User talk:Alex T Snow

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Joint Operations

Did you use to play a video game for the PC called "Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising"? Hoot471 20:43, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

No I haven't, all my games are on the 360, why do you ask? Alex T Snow 12:21, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

Just someone I knew from that game had the same name as you. But thanks for responding anyway :) Hoot471 08:03, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Wow, that's really random, thanks for asking ;) Alex T Snow 08:32, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Battlefield 3

I removed the extra manufacturer names you added; sorry to have to take down all your hard work, but no other page on the wiki is formatted like that; typically you're just supposed to use the name of the article / subsection you're linking to as the heading. What the new additions do need is links and images, though. I'll get on to that tomorrow if you don't do it first. Evil Tim 09:45, 2 October 2011 (CDT)

It's okay, and I hadn't gotten to images and links yet, I just wanted to make sure everything was up, and I think everything is now. Alex T Snow 16:19, 2 October 2011 (CDT)

I've always found the naming on this site is weird, it's normal to put the manufacturer names for some guns, but never for others, or maybe sometimes for some. And some things get Carbine or Heavy Machine Gun (etc) in their name, and that's just a description! I'm looking at you, M4A1... Alex T Snow 07:13, 3 October 2011 (CDT)

I think it mainly just reflects common use. For example, people know who Colt and Heckler & Koch are. On the other hand, adding the incomprehensible company who make the AS Val will just kinda confuse people looking for which bit is the weapon's actual name. Evil Tim 08:23, 3 October 2011 (CDT)

I actually loled when I found that name :) Alex T Snow 20:36, 3 October 2011 (CDT)

BTW, TSNIITOCHMASH (It is easier to pronounce when you know Russian :P ) isn't the only manufacturer of AS "Val" (and several other suppressed weapons). There is also TOZ. --Masterius 06:06, 4 October 2011 (CDT)

Okay, thanks. It seems like a quite a few of the Russian weapons are made by more than one, that's just the one I found first I guess. Alex T Snow 20:57, 4 October 2011 (CDT)

Yeah, especially when it comes to common designs like Kalashnikovs and Makarovs. --Masterius 02:10, 5 October 2011 (CDT)

It seems to me Izhmash is the main one, is fair to say? Alex T Snow 02:50, 5 October 2011 (CDT)

For AK-XXXs that would be yes; for AKS-74U it is TOZ; for RPKs it is VPMZ "Molot".

Here is nice compilation: http://home.comcast.net/~shooter2_indy/ak74_mag_guide.html

IZHMASH doesn't make pistols though. IZHMEKH does. --Masterius 02:15, 6 October 2011 (CDT)

Wow, thanks a lot for all that info, that's cool, Russian companies were always a weak spot of mine. Hmm, looking at my airsoft AKS-74U I've figured out it that while it has a 30 round mag, it has a Molot trademark, oops haha Alex T Snow 02:37, 6 October 2011 (CDT)

You are welcome. Russian weapon systems are particularly in my sphere of interests, being able to read original manuals and sources certainly helps :)

Trivia: "Krinkov" is a (marketing) term used to refer to those AKSUs that aren't the correct ones used by Soviet and Russian Military but instead some custom build or modified shortened AKs. --Masterius 03:25, 6 October 2011 (CDT)

Oh cool :) Didn't know that Alex T Snow 03:33, 6 October 2011 (CDT)

Um, what's with moving the weapon entries around? I can't see what you're going for. Evil Tim 06:08, 5 November 2011 (CDT)

Same order as unlocked in game. It's all still in the right catagory, and since there isn't a "right" order I figured this would be okay :) Done now anyway. As for the PDR and AS Val specifically it puts them closer to the SMG section, and makes the page go more or less close to long range top to bottom. Alex T Snow 06:12, 5 November 2011 (CDT)

I think I might just put them in alphabetical order like the MGS4 page, it strikes me as an easier order. Not just now, though. Evil Tim 06:15, 5 November 2011 (CDT)

Right, that's make more sense for the sake of the site, since there's so many. Just make sure you don't factor in the manufacturer into the alphabeticalness, since only some have that, though you probably know that ;) Can we leave it Pistols>Shotguns>SMGs>Carbines+ARs>MGs>Sniper Rifles though? Alex T Snow 06:19, 5 November 2011 (CDT)

Naw, shotguns after SMGs. Putting them between pistols and SMGs seems weird. Evil Tim 06:37, 5 November 2011 (CDT)

Mmkay, not a big deal Alex T Snow 06:38, 5 November 2011 (CDT)

That should do it. I think it's ok alphabetising using manufacturer names when they're actually part of the article name on the site, otherwise it's just confusing and doesn't look like it's in any order at all. Evil Tim 06:39, 5 November 2011 (CDT)

Good point again, I have to remember to think of what makes sense by IMFDB's naming standards :/ Alex T Snow 06:41, 5 November 2011 (CDT)

By the way, I actually do have "take screenshot" bound to a mouse button for this. Or rather F12, which is my FRAPS screenshot button. Since if the game itself has a screenshot key it's in no hurry to tell me where it is. Evil Tim 06:43, 5 November 2011 (CDT)

Sweet, now it's just a matter of finding all the guns on the ground ;) Worth noting, while the guns have the proper attachments in 3rd person while being held/on player's backs, guns on the ground never have attachments. This should make it easy to get a basic pic of everything. Alex T Snow 06:58, 5 November 2011 (CDT)

Yeah, I've noticed that when looking for specific accessories for replacement photos. Though it was rather amusing the first time I picked up what looked like a boring AK and up came EXCALIBUR with a damn great PSO-1. Evil Tim 07:00, 5 November 2011 (CDT)

Why are you deleting other people's comments?

I've just undone two of your talk page edits; you deleted someone else's comment when posting yours. Evil Tim 05:47, 19 October 2011 (CDT)

What? :O Sorry, I guess that happens when two people try to write at once? It's nothing I'm trying to do. Alex T Snow 05:49, 19 October 2011 (CDT)