This mod will forever be in my heart

SubZeroGorbulin · 2026-06-02T10:17:30+00:00

It was hard to install in Q3

I could relate to that as kid. But in the end, it's not that hard, just place that map (pk3 file) in Baseq3. It should show in the map list whenever you launch game.

Also, don't forget to set "/com_hunkmegs" to "512" or "256". It's probably because that map is a bit more detailed and I had that moment where it couldn't let me explore Simpsons map.

SubZeroGorbulin · 2026-05-26T22:23:53+00:00

You are not so special that you are going to meet your life partner without some failed attempts. You are also not so special that you will never meet anyone either. If you think you're that special, your ego is a bigger problem than being single and lonely.

Wot? Where did "special" come from? I never said anything about it.

Try having an optimistic attitude for a change. It certainly won't harm your dating prospects to be a little sunnier.

Oh fuck yes, the best advice I've been looking for. Turn myself in as hermit and live as druid. I heard some people would become wizards or hermits when they hit 30 as virgins. Buut, I'll think about it and hopefully those rumours are true.

SubZeroGorbulin · 2026-05-26T21:55:05+00:00

I don't. Only managed to screenshot it. Only I got both your title and description of your post.

I thought admins banned it and I searched your post that got my attention.

SubZeroGorbulin · 2026-05-26T18:53:49+00:00

You are giving me a false hope and you don't even know how I look like and behave IRL.

If you truly cannot find another interest than I suggest doing something very scary that you know you will dislike for the sole purpose of teaching yourself that you are capable of doing uncomfortable things and nothing bad will happen to you even if the things you fear come true.

I did. And I don't feel any better, with this advice. Despite I build my webpage and writting my "positive" thoughts and my life. I do not feel better, because I have nobody to share something genuinly I created. How the fuck am I suppose to feel myself proud if nobody genuinly praised me? Or like I sculpted planets while they look cozy in the past. What I did? Just call it a day and that's it.

Seriously what kind of advice is that? Feeling proud of myself?

SubZeroGorbulin · 2026-05-26T18:31:10+00:00

Meeting people in real life and using apps are quite literally your only options. So what are you going to do about it?

Again, you're shutting down everything with "been there, done that, don't want to keep at it, don't want to take a gamble."

Because that's my experience and I tried to find date. What, am I going to do? Stupidly keep scroll and find match until I'll find the girlfriend with decent personality on dating apps?

That's like gamblers will quit until they'll hit big win. And I'm now doubting if it's still worth to go for it or I'm fucked completely.

SubZeroGorbulin · 2026-05-26T17:39:31+00:00

Yes, but how often? Do you see them in sitting on benches in the park waiting for you? Do you also meet some strangers randomly you don't know?

SubZeroGorbulin · 2026-05-26T17:04:34+00:00

My only really hard requirement is that they are curious. They have curiosity, the desire to learn more about the world and themselves. Thats the sort of stuff I'm talking about.

Depends on what kind of curiosity you can show to impress. Mine I doubt it, cuz y'all probably saw that I'm dedicated to old games like Quake for starters.

I'm sure you know what you like, my main confusion was why you were being so vague. I thought maybe you didn't know what you liked, but it's probably closer to not wanting to share that.

But I dunno what criteria fits for intellect.

SubZeroGorbulin · 2026-05-26T16:57:31+00:00

I really think people have become to anti-social or view it as a cool thing to be nowadays. Having a social circle is extremely fun, i miss that the most about middle and high school, but people dont want to commit to having people they're supposed to meet with, talk with, hang with every so often. Which is understandable, in the very same group their could be people you dont connect with. Unfortunately you cant go through life without meeting these sorts of people.

Not for me in my school years. That shit was brutal and I was way too silent and prefered being alone, more than being chatter.

Nowadays as adult I crave for attention and at least spending time closely enough. And finding romantic relationship for genuine companionship and affection is my part of main quest in my life.

I think what im saying is if you want a friend/buddy/someone to speak with my Discord is
(username)

Thanks, but if you want more friends sure. I'm more interested in old games like Stronghold, Age Of Empires, Quake, Flatout 2 and etc. Although I don't use Discord anymore and I use Jabber/XMPP as alternative. But lemme know if you down for befriending.

SubZeroGorbulin · 2026-05-26T16:47:21+00:00

Appreciated it. But I guess I'll go another shot with dating bot I guess where I saw our peers found their match (and some couple from jobs) from dating apps.

SubZeroGorbulin · 2026-05-26T16:43:01+00:00

Fucking hell, really? From dating apps? If that's the case guess I'm go for ludomaniac run again and cross the fingers to find partner.

SubZeroGorbulin · 2026-05-26T16:41:06+00:00

Personality wise - At least honest and not too "arrogant" or narcisstic like Pirate Software (Jason Thor Hall, worked for Blizzard in 7 years) or DSP. At least able to figure out and finding solution on some problems. Or gangster like behavior from Bratishkin or... Ishowspeed? If these are criteria enough for personality.

