ShelLuser
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Dec 29, 2023
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ShelLuser

Bronze Forum Member, Male, from The Netherlands

omg... I'm now an EMC relic; been on EMC for 9 (!) years?! How time flies... it's amazing. Dec 15, 2023

ShelLuser was last seen:
Dec 29, 2023
    1. ShelLuser
      My shop is now officially open, I am considering to organize a "shop warming party" ;)
      1. Equinox_Boss, Patr1cV, Unoski and 4 others like this.
    2. ShelLuser
      o/~ I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK, I plant all night and I mine all day... o/~
      1. Equinox_Boss, Patr1cV, Unoski and 4 others like this.
      2. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        Mar 3, 2015
    3. ShelLuser
      One day before R-Day; the end of the waste as we know it!
      1. Equinox_Boss, Patr1cV, Unoski and 4 others like this.
      2. ElfinPineapple
        ElfinPineapple
        RIP surviving Bliz Ards and Super Turkeys.
        Mar 5, 2015
      3. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        True that, but got a lot of stuff in return :)
        Mar 5, 2015
    4. Hashhog
      Still waiting on that Inkstain thing. ;) I want to see what you can do! :P Plus, I do like those corny jokes.
      1. Equinox_Boss likes this.
    5. ShelLuser
      1. Equinox_Boss, Patr1cV, Unoski and 5 others like this.
    6. ShelLuser
      Late to the EMC party; blame my gf ;)
      1. Equinox_Boss, Patr1cV, Unoski and 6 others like this.
      2. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        Some day... Still trying to persuade her to hop online too, who knows.
        Feb 28, 2015
    7. ShelLuser
      And my remote home server is once again fully operational :)
      1. Equinox_Boss, Patr1cV, Unoski and 4 others like this.
      2. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        By the power of DMZ, VPN and remote access :)
        Feb 28, 2015
      3. 607
        607
        Yay!
        Feb 28, 2015
    8. ShelLuser
      Unfortunately pictures in my msg currently don't show: (home)server location changed ISP's.
      1. Equinox_Boss, Patr1cV, Unoski and 3 others like this.
      2. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        That location just got internet back up, now all I'm waiting for is more info on how to get their modem into DMZ mode. Hopefully it'll be fully back up this weekend.
        Feb 27, 2015
    9. ShelLuser
      'Bad' news is work interfering with my game time. Good news is that it'll make the weekend all the more special 8)
      1. Equinox_Boss, Patr1cV, Unoski and 5 others like this.
    10. ShelLuser
      After 3 hours of building and several more wondering: forgetting 1 rsd can really make a difference :P
      1. Equinox_Boss, Patr1cV, Unoski and 4 others like this.
    11. ShelLuser
      100votes, I am now a certified Emperionist! (certainly not an Imperialist; I believe in democracy ;))
      1. Equinox_Boss, Patr1cV, Unoski and 5 others like this.
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      3. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        Well, 15 more votes and I'll get a shovel. That'll show 'm who's boss!
        Feb 21, 2015
      4. Hashhog
        Hashhog
        *200 Votes Later*
        Shell: Yes! I've finally gotten the final it-
        Krysyy: Oh, hey, I forgot the mention, we've come out with a whole new set of vote bonus prizes running all the way up to 500! :D
        Feb 21, 2015
      5. NathanRP
        NathanRP
        *forgets to vote* NOOOOO!!!!!
        Feb 21, 2015
    12. ShelLuser
      To all followers (esp. new players): /promo cupid. It ends this evening, grab it while you can!
      1. Equinox_Boss, Patr1cV, Unoski and 5 others like this.
      2. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        And don't let yourself be tricked: this can be worth quite a bit of money (20k - 30k easily).
        Feb 20, 2015
    13. ShelLuser
      You should learn the ways of the /vote if you want to become certified :P
      1. Equinox_Boss, Patr1cV, Unoski and 6 others like this.
    14. ShelLuser
      Maybe I should start my Empire blog as well, dunno ;)
      1. Equinox_Boss, Patr1cV, Unoski and 7 others like this.
      2. Hashhog
        Hashhog
        You've seen the Empire's Empire Blog, right? :P
        Feb 19, 2015
      3. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        Yah, not referring to that but possibly starting a forum thread of my own.
        Feb 19, 2015
    15. SagaSoftail
      Thank you for your kind words :3
      The character in my picture is Saga, my original character!
    16. ShelLuser
      So... mining my own business (g) and then two old friends show up from "another place". *lol* Getting crowded here :P
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      2. jkjkjk182
        jkjkjk182
        lol "mining my own business" :')
        Feb 16, 2015
      3. LBoss9001
        LBoss9001
        :P Snuggles Idea.
        Feb 17, 2015
      4. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        Ha ha, guess I'll have to be careful again while I'm on the phone in the wasteland ;)
        Feb 18, 2015
    17. NamiMay
      Shel do you have an actual Shell? Are you a squirtle? Can i throw a pokeball at you? Ima throw pokeballs at you, don't worry my pokeballs are fancy and girlyfied, i'm sure a boy would love it (not).
      1. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        Absolutely, I have a ksh (Korn Shell) ready for action. My ksh has no problems with pokeballs; we'll just 'rm' those 8)
        Feb 16, 2015
    18. ShelLuser
      Ok guys; I applied for the contribution team, twice. You can all relax now :P
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      2. Tigerstar
        Tigerstar
        I think you'll make it. I never really think about good contributors, but you'd be one.
        Feb 16, 2015
      3. littlegamer04
        littlegamer04
        To be sure, I would apply 5 more times!
        Feb 16, 2015
      4. Hashhog
        Hashhog
        Good luck! :) I think you'd make a good member.
        Feb 18, 2015
    19. ShelLuser
      And now I have a double residence @ smp2. Time to plan a garden of some sort!
      1. Equinox_Boss, Patr1cV, Unoski and 5 others like this.
    20. ShelLuser
      EMC: please lower the awesomeness with 1 nudge; I keep getting distracted & can't get anything done ;)
      1. Equinox_Boss, Patr1cV, Unoski and 6 others like this.
      2. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        So much to do, so little time, so many players! :)
        Feb 15, 2015
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    About

