Onegaishimasu


I remember a quote from Albert Einstein : "Only two things are infinite: The universe and human stupidity. And I am not so sure about the former."

In real life, we tend to forget many things. When we are busy at work, we forget about family. When we pour so much attention to our family, we forget about personal fulfillment. And so on. I don't think this has anything to do with human stupidity, though; but if we cannot enjoy anything in everything we do for our life, it sure is stupid.

My blog is all about sharing. I am interested in many subjects, but most of them will fall into 4 categories : related to Work (Design/IT/Management), Fun (Entertainment/Games), Aikido & Read(ing). I hope my posting maybe of your interest as well, or the least to snatch your attention a while off your routine.

Oh, and about human stupidity; it is indeed stupid to think that learning process stops when you obtain a degree, certificate or a piece of paper for that matters. I've met so many academic people who proudly put down so many titles on their name card, yet their English language skills are somewhere between a kindergarten's and a polar bear's. When we live our life, we still learn so many things from everything around us. So that's where my tag-line comes from : Enjoy Life While We Learn :-)

Last but not least, I want to share a quote from my favorite TV series, Scrubs : "Life is like having a cup of coffee. If you don't find someone else, you'll end up drinking alone." Make friends, not war. Have a great day !

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Black – Spetriniv Gulag : Hard Mode – Part 1


Black – Spetriniv Gulag : Hard Mode – Part 1

 Black is actually an "old" game, it came out in 2006, long before the Counter Strike fever in Indonesia. It is quite a decent first person shooting game on console PS2 & XBox, especially for the kind of people like me who do not want to abuse a high spec PC for gaming purpose. I especially like the surrounding theme, which could really set the mood as if we were in a real messy eastern Europe country where exchanging bullets is happening on every single day. Kinda sucks if we were ever to live there in real life, you know - got some nasty stories from a couple of Bosnian pals many years ago - so fortunately this is only a game.

I played this game since it first came out & always stuck at mission 8 (Spetriniv Gulag) on Hard mode, never got through even the 1st checkpoint. Frustrated, I was too lazy to continue until recently I install HD Loader for my PS2; hence I do not need the CD reading and lagging anymore. I then searched for any advice and walkthrough on the net, but somehow they don't help much. I tried to play the level again about 20 times and voila - a few days ago I succeeded beating the game. So now I just want to share with how I did it. This is not a proper walkthrough, though; I'll only point out some tips to overcome most obstacles.

Before 1st Checkpoint

- at the beginning of the game, don't forget to get the silencer for MP5 from the building on the right.

- in the same room where you find the Magnum & 1st wall Intel; before you proceed, blow up the door on the left with Remington, then switch gun to Magnum.

- at the rooftop, after you deal with the Shotgun Man (use Magnum & zoom), shoot below a soldier who's holding a M249. After that, proceed forward & wait for a soldier at stairs facing away from you. Shoot him on the head & peek out a bit to trigger the RPG guy. Switch to Sniper Rifle & backtrack all the way to the opposite side of rooftop, when you zoom you can see him but he cannot see you from that distance. Snipe him, switch the Sniper Rifle with MP5 lying around, then backtrack all the way downstairs where you got the Magnum, go through the door you blasted previously with Remington. On the bridge, shoot a guy behind the box in the alley where you came from then 2 guys opposite the window at the backyard. After that switch the MP5 with M249, then go up to the rooftop, switch again with the sniper rifle.

- bring the sniper rifle to where the G36C is, switch & use the silencer to kill enemies sighted while crouching position. Use sniper rifle to shoot the Machine Gun Guy in the booth, then if you are skilled enough try to take out 1 of 2 Shotgun Man who are coming out from the left door. If you have a lot of MP5 ammo, try to take out all boxes in the courtyard, so enemies cannot hide behind them. Finish off normal soldiers, then equip M249 & Magnum before going down the broken stairs. Quickly crouch facing the courtyard, as a Shotgun Man will be coming towards you, kill him with Magnum. Wait a bit & a normal soldier would also coming from the same direction, shoot him using M249.

- now get into the room next to you, lob a grenade or use Magnum on the Shotgun Man coming out from the room. Inside there is a safe & remember this room is very important to deal with the Shielded Guys later on. Switch M249 with Sniper Rifle on the window & Magnum with MP5 lying around. After taking care of RPG on the 2nd right window from the top, proceed to the building on the left which has a bridge & RPG ammo. On the top of the building there is a RPG Launcher, watch out for the Shotgun Man on the stairs, though.

- when the Shielded Guys appear, this is your cue to backtrack to the room with the safe. Crouch at the corner & aim the doorway for anyone coming in. You don't need to zoom, just aim the white dot at the bottom of the doorway, not straight out. Sooner or later, 2 shielded guys will appear on the doorway & quickly send them away with the RPG. Wait a bit & 2 more shielded guys will follow, blast them & those pain in the necks are gone. I have tried so many tricks, but this is the easiest method & less health risk. Prepare to throw a grenade before entering the booth, equip M249 + Magnum & then proceed to the 1st checkpoint.

<Continued – part 2>
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