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Posted by Langley on 06 May 2020 - 11:58 AM in General Nerf
I checked and it looks like the graph is right but the annotations are wrong. The leveling out part is when Talio shut down sign up:
http://nerfhaven.com...ion-fast-track/
Then the hack happened:
http://nerfhaven.com...1010-were-back/
Then FNG started:
http://nerfhaven.com...sorted-fuckery/
So the steepest part of the incline is probably some combination of Forsaken Angel or Uin13 posting a link to nerfhaven on their youtube channel, a different admin taking over membership approval and possibly approving more accounts, and possibly also automated spambots attempting to join and never getting purged. Then it levels off when Talio stopped accepting new members without an email application. Then when I opened membership again with the FNG system, it steadily increased at about the same rate as it did in the mid-2000s. It started to level out around mid 2017. Membership numbers during that time are probably more to do with things like the Captcha on the sign up page breaking. You'd have to look at new posts to get a real idea of activity on the site.
A couple of notes about the way you're collecting info:
Registration date is not the date members were approved under the old system or graduated to members under the fng system. It's just the date they signed up.
Your numbers only include people who were members when you collected the data. Members in the 'waiting' group and FNGs who never posted got purged if they hadn't logged in within a year. Anyone left after that by definition must have posted at some point, or at least actively logged in recently. I performed another one of these purges within the last couple of weeks.
Anyway, I've interpreted data that you painstakingly assembled about the history of a dead internet forum, and I read my own writing from 10 years ago. Now I need a beer and a shower, so thanks for that.
Posted by Langley on 05 May 2020 - 10:07 AM in General Nerf
That graph doesn't look right. For one, there was a period of around a year just before the hack when registration was closed.
Posted by Langley on 07 August 2018 - 10:14 AM in Nerf Wars
Upcoming Nerf Wars
AUGUST
OR
Fritz Field Nerf War
https://www.facebook...37448063643423/
August 19th 2018
Oregon
Central Oregon area
NIC, Superstock, Boffer
OCTOBER
CA
Ragnarocktoberfest 2018
http://nerfhaven.com...nt-of-the-year/
October 13-14
California
Bay area
SuperStock, Competitive 5v5, The Stalking Dead (Humans vs Humans vs Humans vs The Undead)
MN
Hellaween 2018
http://nerfhaven.com...hellaween-2018/
October 13th
Minnesota
Saint Paul
NIC
Off-Site Resources
CA
Manhattan Beach Nerf Club
Nerfhaven post: http://nerfhaven.com...erf-club-socal/
Facebook: https://www.facebook...75571559200879/
Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/QnK2EQC
Ultrastock and NIC
Recurring wars, monthly. See facebook page for more info.
Southern California, USA
IL
Chicago Nerf Wars
Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/chicagonerfwars
Chicagoland Suburbs
Superstock, UltraStock, NIC
MI
Suburban Detroit Nerf Club
Facebook:https://www.facebook...36163833098419/
Discord:https://discord.gg/ZKFgxwU
Detroit and everything within 50 miles
Superstock and NIC, non-metal darts. (Please use SCS - http://nerfhaven.com...ction-cup-slug/, Workers, etc.)
See Facebook page for game rules.
See Discord server for active discussions and the full, up-to-date war directory.
NJ
North East Nerf Club (NENC)
https://www.facebook...asternNerfClub/
North East Region
Northern New Jersey typically
NIC allowed, mix of everything from stock, superstock and homemades
NJ Modified Nerf Wars
https://www.facebook...62431990637589/
NIC, Metal darts allowed.
NY
NYC Nerf OPS
https://www.facebook...20455048185725/
NY
NYC
NIC allowed, primarily superstock however
(Check our FB group as we constantly have wars)
WA
Olympia Foam Society
Upcoming Events Calendar
Facebook Group
WA
Western-Washington and Oregon
NIC, Superstock, and Boffer
Posted by Langley on 07 August 2018 - 10:08 AM in Nerf Wars
This is a calendar of upcoming nerf wars and a directory of facebook groups and other resources for finding nerf wars near you. You can submit listings by replying to this thread. DO NOT submit a link to a facebook group (or other off-site resource) unless the group is SPECIFICALLY for planning and hosting nerfwars, and you've already been using it to successfully plan and host nerf wars.
Make submissions in the following format:
Nerf Wars
Name of War
Link to Nerfhaven Thread
Month, Date
State (country if not US)
Region/City
Type (NIC, metal darts allowed, Superstock, Stock, HvZ, etc)
Example:
Apocalypse 2018
http://nerfhaven.com...an-township-nj/
August 4th
NJ
Ocean Twp
NIC, Metal darts allowed
Facebook Group:
Name of Group
Links (one per line)
State (country if not US)
Region/City if applicable
Type (NIC, metal darts allowed, Superstock, Stock, HvZ, etc)
Example:
NJ Modified Nerf Wars
https://www.facebook...62431990637589/
NJ
NIC, Metal darts allowed.
