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Forum: Space Empires: IV & V August 7th, 2001, 08:36 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 6,176
Posted By Quikngruvn
Re: Race Ideas (Poste em)

I had an idea for an empire called the Bubba Confederacy.

Frigate is a primer-colored old Corvette with racing stripes.
Cruisers could be rusted pick-up trucks.
Battleships would be 4x4's with...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V August 7th, 2001, 08:03 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,948
Posted By Quikngruvn
Re: New Scenario Available - Voyager

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by geoschmo:
I have always assumed that never seeing more than two moons around a planet could be justified simply...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V August 6th, 2001, 06:15 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,948
Posted By Quikngruvn
Re: New Scenario Available - Voyager

Very nice, Geo. But I do have to comment on the Sol system....

Shouldn't Venus be medium and Mars small (and CO2)? I'll assume also you made Saturn tiny just to get a ringed picture. And what...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V August 5th, 2001, 04:27 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,117
Posted By Quikngruvn
Re: PBW Game: Big Fat Zero

My main concern is a question of balance. Suppose someone got thwacked by an event early in the game, while everyone is still building infrastructure, researching early techs, and exploring and...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V August 5th, 2001, 03:58 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,203
Posted By Quikngruvn
Re: Exploding stars...

Three years. Hopefully enough time to evacuate!

Quikngruvn

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Stay alert. Trust no one. Keep your laser handy.
--from the RPG Paranoia, now my PBW mantra
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V August 5th, 2001, 03:54 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,766
Posted By Quikngruvn
Re: Space Empire 4 Vs Star War Rebellions

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Crazy_Dog:
In SEIV, you can't even select the planet you want to attack with inteligence...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V August 5th, 2001, 04:25 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,269
Posted By Quikngruvn
Re: Forum slooooooowly loading...

Hey, I like NT. It means I'll always have a job supporting it! http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/images/icons/icon6.gif

Quikngruvn, master of the three-finger salute
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V August 5th, 2001, 04:18 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,117
Posted By Quikngruvn
Re: PBW Game: Big Fat Zero

If I raise the event frequency, I will be dropping the severity. Right now that's still a big 'if'. Personally, I think everyone's gonna have enough to worry about, between starting an empire from...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V August 5th, 2001, 03:58 AM
Replies: 104
Views: 11,880
Posted By Quikngruvn
Re: OT = How Does Shrapnel Stay In Business

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by LCC:
4) I will not post any more of my crackpot opinions.
5) I sincerely apologize to Shrapnel and all its...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V August 4th, 2001, 04:40 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,117
Posted By Quikngruvn
Re: PBW Game: Big Fat Zero

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by LazarusLong42:
&lt;blinks&gt;

Oh dear... I hadn't thought about it enough to realize the problem was that bad. ...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V August 4th, 2001, 12:11 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 8,778
Posted By Quikngruvn
Re: Time for another touchy- feely get-to-know-you thread.

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by DirectorTsaarx:
Oh, and probably the other factor is that most of us are "old farts" (i.e., over 30, like me)...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V August 4th, 2001, 12:05 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,584
Posted By Quikngruvn
Re: Turn Calc Time

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Alpha Kodiak:
Be careful or you may be used as reactor shielding!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

In one game, I...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V August 3rd, 2001, 09:15 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,117
Posted By Quikngruvn
Re: PBW Game: Big Fat Zero

Geo, I was unaware of the AI bug. I do need some clarification on it, tho.

Say, for example, I add the Xi'Chung. I assume, even if selected from TDM, that they will use the stock AI files for...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V August 3rd, 2001, 08:56 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,408
Posted By Quikngruvn
Re: OK, this was odd

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by dogscoff:
You mean you can get windoze to run for more than 5 hours without crashing? Wow... ...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V August 3rd, 2001, 08:47 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 6,176
Posted By Quikngruvn
Re: Race Ideas (Poste em)

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by geoschmo:
Anybody over 30 out there? How about a "Hardware Wars" shipset. ...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V August 3rd, 2001, 08:14 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,075
Posted By Quikngruvn
Re: PC Gamers rates 8.1 \"Great\"

FWIW, here's the review from ign.com (final score: 9.0 out of 10) that originally sucked me in. It's a little dated, but still gets the point across. (Hey, I was just looking for a new game to play...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V August 3rd, 2001, 07:59 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,117
Posted By Quikngruvn
PBW Game: Big Fat Zero

I will probably regret this later, but I have created a new PBW game, Big Fat Zero. We can use this thread to discuss which AI's to include and other BFZ-realted topics.

Game description
I...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V August 3rd, 2001, 04:55 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 9,855
Posted By Quikngruvn
Re: OT - Mindless Rant

Related peeve: radio stations that play the same fifteen songs over and over again.

And now for something completely different, my top five driving peeves:
1) People who run stop signs.
2)...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V August 2nd, 2001, 08:44 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 5,418
Posted By Quikngruvn
Re: AI and surrendering

From personal experience, I've gotten better results by asking for surrender in a demanding tone than in a neutral tone. 'Course, that was with the stock AI's, not TDM.

Quikngruvn
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Forum: Space Empires: IV & V August 2nd, 2001, 08:27 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,714
Posted By Quikngruvn
Re: OT: Epiphany

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Alpha Kodiak:
My 2 1/2 year old is sitting at our other computer playing on the Playhouse Disney web site. ...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V August 2nd, 2001, 06:30 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,714
Posted By Quikngruvn
OT: Epiphany

My son, who turned three a month ago, has a computer game he plays. It's called "Jumpstart Kindergarten", and soon after the opening screen, there is a prompt to choose your name from a list. He had...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V August 2nd, 2001, 06:03 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,824
Posted By Quikngruvn
Re: Technology Tree List

Darkstar:

1) Play games with the Tech Tree visible. It will at least be there when you're playing.

2) Try a search on this board for "tech tree" or "tech area". Surely there's a document out...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V August 2nd, 2001, 05:28 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 9,855
Posted By Quikngruvn
Re: OT - Mindless Rant

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by geoschmo:
Edit: I just realized, Se4 DOES have a metric Calendar! Instead of twelve months in a year, we have...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V August 2nd, 2001, 05:22 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,584
Posted By Quikngruvn
Re: Turn Calc Time

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by rdouglass:
Personally, I think our standards are sometimes too high - anyone remeber PONG and how slow that...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V August 2nd, 2001, 05:14 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,262
Posted By Quikngruvn
Re: It has begun......

Oooooooooooo!

Aaaaaaaaaaahhh!

I like it already.

Quikngruvn
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