allow us to play older games over the Internet, also allows us to test experimental servers safely and securely.<br />
<br />
[http://www.angelfire.com/games5/darkcry/hamachi_eng.htm Basic guide] (placeholder until a 5punk-specific one is made)<br />
<br />
If Hamachi is needed for a game, the network to join and password for the network will be posted in the scheduler.<br />
<br />
=== Last.fm ===<br />
We have a last.fm group, last.fm is an plug-in for your media player which keeps track of what music you have been playing.<br />
<br />
[http://www.last.fm/group/5punk.co.uk]<br />
<br />
Sign up and someone will approve you.<br />
<br />
=== Nintendo Wii Address Book ===<br />
To allow the sharing of "Miis" and to send messages back and forth with Nintendo's console, you have to exchange Wii system addresses. More info here:<br />
[[Wii Addresses]]<br />
<br />
=== Folding@Home ===<br />
[http://folding.stanford.edu/ '''Folding@Home'''] is a distributed computing project -- people from through out the world [http://folding.stanford.edu/download.html '''download'''] and run software to band together to make one of the largest supercomputers in the world. Your participation can help lead to a cure for these diseases:<br />
*Alzheimer's Disease<br />
*Cancer<br />
*Huntington's Disease<br />
*Osteogenesis Imperfecta<br />
*Parkinson's Disease<br />
*Ribosome & antibiotics<br />
<br />
Join the [http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=51199 '''5punk Team'''] if you care to join the cause. [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3334&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 '''Folding@5punk Info''']<br />
<br />
<br />
== 5punk Slang/Terminology/Memes. ==<br />
<br />
*TEEF - Team Fortress 2, bit like Beef but with added lulz.<br />
*BEEF - Our name for [[Battlefield 2]] (Battlefield 2 > BF2 > BF > BEEF)<br />
*CoD - Our name for the [[Call of Duty]] series (usually referring to Call of Duty: United Offensive) *Currently used for COD4:modern cod, sadly, no bathtubs can be found, only showers.*<br />
*Veal/Future Beef - Sometimes used as slang names for Battlefield 2142.<br />
*HamAndCheese - Our name for [[Main Page#Hamachi|Hamachi]]. (Also known as "HammyCheese, ChammyHeese Jammyknees")<br />
*Floorware - Software you've found, often by careless people misplacing CDs.<br />
*Deject's mom - The mother of one of our members, often heard screaming in the background of [[Main Page#Teamspeak|Teamspeak]]. "Werd to your mother!"<br />
*Ninja concerts - Cited as the reason for people avoiding arrangements.<br />
*/me bums - Staple greeting of the Eve players, taken from their gentle (sometimes) in-game sodomy.<br />
*CAEK! - Like cake, but better.<br />
*ZOMG! Pie! - Flaky pastry with a nice filling.<br />
*This Is Not A Code - It's not a code. Probably. <br />
*REWENGAY - Like revenge, but generally involves more teabagging.<br />
*Magical Gay Fairy Land - World of Warcraft.<br />
*[[Charlie]] - Don't ask.<br />
*[[liopleurodon|Chaaaaaarlie]] - Seriously, just don't ask.<br />
*CDC - Crudely Drawn Cock. Usually magenta.<br />
*Zombie Tower - A tower of zombies, used to climb to camping Survivors in the Zombie mod for [[Counterstrike| Counter Strike: Source]].<br />
*SNPG - Salmon Ninja Pirate Gayer; a salmon pink ninja-pirate rank icon, used as a punishment.<br />
*CAEK WARS - Quake wars.<br />
*Fista - Microsoft's latest OS. It's shit.<br />
*Tribbleshooting - Like Troubleshooting, but more 5punky with hints of KAAAAAAAHN!<br />
*Space Chess - Chickens term for EVE Online, seems to be gaining popularity with the other 5punkers.<br />
<br />
==5punk Archives==<br />
As well as discussion that directly relates to our games, 5punkers also deposit a lot of information within the pages and threads. To aid in finding the information held in these often rambling threads they are archived below.<br />
<br />
===[[Cookbook|Geekfood]]===<br />
Threads about food have proved very popular on 5punk, and many recipies have been posted in various threads. A full catalogue of these recipies can be found [[Cookbook|here]].<br />
<br />
===[[Reviews]]===<br />
5punk has a wealth of gamers of all levels and experience. This makes for an excellent testing ground for most games, and as such we have a reviews forum so that we can share our experiences. Many 5punkers have admitted to trusting the reviews of their fellow gamers to those of magazines. An index of our reviews can be found [[Reviews|here]].<br />
<br />
==Members==<br />
5punk is nothing without its members. The people below are by no means all the members, they're just the ones who somebody decided they had something to say about.<br />
<br />
===Site Admins===<br />
<br />
'''Woo Elephant Yeah''' - Site Creator<br />
<br />
Often referred to as Wey, or Woo (which can be confusing)<br />
5punk is Wey's Baby, as, oddly enough, is Wey's baby.<br />
He is still amazed at how a simple idea has evolved into this rather active gaming community. In May 2007 WEY declared that he was standing down as site owner due to his ever increasing family commitments, but he's still the Daddy of our little family.<br />
<br />
'''FatherJack''' - Site Owner<br />
<br />
When WEY stepped down as site owner, FatherJack offered to take up the responsibility. It was agreed unanimously, first among the admins and later among the site members, that our foul-mouthed cleric was ideal for the job and with him he has brought new ideas, skills and enthusiasm.<br />
<br />
'''Stoat''' - Site Admin<br />
<br />
Mustela erminea<br />
Our very own php jedi, Coded the Scheduler and the Discussion board.<br />
Stoat has been there since the birth of 5punk, and without him, we wouldn't have any of the things we have. <br />
<br />
'''Dog Pants''' - Site Moderator<br />
<br />
After watching his posts for some time, WEY decided to ask Dog Pants to join the 5punk admin team.<br />
Dog Pants has done a wonderful job moderating 5punk's forum, and has helped influence a lot of the recent decisions/suggestions for 5punk.<br />
He can usually be found stumbling around groaning in Urban Dead, or watching Zombie flicks at home.<br />
Pants' is actually the master beard of the 5punkiverse, often now found to be dreaming of SLA.<br />
<br />
'''[[user:Spoodie|spoodie]]''' - Site Admin<br />
<br />
His calm presence on the forums and web-savvy has allowed him to alleviate the pressure the other admins were beginning to feel and has proved very capable in a crisis. spoodie is master of the Impact Text Kittens, and has seen every film, ever.<br />
<br />
'''Dr. Kitteny Berk''' - Game Server ([[Bukkake]]) Owner<br />
<br />
Quote from WEY:<br />
Abrupt, Rude and quite possibly Obnoxious, Berk speaks his mind and what you see is what you get.<br />
You know where you stand with Berk, and he's the first to admit that. However, without him, 5punk would never have lifted off the ground in the way that it has, and his continuous work, help, time & money has got Bukkake up and running, along with the Shoutcast radio shows as well.<br />
He's the unsung hero, but more a hero without the shiny long blonde hair and chiseled jaw, more of a dark shadowy figure lurking in the corner fixing servers and swearing repeatedly at things whilst snarling.<br />
So to sum up *thinks about words carefully again*, even though Berk can be a bit of a sarcastic foul mouthed bastard, we love him in our very own special way.<br />
<br />
=== Others ===<br />
<br />
''' [[Team RO-BO]]'''<br />
<br />
[[user:Roman Totale|Roman Totale]] and [[user:mrbobbins|MrBobbins]]' team from a CS:S Tournament we held. <br />
<br />
Probably won, but as survivors are yet to be found we cannot be sure of this.<br />
<br />
Widely believed to be the founding partners of the following website: http://www.deagostini.co.uk/ilovehorses/<br />
<br />
'''Gunslinger'''<br />
<br />
[[user:Gunslinger|Gunslinger]] was Created by RO-BO using old toaster parts, flips out if he sees a bagel.<br />
<br />
So horribly, horribly good at all games.<br />
<br />
0.001% of his neural processing runs all NASA orbital navigation and communication systems and he is a technical consultant on [http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/richardandjudy/ Richard and Judy]<br />
<br />
'''Hehulk'''<br />
<br />
Massive [http://www.eve-online.com/ EVE] addict. Claims that [[Main Page#xfire|xfire]] is inaccurate and that this means he has has missed three hundred hours of actual play time due to router issues with ports. Was promoted to moderator on the eve forum just because of the sheer number of hours he plays it.<br />
<br />
Also plays BEEF and CSS. Tends to cry hax a lot when losing<br />
<br />
'''Pnut'''<br />
<br />
5punk's personal Battlefield 2 point resource. An avid fan of Battlefield 2 even though he isn't very good, can often be heard on teamspeak threatening to beat Chicken to death with his Keyboard/Mouse/Chair and many other assorted inanimate objects, normally after being sniped from next week for the ninth time in three minutes.<br />
<br />
'''Deject'''<br />
<br />
Deej is one of our resident 'merkins. He's also just released an EP called "Conceptual Intercourse" which is available on Amazon [http://www.amazon.com/Conceptual-Intercourse-Ep/dp/B000Y02X4W/ref=sr_f3_1/104-2955763-1352732?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1193809245&sr=103-1/ Here]. <br />
<br />
Word to your mother Deej, how is your mother?<br />
<br />
'''Mikkyo'''<br />
<br />
Runs a webcomic, [http://www.fuctinthehead.co.uk/ Fuctinthehead], which is updated daily and is Rather Good.<br />
Also One of the only 5punkers to actually work in the games industry. Ok so he stacks shelves at Gamestation.<br />
<br />
'''Tandino'''<br />
<br />
He's honoured to be on the list. Also currently has a great avatar of a kitten. A lover of BDSM sex games, likes to whip himself whilst others watch.<br />
<br />
'''Lateralus'''<br />
<br />
An all round thoroughly nice chap. Truly under the thumb of 'er indoors and consequently playing games far less than he should. Interesting fact: He's a town planner, mess with him, get a roundabout in front of your driveway.<br />
<br />
'''Grimmie'''<br />
<br />
Lord of Brum and Master of Vlad. 5punk's resident artist. Is very attracted to beards, and also hosts GrimBash, which has been a resounding sucess and we thank Mr Grim Grim muchly.<br />
<br />
'''Killavodka'''<br />
<br />
If it was not for lag, ping, memory, processor, PSU, Core Temp, HereComesPete and the fact that God seems to hate him, he would be the greatest FPS player in the world. Can reach vocal notes capable of making dogs ears bleed.<br />
<br />
'''Mr. Johnson'''<br />
<br />
Our man in Belgium. He will let us know if that statue of the little boy stops pissing or Poirot dies. Likes getting backstabbed constantly in COD, honest.<br />
<br />
'''Fabyak'''<br />
<br />
FAAABULOUS Darling.<br />
<br />
'''Chicken''' <br />
<br />
Creator of all random mic noises. Likes to munch food and talk down his mic at the same time, thankfully the muppet frequently forgets to unmute himself after eating. Resident Beef sniper whore and OMG JOO FLUKEY ZOMG HAXXOR, takes great pleasure in winding Pnut up. Closet console tard, has been on a PC gaming break for 3 months now, though COD4 tempted him back. Hails from deepest darkest Scotland.<br />
Eats lots of ice-cream when gaming and on TS, the fat bastard.<br />
<br />
'''Buzzmong'''<br />
<br />
The ladies Favourite Purple car owner. Often referred to as 'Vibro-Spaz' or 'Bumzomg'.<br />
<br />
'''Cashy'''<br />
<br />
Just listen out for the words 'Cashy you shit' on TS and you know he's online. Do not ask him for advice on nuts, or chillies.<br />
<br />
'''HereComesPete'''<br />
<br />
Is currently wooing Killavodka's sister, a source of constant amusement to 5punkers. Likes to wind up Killavodka at any given opportunity. Has frequent brain farts as a result of imbibing chemicals during his philosophy degree. Many feel that HereComesPete and Killavodka have a 'special' relationship all of their own given the frequency of their arguments.<br />
<br />
'''Ty aka Sir Die AloTy'''<br />
<br />
Ty is one of the more colourful 5punkers. Often less than coherent for various reasons, we love his drunken ramblings. Once sported an impressive mohican and loves metal more than most 5punkers love CAEK and bummings. He used to die a lot, but worryingly he's started to improve lately. Maybe he's sobering up.<br />
<br />
'''Jockgit'''<br />
<br />
Probably 5punk's most senior member, but only more mature chronologically. Jockgit is famous for being able to fall asleep when and where no others could, often as a result of copious amounts of cheap alcohol. Photographic evidence suggests he may be a pirate.<br />
<br />
'''E-Rabbit'''<br />
<br />
Another purple car owner (challenge him and he'll foam and swear it's blue), is known to strike the campest poses on Earth and to be photographed with phallic references.<br />
<br />
'''Friznit'''<br />
<br />
Friz is another EvE'er and is currently running (ie, shouting lots) the Eve corporation 5punkorp. He's also a Tank Commander in the British Army, so if you anger him too much you'll find your house crushed and tank tread marks over your lawn. Has a penchant for ponies.<br />
<br />
'''Amblin'''<br />
<br />
Semi-retired EvE'er who has been partly groomed into playing computer games too, namely [[Call of Duty 4]]<br />
<br />
'''Baliame'''<br />
<br />
5punk's resident whiner, nothing is ever alright to him. Also considers Lateralus his arch-nemesis. Comes from the country of constant hunger, Hungary. Due to an unpronouncable name, he is often called Mr. Bubbles, Derek, or just Bob. Believer and preacher of the Cow World Domination Cult.<br />
<br />
'''Shada'''<br />
<br />
Chowder! Chowder! Likes RPGs and <s>bunnyhopping</s> long walks on the beach.<br />
<br />
'''Mr Green'''<br />
<br />
Gay as a window. Responsible for the "sup" craze, Mr Green is also a mute - feel free to scream obscenities at him over TS without fear of rebuke. <br />
<br />
'''Solomon'''<br />
<br />
Has his own band, 'Schrodinger's Mouse', and also likes to take pictures of himself in black and white. All together now, EEEEEEMMMMMMMOOOOOO!<br />
<br />
'''Nickface'''<br />
<br />
Known widely as "The American who is most commonly mistaken for Deject." Has an amazing selection of hats. Is also a Reverend, so can marry you to a horse if you <s>so wish</s> mess around with him. Possibly.<br />
<br />
'''Sheriff Fatman'''<br />
<br />
Alcoholic layabout, sounds a bit like Chappers from Radio 1. Master of the "Gay Jump", likes creating female characters in MMONGS and getting 13-year old boys to cyber him.</div>
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<div>==What is 5punk?==<br />
<br />
''"5punk - the gaming equivalent of a kickaround in the park"''<br />
<br />
'''[http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]''' is a friendly community of gamers based on the ethic of playing for fun hence the title.<br />
<br />
Basically we play for fun, get on well with like minded gamers and have good laugh in the process.<br />
<br />
We also run our own [[Bukkake|gameserver]], as this allows us to switch games we host easily depending on what's popular.<br />
<br />
===Who is 5punk?===<br />
<br />
'''FatherJack (Overlord of [http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]):'''<br />
<br />
After Woo Elephant Yeah stepped down in May 2007, the status of Overlord was passed to FatherJack by the [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=7126 ruling council].<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Woo Elephant Yeah (Founder of [http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]):'''<br />
<br />
"Well one day I decided it would be a good idea to get like minded 'b3tans' ([http://b3ta.com '''b3ta''']) to all play online games together. Since then there's been no looking back, and 5punk has now turned into an active online gaming community for all ages and types of people.<br />
You do not have to be a member of b3ta to join 5punk, as it's an open gaming community, it's just that b3ta is historically a root for people to come here."<br />
<br />
===Where is 5punk?===<br />
<br />
If they're not gaming or forum whoring at '''http://www.5punk.co.uk''' ...then they must be at the [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3079&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 '''pub'''].<br />
<br />
===Why 5punk?===<br />
<br />
This is at least partly related to the being an offspring of b3ta.com<br />
<br />
The use of a number in the place of a letter started with b3ta, but was taken up by 4rthur, 5punk, just as a nod to our roots.<br />
<br />
[http://www.b3ta.com/talk/64446 Thread where the name was decided.]<br />