    Gender:
    Male
    Home page:
    http://catslair.org/
    Location:
    The Netherlands
    Occupation:
    Semi-retired
    I suppose I fall into the 'geek' category. I'm an IT professional and I basically learned most of it myself. "In my days..." we didn't have much I(C)T studies; perhaps apart from learning how WP5.1, Lotus 1-2-3 and dBase worked.

    Messed with computers most of my life (started with a C64, BBC Electron and later expanded to 286, 486 and the more modern machines) and often went way beyond merely "starting programs".

    Main hobbies: Scooter, synthesizers / sound design, Minecraft, watching a movie with my gf on a Saturday evening (<3), reading.

    About synthesizers:

    My tools of trade are Ableton Live (suite edition) powered by the midi controller known as 'Push'. Reason, which is plain out a music platform of its own and Max... the multimedia visual programming language which pretty much allows you to build anything you want. It's also incorporated into Live and known as Max for Live ("M4l").

    For the record: I own both... M4l as well as full Max license. This stuff goes deep.

    About Minecraft:

    My girlfriend introduced me to Minecraft in March 2014, and I was quickly hooked. Especially the redstone parts managed to grasp my interest, even though I had little clue on how to use them.

    3 days after discovering Minecraft I discovered the multiplayer communities, found a server I took a liking to and it was a very nice and educational experience. Eventually I lost my motivation; partly because of the way the server was run but mostly because of an upcoming map wipe. After playing and working very hard for 6 - 7 months only to realize that it would all go kab00m was too demotivating for me.

    "If I need to start all over anyway, then why not look around for other alternatives?".

    This is where I found the Empire. December 2014.

    I've been online for nearly 2 months at the time of writing, and I've now reached a point where there's no more doubt in my mind anymore: this is where I belong.

    Update:

    It seems that my opinion is shared by "the powers that be", because on March 2015 I got invited to become part of the EMC Contribution Team, an invitation I obviously took on both handed. I'm very excited, mostly because I take joy in the fact that people recognized and appreciated the things I've done so far; and have now put an official "label of approval" onto it.

    Update:

    As of October 2016 I quit said contribution team because I didn't feel motivated enough anymore. EMC is all about having fun for me, and as soon as something stops being fun then that's where I'll have to draw the line. For me a title becomes meaningless if you can no longer enjoy it, and I'm not really the kind of guy who needs to have status symbols. I'd rather let my actions speak for themselves :)

    Update (17th November 2016):

    It appears there are some wild rumors going about regarding me leaving the contrib. team, and I feel I need to squash those because after my last somewhat critical public remarks (critical is -not- the same as negative!) some people apparently thought that I somewhat became anti-EMC or something.

    Yes, I might sometimes criticize the staff and/or their actions. But that does not mean that I suddenly started hating on them or something. That's plain out ridiculous.

    Update (20th January 2018):

    As of some time I can no longer like other peoples posts. Nor can Aya who has been somewhat associated with me ever since we met (none of us mind). But if you wonder about it, now you know why.

