Planning For The Future…(Doctor Who Miniatures Game)

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Gosh… I so wish that I could be there for these games….
Graeme Dawson, author of The Doctor Who Miniatures Game (DWMG), has announced that he will be putting on a couple of participation games at next year\’s Salute, on April 24.

This will be the game\’s first appearance at a convention.

The two planned scenarios are:

\’A Rig Too Far\’: Euro Sea Gas are in trouble again as the entire crew from one of their \’deep drill\’ rigs have vanished. The rig is towed back to the remote highland sea lock, Devil\’s Bay, where UNIT are investigating, led by the Doctor. In the lightening dawn, however, something is rising from the cold dark waters…

\’Lock Stock and Two Smoking Daleks\’: London, 2007. The Army of Ghosts and the Cult of Skaro are attacking Torchwood Tower. Take to the streets as the Preachers, Torchwood, the cops, some opportunistic criminal wideboys, or one of the two metal alien factions. All the fun of the fair with the Doctor, Rose, Mickey, Yvonne and the rest.

He added: \’We are also hoping to have the upcoming \’Battle for Canary Wharf\’ intro to the DWMG PDF available in booklet form, as well as an extremely top secret item for sale (it\’s very very exciting!).\’

Salute 2010 is on Saturday, April 24, at London\’s ExCel Centre and further details about the DWMG sceneraios will be posted on the game\’s Facebook Page and on its Yahoo mailing list.

2414U & 1132U with DirectX = pain?

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Check out the warning below that Smarthome includes in their literature for the 2414U Insteon controller:

Using PowerLinc USB & PowerLinc Controller with DirectX Input Devices
It is advised that you unplug your PowerLinc when playing games that use Microsoft\’s DirectX system while using USB input devices like joysticks.

I have run into this problem in the past…  It doesn\’t cause harm to your automation controller (2414U or 1132U), but if you have either plugged in and you start a game that uses a DirectX  input device, it\’s possible that the application/game will crash…  Or become stuck at a black screen.
Simply unplugged the controller or the cable to the controller will allow the application/game to run successfully.
Evidently there is a conflict  between DirectX and the controller\’s driver…

Doctor Who RPG: A Brief Recap…

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Doctor Who RPG: A Brief Recap…
\”Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space
Game Line: Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space
Category: Core Rules and setting
Retail Price: $59.95
Size: Boxed Game, 144pp Gamemaster’s Guide, 86pp Player’s Guide, 30pp Adventures Book, 4pp Quick Start Guide, Pre-generated Character Sheets, Blank Character Sheets, Gadget sheets, Story Point Tokens and Dice.
Interior Art: Full colour
Author: David F. Chapman et al.
Stock Code: CB71100
ISBN: 978-1-907204-11-1
Imagine you could go anywhere. This world or countless others, encountering strange alien races, new cultures or hostile environments. Now imagine you could travel to any time. See the pyramids and the Sphinx (back when she had a nose!), discover who (or what) really built Stonehenge, meet the first Emperor of Japan, or travel into the far future as humanity spreads to the stars. Where would you go?
With Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space, the power is in your hands! You can go anywhere or anywhen in the universe. It’s not going to be easy. It’ll probably be dangerous. The universe is a hostile place, full of Daleks, Slitheen, Krillitane, Sontarans, Plasmavores, Cybermen, Sycorax, Judoon and worse. There will be fear, heartbreak and excitement, but above all, it’ll be the trip of a lifetime.
Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space is a roleplaying game set in the universe of the world’s longest running science fiction show on TV – the BBC’s Doctor Who.
Published in a boxed format, the core set includes:
• Player’s Guide
• Gamemaster’s Guide
• Adventure Book
• Quick Start Guide
• Character sheets, including pre-generated characters for the series cast
• Tokens and Dice
Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space has been written to appeal to both the experienced and first time gamer.
Doctor Who: Gamemaster’s Screen
Game Line: Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space
Category: GM Screen
Retail Price: $14.99
Size: 4 panel screen
Interior Art: Colour
Author: David F. Chapman and Dominic McDowall-Thomas
Stock Code: CB71101
ISBN: 978-1-907204-13-5
Packed with all the information a Gamemaster needs for easy reference during a session of Doctor Who, this \’deluxe\’ thick screen will last for years of Adventures in Time and Space.
Aliens and Creatures
Game Line: Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space
Category: Expansion
Retail Price: $39.99
Size: Boxed set, 180pp
Interior Art: Full colour
Author: David F. Chapman et al
Stock Code: CB71102
ISBN: 978-1-907204-30-2
In the vast expanse of space wait creatures beyond the imagination. Mutants housed in impenetrable armour, vast criminal families that disguise themselves in the skins of their victims, and thousands of cloned soldiers ready to conquer and crush.
But it\’s not all evil and danger out there. The songs of the peaceful enslaved echo through time, while others try to protect the weaker species in the endless night of space.
Aliens and Creatures is an expansion set for the Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space roleplaying game. Within this box you will find:
• 148 page rulebook detailing many of the creatures faced in the Doctor\’s latest adventures including the Cult of Skaro, Davros, the Weeping Angels and the Hath, as well as additional rules for creating your own creatures both as enemies or as playable characters
• 32 page Adventure book, featuring a whole new ready-to-play adventure and many ideas for additional stories
• Additional Story Point Counters
• Alien Record Cards for easy reference

How make a static local ip for a computer, using an Airport Extreme

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Make Life easy for yourself.
Leave everything the way it is right now. Make sure your client computer is set to use DHCP. Click on Advanced –> Ethernet and write down the Mac Address for the client/server computer…

  1. Open Airport Utility…..
  2. Open your Airport Extreme
  3. Click on Internet
  4. Click on DHCP
  5. Click on + under DHCP Reservations
  6. Add a description (eg Server), and click on Reserve Address By Mac Address
  7. Click on Continue
  8. Add the Mac Address, and type in the IP Address you want to assign it.

This will cause the computer to always get the same IP Address through DHCP. You are literally reserving the IP for that computers use.

The Stalker of Norfolk

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Rich, the artist on the Ten Doctor\’s, and the Forever Knight / Doctor Who cross over \”Forever Janette\” is starting a new series called \”The Stalker of Norfolk\”. As you can see, it\’s a Doctor Who comic…
The image is a teaser, as he states:

Title of the new episode, starting as soon as I have a wee buffer. Meaning, sometime in the next few days. Stand by!

By the way, within the next day or so, I should have some interesting news…

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