Last updated: Jul 29, 2009 at about 6:31 AM Central Time*
Major announcement:
My book is now on sale! The page detailing about my book has been updated as well, now including the full size version of the front cover image.
Announcement:
It's now official - my book is going into book stores. When you'll see it, that I don't know. Lulu states 6 to 8 weeks so this implies a time from April 13 to April 27. It's a week later due to unforeseen circumstances - I couldn't order my second proof copy. Updated Mar 3, 2010
Ulillillia City Software logo - a space city drifts freely among the background stars with colorful 3D text in front
1 Welcome!
Welcome to Ulillillia City! In Ulillillia City, you'll find tips and tricks that'll help with math, computer operation, and a few others. I have free games you can make and play with common household materials like dice or marbles. My extensive dream journal with over 750 entries is probably one of the largest online dream journals. From school and my dreams or strange events I have in my mind game, I have some stories available. Along with that, I have two computer games I'm working on, "The Supernatural Olympics" and a 2D RPG game. Best of all, there isn't a hint of advertising on my website. The only ads, my own creations from 2002, are in one isolated area. My site is best viewed at 800x600 resolution at true color (24 or 32-bit color). For areas with screenshots and photos, 1024x768 is optimal.
Lost? Don't know how to navigate? I've explained the basic design of my site (needs to be updated) and how it's organized from page to page. The categories are in the links below.
Note: My website is currently undergoing a redesign so some pages, especially those that haven't been updated in at least one year, will have a somewhat different format and style. Documents ending with ".html" are the very old documents not having been updated since July of 2005 at the latest.
2 News and latest updates
My blog contains the latest news and updates in more detail than described in this area and events going back when I began it in late 2004. This area only shows the last few updates' headlines very briefly.
Jan 11, 2010: Between FFT, Platform Masters, my book, and recently Disgaea Hour of Darkness, Web site updates have been delayed unusually long and will continue to be. If I had a faster way to update my site (it takes a whole week of 12-hour days to do it!), this could boost my motive.
Jul 29, 2009: Platform Masters - my new, simple, all-in-one game, has more progress than TSO... in 3 weeks! New bonuses with TSO but its too early for 2.5D. SNES obtained - got 6 games. Old computer died - got new one and a video. 42 new dreams recalled, 3 in one night, and dream journal redesign underway. Major construction going on and still ongoing. Better fireworks show, despite less variety. Is Firefox itself the culprit to my download troubles? JPG quality enhanced. Book should be out any moment now (big notice on main index will be posted when it happens). Various other ideas for current and future events.
March 19, 2009: TSO and 2D RPG are now bound to be 2.5D instead of 2D. My squealing power supply (sound recording available!) was replaced, resulting in delay with update. I played FF8 - how boring that was! I finally finished FF5 2 years in the making. FF6 was replayed - more progress than before thanks to YouTube comments. My left ear was plugged for 10 days. I maxed the score in Mario 3's first level. For a week, YouTube was unreadable. A major snowstorm struck - photos available! Tomba 2 - played before but never finished... until now. Pizza rolls? Make that deep dish minis! Red milk is now pink. Homestead revisited - junk. Volunteer work again - random computer stuff. Some details about my story are available. 21 new dreams recalled, one well-recalled. Dream journal undergoing restructuring - may take a while.
3 The categories
3.1 Feature descriptions
There are ten categories. There is the link to the category index or a single page (in rare cases). Frequently updated areas or important areas have a quick link to them such as my dream journal. There are two sections for each category listed.
Updates - Updates to existing documents, new documents added, or considerable fixes are noted here. The level indicates how big the update is. The FAQ explains this in more depth (see category 7). 0 is a very minor update while 10 is a major update. 2 through 5 are the most common. Larger updates remain here longer (level 6 and beyond in particular) and are colored and enlarged to stand out. Small updates (level 5 and below) only last a minimum of one week and are not colored or enlarged.
Future plans - These are future updates I plan on doing at some later time. Some may stick around for years while others are accomplished within one or two updates later, depending mainly on my motive.
3.2 List of categories
Site map - the content of all categories put together in one expanded out.
