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A minor website update with some design changes (in progress) and added cultural modifier data for each race on their information page.

[ June 14, 2003, 01:48: Message edited by: Captain Kwok ]

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Thanks, i'll have a look at that forum.
Making the AI will be a daunting task. Maybe you could make 1 good ai and then tweak that for the different races?

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Bad, Very Bad News

My harddrive has died. It made a few clicking noises while I was playing a pbw turn - then I realized what was happening! I tried in vain to backup what I could of my computer files, but it was too late. I had intended to copy all the mod files and graphics etc to CD a few weeks ago but had procrastinated. I feel like crying now.

I'll try and get a new harddrive if I can afford to this week and see if I can grab anything off the old one - unfortunately I don't think it will work. It sounds like the problem is mechanical.

If I cannot recover anything from the mod, I will not continue the mod. I am so sad. I keep thinking about all the time I spent making those graphics and files. All I had to do was copy it to a damn CD, half hour at most. Now I only have a few floppies with selected files from a few months ago. I'm so sorry. I feel so bad. It's been so long already and I know many of you were looking so forward and I was finally getting so close.

At least I have this laptop, so I think I'll be able to keep up with PBW turns and stuff like that. If I can't recover the data, I think I'll devote my resources into helping revive the se:ladder with Fyron and Thermodyne and making the best thing around.

I think I'm going to go for a walk, it's such a nice day. If you haven't backed up your important data recently - I suggest you do it now - don't be a dumbass like me.

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AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGG!!!! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif

That's terrible!!! I was so looking forward to this mod!!! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif

There are places that specialize in recovering data from dead systems. From what I hear, they are expensive, though http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif . I'd at least try to get an estimate. I have read reports of data being recovered from harddrives that had fell into water, run over with a truck, and many other seemingly unbelievable recoveries. Maybe it is not so expensive for a "normal" crash... Hope you didn't lose anything else.

[edit: If you do get an estimate, please post what the cost would be. Who knows, maybe we could take up a small collection to help.]

[edit2: check this out: http://www.drivesavers.com/museum/museuma.html ]

Slick.

[ June 15, 2003, 20:38: Message edited by: Slick ]

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*Katchoo's jaw drops to the floor*

Good lord! First Hugh's Hard Drive goes kaput!, now yours. Can we blame the people associated with MOO3 for this?

Seriously though, it may not be all that bad http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif You have alot of images and info stored on your website and the Offical Forum. You may be able to use some of that stuff to rebuild the Mod.

Hopefully http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Hopefully http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif

Hopefully http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/confused.gif

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I'm just in shock really. I had that 'not going to happen to me' attitude and I sure paid for it huh?

I'll see what my options are in the next couple of days. It sounds like something is wrong with the arm/head?, the drive is making this clicking noise like it can't read the platters. I'm not fiddling with it anymore myself as I don't want to cause anymore possible damage. I'll be sure to post the details of what is going on.

[ June 15, 2003, 21:04: Message edited by: Captain Kwok ]

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Good. From what I have been reading on the data recovery sites, the noise indicates mechanical problems that can destroy data. For drives making noise the sites do not recommend trying software to recover the data; using the drive can cause more damage. (Maybe that's just trying to get business) Although, you probably knew that already.

Slick.

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I read that too. I only tried a couple of times to re-start after the initially clicking noises began. I hope if it did cause damage, it didn't cause too much.

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All i can say is: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif
Aaaarrrggggh. Never trust a hd. Hell, never trust a cd. I always keep several cd's with backups of my data.

[ June 15, 2003, 21:55: Message edited by: minipol ]

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Ouch, this a dark day indeed for the SE4 fans.
All that time you've spend on this beautiful mod, wasted...
Although Slicks idea about the cost for recovery and a little collection sounds really tempting. I'm sure there are many, many fans at this board who are willing to pay a small fee for you great mod.
Hmm... hope Hadrian won't be offended...