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Old November 30th, 2005, 08:11 PM

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That is - if an alien culture 'demands' something - can I change my answer to 'Piss off!'?
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Old November 30th, 2005, 08:14 PM
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Default Re: Can alien msgs be edited?

Sure can. You can type anything you want.
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Old November 30th, 2005, 09:26 PM
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Default Re: Can alien msgs be edited?

The AI for SE4 can't parse your text, however. Back in the day, it was said that the tone you select with the radio button -- pleading, demanding, etc, did affect the AI's perception of the message. I never really found out for sure.
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Old November 30th, 2005, 09:29 PM
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Default Re: Can alien msgs be edited?

Note that if you change the message type, the default AI-generated message will be written again, and overwrite your changes.

What I do is to select all the text and hit CTRL-C to copy, then paste it back whenever I need to.
This also lets me close the dialog window to look up the name of the System I'm talking about, or to double check coordinates or anything I need to. When I go back in, I hit paste, and keep going.
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Old November 30th, 2005, 10:48 PM
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Default Re: Can alien msgs be edited?

The tone you set does alter the perception of the message. If I remember correctly, use pleading if their score is 20% above you, demanding if it's 20% below you, and neutral for the middle.
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Default Re: Can alien msgs be edited?

I rather like the retort in your sig there Arkcon!
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Default Re: Can alien msgs be edited?

It links to a favorite web comic of a lot of the regulars here. The episode is a little old 'tho. But I haven't found a better one liner yet.
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Default Re: Can alien msgs be edited?

The rest of us grok Bun-bun
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