110509 After Lunch, and I Got This Reminder Inside My Brain

You did many screenshooting sessions, you have post-processed them using any image-editing programs with your deepest soul, swayed the virtual brushes here and there, changed layers, re-did the shadows and lighting, and finally you posted the final shots to the forum you like.

Then what?
I know that you demand comments. Don't lie. Don't. Ever. Lie. To. Me. This behaviour has always been spotted not only in Oblivion but also in any general gaming forum.

Number of comments is seen as the value of your shots. It works like the +1 point feature.

This is where the problem lies and creates unnecessary dramas; for many have craved for recognition, worse: competition. In other words, e-pen0r.

Many scenarios exist, but here are the common ones:

- The shooter posts the shots. He/she gets no comments. He/she feels ignored --> Q__Q ragequit

- The shooter posts the shots but he/she doesn't even interact with other fellow shooters. The shooter then gets ignored --> Q__Q ragequit

If you do happen to be ignored and skipped (which is not very true), don't sweat it.
As I have said to many fellow Shooters: shoot for yourself first. Amuse yourself with your shots. Sharing the shots with others is another matter and entirely up to you.
As for me, since I'm pretty much the underdog of all Shooters, I have get used to being ignored and skipped for years.

Now this blog is a solution to avoid unnecessary dramas because of not the scenarios above, but because there are several shooters out there who despised my screenshooting style.

Let's say that they are idealistic people who keeps on judging on how screenshooting shall be done. And I don't know why they picked me.

While I have adapted to such harsh treatments, there was the time I said enough and stood up against them. Also thanks to them, my name is usually associated with negative impressions.

Still, I visit the forums although the air of unwelcoming is thick enough. I don't give a frak. Instead, I have discussed with few fellow Shooters in how to increase the comfort zone for lots of shooters out there, especially the ones who have been ignored.

He had an awesome plan. Did it work? Unfortunately not. It's not because of the flaws in the plan, but because the culture of conflict itself has rooted deep in that community. If you do happen to know which one I am talking about, I'm pretty sure you are guessing the same thing.

What's the solution then? Resort back to forums.
In forums, things are pretty much manageable. Of course, the number of the members there are huge. Even my fellow Shooter had said to me that he had to spend around 2 or 3 hours just to finish commenting and giving supportive vibe. If you do happen to be in the forums where I am also active too, I shall say this:
I have never skipped a thread; and I will always try to give creative comments as I usually avoid giving a one-liner.

There are 3 forums I am active for now.
One is a very old forum, you will still see the familiar members from years ago since the time of Morrowind.
One is very active, unfortunately I can't access it! I don't know why, there were lots of updates the last time I was there.
The last one is also active, but I haven't got there because I don't know what to post. I have only been posting about Oblivion stuffs there and fear that they will see me as an Oblivion freak xD
Truth is, I ain't such Oblivion fanboys. I still have a life and real life dramas been going on, even by the time I write this post... and that's why I get back to Oblivion for refreshing.

If this post is too much tl;dr, here's the summary:
1. Shoot for yourself first. Sharing the shots with fellow others is entirely up to you.
2. If you get skipped or ignored, don't sweat it. See point 1.
3. Keep up the positive thinking and keep on spreading the vibe.

*gulps the last of the first coffee of the day*

Sunday Afternoon, Sun is Shining

Sometimes, it's not always the beauty of my characters that I capture. This is usually happen if I have a bad day, or pretty much lack of Muse; that's when I roam around Nirn and capture random shots of inanimate objects.

Scenics is a good genre in screenshooting if you can capture it at few perfect moments. Weather is no longer a problem because you can 'force weather' it via console. While many Shooters usually go for "fw 38eee" (vanilla clear weather), the All Natural mod is, by far, the best weather mod I have ever seen.

If you have the mod already, do jot down its weather codes because it has lots of weather varieties.