<br />
===How do you pronounce 5punk?===<br />
<br />
Spunk - a slang term for male ejaculate.<br />
Not five-punk<br />
<br />
<br />
==Gaming==<br />
5punk comprises of two parts, the forum and the games. Banter is a large part of what 5punk is about, and it takes place in both and often overlaps. In game this is made more fluid by most of us using Teamspeak. <br />
<br />
The games that are played come and go quite quickly as people try new ones then tire of them. However, some do endure and can earn a regular slot on the 5cheduler for months or years. The best way to see which games are being played at the moment is to look at the 5cheduler. The best way to see which games are being played regularly is to check back through the 5cheduler. A lazy way to check which games are being played is to look at the sections below.<br />
<br />
===Games currently popular===<br />
These are the games that will probably be in the 5cheduler right now, and have the highest chance of anyone playing at any given time.<br />
<br />
*[[Call of Duty 4]]<br />
*[[EVE]]<br />
*[[Team Fortress 2| Team Fortress 2]]<br />
<br />
===Old Favourites===<br />
These games may not have many people playing regularly, but will probably draw some interest if scheduled.<br />
<br />
*[[Battlefield 2]]<br />
*[[counterstrike | Counter Strike: Source]]<br />
*[[Call of Duty: United Offensive]]<br />
<br />
===Other games===<br />
Many games come and go, often being played by only a couple of people. Sometimes interest will flare if somebody raises ones profile again, sometomes not. The [[Other Games | other games]] section has a list of games that certain 5punkers may be interested in playing.<br />
<br />
===Regularly scheduled games===<br />
Most evenings some of us will be playing something, and watching Xfire and the 5cheduler is the best way to spot when they're happening. Certain favourites have set slots, although the exact flavour of the game can vary (CoD:UO/CoD2/CoD4, BF2/BF2142 etc):<br />
<br />
*'''Monday:''' Nothing set<br />
*'''Tuesday:''' [[Call of Duty]]<br />
*'''Wednesday:''' [[Source]]<br />
*'''Thursday:''' [[Battlefield]]<br />
*'''Friday:''' Random drunken gaming night<br />
*'''Saturday:''' Nothing set<br />
*'''Sunday:''' Nothing set<br />
<br />
===Browser games===<br />
Many 5punkers play one or more of several web-based MMO games. These don't get scheduled but are popular nontheless due to the way they are played.<br />
<br />
====[http://www.urbandead.com UrbanDead]====<br />
Inconspicuous browser based MMORPG set in the zombie apocalypse, easily played at lunch time at work. 5punkers tend to gravitate towards pubs, occasionally organising excursions such as the Malton Pub Crawl in order to bring sunshine to the lives (or undeaths, as the case may be) of human and zombie alike.<br />
<br />
====[http://www.shartak.com Shartak]====<br />
A Browser based MMPORG set on a desert island, Featuring Outsiders, Pirates and natives.<br />
<br />
Quite similar to Urban dead, likely because the maker was inspired by urbandead.<br />
<br />
====[http://www.atorian.com Atorian]====<br />
Another inconspicuous browser based game. Set at some point in the future 5punkers in this game are purely self-defensive, but since there's always someone trying to take our planets we never stop fighting.<br />
<br />
===Beardy tabletop games===<br />
A few 5punkers have clubbed together to recreate pen-and-paper RPGs over the internet. A few experiments have been tried, but generally it seems to have come off best using Skype but otherwise staying as it was intended. <br />
<br />
====[[SLA_Industries| SLA Industries]]====<br />
Beardier than Brian Blessed dunked in a vat of testosterone, a Dungeons & Dragonsesque pen and paper RPG - but played over the internet. SLA Industries is an urban horror roleplaying game set in dark futuristic universe called the World of Progress. The World of Progress spans thousands of worlds, most of which are ruled by the ubiquitous SLA Industries. SLA Industries is a giant megacorporation, the virtually unchallenged power in the World of Progress. Players play the part of Operatives - freelance agents who take jobs from SLA to protect the public and the company. <br />
<br />
====[[Shadowrun| Shadowrun]]====<br />
As the above, top beardy action. Run in a world thats kinda like traditional fantasy meets bladerunner.<br />
<br />
==Servers==<br />
This list is likely to change often, so just check [http://www.game-monitor.com/search.php?search=5punk&type=server Here] for our current servers<br />
<br />
[http://www.5punk.co.uk/demo.php Teamspeak server]<br />
<br />
[[Radio|5punk Radio]]<br />
<br />
'''CS:S''' 217.112.95.67:27015<br />
<br />
'''CoD4''' 217.112.95.67:28960<br />
<br />
===[http://www.5punk.co.uk/downloads 5punk/Downloads]===<br />
5punk has its own file mirror, Mainly used for gaming related stuff and handy apps.<br />
<br />
The downloads section is passworded so our bandwidth bill doesn't go through the roof from leeching linking sites:<br />
<br />
*User: badger<br />
*Pass: badger<br />
<br />
There's also a lot of content on [http://files.hairy-arse.com/ Files.hairy-arse.com] which is unpassworded. So there.<br />
<br />
<br />
===[ftp://motorphetamine.mine.nu/ SirDieAloTys FTP]===<br />
Patchs & No-CD Cracks<br />
<br />
*User: 5punk<br />
*Pass: badger<br />
<br />
== Apps we use and how to use them. ==<br />
<br />
=== Xfire ===<br />
Xfire is an app that acts as an instant messenger with in game support and allows us to easily join other 5punkers in game.<br />
<br />
With the 22/9/06 Xfire update, they introduced a [http://www.xfire.com/clans Clan] function, this allows users to add everyone to their contact list easily by joining the 5punk clan [http://www.xfire.com/clans/5punk here], you'll usually be accepted within 24hours.<br />
<br />
<br />
When signing up at the forum, make sure you add your Xfire username to your forum profile, as this is the core of 5punk, and without Xfire, we wouldn't even be here.<br />
<br />
=== Teamspeak ===<br />
Teamspeak is our voice comms medium of choice - given the ease of use, and reasonable licensing terms.<br />
<br />
*Server Address: 217.112.95.67:8767<br />
*Server Password: cranberry<br />
<br />
=== Hamachi ===<br />
Used to allow us to play older games over the Internet, also allows us to test experimental servers safely and securely.<br />
<br />
[http://www.angelfire.com/games5/darkcry/hamachi_eng.htm Basic guide] (placeholder until a 5punk-specific one is made)<br />
<br />
If Hamachi is needed for a game, the network to join and password for the network will be posted in the scheduler.<br />
<br />
=== Last.fm ===<br />
We have a last.fm group, last.fm is an plug-in for your media player which keeps track of what music you have been playing.<br />
<br />
[http://www.last.fm/group/5punk.co.uk]<br />
<br />
Sign up and someone will approve you.<br />
<br />
=== Nintendo Wii Address Book ===<br />
To allow the sharing of "Miis" and to send messages back and forth with Nintendo's console, you have to exchange Wii system addresses. More info here:<br />
[[Wii Addresses]]<br />
<br />
=== Folding@Home ===<br />
[http://folding.stanford.edu/ '''Folding@Home'''] is a distributed computing project -- people from through out the world [http://folding.stanford.edu/download.html '''download'''] and run software to band together to make one of the largest supercomputers in the world. Your participation can help lead to a cure for these diseases:<br />
*Alzheimer's Disease<br />
*Cancer<br />
*Huntington's Disease<br />
*Osteogenesis Imperfecta<br />
*Parkinson's Disease<br />
*Ribosome & antibiotics<br />
<br />
Join the [http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=51199 '''5punk Team'''] if you care to join the cause. [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3334&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 '''Folding@5punk Info''']<br />
<br />
<br />
== 5punk Slang/Terminology/Memes. ==<br />
<br />
*TEEF - Team Fortress 2, bit like Beef but with added lulz.<br />
*BEEF - Our name for [[Battlefield 2]] (Battlefield 2 > BF2 > BF > BEEF)<br />
*CoD - Our name for the [[Call of Duty]] series (usually referring to Call of Duty: United Offensive) *Currently used for COD4:modern cod, sadly, no bathtubs can be found, only showers.*<br />
*Veal/Future Beef - Sometimes used as slang names for Battlefield 2142.<br />
*HamAndCheese - Our name for [[Main Page#Hamachi|Hamachi]]. (Also known as "HammyCheese, ChammyHeese Jammyknees")<br />
*Floorware - Software you've found, often by careless people misplacing CDs.<br />
*Deject's mom - The mother of one of our members, often heard screaming in the background of [[Main Page#Teamspeak|Teamspeak]]. "Werd to your mother!"<br />
*Ninja concerts - Cited as the reason for people avoiding arrangements.<br />
*/me bums - Staple greeting of the Eve players, taken from their gentle (sometimes) in-game sodomy.<br />
*CAEK! - Like cake, but better.<br />
*ZOMG! Pie! - Flaky pastry with a nice filling.<br />
*This Is Not A Code - It's not a code. Probably. <br />
*REWENGAY - Like revenge, but generally involves more teabagging.<br />
*Magical Gay Fairy Land - World of Warcraft.<br />
*[[Charlie]] - Don't ask.<br />
*[[liopleurodon|Chaaaaaarlie]] - Seriously, just don't ask.<br />
*CDC - Crudely Drawn Cock. Usually magenta.<br />
*Zombie Tower - A tower of zombies, used to climb to camping Survivors in the Zombie mod for [[Counterstrike| Counter Strike: Source]].<br />
*SNPG - Salmon Ninja Pirate Gayer; a salmon pink ninja-pirate rank icon, used as a punishment.<br />
*CAEK WARS - Quake wars.<br />
*Fista - Microsoft's latest OS. It's shit.<br />
*Tribbleshooting - Like Troubleshooting, but more 5punky with hints of KAAAAAAAHN!<br />
*Space Chess - Chickens term for EVE Online, seems to be gaining popularity with the other 5punkers.<br />
<br />
==5punk Archives==<br />
As well as discussion that directly relates to our games, 5punkers also deposit a lot of information within the pages and threads. To aid in finding the information held in these often rambling threads they are archived below.<br />
<br />
===[[Cookbook|Geekfood]]===<br />
Threads about food have proved very popular on 5punk, and many recipies have been posted in various threads. A full catalogue of these recipies can be found [[Cookbook|here]].<br />
<br />
===[[Reviews]]===<br />
5punk has a wealth of gamers of all levels and experience. This makes for an excellent testing ground for most games, and as such we have a reviews forum so that we can share our experiences. Many 5punkers have admitted to trusting the reviews of their fellow gamers to those of magazines. An index of our reviews can be found [[Reviews|here]].<br />
<br />
==Members==<br />
5punk is nothing without its members. The people below are by no means all the members, they're just the ones who somebody decided they had something to say about.<br />
<br />
===Site Admins===<br />
<br />
'''Woo Elephant Yeah''' - Site Creator<br />
<br />
Often referred to as Wey, or Woo (which can be confusing)<br />
5punk is Wey's Baby, as, oddly enough, is Wey's baby.<br />
He is still amazed at how a simple idea has evolved into this rather active gaming community. In May 2007 WEY declared that he was standing down as site owner due to his ever increasing family commitments, but he's still the Daddy of our little family.<br />
<br />
'''FatherJack''' - Site Owner<br />
<br />
When WEY stepped down as site owner, FatherJack offered to take up the responsibility. It was agreed unanimously, first among the admins and later among the site members, that our foul-mouthed cleric was ideal for the job and with him he has brought new ideas, skills and enthusiasm.<br />
<br />
'''Stoat''' - Site Admin<br />
<br />
Mustela erminea<br />
Our very own php jedi, Coded the Scheduler and the Discussion board.<br />
Stoat has been there since the birth of 5punk, and without him, we wouldn't have any of the things we have. <br />
<br />
'''Dog Pants''' - Site Moderator<br />
<br />
After watching his posts for some time, WEY decided to ask Dog Pants to join the 5punk admin team.<br />
Dog Pants has done a wonderful job moderating 5punk's forum, and has helped influence a lot of the recent decisions/suggestions for 5punk.<br />
He can usually be found stumbling around groaning in Urban Dead, or watching Zombie flicks at home.<br />
Pants' is actually the master beard of the 5punkiverse, often now found to be dreaming of SLA.<br />
<br />
'''[[user:Spoodie|spoodie]]''' - Site Admin<br />
<br />
His calm presence on the forums and web-savvy has allowed him to alleviate the pressure the other admins were beginning to feel and has proved very capable in a crisis. spoodie is master of the Impact Text Kittens, and has seen every film, ever.<br />
<br />
'''Dr. Kitteny Berk''' - Game Server ([[Bukkake]]) Owner<br />
<br />
Quote from WEY:<br />
Abrupt, Rude and quite possibly Obnoxious, Berk speaks his mind and what you see is what you get.<br />
You know where you stand with Berk, and he's the first to admit that. However, without him, 5punk would never have lifted off the ground in the way that it has, and his continuous work, help, time & money has got Bukkake up and running, along with the Shoutcast radio shows as well.<br />
He's the unsung hero, but more a hero without the shiny long blonde hair and chiseled jaw, more of a dark shadowy figure lurking in the corner fixing servers and swearing repeatedly at things whilst snarling.<br />
So to sum up *thinks about words carefully again*, even though Berk can be a bit of a sarcastic foul mouthed bastard, we love him in our very own special way.<br />
<br />
=== Others ===<br />
<br />
''' [[Team RO-BO]]'''<br />
<br />
[[user:Roman Totale|Roman Totale]] and [[user:mrbobbins|MrBobbins]]' team from a CS:S Tournament we held. <br />
<br />
Probably won, but as survivors are yet to be found we cannot be sure of this.<br />
<br />
Widely believed to be the founding partners of the following website: http://www.deagostini.co.uk/ilovehorses/<br />
<br />
'''Gunslinger'''<br />
<br />
[[user:Gunslinger|Gunslinger]] was Created by RO-BO using old toaster parts, flips out if he sees a bagel.<br />
<br />
So horribly, horribly good at all games.<br />
<br />
0.001% of his neural processing runs all NASA orbital navigation and communication systems and he is a technical consultant on [http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/richardandjudy/ Richard and Judy]<br />
<br />
'''Hehulk'''<br />
<br />
Massive [http://www.eve-online.com/ EVE] addict. Claims that [[Main Page#xfire|xfire]] is inaccurate and that this means he has has missed three hundred hours of actual play time due to router issues with ports. Was promoted to moderator on the eve forum just because of the sheer number of hours he plays it.<br />
<br />
Also plays BEEF and CSS. Tends to cry hax a lot when losing<br />
<br />
'''Pnut'''<br />
<br />
5punk's personal Battlefield 2 point resource. An avid fan of Battlefield 2 even though he isn't very good, can often be heard on teamspeak threatening to beat Chicken to death with his Keyboard/Mouse/Chair and many other assorted inanimate objects, normally after being sniped from next week for the ninth time in three minutes.<br />
<br />
'''Deject'''<br />
<br />
Deej is one of our resident 'merkins. He's also just released an EP called "Conceptual Intercourse" which is available on Amazon [http://www.amazon.com/Conceptual-Intercourse-Ep/dp/B000Y02X4W/ref=sr_f3_1/104-2955763-1352732?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1193809245&sr=103-1/ Here]. <br />
<br />
Word to your mother Deej, how is your mother?<br />
<br />
'''Mikkyo'''<br />
<br />
Runs a webcomic, [http://www.fuctinthehead.co.uk/ Fuctinthehead], which is updated daily and is Rather Good.<br />
Also One of the only 5punkers to actually work in the games industry. Ok so he stacks shelves at Gamestation.<br />
<br />
'''Tandino'''<br />
<br />
He's honoured to be on the list. Also currently has a great avatar of a kitten. A lover of BDSM sex games, likes to whip himself whilst others watch.<br />
<br />
'''Lateralus'''<br />
<br />
An all round thoroughly nice chap. Truly under the thumb of 'er indoors and consequently playing games far less than he should. Interesting fact: He's a town planner, mess with him, get a roundabout in front of your driveway.<br />
<br />
'''Grimmie'''<br />
<br />
Lord of Brum and Master of Vlad. 5punk's resident artist. Is very attracted to beards, and also hosts GrimBash, which has been a resounding sucess and we thank Mr Grim Grim muchly.<br />
<br />
'''Killavodka'''<br />
<br />
