The great BUF reunion thread '23.

[Igoy]

HELLO.

I can't imagine this will gain much tract but after dipping into the BU Discord a bit more frequently I've got a yearning to know how everyone is and what people are up to these days?

As for me...

- 34.
- Still in the UK.
- Living my best corporate life.
- Amazed I still know my login details, and after looking at the 'What happened to Igoy?' thread, extremely embarrassed about my forum behaviour back in the day.

 

[Manticore]

Yep; still here.... still getting my kicks.

Still gaming....

 

[Arcturus]

IGOY. :U

- I'm 37 now, almost 38
- I'm working for a wildlife charity
- I like to tell myself I'm less of an awkward weirdo now but we all know its not true
- I stream on Twitch now
- I got really into Doom modding
- Hello

 

[Hadmar]

I'm in the middle of my 40s now and I don't have happy stories to tell so I'll leave it at that.

 

[Syri]

I'm still lurking... mid-40s now but don't really feel all that old. Trying to get into games programming at the moment, it's always been an interest, but I want to actually make a serious push at it. Also trying to learn Japanese, just to bully my old brain.

 

[Hadmar]

good luck

I'm still lurking... mid-40s now but don't really feel all that old. Trying to get into games programming at the moment, it's always been an interest, but I want to actually make a serious push at it. Also trying to learn Japanese, just to bully my old brain.

 

[Hunter]

Welcome back!

- I'm 36 now, dad of 2 wonderful kids!!
- I'm working for myself doing web stuff!
- I game when I have time which is slim
- Really enjoying table top RPGs, Pathfinder/D&D

 

[The Dopefish]

Hey y’all! I am 39 years old, married, two boys (6 and 4), four cats, seven chickens in suburbia. I work from home part-time helping my wife’s company get organized for shows and exhibitions. Hockey season is right around the corner, so I’ll be writing more for the fan-run Pittsburgh Penguins blog I write for. Right now I’m really enjoying Minecraft on my Steam Deck while waiting for Super Mario Bros. Wonder to come out next month.

Edit:

after looking at the 'What happened to Igoy?' thread, extremely embarrassed about my forum behaviour back in the day.

ha, yup, same

 

[SkaarjMaster]

Hi guys! Just thought I'd stop by in this forum to see if it's still up and it is. I'm 59 and SkaarjKid (my son) is now a freshman in college and a partying fool. He'll figure it out and calm down soon I hope. My wife died about 2 1/2 years ago (covid did not help either) and it hit me hard. I'm mostly over it, but still haven't played any version of UT in a while. Maybe I'll see if they still work at all on my still-running WinXP machine (no internet, of course); install has been running for about 14 1/2 years (changing HD to 2TB in early October). Been into music and working and getting my son ready for college and beyond. I really do plan on play UT3 etc again, but I can't right now.....but very very soon. Remember, all your base belong to us!

EDIT: Thank you.

 

[Igoy]

Hi guys! Just thought I'd stop by in this forum to see if it's still up and it is. I'm 59 and SkaarjKid (my son) is now a freshman in college and a partying fool. He'll figure it out and calm down soon I hope. My wife died about 2 1/2 years ago (covid did not help either) and it hit me hard. I'm mostly over it, but still haven't played any version of UT in a while. Maybe I'll see if they still work at all on my still-running WinXP machine (no internet, of course); install has been running for about 14 1/2 years (changing HD to 2TB in early October). Been into music and working and getting my son ready for college and beyond. I really do plan on play UT3 etc again, but I can't right now.....but very very soon. Remember, all your base belong to us!

I'm really sorry to hear about your wife, SkaarjMaster My deepest condolences.

 

[TWD]

- I stream on Twitch now

Link?

 

[Argus]

Since it's my first peek into the forum in a good while, I thought I'd throw my hat in. I'm 30 now, still living in Scotland.

IRL's no fun, but I still play Unreal Tournament every once in a while. I've made it a tradition to make UT99 the first game I play every year, and I make sure to tweet CliffyB about it, because why the hell not.

 

[YellowFive]

I check in here now and then.

I am 54 and have an amazing 16yr old son. He loves vintage computers and gaming and even restored an old computer to setup a UT server. I've been working in tech the entire time but just took a year off before getting back into it.

Running PU/BU was fun but challenging. Learned a lot and I am glad to see some familiar faces still around.

 

[Sir_Brizz]

Neat to see so many faces in here!

I'm a month from 42 I am married, have 5 kids from 18 down to 10 (one is my adopted niece) and just trucking on. I'm working as a Director at a tech company and trying to keep BU running on the side

@SkaarjMaster so sorry to hear about your wife! Deepest condolences

@Igoy I think all of us are embarrassed about how we acted 20 years ago on here... hehe! I think about how dumb I was back then probably more than I should.

 

[Drakken_Mordith]

- Late 40s
- Back and forth between Unity and Unreal.
- Been a looong time since I was last here...
- Came here through a Google search for something Unreal related.
- Maybe I'll check back a bit more regularly.

@Sir_Brizz it says that if I change my email, I may need to 'reconfirm' my account... does that mean an email would be sent to the original account or to my updated one?

 

[Sir_Brizz]

@Sir_Brizz it says that if I change my email, I may need to 'reconfirm' my account... does that mean an email would be sent to the original account or to my updated one?

I believe it will send an email to your updated email address to confirm that it is a real and active email. If you have any trouble with it, PM me and I'll help you get it resolved.

 

[DannyMeister]

I'm going to be 40 here shortly. I've got a couple young kids and do a lot of gaming with them, but no fragging. BU was my homepage of my browser from 2002 to 2010.

Although I'm sitting in the server, I never got active on Discord like I sometimes was on IRC.

I've been feeling the nostalgia kicking in and wish I could be doing some UT modding. Kinda wish Epic hadn't gotten so successful on Fortnite and there was a new generation of UT to be doing it on.

Edit: lol at my signature

 

[Arcturus]

Link?

Hi TWD, my Twitch channel is here! Usually live on Saturdays at 9PM UK time (so probably afternoon in US?). Vods are here. Be warned I am just generally rubbish and don't know what I'm doing.

 

[Igoy]

@Igoy I think all of us are embarrassed about how we acted 20 years ago on here... hehe! I think about how dumb I was back then probably more than I should.

Thanks, that makes me feel a bit better! I've been reflecting/dying inside at least once a week since I rediscovered it.

You're all a cool bunch for putting up with my BS as much as you all did! Nice to see so many people still around.

 

[dotnetbeast]

Fam for life.
Existing and all that.