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Great, thanks for the quick reply. I visited the store but was confused that it's offline with a message about reopening in 2023!

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Oh cool, thanks for the update. There's so much amazing stuff this year for Quake's anniversary, it's hard to keep track of!

I've completely missed out on this. Will there ever be a reprint for UK buyers? The only copies left for sale are for US customers only.

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I'm curious about this. I can't find any info about this release other than the announcement on Slipseer. Was it released? I can find Sewer Jam 1 and 2, but no 3?

Oh my. What a mess. I hope eventually that common sense will prevail and that all the public domain art that was previously locked away behind that system will eventually be put back online with universal access.

Matt Hill @matthill.co · 27/09/2026

Right. So many games just shouldn't be games. Still Wakes the Deep another case in point. Annoyed the hell out of me as an interactive experience. Would have been much better as a film.

Matt Hill @matthill.co · 25/09/2026

Unbelievable that's Quake! You've outdone yourself. I'm so looking forward to this, thank you.

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Liana ✦ illustrain't @ commissions open @herssian.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

pulling every kind of resource off forums and websites to shove them in discord servers with no alternative way to access at least a decade's worth of information was a good idea. i promise

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Bob Marshall @bobmarshall.co.uk · 18/09/2026

A polite request and reminder to folk who manage heritage interpretation projects: Please don’t leave it too late in your project or until just a month or two before your deadline to commission us visual reconstruction artists.

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This is exactly the kind of thing I pictured at the announcement. Looks fantastic, I can't wait to play it.

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I have more photos to add to this later. So much fascinating history to experience there.

Akways! My kingdom for an edit button!

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Matt Hill @matthill.co · 16/09/2026

Chatham Historic dockyard is akways fascinating. Did you know it has the longest preserved and still working ropery in the world? The 346 metre long building has made hundreds of thousands of miles of rope for centuries. I got these snaps at the weekend.

Interior view of Chatham dockyard ropery showing the 346 metre length in long perspective.

Interior view of Chatham dockyard ropery showing the 346 metre length in long perspective with some ceiling details.

Interior view of Chatham dockyard ropery showing a rack with hanging portions of frayed or unfinished rope.

Interior view of Chatham dockyard ropery showing a bicycle used to ride the 1135 foot length, the quickest way to get between both ends.

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Although, I'm the one still working while they sit about twiddling thumbs. Maybe I've got this wrong!

Matt Hill @matthill.co · 16/09/2026

Co-pilot is down and it's perplexing to see many colleagues now unable to do their jobs. I don't use AI tools, so I'm completely unaffected. Amazing that we've fallen so far, so fast.

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Matt Hill @matthill.co · 15/09/2026

Nice. Ira Glass called it the taste gap. It's a frustrating place to be! I'm looking forward to seeing more of your thinking in video form, it's nice to hear you after years of reading you.

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Matt Hill @matthill.co · 15/09/2026

Corporations and governments *always* have enough money to support the things they want, despite whatever else they might have said. Money does as money wants.

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Thanks for the reply. Were there any significant gameplay changes in the extra Gold missions? Ah sorry, I'm being lazy, will Google it later, heh!

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That should have said "time sink"! Enshittified AI powered autocorrect strikes again!

Yes, exactly. The constant updates are overwhelming and a tonne sink. Unless it contains a breaking bug, the current version I'm using still works so I'll use that thanks very much! After a 30+ year digital career I'm ready to ditch it all, it's just noise and exhausting frustration now.

At work we've been through a very long MoG (Machinery of Government) change which includes switching from Google to Microsoft at enterprise level. It's been an absolute nightmare and coupled with the push to using AI, the whole thing has really soured my relationship with digital tech.

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Matt Hill @matthill.co · 13/09/2026

Oh my, yes, I feel your pain! It's got so bad hasn't it? My day job requires all sorts of daily logins and 2FA all day long and it drives me nuts. I really miss the days I could just turn on the computer and get to work...

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It's been so long, I no longer remember the differences between the two. I'd like to replay it, should I choose the original or Gold?

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

2 months from TODAY is the beginning of the end of the Orange Embarrassment. Check out these Screenshots (as if you needed any more motivation to VOTE on 11/3/26!) Register- Iwillvote.com vote.org Get involved at- Rockthevote.org GoodParty.org DemCast.com Postcardstovoters.org movement.vote

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Matt Hill @matthill.co · 03/09/2026

Are you getting any rendering anomalies with things off grid? When I've tried it I often see incomplete light maps or strange texture corruption.

