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Forum: Space Empires: IV & V May 18th, 2004, 11:28 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 8,238
Posted By Rigelian
Re: OT: Worst PC Decision

Or take the X-box.. a bit of work chipping it and you can install Linux.. install WINE and you can run SE4 on it. For the Linux fan, well worth it just to s***w MS for the $300 subsidy on every...
Forum: SEIV July 17th, 2003, 04:35 PM
Replies: 2,397
Views: 340,079
Posted By Rigelian
Re: SE5, Tell Aaron what\'s on your Wish List

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Apologies if this has been said before in the thread.. but IMHO troop combat suffers FAR more from the problem that you can't drop troops from 2+...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V July 17th, 2003, 04:27 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 4,256
Posted By Rigelian
Re: Question: Laying mines on top of a enemies planet

yeah but.. you can do this wholesale before combat starts. Then when your opponent starts to bring his fleets together.. boom! Pick a resupply base of his for maximum effect. I once took out half...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V July 17th, 2003, 02:45 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,058
Posted By Rigelian
Re: Replacement Player needed PBW : 1.49 Sweet Game #1

Anyone reading this? The board has been static for a long time now. As of turn 34, there is a fair amount of warfare in the East and West. The South appears peaceful, the North we do not have any...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V June 12th, 2003, 02:37 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,811
Posted By Rigelian
Re: OT: modern day Elite? X2:Threat on the way

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">He he. haven't tried it on the java-ported Version, but on my trusty old C64 many years ago...

The trick was to get onto the imaginary axis of...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V June 10th, 2003, 06:18 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 9,666
Posted By Rigelian
Re: Strategy Articles!

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Echo that one.. bigtime. I've out-produced a number of early neighbours using this approach. I would generally build 5 or 6 BSYs in my first 10...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V June 10th, 2003, 05:28 PM
Replies: 150
Views: 14,414
Posted By Rigelian
Re: PBW Server is down - and back up again

Sorry to pee in the soup folks.. but I get a range check on the .gam file for my current game (Sweet Game 1.49 #1, tescosamoa is running it). I suspect a server problem, is that feasible? Is it...
Forum: SEIV June 4th, 2003, 02:00 PM
Replies: 2,397
Views: 340,079
Posted By Rigelian
Re: SE5, Tell Aaron what\'s on your Wish List

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Aha, there it is.
Damage Points To Kill One Population:= 10
Those monster napalm bombs are going to be doing about 800 if I remember...
Forum: SEIV June 4th, 2003, 01:32 AM
Replies: 2,397
Views: 340,079
Posted By Rigelian
Re: SE5, Tell Aaron what\'s on your Wish List

I have regular SE4. I did not upgrade to Gold because (I am told) it doesn't fix any of the problems I really care about. And drones are useless apparently. I will definitely upgrade to SE5 when...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V June 3rd, 2003, 01:24 AM
Replies: 1,859
Views: 124,762
Posted By Rigelian
Re: [OT] Another heated discussion about the Iraq siutation, war and politics.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Not what I would understand by 'rant' then - actually it sounds more like legal cross-examination technique to me.. ...
Forum: SEIV June 3rd, 2003, 01:18 AM
Replies: 2,397
Views: 340,079
Posted By Rigelian
Re: SE5, Tell Aaron what\'s on your Wish List

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I will have to try this again in a solo game.. I thought that this would result in the ships wiping the planet before the transport could get...
Forum: SEIV June 2nd, 2003, 05:00 PM
Replies: 2,397
Views: 340,079
Posted By Rigelian
Re: SE5, Tell Aaron what\'s on your Wish List

How about eliminating the critical 'first shot' factor in large battles? Simple to do - move and fire the ships one at a time, player A then player B. Just randomising who gets to fire ALL their...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V June 2nd, 2003, 04:18 PM
Replies: 1,859
Views: 124,762
Posted By Rigelian
Re: [OT] Another heated discussion about the Iraq siutation, war and politics.

