teknocack

I have most of these games and I still want to spend the hundo on the uber pack. How does he do it?! Oh yeah, and don't tell anyone but I am a sucker for fullsized posters of battlecruisers and carriers and fighters and space stations and stuff. Don't forget coffee mugs, pens etc. So if you ever start branching out your merchandise don't tell me because I can't help mystelf most times.

Hi aramike. I've been playing a little lately and started checking the forums again. Keeping tabs on what SC has cooking for his last hurrah and musing on the fact that there only two reasons I upgrade my computer: if something breaks or a new 3000ad game or update comes out.

I yam what I yam but well said brother. I can dig where you're coming from in each instance. We can also certainly agree on a mutual disgust of Final Frontier. Ugh, indeed.

Yikes! I gotta know why you think so brother. Why do you think the Wrath sucked, why do you rank Undiscovered Country(which some think ripped off TWOK some)first, and just to add fuel to the fire, which is the worst Trek movie. I'd like to stick with the original series just to keep the discussion coherent for now.

Undiscovered country is NOT the best Trek ever. It is firmly in the number two spot behind TWOK. As far as the reboot goes, what we have is a great sci-fi action flick that is Star Trek in name only. Nevertheless, I did enjoy it for what it did deliver on. 7/10

"So it's not as bad as shitting your pants? Marginally. I honestly had to make a pro and con list to figure it out. " I was eating while reading this and shot a booger on my monitor as I tried to laugh through my nose with my mouth full. The whole thing is freaking gold!

I have used that trick since the beginning. Excellent that you found it. Some of those repair parts can be spendy if you don't have a lot of cash on board.

I am understandably curious. If nothing else, the effects should be good. That's the only thing that made FF4 bearable. This looks like the story will be more interesting.

The Freeware version of BCM comes with a .pdf copy of the manual in english.

Pretender! A pretender among us!!! Just kidding brother. It is interesting to note how people react to modern versions of stories and characters based on their previous experience. This is really the first time in history that people can draw from multiple mediums and create a unique perspective on said stories and characters. I have a friend who absolutely despises the new Battlestar Galactica because he loved the original series so much. I tell him to be open minded and he will enjoy the show and life much better. It appears that I would do well to follow my own advice. I will never forgive Fantastic Four though. Changing Victor VonDooms origin was sacrilege. They just made him another one dimensional bad guy who wanted the girl instead of the tortured and complex madman from the comics. Curse you Red Baron!(someone needs to create a fist shaking smiley) Alright SC, whaddya think?

Better than Iron Man? Mmmmmm, no. Definitely in the same neighborhood though. Epic fights. Really, really good movie. Don't know how to take the departure from the comic canon. Been disappointed in these types of things. I liked the tv show but it wasn't the comic and I want my movies to be based on the comics. I was disappointed with the story line in the previous movie though and this offering is orders of magnitude better.

Manuals are in the docs folder found in the Start Menu group '3000AD'. As for modding search the forums to find what you can and can't do with the game. As always, search the forums thoroughly before you post a new thread. Which game do you have and did it really not come with a manual file?

Evolving

Absolutely not. In this moment of time that is almost an absurd question. A headline like that does grab attention though.

I've been following this for some time now. What an amazing demonstration of complete self destruction. JT is either really smart or really crazy.

Thanks brother. You are the original rocker on this thread and you have my thanks for that as well. I'll rank myself as a distant third in the overall quality of the writing but I will give myself, you and Quazar much credit for keeping it tension filled. It's a pretty good read from start to present. I know Quazar is getting ready to drop a bomb on us. I can just feel it.

Eating tomato soup with a knife is how I maintain my girlish figure. Quit knocking it man, or I'm gonna cry.

At least Rico is back and it still isn't taking itself too seriously. I gotta read the book again.

Quazar, I just popped off on my first post about non-coms based on my experience in the Army many moons ago. Not a big problem with Earchcom/Vanguard way of doing things. If we have to explain it then I just came from somewhere else since only an officer would think what I did in my first post. I'm sure there are ways of explaining it or playing with it and see how it affects my rp character as time moves on. As to your idea of what a company is, I will defer to you but may make a suggestion from time to time. You guys are more versed in the BC/UC mythos than I so I consider myself a junior member in that respect. Also, because of your greater knowledge I would ask if I make any mistakes, please correct me. I will try to be somewhat vague on details unless I can research before I post. Sho, I dig the pictures and don't want them to go away but is there a way to use lower res for a little bit faster loading. Not for me, mind you. I can load the page and come back in a bit, so it's no big deal for me, but for those who read the post it might be nice. This wouldn't really remove the impact of the visual part of the narrative. Just a thought. I really dig what both of you are doing and hope I can at least contribute positively. [rp] ECV Stormhammer had eased into within 5km of the Tyrus-2 wormhole. Now she waited along with her crew for orders to action. Commander Teknocack Prime could almost feel the power throbbing in the engine room through his Earthcom issued boots. Yes, sometimes if he just stopped and let the voices subside he could feel the thrum of massive energies. It was a special moment when he could do this, and all too rare. The voices always came back and the power struggle began anew. "Commander," the ships XO, Lt. Cmdr. McCracken said with a little more force than normal for a junior officer. "Ahh crap," Tek thought as the moment passed. Jason had been with him on three other postings. Their friendship had grown and there had been no question who he wanted for his right hand man when Prime got his promotion and then when he was given this command of an Earthcom ship. So Jason was much more a friend and confidant and less the junior officer he appeared to be. Tek sat up in his command chair, "What have you got for me Jason. After dubiously eying the sheaf of printouts in Jason's hand he added, "The short version please, if you don't mind." A little hint of a smile in the corner of his XO's mouth before he continued. "Of course sir. The Ashdod has sent a message to our probe so they know we are around but not where we are. They are requesting position and status." Prime opened his mouth to speak but Jason continued, "Also, radio silence has been lifted so with your permission we may send a message to the Ashdod." "Do it," Prime said, "Tell Garrison that we are on our way and ready to assist. They were first on the scene so we follow their lead. Nav officer!" "Yes sir," said his Nav officer. "Plot a course to Pravis and engage immediately. We have a sister ship to back up and a lot of jumps to get where she is. Tactical, I want a cloak as soon as we jump to Pravis." "Aye, sir!", they both said crisply. Cmdr. Prime didn't know his crew well, but the service record of this ship told him that they were one of the best and knew it. Right about now he was damn glad of it. He desperately did not want a fight but was also thrilled by the prospect of entering combat with a crew this good. "Commander," his Tactical officer said, "the insurgent cruiser has launched a P-21 Vandal fighter. It is on course for the Ashdod." "Better let the thrill take over. We may not have a choice any longer," Prime thought. "Tell engineering that I want absolutely no unnecessary down time on those jump engines. Spin those suckers up with whips if they have to because it looks like we needed to be there yesterday!" [/rp] Again, sorry for not maintaining the posting order. I shall endeavor to improve.

