Status: Release/Final
Language: Visual Basic 6
Platform: Win9x, WinNT, Win2000/XP
Downloads: 179

Bitwise Operations is an app I created to assist in programming, particularly when using API function calls. As you may or may not know, many Windows API functions return or have parameters that are merely binary. The first byte might contain a virtual keycode while the next could hold the state of the key modifiers in single bits. Even if you ...

Bitwise Operations is an app I created to assist in programming, particularly when using API function calls. As you may or may not know, many Windows API functions return or have parameters that are merely binary. The first byte might contain a virtual keycode while the next could hold the state of the key modifiers in single bits. Even if you know how to use bitwise operators and what bits hold which information, it's hard to visualize the bits and convert them to the required hexadecimal or decimal number formats. This program allows you to convert between binary, hex, and decimal by allowing you to toggle each bit in 4 bytes or enter the number in the decimal and hex boxes. Then, through the use of my carefully crafted GUI, it's easy to take numbers you've entered and come up with a formula for extracting certain bits from function returns.

In the example screenshot, I have copied the decimal return from a function. Then, since I know that the data I'm looking for is in the third byte only, I show how to use the bitwise in hex to return only that byte and divide out the lower bytes. Then the final box shows the output of 30. There's also an option for using Or bitwise operations, but I haven't found a use for that yet.

The way you code bitwise operations in VB6 is to take the return and binary compare it to the value after the And operator, like this: (ret And &HFF0000)
If you want a bit, series of bits, or byte that is higher than the first bit, then you want to then divide by the lowest bit you have included in the last part, which would be like so: ret = ((ret And &HFF0000) / &H10000)

Hopefully, intermediate to advanced VB programmers like myself will find this program useful. It certainly saves much time doing calculations and conversions.

Bitwise Operations 179 Downloads	Download

Status: Beta/Abandoned
Game: Doom 2
Downloads: 178

Marines was my own expansion on the original PWAD (by Mr Pink and Sergeant Daniel G. Snyder) that became something of a mish-mash but amusing nonetheless. Since I was designing the new content with a more evolved Doom port (Legacy), this PWAD pushes the limits in terms of what the engine can handle. As such, it's only confirmed to work with jDoom and Legacy ports.

The game itself tries ...

Marines was my own expansion on the original PWAD (by Mr Pink and Sergeant Daniel G. Snyder) that became something of a mish-mash but amusing nonetheless. Since I was designing the new content with a more evolved Doom port (Legacy), this PWAD pushes the limits in terms of what the engine can handle. As such, it's only confirmed to work with jDoom and Legacy ports.

The game itself tries to emulate more wide-open, realistic environments rather than the confined spaces of Doom 2. Thus the number of enemies firing at the player can be overwhelming at times, making for really challenging gameplay. But this also makes Marines a blast for coop and deathmatch play. In my amatuer modding, some of the sprites and sounds I replaced add to the enjoyment, such as the Mancubus' reply of "Thank you, sir. May I have another?" (Animal House) when hit.

Despite not being complete, this PWAD is still great fun. A config file for Legacy is included, but not required, as is a DeHacked file.

Marines PWAD 178 Downloads	Download

Status: Alpha/Abandoned
Media Format: Music (MP3)
Downloads: 176

This was originally a concoction made from a drum-sample loop that later just went horribly wrong. It's a kind of techno-rock with retarded vocals from me and some sort of annoying whistle.

profoundbeat 176 Downloads	Download

Status: Release/Final
Game: Grand Theft Auto 3
Downloads: 175

This mod makes the gangs in Liberty City less troublesome by limiting them to only melee weapons. The main reason for this mod is to prevent your cars from being shot up as you drive through gang territories, especially when doing vehicle missions. However, stopping in or walking through gang territories is still dangerous--a swarm of bat-toting mobsters is no picnic.

But to make sure ...

This mod makes the gangs in Liberty City less troublesome by limiting them to only melee weapons. The main reason for this mod is to prevent your cars from being shot up as you drive through gang territories, especially when doing vehicle missions. However, stopping in or walking through gang territories is still dangerous--a swarm of bat-toting mobsters is no picnic.

But to make sure the game isn't over-simplified, I modified many of the gang-related missions to give them their normal firepower during the mission only. The Mafia and Triads will also have pistols before they start hating you.

