Steam Skyrim Contest !!

[rtwjunkie]

Many people don't feel confident enough in their creativity to put it out there. At least that's been my experience over the last few decades.

But here, people, you have nothing to worry about! It's your fellow TPU family here, that's it. Get with it and write!

 

[Mussels]

i have absolutely zero confidence in my artistic talents.

 

[manofthem]

Many people don't feel confident enough in their creativity to put it out there. At least that's been my experience over the last few decades.

But here, people, you have nothing to worry about! It's your fellow TPU family here, that's it. Get with it and write!

I've just been so stinkin' busy lately, no time for anything. I've barely poked my head around here much lately, and it does make me sad.

If I can manage some time, I'll give it a whirl.

 

[theJesus]

Tatty Bump! Come on guys, for the sake of half an hours artistic delight you can win yourself a decent card, if you already own something more powerful then you can always donate it too a future memorial build.... win win! 10 days left, lets not make it too easy for the few that have already got in on the act, they needz competition

I fully intend to update my earlier post with an entry. I've been super busy though, so I'll probably end up doing it at the last minute.

 

[bubbleawsome]

I'll probably end up doing it at the last minute.

Is there any other way to do work?

 

[theJesus]

Is there any other way to do work?

By attempting to get it done ahead of time, but getting delayed by waiting on other people to do prerequisite work, which they waited 'til last minute to do, then encountered issues and got delayed, thus delaying you so that you end up having to do your part last-minute as well? And then that impacts everything else you were planning to work on, so you end up getting stuck doing everything last-minute.

So, uhh, yeah, I guess the answer to your question is "nope".

 

[Tatty_Two]

i have absolutely zero confidence in my artistic talents.

Well might I suggest that now is the time to surprise yourself! It does not necessarily need to be eloquent, funny, appropriate and different work well too!

 

[yogurt_21]

^ too true Kreij always encouraged that sort of thing, his contests were always for anyone.

 

[RCoon]

Bumping because we need vastly more entries. You don't even have to be literate, the judges will make do with phonetic spelling

 

[Mussels]

by the time i finish thinking up a good idea for what to write, the damn competition will be over XD

so far i've got about... two lines. neither are cocaine.

 

[rtwjunkie]

by the time i finish thinking up a good idea for what to write, the damn competition will be over

The base is there already thanks to @Kreij. Just start writing and let your imagination go! Heck, you could expand it just from your hardware finding activities, spiced up a little.

 

[yogurt_21]

by the time i finish thinking up a good idea for what to write, the damn competition will be over XD

so far i've got about... two lines. neither are cocaine.

many options here based on the setup;

you show up and Golum's there clutching the item for the review and you have to steal it from him.

the portal is exactly what it looks like 2x 4's and plastic wrap, chad is crazy or hopped up on drugs and has a shotgun, now what?

the portal takes you to a kill room, chad is a stargate serial killer.

you end up in steam fighting your way through your favorite games to earn the item you need to review, wait crap this one is achievement based and requires multiplayer.

there is no steam cloud backup, chad screwed up and the portal vaporizes you both, gone forever.

the portal shrinks you down like Antman tom has the items in plain site just really tiny.

the portal takes you to Ferenginar where you must negotiate a good deal for the parts with a Ferangi...good luck.

the Sith have your parts and Chad is a Jedi, that shotgun is actually a combination lightsaber.

The portal is a tardis...who the hell cares about parts anymore?

 

[neatfeatguy]

Dang that 500 word limit - I had to cut things out :-(

Either way, this was fun. I used to do a lot of writing and poetry years a go. Most of it was lost to a HDD crash and I have kind of falling out of writing. So it was fun doing this little add-on adventure. Reading the entries has been entertaining.

Here's my story.

 

[Ahhzz]

Dang that 500 word limit - I had to cut things out :-(

Either way, this was fun. I used to do a lot of writing and poetry years a go. Most of it was lost to a HDD crash and I have kind of falling out of writing. So it was fun doing this little add-on adventure. Reading the entries has been entertaining.

Here's my story.

The duke abides.....

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

i have 216 words to go.

out of 300.

 

[Tatty_Two]

i have 216 words to go.

out of 300.

Just repeat "Badger Burger" 108 times

 

[dorsetknob]

Just repeat "Badger Burger" 108 times

Is that a Clue to the winning story or mod Sabotage

 

[Tatty_Two]

Is that a Clue to the winning story or mod Sabotage

Think yourself lucky I am not a judge, if I were only Donald Trump voters could win

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Just repeat "Badger Burger" 108 times

i would like to win not be culled.

 

[Sasqui]

I've just been so stinkin' busy lately, no time for anything. I've barely poked my head around here much lately, and it does make me sad.

If I can manage some time, I'll give it a whirl.

Same here, I'm in... hope to have time to really be in.

 

[Easy Rhino]

I am in! I have attached the RTF file and I pasted it below. I think Kreij would appreciate the references.