Directory is in next post
Posted by Langley on 29 June 2017 - 12:48 PM in Nerf Wars
- I turned the corner at the wrong time and got hit point-blank range in the chin by a home-made blaster with an slug I think? Either way, that's my "Purple Heart" story of the war!
Posted by Langley on 27 June 2017 - 02:26 PM in Nerf Wars
I didn't do anything other than amplify your voice. I'm not your co-host, I'm your bullhorn.co-host
Rule suggestion: Once you pick up a ball, you have to carry it until you are hit, or you are able to drop it into a bucket, or you can hand it off to someone without a ball. So you could still have taken balls out of our bucket, but you'd have to just distribute them among yourselves and then go on kamikaze runs towards your bucket to get rid of them.JLego and I figured out how to break the two-team carpe round by taking balls out of the other team's bucket and not moving them to reduce their score to zero.
My vote is for 'Click of Death'Clicker deathmatch ("clickbait," maybe, per someone's suggestion) works really well at a war of this size.
Posted by Langley on 26 June 2017 - 12:57 PM in Nerf Wars
***Recap Starts HERE***
I'll post more when I'm not frantically re-packing my bags and preparing for my flight, but I just wanted to say thanks Ice9 for hosting another great Armageddon. It was nice to meet some people I've been talking to on the internet for over a decade, and lots of new faces as well. The war ran really smoothly, and everyone was super cooperative and helpful. Some things that were striking to me were how well the playing card team distribution worked, and how thorough and quick the final dart sweep was.
Posted by Langley on 25 February 2017 - 05:55 PM in Homemades
Hey, could I get an SVG of the cross-section where the seam is?
Edit: And/or a higher res version of this image http://captainslug.com/nerf/c95_10.jpg
Posted by Langley on 13 February 2017 - 12:14 AM in Nerf Wars
Apoc will be at Joe Palaia Park in Tinton Falls on the first Saturday in August. There will be superstock rounds then, but it will mainly be an NIC war. I'm originally from Middletown, but I now live near Tom's River and generally host NIC style wars in North Brunswick when I host.
Posted by Langley on 26 December 2016 - 02:00 AM in General Nerf
There is a lot of information about rewiring a rapidstrike as well as controlling one with an arduino. If you already have an electronic switch that his son can easily activate, you just need to rewire it, as long as the switch is rated for whatever current the RS is operating at. Using an arduino to control the motors would allow you to connect more elaborate sensors for activation, like EMG (electromyography) sensors, which are used to sense muscles tensing just like in a medical grade prosthesis.
I'm not sure how he would aim, but you mentioned something about his armpit, so I'm guessing he has something there if not fully formed arms. Depending on that, a properly adjusted shoulder strap might be enough to get the job done. Swapping out magazines and reloading could be a challenge, but then I've seen kids born without arms do some amazing things with their feet, so who knows. What I do know is that one of the best Nerfers I've every played with was born with one arm and that really hasn't given him any trouble. If that sample size of 1 is any indication, this kid is going to be a beast on the field.
Edit: There's also the Rival Zeus, which uses balls instead of darts. It's easier to reload and there are modifications to extend the magazine to hold a practically infinite amount of ammo. The only issue I can think of is that while it's electric like the rapidstrike, I believe the trigger is still mechanical. I haven't used one myself, so I'm not sure what it would take to get one on a remote trigger.
Posted by Langley on 21 September 2016 - 03:05 AM in News
Under what circumstances are you getting that message? Steps to reproduce the error on my end would be ideal. Also, if it may be a caching issue the best thing to do would be to clear your cache completely and see if the problem persists. Instructions on how to do that can be found here: http://www.refreshyo...he.com/en/home/
Posted by Langley on 20 September 2016 - 03:48 AM in News
So our hosting made some unexpected changes which broke the site, and after trying to deal with technical support people from two different companies and a database that resembled a dumpster fire, I gave up and reset the site back to the latest viable backup (thanks to Doom for providing backups). We lost about a weeks worth of posts, but the problem appears to be resolved. Thanks for your patience during the downtime.
Posted by Langley on 27 August 2016 - 03:02 AM in Darts and Barrels
Here's a discussion about what an RSCB is. You might find that is way easier to make, it just requires you to point your blaster down between shots or kind of flick it to position the next dart in place.
I once tried the design you describe here, and in addition to having the alignment problems mysterio describes, I also had a lot of double-feeds. I think the distance between the barrel and the air inlet encourages double-feeds.
Here are some attempts to make homemade wyes that are a little closer to the real thing.
http://nerfhaven.com...a-homemade-wye/
http://nerfhaven.com...e-your-own-wye/
http://nerfhaven.com...bbb/#entry78030
Also, FlexPVC ships internationally, and had pretty decent prices especially when you buy in bulk. You could always get enough to distribute to other nerfers in AUS and make all your money back.
Posted by Langley on 05 August 2016 - 11:25 AM in Nerf Wars
War is tomorrow. Keep an eye out for signs leading the way to the new staging area in the grove, and bring $10 if you want to buy a pair of bandannas and did not get in on the preorder.
Edit: Also bring Draconis rockets and barrels if you have them, and if anyone has a chronograph they can bring please PM me about it.