GTA3: Subdued Gangs 175 Downloads	Download

Status: Release/Final
Media Format: Video (DivX, MP3)
Downloads: 174

In my senior year of high school, I had set a goal to take over the school's video news program and make it not suck. People rightfully stepped aside as I owned the project. This first episode of the second semester of that year was almost completely edited by me. I had even managed to slip in an NIN track called "Burn" for the intro sequence. This part took an especially long time to do since ...

In my senior year of high school, I had set a goal to take over the school's video news program and make it not suck. People rightfully stepped aside as I owned the project. This first episode of the second semester of that year was almost completely edited by me. I had even managed to slip in an NIN track called "Burn" for the intro sequence. This part took an especially long time to do since the school only had an iMac for video editing (god damn you, Macs, with your single mouse buttons!). The actual news portion is pretty bland, but the "entertainment special" is rather funny. It features the poetic stylings of the oft-mentioned Gandalf the Cock. The credit music was not my idea. When I was getting close to completing this episode, people started weighing in with their two cents and coerced me into using "black music". I'm not being particularly racist here, as all the black people did indeed want it. However, as a whole, I'd accomplished my goal of making NNN not suck.

NNN 5 174 Downloads	Download

Status: Beta/Final
Media Format: Music (MOD)
Downloads: 173

This was an alternate version of Revealing Bounds that was going to be an intro for Terra Instabile. It's only the first part of the original track that fades into Terra Instabile and is generally considered by me to be complete.

revealing "Bounds" 173 Downloads	Download

Status: Release/Final
Game: Unreal Tournament
Downloads: 172

This is a replacement intro for UT that I did in 2001. It's small, so it loads quickly on older systems. It has fire and water and guns laying around--what more could you want? There's also an appropriate included music track done by Nightbeat entitled Today All Gods Die.

S&L UT Intro 172 Downloads	Download

Status: Release/Final
Game: LieroX
Downloads: 172

This is another LieroX level but with an original design. It is a really wide-open, expansive level with a lot of destructible trees and vegetation plus two bases on the edges. It's great for mortar-only games. 4 to 8 players are recommended.

LieroX Jungle War Level 172 Downloads	Download

Status: Release/Final
Language: Visual Basic .NET
Platform: Win9x, WinNT, Win2000/XP
Downloads: 168

This one started out as another VB6 app, but after completing 25%, I converted it to VB.NET. From what I remember, I switched cause I wanted to optimize my string reading speed. Eventually, I had just continued to work out the program in .NET. So, you could say this is my learning app, but it's still quite functional. This is the first time I've ...

This one started out as another VB6 app, but after completing 25%, I converted it to VB.NET. From what I remember, I switched cause I wanted to optimize my string reading speed. Eventually, I had just continued to work out the program in .NET. So, you could say this is my learning app, but it's still quite functional. This is the first time I've used regular expressions, buffered reads, XP-themed controls, and threads, as well.

What this app does is reads local HTML (or HTML-encapsulating) files according to their file extensions and searches through them using regular expressions to find instances of fonts. It will find HTML, CSS, and script coded fonts. When it finds a font, it adds it to three different displays. The first is a list of all the fonts, their font filenames (if found), and the number of instances of that font found. The second is a tree list of fonts and the pages that use them. The third is a tree list of pages and the fonts that they use. These all have context menus with special functions like opening files and previewing fonts. You can also tweak some options like the regular expressions to use, but they've been tested extensively and should work well. The program will find an estimated 99% of the fonts and will match a non-font about 1 in 15,000 font matches (with default settings and dependent on the scope and type of files searched).

This app is mostly done, but I may add some more options or make a variation of it in the future. It requires the .NET Framework v1.1 or later, of course.

Website Fonts Finder 168 Downloads	Download

Status: Alpha/Abandoned
Media Format: Music (MOD)
Downloads: 167

Don't ask me what the "Bounds" means, because I do not know. I'm not sure I ever knew. This was a pretty massive layered piece with impressive strings and percussion that kept building and building until it breaks and goes into a darker theme...with more strings and percussion. Then I tried to go to a lighter theme and lost inspiration as is apparent.

revealing "Bounds" 167 Downloads	Download