Home
- the main index
1 Tips and tricks - From math shortcuts and tricks, and using the computer, to food and drink, and tips to save money, I have tips and tricks to make things easier and better. (note: some documents in here haven't been updated since 2003 (or 2005 for a select few)).
- Updates:
- Level 1 update on Feb 14, 2008 - Two of these documents have been removed, one of which actually false. The other is just plain unwise to do. Some of the other documents need updating and a few even need complete rewrites. This update notice only applies to the index, not the actual documents.
- Future plans:
- Converting the documents to the 6.x style. Completion: 50%. Added Apr 23, 2006
- Understanding more about DSL and how it works and then modifications to the trick featuring the active/inactive monitors.
- A calculator money-adding speed-up
- Some more math tips that I've forgotten about, especially how to tell when to use < and > to compare numbers
2 Help promote my site - If you like my site, feel free to promote it using the banners I've created. Instructions for using them are given on the page. Caution: These haven't been updated since 2002 (!) and do not apply to my site anymore now....
- Updates:
- Nothing since Oct 28, 2003 at 10:07 AM
- Future plans:
- I need to make banners to accompany my latest design. The banners, at the moment are from version 2.x or 3.x of my site and are from around 2002! They seriously need to be updated. Negative motive prevents me, but lately my motive has gotten fairly close to neutral. Added on Apr 23, 2006, updated on Mar 29, 2007
3 Features - my mind game, Color System, the frequently used work-in-progress compatibility/motive system, and other reports.
- Updates:
- Level 3 update on Nov 29, 2007 - The color system page's section 4.4 has been completely rewritten and enhanced due to finding a long-wanted formula. Although updated earlier, I corrected the formula as I had parentheses misplaced.
- Future plans:
- Making more animations. Now that I have a BMP to GIF batch converter, and together with Gamestudio, the bulk of the process is automated. Addition on Nov 29, 2007: Because I have abandoned Gamestudio, I need to write a C program to do the same thing, which, in my case, would offer much more flexibility than Gamestudio could. Added on Apr 23, 2006, updated once on Nov 29, 2007
- Adding the court battle cartoon, but I need more ideas. It uses common types of evidence in a case like this (fingerprints, DNA, handwriting, etc.). Added on Oct 31, 2006
- Finishing the rest of the spell effects animations. Added on Apr 23, 2006
4 About Me - things about me such as my rapidly-growing dream journal, my history, and my blog.
- Updates:
- Level 5 update on Jul 29, 2009 - 42 new dreams have been added. Another case of 3 dreams in one night occurred and a dream journal redesign is in progress but not finished. 831 is the current dream count.
- Future plans:
- Added on Sep 30, 2008 - The main document of the dream journal needs some major cleanup.
- Added on Feb 28, 2007 - updating the ratings banners for all dreams, even those that still use the shorter version.
5 Games index - Games you can make and play using common household objects like dice, paper, and marbles. My games often allow for solo play, but can be multiplayer as well. Caution: These documents haven't been updated in a long time (from 1 to 3 years), but are still generally correct.
- Updates:
- Level 6 update on Aug 17, 2007 - Through the motive boost an E-mail gave, I went at adding the "Survive the Flood UNO" game to the list, the first game document in the SHTML format. Thanks for the E-mail! Here's the game's rules.
- Future plans:
- Addition on Oct 18, 2006 - adding a simple number/triangle game, Triangular Sums and Products
- I need to modify the scoring limits for each difficulty in high score mode for the jigsaw puzzle scoring game.
- The "games history" page needs some serious updating - it hasn't been updated since late 2004! (this was added on Jun 24, 2005)
6 Stories - a collection of various stories, especially The Legend of the 10 Elemental Masters and details of very well-recalled dreams.
- Updates:
- Level 5 update on Mar 19, 2008 - A few details about my story, "The Legend of the 10 Elemental Masters" have been released. You can read about the basic plot (the logline, which may need some work), and details on how the story is formatted. Until copyright registration is complete, not much else will be revealed.
- Level 3 update on Mar 19, 2008 - A new dream-related story, the one involving Borneo, has been added due to a dream being well-recalled. Here's the story.
