aramike

quote: Heh, I read the FAQ.Ladies and gentlemen, whoever this guy is, give the man a WARM welcome! He actually READ the FAQ to get his game running, instead of coming right here! *Fainting* quote: Welcome, always nice to see a new tar...er... face here.LOL, er, Commodre Antilles, let's make this man welcome, because I'd think you'll agree that we could use some help in Spectre Fleet. ------------------ Vice Admiral Michael Kristophers ICV-Intrepid, Spectre (Antis) Fleet Leader Spectre Fleet "You can only love or hate something you truly understand." Official Tester, Battlecruiser Series Leader, Team 1

First, you need CGI permissions. Find out and post what they are. If it's on a free hosting server (as it appears to be), I don't think you'll be able to run CGI scripts. Second, if you CAN run CGI scripts, you can find Perl code all over the place, and it's license-free. Just do a search for "Perl". Third, what do you mean by "an uploader"? Ammend: I guess you do have CGI permissions, in light of the message board. [This message has been edited by aramike (edited 01-24-2001).]

Epsilon 5, go to TACOPS, create a waypoint on the planet for your shuttle, launch shuttle from TACOPS, and it will do the rest.

In the case of the screen being enlarged, just adjust your monitor settings. They should revert when you exit the game.

quote: Originally posted by Commander Deener: hello everyone, i'm looking for a little help, i'm trying to get my game up and running again. my PC crashed and everything was deleted. i re-installed the game, i have 2v. i did the sound test and i also downloaded the v2.00 to v2.08, then the same with 2.08-2.09, now when i try to run the game it crashes back to the desk top with an error, "the program encountered a general protection exception , fault location 0177:0053 can someone lend a hand. i have windows98 and 64 MB RAM Read FAQ.

quote: Originally posted by thanatos: Aramike, I'm still hanging cool in Notre Dame City, er, I mean South Bend, saving lives and stomping out disease. I read the forums 3 to 4 times a week but don't have too much to add; most BCM discussion revolves around multiplay, and here in rural heartland, USA, I don't have the bandwidth to compete. Looking foward to single player BCM. Thanks for noticing. Doc Hoover We're gonna have to get you caught up. Everything is SP right now.

quote: Originally posted by Blades: Theres Somthing About Mary. While Im here, any more cracks like that aramike, and you n me are gonna have have words buddy. ROTFLMAO!!! Btw, is that THANATOS I see posting? Where've you been, doc? [This message has been edited by aramike (edited 01-19-2001).]

Wing Commander

I deleted all the other, IDENTICAL topics in each of the fleet forums. IF you want to announce something to the members of every fleet, simply post it one time in here - not one time in each forum. Thanks. ~Mike

What?

To: All Future Recruits When you apply for admission to a fleet, you must provide an ISP-provided e-mail address for acceptance. There are no exceptions to this rule. I just went through the 8 latest recruits on the DB, and not ONE of them got in. Each of them had a vanity address. Thank you. ~Mike

Btw, I'm closing this thread until Ristar returns and I'll let him sort this mess out. Ristar, feel free to re-open the thread if you wish.

Nick, Ristar posted only a few days ago. There will not be a fleet commander change on this, OK? And, you'd be well advised not to post this stuff in an open forum without consulting who's actually in command. That's not very considerate of not only the Fleet leaders (who worked hard to become fleet leaders), but not to your peers as well. Just remember, next time, figure things out with the guys in charge first. Don't step on their toes, and it will be alright. Mike/CAT

quote: Originally posted by --John Crichton--: OK, i'll shut up, for now. LOL!!! Don't worry, man. I'd REALLY love to see you TRY and blackmail Spectre Fleet, I really would.

You missed something, and I'll let Derek intervene here anytime he wants to back me up on this: quote: I didn't say that i wanted to make profit, i wanted power.And I said: quote: A trader's goal is NOT to aquire power, but to aquire wealth. If you don't like that goal, then don't be a trader.I guarantee you that's what the boss envisions for his game. If you want power, play as a merc. And btw, I think Uncle Rattler will back me up on you trying to get nations against us. We (the Insurgency) don't care. Everyone is ALREADY against us. So, I'm still going to blow up your ship and take your goods. Also, I doubt that GALCOM would EVER allow the trader caste to gain that much power, and you still fail to address how you could even get that power, when everything you sell is available and any starstation in the galaxy. Plus, it wouldn't be consistant with the story line. If you read the story on ANY of the nations, I doubt that they would be very happy with your aquisition of power. It may turn out to be a galaxy-wide trader hunt, because all your goods can be found on our own territory. That's just the way the game works. If you want power, join a fleet or play as a merc. If you want wealth, be a trader. That's what a trader does. Besides, the SC has already stifled the creation of any organizations other than the Fleets and small squadrons. So the point is moot. ------------------ Vice Admiral Michael Kristophers ICV-Intrepid, Spectre (Antis) Fleet Leader Spectre Fleet "You can only love or hate something you truly understand." Official Tester, Battlecruiser Series Leader, Team 1 [This message has been edited by aramike (edited 01-14-2001).]

