Hi.
Erik557. Interview below. He runs Morton's Empire (y'know, that collab hack) and by the looks of things it'll be done before SMWCP 2! Hurrah! I declare a race.
Yep, please enjoy reading the interview! Don't just post "lolcongratz" without taking the time to read the actual interview you lazy fucks. Can I get away with saying that?
Also, anyone care to remind me of the CSS I use for the interview box next month because I'm constantly editing a previous interview for it...
Erik557. Interview below. He runs Morton's Empire (y'know, that collab hack) and by the looks of things it'll be done before SMWCP 2! Hurrah! I declare a race.
Yep, please enjoy reading the interview! Don't just post "lolcongratz" without taking the time to read the actual interview you lazy fucks. Can I get away with saying that?
Also, anyone care to remind me of the CSS I use for the interview box next month because I'm constantly editing a previous interview for it...
Tahixham Hey, Erik557. How's things going?
Erik557 All fine and stuff. College just started but, looks like things aren't too busy.
Tahixham OK, so you're probably mostly known for the collab hack you're running, Morton's Empire. Tell us a bit about it!
Erik557 Oh, my main project right now. I started it around July, with 4 members of this site. At the end 2 left, so we took care of all.
Erik557 We then decided to made it open to the userbase. I really had no hopes about it, but at the end all was fine!
Erik557 All things were working, and I was surprised (I foresaw a bad future for it. )
Erik557 So 3 or 4 weeks ago, Lightvayne contacted me. He made me the offer of giving the hack its own subforum under the Collaboration Projects.
Erik557 I of course accepted. So I got all things working, and pointed a third member of this community to help me.
Erik557 Things are now going fine, I must say better than before, restricted to 1 thread. So I thank Lightvayne for giving me this opportunity.
Tahixham I see. So how did you feel when Lightvayne sent you that all-important PM?
Erik557 I felt very happy, specially because we were the first persons in having a succesful team hack (obviously not counting SMWCP ), and being supported by staff was very special
Tahixham So who are the 'staff' per se of the hack, you also mentioned you got a third user on-board?
Erik557 At first, we were Centipede, Kaisaan, Nin and me. Kaisaan and Nin left, so Centipede and I took care of the hack until recently.
Erik557 The third member I mentioned is MercuryPenny, altough he is in a lower rank than we two.
Erik557 He mostly handles ideas, and is the main manager of the soundtrack.
Tahixham Ahh, I see. And how did the idea come about for the project? Was it you who thought of it all or was it the four of you together?
Erik557 At first I got the idea, and we all four developed in into what it's today. We changed some things, like the title of the hack.
Tahixham Well. While on the topic of SMW hacking, how did you get into it and find SMW Central?
Erik557 Way back into 2011 (how fast time goes on!) I saw the laser suit video and, in the comments, I read about Lunar Magic. I had a lot of interest into making my own levels, so I researched about this tool.
Erik557 I stumbled upon SMWCentral, and, without lurking too much, I registered. I actually lost interest very quickly, and left. I didn't become active until half-2012
Erik557 I really wasn't a well-known member back then, and in half-2013, when I both had no Internet in my home nor interest in hacking, I left again.
Erik557 I recovered my home internet in late 2014, but it wasn't until the end of March 2015 when I decided to come back. This place is really Hotel California, haha.
Tahixham You're not the first person who I've heard that discovered SMW hacking via that lazer suit video, haha!
Tahixham So I heard you have another hacking project, Mario & Waluigi - In Search of Luigi. Tell us a bit about that.
Erik557 My now-secondary project, and the first after my comeback. I wanted to do a hack with an innovative history, "breaking" all of the standards in the Mario timeline.
Erik557 I was just getting used to Lunar Magic again, so I decided to go simple, and vanilla. I planned sthe history and the levels I wanted to make, and started.
Erik557 I have to say that most of the design of the first levels was below standards, so I have redone a few of them.
Erik557 Right now I'm not working on it a lot, only when I have a burst of inspiration and motivation. Someday it'll get finished, I hope.
Tahixham So, you've been a member at SMW Central for almost four years. What's kept you sticking around for so long?
Erik557 Mainly the community. I think it's unique along the major communities in the Internet, principally by the diversity of people.
Erik557 I hope to stick around here some more years, or even forever!
Erik557 Also the fact that I still find SMW hacking interesting and fun.
Tahixham So, what kind of areas do you specialise in for SMW hacking, such as ASM, custom music, graphics, etc?
Erik557 I specialize more in ASM and music. I'm still a beginner to both, but learning those is fun.
Erik557 My knowledge in ASM is superior to the one in music, and probably it will ever be like that.
Erik557 I hope that someday, I master both areas so I can do some neat stuff. I still have a long way to go, but that doesn't make me step down.