...but actually looking back at the original Posts (damn this thread is long!), I don't think what was said qualified as a 'rant' in either the dictionary or 'internet' senses...

A long argument...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V June 2nd, 2003, 03:23 PM
Replies: 1,859
Views: 124,762
Posted By Rigelian
Re: [OT] Another heated discussion about the Iraq siutation, war and politics.

I'm with Fyron there too. Unlike a lot of internet language, such as 'flame' or 'troll' for example, the intended meaning can be derived from its dictionary definition; the sense is not quite as...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V June 1st, 2003, 10:46 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 4,862
Posted By Rigelian
Re: OT__For All Tesco PBW Games Playing and hosting

I hesitate to join a thread that's degenerated into bickering already... but what the hell. Back on the Hindenberg, there has been some pretty convincing modern research on this. The conclusion was...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V May 19th, 2003, 12:34 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,058
Posted By Rigelian
Re: Replacement Player needed PBW : 1.49 Sweet Game #1

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">"After Last player Uploads", that is to say when all have submitted a turn.

As for subjugation.. I have never been a fan of that. If you're...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V May 9th, 2003, 12:06 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,058
Posted By Rigelian
Re: Replacement Player needed PBW : 1.49 Sweet Game #1

Did anyone reply to TrXtR privately about his questions? Assuming not, here are some answers.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">You need to upload your empire to the seiv...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V April 30th, 2003, 02:42 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,058
Posted By Rigelian
Re: Replacement Player needed PBW : 1.49 Sweet Game #1

Re Fake captures - I meant BOTH of the scenarios outlined by Gwaihir below
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">So I meant anything that is not a genuine, captured-in-heat-of-battle...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V April 29th, 2003, 09:21 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,058
Posted By Rigelian
Re: Replacement Player needed PBW : 1.49 Sweet Game #1

I've applied to join the game...

Are you allowing Intel? How about putting more than 100 mines in a sector? Boot-out policy? Any Banned techs?

I'm all for the no tech-trading. But how will...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V March 26th, 2003, 08:32 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 833
Posted By Rigelian
PBW slot free in 1.49 game (turn 16)

Game ConventionalWarfare_1_49

Player had to drop, unable to make turns (24 hour fully auto).

High Tech cost, house rule: no more than 2 concurrent trade-generating treaties.

Genuine dropout,...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V March 20th, 2003, 01:21 AM
Replies: 1,859
Views: 124,762
Posted By Rigelian
Re: [OT] Another heated discussion about the Iraq siutation, war and politics.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The only objective thing to do is to report both of course. I don't know about CBC but I'd say that overall the BBC does a decent job of that. ...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V March 20th, 2003, 12:51 AM
Replies: 1,859
Views: 124,762
Posted By Rigelian
Re: [OT] Another heated discussion about the Iraq siutation, war and politics.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">This guy really means that doesn't he? No trace of irony discernible... presumably what he'd really like to do is line them up and shoot them if...
Forum: SEIV March 16th, 2003, 01:47 AM
Replies: 2,397
Views: 340,079
Posted By Rigelian
Re: SE5, Tell Aaron what\'s on your Wish List

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Done this sort of thing before in modifications to games. I have found the critical thing is this - you must generate 'false contacts' somehow. ...
Forum: SEIV March 15th, 2003, 12:19 PM
Replies: 2,397
Views: 340,079
Posted By Rigelian
Re: SE5, Tell Aaron what\'s on your Wish List

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I think you've interpreted my comment as talking about the tactical when I meant the strategic.. but what the heck, both are interesting ...
Forum: SEIV March 15th, 2003, 01:01 AM
Replies: 2,397
Views: 340,079
Posted By Rigelian
Re: SE5, Tell Aaron what\'s on your Wish List

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hmm - diminishing returns apply to research too you know http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif .. so putting all the scientists...
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