I guess I don't go as far back as some of you. First one here was Pac Man. Still have an original Pac Man machine in my basement. The sucker is in perfect, mint working condition. Play it everyone once in awhile, too! Btw, Epsilon5 - Super Mario Bros 3 WAS and still is the game of ages!!! [This message has been edited by aramike (edited 01-12-2001).]

quote: I had v2.09 already; I should have made that clearer.LOL! As opposed to saying that you have v2.07, yes, you should have been clearer.

Oh boy, a lot to respond to... quote: But it would be possible to sell fuel at lower prices than any starstation if it were subsidized by say, mining.Have you ever tried mining for a specific mineral? It's almost impossible. Plus, you'd have more time with drones on a planet than it would be worth - they don't fill quickly. quote: Here's the situation: A trader buys a whole bunch of fuel at an average price. He then procedes to sell his quota at 25% less the rock-bottom price to a fleet that enters into one of the before-mentioned contracts. You've just made a whole bunch of friends with this premium quality fuel being sold at a killer deal. But it doesn't put the trader in the financial whole because he has a whole bunch of mining drones on planets(assuming traders can have mining drones). Not a good way to make profit, but a really good way to make power.Well, why wouldn't you go somewhere and buy the fuel at the cheapest price and make a profit? Btw, you wouldn't have ANY power because the buyer can go anywhere when you're not convieniant. Second, I'd like to see you keep that power when you don't have money because you're blowing it all on fuel and selling it a lower than you paid. To put it simply, traders will NEVER be the only source for ANYTHING. They may be a more convieniant source for certain things, maybe cheaper, but not the only. quote: Aramike, if I rely on what you say, traders can't make money more than for the living. If a trader lives in fear cause he can't defend himself, or that he is forced to be defended by mercs (in BCM, if you play trader, you can't play anything else than an unarmed transport) and that can't rely on mass buyers (fleets) (so to rely on station-to-station and UCV crafts), how can he, let's say, have fun?First off, if you won't have fun playing as a trader under the set guidelines, let me recommend that you don't play as a trader. Second, a trader relies on no one. A trader must aquire goods cheaply and sell them for a higher price to whatever buyer comes along. I think you are just getting a little upset at the idea that traders won't have any power over anything other than trading. It would DESTROY playbalancing to allow traders to attain ANY power over fleets, and frankly, it would not be realistic. Not to mention, if you try to pull a fast one or take power over Spector fleet, I'll just disable your ship and TAKE your goods. Or, if I don't need your goods, I'll just destroy your ship. It seems as though you really can't have power, as I can guarantee you that any fleet would do the same. To break it down, if you're a trader, you trade. A trader's goal is NOT to aquire power, but to aquire wealth. If you don't like that goal, then don't be a trader. ------------------ Vice Admiral Michael Kristophers ICV-Intrepid, Spectre (Antis) Fleet Leader Spectre Fleet "You can only love or hate something you truly understand." Official Tester, Battlecruiser Series Leader, Team 1 [This message has been edited by aramike (edited 01-12-2001).]

Regarding this: Fleets have their own supplies done internally. Second, to create a "guild" as you call it is not allowed with permission of the SC. The way I picture it, I just don't see major nations using traders for their complete aquisition of goods. I would think that nations would have somewhat of an output for themselves. In fact, for a trader to be successful in dealing with an alliance, he'll either have to have rock-bottom pricing or hard to aquire goods. The way you can accomplish this is by purchasing items from distant stations in (possible) dangerous territory with low inflation rates then bringing that stuff back to the bidder. But, it has to be cheaper than what the alliance can purchase on its own, or I doubt they'll be buying from you any time soon. But to create an all-powerful trader guild would totally upset play-balancing. Say the guild decides not to sell to a certain alliance, and that alliance had no other efficient method of attaining supplies. Might make for a great book but would make for a pretty dull and one-sided game. ------------------ Vice Admiral Michael Kristophers ICV-Intrepid, Spectre (Antis) Fleet Leader Spectre Fleet "You can only love or hate something you truly understand." Official Tester, Battlecruiser Series Leader, Team 1

OK, here's what you do: First, uninstall the game, and delete the install folder manually. Second, make sure of what version you have on the disk before you apply the patches. I'm not sure if you're saying that you've started out with v2.07 or patched to that. You want to patch to v2.09. So, assuming you're starting at 2.07, first download patch 2.07-2.08, followed by 2.08-2.09. Copy these patches to your BC3K install folder!!! Then, all you have to do is apply the patches in sequence from the install folder. Configure the sound, and start the game in non-3DFX mode.

Of course, Steve - with a wife like mine, I can't get away with NOT having her picture on my desk. But seriously, I love this office - got the area cheap because I was building on a part of town that's being revitalized by the city. Talk about a stroke of luck.

Hey, Cruis, that's great news! I knew you had it in you.

quote: Nice office, Aramike, however I notice something very important is missing. Where is your USMC "I Love Me Wall" with all your paraphanalia?LOL! I need SOMETHING on these walls, that for sure. I built the place, and now I'm too lazy to decorate.

Hehe, approve my ICQ request, why don't ya? Wanna put you on the office list. Btw, if anyone wonders why I've been down and out of the show for awhile, download these pictures of my new office, the one I've been spending so much of my time building. Tell me what y'all think (looking over at Rattler...).

Thanks guys. I spoke to him a couple days ago. 'bout time the MAN is back.