UO:Defender Editor Custom Map3 Medium Giant (18*21)

Here is this friday's custom map for UO:Defender, a fantasy based defense game with a good map editor. Here you can see how it looks:



This time I built a giant map, 18*21, with a long course and lot of paved tiles. It's a map thought for a difficult enemy wave, so I started working on that too, and you can find the result in the previous post..

Here's the custom map code to copy and paste into the game.

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You can find all the UO:Dender content i developed here:
label:"UO:Defender"

Let me know if you like it, and if you have request for new maps!!!

UO:Defender slightly stronger enemy wave

I've created my first custom enemy wave for UO:Defender, adding some HP and number to the basic enemy wave. This should be a more interesting wave of enemies to play with medium or large maps.

Here's the code to copy and paste into the game:

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Play it with a custom map, and have fun! Comments appreciated!
I've not yet found any user generated content for Ultima Online Defender, if you find any please tell me!

Come cucinare il puerco pibil e come trovare gli ingredienti!

English version available here

Alla fine l’ho rifatto, e stavolta è andata decisamente meglio. Parlo del Puerco Pibil, il piatto messicano mostrato dal caro Robert Rodriguez nella “scuola di cucina in 10 minuti” presente negli extra del dvd “C’era una volta in Messico”.
Ecco il video originale di Rodriguez:



ed ecco la ricetta che il nostro regista ci da:

5 cucchiai di semi di annato
2 cucchiaini di semi di cumino
1 cucchiaino di semi di pepe nero
8 semi di “allspice” (pepe giamaicano)
½ cucchiaino di chiodi di garofano

Tritare in un tritaspezie (o tritacaffe)

2 peperoncini habanero (rimuovere i semi e tagliarli)
1/2 tazza di succo d’arancia
1/2 tazza di aceto bianco
2 cucchiai di sale
8 spicchi d’aglio

Combinare gli ingredienti con il mix di spezie e frullarli
Aggiungere il succo di 5 limoni, e un goccio della migliore tequila.

Tagliare 2.2 kg di spalla di maiale in cubi dal lato di 5 cm. Inserire la carne e la salsa in un sacchetto da freezer, chiudere e sbattere bene. Lasciare a riposare in frigo per alcune ore (almeno 5-6)

Preparare una terrina con le foglie di banana. Aggiungere il porco, e ulteriori foglie in cima. Chiudere bene con carta d’alluminio, in modo che non esca vapore.

Far cuocere per 4 ore a 175° e servire con riso.

Il piatto è facile da cucinare e non prende poi tanto tempo. Ma la carne deve stare a marinare per ore, e la cottura dura 4 ore. Si può quindi cominciare la mattina per mangiare la sera, o meglio la sera per la sera dopo.

Il problema principale sono gli ingredienti. Molti sono difficili da recuperare, in particolare le foglie di banana, i semi di annato, i semi di all spice e i peperoncini habanero. In Italia sognatevi le foglie già pronte per la cucina, ma le piante di banane non sono difficili da trovare, e bastano poche foglie per dare quel particolare aroma che, non lo nego, fa la sua parte. I semi di Annato sono abbastanza rintracciabili in negozi di spezie o di prodotti etnici. Ne ho sempre trovati da "Surgelati dal Mondo" in corso 22 Marzo, a Milano. Gli all spice (o pepe giamaicano, o pimientas gordas) non li ho mai avvistati in Italia, ma li ho comprati per caso in un mercato a cielo aperto in Repubblica Dominicana. Anche gli Habanero sono difficili da trovare, pare che la soluzione migliore sia coltivarseli (e ci sto pensando). Li ho rimpiazzati con dei fortissimi peperoncini africani.

Per realizzare la ricetta, il trita spezie è fondamentale. Le spezie vanno tritate per bene per ottenere il sapore e l’odore giusto. Un tritacaffè va benissimo (ma non usatelo per il caffè), e costa circa 20 euro.
Anche la scelta della carne è importante. La spalla di solito non ha un grande aspetto, ma vi assicuro che è quello che ci vuole.

Rodriguez mette 5 limoni, ma sono dannatamente troppi! La prima volta sapeva solo di limone. Io li ridurrei a 2-3. Non dimenticatevi lo splash di tequila, e procuratevela per tempo.

Dopo aver marinato la carne, preparate la casseruola con le foglie di banana e la carta d’alluminio. Coprite la carne con altre foglie e chiudete per bene. Poi non aprite, non guardate.. Al massimo annusate che non stia bruciando..

Dopo 4 ore di bridge, servite con riso. Il riso serve perché gli habanero picchiano.. e buon appetito!

Aggiunta: link a una discussione con suggerimenti e una ricetta alternativa!
Forum Peperonciniamoci

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Antipixel World's Bigger Page (By SaguaroVideo)

Saguaro Video's blog is promoting a great initiative I'm going to support: the creation of the world's biggest antipixel page.

Antipixels are tiny little 15x80 banner, that can link to your page or blog.
Here you can find the latest post in italian from Debe, the page creator.

And here's my english version:

Why should you partecipate to the page?

* To create an antipixel and send it you need less than five minutes
* You gain a free link to you're site/blog
* Yes, you're right, a free backlink!
* It's not a link exchange. Promoting the initiative is appreciated, but not required, we don't ask you to put any link.
* Yes, no link back required!
* It's not only for blog but for every kind of site, commercial sites included
* This could help your site pagerank!
* This could generate traffic towards your page!
* No contraindications!