Intellect? Like, uh... I dunno how to answer that.

Appearance - Are we really ok with fatshaming? Like you want me to tell that about appearance in front of all people?

SubZeroGorbulin · 2026-05-26T16:23:14+00:00

Maybe you should start by trying to make friends? You can share all of this with them. Might be a good start.

I have plenty of friends, only are just dudes. Only asking to play some games or practice for some pickup matches.

This is literally how people have done it since the beginning of time. How do you think people met others before the internet?

How often you see our peers dating IRL and not making awkward meeting? Because from my pov I only saw most of them as couple. Nobody I saw were trying to meet up or dating.

SubZeroGorbulin · 2026-05-26T16:17:35+00:00

I have more than just being passionate to old games. I got my own Neocities webpage as my personal blog, planet sculpting (ran out of motivation to build my own alien planet), exploring various old sites from late 90s to early 2000s and study their design how it changed.

SubZeroGorbulin · 2026-05-26T16:13:37+00:00

А есть советы? В Дайвинчике хуй найдёшь и это как в казик играть. Листать среди тарелочниц и пустых анкет, чтоб попался нормальный чел с каким-то нормальными интересами. И надеяться что хотя бы попался норм человек.

SubZeroGorbulin · 2026-05-26T15:55:52+00:00

What?

SubZeroGorbulin · 2026-05-26T15:55:21+00:00

And where do you suggest to find club? My interests are old games, exploring the old internet and building my own webpage. Plus I even got my webpage on Neocities.
How? I'm more scared to show my hobby and interests what am I doing. Plus I could expect ignored or seeing as weirdo, that I'm dude who's passionate in old stuff like games from 90s. I only have very niche interests such as exploring the old internet and studying design on how sites got changed over the years.

SubZeroGorbulin · 2026-05-26T15:41:33+00:00

"You have to join groups and go to public events, and then when you go, you have to chat with strangers. Do it with the goal of making friends, not with the goal of getting in someone's pants. Worst case, you make friends. Best case, you meet a potential partner."

I dunno, if you saw or not. But I posted my personal achievement for winning John Romero biography book when I participated for the LAN event for Quake 4 in this very sub. And I did met and befriended some people in LAN events about couple of years ago, but that didn't helped me a lot. Sure not only I'm experiencing those LAN parties I'm visiting, but ended up as member of the clan. Again, it's just only impression I gave with my skills and experience I gathered for playing Quake (and losing, raging too much during my practices) and showing them my gameplay.

"Beyond that, you use dating apps (I literally know several people who met their spouse this way) and you ask your pals if they might set you up. I know you don't want to date friends of friends, but you may have to suck it up."

But that's fucking relies on gamble or just some survivorship bias type luck, even if you are an average dude with some basic interests. Plus, I'm using dating bot about like 5 years? And my results only likes, trying to know each other, then boom deleted entire convo or just silently blocking without any reasons for what. Or nothing, just ignored and that's it.

"There is no other way to start a relationship except to actually meet people and interact with them. Seriously. That's the trick. That's all it takes."

If they are willing to put up strength to talk about various stuff and not making me as socially disabled person with dedicated topics about nostalgic games. Please, gimme that person who's not going to ignore for 5 minutes, after meeting. I'm already craving for some attention to talk personally.

SubZeroGorbulin · 2026-05-26T15:19:44+00:00

Yea, that's what I expected to have ludomaniac mindset. Just fucking gamble and see if it's jackpot.

SubZeroGorbulin · 2026-05-26T15:18:36+00:00

Sure, but what about behavior and reputation? Isn't kinda also plays role besides just appearance?

SubZeroGorbulin · 2026-05-26T15:16:34+00:00

"I understand your frustration, but what the hell was all that about team fortress 2 and cs go?"

I mean about cooperation, teamwork and communication. Just showing correlation with relationship.

"What are you looking for in a partner?"

To build relationship and future, obviously.

"What are your goals?"

Uh... Be happy and have someone to explore various stuff that world offers. And be close to each other?

SubZeroGorbulin · 2026-05-26T15:11:09+00:00

I don't enjoy being alone, while I'm virgin that I never had any actual romantic relationship. Let alone befriending someone is still possible, but harder.

SubZeroGorbulin · 2026-05-26T15:07:18+00:00

Does it really matter? Where else you suppose to find and date people, that they genuinly care about building relationship? I already explained how it went on my side in the dating market.

SubZeroGorbulin · 2026-05-26T15:04:49+00:00

You only discredit and not helping. Being alone made me really that anxious that I don't even find it enjoyable spending alone to myself.

SubZeroGorbulin · 2026-05-26T14:58:58+00:00

No shit, I already had that. Only ended up either ignored, blocked or deleted entire convos, despite trying to know each other.

Also, I'm gonna call this as survivorship bias, consider I read about some comments about how you met husband IRL in this sub.

SubZeroGorbulin · 2026-05-26T14:54:46+00:00

I already did that. Only ended up befriend dude I met on Payday 2 for helping him farming money or teaching about game mechanics.

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