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What is it they say? 'Drinking Budweiser is much like making love in a canoe............it's f*cking too close to water!'

Quoted by Remo: quote: Then again, if everyone in that restaurant owned and carried the gun they are entitled to, there would have been one psycho with at least 16 holes in him. Actually, you must have misread my post, this was 2 separate incidences and had nothing to do with a restaurant. One was a crime of passion by a jealous boyfriend (and Jag, if he had only a knife, I think two fit adults would have been able to overpower him, or at least run away). The other was in a regional parliament building, which had armed guards. Not very good ones, obviously. Part of my point was, that the guy in the second incident had a criminal record, including one incident with a firearm and several of indecent exposure. He had no right to be in possession of the 3 weapons he used in the first place. His grudge was about whether he was allowed to build a wall or not, and that cost 14 people their lives.

quote:Originally posted by Emmett.hendrick: Often times i would have loved to tell a user/caller to F*** off and do it themselves but if I did I'd get fired and I can't afford that. Emmett, you needed to become the Bastard Operator from Hell

quote: I never played any of the previous BC games, however somehow i found myself here...and really like the look of this game. However i cant seem to find any general information on what this game is about and the general overview of what you do and can do. Is the game open so you go do what you want...or is it more along the lines of you get told what to do then do it and move on to the next mission? Both. quote: would it be fair to say BCM is simlar in play to the Elite style games but just far far more advanced and in depth? Don't know, never played Elite. Some of the vets would answer your questions in more detail, or even the Supreme Commander himself. I suggest you read the related documents (FAQ, VCF etc) they will give you an idea of the scope of the game. I never played BC3K either, but BCM has really caught my imagination. The premise is very simple really, you can do whatever the hell you want, in any genre you want, in a single game (other something like that). And before any of those damn fleets get their grubby mits on you, think about being an Indy and follow your own orders. I'd welcome you, but Nova would get all shitty, as he is the (self-proclaimed) Newbie welcome wagon Just 2 points, keep your nose clean, and don't piss of the SC. Then you'll be fine.

Gun ownership is pretty widespread in Switzerland (National Service and all that) Which is probably why 2 people were murdered in a jealous rage in my neighbourhood this Summer, and why a psycho with a grudge gunned down 14 members of a local parliament in central Switzerland a few weeks back. If gun conrol wasn't so lax in this country, 16 people might still be alive today. I'm not going to argue with your constitutional rights, so don't even go there. You know my views on the matter.

Apparently, they knocked off a bit because it didn't have multiplayer (follow the thread at VE), and they will re-review once the multiplayer add-on has come out (or so SC says).

Yay, just got an email from the lovely Jen: quote: Yes, I am so sorry, I meant to email you but forgot :-)) I do have your preorder and hopefully the processing of the orders will be early next week. Cross your finger :-)) Thanks, Jen I am one very, very happy chappy.

quote:Originally posted by Commander Elio Jason: i could bring you to justice if i wanted too however. No chance! Anyway, the next bit.... /RP March 22nd 3012 Io, Sol system Rebrov was jolted from a deep sleep as he was thrown from the pilot's chair. The shuttle was leaning at an alarming angle; its nose peering down into the bowels of the moon. The tectonic activity around the craft was forming vast fissures, and the shuttle was sliding slowly into one of them. He stood up and steadied himself, only to be thrown to the floor by another violent lurch. I really do need to get out of here he thought and clambered back into the seat. A quick check revealed all systems intact, surprisingly. This would be no easy take-off, he would have to apply vertical thrust with a bit of juice, and almost instantaneously slam it into reverse at maximum to avoid colliding with the opposite side of the widening fissure. He strapped himself into the seat, tightened the straps over his shoulders and took a deep breath 'Here goes nothing' he said and initiated the vertical thrusters. The shuttle jolted and lurched. A worrying scraping could be heard over the whine of the engines and rumbles of the seething moon. The shuttle was suddenly free of the fissure wall but Rebrov could see the opposite wall approaching rapidly, he disengaged the vertical thrust and switched to reverse vector, another lurch and the fissure began to slowly recede from him. He righted the craft, set the altitude to two hundred metres and engaged a hover. He exhaled, long and deep. 'They don't teach that at Galcom academy' he exclaimed to no one in particular and flicked on the Navitron. 'Let's see where we are then. OK, Io, I know that, but where to go?' He studied the glowing display in front of him. All the inner planets were out of the question, too much Galcom activity. The only jump from Jupiter was too Lyrius, but the Wraithers were all too aware of his history, unless he could bluff it. In which case it was only a short jump into Insurgent and Raider territory, where he wouldn't be exactly welcomed with open arms, but at least they probably wouldn't blow him too oblivion. The other alternative was a short trip to the Science station orbiting Pluto, Gazer 1. He'd been on escort trips there in the past, and Galcom patrols were pretty sparse. From there he could get to Empirian space and they wouldn't be too interested in a Terran fugitive. Pluto it was then, way less risky. He programmed in the route, engaged the autopilot and settled back. The pockmarked, jagged surface of Io was soon an indistinct red-brown hue, which quickly became an anonymous dot in the deep black of space. His rude awakening had disrupted a rather pleasant dream involving a couple of nurses, a good bottle of Vodka and rather a large quantity of whipped cream. And leather. He tried to shut his eyes and resume the virtual orgy, but it was useless. His mind was racing; he was a convicted criminal who had murdered five guards and a pilot and stolen a Galcom shuttle. If he was caught and identified, it would take much of an investigation to prove his guilt, and he WAS guilty this time. The only thing expecting him would be a lethal injection, or worse. He checked the clock on the shuttle display, another couple of hours before they would be expected back on Titan and he would be in the relative safety of Empirian space by then. The hyperdrive whined as it disengaged, the bleak, featureless surface of Pluto became visible in the distance and he could just pick out the Starstation in orbit around the plant. The autopilot would take him to the far side of the planet, to the wormhole beyond. The static on his commlink crackled, 'This is the Terran Scientific Research station, Gazer 1, please state your identity and destination' 'Galcom shuttle, en route to Centris, picking up supplies for ISS on Titan' Rebrov was a convincing liar. 'Yes, your craft designation checks out, except it seems to be assigned to the penal colony, not ISS' was the reply. 'I've been temporarily reassigned, ISS is a little short on transports at the moment' 'Very well, proceed. And greetings to our friends, the Empirians. Gazer 1 out' 'Thank you Gazer 1 and I will do that. Shuttle out' Rebrov turned off the commlink, 'Piece of cake' The shuttle changed direction to begin its approach to the wormhole. Soon the swirling, multicoloured whirlpool was visible in the bridge viewer. Such anomalies had opened up the galaxy for the Terrans all those centuries ago, and it had almost been their undoing. The Insurgent and Gammulan conflicts had almost brought the Terran race to its knees and it was only with the help from its allied races that had permitted it to survive. He carried out a systems check as the craft approached the wormhole and within a fraction of a second, he was through to the other side. He was in Empirian space and (almost) free. [ 10-11-2001: Message edited by: Paddy Gregory ]

