I've been reading this book called Slaughterhouse Five lately, and just finished it this evening. It's an anti-war book. After I read it, I watched the movie, (which is terrible, don't do both), and I am still having a hard time with the theme of the book.

He uses these symbols like Poo-tee-weet and Colors of Blue and Ivory to describe there's nothing anyone can say about war and the view of death seen by the world?

Main Character, Billy, His life is told in no chronological order whatsoever. Jumping from being abducted by aliens to a planet called, Traflamadore (or something like that), and being put in a zoo for them to see. Then back to the War in Dredson. And then back to his life at home. All different moments in his life?

The aliens teach him something about time. Humans see time as a way to explain things and why they happen? But they teach him that all time is just moments. There is no time. We, humans, in the 3rd dimension cant see it because that's the 4th dimension they see. No one ever dies, in the past or future, they are always alive in moments...
When hes abducted he asks the aliens, Why me? and they tell him that's the thing with humans, they always need to know why. And that they ask why for a sense of comfort. But there is no Why at all in the universe. Its all through moments. Everything happens in moments and everything is fate. That nothing can be controlled, nothing can be prevented, everything will happen because that's the way the moment was set.

Then there's the author, Kurt Vonnegut. Now throughout the book, he talks about Billy in a 3rd person POV. Though through random sentences every couple chapters, is goes to first person talking about Billy, I think that's the author putting himself in it...but why?

Is Kurt Vonnegut Billy?
Is Billy trying to make sense with his life after seeing horrible things in Dredson, by using physiological time travel to different moments?
He does actually go to this planet, that's not psychological, he can see into the future, he knows when he will die, and by always using "So it goes" is he there saying that it doesn't need explaining, and that its just a moment in time that must happen?

As I said, I just finished reading this book earlier, and this will bother me time knows how long until I understand it. If anyone read the book and gets it, post back please.   

I don't know if this is the spot for it, but Ill put it here.

I tried to install Cod2 on my computer today, and when I put it into the DVD RW Drive (G:), the computer doesn't recognize it. Nothing happens. I can see the loading bar moving, but towards the end it freezes. Also, I cant right click on the drive because it freezes too and closes the window.

I'm on Win7. All my drivers are up to date.

I turned off the Auto-play/Auto run, I looked around in the registry. I know the Cd works from trying it on a laptop.

If anyone knows what can be done, thanks.

So I'm attempting to make a reskin of CC. As in the colors. I have noticed that the sky, its got a weird line down the middle of the sun and one directly opposite on other side.

http://screenshot.xfire.com/s/118651502-4.jpg
http://screenshot.xfire.com/s/118651498-4.jpg

And at the top, a circular thing.

http://screenshot.xfire.com/s/118651500-4.jpg

I've seen other Sky tutorials and maybe I'm just not understanding, but how do you get rid of these things? (including getting rid of the sun...if possible)

Also, Could someone please tell me the location of the red glow color of the grenades/mortar shots, if you know where it is?

Thanks.

I deleted what I wrote. I don't know how to delete the topic though =/

Hey, im not really sure about what it is, so im just listing what happened.

Pc start button, where the green light shows that your Pc is on, was flashing red, and beeping 4 times apart.
I searched it on other computer and it said 4 beeps is somthing to do with Power supply.
I opened the Pc, sprayed it out with canned air.
Everything looked normal.

Last week or so, ive got this error report about my graphics card, and its popped up several times since then, although I didnt really pay any attention to it though.
I took out the graphics card I bought. (seperate purchase from the Pc).
The Pc now works, but when im playing swbf my game is alot more slower, I mean I have to shoot at least 3-4 seconds ahead using sniper to hit someone.

Intel(R) Q45/Q43 Express Chipset (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM 1.1) is what came with the computer, but the one I bought was: NVIDIA GeForce GT 220

Im completley lost on what to do, should I just buy a new card? or..?

Hey, I was making my own CC skin thing, and during the munging, I got this error.

http://img821.imageshack.us/i/93781785.png/

Ive retired over and over, and repeatedly received this error.  Ive never seen it before, and don't understand what its saying or doing.

any help would be grateful. Thanks.

