Have you tried this little freeware application ? " SuperF4 kills the currently selected program when you press Ctrl+Alt+F4. This is different from when you press Alt+F4. Alt+F4 only asks the currently selected program to exit, allowing it to decide for itself if it really want to. [...] Beware though, SuperF4 effectively kills the program and doesn't give it a chance to save unsaved work" <a title="SuperF4" href="http://cod
Some of you might be interested in checking out a more extensive version of the A.I.-design-philosophy text I quoted in my previous reply #15, as posted yesterday on one of his blog webpages, by A.I.-War dev x4000 (who has posted on this thread) : http://christophermpark.blogs
[quote who="themadmanazn" reply="17" id="2236480"] The problem with AI, is to make a truely good ai, with real decision making and learning, and then sync it across all the computer, would take bandiwth and processor power that most gamers cannot spare .[/quote] Correct. Some people forget that the "comps" or "bots" most often execute coded instructions programmed by H umans</
Stardock's Impulse store recently started to offer a new game called A.I. War . On the indie-developer's website (www.arcengames.com), in a forum post, the game's principal dev recently posted his general A.I.-design philosophy (http://arcengames.com/forums/index.php?topic=24.0) : « I'm going to be writing a full article on this topic in the next couple of weeks, but here's a quick rundown. First, the
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[quote who="Paradoxnt" reply="19" id="2235763"] I actually favor the 'Channeler dies = lose the game' concept. It will certainly make players bond with their 'avatars' and improve game immersion. [/quote] ... As an option for those who would share your (very valid) conception of bonding & immersion. In some of my games, I could choose to experience that kind of bonding & immersion, and then, your "concept" would appl
[quote who="Makerz" reply="3" id="2235196"] Please also note... This WILL NOT fix Pantheon and Skirmish games because that is broken on Stardocks end . [/quote] The numerous Stardock officers who have recently worked on DG related problems for 10+ hours per day, 7 days a week, might take issue with your formulation ... especially since Stardock was not the original designer & programmer of the DG game and of its P2P netcode.
[quote who="Frogboy" reply="13" id="2233510"] Demigod is one of literally dozens of projects going on at Stardock [...] After all, there's a huge demand for E lemental and people who remotely know anything about Stardock do indeed make the distinction between games Stardock publishes versus games Stardock devleops [/quote] Best news in this whole thread ! I can't wait for the E lemental beta to start ! I'm happy that there is a "huge dem
J'ai donné un coupon à quelqu'un de Trois-Rivières, il y a deux jours.
[quote who="Sekerah" reply="25" id="2216479"] As someone who has spent hundreds (if not thousands) of hours playing the Civilization and Galactic Civilization games I can say that Camp 1: "Sophisticated" sounds far more enjoyable. For people who don't want that level of micro-management you can always put in an option to let the AI handle it (much like how you can have the AI handle virtually everything in the game for you in Civilization if you so choose). [/quote]
[quote who="kryo" reply="3" id="2208814"] If you see others using such language, please exercise the report post function and they will be warned against continuing to use such language as well. We are currently planning to implement some forum functions that will make it easier to track and deal appropriately with repeat offenders. [/quote] About time ! ... And [e digicons]k1[/e] karma to the Purple Paladin fo
[quote who="Multianna" reply="11" id="2204231"]OP well said.[/quote] Even the part where the OP speaks about « ignorant Americans » ?! (In the not-yet-edited topic title.) (I'm a French-Canadian ...)
[quote who="Fallen89" reply="6" id="2204093"] I just find it odd these people keep flaming me....is this some crazy demigod cult [?] [/quote] On another thread, Stardock CEO, Mr Brad Wardell (forum-user " Frogboy ") recently asked what kind of "community" we wanted to build on the DG Forum. I then replied that one major source of problems was the self-appointed "bouncers" [e digicons]:ninja:[/e] who dis
[quote quoting="post"] [...L]ately I've seen a lot of inanely retarded posts regarding balance. [/quote] I guess I'll pass on replying any further on this thread ... which seems to be reserved to the non-retarded, PRO elite. [e digicons]:S[/e]
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[quote who="Spooky" reply="2" id="2204073"] You shouldn't resign from a game . [/quote] Would you be generous enough to grant us, obtuse minds, an elaborate explanation of your dogmatic edict ?