John Romero @johnromero.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

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Check out my trip to the Dutch Pinball Museum where I discover a new FPS, possibly the first FPS. dutchpinballmuseum.com

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William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

An essay I've just written for @nytimes on why Big Tech is the 21st Century’s equivalent of the East India Company: "What It Would Take to Dismantle the Most Powerful Companies in the World" www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/o...

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Opinion | What It Would Take to Dismantle the Most Powerful Companies in the World

A playbook to curb the growing power of Big Tech.

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Lex Roman @lexroman.com · 28/08/2026

Meta's new settlement means we're ALL going to be verifying our identity soon to use social media, at least in the United States. Don't want to give Meta, YouTube and TikTok your ID? You might not have a choice soon. Let's hope VPNs still work. www.techdirt.com/2026/08/26/m...

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Meta Just Paid Nearly $17 Billion To Make Sure It Gets To Write The Kid Safety Rules For Every Other Social Media Platform

By now you’ve almost certainly heard the news that Meta has settled with 52 state and local Attorneys General who had sued the company in some form or another over child safety on Meta’…

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Matt Hill @matthill.co · 26/08/2026

When you say global illumination, do you mean the sunlight world spawn or something else... Wondering if I've missed something about how to light outdoor areas.

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Matt Hill @matthill.co · 25/08/2026

I was also going to mention it. What is the structure? Looks quite alien.

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Baldur Bjarnason @baldurbjarnason.com · 23/08/2026

As many others have pointed out, one way to think about what’s been happening to tech—software, especially—is that the entire industry is being “Boeinged” (or Jack Welched). And, as with an airplane, a faulty part can sit in a system for a decade before it snaps and brings the whole thing down.

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Matt Hill @matthill.co · 12/08/2026

I've still never released a complete map and medieval rooftops is absolutely my jam... But I'm on holiday until end of August now and I wonder if I can build something small after that and before the deadline... Hmm.

Matt Hill @matthill.co · 11/08/2026

Ooh nice, great news, thanks for the quick reply.

Matt Hill @matthill.co · 11/08/2026

@makkon.bsky.social Quick question, did this vine texture ever make it into a wad? It looks great and I'd love to use it if poss...

A dark mysterious castle entrance hidden by vines, built in Quake.

I have decent knowledge of early arcade games, but I've never heard of this one before. What an amazing cabinet, thanks for sharing the link.

We have a family holiday to Crete in two weeks, but I feel very uncomfortable about it. It doesn't feel right given the situation. But if we don't go and instead obtain a refund (itself unlikely), removing tourism money from a country that depends on it doesn't seem right either.

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By the way, I wanted to say how gorgeous that Halloween start map is in Snack Pack 3. One of the prettiest Quake levels with a really consistent theme, great brush work, fabulous lighting, and complete mastery of Makkon textures (I love the little chapel). It oozes class, fantastic work!

Ah great, thanks, I was hoping it was something straightforward like that. While I am happy to usually delve into code for other projects, Quake C is not something I want to learn so I'm glad to avoid it in this case. Thanks for the reply.

Matt Hill @matthill.co · 03/08/2026

I empathise, I'm in the same headspace a lot recently. I've been trying the trick that we can apparently reprogram ourselves just by *acting like* "a person who is more positive" or whatever it is we want to be/do. I'm having some (slow) results! Perhaps it'll work for you?

Matt Hill @matthill.co · 30/07/2026

@strideh.bsky.social Hey, hope you're well. A quick Quake question: I'm still a mapping noob, and wanted to re-create something like the pumpkin counter you made for the start map of Snack Pack 3. Is that all in-map, or does it need new Quake C? Thanks!

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I often wonder if they just write the bare minimum and then amend as called out.

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What the article should also mention is the chronic failure of the water companies to do their job. I'm convinced that if they'd been investing properly, fixing leaks and building more storage, all that excess rain over winter would not have been lost and we'd have a better buffer against drought.

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The article does say "While droughts happen naturally, scientists say that climate change is raising the risks, with higher summer temperatures drying out soils more quickly." It's not much, I agree, but it's incorrect to state that climate change isn't mentioned.

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