If it was not for lag, ping, memory, processor, PSU, Core Temp, HereComesPete and the fact that God seems to hate him, he would be the greatest FPS player in the world. Can reach vocal notes capable of making dogs ears bleed.<br />
<br />
'''Mr. Johnson'''<br />
<br />
Our man in Belgium. He will let us know if that statue of the little boy stops pissing or Poirot dies. Likes getting backstabbed constantly in COD, honest.<br />
<br />
'''Fabyak'''<br />
<br />
FAAABULOUS Darling.<br />
<br />
'''Chicken''' <br />
<br />
Creator of all random mic noises. Likes to munch food and talk down his mic at the same time, thankfully the muppet frequently forgets to unmute himself after eating. Resident Beef sniper whore and OMG JOO FLUKEY ZOMG HAXXOR, takes great pleasure in winding Pnut up. Closet console tard, has been on a PC gaming break for 3 months now, though COD4 tempted him back. Hails from deepest darkest Scotland.<br />
Eats lots of ice-cream when gaming and on TS, the fat bastard.<br />
<br />
'''Buzzmong'''<br />
<br />
The ladies Favourite Purple car owner. Often referred to as 'Vibro-Spaz' or 'Bumzomg'.<br />
<br />
'''Cashy'''<br />
<br />
Just listen out for the words 'Cashy you shit' on TS and you know he's online. Do not ask him for advice on nuts, or chillies.<br />
<br />
'''HereComesPete'''<br />
<br />
Is currently wooing Killavodka's sister, a source of constant amusement to 5punkers. Likes to wind up Killavodka at any given opportunity. Has frequent brain farts as a result of imbibing chemicals during his philosophy degree. Many feel that HereComesPete and Killavodka have a 'special' relationship all of their own given the frequency of their arguments.<br />
<br />
'''Ty aka Sir Die AloTy'''<br />
<br />
Ty is one of the more colourful 5punkers. Often less than coherent for various reasons, we love his drunken ramblings. Once sported an impressive mohican and loves metal more than most 5punkers love CAEK and bummings. He used to die a lot, but worryingly he's started to improve lately. Maybe he's sobering up.<br />
<br />
'''Jockgit'''<br />
<br />
Probably 5punk's most senior member, but only more mature chronologically. Jockgit is famous for being able to fall asleep when and where no others could, often as a result of copious amounts of cheap alcohol. Photographic evidence suggests he may be a pirate.<br />
<br />
'''E-Rabbit'''<br />
<br />
Another purple car owner (challenge him and he'll foam and swear it's blue), is known to strike the campest poses on Earth and to be photographed with phallic references.<br />
<br />
'''Friznit'''<br />
<br />
Friz is another EvE'er and is currently running (ie, shouting lots) the Eve corporation 5punkorp. He's also a Tank Commander in the British Army, so if you anger him too much you'll find your house crushed and tank tread marks over your lawn. Has a penchant for ponies.<br />
<br />
'''Amblin'''<br />
<br />
Semi-retired EvE'er who has been partly groomed into playing computer games too, namely [[Call of Duty 4]]<br />
<br />
'''Baliame'''<br />
<br />
5punk's resident whiner, nothing is ever alright to him. Also considers Lateralus his arch-nemesis. Comes from the country of constant hunger, Hungary. Due to an unpronouncable name, he is often called Mr. Bubbles, Derek, or just Bob. Believer and preacher of the Cow World Domination Cult.<br />
<br />
'''Shada'''<br />
<br />
Chowder! Chowder! Likes RPGs and <s>bunnyhopping</s> long walks on the beach.<br />
<br />
'''Mr Green'''<br />
<br />
Gay as a window. Responsible for the "sup" craze, Mr Green is also a mute - feel free to scream obscenities at him over TS without fear of rebuke. <br />
<br />
'''Solomon'''<br />
<br />
Has his own band, 'Schrodinger's Mouse', and also likes to take pictures of himself in black and white. All together now, EEEEEEMMMMMMMOOOOOO!<br />
<br />
'''Nickface'''<br />
<br />
Known widely as "The American who is most commonly mistaken for Deject." Has an amazing selection of hats. Is also a Reverend, so can marry you to a horse if you [s]so wish[/s] mess around with him. Possibly.<br />
<br />
'''Sheriff Fatman'''<br />
<br />
Alcoholic layabout, sounds a bit like Chappers from Radio 1. Master of the "Gay Jump", likes creating female characters in MMONGS and getting 13-year old boys to cyber him.</div>
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<div>==What is 5punk?==<br />
<br />
''"5punk - the gaming equivalent of a kickaround in the park"''<br />
<br />
'''[http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]''' is a friendly community of gamers based on the ethic of playing for fun hence the title.<br />
<br />
Basically we play for fun, get on well with like minded gamers and have good laugh in the process.<br />
<br />
We also run our own [[Bukkake|gameserver]], as this allows us to switch games we host easily depending on what's popular.<br />
<br />
===Who is 5punk?===<br />
<br />
'''FatherJack (Overlord of [http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]):'''<br />
<br />
After Woo Elephant Yeah stepped down in May 2007, the status of Overlord was passed to FatherJack by the [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=7126 ruling council].<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Woo Elephant Yeah (Founder of [http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]):'''<br />
<br />
"Well one day I decided it would be a good idea to get like minded 'b3tans' ([http://b3ta.com '''b3ta''']) to all play online games together. Since then there's been no looking back, and 5punk has now turned into an active online gaming community for all ages and types of people.<br />
You do not have to be a member of b3ta to join 5punk, as it's an open gaming community, it's just that b3ta is historically a root for people to come here."<br />
<br />
===Where is 5punk?===<br />
<br />
If they're not gaming or forum whoring at '''http://www.5punk.co.uk''' ...then they must be at the [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3079&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 '''pub'''].<br />
<br />
===Why 5punk?===<br />
<br />
This is at least partly related to the being an offspring of b3ta.com<br />
<br />
The use of a number in the place of a letter started with b3ta, but was taken up by 4rthur, 5punk, just as a nod to our roots.<br />
<br />
[http://www.b3ta.com/talk/64446 Thread where the name was decided.]<br />
<br />
===How do you pronounce 5punk?===<br />
<br />
Spunk - a slang term for male ejaculate.<br />
Not five-punk<br />
<br />
<br />
==Gaming==<br />
5punk comprises of two parts, the forum and the games. Banter is a large part of what 5punk is about, and it takes place in both and often overlaps. In game this is made more fluid by most of us using Teamspeak. <br />
<br />
The games that are played come and go quite quickly as people try new ones then tire of them. However, some do endure and can earn a regular slot on the 5cheduler for months or years. The best way to see which games are being played at the moment is to look at the 5cheduler. The best way to see which games are being played regularly is to check back through the 5cheduler. A lazy way to check which games are being played is to look at the sections below.<br />
<br />
===Games currently popular===<br />
These are the games that will probably be in the 5cheduler right now, and have the highest chance of anyone playing at any given time.<br />
<br />
*[[Call of Duty 4]]<br />
*[[EVE]]<br />
*[[Team Fortress 2| Team Fortress 2]]<br />
<br />
===Old Favourites===<br />
These games may not have many people playing regularly, but will probably draw some interest if scheduled.<br />
<br />
*[[Battlefield 2]]<br />
*[[counterstrike | Counter Strike: Source]]<br />
*[[Call of Duty: United Offensive]]<br />
<br />
===Other games===<br />
Many games come and go, often being played by only a couple of people. Sometimes interest will flare if somebody raises ones profile again, sometomes not. The [[Other Games | other games]] section has a list of games that certain 5punkers may be interested in playing.<br />
<br />
===Regularly scheduled games===<br />
Most evenings some of us will be playing something, and watching Xfire and the 5cheduler is the best way to spot when they're happening. Certain favourites have set slots, although the exact flavour of the game can vary (CoD:UO/CoD2/CoD4, BF2/BF2142 etc):<br />
<br />
*'''Monday:''' Nothing set<br />
*'''Tuesday:''' [[Call of Duty]]<br />
*'''Wednesday:''' [[Source]]<br />
*'''Thursday:''' [[Battlefield]]<br />
*'''Friday:''' Random drunken gaming night<br />
*'''Saturday:''' Nothing set<br />
*'''Sunday:''' Nothing set<br />
<br />
===Browser games===<br />
Many 5punkers play one or more of several web-based MMO games. These don't get scheduled but are popular nontheless due to the way they are played.<br />
<br />
====[http://www.urbandead.com UrbanDead]====<br />
Inconspicuous browser based MMORPG set in the zombie apocalypse, easily played at lunch time at work. 5punkers tend to gravitate towards pubs, occasionally organising excursions such as the Malton Pub Crawl in order to bring sunshine to the lives (or undeaths, as the case may be) of human and zombie alike.<br />
<br />
====[http://www.shartak.com Shartak]====<br />
A Browser based MMPORG set on a desert island, Featuring Outsiders, Pirates and natives.<br />
<br />
Quite similar to Urban dead, likely because the maker was inspired by urbandead.<br />
<br />
====[http://www.atorian.com Atorian]====<br />
Another inconspicuous browser based game. Set at some point in the future 5punkers in this game are purely self-defensive, but since there's always someone trying to take our planets we never stop fighting.<br />
<br />
===Beardy tabletop games===<br />
A few 5punkers have clubbed together to recreate pen-and-paper RPGs over the internet. A few experiments have been tried, but generally it seems to have come off best using Skype but otherwise staying as it was intended. <br />
<br />
====[[SLA_Industries| SLA Industries]]====<br />
Beardier than Brian Blessed dunked in a vat of testosterone, a Dungeons & Dragonsesque pen and paper RPG - but played over the internet. SLA Industries is an urban horror roleplaying game set in dark futuristic universe called the World of Progress. The World of Progress spans thousands of worlds, most of which are ruled by the ubiquitous SLA Industries. SLA Industries is a giant megacorporation, the virtually unchallenged power in the World of Progress. Players play the part of Operatives - freelance agents who take jobs from SLA to protect the public and the company. <br />
<br />
====[[Shadowrun| Shadowrun]]====<br />
As the above, top beardy action. Run in a world thats kinda like traditional fantasy meets bladerunner.<br />
<br />
==Servers==<br />
This list is likely to change often, so just check [http://www.game-monitor.com/search.php?search=5punk&type=server Here] for our current servers<br />
<br />
[http://www.5punk.co.uk/demo.php Teamspeak server]<br />
<br />
[[Radio|5punk Radio]]<br />
<br />
'''CS:S''' 217.112.95.67:27015<br />
<br />
'''CoD4''' 217.112.95.67:28960<br />
<br />
===[http://www.5punk.co.uk/downloads 5punk/Downloads]===<br />
5punk has its own file mirror, Mainly used for gaming related stuff and handy apps.<br />
<br />
The downloads section is passworded so our bandwidth bill doesn't go through the roof from leeching linking sites:<br />
<br />
*User: badger<br />
*Pass: badger<br />
<br />
There's also a lot of content on [http://files.hairy-arse.com/ Files.hairy-arse.com] which is unpassworded. So there.<br />
<br />
<br />
===[ftp://motorphetamine.mine.nu/ SirDieAloTys FTP]===<br />
Patchs & No-CD Cracks<br />
<br />
*User: 5punk<br />
*Pass: badger<br />
<br />
== Apps we use and how to use them. ==<br />
<br />
=== Xfire ===<br />
Xfire is an app that acts as an instant messenger with in game support and allows us to easily join other 5punkers in game.<br />
<br />
With the 22/9/06 Xfire update, they introduced a [http://www.xfire.com/clans Clan] function, this allows users to add everyone to their contact list easily by joining the 5punk clan [http://www.xfire.com/clans/5punk here], you'll usually be accepted within 24hours.<br />
<br />
<br />
When signing up at the forum, make sure you add your Xfire username to your forum profile, as this is the core of 5punk, and without Xfire, we wouldn't even be here.<br />
<br />
=== Teamspeak ===<br />
Teamspeak is our voice comms medium of choice - given the ease of use, and reasonable licensing terms.<br />
<br />
*Server Address: 217.112.95.67:8767<br />
*Server Password: cranberry<br />
<br />
=== Hamachi ===<br />
Used to allow us to play older games over the Internet, also allows us to test experimental servers safely and securely.<br />
<br />
[http://www.angelfire.com/games5/darkcry/hamachi_eng.htm Basic guide] (placeholder until a 5punk-specific one is made)<br />
<br />
If Hamachi is needed for a game, the network to join and password for the network will be posted in the scheduler.<br />
<br />
=== Last.fm ===<br />
We have a last.fm group, last.fm is an plug-in for your media player which keeps track of what music you have been playing.<br />
<br />
[http://www.last.fm/group/5punk.co.uk]<br />
<br />
Sign up and someone will approve you.<br />
<br />
=== Nintendo Wii Address Book ===<br />
To allow the sharing of "Miis" and to send messages back and forth with Nintendo's console, you have to exchange Wii system addresses. More info here:<br />
[[Wii Addresses]]<br />
<br />
=== Folding@Home ===<br />
[http://folding.stanford.edu/ '''Folding@Home'''] is a distributed computing project -- people from through out the world [http://folding.stanford.edu/download.html '''download'''] and run software to band together to make one of the largest supercomputers in the world. Your participation can help lead to a cure for these diseases:<br />
*Alzheimer's Disease<br />
*Cancer<br />
*Huntington's Disease<br />
*Osteogenesis Imperfecta<br />
*Parkinson's Disease<br />
*Ribosome & antibiotics<br />
<br />
Join the [http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=51199 '''5punk Team'''] if you care to join the cause. [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3334&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 '''Folding@5punk Info''']<br />
<br />
<br />
== 5punk Slang/Terminology/Memes. ==<br />
<br />
*TEEF - Team Fortress 2, bit like Beef but with added lulz.<br />
*BEEF - Our name for [[Battlefield 2]] (Battlefield 2 > BF2 > BF > BEEF)<br />
*CoD - Our name for the [[Call of Duty]] series (usually referring to Call of Duty: United Offensive) *Currently used for COD4:modern cod, sadly, no bathtubs can be found, only showers.*<br />
*Veal/Future Beef - Sometimes used as slang names for Battlefield 2142.<br />
*HamAndCheese - Our name for [[Main Page#Hamachi|Hamachi]]. (Also known as "HammyCheese, ChammyHeese Jammyknees")<br />
*Floorware - Software you've found, often by careless people misplacing CDs.<br />
*Deject's mom - The mother of one of our members, often heard screaming in the background of [[Main Page#Teamspeak|Teamspeak]]. "Werd to your mother!"<br />
*Ninja concerts - Cited as the reason for people avoiding arrangements.<br />
*/me bums - Staple greeting of the Eve players, taken from their gentle (sometimes) in-game sodomy.<br />
*CAEK! - Like cake, but better.<br />
*ZOMG! Pie! - Flaky pastry with a nice filling.<br />
*This Is Not A Code - It's not a code. Probably. <br />
*REWENGAY - Like revenge, but generally involves more teabagging.<br />
*Magical Gay Fairy Land - World of Warcraft.<br />
*[[Charlie]] - Don't ask.<br />
*[[liopleurodon|Chaaaaaarlie]] - Seriously, just don't ask.<br />
*CDC - Crudely Drawn Cock. Usually magenta.<br />
*Zombie Tower - A tower of zombies, used to climb to camping Survivors in the Zombie mod for [[Counterstrike| Counter Strike: Source]].<br />
*SNPG - Salmon Ninja Pirate Gayer; a salmon pink ninja-pirate rank icon, used as a punishment.<br />
*CAEK WARS - Quake wars.<br />
*Fista - Microsoft's latest OS. It's shit.<br />
*Tribbleshooting - Like Troubleshooting, but more 5punky with hints of KAAAAAAAHN!<br />
*Space Chess - Chickens term for EVE Online, seems to be gaining popularity with the other 5punkers.<br />
<br />
==5punk Archives==<br />
As well as discussion that directly relates to our games, 5punkers also deposit a lot of information within the pages and threads. To aid in finding the information held in these often rambling threads they are archived below.<br />
<br />
===[[Cookbook|Geekfood]]===<br />
Threads about food have proved very popular on 5punk, and many recipies have been posted in various threads. A full catalogue of these recipies can be found [[Cookbook|here]].<br />
<br />
===[[Reviews]]===<br />
