Started off by dropping in at my local post office to complain about them losing my mail...
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Helped my mate with his bad back...
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Finally, a nice, relaxing evening at Mike's!
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Ah, the life of a merc...
:) :) :) LOL @ post office complaint :-X nice pic ;D Also I like the "story" of your day off hehehehe :-X
I agree - great post fragger! :-X
Gotta love the tongue-in-cheek humor, nice post. ;)
:) Cheers, guys!
Nice day off, ;D
The Post Office is a nice place to start an inferno, lol.
;D I agree, Midway, the PO is one of my favourite places for wreaking gratuitous havoc! You can get some great chain-reactions of explosions and fires happening there.
Yeah, it's always fun at the Post Office to try to cause the most havoc with the least effort. Like throwing a molotov in exactly the right place to start things on fire and sit back and watch the mayhem.
weelegol is also a great place for that :)
I thought I'd have a day off myself and tell you about it.
A day off meant I didn't have to shoot anyone. Unfortunately, some merc wouldn't leave me alone - I thought of a solution for that, which put a smile on my face. I stabbed the ba$t@rd with his own AR-16.
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I met Nasreen and convinced her to take the rest of the day off...
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...and invited her over to Mike's, thanks to fragger now abandoned. Perfect. Nothing left for us to drink or eat...
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so we had to move on to a nearby safehouse. What we did then? Are you crazy? Well. Took this pic the next morning ;D
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Should do that again... ;)
:-X Love the last pic!
Looks like she's either giving you a performance summary, or she's commenting on your weapon calibre ;)
Sorry mate, couldn't resist... I'm just jealous 'cause I didn't get any on my day off ;D
I don't think so...
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Found her that way, all she could utter was "fragger..." ;D
And that hand sign of Nasreen, it doesn't matter what she's commenting on, it is "approval" anyway ;)
Quote from: Art Blade on September 26, 2009, 01:28:48 AM
Found her that way, all she could utter was "fragger..."
ROFL!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
I think the first pic is that she's showing that she won the auction of a MJ glove. The second I'm amazed at how DIRTY HER KNEES are. lol Sorry, DIRTY OLD MAN in the room.
Quote from: retiredgord on September 27, 2009, 08:54:04 AMI'm amazed at how DIRTY HER KNEES are.
Indeed. All I can think of how you get that dirty knees is kneeling for a long time... OH MY GOSH ;D ;D ;D
Lol you guys! ;D ;D ;D
Quote from: fragger on September 21, 2009, 07:12:32 AM
Started off by dropping in at my local post office to complain about them losing my mail...
Do you know that ever since you posted that, I can't drive past that PO without thinking, "gotta file a complaint, gotta file a
massive complaint" every time? And when the entire area is burnt down, I think "I'll be back, boys..." ;D
Quote from: Art Blade on October 03, 2009, 01:34:47 PM"I'll be back, boys..." ;D
And I think you´re the only one of us who could say that with the correct accent ;) ;D
Which accent did you have in mind? :) I see a coincidental semblance to a line by Arnold, but he is from Austria :)
Actually, I was thinking of it to sound like one of those mercs who says "those boys need backup!"
This is what I did the last time. Thought I'd surprise them, I'd like to see their faces when they arrive in the morning to go to w@&k and the whole place is charred. Took out some night guards first to accomplish that :)
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Nice :-X
I love FC2 flames at night
Quote from: Art Blade on October 03, 2009, 03:26:22 PM
Which accent did you have in mind? :) I see a coincidental semblance to a line by Arnold, but he is from Austria :)
Actually, I was thinking of it to sound like one of those mercs who says "those boys need backup!"
It was Arnie I was thinking about, most of us can´t separate a german accent from an austrian anywhay (I know I can´t) so I think it would w@&k ;D. Btw what is that thing that explodes in the air on your screenshot, I´ve never seen anything do that there?
it's either the last stage of animations you get when blowing up an ammo crate with explosives, or those long yellow welding tanks when they set off. :)
Cool I need to go and shoot some tanks now :))
Quote from: deadman on October 04, 2009, 03:24:37 AM
what is that thing that explodes in the air on your screenshot
Looks like a welding cylinder, I love the way those things fly around and go boom!
The PO is one of my favourite places for a bonfire, as well as Petro Sahel and Sefapane.
Only just noticed while playing earlier today that blown-up propane tanks don't respawn, if that's the right word. Once they're destroyed they're destroyed for good, unlike just about everything else. Wonder why that is?
That's those huge tanks at PO, yeah I noticed that too. I think it's just a little bug in the code. You can get them to respawn if you leave Bowa (go to Leboa), on your return the entire southern map gets a proper respawn and then you'll see those big tanks are back in shape :)
Just had another day off...