Hey, I've been searching around everywhere for this old interface, that I'm not even sure who made. my guess is that Battlebelk did.

http://screenshot.xfire.com/s/40973700-4.jpg

I've already searched on, here, Gametoast, CenturyForums.

Much appreciated to someone that knows it

[Edit] This is called Battlebelks Glass Shell Interface.

Worlds Ultimate Sniper Infantry now has a dedicated/rented server up for SWBF. No Rules opposing names, language, unit use as of now.

Feel free to come on the WUSI server and check us out and leave feedback on our gb. www.wusisky2.webs.com

hey, i had seen a video the other day, and the person had changed the green color over a players head, to blue, etc.

does anyone know how it was done? is it done by using the core.lvl? please throw in your thoughts.

Hey, I was wondering how I could re-do Cloud City the way i want to.

Im thinking about taking Endor grass and substitute is with the CC floor, but i was wondering how to make it animated. as in moving. when i do it, you know its just flat and looks like crap. also wanted to make in raining as it is on Kamino. those maps are on bfbuilder, but im on win7, so my ze doesnt work.

Do you need ZE to do this?
Is there a guide, or tutorial?

All help appreciated.

hey, I was messing around and thought i would take out all the other imp units besides the snipe. I took out the,
imp_inf_stormtrooper.odf
imp_inf_shocktrooper.odf
imp_inf_pilottie.odf
imp_inf_darktrooper.odf
and it showed ingame only showing the one slot of spawn screen but, when I tried to spawn it crashed my game. Only other thing changed is weapons/ammo amount.

any help is appreciated.

Hey. I was going to try and run Zero Editor (swbf), on Win7. That program doesnt work i guess on Win7, so i figured I would try Xp Mode.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/install-and-use-windows-xp-mode-in-windows-7

Now, before my installation, im getting this pop-up,

http://img685.imageshack.us/i/41544466.png/

im not a computer know it all, so if someone could tell me if this is a download? maybe give me a link? All help is appreciated.

Hey, I was talking to a friend and he had this old program that changed the resolution i think to 1440x900 for his SWBF.

http://www.xfire.com/profile/sastingray/screenshots/swbf/?view#47380077

He told me Belka made it for him, but i couldn't get it to work. Does anyone know a way to make your sWBF like that?

Any answers would be greatly appreciated.

hey, i've been having troubles reinstalling swbf, and i fixed my first error it gave when i tried reinstalling, but now, i have a new one:

http://img828.imageshack.us/f/50553124.png/

can anyone help me?

Hey, I was told that a modder can make character skins (like changing the color of a rebel), using Paint.Net. I was wondering if there was a tutorial on this, I looked around but couldn't find it.

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Hey. I was wondering if any modder during their own freetime, would be willing to make a modded crosshair for me.

Just a horizontal line, with a dot in the middle.  For scope, and non-scope.

If this is possible then please create one. xfire: jammy19

Thanks.

Hey Hey everyone. I didn't know exactly where to post this thing, so i decided to go ahead and do it here.

WHENS THE NEXT MPCGAMERS TOURNEY. Not, like Pc v. Mac, but the more recent one.

We want this thing to happen, can't wait to much longer

So lemme know when it is. Thanks.

Hey, I was playing on Jabba's map today, and my map, somehow is pitch black.  It wasn't a server mod, because a friends was fine and normal. i don't have any mods going.

http://www.xfire.com/video/2e779b/

anyone know why or what's wrong?

Hey, I was recently trying to install CoD2, on my computer. However, after the first window that tells you to run or open comes up, i click run and get an error called, Library Not Registered. i have no idea what this means. Im on Win7, I know this game works on vista seing I used to play it there.

Anyone know why im getting this error?

Sup. 

Does Zero Editor not run on Windows 7? When on Bf builder, when i get to open a project, and edit mine, i get this error.

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/657/69839719.png

I know that SWBF is installed because i play it. So maybe is there some compatibility issue or something?

Maybe there is like a patch or edited version of Zero Editor?  Please post if you know why or can help in any way.