5punk has a wealth of gamers of all levels and experience. This makes for an excellent testing ground for most games, and as such we have a reviews forum so that we can share our experiences. Many 5punkers have admitted to trusting the reviews of their fellow gamers to those of magazines. An index of our reviews can be found [[Reviews|here]].<br />
<br />
==Members==<br />
5punk is nothing without its members. The people below are by no means all the members, they're just the ones who somebody decided they had something to say about.<br />
<br />
===Site Admins===<br />
<br />
'''Woo Elephant Yeah''' - Site Creator<br />
<br />
Often referred to as Wey, or Woo (which can be confusing)<br />
5punk is Wey's Baby, as, oddly enough, is Wey's baby.<br />
He is still amazed at how a simple idea has evolved into this rather active gaming community. In May 2007 WEY declared that he was standing down as site owner due to his ever increasing family commitments, but he's still the Daddy of our little family.<br />
<br />
'''FatherJack''' - Site Owner<br />
<br />
When WEY stepped down as site owner, FatherJack offered to take up the responsibility. It was agreed unanimously, first among the admins and later among the site members, that our foul-mouthed cleric was ideal for the job and with him he has brought new ideas, skills and enthusiasm.<br />
<br />
'''Stoat''' - Site Admin<br />
<br />
Mustela erminea<br />
Our very own php jedi, Coded the Scheduler and the Discussion board.<br />
Stoat has been there since the birth of 5punk, and without him, we wouldn't have any of the things we have. <br />
<br />
'''Dog Pants''' - Site Moderator<br />
<br />
After watching his posts for some time, WEY decided to ask Dog Pants to join the 5punk admin team.<br />
Dog Pants has done a wonderful job moderating 5punk's forum, and has helped influence a lot of the recent decisions/suggestions for 5punk.<br />
He can usually be found stumbling around groaning in Urban Dead, or watching Zombie flicks at home.<br />
Pants' is actually the master beard of the 5punkiverse, often now found to be dreaming of SLA.<br />
<br />
'''[[user:Spoodie|spoodie]]''' - Site Admin<br />
<br />
His calm presence on the forums and web-savvy has allowed him to alleviate the pressure the other admins were beginning to feel and has proved very capable in a crisis. spoodie is master of the Impact Text Kittens, and has seen every film, ever.<br />
<br />
'''Dr. Kitteny Berk''' - Game Server ([[Bukkake]]) Owner<br />
<br />
Quote from WEY:<br />
Abrupt, Rude and quite possibly Obnoxious, Berk speaks his mind and what you see is what you get.<br />
You know where you stand with Berk, and he's the first to admit that. However, without him, 5punk would never have lifted off the ground in the way that it has, and his continuous work, help, time & money has got Bukkake up and running, along with the Shoutcast radio shows as well.<br />
He's the unsung hero, but more a hero without the shiny long blonde hair and chiseled jaw, more of a dark shadowy figure lurking in the corner fixing servers and swearing repeatedly at things whilst snarling.<br />
So to sum up *thinks about words carefully again*, even though Berk can be a bit of a sarcastic foul mouthed bastard, we love him in our very own special way.<br />
<br />
=== Others ===<br />
<br />
''' [[Team RO-BO]]'''<br />
<br />
[[user:Roman Totale|Roman Totale]] and [[user:mrbobbins|MrBobbins]]' team from a CS:S Tournament we held. <br />
<br />
Probably won, but as survivors are yet to be found we cannot be sure of this.<br />
<br />
Widely believed to be the founding partners of the following website: http://www.deagostini.co.uk/ilovehorses/<br />
<br />
'''Gunslinger'''<br />
<br />
[[user:Gunslinger|Gunslinger]] was Created by RO-BO using old toaster parts, flips out if he sees a bagel.<br />
<br />
So horribly, horribly good at all games.<br />
<br />
0.001% of his neural processing runs all NASA orbital navigation and communication systems and he is a technical consultant on [http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/richardandjudy/ Richard and Judy]<br />
<br />
'''Hehulk'''<br />
<br />
Massive [http://www.eve-online.com/ EVE] addict. Claims that [[Main Page#xfire|xfire]] is inaccurate and that this means he has has missed three hundred hours of actual play time due to router issues with ports. Was promoted to moderator on the eve forum just because of the sheer number of hours he plays it.<br />
<br />
Also plays BEEF and CSS. Tends to cry hax a lot when losing<br />
<br />
'''Pnut'''<br />
<br />
5punk's personal Battlefield 2 point resource. An avid fan of Battlefield 2 even though he isn't very good, can often be heard on teamspeak threatening to beat Chicken to death with his Keyboard/Mouse/Chair and many other assorted inanimate objects, normally after being sniped from next week for the ninth time in three minutes.<br />
<br />
'''Deject'''<br />
<br />
Deej is one of our resident 'merkins. He's also just released an EP called "Conceptual Intercourse" which is available on Amazon [http://www.amazon.com/Conceptual-Intercourse-Ep/dp/B000Y02X4W/ref=sr_f3_1/104-2955763-1352732?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1193809245&sr=103-1/ Here]. <br />
<br />
Word to your mother Deej, how is your mother?<br />
<br />
'''Mikkyo'''<br />
<br />
Runs a webcomic, [http://www.fuctinthehead.co.uk/ Fuctinthehead], which is updated daily and is Rather Good.<br />
Also One of the only 5punkers to actually work in the games industry. Ok so he stacks shelves at Gamestation.<br />
<br />
'''Tandino'''<br />
<br />
He's honoured to be on the list. Also currently has a great avatar of a kitten. A lover of BDSM sex games, likes to whip himself whilst others watch.<br />
<br />
'''Lateralus'''<br />
<br />
An all round thoroughly nice chap. Truly under the thumb of 'er indoors and consequently playing games far less than he should. Interesting fact: He's a town planner, mess with him, get a roundabout in front of your driveway.<br />
<br />
'''Grimmie'''<br />
<br />
Lord of Brum and Master of Vlad. 5punk's resident artist. Is very attracted to beards, and also hosts GrimBash, which has been a resounding sucess and we thank Mr Grim Grim muchly.<br />
<br />
'''Killavodka'''<br />
<br />
If it was not for lag, ping, memory, processor, PSU, Core Temp, HereComesPete and the fact that God seems to hate him, he would be the greatest FPS player in the world. Can reach vocal notes capable of making dogs ears bleed.<br />
<br />
'''Mr. Johnson'''<br />
<br />
Our man in Belgium. He will let us know if that statue of the little boy stops pissing or Poirot dies. Likes getting backstabbed constantly in COD, honest.<br />
<br />
'''Fabyak'''<br />
<br />
FAAABULOUS Darling.<br />
<br />
'''Chicken''' <br />
<br />
Creator of all random mic noises. Likes to munch food and talk down his mic at the same time, thankfully the muppet frequently forgets to unmute himself after eating. Resident Beef sniper whore and OMG JOO FLUKEY ZOMG HAXXOR, takes great pleasure in winding Pnut up. Closet console tard, has been on a PC gaming break for 3 months now, though COD4 tempted him back. Hails from deepest darkest Scotland.<br />
Eats lots of ice-cream when gaming and on TS, the fat bastard.<br />
<br />
'''Buzzmong'''<br />
<br />
The ladies Favourite Purple car owner. Often referred to as 'Vibro-Spaz' or 'Bumzomg'.<br />
<br />
'''Cashy'''<br />
<br />
Just listen out for the words 'Cashy you shit' on TS and you know he's online. Do not ask him for advice on nuts, or chillies.<br />
<br />
'''HereComesPete'''<br />
<br />
Is currently wooing Killavodka's sister, a source of constant amusement to 5punkers. Likes to wind up Killavodka at any given opportunity. Has frequent brain farts as a result of imbibing chemicals during his philosophy degree. Many feel that HereComesPete and Killavodka have a 'special' relationship all of their own given the frequency of their arguments.<br />
<br />
'''Ty aka Sir Die AloTy'''<br />
<br />
Ty is one of the more colourful 5punkers. Often less than coherent for various reasons, we love his drunken ramblings. Once sported an impressive mohican and loves metal more than most 5punkers love CAEK and bummings. He used to die a lot, but worryingly he's started to improve lately. Maybe he's sobering up.<br />
<br />
'''Jockgit'''<br />
<br />
Probably 5punk's most senior member, but only more mature chronologically. Jockgit is famous for being able to fall asleep when and where no others could, often as a result of copious amounts of cheap alcohol. Photographic evidence suggests he may be a pirate.<br />
<br />
'''E-Rabbit'''<br />
<br />
Another purple car owner (challenge him and he'll foam and swear it's blue), is known to strike the campest poses on Earth and to be photographed with phallic references.<br />
<br />
'''Friznit'''<br />
<br />
Friz is another EvE'er and is currently running (ie, shouting lots) the Eve corporation 5punkorp. He's also a Tank Commander in the British Army, so if you anger him too much you'll find your house crushed and tank tread marks over your lawn. Has a penchant for ponies.<br />
<br />
'''Amblin'''<br />
<br />
Semi-retired EvE'er who has been partly groomed into playing computer games too, namely [[Call of Duty 4]]<br />
<br />
'''Baliame'''<br />
<br />
5punk's resident whiner, nothing is ever alright to him. Also considers Lateralus his arch-nemesis. Comes from the country of constant hunger, Hungary. Due to an unpronouncable name, he is often called Mr. Bubbles, Derek, or just Bob. Believer and preacher of the Cow World Domination Cult.<br />
<br />
'''Shada'''<br />
<br />
Chowder! Chowder! Likes RPGs and <s>bunnyhopping</s> long walks on the beach.<br />
<br />
'''Mr Green'''<br />
<br />
Gay as a window. Responsible for the "sup" craze, Mr Green is also a mute - feel free to scream obscenities at him over TS without fear of rebuke. <br />
<br />
'''Solomon'''<br />
<br />
Has his own band, 'Schrodinger's Mouse', and also likes to take pictures of himself in black and white. All together now, EEEEEEMMMMMMMOOOOOO!<br />
<br />
'''Nickface'''<br />
<br />
Known widely as "The American who is most commonly mistaken for Deject." Has an amazing selection of hats. Is also a Reverend, so can marry you to a horse if you so wish. Possibly.<br />
<br />
'''Sheriff Fatman'''<br />
<br />
Alcoholic layabout, sounds a bit like Chappers from Radio 1. Master of the "Gay Jump", likes creating female characters in MMONGS and getting 13-year old boys to cyber him.</div>
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<div>[[Category:Games]]<br />
This is a section to cover all the other games 5punkers tend to play sorted by genre.<br />
<br />
Mainly the games have fallen out of popularity or have a smaller following.<br />
<br />
==FPS==<br />
*America's Army<br />
*F.E.A.R<br />
*Quake 4<br />
*Serious Sam<br />
*[[SWAT 4| SWAT 4 - The Stetchkov Syndicate]]<br />
*UT2004<br />
*[[OFP|Armed Assault and Operation Flashpoint]]<br />
*[[Battlefield 2142]]<br />
*Call of Duty 2<br />
<br />
==MMORPG==<br />
*[[CoH/CoV| City of Heores / City of Villains]]<br />
*[[EVE]]<br />
*Guild Wars<br />
<br />
==Browser Games==<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==RPG==<br />
*Neverwinter Nights<br />
*Oblivion<br />
<br />
==RTS==<br />
*Command and Conquer <br />
*StarCraft: Brood War<br />
*Supreme Commander</div>
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<div>==What is 5punk?==<br />
<br />
''"5punk - the gaming equivalent of a kickaround in the park"''<br />
<br />
'''[http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]''' is a friendly community of gamers based on the ethic of playing for fun hence the title.<br />
<br />
Basically we play for fun, get on well with like minded gamers and have good laugh in the process.<br />
<br />
We also run our own [[Bukkake|gameserver]], as this allows us to switch games we host easily depending on what's popular.<br />
<br />
===Who is 5punk?===<br />
<br />
'''FatherJack (Overlord of [http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]):'''<br />
<br />
After Woo Elephant Yeah stepped down in May 2007, the status of Overlord was passed to FatherJack by the [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=7126 ruling council].<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Woo Elephant Yeah (Founder of [http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]):'''<br />
<br />
"Well one day I decided it would be a good idea to get like minded 'b3tans' ([http://b3ta.com '''b3ta''']) to all play online games together. Since then there's been no looking back, and 5punk has now turned into an active online gaming community for all ages and types of people.<br />
You do not have to be a member of b3ta to join 5punk, as it's an open gaming community, it's just that b3ta is historically a root for people to come here."<br />
<br />
===Where is 5punk?===<br />
<br />
If they're not gaming or forum whoring at '''http://www.5punk.co.uk''' ...then they must be at the [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3079&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 '''pub'''].<br />
<br />
===Why 5punk?===<br />
<br />
This is at least partly related to the being an offspring of b3ta.com<br />
<br />
The use of a number in the place of a letter started with b3ta, but was taken up by 4rthur, 5punk, just as a nod to our roots.<br />
<br />
[http://www.b3ta.com/talk/64446 Thread where the name was decided.]<br />
<br />
===How do you pronounce 5punk?===<br />
<br />
Spunk - a slang term for male ejaculate.<br />
Not five-punk<br />
<br />
<br />
==Gaming==<br />
5punk comprises of two parts, the forum and the games. Banter is a large part of what 5punk is about, and it takes place in both and often overlaps. In game this is made more fluid by most of us using Teamspeak. <br />
<br />
The games that are played come and go quite quickly as people try new ones then tire of them. However, some do endure and can earn a regular slot on the 5cheduler for months or years. The best way to see which games are being played at the moment is to look at the 5cheduler. The best way to see which games are being played regularly is to check back through the 5cheduler. A lazy way to check which games are being played is to look at the sections below.<br />
<br />
===Games currently popular===<br />
These are the games that will probably be in the 5cheduler right now, and have the highest chance of anyone playing at any given time.<br />
<br />
*[[Call of Duty 4]]<br />
*[[EVE]]<br />
*[[Team Fortress 2| Team Fortress 2]]<br />
<br />
===Old Favourites===<br />
These games may not have many people playing regularly, but will probably draw some interest if scheduled.<br />
<br />
*[[Battlefield 2]]<br />
*[[counterstrike | Counter Strike: Source]]<br />
*[[Call of Duty: United Offensive]]<br />
<br />
===Other games===<br />
Many games come and go, often being played by only a couple of people. Sometimes interest will flare if somebody raises ones profile again, sometomes not. The [[Other Games | other games]] section has a list of games that certain 5punkers may be interested in playing.<br />
<br />
===Regularly scheduled games===<br />
Most evenings some of us will be playing something, and watching Xfire and the 5cheduler is the best way to spot when they're happening. Certain favourites have set slots, although the exact flavour of the game can vary (CoD:UO/CoD2/CoD4, BF2/BF2142 etc):<br />
<br />
*'''Monday:''' Nothing set<br />
*'''Tuesday:''' [[Call of Duty]]<br />
*'''Wednesday:''' [[Source]]<br />
*'''Thursday:''' [[Battlefield]]<br />
*'''Friday:''' Random drunken gaming night<br />
*'''Saturday:''' Nothing set<br />
*'''Sunday:''' Nothing set<br />
<br />
===Browser games===<br />
Many 5punkers play one or more of several web-based MMO games. These don't get scheduled but are popular nontheless due to the way they are played.<br />
<br />
====[http://www.urbandead.com UrbanDead]====<br />
Inconspicuous browser based MMORPG set in the zombie apocalypse, easily played at lunch time at work. 5punkers tend to gravitate towards pubs, occasionally organising excursions such as the Malton Pub Crawl in order to bring sunshine to the lives (or undeaths, as the case may be) of human and zombie alike.<br />
<br />
====[http://www.shartak.com Shartak]====<br />
A Browser based MMPORG set on a desert island, Featuring Outsiders, Pirates and natives.<br />
<br />
Quite similar to Urban dead, likely because the maker was inspired by urbandead.<br />
<br />
====[http://www.atorian.com Atorian]====<br />
Another inconspicuous browser based game. Set at some point in the future 5punkers in this game are purely self-defensive, but since there's always someone trying to take our planets we never stop fighting.<br />
<br />
===Beardy tabletop games===<br />
