Echoes Through Time - Pg 135 "I'll Stop the World"
cru on Jan. 1, 2011
The first page of 2011! Open your windows and scream out in joy at the arrival of this highly anticipated update. Nozdormu, leader of the Bronze Dragonflight, emerges from a long, mysterious absence to step in and referee in this crazy game. Can these feuding parties reach an armistice or will Azeroth fall divided under the fist of Deathwing and his Dark Horde?
Update February 2nd 2011
The comic and myself are not dead - just on extended hiatus X_X;
My motherboard PCIe slot died on me and now lacking a replacement I've been stuck with an old PCI graphics card (NVIDIA FX5500) that will not let me do much lag-free with 3D applications or even take screen shots without distorting the rendered areas.
So here I am able to use the computer but to a limited extent; unable to play games, make the comic or watch videos. Web FLASH still plays but not that well. I'm going to eBay off my old laptop to cover the cost but since my system board is outdated and no longer in production I need to upgrade to something newer and faster, say an AMD Phenom II X4 rig. This will be a while ~_~
cru at 11:17AM, Feb. 14, 2015
Renewed comic is renewed, anonymous fool!
anonymous at 4:59AM, April 26, 2011
Dead comic is dead...
dracoblair at 6:43AM, April 17, 2011
Cru, I also had problems with the Map Viewer and that's what I did: -Installed full Cata -Deleted it from registry (not HDD) -Installed WoW to patch 2.3.0.7561 -Downloaded Old Model viewer that is able to process the map on that patch (Had one working with 3.0.3, but the viewer is unavailable) -Downloaded the newest Model Viewer, but changed the Config file to point to the Cata folder Now it's possible to use both until (?) a new map viewer comes out If you have any questions PQ me, I'll be more than happy to answer and/or send you some of my files
Cut_Yo_Wrists at 9:32PM, April 16, 2011
yeah bad server lag on this...server :(
ExPaladin at 3:30AM, April 15, 2011
Time freeze! :o Or wait. Is that just lag?
comega93 at 6:31AM, April 12, 2011
Any luck with that mapviewer? Maybe if you post your cuttent issues someone who has knowledge over such things can help you out
cru at 7:14PM, March 27, 2011
Modelviewer for Cata seems OK but mapviewer only shows sky and blue terrain wherever I go. I'll try an old TBC patch and see if mapviewer will work with it.
cru at 9:30PM, March 12, 2011
The WoW client takes soooo long to download. I'll finish it up sometime Sunday and see how well map/model viewer work with it. With any luck I'll be able to undertake the time-consuming task of matching character armor again soon >_>
cru at 12:41PM, March 11, 2011
I'm looking into getting the WoW Cata client but currently I don't know how well WoW model/map viewer work with the latest version.
comega93 at 3:33PM, March 8, 2011
Can you just go get the same software you used before and remake everything back to the best of your memory/what feels right to you? I dont know how you made your comic previously so if you cant, then ignore me :)
Geldmann930 at 1:28AM, March 5, 2011
I would first remake every model you can remeber while you still can. Secondly I would at least put out a new page of some kind even if it's simply an update page for a projected timeline, anything. Mostly to get people to at least view the page and keep it in the top twn while you reqork everything from scratch. It will be alot of work, thats all I know for sure.
Deraymou at 10:33AM, Feb. 28, 2011
*pours a shot and dumps it on the ground* For the tired. *pours another and throws it into the air* For the wayward. *takes a long drink from the bottle* Fer th' drunk.
cru at 3:49PM, Feb. 26, 2011
I wasn't able to recover anything and had to format the drive just to use it. I tried, I'm sorry. Everything is gone and I have a big blank 750 gig hard drive that once held everything I made and the tools to make new comics. I'm lost and I have no idea where to go from here.
cru at 11:23PM, Feb. 23, 2011
All hope is not completely lost. If the data is at all recoverable I can pull it off by hooking the drive to a USB adapter. That will have to wait for later on Thursday as it's bed time Z_Z
cru at 9:00PM, Feb. 23, 2011
I flashed an updated bios to the video card and rendered it useless. Using an old PCI card to get the computer to boot to retry flashing the old bios didn't work because the card could not be found. On top of that for some reason my storage hard drive prompted for a disk check and ran before I could stop it during a restart and now the disk with everything I had related to the comic, my music, videos, documents, EVERYTHING is now inaccessible. Fucking fantastic.
cru at 3:41PM, Feb. 23, 2011
The new system is up and running nearly flawless except for a irritating issue with the video card. I guess The HD 5xxx series of ATI cards has an issue with dual monitors that causes the memory clock to fluctuate. That translates into both my monitors flashing black like the screen is trying to refresh or a horizontal line that travels from the bottom to the top of the screen during 3D applications. After days of tinkering and reading through forums I've got it down to a BIOS update for the card which might fix it by locking the memory clock frequency. Just when I thought I could get back on track I get struck down with a virus that had me bedridden for four miserable days and a headache which is still sticking around. Another sucktastic thing is during the system migration I lost most of the custom actions in photoshop that I use for polishing the comic (bloom, level adjustments, etc). While that's a shame it gives me a chance to recreate and improve upon them. That means the next update will probably be a new chapter page while I rework the comic.
Deraymou at 12:53AM, Feb. 19, 2011
I've got a handle of Jack Daniels for the occasion
darkyst at 8:15PM, Feb. 18, 2011
In Cru we Trust! I have faith in you cru been coming back every week to check for a new update hope you can get everything back on track : )
anonymous at 1:26PM, Feb. 18, 2011
I have the worst feeling that something big is about to happen... like, "ate 3 beef bean cassaroles and they all bum-rushed my digestive system" big.
cru at 12:25PM, Feb. 16, 2011
New computer parts are in and it's time to cannibalize some fans and the memory from the current computer. If I return then drink in celebration. If I don't then raise a glass at the wake.
Geldmann930 at 7:34PM, Feb. 15, 2011
Despite all the "Doom and Dead" comments I respect this comic. I personally have been an avid reader and completly read through the entire comic (about 86 pgs at the time if memory serves) in two days. Ever since i checked regularly for my daily dose of entertainment, even when some shit hit the fan for poor cru. He's had some setbacks I'll admit it but life ain't easy. And based on the fact this comic has been on the top 10 ever since I started reading it (about 3 years to my knowledge, I could be wrong however) i suspect the majrity see this fact as well. Not to mention the mad fan service. Lora's quite spicy. See if you can't get Amourvorer to get a good pic for the triumphant return, it will surly rake in the votes.
Worldtaker Tkalamov at 6:09AM, Feb. 8, 2011
Great job. 5 from me! And, the same as you, I was on hiatus. In fact, I am starting a new comic. And, even if you were on hiatus, it seems that your skills haven't decreased one bit!
cru at 1:03PM, Feb. 6, 2011
Thanks to a donation from one Mr. L -or is it KING L?- I'll be back up and running soon. I had no idea royalty enjoyed my humble comic ramblings. I am awestruck *bow*
TheTenthRay at 1:58AM, Feb. 3, 2011
Yowch, sounds expensive, wish you good luck with it. And I'd help if I was rich, but right now I cant even afford to pay attention. - - The constant comments about lack of updates and "I'm not gonna read anymore" impresses noone, if your stopping the readin might as well not comment about it and go in peace.
Draxonic at 1:53PM, Jan. 26, 2011
I'm thinking this page is pretty much dead now. Sad, I thought it had a lot of promise. Bye bye!