[Hello and Goodbye]

Thanks again for the kind words, best wishes and good advises.

We have informed the health insurance now, there´s a lot of paperwork coming in. Everything is organized as well as we could,
things calm down a bit and daily routine takes over. Currently, it´s the calm before the storm, we´ll see how it goes
after the rehab is over. Distraction is needed badly, otherwise you start running in circles, like a mad dog in a cage. That´s why
I´ll be here now and then and will step on your feet. (;

Despite we don´t know each other, I wish to thank all of you again for your compassion. Thanks guys, it really helps and it was,
and still is, an overwhelming experience. God bless you!
But finally, I´ve got a plea: Please let the thread fall asleep now. I´m feeling like a beggar.  

chattius, I might ask you again for further informations, if the health insurance remains inactive and tries to save money. (It
wouldn´t surprise me, to be honest.)

[Hello and Goodbye]

Thanks everybody. You are good and kind people.

[Hello and Goodbye]

Hello

I just want to chime in. My father suffered a "transient ischemic attack" which is some kind of temporary stroke. A blood vessel
is blocked for a certain amount of time, before the blood flow returns to normal. The symptoms are mostly reversible, a rehab is
necessary though. The speach is heavily affected, it sounds like talking to a drunk.
The doctors said it will take a while until things are getting better. Something between weeks and months. No one can tell
exactly.
Lucky, lucky, lucky! However. I won´t leave entirely, but the time I have left for modding is greatly reduced.

 

@ gogoblender

Thank you for your kind words.

[Hello and Goodbye]

Hello and goodbye

A familiy member suffered a stroke during this night and no one noticed it until breakfast. Paramedics roamed our house, a doc
flew in and the whole family is in an uproar. According to the team leader, the chances to return to normal are tiny, because
there´s some kind of time limit, which is surpassed most likely. After that, the inflicted damage is more or less permanent.
We will head now to the hospital aswell and wait for the diagnosis.

I´m sorry to inform you, that I have no time for this anymore and all my projects are discontinued for a long time, I assume.
Thank you everyone, keep Darkmatters going, be well.

[Vanguard (Completed)]

I second Hooyaah! That´s good work indeed!

PS:

You can watch blocked youtube videos by using a VPN network. The latest Opera-Browser has one included already. Give it a try.

[Sacred Underworld New Gladiator Model Test]

Nice work indeed!

[Food glorious food - What are you eating]

Huh? An entire class full of girls visited the brewery:) They drank, sweared and watched soccer too you say? Errm, where did
you say is this brewery exactly? Just for the records of course. (;

But back to topic for a moment. Let me see your pancake recipes!

[What Are You Currently Playing?]

Speaking of the downfall of a game studio, does someone remember Icewind Dale 2? There´s an interview with Mister Urquhart where
he describes how the little rubber boat, aka Black Isle, struggled to prevent the Titanic (Interplay) from sinking, but got
finally sucked into the slowly rotating whirlpool, following its parent company. In a desperate fight, they stitched Icewind
Dale 2 together in a single year. A little later, the plug was pulled and both companies de facto ceased to exist. Sad.

[Download Items and Gear from SacredWiki!]

Hello fellow players!

Is someone interested in creating a "warehouse" for all character classes, ranging from level 30-130 maybe? The player can literary
"feed" on the stored items if he wants to, transfering them to his toon at will. Trading would become obsolete and would not stand
in your way anymore. Uniques, or Sets are of course welcome too and the best thing is, that everyone can participate. Sounds good?

[How to import 3D models in Sacred Underworld]

Hello Kenzor

I guess we´re stuck here more or less. Or have to wait for Ruddick to get the job done on his own. 3ds max is a quite expensive
software. A licence for a single year costs roughly 2000 Euros. Plugins range from 200 to 5000 Euros. And there are many, many
of them. I don´t think that extra plugins are necessary, though.
I hope that the plugin, Ruddick has used to open the models, is compatible with free software too.

Until the matter is solved, I´ll link some extractors for you if you´re interested.