Nasreen and I went to Bowa for lunch. Nice restaurant in the street... While She didn't say much, I had to complain about the food they served there. We wanted some crème brûlée for desert, not some half-rotten jellyfish in second-hand engine oil. The argument was a little noisy, perhaps... Didn't need to pay the bill after the entire staff of the restaurant had passed away.
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So we decided to leave town, and my car behind. I don't know, however, why it went up in flames when I showed them how a proper crème brûlée was fixed. We needed a new ride... So I took the liberty of taking a silver Liberty parked next to a road leading out of Bowa. When she complained about the colour of the Jeep I had taken from Bowa (middle), I grabbed the red one (right) from a nearby GP and was followed by a copper Liberty (left) driven by some reckless merc whom she shot down (down left).
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I allowed her to pick one of those Liberties. She took the red Liberty... and off we went. Never knew that place where she took me, but we spent the night. Next morning's picture:
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:)
Great read with fine pictures - every time someone posts a screen cap, I want to get back into the game - never happens for games other than FC2... man I love this game.
Looks like you and Nasreen are becoming a bit of an item, Art! ;)
Could there be a merc wedding in the offing? I can just see it... You and your new bride coming out of Leboa church through an honour guard with AK47s, all your merc friends throwing empty shell casings on the happy couple before you jump in your white Unimog (with a string of IEDs tied to the rear fender) to head for your honeymoon at Goka Falls for a week or two of intimate sniping together... ;D
Nice piccies btw :-X
thanks :) And no... I'd rather bang my head on an IED until it sets off than take a pixel-bride ;D ;D
At least there is always the option to reprogram or even delete a pixel-bride, easier on the wallet too. ;D
I can even shoot her :-* ;D Just a game, peeps. Just a game! :)
Quote from: fragger on October 05, 2009, 04:04:46 PM
Looks like you and Nasreen are becoming a bit of an item, Art! ;)
Could there be a merc wedding in the offing? I can just see it... You and your new bride coming out of Leboa church through an honour guard with AK47s, all your merc friends throwing empty shell casings on the happy couple before you jump in your white Unimog (with a string of IEDs tied to the rear fender) to head for your honeymoon at Goka Falls for a week or two of intimate sniping together... ;D
Nice piccies btw :-X
rofl! :-X
hehe, apart from the wedding stuff, the text is funny :-X
Forgot to mention, that's a great read, Art! :-X ;D
You've inspired me... I'm gonna screw up the courage to ask Michele out on my next day off. Wonder how much "French" she knows ;)
great, already droo... erm, waiting impatiently :) :-X
Anyone else out there with a female rescue buddy can have the same sort of fun, maybe someone else is up to a little "day off" too :)
Just realised, doesn't necessarily have to be a female rescue buddy ;)
Quote from: fragger on October 05, 2009, 04:22:57 PM
... I'm gonna screw up the courage to ask Michele out on my next day off. Wonder how much "French" she knows ;)
To the end of the queue bro... and watch out!!! ;D ;D ;D
Hehe ;D Maybe you've heard of the advice some wise grandma or grandpa sometimes give: If you want to be happy and keep a woman, don't take the most beautiful one. There will always be rivalry, there'll always be men who want what you've got, and you'll never be sure about her cheating on you or not. If you take a woman who is not so beautiful, she'll be grateful and stay with you, if you treat her well. Keep her laughing and she'll stay with you forever. :)
Go on, drool about Michele, like almost everyone out there, and fight over her ;D
Quote from: Art Blade on October 06, 2009, 06:33:34 AM
Hehe ;D Maybe you've heard of the advice some wise grandma or grandpa sometimes give: If you want to be happy and keep a woman, don't take the most beautiful one. There will always be rivalry, there'll always be men who want what you've got, and you'll never be sure about her cheating on you or not. If you take a woman who is not so beautiful, she'll be grateful and stay with you, if you treat her well. Keep her laughing and she'll stay with you forever. :)
Go on, drool about Michele, like almost everyone out there, and fight over her ;D
You too, to the end of the queue... and enough of that yadda yadda yadda...
... AND DON'T MAKE ME SAY IT AGAIN, SON!!!
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
I never liked her ;D Keep that queueing to yourself ;D ;D
Alright. Something to do without girls on a day off. Have some fun with your merc friends in Sefapane and a Desert Eagle (only).
I decided I'd devide up the town. One half from the western entrance near the railway to and including the Headquarters estate, the other half from that "street" that is right in front of that estate crossing from north to south, starting with those buildings that are in line with the garage, the bus wreck and the church, to the eastern end of town.
So I parked my car outside town at the western entrance next to the railway and shot the merc guarding it. I used the extra stealth sneak approach to crouch around the buildings, which was fun. I heard one merc go "You sure something's up?" and the other mercs weren't sure, so I shot the next. Now they knew something was up. I shot a couple of mercs until I didn't see any more, but one was close to me (heard his footsteps on the other side of the wall behind the HQ), he was moving around while I did the same, following him. We actually rounded that wall once entirely until I stopped and waited for him - bang :) My weapon went up, I had won the first part of the battle. The warning to escape the cease-fire zone had vanished.