[quote who="TheMystic" reply="19" id="2197708"] Brad is not looking to change the world, he is only asking that the local community here which operates on the forum which he owns behaves in a respectful manner towards others. [/quote] OK ... fine ... He could start by curbing the nasty enthusiasm of some of his fanatical worshippers, who pounce on almost any critical post against DG with sarcastic derision, and who sometimes act like self-appointed, pa-trolling bouncers.
I NEVER quit ... even if it is an "impossible battle" (and even if I then have something better to do). Up to now, my only "leaving" have been a few game-programme crashes : nothing I could avoid or control. In a 3 v 3, my two team8 quit without any warning or reason. I was then stuck with two mediocre bots. On the chat, I asked my 3 human enemies if they prefered that I stick around until the bitter end : since they said "yes", I played until that fatal outcome arrived.
You do that in a game's setup lobby ... when you have a direct input on what map and how many players you want in -- a freedom of game-setup choice you do not have in certain game modes. Look to the right of the list of demigod players you want in, below the map-image : it says « Options ». Click, and then you will see a detailed menu with a lot of game-setup options. When I play alone, I select "infinite timeouts", there, an option which allows me to pause a game
[quote who="GunslingerBara" reply="2" id="2188036"] In the "professional" gaming world, when a player knows he will lose he is expected to quit so as to avoid wasting any more time on a game that has already been decided. [/quote] I agree ... but I'm not sure that dear Bara would approve my interpretation of his post. It's a GAME ... and many people have limited time available to play. Personally,
[quote who="Frogboy" reply="23" id="2187758"] I loathe not Dota but Dota fans because so many of them act like total jerks. [/quote] [e digicons]8C[/e] I have mixed feelings concerning that quote -- from the CEO of Stardock. On the one hand, it's refreshing to see that he dares to express (relatively) strong emotions (such as loathing) on a forum visited by users of very different psychological makeups -- some of them very
[quote who="Annatar11" reply="7" id="2189947"] It is as I said. The stats are recorded, but are not used in the overall ranking. You re-wording it doesn't make it false. [/quote] Your previous post did not explicitly mention "Overall Statistics" ranking, and it did not in any way allude to the "Custom Games Statistics" ranking -- which are TWO separate, official forms of ranking. I did not say that your statement was "false" ... but " ½</strong
[quote who="Annatar11" reply="1" id="2189627"] [1] Skirmish should be ranked. [2] Custom is not - the stats are recorded, but don't factor in the rankings. [/quote] 1. TRUE. Pantheon + Skirmish >> Ranking in the "Overall Statistics" (OS). 2. ½ FALSE. Custom games are not counted in the "Overall Statistics" ranking ... but there is a 2nd ranking hierarchy in "Custom Game Statistics". You thus could have 2 different ranking-numbers : o
After having read the whole saga of this thread, I thank The Goddess for not having put my soul in a guy's body, with a guy's mind. [e digicons]:meow:[/e]
[quote who="the_Monk" reply="8" id="2183807"] So true.....and since I know how much you love it when I karma you... [/quote] [e digicons]:blush:[/e] Yesterday evening, playing with the beta update, I had the awesome privilege of being on the same team as the legendary JinxOfSin ! (We lost, but Jinx was the very best player on our team. He was not responsible in any way : we were overwhelmed by a few rabid UBs ... and I simply wasn
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As of 2 May, late evening, one section of the Pantheon ("Games List") credits me with having played 25 games ... but the quick search-result associated to the "Sorceresss" player states that I have only palyed ONE game ! I believe that I've played more than 25 games, but there is an obvious discrepancy between 25 and 1. If someone does a search on the "Sorceresss" player, he will see 1 game played. He has to go to the Games List page to see the