Texture Extractor:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/h43bcppuu7t46yr/sacred_tex_extractor.zip/file
Model Extractor:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/8fctaiadtx2avv8/sacmodextr.zip/file
Granny Viewer:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/e0in75qafonpnr2/grn2gr2_conv.zip/file

[Food glorious food - What are you eating]

6 hours ago, chattius said:

At school I visited the brewery 5 times.

chattius, I must confess I don´t like the idea that you skipped school just to visit the next, nearby brewery! (;

Jokes aside, I personally prefer Karlsberg. Bitter in taste and only enjoyable if it´s icy cold. During my time in the army we gave it to the locals. It just took two bottles to make them drunk. In exchange we got a lot of homemade ham and sausages. A good deal for both sides!

[SACRED 2 ONLINE MULTIPLAYER: HOW-TO, DISCUSSION & DEVELOPMENT]

Ah, ok. Thanks for the insight, xrystal! Then I shall leave you techies alone. Please proceed. (:

[Food glorious food - What are you eating]

Mmmh! Sounds good! I wonder however, that you haven´t mentioned the boxes of beer, chattius! "Extinguishing the fire" can have several
means as you know. What´s your favorite by the way?

[SACRED 2 ONLINE MULTIPLAYER: HOW-TO, DISCUSSION & DEVELOPMENT]

Stupid question, but can someone explain the matter to me in a few simple words?

[Unofficial Sacred Patch]

Is your question about Thorium´s patch solved so far?

SRB is balanced well, but the more changes you make, the more you have to consider. If you pull on a single thread, the entire
carpet moves. Especially Combat Arts and Spells are difficult to balance. The chance that you overpower them is high, because
everyone of us has his own pet-character. A deep insight is needed, hours of playtime, followed by hours and hours of playtesting.

However. I suggest to continue the discussion somewhere where MetaL, or Starling can see it. They will surely answer your
questions.

[Food glorious food - What are you eating]

Stop it, chattius! I´m getting hungry!

Besides, I noticed, it´s a tiny portion for a firefighter. Did your wife force you into a weight loss program? (;

[Vanguard (Completed)]

Well done, SheHawk! You´re a good builder! Keep it coming, yes?

[Unofficial Sacred Patch]

Hello and welcome!

Sacred Reborn has Thorium´s patch included, as far as I know. Give SRB a try! You won´t be disappointed.

[Currently Listening to... Share your music!]

Here´s another calm and soothing theme:

 

(Lianne La Havas/"Twice" cover)

 

[Sacred Downloads - Dark Elf Skins]

Good work, Vilya!

Do you plan to reskin monsters too?

[Your opinion matters (like hell)]

Thanks for the good advice and the kind words, MetaL!
To be honest, I started working to support others a bit, because I believe it is easier to mod, when you see that there are others,
that are working their *ss off too. Is boosts your own morale and motivation if new content sees daylight and luckily, there´s
no infighting here at Darkmatters.
After two more modders showed up within days, VilyaTheWhite and Ruddick, and shared their creations and knowledge, I´m full of
hope that we all will continue working on Sacred and keep it vital and healthy for the next years.

I´m happy that you will introduce Ysendra´s work and mine to the russian community, I try hard to get the enhanced GUI done
until Christmas. Combat Arts and spells keep me busy currently. (:
...and if you guys in Russia like it, it is all good!

[How to import 3D models in Sacred Underworld]

The door has just opened wide! Great job, RuDDicK!

[Sacred Underworld New Models Test]

Good news! Moldavia joined the club too! Be welcome RuDDicK!

Did you made the models? 

[Sacred Reborn: Daemon Chronicles]

Sounds good. Let´s see how it goes!

[Sacred Downloads - Wood Elf Skins]

Just gave them a quick try and I have to say that the new skins are very cool! Despite I abandoned the WE, because she is so overpowered, I shall return and give her a second chance. But I can´t decide. Shall I pick Dark Elf Sorceress, or Dryad Fury? Decisions, decisions.

Good work, Vilya! Keep it up!