Keiko Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Give Fred Tetra a HUGE hand, if it wansn't for him, we wouldn't have this amazing Kotor Tool, here is a quote by Fred: "As I have said in the past, and now for the benefit of those with under 100 posts <grin>, working on a tool of this complexity in a professional environment would result in one release every 3-6 months. Bugs or not, you'd have to wait. The flip side is that you can have new features and fixes more often, but not everything will be fixed in a given release, and some new bugs may even creep in. It takes a *long* time to do a complete set of regression tests on a piece of software like Kotor Tool, so I forgo doing them in favor of smaller unit tests. Sometimes little things slip by, like the crazy button-movement in the Inventory editor. Know as well, that I write code 8-10 hours a day as my primary job, then spend several more hours in the evening, sometimes until 2:00 AM, working on Kotor Tool. It is hard to get everything 100% right when you get 6 hours of sleep! I haven't even had the time to play KotOR II (thanks, ChAiNz.2da!) more than 1.5 hours yet. All of my free time has gone into making a new version of Kotor Tool available to my friends here in this community. Heck, I haven't even been to the movies since I started the first Kotor Tool back around December 2003! No time! As Darth333 and ChAiNz.2da mentioned, I do this for free. I now have 511 hours invested in Kotor Tool, and even with the kind and generous donations, if you calculated an hourly rate, it would be indeed less that US $1/hr. Tools that do far simpler stuff, like set your PC's clock to match an atomic standard, charge a shareware fee. I don't; the donations folks make allow me to avoid the side jobs needed to pay bills, replace failed hard drives, and other such stuff. So..think about it......". Fred you desrve the highest praise! W00t! You do so much for us! THANKS, Fred Tetra! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90SK Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Ah, what the hell. We all owe him one. Thank You! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keiko Posted February 26, 2005 Author Share Posted February 26, 2005 Haha! Nice one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lone Badger Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 ClapClapClapClapClap Fred, without your tool I would have looked at the hex editing tutorials and ran screaming into the distance. It is solely due to your work that I am getting involved in modding, and I imagine many other modders have started because of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennaida Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 *cheers a whole bunch* Admittedly, I don't tinker too much myself, but anyone who uses a mod should be cheering for Fred, because KotOR Tool is behind them all Yay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChAiNz.2da Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 I haven't even had the time to play KotOR II more than 1.5 hours yet. All of my free time has gone into making a new version of Kotor Tool available to my friends here in this community. Hey Fred, man I didn't know that!! At the risk of catching "flak" (I'm bracing myself)...you should really take some 'time off' and at least get to enjoy the game through a complete playthrough... truly... that's unfair to you... Granted you wouldn't be missing much of a story but you should at least have to suffer with us hehehe Seriously, take a break man... if anyone deserves it, it's you.... I'm pretty sure you've built up some Holowan "vacation time"... oh yeah... Thank You for everything you've done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xcom Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Thank you, Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Smaug Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Thanks Fred :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKATK Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Thank yee Fred:ewok: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_P_Fuller Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Well done Fred. Without your tool we would not have many of the great mods we have today. THANKS Oh, and take a break as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceAlex Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Originally posted by ChAiNz.2da Hey Fred, man I didn't know that!! At the risk of catching "flak" (I'm bracing myself)...you should really take some 'time off' and at least get to enjoy the game through a complete playthrough... truly... that's unfair to you... Granted you wouldn't be missing much of a story but you should at least have to suffer with us hehehe Seriously, take a break man... if anyone deserves it, it's you.... I'm pretty sure you've built up some Holowan "vacation time"... oh yeah... Thank You for everything you've done. I agree. You deserve a break Fred. Go and play TSL. Don't listen to Chainz. The story is better than in K1 just the ending is not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChAiNz.2da Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Originally posted by SpaceAlex Don't listen to Chainz. The story is better than in K1 just the ending is not. ^^^^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damar Stiehl Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Go Fred Go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keiko Posted February 26, 2005 Author Share Posted February 26, 2005 W00t! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_ToMeR Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Thank you very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Yoinked* Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 I dind't know ya hadn't took a chance to play, that is selfLESS, wootwoot! Take a break and way to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handarsu Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Thank you Fred, I enjoyed fidling around with KOTOR Tool and managed to create some nice items for myself, thanks to you I might even contribute to this community some day. Go you! \o/ And although we all admire your commitment to your project we can and will submit to you taking a break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madog Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 i have only realsed one mod and i could not have done it if it was not for you fred but relly PLAY TSL it is a lot o' fun THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheProphet Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Mr. Tetra, without you there would be no Reign of the Sith mod and I would not be making the mod I am now, many of us would not even be here right now if it weren't for you. You are the savior of kotor, i just hope no one nails you to a cross... BIG THANKS, -GSCCC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madog Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Originally posted by Gsccc You are the savior of kotor, i just hope no one nails you to a cross... :D that is quite funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erlynmyre Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 My SECOND ever post on Holowan Labs, which would have been first, (you were absolutely correct, Darth333) except this was buried a little further into the forum, is to Mr. Fred Tetra sir, without whom most of these mods would not be possible. And of course TK102, whose KOTOR savegame editor makes life so much easier when trying out a new mod, (or when stuck because my security skill is too low to open a door....) And Darth333, another big thanks to you and all the other excellent writers of how-to guides, because I have found them invaluable when trying to merge, especially, conflicting appearance.2da files, and etc. So thanks. Really, really thanks. And Fred, as has been mentioned repeatedly, PLEASE take a break. We'll wait. God forbid you should get burnt out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shangoman Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 Fred, Dude... you're FAN-FREAKING-TASTIC!!! THANK YOU for the GREAT WORK take a break, play the game, and on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Char Ell Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 I too wish to add my thanks to those already extended to Mr. Fred Tetra. I'm a newb modder and don't think I'll ever do any heavy duty modding but I've found Fred's KT to make the whole process so much easier than I would have ever expected. It's so great to be able to tweak the game and make it play how I want. I mean, it doesn't get any better than this... KUDOS FRED! Muchisimas Gracias Merci Danka Domo Arigato Dwo Sheh P.S. I also agree that anyone who appreciates your efforts would want you to have the opportunity to play TSL at least once before you put your nose to the grindstone again... - GA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guyver619 Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 Originally posted by shangoman Fred, Dude... you're FAN-FREAKING-TASTIC!!! THANK YOU for the GREAT WORK take a break, play the game, and on. ^^^^^^^ What he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Tetra Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 I would like to say 'Thanks!' to all of you for your kind comments! I am glad that you enjoy Kotor Tool; I enjoy creating new features for it to make your modding experience better and extend the value of your gaming dollar. Some of you have asked about making a donation for my efforts, and the cash some have sent has come in quite handy. I had an idea for another type of donation that some may be able to do more easily than cash. I may be getting a used GameCube for Christmas (why we're celebrating *way* late is beyond what most people would care about), and some used games would be nice. Just a suggestion So thanks again to all of you, I am glad you enjoy my work. Fred Tetra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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