Yeah, I'm still here. Got super slammed this week. Will post nlt this weekend. Sorry for the delay.

Too short, but I don't have a good alternative myself.

Good post Sho. Thanks for kickin' it up a notch! Didn't do pictures yet but I really like the capability. If any one is curious, yes I was having a little fun with my XOs name. [rp] The thousand yard stare. That's what he looked like to anyone on the bridge. Staring at nothing in particular but locked on to something nevertheless. He was staring at his thoughts and listening to the voices in his head. Everyone hears the words of their thoughts but Cmdr. Teknocack Prime of the ECV Stormhammer liked to think his were just a little louder than the average person. So loud in fact that it made it hard to concentrate and almost cost him his promotion. "Commander Prime......" He passed the board though, and was put in command of one of the most powerful and beautiful(Prime thought) battlecarriers in the whole of Earthcom. A Firestorm class carrier was one of the most powerful warships in the known galaxy only eclipsed by the Stormcarrier class vessels. Cmdr. Prime preferred the better fighter compliment on the Firestorm and believed his ship to be the more powerful overall package. "Commander, sir...." His first mission with his new command wasn't a mere shakedown cruise. Prime had been ordered to the Krynon system in Kandorian space. From here he was to conduct remote surveillance with probes in the Cyrian and Xyon systems as well as directly monitoring the system he was in. In addition to monitoring ship traffic the orders also directed scanning for "flat zones in asteroid belts", with passive scanning only, and to maintain radio silence except for the tight beam burst transmission with the launched probes. So, a day and a half of scanning essentially nothing- "Commander Prime!" Prime lazily looked up into the eyes of his XO, Lt. Cmdr. Jason "Beans" McCracken. Was that a little bit of irritation in his expression? With a start Prime realized that he'd drifted off again. "Sorry Jason," Prime said. "What've you got?" "Sir, our probe in Pravis just sent us a burst transmission. Sir, we have an insurgent carrier in Pravis, but we can't determine callsign or subclass. It also appears that the Ashdod just jumped in as well." Prime pursed his lips, "The Ashdod? I thought she and her group had returned to Zelon space. Where is the rest of her fleet?" "No other ships in the vicinity Commander, just the Ashdod. She is currently heading to the Rinaal jumpgate. Orders, sir?" "Go to condition yellow. I want fighters prepped for launch. Tactical is to watch this like a hawk and feed it to my console. It looks like the Ashdod is commanded by a Sgt. Garrison. I wish we could tell him we have his back but we can't. What you will do is order our probe to match course and speed with the Ashdod and hopefully Garrison checks the probes origin and realizes a friendly is in the neighborhood," Prime rapped. Jason cleared his throat, "What if he fires on our probe, thinking it is a Trojan or other threat?" "Then he won't know we are here, but we will still be ready to assist. Set course for the Tyrus-2 wormhole but do not jump. Wait for my order." Prime turned to his console already formulating plans of attack if things went sour. Jason waited for a moment to be dismissed, let out a small sigh, and turned to pursue his orders. Prime wasn't too fond of noncoms commanding cruisers but the little he knew of this Sgt. Garrison suggested he was a competent commander. Depending on how things went in the next few moments, Prime might find out a whole lot more about Garrison. [/rp]

Digital distribution is the best we can achieve right now, I think. It gives developers and publishers a measure of security and gives customers convenience. Just don't forget that it is there as much for the customer as the developer. As soon as it becomes simply a tool to keep the unwashed masses in check, then it has lost it's true purpose. My only current concern is not being able to play if I lost my internet connection. Some games won't allow you to play unless your connection is on. Thank the gaming gods that SC has released his older games as freeware because if I am on a desert island with only 110V and no 'net, I can still make Gammulans eat hot photons and abandon Resnig on any one of "more than 250 planets". rp The crazy castaway giggles as Resnig's LF dips lower and lower. /rp

Ugh, ugh. War Machine good, fire bad!