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Do you still think GalCiv 1 is fun even with GalCiv II out?
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The Prancing Pony (Fellowship of the Ring Empire Thread)
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#725  by Citizen Matthew Downie - 2/26/2004 11:12:10 AM

Don't you think it will take a loooong time before one can read the whole story with this method?

Months, perhaps years. Most will fail. Only a few will make it to the end. Only the best.



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#726  by Diplomat Peace Phoenix - 2/26/2004 11:14:54 AM

Months, perhaps years. Most will fail. Only a few will make it to the end. Only the best.


And what if I record at slow speed and watch it at normal or hich speed?

                          
#727  by Citizen Nastavnik - 2/26/2004 11:15:27 AM

I see... it's not only a recruting method: there is a selection feature in it! Very clever. Something à la fight club

                        
#728  by Citizen Matthew Downie - 2/26/2004 11:15:39 AM

It must feel good

The amount of pleasure I get from good reviews on this forum is greater than all the other pleasure I have had in my entire life combined.



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#729  by Citizen Matthew Downie - 2/26/2004 11:18:03 AM

And what if I record at slow speed and watch it at normal or hich speed?

The patterns will be so complex that at high speed they would be completely incomprehensible.

Mind you, it occurs to me that someone, having read it, could simply write down what they read and post it on the internet for every yahoo to read. This will take more thought. Perhaps some sort of system that scrambles the brain of the reader afterwards?



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#730  by Citizen Nastavnik - 2/26/2004 11:18:19 AM

And what if I record at slow speed and watch it at normal or hich speed?


well, hopefully the message may be too old by that time and of no strategic importance ...

As for watching it at "hich" speed, it will be most probably all garbled

                        
#731  by Citizen Nastavnik - 2/26/2004 11:19:57 AM

The amount of pleasure I get from good reviews on this forum is greater than all the other pleasure I have had in my entire life combined.


That's either a very good thing or a pretty bad sign...


#729 by Citizen Matthew Downie - 2/26/2004 11:18:03 AM And what if I record at slow speed and watch it at normal or hich speed?The patterns will be so complex that at high speed they would be completely incomprehensible.Mind you, it occurs to me that someone, having read it, could simply write down what they read and post it on the internet for every yahoo to read. This will take more thought. Perhaps some sort of system that scrambles the brain of the reader afterwards?


This is starting to remind me of a Monty Pythons sketch. The one with the "killer joke". Have you ever seen it?
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#732  by Citizen Matthew Downie - 2/26/2004 11:22:30 AM

Yes, it went like this:

Venn ist das Nurnstuck git und Slotermeyer? Ya! Beigerhund das oder die Flipperwalgt gesput!

Apologies to any German speakers who read that; they will now be dead from laughter.



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#733  by Citizen Nastavnik - 2/26/2004 11:28:39 AM



Thank God I gave up the german lessons several years ago!

                        
#734  by Veteran Icho Tolot - 2/26/2004 11:39:16 AM

Venn ist das Nurnstuck git und Slotermeyer? Ya! Beigerhund das oder die Flipperwalgt gesput!


Would you please give me that in english, so that i can understand and do a propper tranlating into german myself!
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#735  by Citizen musicfan55 - 2/26/2004 11:42:39 AM

Just checking it to say hi. I have the AI on the ropes now and should submit another 60k soon.

Thanks for everyone keeping this thread happening.

                          
#736  by Citizen Matthew Downie - 2/26/2004 11:45:41 AM

Would you please give me that in english


No, to do so would be forbidden under the Geneva convention. But you can research it on the internet.
http://www.comedy-board.de/board/index.php?s=c59c5d26640d90e6273ce71efafabadd&showtopic=417&st=0&#entry7467 Link


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#737  by Citizen musicfan55 - 2/26/2004 5:29:19 PM

Well I got 5th place back for the ring for at least 5 minutes or until Greldon submits another big game (he's probaby doing it as I type). Then we eat Greldon's dust. . . again.

Our alliance is called the Ring of Diplomatic Guardians and the First Clone Wars will start Sunday March 1. Any game we submit during March will be tallied for the alliance. Let's rock 'n roll for the alliance.

                          
#738  by Citizen Greldon - 2/26/2004 6:10:25 PM

Well I got 5th place back for the ring


Congrats ric!

P.S. I won't submit another game until tonight.


                          
#739  by Veteran Gerakken - 2/26/2004 11:43:19 PM

The number of people posting on this thread is quite high at the moment,


So I see. Yes, yes, do invite a lot of visitors. It is easier to spy on a whole group at once!

                      
#740  by Citizen Matthew Downie - 2/27/2004 7:22:15 AM

Having tested my updated events, it does now seem a lot easier to get to pure good, if I'm willing to make some moderate sacrifices. If anyone wants my event list (bear in mind I've removed any that had no penalty for being good, and haven't added many, especially not the one below) or instructions on how to do it yourself, say so.