A few 5punkers have clubbed together to recreate pen-and-paper RPGs over the internet. A few experiments have been tried, but generally it seems to have come off best using Skype but otherwise staying as it was intended. <br />
<br />
====[[SLA_Industries| SLA Industries]]====<br />
Beardier than Brian Blessed dunked in a vat of testosterone, a Dungeons & Dragonsesque pen and paper RPG - but played over the internet. SLA Industries is an urban horror roleplaying game set in dark futuristic universe called the World of Progress. The World of Progress spans thousands of worlds, most of which are ruled by the ubiquitous SLA Industries. SLA Industries is a giant megacorporation, the virtually unchallenged power in the World of Progress. Players play the part of Operatives - freelance agents who take jobs from SLA to protect the public and the company. <br />
<br />
====[[Shadowrun| Shadowrun]]====<br />
As the above, top beardy action. Run in a world thats kinda like traditional fantasy meets bladerunner.<br />
<br />
==Servers==<br />
This list is likely to change often, so just check [http://www.game-monitor.com/search.php?search=5punk&type=server Here] for our current servers<br />
<br />
[http://www.5punk.co.uk/demo.php Teamspeak server]<br />
<br />
[[Radio|5punk Radio]]<br />
<br />
'''CS:S''' 217.112.95.67:27015<br />
<br />
'''CoD4''' 217.112.95.67:28960<br />
<br />
===[http://www.5punk.co.uk/downloads 5punk/Downloads]===<br />
5punk has its own file mirror, Mainly used for gaming related stuff and handy apps.<br />
<br />
The downloads section is passworded so our bandwidth bill doesn't go through the roof from leeching linking sites:<br />
<br />
*User: badger<br />
*Pass: badger<br />
<br />
There's also a lot of content on [http://files.hairy-arse.com/ Files.hairy-arse.com] which is unpassworded. So there.<br />
<br />
== Apps we use and how to use them. ==<br />
<br />
=== Xfire ===<br />
Xfire is an app that acts as an instant messenger with in game support and allows us to easily join other 5punkers in game.<br />
<br />
With the 22/9/06 Xfire update, they introduced a [http://www.xfire.com/clans Clan] function, this allows users to add everyone to their contact list easily by joining the 5punk clan [http://www.xfire.com/clans/5punk here], you'll usually be accepted within 24hours.<br />
<br />
<br />
When signing up at the forum, make sure you add your Xfire username to your forum profile, as this is the core of 5punk, and without Xfire, we wouldn't even be here.<br />
<br />
=== Teamspeak ===<br />
Teamspeak is our voice comms medium of choice - given the ease of use, and reasonable licensing terms.<br />
<br />
*Server Address: 217.112.95.67:8767<br />
*Server Password: cranberry<br />
<br />
=== Hamachi ===<br />
Used to allow us to play older games over the Internet, also allows us to test experimental servers safely and securely.<br />
<br />
[http://www.angelfire.com/games5/darkcry/hamachi_eng.htm Basic guide] (placeholder until a 5punk-specific one is made)<br />
<br />
If Hamachi is needed for a game, the network to join and password for the network will be posted in the scheduler.<br />
<br />
=== Last.fm ===<br />
We have a last.fm group, last.fm is an plug-in for your media player which keeps track of what music you have been playing.<br />
<br />
[http://www.last.fm/group/5punk.co.uk]<br />
<br />
Sign up and someone will approve you.<br />
<br />
=== Nintendo Wii Address Book ===<br />
To allow the sharing of "Miis" and to send messages back and forth with Nintendo's console, you have to exchange Wii system addresses. More info here:<br />
[[Wii Addresses]]<br />
<br />
=== Folding@Home ===<br />
[http://folding.stanford.edu/ '''Folding@Home'''] is a distributed computing project -- people from through out the world [http://folding.stanford.edu/download.html '''download'''] and run software to band together to make one of the largest supercomputers in the world. Your participation can help lead to a cure for these diseases:<br />
*Alzheimer's Disease<br />
*Cancer<br />
*Huntington's Disease<br />
*Osteogenesis Imperfecta<br />
*Parkinson's Disease<br />
*Ribosome & antibiotics<br />
<br />
Join the [http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=51199 '''5punk Team'''] if you care to join the cause. [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3334&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 '''Folding@5punk Info''']<br />
<br />
<br />
== 5punk Slang/Terminology/Memes. ==<br />
<br />
*TEEF - Team Fortress 2, bit like Beef but with added lulz.<br />
*BEEF - Our name for [[Battlefield 2]] (Battlefield 2 > BF2 > BF > BEEF)<br />
*CoD - Our name for the [[Call of Duty]] series (usually referring to Call of Duty: United Offensive) *Currently used for COD4:modern cod, sadly, no bathtubs can be found, only showers.*<br />
*Veal/Future Beef - Sometimes used as slang names for Battlefield 2142.<br />
*HamAndCheese - Our name for [[Main Page#Hamachi|Hamachi]]. (Also known as "HammyCheese, ChammyHeese Jammyknees")<br />
*Floorware - Software you've found, often by careless people misplacing CDs.<br />
*Deject's mom - The mother of one of our members, often heard screaming in the background of [[Main Page#Teamspeak|Teamspeak]]. "Werd to your mother!"<br />
*Ninja concerts - Cited as the reason for people avoiding arrangements.<br />
*/me bums - Staple greeting of the Eve players, taken from their gentle (sometimes) in-game sodomy.<br />
*CAEK! - Like cake, but better.<br />
*ZOMG! Pie! - Flaky pastry with a nice filling.<br />
*This Is Not A Code - It's not a code. Probably. <br />
*REWENGAY - Like revenge, but generally involves more teabagging.<br />
*Magical Gay Fairy Land - World of Warcraft.<br />
*[[Charlie]] - Don't ask.<br />
*[[liopleurodon|Chaaaaaarlie]] - Seriously, just don't ask.<br />
*CDC - Crudely Drawn Cock. Usually magenta.<br />
*Zombie Tower - A tower of zombies, used to climb to camping Survivors in the Zombie mod for [[Counterstrike| Counter Strike: Source]].<br />
*SNPG - Salmon Ninja Pirate Gayer; a salmon pink ninja-pirate rank icon, used as a punishment.<br />
*CAEK WARS - Quake wars.<br />
*Fista - Microsoft's latest OS. It's shit.<br />
*Tribbleshooting - Like Troubleshooting, but more 5punky with hints of KAAAAAAAHN!<br />
<br />
==5punk Archives==<br />
As well as discussion that directly relates to our games, 5punkers also deposit a lot of information within the pages and threads. To aid in finding the information held in these often rambling threads they are archived below.<br />
<br />
===[[Cookbook|Geekfood]]===<br />
Threads about food have proved very popular on 5punk, and many recipies have been posted in various threads. A full catalogue of these recipies can be found [[Cookbook|here]].<br />
<br />
===[[Reviews]]===<br />
5punk has a wealth of gamers of all levels and experience. This makes for an excellent testing ground for most games, and as such we have a reviews forum so that we can share our experiences. Many 5punkers have admitted to trusting the reviews of their fellow gamers to those of magazines. An index of our reviews can be found [[Reviews|here]].<br />
<br />
==Members==<br />
5punk is nothing without its members. The people below are by no means all the members, they're just the ones who somebody decided they had something to say about.<br />
<br />
===Site Admins===<br />
<br />
'''Woo Elephant Yeah''' - Site Creator<br />
<br />
Often referred to as Wey, or Woo (which can be confusing)<br />
5punk is Wey's Baby, as, oddly enough, is Wey's baby.<br />
He is still amazed at how a simple idea has evolved into this rather active gaming community. In May 2007 WEY declared that he was standing down as site owner due to his ever increasing family commitments, but he's still the Daddy of our little family.<br />
<br />
'''FatherJack''' - Site Owner<br />
<br />
When WEY stepped down as site owner, FatherJack offered to take up the responsibility. It was agreed unanimously, first among the admins and later among the site members, that our foul-mouthed cleric was ideal for the job and with him he has brought new ideas, skills and enthusiasm.<br />
<br />
'''Stoat''' - Site Admin<br />
<br />
Mustela erminea<br />
Our very own php jedi, Coded the Scheduler and the Discussion board.<br />
Stoat has been there since the birth of 5punk, and without him, we wouldn't have any of the things we have. <br />
<br />
'''Dog Pants''' - Site Moderator<br />
<br />
After watching his posts for some time, WEY decided to ask Dog Pants to join the 5punk admin team.<br />
Dog Pants has done a wonderful job moderating 5punk's forum, and has helped influence a lot of the recent decisions/suggestions for 5punk.<br />
He can usually be found stumbling around groaning in Urban Dead, or watching Zombie flicks at home.<br />
<br />
'''[[user:Spoodie|spoodie]]''' - Site Admin<br />
<br />
His calm presence on the forums and web-savvy has allowed him to alleviate the pressure the other admins were beginning to feel and has proved very capable in a crisis. spoodie is master of the Impact Text Kittens, and has seen every film, ever.<br />
<br />
'''Dr. Kitteny Berk''' - Game Server ([[Bukkake]]) Owner<br />
<br />
Quote from WEY:<br />
Abrupt, Rude and quite possibly Obnoxious, Berk speaks his mind and what you see is what you get.<br />
You know where you stand with Berk, and he's the first to admit that. However, without him, 5punk would never have lifted off the ground in the way that it has, and his continuous work, help, time & money has got Bukkake up and running, along with the Shoutcast radio shows as well.<br />
He's the unsung hero, but more a hero without the shiny long blonde hair and chiseled jaw, more of a dark shadowy figure lurking in the corner fixing servers and swearing repeatedly at things whilst snarling.<br />
So to sum up *thinks about words carefully again*, even though Berk can be a bit of a sarcastic foul mouthed bastard, we love him in our very own special way.<br />
<br />
=== Others ===<br />
<br />
''' [[Team RO-BO]]'''<br />
<br />
[[user:Roman Totale|Roman Totale]] and [[user:mrbobbins|MrBobbins]]' team from a CS:S Tournament we held. <br />
<br />
Probably won, but as survivors are yet to be found we cannot be sure of this.<br />
<br />
Widely believed to be the founding partners of the following website: http://www.deagostini.co.uk/ilovehorses/<br />
<br />
'''Gunslinger'''<br />
<br />
[[user:Gunslinger|Gunslinger]] was Created by RO-BO using old toaster parts, flips out if he sees a bagel.<br />
<br />
So horribly, horribly good at all games.<br />
<br />
0.001% of his neural processing runs all NASA orbital navigation and communication systems and he is a technical consultant on [http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/richardandjudy/ Richard and Judy]<br />
<br />
'''Hehulk'''<br />
<br />
Massive [http://www.eve-online.com/ EVE] addict. Claims that [[Main Page#xfire|xfire]] is inaccurate and that this means he has has missed three hundred hours of actual play time due to router issues with ports. Was promoted to moderator on the eve forum just because of the sheer number of hours he plays it.<br />
<br />
Also plays BEEF and CSS. Tends to cry hax a lot when losing<br />
<br />
'''Pnut'''<br />
<br />
5punk's personal Battlefield 2 point resource. An avid fan of Battlefield 2 even though he isn't very good, can often be heard on teamspeak threatening to beat Chicken to death with his Keyboard/Mouse/Chair and many other assorted inanimate objects, normally after being sniped from next week for the ninth time in three minutes.<br />
<br />
'''Deject'''<br />
<br />
Deej is one of our resident 'merkins. He's also just released an EP called "Conceptual Intercourse" which is available on Amazon [http://www.amazon.com/Conceptual-Intercourse-Ep/dp/B000Y02X4W/ref=sr_f3_1/104-2955763-1352732?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1193809245&sr=103-1/ Here]. <br />
<br />
Word to your mother Deej, how is your mother?<br />
<br />
'''Mikkyo'''<br />
<br />
Runs a webcomic, [http://www.fuctinthehead.co.uk/ Fuctinthehead], which is updated daily and is Rather Good.<br />
<br />
'''Tandino'''<br />
<br />
He's honoured to be on the list. Also currently has a great avatar of a kitten.<br />
<br />
'''Lateralus'''<br />
<br />
An all round thoroughly nice chap. Truly under the thumb of 'er indoors and consequently playing games far less than he should. Interesting fact: He's a town planner, mess with him, get a roundabout in front of your driveway.<br />
<br />
'''Grimmie'''<br />
<br />
Lord of Brum and Master of Vlad. 5punk's resident artist. Is very attracted to beards, and also hosts GrimBash, which has been a resounding sucess and we thank Mr Grim Grim muchly.<br />
<br />
'''Killavodka'''<br />
<br />
If it was not for lag, ping, memory, processor, PSU, Core Temp, HereComesPete and the fact that God seems to hate him, he would be the greatest FPS player in the world. Can reach vocal notes capable of making dogs ears bleed.<br />
<br />
'''Mr. Johnson'''<br />
<br />
Our man in Belgium. He will let us know if that statue of the little boy stops pissing or Poirot dies. Likes getting backstabbed constantly in COD, honest.<br />
<br />
'''Fabyak'''<br />
<br />
FAAABULOUS Darling.<br />
<br />
'''Chicken''' <br />
<br />
Creator of all random mic noises. Likes to munch food and talk down his mic at the same time, thankfully the muppet frequently forgets to unmute himself after eating. Resident Beef sniper whore and OMG JOO FLUKEY ZOMG HAXXOR, takes great pleasure in winding Pnut up. Closet console tard, has been on a PC gaming break for 3 months now, though COD4 tempted him back. Hails from deepest darkest Scotland.<br />
Eats lots of ice-cream when gaming and on TS, the fat bastard.<br />
<br />
'''Buzzmong'''<br />
<br />
The ladies Favourite Purple car owner. Often referred to as 'Vibro-Spaz' or 'Bumzomg'.<br />
<br />
'''Cashy'''<br />
<br />
Just listen out for the words 'Cashy you shit' on TS and you know he's online.<br />
<br />
'''HereComesPete'''<br />
<br />
Is currently wooing Killavodka's sister, a source of constant amusement to 5punkers. Likes to wind up Killavodka at any given opportunity. Has frequent brain farts as a result of imbibing chemicals during his philosophy degree. Many feel that HereComesPete and Killavodka have a 'special' relationship all of their own given the frequency of their arguments.<br />
<br />
'''Ty aka Sir Die AloTy'''<br />
<br />
Ty is one of the more colourful 5punkers. Often less than coherent for various reasons, we love his drunken ramblings. Once sported an impressive mohican and loves metal more than most 5punkers love CAEK and bummings. He used to die a lot, but worryingly he's started to improve lately. Maybe he's sobering up.<br />
<br />
'''Jockgit'''<br />
<br />
Probably 5punk's most senior member, but only more mature chronologically. Jockgit is famous for being able to fall asleep when and where no others could, often as a result of copious amounts of cheap alcohol. Photographic evidence suggests he may be a pirate.<br />
<br />
'''E-Rabbit'''<br />
<br />
Another purple car owner (challenge him and he'll foam and swear it's blue), is known to strike the campest poses on Earth and to be photographed with phallic references.<br />
<br />
'''Friznit'''<br />
<br />
Friz is another EvE'er and is currently running (ie, shouting lots) the Eve corporation 5punkorp. He's also a Tank Commander in the British Army, so if you anger him too much you'll find your house crushed and tank tread marks over your lawn. Has a penchant for ponies.<br />
<br />
'''Amblin'''<br />
<br />
Semi-retired EvE'er who I'm lacking a description for, someone else can fill it in.<br />
<br />
'''Baliame'''<br />
<br />
5punk's resident whiner, nothing is ever alright to him. Also considers Lateralus his arch-nemesis. Comes from the country of constant hunger, Hungary. Due to an unpronouncable name, he is often called Mr. Bubbles, or just Bob.</div>
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<div>==What is 5punk?==<br />
<br />
''"5punk - the gaming equivalent of a kickaround in the park"''<br />
<br />
'''[http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]''' is a friendly community of gamers based on the ethic of playing for fun hence the title.<br />
<br />
Basically we play for fun, get on well with like minded gamers and have good laugh in the process.<br />
<br />
We also run our own [[Bukkake|gameserver]], as this allows us to switch games we host easily depending on what's popular.<br />
<br />
===Who is 5punk?===<br />
<br />
'''FatherJack (Overlord of [http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]):'''<br />
<br />