Instructions:

To have your antipixel in the world biggest dedicated page:
Send an email to ildebe [at] gmail.com with "antipixel" as object.
Insert the link to the page you want to referr and the link to the image (if you don't know where to upload it, you can use flickr or imageshack).
To create an antipixel you can use online services like Pixelbutton, Brilliant Button, Button Maker.. Or you can draw it yourself with an image editing software. Remeber it has to be 15 x 80 pixel!!
Between the participants, we can find Daveblog e Julius Design.

My impression:

It's a simple and nice thing to do.. Building an antipixel is fine and you can use it in many ways.. A free backlink always sounds good, and if the page has success, this can mean a good traffic. Personally I already received 20 clicks to JJescalante. So send your antipixels, and spread the news!

How to cook Rodriguez's Puerco Pibil and how to find ingredients!

italian version here

I finally did it again, and this time I did it right. It's puerco pibil, the dish that Robert Rodriguez shows in his "ten minutes cooking school" in the extras of "Once upon a time in mexico" DVD. And I'm writin
Here is mr Rodriguez orginal explanation.



and here's the recipe Rodriguez gives:

5 whole table spoons of annato seeds
2 whole tea spoons of cumin seeds
1 tea spoon peppercorns
8 whole allspice seeds
½ whole tea spoon cloves

Grind the above in a spice mill/coffee grinder.

2 habanero chiles, stems and seeds removed, chopped
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup white vinegar
2 table spoones salt
8 cloves garlic

Combine the above with the spice mix in a blender, and puree.
Add the Juice of 5 lemons, and splash of the finest tequila.

Cut cut into 2-inch cubes 5 pounds of pork butt. Combine all ingredients in a zip-lock bag and shake well. Let it rest in fridge for some hours (at leasst 5-6).

Line a 9x13 pan with banana leaves; add the pork mixture; fold over the leaves to cover, then cover tightly with foil.

Bake 4 hours at 325 fahreneith (175 celsius) and serve over rice.

The dish is not hard to cook, and it doesn't take much working time. But you need some hours to MARINARE the meat and 4 hours to cook it. So you can make it the morning for the evening (or if you use to sleep at morning, the night for the evening).

The main problem is to find all ingredients. Expecially it's hard to find banana leaves, annato seeds all spice seeds and habanero peppers. Here in Italy Banana plants are not hard to find, expecially in the country. You can use just some leaves (they're big) with tin foil, and you'll get that special flavour and appareance. Annato seeds aren't hard to find in spice or ethinc shops, while all seeds and habanero are. A place in Milan where you can find Annato is "Surgelati dal Mondo" in corso 22 Marzo. I've been able to find All Spice in a market in Dominican Republic, but I've never seen them in Italy. Habanero are hard to find too, and I've been forced to replace them with some very strong african chili peppers.

For what concern the recipe, a coffee grinder is exential. You need to spices them well to have the good flavour. The meat is important too. Use pork butt, no second choice.
Rodriguez recipe uses the juice of five lemons. That's definitely too much! I think 2-3 can be the right amount! Don't forget the splash of Tequila, and put the meat to rest.

After the right amount of time, prepare your CASSERUOLA with tin foil and Banana Leaves. Put the meat inside, cover with leaves, and fix well with foil. Put it in the Oven at 175 Celsius, and leave it alone for 4 hours. Don't open it, don't watch it too much.. Just smell it if you're worried.

Serve with rice, since if you use the right amount of chili, it's gonna be really strong. And now it's time to taste!

UO:Defender Editor Map2 Medium (14*19)

here is another map for UO:Defender, a fantasy based defense game.



This is a medium map, 14*19 and with only some tiles paved. It's not hard, but all depends on the enemy waves! It's obviously made with UO:Defender Editor.

Here's the code to copy and paste into the game.

14,19$32,14,14,14,1,2,22,2,1,14,14,14,14,31$32,14,14,14,1,3,3,3,1,14,14,14,14,31$1,3,14,14,1,3,3,3,1,14,14,3,1,1$1,1,14,14,3,1,1,1,3,14,14,1,1,1$18,1,14,14,14,14,14,14,14,14,14,1,1,18$18,1,14,14,14,14,14,14,14,14,14,1,1,18$18,1,1,3,3,14,14,14,3,3,1,1,1,18$1,1,2,3,3,3,14,3,3,3,2,1,1,1$1,14,14,14,14,14,14,14,14,14,14,14,14,1$3,14,14,14,14,14,14,14,14,14,14,14,14,3$1,14,3,1,10,13,3,10,13,1,1,3,14,1$1,14,14,3,11,12,22,11,12,1,3,14,14,1$1,3,14,14,3,3,3,3,3,3,14,14,3,1$1,1,3,14,14,14,14,14,14,14,14,3,1,1,14$1,1,3,3,3,14,14,14,3,3,3,1,1,1$1,1,1,1,3,14,3,14,3,1,1,1,1,1$1,1,14,14,14,14,3,14,14,14,14,1,1,1$1,1,14,3,3,1,1,1,3,3,14,3,1,1$1,1,33,3,1,2,3,2,1,3,33,3,1,1$0,0$3,0$3,5$6,5$6,8$1,8$1,11$2,11$2,12$3,12$3,13$7,13$7,16$10,16$0,0$0,0$0,0$0,0$0,0$10,18$13,0$9,0$9,4$6,4$6,9$12,9$12,11$11,11$11,12$10,12$10,13$5,13$5,16$2,16$0,0$0,0$0,0$0,0$0,0$2,18$

You can find the basic enemy wave in my previous post, with my first map (13*13 map).

Let me know if you like it and if you want new custom maps!