Still no answer. 'nother email sent *mumble, mumble*

Medal of Honour looks a must to me. Bridge Commander maybe Freelancer *ducks* Anyone tried Commandos 2? Any good? I tried the first, but a) it was in French and too complicated. Deus Ex 2, loved the first.

quote:Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr: I agree, but how do you prevent newbies from posting elsewhere? I mean, they WILL see a newbie forum, but still go and post in other BCM dedicated forums (e.g. BCM Discussion). Won't you be able to move topics on the new forum? That would seem the most simple solution.

Great stuff. Just hope I find the time to have a go at it.

quote:Originally posted by Soback: Let me clarify that: What I mean is if you are arested and found guilty for possesion of drugs, rape, murder ect... .then you should not be able to complain how the police treated you, but if you are found innocent and you think that you were treated overly rough then sure complain all you want. So you're saying if I'm caught with a couple of ounces of dope, I deserve to be beaten senseless, just because I've broken the law? As soon as we go down that path, we become no better than the criminals themselves.

Will there be a walkthrough / Newbie guide for GBS II? Something a bit like the walkthrough demo mission that came with FRED2 in FS2? Thanks.

quote:Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr: Since when did MS carry 3Dfx drivers? Whats the URL? I'd be interested in that too. I'm at work (still), but I think I have the beta 1.04.01 drivers, or something like that. Also, as $ilk pointed out, could there be a difference between the PCI and AGP cards? I have an AGP myself and get all the texture problems that SC mentioned.

Thanks SC. I recognise the close-up planet textures from demo 2. The distant one doesn't look too bad at all. Got any non-V screenshots to compare, would like to see what I'm missing (wait, I'll go check the screenshots page first, before you chew me out ) To be honest, if those are the only problems, I can live with them till I get a new system / video-card / upgrade.

Actually, a lot of ship names are derived from Greek / Roman mythology etc. So don't get too pissed if someone happens to choose a name which has already cropped up somewhere. I nearly made a list of all the ship names, classes, wings etc which are common to many games, but gave up as I didn't own enough games to make it comprehensive. If anyone's interested, Cuchulainn is a character from irish mythology

Unfortunately, due to my setup, I can't use any nVidia-based chipsets (it's complicated, just go to the Powerleap forums for more info). So I'll have to stick with my V5 till I buy a new PC or rip out it's guts and put in a new mobo/cpu. (Actually, as it's a Dell, I'll have to get a new tower as well and just keep my hard-drive and CD-ROM) I'll look for the URL for Powerleap. Edit: Here's the link. Actually reading it myself, I might be able to use a Geforce 2 PCI card, anyone care to comment? [ 10-09-2001: Message edited by: Paddy Gregory ]

Sorry, should have pointed this out, I have a V5. Does that make any difference?

I recall SC mentioning somewhere about 'graphical glitches' with Voodoo cards. Can someone expand on these glitches; are they very obvious? do they really detract from the game? I have played both demos, but didn't really see anything which pissed me off completely. Can't afford to change my card at the moment, so I'm stuck with it for the time being. Also found a drop in frame rate on the planetary missions, will the full gold version run a lot more smoothly? I'm assuming 'Yes'. That's all for now.

Still waiting for a reply from BMT........

Whoa there tiger! These are UNCONFIRMED reports. Anyway, I didn't think all those former Soviet rpublics had even agreed to stationing US forces, let alone tactical nukes. And since when has Putin had a say in the policies of said republics? I think it's scaremongering personally. Also, why Pakistan? Bin Laden and the Taliban have a lot of supporters in that country, it wouldn't do him any good to kill a load of them now would it?

I think Rebrov will be retired, dead or back in the clink by the time this story takes place! We'll see though.

This the reply I got: quote: I have queried our order system and I do not show an order for you recently or in the past. We are currently hold all of the pre-order submission for the $54 version which is to be released (hopefully) this month. There is no order here in your name. Please go to the BCM website and submit a preorder and we will process it upon release of the product. Thanks, Jen BMT At least they acknowledged your order. I'll have to wait and see.

Did you get an email cofirming your order at the time? Because I didn't. Now I realise why. I haven't received a confirmatory email this time either, but I mailed them once I'd reordered to let me know if it appears in their orders database or not.