The Zone Blog 08: Fire in the hole!
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Some of you may have noticed via my status updates last week that I was in the process of my 2-year PC upgrade cycle, and that I was working on building an Intel Core i7 based system. The good news is that the upgrade went well despite having to reinstall Windows (nothing was lost), and the system was stable and powerful within 24 hours of the parts arriving. The bad news? Saturday, during a heavy CPU load, a capacitor on the motherboard exploded, sparking a small fire on the board. Yes, I’m serious:
As far as I can tell, the motherboard did not take any components with it when it died a catastrophic death, but I won’t be able to fully test everything until the replacement motherboard arrives. In the mean time, I’m going to change the topic of The Zone Blog Post #8 from what I had planned, and make do with what images I already had available.
Ah, game development. Always an adventure!
Instead of the Bober Railroad station, today’s update will feature a selection of new debris and background props that I have created to populate The Zone.
First off, I have created two versions of a Soviet style hammer and sickle statue; one is aged but stable, and one has been vandalized.
Next up is another Zone sign. These signs warn travelers of the dangers of eating the wild plants in The Zone. It says: “Picking mushrooms and berries prohibited!”
The rest of the images speak for themselves, so enjoy!
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