The Hilarious Alien
An clumsy alien named Jar-Jar has offered to assist our empire, using his unique brand of comedy slapstick antics and a funny voice.
(Evil) Have him tortured to death. Sell the footage on pay-per-view to our wealthy elite. (+514BC)
(Neutral) Broadcast his execution on our government TV network. The advertising should cover our costs. (+5% morale)
(Good) Convert him to antimatter, then launch him at warp speed into an uninhabited planet. The explosion should be big enough to be seen across the entire galaxy, so that aliens of every race and creed can enjoy it together. (-314BC).



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#741  by Citizen Matthew Downie - 2/27/2004 7:26:07 AM

Welcome to the alliance, jab2565!
In the past, we've debated the ethics of putting recruitment messages on the strategy forums. I can now state that, whether right or wrong, it definitely works.



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#742  by Veteran Disciple777 - 2/27/2004 8:33:50 AM

by Veteran Lord of The Clones - 2/27/2004 8:24:04 AM

Due to the upcoming war, me Mayito777 AKA Seeker Master, AKA Shalom Shemesh, AKA Master of The Light, AKA Admiral Mayito7777 have decided to change my name to Lord of The Clones, to be truly to my Creator and to the cause of the Clones, I am hereby to declare March 1st the Day of the Clones.

The war has begun....



      
#743  by Veteran Terl - 2/27/2004 9:49:31 AM

(Evil) Have him tortured to death. Sell the footage on pay-per-view to our wealthy elite. (+514BC)(Neutral) Broadcast his execution on our government TV network. The advertising should cover our costs. (+5% morale)(Good) Convert him to antimatter, then launch him at warp speed into an uninhabited planet. The explosion should be big enough to be seen across the entire galaxy, so that aliens of every race and creed can enjoy it together. (-314BC).


This is one event we should actually do all three. Torture, then execute, then the antimatter bit... It would be a fitting end to an annoyance..

                    
#744  by Veteran Disciple777 - 2/27/2004 10:33:59 AM

Public Announcement 001/RDG-04

OK people the secret is out. We have managed to clone a hybrid between a Yor cyber machine and the war skills of the Drengins in evil state. So here I The Lord of The Clones present to you our RDG-04 Alliance with the best army of clones ever created The Dregyor clones. Listen your sissy empires that are trying to challenge the RDG-04 Alliance your punny ships and weapons are not match for our armadas and troops, prepare to be annhilated.

The War of the Clones has begun.

      
#745  by Citizen Nastavnik - 2/27/2004 11:41:17 AM

Having tested my updated events, it does now seem a lot easier to get to pure good, if I'm willing to make some moderate sacrifices. If anyone wants my event list (bear in mind I've removed any that had no penalty for being good, and haven't added many, especially not the one below) or instructions on how to do it yourself, say so.


Hello everyone, I was away today, working.

Matthew, I'd be very interested. Specially the instructions part
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#746  by Citizen Nastavnik - 2/27/2004 11:41:20 AM

double post
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#747  by Veteran Theoden of Rohan - 2/27/2004 11:45:13 AM

Hi Nastavnik!

It's almost time for you to go home, isn't it?

                          
#748  by Citizen Matthew Downie - 2/27/2004 12:29:47 PM

the instructions

The GalCiv writer is at: http://www.ctuit.com/bill/galciv.htm Link
You need to download v.1.0.0 GCInstall.zip (1.8 Mb) first and install, then download v.1.3.0 GCWriterv_1_3_0.zip (337 Kb) and unzip these files over the originals. You might want to backup all the .event files in your GalCiv data directory at this point.
Run the GalCiv Writer. There are some startup options, but I think you can just click OK.
Select Edit | Events. You can now scroll left and right through all the events in your game. To change an event, select Edit | Edit This Event. In the text, every %s is replaced by a ‘Wild Card sub’ – this should make sense when you look at it. Once you’ve finished editing, select Commit Changes (if you have the wrong number of wild cards, you will get a warning message but it’s not critical). You can now move on to another event. If you want, you can simply do Edit | Delete to be rid of an event. You can also copy an event (Copy As New) and use that as the basis for a new event of your own invention.
None of these changes are finalised until you select Edit | Write To File

As I’ve said before, the alignment gain that we’re interested in here is based on the actual numerical penalty for the good choice, and the Morality Weight. I’ve set all my weights to 5 for maximum effect, and made sure that the penalty is reasonably harsh in every case in order to justify it.
Remember: it is impossible to set a good event to give a bonus of any kind. This is a common error among novice event creators.
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#749  by Citizen Nastavnik - 2/27/2004 1:22:13 PM

Hi Nastavnik!It's almost time for you to go home, isn't it?


Hi Theoden. Almost!

It was a long day, but I finally got home . Unfortunatelly there is another meeting outside town again tuesday (it seems everybody has been driving around today!)and I still have to write the report !
Awfull weekend ahead! But I still hope to finish the game I started some days ago, my second "light" (i.e. not all incredible) maso attempt (finish it one way or another...). But tonight, after a 6h presentation and some more explaining, it is game time

the instructions


Matthew, thanks for the thorough explanation

I'll do it... as soon as I can . Only 40 pages of texts, charts and data to go

                        
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