After Woo Elephant Yeah stepped down in May 2007, the status of Overlord was passed to FatherJack by the [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=7126 ruling council].<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Woo Elephant Yeah (Founder of [http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]):'''<br />
<br />
"Well one day I decided it would be a good idea to get like minded 'b3tans' ([http://b3ta.com '''b3ta''']) to all play online games together. Since then there's been no looking back, and 5punk has now turned into an active online gaming community for all ages and types of people.<br />
You do not have to be a member of b3ta to join 5punk, as it's an open gaming community, it's just that b3ta is historically a root for people to come here."<br />
<br />
===Where is 5punk?===<br />
<br />
If they're not gaming or forum whoring at '''http://www.5punk.co.uk''' ...then they must be at the [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3079&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 '''pub'''].<br />
<br />
===Why 5punk?===<br />
<br />
This is at least partly related to the being an offspring of b3ta.com<br />
<br />
The use of a number in the place of a letter started with b3ta, but was taken up by 4rthur, 5punk, just as a nod to our roots.<br />
<br />
[http://www.b3ta.com/talk/64446 Thread where the name was decided.]<br />
<br />
===How do you pronounce 5punk?===<br />
<br />
Spunk - a slang term for male ejaculate.<br />
Not five-punk<br />
<br />
<br />
==Gaming==<br />
5punk comprises of two parts, the forum and the games. Banter is a large part of what 5punk is about, and it takes place in both and often overlaps. In game this is made more fluid by most of us using Teamspeak. <br />
<br />
The games that are played come and go quite quickly as people try new ones then tire of them. However, some do endure and can earn a regular slot on the 5cheduler for months or years. The best way to see which games are being played at the moment is to look at the 5cheduler. The best way to see which games are being played regularly is to check back through the 5cheduler. A lazy way to check which games are being played is to look at the sections below.<br />
<br />
===Games currently popular===<br />
These are the games that will probably be in the 5cheduler right now, and have the highest chance of anyone playing at any given time.<br />
<br />
*[[Call of Duty 4]]<br />
*[[EVE]]<br />
*[[Team Fortress 2| Team Fortress 2]]<br />
<br />
===Old Favourites===<br />
These games may not have many people playing regularly, but will probably draw some interest if scheduled.<br />
<br />
*[[Battlefield 2]]<br />
*[[counterstrike | Counter Strike: Source]]<br />
*[[Call of Duty: United Offensive]]<br />
<br />
===Other games===<br />
Many games come and go, often being played by only a couple of people. Sometimes interest will flare if somebody raises one's profile again, sometomes not. The [[Other Games | other games]] section has a list of games that certain 5punkers may be interested in playing.<br />
<br />
===Regularly scheduled games===<br />
Most evenings some of us will be playing something, and watching Xfire and the 5cheduler is the best way to spot when they're happening. Certain favourites have set slots, although the exact flavour of the game can vary (CoD:UO/CoD2/CoD4, BF2/BF2142 etc):<br />
<br />
*'''Monday:''' Nothing set<br />
*'''Tuesday:''' [[Call of Duty]]<br />
*'''Wednesday:''' [[Source]]<br />
*'''Thursday:''' [[Battlefield]]<br />
*'''Friday:''' Random drunken gaming night<br />
*'''Saturday:''' Nothing set<br />
*'''Sunday:''' Nothing set<br />
<br />
===Browser games===<br />
Many 5punkers play one or more of several web-based MMO games. These don't get scheduled but are popular nontheless due to the way they are played.<br />
<br />
====[http://www.urbandead.com UrbanDead]====<br />
Inconspicuous browser based MMORPG set in the zombie apocalypse, easily played at lunch time at work. 5punkers tend to gravitate towards pubs, occasionally organising excursions such as the Malton Pub Crawl in order to bring sunshine to the lives (or undeaths, as the case may be) of human and zombie alike.<br />
<br />
====[http://www.shartak.com Shartak]====<br />
A Browser based MMPORG set on a desert island, Featuring Outsiders, Pirates and natives.<br />
<br />
Quite similar to Urban dead, likely because the maker was inspired by urbandead.<br />
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====[http://www.atorian.com Atorian]====<br />
Another inconspicuous browser based game. Set at some point in the future 5punkers in this game are purely self-defensive, but since there's always someone trying to take our planets we never stop fighting.<br />
<br />
===Beardy tabletop games===<br />
A few 5punkers have clubbed together to recreate pen-and-paper RPGs over the internet. A few experiments have been tried, but generally it seems to have come off best using Skype but otherwise staying as it was intended. <br />
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====[[SLA_Industries| SLA Industries]]====<br />
Beardier than Brian Blessed dunked in a vat of testosterone, a Dungeons & Dragonsesque pen and paper RPG - but played over the internet. SLA Industries is an urban horror roleplaying game set in dark futuristic universe called the World of Progress. The World of Progress spans thousands of worlds, most of which are ruled by the ubiquitous SLA Industries. SLA Industries is a giant megacorporation, the virtually unchallenged power in the World of Progress. Players play the part of Operatives - freelance agents who take jobs from SLA to protect the public and the company. <br />
<br />
====[[Shadowrun| Shadowrun]]====<br />
As the above, top beardy action. Run in a world thats kinda like traditional fantasy meets bladerunner.<br />
<br />
==Servers==<br />
This list is likely to change often, so just check [http://www.game-monitor.com/search.php?search=5punk&type=server Here] for our current servers<br />
<br />
[http://www.5punk.co.uk/demo.php Teamspeak server]<br />
<br />
[[Radio|5punk Radio]]<br />
<br />
'''CS:S''' 217.112.95.67:27015<br />
<br />
'''CoD4''' 217.112.95.67:28960<br />
<br />
===[http://www.5punk.co.uk/downloads 5punk/Downloads]===<br />
5punk has its own file mirror, Mainly used for gaming related stuff and handy apps.<br />
<br />
The downloads section is passworded for some reason, Whatever:<br />
<br />
*User: badger<br />
*Pass: badger<br />
<br />
There's also a lot of content on [http://files.hairy-arse.com/ Files.hairy-arse.com] which is unpassworded. So there.<br />
<br />
== Apps we use and how to use them. ==<br />
<br />
=== Xfire ===<br />
Xfire is an app that acts as an instant messenger with in game support and allows us to easily join other 5punkers in game.<br />
<br />
With the 22/9/06 Xfire update, they introduced a [http://www.xfire.com/clans Clan] function, this allows users to add everyone to their contact list easily by joining the 5punk clan [http://www.xfire.com/clans/5punk here], you'll usually be accepted within 24hours.<br />
<br />
<br />
When signing up at the forum, make sure you add your Xfire username to your forum profile, as this is the core of 5punk, and without Xfire, we wouldn't even be here.<br />
<br />
=== Teamspeak ===<br />
Teamspeak is our voice comms medium of choice - given the ease of use, and reasonable licensing terms.<br />
<br />
*Server Address: 217.112.95.67:8767<br />
*Server Password: cranberry<br />
<br />
=== Hamachi ===<br />
Used to allow us to play older games over the Internet, also allows us to test experimental servers safely and securely.<br />
<br />
[http://www.angelfire.com/games5/darkcry/hamachi_eng.htm Basic guide] (placeholder until a 5punk-specific one is made)<br />
<br />
If Hamachi is needed for a game, the network to join and password for the network will be posted in the scheduler.<br />
<br />
=== Last.fm ===<br />
We have a last.fm group, last.fm is an plug-in for your media player which keeps track of what music you have been playing.<br />
<br />
[http://www.last.fm/group/5punk.co.uk]<br />
<br />
Sign up and someone will approve you.<br />
<br />
=== Nintendo Wii Address Book ===<br />
To allow the sharing of "Miis" and to send messages back and forth with Nintendo's console, you have to exchange Wii system addresses. More info here:<br />
[[Wii Addresses]]<br />
<br />
=== Folding@Home ===<br />
[http://folding.stanford.edu/ '''Folding@Home'''] is a distributed computing project -- people from through out the world [http://folding.stanford.edu/download.html '''download'''] and run software to band together to make one of the largest supercomputers in the world. Your participation can help lead to a cure for these diseases:<br />
*Alzheimer's Disease<br />
*Cancer<br />
*Huntington's Disease<br />
*Osteogenesis Imperfecta<br />
*Parkinson's Disease<br />
*Ribosome & antibiotics<br />
<br />
Join the [http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=51199 '''5punk Team'''] if you care to join the cause. [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3334&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 '''Folding@5punk Info''']<br />
<br />
<br />
== 5punk Slang/Terminology/Memes. ==<br />
<br />
*TEEF - Team Fortress 2, bit like Beef but with added lulz.<br />
*BEEF - Our name for [[Battlefield 2]] (Battlefield 2 > BF2 > BF > BEEF)<br />
*CoD - Our name for the [[Call of Duty]] series (usually referring to Call of Duty: United Offensive) *Currently used for COD4:modern cod, sadly, no bathtubs can be found, only showers.*<br />
*Veal/Future Beef - Sometimes used as slang names for Battlefield 2142.<br />
*HamAndCheese - Our name for [[Main Page#Hamachi|Hamachi]]. (Also known as "HammyCheese, ChammyHeese Jammyknees")<br />
*Floorware - Software you've found, often by careless people misplacing CDs.<br />
*Deject's mom - The mother of one of our members, often heard screaming in the background of [[Main Page#Teamspeak|Teamspeak]]. "Werd to your mother!"<br />
*Ninja concerts - Cited as the reason for people avoiding arrangements.<br />
*/me bums - Staple greeting of the Eve players, taken from their gentle (sometimes) in-game sodomy.<br />
*CAEK! - Like cake, but better. Also CAEK WARS, for the upcoming Quake Wars:Enemy Territory game.<br />
*ZOMG! Pie! - Flaky pastry with a nice filling.<br />
*This Is Not A Code - It's not a code. Probably. <br />
*REWENGAY - Like revenge, but generally involves more teabagging.<br />
*Magical Gay Fairy Land - World of Warcraft.<br />
*[[Charlie]] - Don't ask.<br />
*[[liopleurodon|Chaaaaaarlie]] - Seriously, just don't ask.<br />
*CDC - Crudely Drawn Cock. Usually magenta.<br />
*Zombie Tower - A tower of zombies, used to climb to camping Survivors in the Zombie mod for [[Counterstrike| Counter Strike: Source]].<br />
*SNPG - Salmon Ninja Pirate Gayer; a salmon pink ninja-pirate rank icon, used as a punishment.<br />
*CAEK WARS - Quake wars.<br />
*Fista - Microsoft's latest OS. It's shit.<br />
*Tribbleshooting - Like Troubleshooting, but more 5punky with hints of KAAAAAAAHN!<br />
<br />
==5punk Archives==<br />
As well as discussion that directly relates to our games, 5punkers also deposit a lot of information within the pages and threads. To aid in finding the information held in these often rambling threads they are archived below.<br />
<br />
===[[Cookbook|Geekfood]]===<br />
Threads about food have proved very popular on 5punk, and many recipies have been posted in various threads. A full catalogue of these recipies can be found [[Cookbook|here]].<br />
<br />
===[[Reviews]]===<br />
5punk has a wealth of gamers of all levels and experience. This makes for an excellent testing ground for most games, and as such we have a reviews forum so that we can share our experiences. Many 5punkers have admitted to trusting the reviews of their fellow gamers to those of magazines. An index of our reviews can be found [[Reviews|here]].<br />
<br />
==Members==<br />
5punk is nothing without its members. The people below are by no means all the members, they're just the ones who somebody decided they had something to say about.<br />
<br />
===Site Admins===<br />
<br />
'''Woo Elephant Yeah''' - Site Creator<br />
<br />
Often referred to as Wey, or Woo (which can be confusing)<br />
5punk is Wey's Baby, as, oddly enough, is Wey's baby.<br />
He is still amazed at how a simple idea has evolved into this rather active gaming community. In May 2007 WEY declared that he was standing down as site owner due to his ever increasing family commitments, but he's still the Daddy of our little family.<br />
<br />
'''FatherJack''' - Site Owner<br />
<br />
When WEY stepped down as site owner, FatherJack offered to take up the responsibility. It was agreed unanimously, first among the admins and later among the site members, that our foul-mouthed cleric was ideal for the job and with him he has brought new ideas, skills and enthusiasm.<br />
<br />
'''Stoat''' - Site Admin<br />
<br />
Mustela erminea<br />
Our very own php jedi, Coded the Scheduler and the Discussion board.<br />
Stoat has been there since the birth of 5punk, and without him, we wouldn't have any of the things we have. <br />
<br />
'''Dog Pants''' - Site Moderator<br />
<br />
After watching his posts for some time, WEY decided to ask Dog Pants to join the 5punk admin team.<br />
Dog Pants has done a wonderful job moderating 5punk's forum, and has helped influence a lot of the recent decisions/suggestions for 5punk.<br />
He can usually be found stumbling around groaning in Urban Dead, or watching Zombie flicks at home.<br />
<br />
'''[[user:Spoodie|spoodie]]''' - Site Admin<br />
<br />
His calm presence on the forums and web-savvy has allowed him to alleviate the pressure the other admins were beginning to feel and has proved very capable in a crisis. spoodie is master of the Impact Text Kittens, and has seen every film, ever.<br />
<br />
'''Dr. Kitteny Berk''' - Game Server ([[Bukkake]]) Owner<br />
<br />
Quote from WEY:<br />
Abrupt, Rude and quite possibly Obnoxious, Berk speaks his mind and what you see is what you get.<br />
You know where you stand with Berk, and he's the first to admit that. However, without him, 5punk would never have lifted off the ground in the way that it has, and his continuous work, help, time & money has got Bukkake up and running, along with the Shoutcast radio shows as well.<br />
He's the unsung hero, but more a hero without the shiny long blonde hair and chiseled jaw, more of a dark shadowy figure lurking in the corner fixing servers and swearing repeatedly at things whilst snarling.<br />
So to sum up *thinks about words carefully again*, even though Berk can be a bit of a sarcastic foul mouthed bastard, we love him in our very own special way.<br />
<br />
=== Others ===<br />
<br />
''' [[Team RO-BO]]'''<br />
<br />
[[user:Roman Totale|Roman Totale]] and [[user:mrbobbins|MrBobbins]]' team from a CS:S Tournament we held. <br />
<br />
Probably won, but as survivors are yet to be found we cannot be sure of this.<br />
<br />
Widely believed to be the founding partners of the following website: http://www.deagostini.co.uk/ilovehorses/<br />
<br />
'''Gunslinger'''<br />
<br />
[[user:Gunslinger|Gunslinger]] was Created by RO-BO using old toaster parts, flips out if he sees a bagel.<br />
<br />
So horribly, horribly good at all games.<br />
<br />
0.001% of his neural processing runs all NASA orbital navigation and communication systems and he is a technical consultant on [http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/richardandjudy/ Richard and Judy]<br />
<br />
'''Hehulk'''<br />
<br />
Massive [http://www.eve-online.com/ EVE] addict. Claims that [[Main Page#xfire|xfire]] is inaccurate and that this means he has has missed three hundred hours of actual play time due to router issues with ports. Was promoted to moderator on the eve forum just because of the sheer number of hours he plays it.<br />
<br />
Also plays BEEF and CSS. Tends to cry hax a lot when losing<br />
<br />
'''Pnut'''<br />
<br />
5punk's personal Battlefield 2 point resource. An avid fan of Battlefield 2 even though he isn't very good, can often be heard on teamspeak threatening to beat Chicken to death with his Keyboard/Mouse/Chair and many other assorted inanimate objects, normally after being sniped from next week for the ninth time in three minutes.<br />
<br />
'''Deject'''<br />
<br />
Deej is one of our resident 'merkins. He's also just released an EP called "Conceptual Intercourse" which is available on Amazon [http://www.amazon.com/Conceptual-Intercourse-Ep/dp/B000Y02X4W/ref=sr_f3_1/104-2955763-1352732?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1193809245&sr=103-1/ Here]. <br />
<br />
Word to your mother Deej, how is your mother?<br />
<br />
