MichaelCook

Reloading? So you lost a combat you thought to win, became angry and reloaded? No problem for me, it worked both ways. HOMM5 levelling could be annoying depending upon what you wanted and what you got. How about visiting witches huts in HOMM3? That was a pain, hiring a dupe to go see if the witch had a winner or a dud. Whatever you don't like you could mod to be different. Why don't you say what you want instead of saying what you do

[quote who="Dr Guy" reply="1169" id="2528109"] Quoting MichaelCook, reply 1165As for the CO2 thing see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbonic_acid. I would hesitate to use Wikipedia as a source on anything related to the AGW debate. Quoting MichaelCook, reply 1165CO2 + H2O ---> H2CO3 Carbonic Acid. Yes Bicarbonate is formed as well (as a result of Carbonic Acid formation H2CO3 + H2O ---> HCO3- + H3O+ ), I would need to find the equ

[quote who="ubernaught" reply="24" id="2526957"] lol...watched that last year for a laugh...totally worth it[/quote] We have the mannequin 2 on video, check out its glorious 3/10 IMDb score..... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102395/ Its not really that bad. It is, but it isn't. [e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e] Reading the opinions posted it seems clear that there need to be different ways of winning and that to a point

Thinking on it, having a system like in Stars! where detection lessens the further away you are would work only with static detectors (like cities, outposts and roads) because then players would feel like having to move individual units everywhere to maximise detection, and that would be dull and a chore, even with AI assistance in setting up patrols. I still think this would be a good idea, especially in multiplayer a good fog or war and stealth system would be very fu

[quote who="SpardaSon21" reply="1166" id="2527409"]Funny, I thought environmentalists were to blame for the increased forest fires, at least in my state. There are significant prohibitions on brush clearing in my state, which means a great deal of dry brush builds up every summer, and every summer a fire or two starts. And would you prefer "sustainable growth"? Growth is growth, and sooner or later you will hit the limits. Our only real option is

I agree with the OP. Would fighting units be all male/ all female, or a mixture of men and women? Perhaps allow the user to choose. Ultimately does it matter if units are mixed or not? Its only a game. Don't change stats between male and female units, it gets too complicated, make it a cosmetic difference only.

As a mortal keeping your glorious leader out of sight may be a wise thing to do, especially if they are weak. Has anybody played Chaos Overlords? Its a kinda card game, but not really, and its very good. Basically you (technically your gang) are represented as a card and if that card is eliminated then its game over. So in Chaos Overlords you make some stealth gear to make it hard for the opposition to find you. Of course the opposition does the opposite, they make dete

[quote who="Dr Guy" reply="1161" id="2526964"] Very true and correct. However polution is not AGW. Polution is a problem, and should be dealt with. but we are being distracted by the shysters (Al Gore, Rajendri Pachauri) into believing their money making agenda. If we locked up both of them (and their cohorts) and concentrated on the problem we would probably be able to solve it. But not as long as we are chasing fairies. [/quote] &n

[quote who="Moosetek13" reply="1159" id="2526903"] Even if climate change is not due to human activity we are screwing things up for our future generations due to our appetite for consumption. Well, I am sure glad that you are not one of those 'consumers', but someone that takes it seriously enough to rid yourself of all those polluting items in your life - except for your computer, that is (and your electricity, heat, air conditioning, and everything else that makes you so comfy).<

[quote who="SivCorp" reply="1155" id="2525618"] Its so funny how fast this 20 years of "climate change" is unraveling. Lies evaporate when the light of truth hits them.[/quote] A climate change is occurring, ask the pacific island countries that are going underwater. Polar ice caps are shrinking. Change is occurring. But why? And what do we do about it? CO2 levels are rising, of that there is no doubt. Ecosystems will change

[quote who="Ratya48" reply="19" id="2526693"]Here's a thought: what if it is possible for the sovereign to feign death? That way, your sovereign could pretend die, but in reality retreat to a hidden city and regroup. This gives some potential for epic comebacks.[/quote] Also, how about decoys? So when the assassin strikes he says "Duped!, by a magically animated store mannequin!"