    Update (1st February 2018):

    I'll still be doing plenty of posts (and occasional tutorials) on the Empire, but have decided to limit myself to EMC topics only. Every other project which addresses Minecraft in general will be posted to another location:

    http://www.planetminecraft.com/member/shelluser/

    Think about redstone tutorials, plugin reviews, command block tips and tricks, and even a way to create your own Herobrine mini boss :D If you're looking for me then that's where you'll find me.

    Update (August 2018):

    Having been honored with the 'Member of the Month' award earlier this year led me to re-evaluate some aspects and I decided to try and discuss my previously mentioned withdrawn like ability with the staff. And we came to both an understanding and mutual agreement which fully resolved that problem.

    Update (September 2018):

    I'm a little bit in a pickle right now because the person who sporadically plays using the AyanamiKun account has shared some discomfort with me regarding some previous aspects. They found "another place" and intend on playing a bit more frequently "over there". Where this leaves me, I dunno, but the one thing I do care about is GRIP (even though it's pretty dormant) and I've made preparations to secure the community efforts no matter what.

    tbh this is pretty much the only place you'll read about this and this is also all I'm willing to share. But being me I just had to share it somewhere, even though I'm convinced no one is going to read this :)

    Update (late September 2018):

    I am no longer actively playing on the Empire. No hard feelings, I still respect & admire this place, but on the other hand I also think the developers are turning the survival experience into something unrealistic and highly unbalanced; this isn't expanding Minecraft; it's contradicting it (hostile rabbits? yah, duh!).

    One of the reasons I took a liking to EMC in the first place was because it didn't alienate players from Minecraft itself. I can no longer say that.

    Update (2019 - now):

    Despite everything I said above I cannot help shake of the feeling that no matter what: I had a good time. And it was all provided to us for free. Yah, I can't let that slide by.

    I've had some luck on both the stock exchange as well as spiking up interest in my (small!) IT business and getting someone crazy enough to buy it from me.

    Of course they were after my customers but heck, that's business for you (and I not only informed said customers, I also helped 2 of them move onto another provider for a small fee. Should I ever re-start a business of my own they're seriously going to consider jumping back). Time will tell of course.

    But because of this I kinda felt like having fun. Both Aya and myself are now protected under the cloak of the permanent derelict protection. For the record: no abuse (or overuse). Aya always fancied a quarter (4 resses) and she got 'm (again) on SMP8. Me? Yah, I'm happy with one on Utopia and one for myself on SMP2. .. and my 2 official 'previous' resses of course. As for the 3rd derelict voucher.. I don't even recall what I did with that but I do know that it went to a good cause :) (I probably undersold it because at this point in my EMC life I don't care about money so much anymore).

    Then I decided that I should talk it out with staff and I did. I got to understand their point of view and they honestly saw mine for what it is. Results? Aya has normal forum access again, no holds barred, but staff would appreciate it if we didn't bid up against each other anymore also because in the end we kinda share the same assets.

    I do miss the sprees but then again I also understand staffs point of view (somewhat). They have a point when they worry about "foul" play, in the sense that an auction gets more value while in the end most in-game money comes from the same source (it wouldn't be the first time when Aya or me dumped some extras onto the other to cover for costs).

    It's a fair point I suppose.

    In the overall I'm slowly picking up some pace again. I won't be involved as much as I was at the start (so I think) but ... EMC is special in its own way.

    Comments about staff leaving?

    Note: I'm only talking about the staffers who some people started asking me questions about. Questions I never addressed until now.

    Yah... I can understand the motivations behind it. Because in the end the whole show is ran by one person and their will is law. And honestly? They're not very flexible about new ideas if you ask me. In fact... they're more like a control freak. When things get out of their control they don't try to deal with it and steer things into the right directions but instead try to enforce whatever they want.

    Works great if you're into that kind of thing, but for creative people who try to go broad it's a nightmare.

    Supervising people isn't only about telling them what you want them to do and spelling it all out, it's also about putting trust in them to do the right thing. Even if that sometimes goes outside of your comfort zone, especially if you're well aware that the intentions are all the same.

    Comments about 1.12 vs. 1.14?

    "Overspecialize, and you breed in weakness". No offense intended!

    EMC has some very interesting custom features but in the end it's also limiting them from upgrading. That's roughly all it is. And the stories about "instability" only get you so far, especially if you take into consideration that the Spigot project is already using 1.14.

    That's the project EMC is build on. Well, it's based on Paper and PaperMC is based on 1.12 whereas Spigot, the project they forked, is now 1.14.

    At this time I don't understand anymore. What does better speed gain you if you're way behind the facts?

    ... overspecialize...