'''Mikkyo'''<br />
<br />
Runs a webcomic, [http://www.fuctinthehead.co.uk/ Fuctinthehead], which is updated daily and is Rather Good.<br />
<br />
'''Tandino'''<br />
<br />
He's honoured to be on the list. Also currently has a great avatar of a kitten.<br />
<br />
'''Lateralus'''<br />
<br />
An all round thoroughly nice chap. Truly under the thumb of 'er indoors and consequently playing games far less than he should. Interesting fact: He's a town planner, mess with him, get a roundabout in front of your driveway.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Grimmie'''<br />
<br />
Lord of Brum and Master of Vlad. 5punk's resident artist. Is very attracted to beards, and also hosts GrimBash, which has been a resounding sucess and we thank Mr Grim Grim muchly.<br />
<br />
'''Killavodka'''<br />
<br />
If it was not for lag, ping, memory, processor, PSU, Core Temp, HereComesPete and the fact that God seems to hate him, he would be the greatest FPS player in the world. Can reach vocal notes capable of making dogs ears bleed.<br />
<br />
'''Mr. Johnson'''<br />
<br />
Our man in Belgium. He will let us know if that statue of the little boy stops pissing or Poirot dies. Likes getting backstabbed constantly in COD, honest.<br />
<br />
'''Fabyak'''<br />
<br />
FAAABULOUS Darling.<br />
<br />
'''Chicken''' <br />
<br />
Creator of all random mic noises. Likes to munch food and talk down his mic at the same time, thankfully the muppet frequently forgets to unmute himself after eating. Resident Beef sniper whore and OMG JOO FLUKEY ZOMG HAXXOR, takes great pleasure in winding Pnut up. Closet console tard, has been on a PC gaming break for 3 months now, though COD4 tempted him back. Hails from deepest darkest Scotland.<br />
Eats lots of ice-cream when gaming and on TS, the fat bastard.<br />
<br />
'''Buzzmong'''<br />
<br />
The ladies Favourite Purple car owner. Often referred to as 'Vibro-Spaz' or 'Bumzomg'.<br />
<br />
'''Cashy'''<br />
<br />
Just listen out for the words 'Cashy you shit' on TS and you know he's online.<br />
<br />
'''HereComesPete'''<br />
<br />
Is currently wooing Killavodka's sister, a source of constant amusement to 5punkers. Likes to wind up Killavodka at any given opportunity. Has frequent brain farts as a result of imbibing chemicals during his philosophy degree. Many feel that HereComesPete and Killavodka have a 'special' relationship all of their own given the frequency of their arguments.<br />
<br />
'''Ty aka Sir Die AloTy'''<br />
<br />
Ty is one of the more colourful 5punkers. Often less than coherent for various reasons, we love his drunken ramblings. Once sported an impressive mohican and loves metal more than most 5punkers love CAEK and bummings. He used to die a lot, but worryingly he's started to improve lately. Maybe he's sobering up.<br />
<br />
'''Jockgit'''<br />
<br />
Probably 5punk's most senior member, but only more mature chronologically. Jockgit is famous for being able to fall asleep when and where no others could, often as a result of copious amounts of cheap alcohol. Photographic evidence suggests he may be a pirate.<br />
<br />
'''E-Rabbit'''<br />
<br />
Another purple car owner (challenge him and he'll foam and swear it's blue), is known to strike the campest poses on Earth and to be photographed with phallic references.<br />
<br />
'''Friznit'''<br />
<br />
Friz is another EvE'er and is currently running (ie, shouting lots) the Eve corporation 5punkorp. He's also a Tank Commander in the British Army, so if you anger him too much you'll find your house crushed and tank tread marks over your lawn. Has a penchant for ponies.<br />
<br />
'''Amblin'''<br />
<br />
Semi-retired EvE'er who I'm lacking a description for, someone else can fill it in.<br />
<br />
'''Baliame'''<br />
<br />
5punk's resident whiner, nothing is ever alright to him. Also considers Lateralus his arch-nemesis. Comes from the country of constant hunger, Hungary.</div>
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<div>===What is 5punk?===<br />
<br />
''"5punk - the gaming equivalent of a kickaround in the park"''<br />
<br />
'''[http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]''' is a friendly community of gamers based on the ethic of playing for fun hence the title.<br />
<br />
Basically we play for fun, get on well with like minded gamers and have good laugh in the process.<br />
<br />
We also run our own [[Bukkake|gameserver]], as this allows us to switch games we host easily depending on what's popular.<br />
<br />
====Who is 5punk?====<br />
<br />
'''FatherJack (Overlord of [http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]):'''<br />
<br />
After Woo Elephant Yeah stepped down in May 2007, the status of Overlord was passed to FatherJack by the [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=7126 ruling council].<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Woo Elephant Yeah (Founder of [http://www.5punk.co.uk 5punk]):'''<br />
<br />
"Well one day I decided it would be a good idea to get like minded 'b3tans' ([http://b3ta.com '''b3ta''']) to all play online games together. Since then there's been no looking back, and 5punk has now turned into an active online gaming community for all ages and types of people.<br />
You do not have to be a member of b3ta to join 5punk, as it's an open gaming community, it's just that b3ta is historically a root for people to come here."<br />
<br />
====Where is 5punk?====<br />
<br />
If they're not gaming or forum whoring at '''http://www.5punk.co.uk''' ...then they must be at the [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3079&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 '''pub'''].<br />
<br />
====Why 5punk?====<br />
<br />
This is at least partly related to the being an offspring of b3ta.com<br />
<br />
The use of a number in the place of a letter started with b3ta, but was taken up by 4rthur, 5punk, just as a nod to our roots.<br />
<br />
[http://www.b3ta.com/talk/64446 Thread where the name was decided.]<br />
<br />
====How do you pronounce 5punk?====<br />
<br />
Spunk - a slang term for male ejaculate.<br />
Not five-punk<br />
<br />
<br />
===Games we often play===<br />
<br />
*[[Battlefield 2]]<br />
*[[Call of Duty]]<br />
*[[Counterstrike|Counter Strike: Source]]<br />
*[[Call of Duty| Call of Duty: United Offensive]]<br />
*[[EVE]]<br />
*[[Other Games| List of other games]] - These are less popular games, but still have a following in 5punk<br />
<br />
The games we play change reasonably often, and we always try new games but tend to get bored of them pretty quickly if they're nothing special.<br />
<br />
However [[Battlefield 2|BF2]], [[Counterstrike| CS:S]], [[Call of Duty|CoD:UO]] and [[EVE]] are our staple games with a strong, and in the case of Eve, militant following (No, really. Those EVE players are nuts).<br />
<br />
<br />
==== When does 5punk play? ====<br />
<br />
Most evenings some of us will be playing something, and watching Xfire and the 5cheduler is the best way to spot when they're happening. Certain favourites have set slots, although the exact flavour of the game can vary (CoD:UO/CoD2/CoD4, BF2/BF2142 etc):<br />
<br />
*'''Monday:''' Nothing set<br />
*'''Tuesday:''' [[Call of Duty]]<br />
*'''Wednesday:''' [[Counterstrike| Counter Strike: Source]]<br />
*'''Thursday:''' [[Battlefield]]<br />
*'''Friday:''' Random drunken gaming night<br />
*'''Saturday:''' Nothing set<br />
*'''Sunday:''' Nothing set<br />
<br />
====More info about the games we play==== <br />
<br />
===== [[Battlefield 2]] =====<br />
<br />
Our BF2 addiction has been gaining power since release, often getting 8+ players for our scheduled games on thursdays.<br />
<br />
We pooled our funds and rented our own ranked BF2 server, which could be found [http://www.game-monitor.com/GameServer/81.19.208.85:16567/5punk.co.uk_-_Get_some_on_you.html Here] but can't now, so there.<br />
<br />
===== [[Battlefield 2142]] =====<br />
<br />
Though not widely accepted by the 5punk community it has a fairly dedicated following of a few regular players. We don't really play this any more.<br />
<br />
===== [[Call of Duty|Call of Duty: United Offensive]] =====<br />
<br />
AAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS CANNON<br />
(And you can shoot stuff.)<br />
<br />
We use a lot of custom maps which can be downloaded [http://files.hairy-arse.com/CallofDuty/Maps.rar Here]<br />
<br />
===== Call of Duty 4 =====<br />
Possibly broke all 5punk records on release, regularly filling the private 20 player server on Bukkake. This is likely to be a <s>tuesday </s> every night staple for a long time.<br />
<br />
===== [[CoH/CoV| City of Heores / City of Villains]] =====<br />
<br />
A nonspecific Superhero comic based MMO that is slowly gaining popularity on 5punk. Not particularly deep, but combined with Teamspeak is often highly amusing.<br />
<br />
CoH and CoV are two seperate games with a slight overlap - bought seperately but one subscription fee for both, playing as either a hero or a villain. The two overlap in certain PvP areas, and owning both offers certain advantages for players on either side.<br />
<br />
===== [[Counterstrike| Counter Strike: Source]] =====<br />
<br />
omg! hax<br />
<br />
===== [[EVE]] =====<br />
<br />
One of the most absorbing and involved MMOs around, EVE differs greatly from others in that grind does not increase your skillpoints as training is based purely on time. Grind will earn you isk (in-game currency) and allow you to buy new skills to fly new ships, fit new LASERS!<br />
<br />
In-depth details on the game can be found here in [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2305 Wiggy's EVE review]<br />
<br />
The 5punk community in EVE is based around the fantastic 5punkorp (think Guild), based on the ideals of bumming, more bumming, freedom and the spirit of fun! (But mostly bumming. - Wig)<br />
<br />
They also have a ship set-ups page [[http://www.5punk.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Ship_fitting_Frontpage Here]]<br />
<br />
===== [[OFP| Operation Flashpoint & Armed Assault]] =====<br />
<br />
OFP is one of the older but still one of the best modern era FPS's out there. OPF focuses more on low level tactics than MMO's like BEEF and requires thought, teamwork and combined arms cooperation to achieve mission success. It is set apart from the competition by a large and active community who continue to produce new vehicles, weapons, maps and mods 5 years after it was first released. The recently released sequel, Armed Assault, is very similar in intent but fixed alot of the grievances that were present in the original. It promises to continue the success of the series and retain popularity in the modding community.<br />
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There's a 5punky mod database which will list any mods that we have on our server and in the missions that we create. Mod database can be found [[http://www.5punk.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=ArmaMods Here]]<br />
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===== [[SWAT 4| SWAT 4 - The Stetchkov Syndicate]] =====<br />
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Oldish Tactical first person shooter, slow paced, challenging to play well, but still fun.<br />
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===== [http://www.urbandead.com UrbanDead] =====<br />
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Inconspicuous browser based MMORPG set in the zombie apocalypse, easily played at lunch time at work. 5punkers tend to gravitate towards pubs, occasionally organising excursions such as the Malton Pub Crawl in order to bring sunshine to the lives (or undeaths, as the case may be) of human and zombie alike.<br />
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===== [http://www.shartak.com Shartak] =====<br />
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A Browser based MMPORG set on a desert island, Featuring Outsiders, Pirates and natives.<br />
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Quite similar to Urban dead, likely because the maker was inspired by urbandead.<br />
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===== [http://www.atorian.com Atorian] =====<br />
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Another inconspicuous browser based game. Set at some point in the future 5punkers in this game are purely self-defensive, but since there's always someone trying to take our planets we never stop fighting.<br />
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===== [[SLA_Industries| SLA Industries]] =====<br />
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Beardier than Brian Blessed dunked in a vat of testosterone, a Dungeons & Dragonsesque pen and paper RPG - but played over the internet. SLA Industries is an urban horror roleplaying game set in dark futuristic universe called the World of Progress. The World of Progress spans thousands of worlds, most of which are ruled by the ubiquitous SLA Industries. SLA Industries is a giant megacorporation, the virtually unchallenged power in the World of Progress. Players play the part of Operatives - freelance agents who take jobs from SLA to protect the public and the company. <br />
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===== [[Shadowrun| Shadowrun]] =====<br />
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As the above, top beardy action. Run in a world thats kinda like traditional fantasy meets bladerunner.<br />
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===== [[Team Fortress 2| Team Fortress 2]] =====<br />
omg! sentries<br />
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=== Stuff we run ===<br />
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This list is likely to change often, so just check [http://www.game-monitor.com/search.php?search=5punk&type=server Here] for our current servers<br />
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[http://www.5punk.co.uk/demo.php Teamspeak server]<br />
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[[Radio|5punk Radio]]<br />
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'''CS:S''' 217.112.95.67:27015<br />
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'''CoD:UO''' 217.112.95.67:28960<br />
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====[http://www.5punk.co.uk/downloads 5punk/Downloads]====<br />
5punk has its own file mirror, Mainly used for gaming related stuff and handy apps.<br />
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The downloads section is passworded for some reason, Whatever:<br />
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*User: badger<br />
*Pass: badger<br />
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There's also a lot of content on [http://files.hairy-arse.com/ Files.hairy-arse.com] which is unpassworded. so there.<br />
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=== Apps we use and how to use them. ===<br />
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==== Xfire ====<br />
Xfire is an app that acts as an instant messenger with in game support and allows us to easily join other 5punkers in game.<br />
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With the 22/9/06 Xfire update, they introduced a [http://www.xfire.com/clans Clan] function, this allows users to add everyone to their contact list easily by joining the 5punk clan [http://www.xfire.com/clans/5punk here], you'll usually be accepted within 24hours.<br />
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We also have a list of our xfire usernames and a small app to automatically add everyone, though it isn't always reliable and isn't updated often.<br />
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[http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/xfired.php Xfire List]<br />
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[http://www.5punk.co.uk/XfireAdd2.exe Auto-Adder]<br />
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When signing up at the forum, make sure you add your Xfire username to your forum profile, as this is the core of 5punk, and without Xfire, we wouldn't even be here.<br />
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==== Teamspeak ====<br />
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Teamspeak is our voice comms medium of choice - given the ease of use, and reasonable licensing terms.<br />
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*Server Address: 217.112.95.67:8767<br />
*Server Password: cranberry<br />
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==== Hamachi ====<br />
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Used to allow us to play older games over the Internet, also allows us to test experimental servers safely and securely.<br />
