# What Kirupa has done for me - looking back 5 years later **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [June 20, 2016, 7:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-kirupa-has-done-for-me-looking-back-5-years-later/634803 "2016-06-20T07:20:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![META4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/87869e/32.png) [@META4](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/META4)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2016, 7:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-kirupa-has-done-for-me-looking-back-5-years-later/634803/1 "2016-06-20T07:20:58Z")
Hey Kirupa! I recently received a email about the “rebirth” of the website and forums. [Then I remember posting here in 2011](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/meta4-mech-multiplayer-mmocc-ish/325103). September 26, on 9:21 PM to be precise. Now, almost 5 years later I have been hugely progressing. A game that once was going to be launched with actionscript and flash is now a full 3D physics supported online multiplayer game written in webGL and JavaScript. I’d like this to be a shout out to anyone having a dream and a goal. Because believe me - if you try hard enough you will succeed! We currently have a [multiplayer pre-alpha game demo](http://play.antraxx.com) up on our [website](http://antraxx.com) and press are picking up on us as well. Here’s for some GIF images of what I have been working on and have achieved beause of Kirupa: [![](http://media.indiedb.com/cache/images/games/1/49/48333/thumb_620x2000/sharkteeth-ingame-gif.gif) ](http://media.indiedb.com/cache/images/games/1/49/48333/thumb_620x2000/sharkteeth-ingame-gif.gif)[![](http://media.indiedb.com/cache/images/games/1/49/48333/thumb_620x2000/another-day-at-the-docks-part-2.gif) ](http://media.indiedb.com/cache/images/games/1/49/48333/thumb_620x2000/another-day-at-the-docks-part-2.gif)[![](http://media.indiedb.com/cache/images/games/1/49/48333/thumb_620x2000/ingame-recording-blow-up.gif) ](http://media.indiedb.com/cache/images/games/1/49/48333/thumb_620x2000/ingame-recording-blow-up.gif) Now I am super curious who else returned here after 5 years and what you have been doing in the time between then and now. Share your story! ---
**Author:** ![TheCanadian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@TheCanadian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TheCanadian)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2016, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-kirupa-has-done-for-me-looking-back-5-years-later/634803/2 "2016-06-20T09:15:11Z")
Congrats on your achievement. I too came here many years ago dreaming of making Flash games. Now I’m doing a MSc in biology. Dream failed! ---
**Author:** ![META4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/87869e/32.png) [@META4](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/META4)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2016, 9:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-kirupa-has-done-for-me-looking-back-5-years-later/634803/3 "2016-06-20T09:28:27Z")
Dont give up your dreams TheCanadian! Don’t do it! ---
**Author:** ![kirupa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kirupa/32/11616_2.png) [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 1:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-kirupa-has-done-for-me-looking-back-5-years-later/634803/4 "2016-06-23T01:41:34Z")
That game looks really nice! Well done. I love games with giant robots walking around and shooting at things. I don’t know if you ever were a huge Mechwarrior fan, but I loved those games growing up. MechCommander was also really REALLY good (for its time) haha. ---
**Author:** ![META4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/87869e/32.png) [@META4](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/META4)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 9:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-kirupa-has-done-for-me-looking-back-5-years-later/634803/5 "2016-06-23T09:05:30Z")
Hey Kirupa! We really didn’t get inspired by mechwarrior at all. Though, I remember my ten year older cousin playing some isometric mech shooter ages ago when I was just a little kid. I was sold straight away! Thank you for your awesome reply! ---
**Author:** ![tbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7feea3/32.png) [@tbo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tbo)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-kirupa-has-done-for-me-looking-back-5-years-later/634803/6 "2016-06-23T21:00:41Z")
Congratulations on the game it looks awesome! I have no recollection as to why i came here years ago rather than the other as3 forums at the time. I made the right choice! Even though i never broke out of hobby developer, Kirupa forums has done a lot for me and learning programing (even if it was just one, arguably dieing launguage). You are right though if u try hard enough, never give up, u will succeed. …kirupa also introduced me to bubble tea, thats kind of a big deal