Now I walked to that N/S road in front of the HQ and on towards the aforementioned other half of town, where I heard a merc whistle happily. I saw a guy leaning on a wall, and some fellow merc sat on the ground next to the wall. I shot the sitting one first. Now every merc of that part of town went mad and homed in on me, so I had to fight with precisely aimed shots. I told myself not to panic and blast away but to concentrate and do proper headshots (or at least hit someone instead of tunnelling air). So I managed to kill those mercs too. Game, set, match - not even chalk dust involved, I actually not only survived it using only my Deagle, I didn't even have to use one single syrette ;D Of course I had to gulp down a malaria pill, and no coke to wash it down with. That was the only bitter moment :)
To celebrate my victory, I set the town on fire. Come visit Sefapane Pyro Paradise ;D
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Quote from: Art Blade on October 06, 2009, 01:19:24 PM
...I heard one merc go "You sure something's up?" and the other mercs weren't sure...
lol, you gotta love those poor schmucks!
yeah :)
just edited, I entered from the WEST.
The division is not fiction, it actually works. Did it twice in a row and it happened in the past but I didn't know there was a line you can avoid crossing. just stay out of sight and behind the HQ, at least behind that n/s road = only west. After finishing them all off without setting the place on fire, the mercs in the east don't notice the mayhem which is actually quite funny :)
:-X Love that screen pic! Niiiiiice...
cheers mate :)
Something I forgot to mention: Should you have the same problems with your buddy, if she can't decide which car to pick... A little silverish round lot can be quite some fun when you need a random decision :)
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Quote from: Art Blade on October 06, 2009, 06:33:34 AM
Hehe ;D Maybe you've heard of the advice some wise grandma or grandpa sometimes give: If you want to be happy and keep a woman, don't take the most beautiful one. There will always be rivalry, there'll always be men who want what you've got, and you'll never be sure about her cheating on you or not. If you take a woman who is not so beautiful, she'll be grateful and stay with you, if you treat her well. Keep her laughing and she'll stay with you forever. :)
Go on, drool about Michele, like almost everyone out there, and fight over her ;D
Reminds me of a tune from my high school days> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KE1EoZSz4g&NR=1
;D
OH GOSH! ;D I'm not sure, if you listened to stuff like that in your high school days, if those were happy days ;)
Quote from: Art Blade on October 16, 2009, 08:44:35 AM
OH GOSH! ;D I'm not sure, if you listened to stuff like that in your high school days, if those were happy days ;)
1963 the year I graduated ;D How can you diss a tune that went gold, sold over a million copies and hit #1 on Billboard?
Song was based on the 1933 Ugly Woman by Roaring Lion (Calypso)
another one of my favorites from the wayback machine> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7zNlmzAo14
:-X ;D
I didn't diss it, mate :) Just wanted a little retort, thanks for that ;)
By the way, Harry was cool :-X
Another day off! I decided to get a few friends together and get out and about for the day.
Sunrise held the promise of a brilliant day.
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So, a quick swig of coffee - then up and at 'em!
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As usual, the traffic getting out of town was a bear.
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Caught up with my mate, Jacko. Nice bloke, but definitely a meat-and-potatoes kind of guy.
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Then we met up with Nige. I know he loves his guns, but proposing to his Makarov is a tad extreme. Personally, I think he's lived alone in the bush for too long...
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After lunch some of us attended a beer tasting at a local brewery, but as usual Gary made a pig of himself with the samples and got wasted. Flipping grog monster - can't take him anywhere!
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Not to worry - the rest of us went off to spend the afternoon at our favourite watering hole. A good time was had all, although the day was marred by a dispute over the bar tab.
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Finally, a nice relaxing barbie at Jacko's place to round off the evening.
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Very nice, fragger :-X
Cheers, PZ :)
The pics weren't taken from one single playthrough, I cobbled them together from various ones. I was poking around in my save directories and found a heap of screenpics that I'd forgotten I had, so I thought I'd do something more or less useful with some of them :-()
I didn't think so, because the canteen shot (part of the transition from Leboa to Bowa) didn't fit in with a singular play through. It was a nice story none the less ;)
I particularly like the sunrise - those and the sunsets are among the most beautiful visages in FC2 :-X
very amusing story, fragger ;D and nice pics and collage thereof :-X
Nice fragger. ;D :-X
Lol @ meat-and-potatoes kind of guy ^+-+
Nice day you had fragger... was it your birthday?
Great pics... I love to see things going boom in FC2... it still looks like the best fire I`ve ever seen 8)
Cheers fellas :)
Lol JRD :-D Birthday presents and fancy lunches are all very well, but I didn't get a birthday cake this year. So to assuage my disappointment I went out and ripped a few new ones >:D