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[http://www.angelfire.com/games5/darkcry/hamachi_eng.htm Basic guide] (placeholder until a 5punk-specific one is made)<br />
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If Hamachi is needed for a game, the network to join and password for the network will be posted in the scheduler.<br />
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==== Last.fm ====<br />
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We have a last.fm group, last.fm is an plug-in for your media player which keeps track of what music you have been playing.<br />
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[http://www.last.fm/group/5punk.co.uk]<br />
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Sign up and someone will approve you.<br />
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==== Nintendo Wii Address Book ====<br />
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To allow the sharing of "Miis" and to send messages back and forth with Nintendo's console, you have to exchange Wii system addresses. More info here:<br />
[[Wii Addresses]]<br />
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==== Folding@Home ====<br />
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[http://folding.stanford.edu/ '''Folding@Home'''] is a distributed computing project -- people from through out the world [http://folding.stanford.edu/download.html '''download'''] and run software to band together to make one of the largest supercomputers in the world. Your participation can help lead to a cure for these diseases:<br />
*Alzheimer's Disease<br />
*Cancer<br />
*Huntington's Disease<br />
*Osteogenesis Imperfecta<br />
*Parkinson's Disease<br />
*Ribosome & antibiotics<br />
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Join the [http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=51199 '''5punk Team'''] if you care to join the cause. [http://www.5punk.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3334&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 '''Folding@5punk Info''']<br />
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=== 5punk Slang/Terminology/Memes. ===<br />
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*TEEF - Team Fortress 2, bit like Beef but with added lulz.<br />
*BEEF - Our name for [[Battlefield 2]] (Battlefield 2 > BF2 > BF > BEEF)<br />
*CoD - Our name for the [[Call of Duty]] series (usually referring to Call of Duty: United Offensive) *Currently used for COD4:modern cod, sadly, no bathtubs can be found, only showers.*<br />
*Veal/Future Beef - Sometimes used as slang names for Battlefield 2142.<br />
*HamAndCheese - Our name for [[Main Page#Hamachi|Hamachi]]. (Also known as "HammyCheese, ChammyHeese Jammyknees")<br />
*Floorware - Software you've found, often by careless people misplacing CDs.<br />
*Deject's mom - The mother of one of our members, often heard screaming in the background of [[Main Page#Teamspeak|Teamspeak]]. "Werd to your mother!"<br />
*Ninja concerts - Cited as the reason for people avoiding arrangements.<br />
*/me bums - Staple greeting of the Eve players, taken from their gentle (sometimes) in-game sodomy.<br />
*CAEK! - Like cake, but better. Also CAEK WARS, for the upcoming Quake Wars:Enemy Territory game.<br />
*ZOMG! Pie! - Flaky pastry with a nice filling.<br />
*This Is Not A Code - It's not a code. Probably. <br />
*REWENGAY - Like revenge, but generally involves more teabagging.<br />
*Magical Gay Fairy Land - World of Warcraft.<br />
*[[Charlie]] - Don't ask.<br />
*[[liopleurodon|Chaaaaaarlie]] - Seriously, just don't ask.<br />
*CDC - Crudely Drawn Cock. Usually magenta.<br />
*Zombie Tower - A tower of zombies, used to climb to camping Survivors in the Zombie mod for [[Counterstrike| Counter Strike: Source]].<br />
*SNPG - Salmon Ninja Pirate Gayer; a salmon pink ninja-pirate rank icon, used as a punishment.<br />
*CAEK WARS - Quake wars.<br />
*Fista - Microsoft's latest OS. It's shit.<br />
*Tribbleshooting - Like Troubleshooting, but more 5punky with hints of KAAAAAAAHN!<br />
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===5punk Archives===<br />
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As well as discussion that directly relates to our games, 5punkers also deposit a lot of information within the pages and threads. To aid in finding the information held in these often rambling threads they are archived below.<br />
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====[[Cookbook|Geekfood]]====<br />
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Threads about food have proved very popular on 5punk, and many recipies have been posted in various threads. A full catalogue of these recipies can be found [[Cookbook|here]].<br />
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====Reviews====<br />
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5punk has a wealth of gamers of all levels and experience. This makes for an excellent testing ground for most games, and as such we have a reviews forum so that we can share our experiences. Many 5punkers have admitted to trusting the reviews of their fellow gamers to those of magazines. An index of our reviews can be found [[Reviews|here]].<br />
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===Site Admins===<br />
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'''Woo Elephant Yeah''' - Site Creator<br />
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Often referred to as Wey, or Woo (which can be confusing)<br />
5punk is Wey's Baby, as, oddly enough, is Wey's baby.<br />
He is still amazed at how a simple idea has evolved into this rather active gaming community. In May 2007 WEY declared that he was standing down as site owner due to his ever increasing family commitments, but he's still the Daddy of our little family.<br />
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'''FatherJack''' - Site Owner<br />
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When WEY stepped down as site owner, FatherJack offered to take up the responsibility. It was agreed unanimously, first among the admins and later among the site members, that our foul-mouthed cleric was ideal for the job and with him he has brought new ideas, skills and enthusiasm.<br />
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'''Stoat''' - Site Admin<br />
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Mustela erminea<br />
Our very own php jedi, Coded the Scheduler and the Discussion board.<br />
Stoat has been there since the birth of 5punk, and without him, we wouldn't have any of the things we have. <br />
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'''Dog Pants''' - Site Moderator<br />
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After watching his posts for some time, WEY decided to ask Dog Pants to join the 5punk admin team.<br />
Dog Pants has done a wonderful job moderating 5punk's forum, and has helped influence a lot of the recent decisions/suggestions for 5punk.<br />
He can usually be found stumbling around groaning in Urban Dead, or watching Zombie flicks at home.<br />
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'''[[user:Spoodie|spoodie]]''' - Site Admin<br />
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His calm presence on the forums and web-savvy has allowed him to alleviate the pressure the other admins were beginning to feel and has proved very capable in a crisis. spoodie is master of the Impact Text Kittens, and has seen every film, ever.<br />
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'''Dr. Kitteny Berk''' - Game Server ([[Bukkake]]) Owner<br />
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Quote from WEY:<br />
Abrupt, Rude and quite possibly Obnoxious, Berk speaks his mind and what you see is what you get.<br />
You know where you stand with Berk, and he's the first to admit that. However, without him, 5punk would never have lifted off the ground in the way that it has, and his continuous work, help, time & money has got Bukkake up and running, along with the Shoutcast radio shows as well.<br />
He's the unsung hero, but more a hero without the shiny long blonde hair and chiseled jaw, more of a dark shadowy figure lurking in the corner fixing servers and swearing repeatedly at things whilst snarling.<br />
So to sum up *thinks about words carefully again*, even though Berk can be a bit of a sarcastic foul mouthed bastard, we love him in our very own special way.<br />
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=== Others ===<br />
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''' [[Team RO-BO]]'''<br />
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[[user:Roman Totale|Roman Totale]] and [[user:mrbobbins|MrBobbins]]' team from a CS:S Tournament we held. <br />
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Probably won, but as survivors are yet to be found we cannot be sure of this.<br />
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Widely believed to be the founding partners of the following website: http://www.deagostini.co.uk/ilovehorses/<br />
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'''Gunslinger'''<br />
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[[user:Gunslinger|Gunslinger]] was Created by RO-BO using old toaster parts, flips out if he sees a bagel.<br />
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So horribly, horribly good at all games.<br />
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0.001% of his neural processing runs all NASA orbital navigation and communication systems and he is a technical consultant on [http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/richardandjudy/ Richard and Judy]<br />
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'''Hehulk'''<br />
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Massive [http://www.eve-online.com/ EVE] addict. Claims that [[Main Page#xfire|xfire]] is inaccurate and that this means he has has missed three hundred hours of actual play time due to router issues with ports. Was promoted to moderator on the eve forum just because of the sheer number of hours he plays it.<br />
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Also plays BEEF and CSS. Tends to cry hax a lot when losing<br />
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'''Pnut'''<br />
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5punk's personal Battlefield 2 point resource. An avid fan of Battlefield 2 even though he isn't very good, can often be heard on teamspeak threatening to beat Chicken to death with his Keyboard/Mouse/Chair and many other assorted inanimate objects, normally after being sniped from next week for the ninth time in three minutes.<br />
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'''Deject'''<br />
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Deej is one of our resident 'merkins. He's also just released an EP called "Conceptual Intercourse" which is available on Amazon [http://www.amazon.com/Conceptual-Intercourse-Ep/dp/B000Y02X4W/ref=sr_f3_1/104-2955763-1352732?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1193809245&sr=103-1/ Here]. <br />
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Word to your mother Deej, how is your mother?<br />
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'''Mikkyo'''<br />
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Runs a webcomic, [http://www.fuctinthehead.co.uk/ Fuctinthehead], which is updated daily and is Rather Good.<br />
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'''Tandino'''<br />
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He's honoured to be on the list. Also currently has a great avatar of a kitten.<br />
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'''Lateralus'''<br />
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An all round thoroughly nice chap. Truly under the thumb of 'er indoors and consequently playing games far less than he should. Interesting fact: He's a town planner, mess with him, get a roundabout in front of your driveway.<br />
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'''Grimmie'''<br />
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Lord of Brum and Master of Vlad. 5punk's resident artist. Is very attracted to beards, and also hosts GrimBash, which has been a resounding sucess and we thank Mr Grim Grim muchly.<br />
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'''Killavodka'''<br />
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If it was not for lag, ping, memory, processor, PSU, Core Temp, HereComesPete and the fact that God seems to hate him, he would be the greatest FPS player in the world. Can reach vocal notes capable of making dogs ears bleed.<br />
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'''Mr. Johnson'''<br />
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Our man in Belgium. He will let us know if that statue of the little boy stops pissing or Poirot dies. Likes getting backstabbed constantly in COD, honest.<br />
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'''Fabyak'''<br />
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FAAABULOUS Darling.<br />
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'''Chicken''' <br />
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Creator of all random mic noises. Likes to munch food and talk down his mic at the same time, thankfully the muppet frequently forgets to unmute himself after eating. Resident Beef sniper whore and OMG JOO FLUKEY ZOMG HAXXOR, takes great pleasure in winding Pnut up. Closet console tard, has been on a PC gaming break for 3 months now, though COD4 tempted him back. Hails from deepest darkest Scotland.<br />
Eats lots of ice-cream when gaming and on TS, the fat bastard.<br />
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'''Buzzmong'''<br />
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The ladies Favourite Purple car owner. Often referred to as 'Vibro-Spaz' or 'Bumzomg'.<br />
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'''Cashy'''<br />
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Just listen out for the words 'Cashy you shit' on TS and you know he's online.<br />
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'''HereComesPete'''<br />
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Is currently wooing Killavodka's sister, a source of constant amusement to 5punkers. Likes to wind up Killavodka at any given opportunity. Has frequent brain farts as a result of imbibing chemicals during his philosophy degree. Many feel that HereComesPete and Killavodka have a 'special' relationship all of their own given the frequency of their arguments.<br />
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'''Ty aka Sir Die AloTy'''<br />
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Ty is one of the more colourful 5punkers. Often less than coherent for various reasons, we love his drunken ramblings. Once sported an impressive mohican and loves metal more than most 5punkers love CAEK and bummings. He used to die a lot, but worryingly he's started to improve lately. Maybe he's sobering up.<br />
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'''Jockgit'''<br />
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Probably 5punk's most senior member, but only more mature chronologically. Jockgit is famous for being able to fall asleep when and where no others could, often as a result of copious amounts of cheap alcohol. Photographic evidence suggests he may be a pirate.<br />
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'''E-Rabbit'''<br />
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Another purple car owner (challenge him and he'll foam and swear it's blue), is known to strike the campest poses on Earth and to be photographed with phallic references.<br />
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'''Friznit'''<br />
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Friz is another EvE'er and is currently running (ie, shouting lots) the Eve corporation 5punkorp. He's also a Tank Commander in the British Army, so if you anger him too much you'll find your house crushed and tank tread marks over your lawn. Has a penchant for ponies.<br />
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'''Amblin'''<br />
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Semi-retired EvE'er who I'm lacking a description for, someone else can fill it in.<br />
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'''Baliame'''<br />
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5punk's resident whiner, nothing is ever alright to him. Also considers Lateralus his arch-nemesis.</div>
Baliame