Tough call. If the AI is smart..... Yes If the battle AI was like in Medieval 2 Total War.... No For me it would depend on the AI, will it be willing to take "safe" risks to get the advantage as a human would and know when the risk becomes too great? I'd hate to play a game where multiple competitors died in the early game due to pushing the limits.

[quote who="clonmac" reply="147" id="2526552"] How is this for passionate.... So I just got off of the phone with Charlie Swanton. [/quote] Wow! [e digicons]k1[/e]

I think the rule is if a thread goes more than 3 pages then people can legally talk about anything AS LONG AS THEY ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT IT. [e digicons]^_^[/e]

[quote who="psychoak" reply="141" id="2525896"] Wonderful post, but there's absolutely no rational reason to make a sugar substitute illegal for doing less than sugar itself does. It's status as a carcinogen isn't even real. It doesn't cause bladder stones in people even at such high levels like it does rats. it's why Saccharin is still legal in this country. The reverse is true in most countries. Saccharin is illegal for no reason and Cyclamate

I've been thinking of two extremes, military vs magic, and how to utilise their respective production bases (troops for military and research for magic). Military production seems simple, get some people and give them sticks to poke with. It seems similar to Master of Magic, the town has a base production and it determines the speed of creation, buildings speed it up or allow better arms or mythical steeds, or whatever. Magic in Master of Magic is

[quote who="ubernaught" reply="5" id="2525789"] Great OP btw[/quote] Cheers, its really nice to get positive feedback on a forum once in a while [e digicons]:grin:[/e] Ultimately power in all 4X games I've played come from military might. In Elemental it will be a combo of military might and magic. Military might depends upon production output (speed of making armies), upkeep (how many armies there can be) and equipment (pre

I had a waking thought about Elemental this morning. I don't know if that is good or not. Talk of the end game being cool because the possibility for any player (Human or AI) to make a comeback will be included. I'm thinking then will I be able to take on the hardest AI, make no headway in the early-mid game and then WHAM!, kick ass for an endgame victory? (yes, I know that a victory will always occur at the end of the game :) ) If the endgame wil

[quote who="psychoak" reply="131" id="2524628"] Idiots will think "Conspiracy theorist nutjob, the slippery slope argument is a joke!" Cyclamate. A once popular sweetener in the US. It causes cancer. Lab rats developed bladder cancer at a rate of .3% taking in the equivalent of you drinking 350 cans of soda a day. That was cause for the FDA to take an excellent sugar substitute with minimal side effects, invaluable to diabetics, and ban it. Sacch

Have you heard the rumor about iPhones? They have the capability to link together and process information in the backround of what your doing. Lots of them out there, controlled by the cool Apple overlords... Ah, I just made that up. [e digicons]O:)[/e] [quote who="CrazyElectron" reply="2" id="2523950"] I'm guessing whatever cost benifits they get from using mass produced consoles will be wasted in co

So, if facism is "a political ideology that seeks to combine radical and authoritarian nationalism with a corporatist economic system" then isn't the USA partly a facist country? The corporatist economic part yes. Radical and authoritarian nationalism? Nationalism yes. Radical? The potential is certainly there given the right circumstances. Authoritari

Nice of them to tell everyone, I'm sure countries on a budget would like their own supercomputer. Unless its a trick and using PS3's is designed to throw people off, and the real supercomputer is being built in secret from Wii's......

Reason to go to the moon: http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/air_space/1283056.html Look who else is interested: http://english.pravda.ru/science/tech/17-03-2006/77404-moon-0 Big $'s to be made....

[quote who="synnworld" reply="79" id="2520425"] Quoting synnworld, . And here is where I make you look like an idiot; where did I say that I wanted a government free world? Second; no place is not government free, no matter a losely it looks there is a government. In a tribe there is a tribe leader isn't there; there are holymen and/or consels people turn to are their not. This things can be viewed as part of thier loose government.[/quote]</

[quote who="synnworld" reply="76" id="2520383"] Quoting Leuthesius, reply 75There's only one "perfect" government. That's a government that doesn't exist. I vote this as the most idiotic post of january of 010[/quote] Who is going to build roads then? Educate children? Police the streets? I'm pretty sure some places in Africa are as you desire, Government free, and people are running from rather than running to these places.