Erik557 I also remember trying to draw graphics a few years ago. I'm pretty bad at drawing so I'm not trying it anymore lol
Tahixham Well then. That's all I have. Anything else you wish to add/talk about?
Erik557 I really have to thank all the community for the support in various stuff. Without them I would probably not be here. And I hope to become a more active member of the community, and meet more people.
Erik557 That should be all. Thanks for your time!
Tahixham Thank you too!
Be fun!Erik557 All fine and stuff. College just started but, looks like things aren't too busy.
Tahixham OK, so you're probably mostly known for the collab hack you're running, Morton's Empire. Tell us a bit about it!
Erik557 Oh, my main project right now. I started it around July, with 4 members of this site. At the end 2 left, so we took care of all.
Erik557 We then decided to made it open to the userbase. I really had no hopes about it, but at the end all was fine!
Erik557 All things were working, and I was surprised (I foresaw a bad future for it. )
Erik557 So 3 or 4 weeks ago, Lightvayne contacted me. He made me the offer of giving the hack its own subforum under the Collaboration Projects.
Erik557 I of course accepted. So I got all things working, and pointed a third member of this community to help me.
Erik557 Things are now going fine, I must say better than before, restricted to 1 thread. So I thank Lightvayne for giving me this opportunity.
Tahixham I see. So how did you feel when Lightvayne sent you that all-important PM?
Erik557 I felt very happy, specially because we were the first persons in having a succesful team hack (obviously not counting SMWCP ), and being supported by staff was very special
Tahixham So who are the 'staff' per se of the hack, you also mentioned you got a third user on-board?
Erik557 At first, we were Centipede, Kaisaan, Nin and me. Kaisaan and Nin left, so Centipede and I took care of the hack until recently.
Erik557 The third member I mentioned is MercuryPenny, altough he is in a lower rank than we two.
Erik557 He mostly handles ideas, and is the main manager of the soundtrack.
Tahixham Ahh, I see. And how did the idea come about for the project? Was it you who thought of it all or was it the four of you together?
Erik557 At first I got the idea, and we all four developed in into what it's today. We changed some things, like the title of the hack.
Tahixham Well. While on the topic of SMW hacking, how did you get into it and find SMW Central?
Erik557 Way back into 2011 (how fast time goes on!) I saw the laser suit video and, in the comments, I read about Lunar Magic. I had a lot of interest into making my own levels, so I researched about this tool.
Erik557 I stumbled upon SMWCentral, and, without lurking too much, I registered. I actually lost interest very quickly, and left. I didn't become active until half-2012
Erik557 I really wasn't a well-known member back then, and in half-2013, when I both had no Internet in my home nor interest in hacking, I left again.
Erik557 I recovered my home internet in late 2014, but it wasn't until the end of March 2015 when I decided to come back. This place is really Hotel California, haha.
Tahixham You're not the first person who I've heard that discovered SMW hacking via that lazer suit video, haha!
Tahixham So I heard you have another hacking project, Mario & Waluigi - In Search of Luigi. Tell us a bit about that.
Erik557 My now-secondary project, and the first after my comeback. I wanted to do a hack with an innovative history, "breaking" all of the standards in the Mario timeline.
Erik557 I was just getting used to Lunar Magic again, so I decided to go simple, and vanilla. I planned sthe history and the levels I wanted to make, and started.
Erik557 I have to say that most of the design of the first levels was below standards, so I have redone a few of them.
Erik557 Right now I'm not working on it a lot, only when I have a burst of inspiration and motivation. Someday it'll get finished, I hope.
Tahixham So, you've been a member at SMW Central for almost four years. What's kept you sticking around for so long?
Erik557 Mainly the community. I think it's unique along the major communities in the Internet, principally by the diversity of people.
Erik557 I hope to stick around here some more years, or even forever!
Erik557 Also the fact that I still find SMW hacking interesting and fun.
Tahixham So, what kind of areas do you specialise in for SMW hacking, such as ASM, custom music, graphics, etc?
Erik557 I specialize more in ASM and music. I'm still a beginner to both, but learning those is fun.
Erik557 My knowledge in ASM is superior to the one in music, and probably it will ever be like that.
Erik557 I hope that someday, I master both areas so I can do some neat stuff. I still have a long way to go, but that doesn't make me step down.
Erik557 I also remember trying to draw graphics a few years ago. I'm pretty bad at drawing so I'm not trying it anymore lol
Tahixham Well then. That's all I have. Anything else you wish to add/talk about?
Erik557 I really have to thank all the community for the support in various stuff. Without them I would probably not be here. And I hope to become a more active member of the community, and meet more people.
Erik557 That should be all. Thanks for your time!
Tahixham Thank you too!