You always read on Bash and such of computers randomly exploding or bursting into flame, but I never thought it could actually happen to a relatively modern machine, short of deliberate sabotage. I was mistaken. There is an unhealthy-looking blast mark on the motherboard of the PC I was using, and many of the components including a portion of the CPU are charcoal. I've got a different box set up now, I hope this one remains functional as I lack the funds to be replacing one mobo, let alone two.
I'm sorry. I'll try to get back into this, but won't take it personally if it's decided the game would be better off without my involvement.