Sometimes you will find a problem and not be able to work out the actual cause of the problem. No matter how much you debug or trawl through code and documentation you cannot find a reason for a bug.
Bok McDonagh
I am Bok, a British-born expat living in China. I was born in Lancashire but identify as a 'plassie-Scouser'. I spent my youth growing up in Cumbria. Here I developed a great taste for exploration, climbing mountains and camping in the wilderness - a taste for travel that has defined my life.
A Lost Poem That I Preserved
A long time ago there was a thread asking what if felt like to be a survivor. A lot of people gave their answers, all of them heartfelt, all of them painful. But there was one answer that really struck me, as it struck others.
The Wyvern Sting of Guilt
The Troupe makes their way through the Cloakwood led by Jaheira. Seeking out the Shadow Druid’s grove, they face the many perils the wood decides to throw at them. Eventually they find a cave that may be the lair of a wyvern, or worse.
Rice Fields of Vang Vieng
Hiking is one of my favorite ways to explore, and with Laos’ stunning countryside, I was eager to find a good route. Our first outing in Vang Vieng was both a great experience and a lesson: sometimes, the information you find online isn’t just wrong, it can be outright dangerous.
Revenge: A Story Told in Blood
Ryse: Son of Rome throws you into a brutal world of war and revenge. As Marius, a newly recruited legionnaire, you witness your family’s slaughter and embark on a blood-soaked quest for vengeance – from the streets of Rome to the misty battlefields of Britannia.
How Many Butterflies is Too Many?
How many butterflies should there be in the world? Too few, and players will barely see them. Too many, and they’ll overrun everything. This has been a challenge since the start of this mod, and as one player recently pointed out, I may have gone too far in limiting them.
Butterly Wings Flap to Pi
It’s Pi Day, and to celebrate I thought I’d write a small article on Pi (π). While I’m not a mathematician or a physicist, π does still crop up in game development. So here’s a small example of how I use π to create great looking butterflies.
The Perils of the Cloakwood
The Troupe approach the Shadow Druid’s Grove and meet the morally ambiguous Eldoth, seeking to rescue his lover Skie from Baldur’s Gate. Aegon goes along with his plan for now, hoping his knowledge of the Cloakwood will be useful.
Beautiful Outside, Rotten Inside
From the outside, our hotel in Vang Vieng looked promising – almost like a five star hotel. But it turned out to be the worst stay of our entire trip through Southeast Asia. It’s a warning that you need to be careful when picking a hotel.
Welcome Back to Black Mesa
If there’s one thing I wish I could do with Half-Life, it’s wipe my memory and experience it for the first time again. Black Mesa doesn’t quite grant that wish, but it comes damn close.