games & code related blog
Domain Update 2
After some angry emails and several days waiting Kolky.nl is back online! Now if only I can find the time to create a new portfolio only site for Avdkolk.nl.
Domain Update
Somehow my domain's DNS records got deleted by Mamut Active 24. After some days of mailing back-and-forth, phone calls and faxing forms I am now finally the owner of Kolky.nl! However their DNS records tool is pretty shitty and full of bugs, so until they either fix the bugs, or I move the domain my main domain Kolky.nl will be offline. Hopefully people will pick up this domain. I'll continue posting and will keep updating my profile here until my domain is back!
Besides doing a little coding on yet another project, that has got me more inspired than any project I've tried sofar, I'm unable to code a lot due to massive overtime at work. We're currently in the Beta / Mastering phase for Fairytale Fights! On the gamescon in Cologne probably more will be released about Fairytale Fights. If you haven't received my email with the latest Fairytale Fights update, check the link below:
Fairytale Fights Teaser Trailer #2: (the real deal)
Hosting & avdkolk.nl
Since February I've had a webserver hosted on a friends server. However it wasn't very quick and stable, so I had to find new hosting for my SVN projects, IRC Bouncer & IRC Bot. So I did: XlsHosting.com good priced and so far good service! I even helped them out with a bug in their ordering system. Now my SVN is hosted using SSL on a new domain, avdkolk.nl. Later on I'll move my portfolio & c.v. to there...
iPhone 3G S
This Friday I ordered the new iPhone 3G S (32GB), funny thing: the day after my current telephone's screen breaks (Samsung U600) :S. Anyway, I also managed to install Mac OS X in Vmware using PCWiz's VMware Image so now I can start developing for the iPhone aswell.. Not sure what or when but just cause I can 
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Aion
Today I received a beta key for the Aion Beta from a good friend, Nessaj, over at Ensidia. Just downloaded the 5,3GB of game files and now going to try it. Strangest thing however, I'm running Windows 7 on my machine since this weekend and Aion complained I dind't have the latest DirectX version. How strange since Windows Vista came packed with this? And also there's some bug with GameGuard for Windows 7 that needed a fix, wich I quickly found on google: http://blog.integrii.net/?p=231.
Anyway, Aion: is a from origin Korean MMORPG with PVP and PVE in a fantasy setting. They are just starting beta's for the Western countries. The game's unique selling point is that everybody can fly which is a big thing in most MMO's! I'll update this post with more info when I've actually started playing a while... (Although I've already played it on the Leipzig Games Convention for a mere minute...)