Tapirs?

(tntexplosivesltd) #1

Okay, what’s with the tapirs? Also, please don’t flame me, acting all high and mighty. I’m just wondering what the whole tapir thing is about.

(light_sh4v0r) #2

Tapirs are just Splash Damage’s mascots. Can’t blame em, they’re pretty cool :slight_smile:

(nUllSkillZ) #3

Started with the development of ET:QW.
Not sure why and when exactly.

(kamikazee) #4

Ah yes, they always ask about the tapirs.

Check all threads tagged with “tapirs”:
http://www.splashdamage.com/forums/tags.php?tag=tapirs

A recent one is SplashDamage and Tapirs…

(tntexplosivesltd) #5

Still trying to make sense of this from http://www.splashdamage.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17380

(kamikazee) #6

See the old Easter eggs thread. It shows a re-assembled picture of the text scrolling on an ET:QW’s field ops class’ helmet HUD (the blue screen in front of his eyes, can be seen here).

(Salteh) #7

Taaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaapirs!

(Slade05) #8

Oh no, we woke up Salteh, RUUUUUUN!11!!!

(Salteh) #9

:stroggtapir: :stroggtapir: :stroggtapir: :armadillochase:
(Run for the hills!)

(tntexplosivesltd) #10

Thanks.
Also, re-assembled? And how did they get such a close-up pic?
Lol Salteh

(light_sh4v0r) #11

Like he said, the text scrolls down the HUD on his helmet, so it takes several screenshots to ‘re-assemble’ the whole picture. Close up pic is easy, just record a demo of a fieldsops standing somewhere, then view it in freecam and stuff that camera right up his nose :tongue:

(Dthy) #12

if i remember correctly, isn’t there also tapir graffiti on Outskirts?

(tokamak) #13

It’s the tapirs that erected the black monolith that send mankind on it’s course to transcend itself:

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(brbrbr) #14

p.s.
im personally rate “cuteness at x from 10” for tapirs at number 6[/10].
i guess i should check them “in person”, but local Zoo had NO tapirs :frowning:

p.p.s.
its better[than living prototypes] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tropenmuseum_Royal_Tropical_Institute_Objectnumber_7-106_Aardewerken_tapir.jpg
maybe SD include some “such-style-created” toys in “collector edition” Brink boxes ?

(otakustar) #15


this orang-utan is painting aquarel that is sold to help fund the „Tajya-Saruta“ tapir-protection-project :cool:
http://www.zoo-osnabrueck.de/staticsite/staticsite.php?menuid=184&topmenu=71&keepmenu=inactive
(german though)
:stroggtapir:

(Salteh) #16


(awwwwwww)

(Pytox) #17

MOAR!!

:stroggtapir::stroggtapir:

(Wussie) #18

(.Chris.) #19

[QUOTE=otakustar;247933]
this orang-utan is painting aquarel that is sold to help fund the „Tajya-Saruta“ tapir-protection-project :cool:
http://www.zoo-osnabrueck.de/staticsite/staticsite.php?menuid=184&topmenu=71&keepmenu=inactive
(german though)
:stroggtapir:[/QUOTE]

Orangutan > tapir imho.

(Apples) #20

Seriously these big guyz are so “like us” in the eyes… Still cant understand how womeone could shot it oO

I can understand the local population for the food in the old times, but killing an old orangutan just for the fur or whatever… **** this!

Peace

oh and :stroggbanana: :stroggtapir: :stroggbanana: