Istari

I am expanding as we speak. The particles in my body are moving further and further away from each other at an undetectable rate that is in-line with the rest of the universe. For better or worse though, I'll be long dead before it affects me in any noticeable way. Which is a shame, because it might have caused the elongation of certain appendages. I play piano, so having longer fingers would be an advantage. [e digicons]|-)[/e]

After the death of Jabba, the Huts and their organised crime ring have all but dissipated, and control of Tattooine has been given over to the common thugs. The enforced stability once enjoyed by the residents there has been stripped away, and the streets are dangerous even during the day. There are reports of nearby systems exerting influence over the region, and working towards establishing a puppet government that would be friendly to their causes. Factionalism and insurgency have resulted

[quote who="Heph_" reply="61" id="2835648"]Hmmm where is that promised update? (And "Ai wars 3" for that matter?)[/quote] I think that this thread technically is AI Wars 3. Still waiting on that update though. [e digicons]O:)[/e] (Like Brad has nothing better to do.)

Prostitution.

Incidently, the Trowls Synonymous meeting has been altogether cancelled, as the mass rush of fanboys has caused the bridge to collapse. Sadly, we lost SolidSmooky in the carnage of the wreck, may he rest in 2 beats, and then come back with the string section of the Treasure Trolls 'In the hall of the mountain king' theme song adaptation.

Just to let you all know, the next meeting of Fanboys Anonymous has been pushed back till after the release of 1.1 as a result of the testing of the BETA versions, which as all Fanboys need to remember, are not actually called Perfectly Working Superfun Nerdgasm Machines. I'm looking at you Sethai, take off the rose-coloured glasses. Also, just as a heads up to the early-meeting minutes, our Lor-.., ahhem our friend Brad has politely requested that those community members who

B-B-Beta B-Beta Banana...... [e digicons]:P[/e] Thank you for that very insightful post Derek, I learnt a lot. @pad152, Maybe what you're referring to could be called a Gamma version?

How is it that a BETA version of a game does not function like the post-BETA version? Does BETA mean that the developers are somehow testing the game out with those community members who have agreed to try out the BETA and possibly give feedback? That just sounds ridiculous to me, and if you know me, you know I like ridiculous. [e digicons];P[/e] Seriously though, the rewording of the OP into a constructive list of bugs/problems detected would be more in line with what

[quote who="Sethai" reply="13" id="2834634"]how about the mana cost of teleort scaling with the number of units involved?[/quote] Rather than the cost, I'd prefer the limiter to be in the teleport process. For example, a unit can only teleport between places they've already been. If each unit had to create teleport waypoints at each physical teleport location they wanted to pop between, and if there was a limit to the number of teleport waypoints, the cost and number of units in the s

City Walls. They would stop early steam-roll tactics, as you would have to create a siege army, which takes tech and time.

[quote who="Delmoroth" reply="18" id="2833817"]A rusted iron dildo?.... wait where would you even get one of those? I mean, not that I would want one, but it I did, and remember I don't, but if I did where would I even find such a thing? Keep in mind that I don't want one, but if I did it wouldn't be for use it would be.... um... as a gag gift..[/quote] Beds, Baths, and Beyond Beyond. It's in the section beyond that which is Beyond Beyond. The secret Beyond. (say B

Sooooo, tic-tac-toe, rock-paper-scissors, or ro-sham-bo?

[quote who="xStarfirex" reply="13" id="2833703"] Quoting Istari, reply 12 But yeah, give the devs some more time. They'll turn the game around, and then use all of this as preparation for Elemental II. God your such a fanboy... who do you think you are coming here with your patience and sense of community spirit.... RAGGGHHHH [/quote] The crushers.... so painful..... my balls smell like garlic! [

[quote who="DrJBHL" reply="17" id="2833688"] That is a horrible situation that keeps the middle class grateful for their lot What middle class? It's been virtually annihilated.[/quote] Touché.

Wow. Well done TimeBlossom and well done everyone who has posted so far. I don't remember anyone else starting a complaint thread that went this amicably. Usually it turns into Hella Mental: War of Spastics, and everyone jumps on the OP and tries to anally rape them with a rusted iron dildo. Then the lurking haters chime in and try to squeeze fanboys by the testicles with their stainless steel garlic crushers (which they still use afterwards for crushing garlic). Finally, a moderator looks in

War is big business. People are needed to fight wars. Most people who are doing fairly well in their lives won't volunteer for the army unless they believe that there is a truly serious threat at hand (i.e. not the Iraq war). If the money spent on war and unwarranted foreign aid was put into healthcare and education, there wouldn't be enough people willing to become recruits. For some people it's join the army, or live on the streets, or go to jail for something like drug dealing. That is a h

[quote who="James009D" reply="3" id="2833359"]I think all those "switches" and spaghetti stuff is the main substance behind decision making and thought. The brain wouldn't be much good without it. What's slowing everything down is stupid people who don't want to learn anything, get educated, or be challenged. Good article! [/quote] The brain is the inhibitor of thought in the same way that the body is the inhibitor of motion. Light and energy transcend human limitation

This is really an uplifting story, but medical procedures make me queasy. It's a good thing you're asleep when they're doing all that to you (well most of the time ).

The human brain is the inhibitor of thought. Get rid of all that mess of switches and spaghetti network synapses, and you'd be able to think far more clearly. The impulse that traverses the brain cells is the real genius. That convoluted mash of pathways is slowing the whole process down.

You've got that right and half again IROKONESS. I just wish they'd leave us alone and stop playing these lame tricks on us. That is if they existed of course, which they don't! What most people don't realise is that 'The Truth is in here' and not 'out there'. Down and not West. Further than it is closer to a distant near seeming object comprised of semi-visible vectors. All you really need to do is close your eyes and block your nose before you can dive into the real truth. We

UFOs are lies made up by aliens to make us believe that there is such a thing as aliens, when really there isn't. Crafty non-existent extra-terrestrial freaks of nature. [e digicons]

Ahh Bethesda... The first game I played of theirs was Delta V back in 1996, when I got my new Intel Pentium 100Mhz with Windows 3.11 for workgroups! 4X CD-ROM baby, with 800MB HDD and a Matrox Millenium graphics card - sweeeet. [e digicons]:grin:[/e] It was basically a futuristic trench-run flight game, similar in appearance to the Star Wars trench run, except rather than being on a space station, you are actually traversing network paths in the interne

A new spell that inflicts an ailment called 'Carpet Tunnel Syndrome'. The unit finds it difficult to move around and grip their weapon properly because their arms and legs are wrapped up in rolls of carpet.

'In this world it's not what you know but who you know. And I don't know either one of them.' 'My response to that order is both profound and meaningful. Get your hair cut!' 'We served the Empire at many distant posts...... until they all got woodworm.' 'It never rains but it pours.' 'I come before you full of remorse and malnutrition.' 'I confess, I didn't do it, and I'm glad glad glad I didn't do it. And if I had my time again, I pro

So we now have some notion of the relative chances of victory given certain unit types and quantities, and that's all very well and good. But how are you going to implement a system that reflects these types of odds? Obviously, you can't just have the game enforce what 'should' have been the outcome, so you need a combat system to account for these expectations. I've made some suggestions already, so does anyone else have an idea in mind of how these calculations should be carried out