Without further ado, these are my scenics I took weeks ago:

Screenshooter's Note:
They are clickable, click the shot to view its original size (1280 x 960).

Karakturz Re-eentroductshun! (Characters Re-Introduction...)

As planned, here are some of my characters:

Screenshooter's Note:
All of the shots are stitch-shots, meaning that I took plenty of shots and merged them into one image. Therefore, some of the shots look a bit funny because of the FOV effect, such as: concave or convex distortions, misaligned textures, and the list goes on.

Now that this planned session is done, I can carry on with the next one.
Cheerio for now :3

And... Truth Be Told... *prepares Draconian Shield and cowers in the corner*

I'm still creating my characters intro shots, that's the answer for my obvious lack of activities these days. I feel like an arse for neglecting the forums..

Also... truth be told, I don't feel like I want to be placed in that remote area for the job. There is this.. fear of detachment of away too far from home. That, and the lack of communication would also occur.

What is home, you ask? Big family.
A hate-and-love relationship indeed with the Big B. While some of the members of the big family are arses, some others are awesome, such as my cousin who just got graduated from the university.
Congratz, mah dear coz'n. Oh and.. teach me photography, that is.. if you have a spare time other than nurturing your sophisticated serpent..

Aye, she loves snakes, dunno why :|

If God does exist up there, please... just do your miracles so my wishes come true. That is: being able to find the most suitable job for me around Jakarta, thus negating my fear of detachment.

Until then, I will always be online on my Skype. Maybe I'll pull an all-nighter for today and keep on sending my messages to the seventh heaven above while screenshooting.

Cheerio.

OH NOEZ! SCUTTLES!!

OH NOEZ! SCUTTLES!!

Screenshooter's Note:
Click to enlarge.
No crabs have been harmed during the screenshooting session.

Credit goes to HoneyVanity and Eiries for the awesome mudcrab.
Who knew that having a dinner in a seafood restaurant gave me this inspiration.

Phew.. That Was Helluva Lots of TGM and TCL... And A Screenshooter's Note..

Awrite, everything is done according to the plan.
My Oblivion is back to its pristine condition, the MQ is all done, not even touching the side quests, and.. now I'm back to TestingHall. How I miss this place already..

In any case.. I have been having a struggle on my own. It sounds cheesy and unimportant.. but.. I think I'm transferring the flagship of my trademark from Kaleeya to my new character, Karenina.

This is a very mixed up feeling. On one hand, Kaleeya has been my trademark for years, a very old character since the beginning of her save file upload to Nexus. Nuh uh, she's far more older than that.
Aha! Since when she began her conception in the lab's computer :D
On the other hand, Karenina is fresh, and she's inspired from many Indonesian beauties (especially Balinese.. heh, talking about the mystical beauty of the Island of The Gods itself  ^__^;) and Emanuela de Paula.

So... Yea.. You might not see Kaleeya as frequent as she used to be. Somehow I shall follow the steps of my fellow Shooters to embrace Head06-based races.

Also, this guilty relief makes me wonder....
What would happen to me if I had really obsessed and invested all of my time making the comics based on Kaleeya and her sisters, and suddenly I had this.. change of heart?
I don't know :|
Maybe I would have gone insane, feeling there was something missing from my mind...

I guess I shall adapt to this change. Hopefully Kaleeya doesn't mind, she has had helluva lots of fun times for years anyways.
Oh and don't get me wrong, I won't delete her.

Awritez, it's time to gather inspiration to create more new characters based on Head06.

Cheerio for now ^__^

All This Has Happened Before...

... and hopefully doesn't have to happen again.

Speaking of vicious cycle of fate and eternity...

Anyways, I have made my decision. I will restart anew without any major armour/clothings/weapons mods. Yesterday I made another cut and now there are only 212 mods running. Let's see how quick I can finish the main quest.

Sometimes... just sometimes... restarting fresh usually brings new atmosphere. Hopefully that's true.

*grabs leather armour, silver bow, and silver arrows*