- Future plans:
7 Ulillillia City website FAQ - Frequently asked questions for my website in general - the main FAQ page and a glossary of commonly-used terms. For the FAQ related to music, my animations, or my 2D game, see the relevant pages.
- Updates:
- Level 2 update on Jul 29, 2009 - The glossary has been updated with new terms and some corrections have been applied.
- Future plans:
- The FAQ page is unlikely to have future plans.
8 My animated GIF collection - I make complex-behaving animations, many of which from my mind game. The bulk of my animated GIFs are here. This document is quite likely to be dumped.
- Updates:
- Nothing since May 27, 2005 at 12:17 PM
- Future plans:
- Added on Jul 29, 2009: This category will likely become the new category for my dream journal, but only once the redesign is finished. The animations will still be present though.
- This document will unlikely be updated. All animations have been moved to another area (see link above).
9 Game development
- My computer games I'm making, featuring my 2D action game, The Supernatural Olympics (view update checklist), and my 2D platform game, Platform Masters
- Updates:
- Level 8 update on May 3, 2009 - My newest project, Platform Masters, has been added.
- Level 3 update on Mar 19, 2009 - My game, "The Supernatural Olympics" is now very likely to take a 2.5D route. There are 25 advantages and 4 downsides to this. The update explains what each of these advantages and downsides are and how they'll help get the game going... after a moderate setback.
- For more detailed updates on my game development, see my blog
- Future plans:
- Rewriting my first game, The Supernatural Olympics, in C, along with adding many well-wanted features and various other enhancements not possible with Gamestudio. It seems like Gamestudio will be a thing of the past. (updated on Aug 17, 2007)
10 Other - things that don't fit any other category well such as experiments, how I process my music, video game screenshots section or even a behind-the-scenes look at how I update my website.
- Updates:
- Level 4 update on Aug 17, 2007 - Ever wonder what video games I've played? A new addition listing every recalled video game I've played has been added, but there's likely some others that are still left out.
- Future plans:
- Adding the new songs I've got and updating my full songs list with this and other details. Added on Apr 28, 2007
- Adding the information I have about the time-path theory // though it might be worded not so well, the point is to just display the theory. Text updated once; last update on Apr 24, 2005 at 8:46 AM
- Adding info about what I think UFOs really are
- Adding info on how I believe sensing works
- Adding the light experiment from version 3.x of my website
Site map - the content of all categories put together in one expanded out.
Link not working? Image not there? Do you have a suggestion or a question? Feel free to E-mail me or. Due to the overwhelming amounts of spam I get (see here and here for my most extreme examples (and that's accumulated in just 5 days as messages over 5 days old are automatically deleted)) and research into spambots, I'm using an image for my E-mail instead. It's a 3D image created in Gamestudio (now abandoned), which needs replacement.
Warning: DO NOT send any attachments! If you do, your message will never be opened. If you need to point to an image or something, give a full URL to it instead so I can examine it. This is for security and safety reasons. If you want to send an attachment in an E-mail, you must get permission first in a separate E-mail. To get permission, just ask and let me know what you want to send.
High-res version
Privacy notice: I will never release your E-mail to anyone or post it anywhere. It is only used to reply to your messages. I do mention of receiving E-mail's from fans in my blog and other places on my site (much like news item #12 in my March 2007 blog, but your E-mail, name, etc. will never be mentioned anywhere. I do keep most E-mails, but they are very frequently forgotten about and I will not send any E-mails when I haven't gotten any messages from you in more than a week. Mentioning direct E-mails causes spambots to index them and considering my extreme cases of junk mail (as from the two links above), I know how ridiculous and annoying it gets.
Footnotes:
* All times mentioned on my site are of Central Time, the time zone in which Chicago and my home town are in. All dates are of the Dec xx, 200x format where the first 3 letters of the month name are given, followed by the day number then the four-digit year. If I went with the number format of 07/09/06, it could mean one of six (!) possible dates due to the various date formats. The two most common ones, from what I've seen anyway, could be July 9, 2006 or September 7, 2006. To prevent this possible confusion, I use the full format with the first three letters of the month. After all, something could be stated as 02/06/04 as the last update and it may even be thought of as April 2, 2006 rather than my intended February 6, 2004.
