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Hey! Syrsly here! This is my blog!

I talk about Game Dev, Art, Movies, TV shows, Streaming, Code, VR and Tech in general.

Reset your Drupal password without email.

I deal with Drupal sites often, and one of the most often recurring issues is a forgotten/lost password for the admin account. Sometimes, the site isn't yours, and you simply were told the wrong info to log into the site but you have FTP access. Other times, you simply don't want to go through the hassle of sending yourself an e-mail, clicking a reset link, and editing your password through the profile settings page. There has to be an easier, faster way, right? Well, the answer is here.
The best way to deal with this is to make a script that does every bit of the password reset all in one go. The downside to this script is it is incredibly insecure. You will want to name it something funny random, like gudgoin.php or idungiveafk.php, place it in the root directory of the site, and delete it from the server right after using it.

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Unity3D Assets I Really Love

I bought a Unity 4.x Pro license back in December to help me break into the indie scene on Steam. I have yet to get that far with Unity, but I have learned a lot, developed a workflow I like, and collected a lot of helpful assets and libraries.  Below are some of the best assets I have used this year.

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Learning Piano

I bought a piano a while ago, and I was so thrilled to play around with it. However, when it came down to actually learning how to play it, I was definitely not motivated. This article is meant to help others in my situation to motivate themselves to learn how to play piano. It will give you what you need when you need it rather than making you do your own research or telling you to jump-the-gun and start with something too difficult.

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2014: What I'm up to...

At the end of 2013, I bought Unity Pro.

I will be releasing commercial quality games in the very near future.

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