April Fools

[Moosferatu]

Were there any April Fools jokes that were even semi-amusing this year?

Also, how much space is gmail going to have? I thought they were just adding another gig, but it's still going up. How can they do that?

[Kolzig]

It's because they are The Google men. The sky is the limit.

[Erkki]

Were there any April Fools jokes that were even semi-amusing this year?

One.

[Chris]

One.

Haha, nice one! April Fools!!!!

[Redwall]

I liked Ragnar Tornquist's. It was obvious, but it wasn't terribly over-the-top like most are.

I also found some of the Gamespot posts semi-amusing.

Oh, and a mod that posted it was getting shut down for copyright infringement. The letter was quite well done, but they gave it away with a completely ridiculous name for the sender.

[MrHoatzin]

Nothing really beats the Gmail announcement from last year. It was so silly and over the top and then... turns out it real.

[Simon]

I quite liked Peter Jackson's fake production video diary on KongIsKing.net. Kind of a straight 'mockumentary' deal following on from the many production diaries he's been doing for this fansite since his remake began shooting.

Pete announces two more King Kong sequels and shows off some concept art and early animation tests. He talks about how we'll see Kong recruited for the American war effort, travelling to Europe with machines guns strapped to his back, on a mission to assassinate Hitler.

[Kode]

It's because they are The Google men. The sky is the limit.

The sky is 4.34 GB, just so you know.

[MrHoatzin]

Let's see... I've barely filled 42 megabytes which is... wait... 2%? What?! Wait??!! They increased the limit to 2 gigabytes?! Holy crap!

[Bc9b]

Homestar had a pritty good one, but it's down now.

Good thing they have an obsessive fan base.

[DanJW]

Hmmmm, and here is the update for Friday's CS:Source patch

Friday, April 1 2005

An update is available for Counter-Strike: Source. The update will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. This update addresses requests for more realism in Counter-Strike: Source. The changes are as follows:

Features/Additions

Doubled player speed when jumping. The effect to cumulative, so the more you jump, the faster you go.

Cut price of AWP by 50%.

Added akimbo Riot Shield to buy menu.

Removed de_dust from mapcycle.

Realism Enhancements:

Knives:

Between rounds, it is suggested that you unsheath the weapon and repeatedly press the attack key to air it out as the leather now collects moisture and creates pits on the blade, making it less effective in the next round.

Shotguns:

1. Firing the shotgun without ammo loaded will now cause it to jam.

2. When the shotgun jams, press F2 to fill out form DA-1823-00/A12-H8.

3. You should then hear a scribbling sound. When it stops, press F3 to send the request to LIDM.

4. Failure to do paperwork before pressing F3 will result in the immediate return of the unrepaired shotgun.

5. The repairs can take 1-2 rounds for completion. During that time, you cannot purchase a replacement firearm and may only use your sidearm or knife.

Player Models:

Several models now feature eyewear. This is a completely cosmetic enhancement with the following exceptions:

Part EP-7829-292-2 must be purchased and worn correctly at all times in order to see during the round.

In between rounds, you may purchase and use part EC-2231-833-H34 to clean your EP-7829-292-2. Note: that this does not clean the eyewear itself!

To clean the eyewear, you need to purchase and use the designated cleaner, EC-2231-233-H34, EC-2231-523-H34, or EC-2231-239-H34a respectively depending on your model's eyewear. You can determine the part # of the correct cleaner by asking someone.

Machine and submachine guns:

At least once every five rounds, press F1 to inspect the weapon:

A musical cue indicates that the inspection has started. Now press F1 again repeatedly to clean and lubricate the weapon.

Your Preventative Maintenance Status (either "cleaning" or "lubricating") is determined by the speed with which you press the F1 key and will be displayed above your head.

To accurately simulate real life maintenance mistakes, pressing F1 too quickly will lubricate either the bolt face or the trunnion block. Pressing F1 too slowly sprays lubricant directly into the buffer tube. All mistakes render the gun inoperable, though this may not become immediately apparent.

Experiment with keypress timing to avoid (and discover!) other common maintenance errors.

In order to balance the improved stopping power of a well-maintained weapon, the reloading process has been made much less reliable.

When reloading, you should listen for two or three distinct clicks over a period of several seconds.

If you hear one click or no clicks or more than two clicks, you've bent the link ejector chute and the gun will most likely explode on the next attempt to fire it, though it may not.

[Jake]

Nice! Good to see they're finally making that game more realistic! It was too fun before.