The nerdiest thing that you've ever done while playing a simulation game... - Page 2

Blacklight · 12-10-07, 02:11 AM

I was discussing the topic of simulation games with a friend of mine and somehow we got into the topic of being nerdy while playing with one (Something I have VERY first hand experience with... read on). He told me that once, when he was in college, he went over to his friend's dorm room to see if he wanted to join him at the local bar for darts and beer. He said that when he walked into the room, he found his friend sitting next to another friend. They had multiple monitors and flight sticks with rudder pedals hooked up to a computer running one of the Microstoft Flight Simulators. When he asked if they wanted to go out for beer, they replied that they couldn't because they were flying from New York to Paris and it would take a few hours to get there. One guy was the pilot and the other was being the co-pilot and they also made the point that airline pilots shouldn't drink while flying.

I scoffed and told him I could top that. No one beats my nerdiness ! NOBODY !! (I have yet to find someone who's come close):rotfl: !

Back YEARS ago, when I first discovered the spaceflight simulator, ORBITER, I ended up with a week vacation durring a very inopportune time to go out with anyone or do anything. My girlfriend was working two jobs at the time, my friends were all either working or had moved away. I decided that I was going to fly to the Moon and back.... NERD style.

I started by pulling a mini-fridge and my small microwave into my room and filled it up with astronaut friendly food (mostly sandwitches and such... even those juice bags you poke the straws through). I then sectioned off my entire room with sheets and pretty much designed my own Lunar Module, and Lunar Lander control area/living space. I made it so I could swivel the monitor and keyboard around when I went in between the two (They were connected by a gap in the sheets).

I then spent three weeks before my vacation randomly inside my makeshift spacecraft/tent flying around the moon, figuring out where I wanted to land.. and pretty much assembling my entire flight plan.

I then flew from launch on top of a Saturn 5 rocket to the moon and back in real time flying the historical vehicles. The only time I left my improvised spacecraft was to use the facilities (of course) and I permitted myself a day to wander around my house when I landed on the moon's surface. But then, it was back into the spacecraft and back to Earth realtime again to splash down exactly on target near the US Navy ships waiting to pick me up.

All I can say is.. the experience made me SORE... VERY VERY VERY sore... and BOY did that shower feel good when I got back to Earth (God forbid if there were two of us on that mission together !) :rotfl:

My friend after hearing that declared me the "Nerd King".
I am KING of all Nerds !

I was just wondering if anyone here has done anything nerdy while playing a sim (that you'll admit to... hehehe) that can come close to beating me and taking my title ? :rotfl:

12-10-07, 02:11 AM	#1
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	The nerdiest thing that you've ever done while playing a simulation game... I was discussing the topic of simulation games with a friend of mine and somehow we got into the topic of being nerdy while playing with one (Something I have VERY first hand experience with... read on). He told me that once, when he was in college, he went over to his friend's dorm room to see if he wanted to join him at the local bar for darts and beer. He said that when he walked into the room, he found his friend sitting next to another friend. They had multiple monitors and flight sticks with rudder pedals hooked up to a computer running one of the Microstoft Flight Simulators. When he asked if they wanted to go out for beer, they replied that they couldn't because they were flying from New York to Paris and it would take a few hours to get there. One guy was the pilot and the other was being the co-pilot and they also made the point that airline pilots shouldn't drink while flying. I scoffed and told him I could top that. No one beats my nerdiness ! NOBODY !! (I have yet to find someone who's come close):rotfl: ! Back YEARS ago, when I first discovered the spaceflight simulator, ORBITER, I ended up with a week vacation durring a very inopportune time to go out with anyone or do anything. My girlfriend was working two jobs at the time, my friends were all either working or had moved away. I decided that I was going to fly to the Moon and back.... NERD style. I started by pulling a mini-fridge and my small microwave into my room and filled it up with astronaut friendly food (mostly sandwitches and such... even those juice bags you poke the straws through). I then sectioned off my entire room with sheets and pretty much designed my own Lunar Module, and Lunar Lander control area/living space. I made it so I could swivel the monitor and keyboard around when I went in between the two (They were connected by a gap in the sheets). I then spent three weeks before my vacation randomly inside my makeshift spacecraft/tent flying around the moon, figuring out where I wanted to land.. and pretty much assembling my entire flight plan. I then flew from launch on top of a Saturn 5 rocket to the moon and back in real time flying the historical vehicles. The only time I left my improvised spacecraft was to use the facilities (of course) and I permitted myself a day to wander around my house when I landed on the moon's surface. But then, it was back into the spacecraft and back to Earth realtime again to splash down exactly on target near the US Navy ships waiting to pick me up. All I can say is.. the experience made me SORE... VERY VERY VERY sore... and BOY did that shower feel good when I got back to Earth (God forbid if there were two of us on that mission together !) :rotfl: My friend after hearing that declared me the "Nerd King". I am KING of all Nerds ! I was just wondering if anyone here has done anything nerdy while playing a sim (that you'll admit to... hehehe) that can come close to beating me and taking my title ? :rotfl: __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"