How Intel works in SE4
 

How Intel works in the Space Empires Universe:
http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/thr...3-SE_Intel.png

Re: How Intel works in SE4
 

...Huh?...

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This is me not laughing.

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The Eee agent is posing as an Earth president...

Re: How Intel works in SE4
 

i think its funny.

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Thanks Puke http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Re: How Intel works in SE4
 

I also think it's funny.

Not to over-analyze it or anything, but SJ's cartoon can also be interpreted as a humorous critique of SE IV's Intel rules.

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That was its intent.
You'll have to explain to me what the other meaning is...

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This is what I look like when I am not laughing. You totally insulted the EEE by placing THAT photo on one of them! Bad suicide Junkie, bad.

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OK. Probably the best way is with this entry from www.m-w.com:

Main Entry: 1fun·ny
Pronunciation: 'f&-nE
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): fun·ni·er; -est
1 a : affording light mirth and laughter : AMUSING b : seeking or intended to amuse : FACETIOUS

In other words, I meant funny ha-ha not funny peculiar or funny tricky. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/biggrin.gif

Re: How Intel works in SE4
 

I mean:
What's the other interpretation?
Some sort of US political thing?

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Not political; this is strictly SE IV. In this interpretation SJ's cartoon is satire, much like South Park's lampooning of the abysmal media reporting of Hurricane Katrina ("We do not have any reports of fatalities yet, but we believe that the death toll may be in the hundreds of millions. Beaverton has only a population of about eight thousand, Tom, so this would be quite devastating.")

In the SJ cartoon, the human is apparently fooled by a (literally) transparent subterfuge. Obviously this ploy is too silly to work in "real life". Thus the cartoon could be (but apparently isn't) a satirical way of saying that SE IV's Intel system is absurd and in need of fixing.

I hope SJ is happy to learn that he's a better satirist than he realizes. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/biggrin.gif

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Ah - Now it makes sense and is funny! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

Re: How Intel works in SE4
 

HA!