I will never forget the sensation of entering into that doorway. My insides felt like they were my outsides and my outsides felt like they were being stretched beyond their limits. I don't remember any pain, just a sense of dread and delusion. It was over quickly though and when I came to my senses, Chad and I had arrived smack in the middle of a CompUSA!

Chad seemed entirely un-phased by our journey through the doorway.

"The feeling will pass in a few minutes. The more you travel through the doorway the easier it becomes," he stated calmly.

As I looked around the store I could see that there were no customers. Music was playing softly though over the loud speakers and all of the shelves were fully stocked. It was as if someone or something had perfectly preserved a CompUSA store from the late 1990s.

"This is where you get cheap parts?" I asked in complete confusion.

Chad began walking toward the hardware section of the store. I followed close behind.

"You know who Gabe Newell is, right?"

"Yes, of course, the creator of Valve and Steam." My response was mixed with dumbfoundment.

"Well nearly a decade ago, after he completed his work on Half Life 2, he stumbled upon something amazing. The Half Life 2 code base was so well written that if he compiled it simultaneously on 32bit and 64bit architecture a portal to another dimension would open up. Gabe, being the innovator that he is, was able to program the dimension that the portal would open to."

"Sort of like Stargate but with computer code?" I asked.

“Something like that. Well he kept the program safe knowing that releasing it into the wild would create pure anarchy. Gabe felt that humanity was not ready for the ability to open portals to other dimensions. It remained a secret up until a few years ago when for the first time a hacker was able to penetrate Steam’s central servers. The hacker was looking for Steam’s master key that unlocks all Steam games but instead stumbled upon the code that creates the portal.”

Chad lowered his voice as he started shuffling through the shelves of the hardware section. I noticed for the first time that although this store was straight out of the 90s all of the hardware was brand new. In fact, some of the hardware had not been released yet to the public.

Chad stopped cold. His face turned serious. I heard a faint noise in the distance.

“He may be here. We need to go soon.”

“Who’s here?” I asked trying to keep my voice down.

“The hacker. When he broke in, Gabe was immediately alerted by the intrusion and tracked him through cyberspace. When the hacker opened the portal Gabe introduced a virus into the program that locked the hacker in.”

“But then how did we get in? And why a CompUSA?” My questions turned into frustration.

“You’re about to find out. Get down!”

 

[Ahhzz]

I am in! I have attached the RTF file and I pasted it below. I think Kreij would appreciate the references.

Damn, Rhino. good story

 

[Sasqui]

Damn, Rhino. good story

I second that

 

[T-Bob]

Damn, Rhino. good story

Great story! Rhino

 

[Guitar]

Hope I remember to do this...marking my spot.

EDIT: Attached.

Man, it's been so long since I've done any kind of writing. I think trying to contain it within 500 words made it way worse for me, and the fact I had a couple ideas floating around and couldn't decide what to go with so I just winged it. Whatever, it was fun!

Spoiler: False Reality

Suddenly my legs gave out and I felt my body fly forward as if I was hit by a Mack truck from behind. For what felt like an eternity I was hopelessly flying through a void that I could describe as none other than serene; but that quickly ended as I was thrust down and smacked against the cool concrete floor.

Where are we? I exclaimed, jumping up and brushing myself off, feeling a state of disarray from my surprise field trip. As I glanced around, there appeared to be aisles and aisles of shelves containing all the parts an enthusiast could imagine, both new and old. Chad just laughed as he disappeared into one of the far aisles, so I took the liberty myself to start poking around.

As I maneuvered through the technological treasure trove, I couldn’t help but grin like a kid in a candy shop at all the hardware before my eyes. From what appeared to be new specifications of USB to full-fledged Steam box the size of a pack of gum, it seemed like everything was just beckoning for me to get my greedy hands on and play with it.

“You can look but don’t touch” I heard someone call out from behind. I turned and saw Chad standing there with a plain white box nestled under his arm.

“What is it?” I excitedly blurted out.

“Well, a couple of months ago, this small startup company asked me to review their new piece” Chad explained. “They drew me in with the features and talk of all the great things this new piece could supposedly do”

“SO what is it?!?” I prodded.

“A new type of VR headset. Unlike the current crop, it is fully contained, and doubles as an augmented reality device. It can overlay the game onto your real world environment and use it as a playing field” Chad divulged.

I stared at him for a moment in awe thinking all of the possibilities this device could have. “Can I try it?” I pleaded.

“Sure, but be careful – they did mention some weird issues they had to work out” Chad murmured.

He handed me the box and I took the headset out. Excited to try it on, I quickly loosened the straps and placed it on my head. As I hit the power button, I got this strange feeling when suddenly…

I opened my eyes to find Chad standing over me with a worried look. “What happened?” I asked, confused from the events I just witnessed.

“Sorry man, one of the lights exploded when I turned on the power to my storage room. You must have passed out from the shock” Chad explained.

“But the portal, the headset…?” I stammered.

“What are you talking about man? You must have hit your head harder than I thought” Chad countered. I sat up, and all I could see was a hardware graveyard. Then suddenly, out the corner of my eye, I spied a plain white box….