Ok, to say I’m a WEE BIT angry at present, might be a slight understatement. What’s the subject line up there mean? Well, sit down, grab yourself a tasty beverage, and let Uncle Tot tell you a tale. Once upon a time, in a game called qwTF, there was a clan called, >V<, the Fifth Element. And they were good, and highly respected members of the community. As clans are wont to do, there was a difference of opinion, and they split. Some stayed, and kept the >V< thing going. The others (...)

To say I have been absent would be an understatement. I apologize for not sticking my head into the ole fort a bit more often. I know all of my fans (yeah, the two of you with the foam fingers) are wondering where I’ve been. I will plan to have some new, scathing material up soon, I would like your help on this though...See, I can take any issue and turn it into a two page diatribe. However, I want to know what you all see as issues. So, drop me an email with a concern that is bugging you (...)

Okie, dokie....To say that the reaction to this little project I’ve cooked up has been healthy - would be an understatement. Between feedback on the PlanetFortress forums, and posts from the TFC Reform project (unlike the Blair Witch project) page, I’ve got all kinds of stuff to collate, reformat, post on the page, and forward to Valve for their scrutiny. So, I’m going to ask for a wee bit of slack on keeping the page itself updated, and pretty. Rest assured, the FIRST priority is to get the (...)

Ok, I’m going to apologize in advance for the REALLY horrendous excuse for HTML work on that page, but I threw it together to get the project itself going. Between the holidays, the Y2K insanity (I work in the IT field), and various other factors, I feel pretty good that I managed to get it done - only took me 3 bloody days. Prettiness can come later, consider it an alpha version. *grin* Go HERE, read the subject content, give feedback, and let’s see what we can do to TRY to get TFC made (...)

TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS,
HE LIVED ALL ALONE,
IN A ONE BEDROOM HOUSE MADE OF
PLASTER AND STONE.
I HAD COME DOWN THE CHIMNEY
WITH PRESENTS TO GIVE,
AND TO SEE JUST WHO
IN THIS HOME DID LIVE.
I LOOKED ALL ABOUT,
A STRANGE SIGHT I DID SEE,
NO TINSEL, NO PRESENTS,
NOT EVEN A TREE.
NO STOCKING BY MANTLE,
JUST BOOTS FILLED WITH SAND,
ON THE WALL HUNG PICTURES
OF FAR DISTANT LANDS.
WITH MEDALS AND BADGES, (...)

It seems that I managed to create a little hate and discontent with yesterday’s update. Not really - the hate was already there and the discontent is always just beneath the surface.
Having said that, I’d like to say a few more things. As for my dislike of conc and rocket jumping, I’m entitled to my opinion. Those of you who are ready to hop on a forum and slam me for my opinion are some of the first ones to defend your right to your opinions. To those of you who are lurking the forums (...)

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times". This opening phrase from Charles Dickens’ classic novel of the French Revolution, A Tale of Two Cities, can also be applied to describe the current state of the Team Fortress community.
It is the best of times in many ways. Hardware is available at decent prices, video technology is improving at an exponential rate, large hard drives are dirt cheap, cpu’s are getting faster and faster and there is no end in sight. The AMD Athlon™ (...)

Team Fortress Classic Soundset, by Janson[MERCENARY]
First, let me say that THIS is the new standard that mods and addons should be compared to. I have never seen anything this professional looking outside of a commercially made and distributed producted I’ve purchased in stores - and some of those not even this polished looking.
This baby comes in two flavours - for the oldschool TF dog, like myself, you get the traditional PAK format. Great for those of us who prefer to get our hands (...)

Contrary to what you may have heard, I’m not dead. Yet. I didn’t join the Foreign Legion (too old), didn’t join the Circus (don’t like crowds), and didn’t drown (hard to drown in the shower). Truth to tell, I haven’t been able to do much online at all due to Real Life©.
I want to thank everyone who sent me email while I was gone. I will answer you as soon as I can. I’m still limited as to how much I can do yet, but things are definitely getting better. I have a real PC again and don’t have to use (...)

I was reading the PF mailbag, and I noticed a rebuttal to an editorial I made HERE. People, the PF newsies have no control over the insanity we do here at Fort Bundy. Really. We’re the "fringe element", so to speak. If you have comments, feedback, etc over something said here - send it OUR way. We’ll be glad to talk to you. Hell, we love to hear ourselves talk...err, I mean we love to communicate with members of the TF community. If youse gots grief about something you see here, don’t take it (...)