Posted by Langley on 01 August 2016 - 01:01 AM in Nerf Wars
Weather is looking like rain and possible thunder storms. Be prepared to play in heavy rain. Bring a change of clothing and wear clothing and footwear that dries quickly. If there is a risk of lightning strikes in the area, we will suspend play temporarily, and resume half an hour after lightning is no longer observed. There is no rain date, and the war will proceed as planned regardless of weather conditions.
Posted by Langley on 10 July 2016 - 01:07 PM in Homemades
Anyway, I posted about this on reddit a few months back and got slammed with criticism.
That's a shame. I think you'll find we're a lot more receptive to people who actually try to build things here. We get a bad wrap because we can be a little hard on new members, but never when they lead with a post about something they have built. I expect that if you get any criticism it would be of the constructive variety.
As far as making it mag-fed, I think mags are waaay overrated. People who only play stock/superstock don't know what they are missing when it comes to hoppers and being able to reload on the fly without swapping out mags or carrying a bunch of extra plastic and tactical gear. I would recommend something like a hopper, but it sounds like you already have a configuration where it's easy to load on the fly, which is great. Having a little more capacity would be nice, but that's a given.
For people who are looking for the writeup:
FDL-1 on Thingiverse:
http://www.thingiver...m/thing:1651854
Direct link to assembly instructions:
http://www.fdl1.com/...g-started/yt6sq
Posted by Langley on 01 July 2016 - 10:02 PM in Homemades
what? nothing here is explained very well at all.
Yeah, I don't disagree with that, but I think I get it. It would help if the parts list were included, but it could definitely be explained better.
So I think the thing on the bottom of the big Tee is just a pressure guage, that through me off a bit.
The tee serves as an airtank. When you pump the blaster, air flows through the trigger valve, and into this assembly, pushing the dart (piston) forward through the smaller rubber washer until the top of the dart seals against the larger rubber washer on the other side of the tee. Then I assume air leaks around the back of the dart into the tee until the tank is pressurized. When you pull the trigger, the trigger valve switches from 'pump -> tank' to 'tank -> vent'. The dart is sucked backwards by the pressure differential, unsealing the tank and hopefully venting it's pressure into the barrel faster than it can leak back through the trigger valve.
The biggest flaw I see with this design is that the smaller rubber washer is the only thing aligning the dart. If the dart slides forward and doesn't seal with the larger washer, you're fucked. Also the larger rubber washer should probably have a metal washer backing it, so that it doesn't deform as pressure builds and flex away from the dart.
Posted by Langley on 30 June 2016 - 01:49 PM in Off Topic
Photos is borked.
What tools do you have?
Ugh, I am so done with Photobucket. I only used it because I had the app on my phone and didn't feel like posting to NH on mobile. Uninstalling that right now.
I hardly have anything other than some clamps and a coping saw, but my parents' retirement community has a really well equipped woodshop I've been taking advantage of. To make the box I used two different band saws (one has a very wide blade and a fence for resawing) and a belt sander. I also used a router on the base.
Posted by Langley on 30 June 2016 - 01:30 PM in Homemades
Looks good, can't wait for the writeup. Any plans to add pump-action?
My biggest complaint with the earlier revisions is that the stock is very wobbly and easy to twist. It could add a lot of stability to the stock if there were a third support extending diagonally from the bottom of the pistol grip to the bottom of the butt plate. JLego's plusbow variants all have something along those lines and their stocks are solid as a rock.
Posted by Langley on 28 June 2016 - 07:14 PM in Off Topic
PS - I'm just going to say it right here and now. The LGLF logo is the best logo I have ever designed, for any group or organization, period.
Every time I drink with Ted and I get a little too sloshed he tries to talk me into getting it as a full-sized chest tattoo to match the t-shirts. And every time I get a little too close to actually doing it.
Here's the LGLF logo over the years, and some work Groove shared with us while he was working on the current iteration.
Posted by Langley on 28 June 2016 - 02:25 PM in Off Topic
Posted by Langley on 27 June 2016 - 09:10 AM in Nerf Wars
There aren't any property owners to be concerned about, these wars are all at public parks. We don't trespass on anyone's property.
We do not ask for permission from the township or police department, because generally they can't officially give it to us. Because of that, sometimes the police show up, or the park ranger. The worst case scenario is that we are asked to leave the park and have to end the war early. It has happened before. But usually if the police roll up they don't even get out of their car, they just watch for a minute and then leave, or check in and make sure we're not playing paintball.
We avoid doing anything that looks suspicious, we don't allow dart blasters that look anything remotely like real firearms, we wear brightly colored clothing, and we play right out in the open where it is clear that we are playing a game. If a police officer does show up, we all stop playing and put our blasters down and the event host goes over and politely talks to the officer. I've never had an issue with things escalating with the police at a war.
Posted by Langley on 24 June 2016 - 11:06 PM in Homemades
Posted by Langley on 24 June 2016 - 10:46 PM in Modifications
Slug fixed the issue with attaching STL files. You should be able to attach it directly to the post now. Also zip files are a valid file type.