What constitutes offense?
What exactly is the dividing line between holding an opinion and making an offensive post? Is it an offense to say, for instance, that homosexuality is wrong? I happen to hold that view, and can present arguments in favor of it. Yet some people would say that to say that …
Today, Oct. 27, 2006
1. Guild Wars Nightfall came out today. I own both of the other games, but I am going to wait until it has been reviewed a few times before getting it.
2. The English Galleass, a medium-sized warship, has been completed. It is of a similar size to the Carrack, …Today, Oct. 26
Today I have submitted another of my early works to the archive - a text adventure engine called TAE Worlds. Look for it whenever the reviewers hurry up enough.
Empire of the Stars Feature:Map design 2: Intermixed SystemsThis random map design is one of two in which the …Random map designs
Design 1: Side.
The Sun is to one (random) side of the map; all players' planets are in one ring around it, with unowned planets evenly intersperced with owned ones. The close spacing and scant resources make for violent fighting on this map, while short distances allow for fast reinforcements. …True Random Maps
1. I added a little file to the Racer 3 topic - it will unlock all vehicles in the game.
2. I have been working to implement a few things to EotS, namely:* A fix for the "AI attacks unclaimed planets" bug* The possibility of up to four …Oct. 23, 2006
Had calculus class today at a local college. It's not quite as different from algebra as the teacher described it, really. (Or maybe I just haven't gotten to the "different" part…)
I have a MCE tomorrow. (microsoft certification exam)It is for "managing and maintaining a microsoft windows server 2003 …Improving EotS
I was thinking about EotS earlier, and came up with some ideas to improve it, as follows:
* Minimap icons. These would be specific icons that would show up on the minimap, similar to the Goal Flag icons in the third campaign mission. There would be separate icons for the …Missions in an open-ended world
Lions of the Atlantic, while open-ended by nature, is also a bit structured. That is, there is a plot that you can follow as you go along, although you can choose to ignore it if you want.
There are three types of missions in the LotA world:* Story missions: …Hazing rituals
…or something.
To Ludamad and mastermind: My resume:I was a member of the old forum (2002-era) for a year or two before joining the new forum in October 2003. I have used every version of GM from 4.3 to 6.1. I have gotten nearly-100% positive reviews, placed in one …Omicron Software
Omicron Software is coming to 64digits! I will be posting a bunch of my older titles for general inspection. Later on this year, I will be posting my next (possibly last) projects: Lions of the Atlantic and Empire of the Stars.
