OT: Hi Jack, Take my Thread Please. ;)

[David E. Gervais]

Ed, I'm sorry to say I do not have Wine or Linux so I could not tell you if they will run. But the main requirement that I know of is DirectX. Is DirectX available on those platforms? If not then I'm afread you will be out of luck. I guess you'll have to keep a windows system handy for playing SE5.

Cheers!

[narf poit chez BOOM]

Alneyan said:
Rubber hammers? A novel idea! *Snickers as the hammers fail to harm his crystalline-powered personal shields, and glowers at Narf just to keep that good habit*

Oh, I'm sorry. I forgot to mention they are 200-ton rubber hammers.

[Ed Kolis]

DirectX 8 will run on Linux with Cedega (a variant of wine), but not yet DirectX 9. Does SE5 require DirectX 9?

[Alneyan]

It still does not work Narf. See, even the Ripper Beam deals a meagre 2 damage points per kt (or so, I do not recall the exact figure), while my Crystalline shielding armour effectively protects me against attacks dealing 149 damage points or less, all weapons taken one after the other.

So even if your hammers were as effective as a good old-fashioned Ripper Beam, they would deal 0.4 damage point, which is definitively less than enough to break my shields. High numbers of hammers will not help; you would need much more powerful ones to bring me down (not metaphorically speaking unfortunately).

If you believe the above explanation bends logic and maths, you are quite right.

[narf poit chez BOOM]

/me shoots Alneyan with a logic canon cannon, then drops the hammers on him.

[Alneyan]

Alas Narf, I took to flight as soon as you have started your attacks. As such, I am currently 150 klicks away from your position, and your canon cannon has no hope of hitting me at these distances.

However, your cannon did manage to hit my Sentry Star Destroyer. You have approximatively seven minutes before the vessel destroys the system you live in. Why do I have the nagging feeling I am missing something obvious? Oh yes, I forgot the gloating part. But isn't there something else? Hmm...

[Raging Deadstar]

narf poit chez BOOM said:
/me shoots Alneyan with a logic canon cannon, then drops the hammers on him.

Narf, you should be aware that a logic canon cannon is a dangerous weapon, as Logic cannot be fired at a speed sufficent enough to be a projectile. Logic is in fact a very poor choice of ammo, as many species, mainly humans, appear to be very stubborn in their views and beliefs such making them immune to logic, or even the outdated Common Sense grenade. Sarcasm has replaced most forms of ammunition due to it's ego piercing properties.

Any weapon claiming to be a Logic Cannon is inherrently Illogical in nature, such as they explode when used. Many people find this highly ammusing, especially inferior races who litter their bases/colonies/homes/secret lairs with these weapons. Cries of "Finally a Logical Weapon..." are usually followed by a big loud explosion, one too big and loud to be generated by a small firearm, but that is the logic of illogical weapons.

Your Arguments that this is untrue becuase it is canon is easily negated, As any sci-fi writer who claims such thing's are canon will be against the wall at the mercy* of my firing squads alongside George Lucas, Jar Jar Binks, most the cast of Episodes 1 and 2 (excluding Palpatine, Amidala and Obi Wan who did quite well) and overly enthusiastic trekkies who will try and prove the power output of an illogical weapon. Oh and of course the executives of the American Television network that cancelled Firefly

* Mercy was not an inherrent trait we hired when deciding who should be on my Firing Squad. In fact we were "suprised" at the sheer aptitude of mercy suppression we found in these candidates

Alneyan said:
Oh yes, I forgot the gloating part. But isn't there something else? Hmm...

I'm Unsure, it's either the problem that a klick is a dubious measure of distance or the fact you live in the same solar system as Narf...Choices Choices...

[narf poit chez BOOM]

/me squish you both into goey paste. /me squish this thread into a goey paste. /me nullifies all counter-arguements.

[Alneyan]

Since this thread has remained in its original shape (despite your threats), we can safely assume your attack did little to our bodies. This is, obviously, not an arguement, but merely a statement.

Oh, and do not take this thread too seriously. I mean, a Tarrasque in that D&D game is very nice and all, but I would rather not have to battle it right now. Granted, you might want some sort of revenge, but please, do not exert retribution upon my poor Tiefling.

Deadstar, yes it was that. I happen to be in the same solar system as Narf, which would be a complication. Annoying that. Have you seen any flying saucer for strategical retreat purposes when/if the Star Destroyer starts destroying our sun?

[Raging Deadstar]

Unfortunatly RD is currently a pile of gooey paste. Now, this is a problem and a new viewpoint all in one. Humans were once gooey paste, this leaves millions of options for evolution. But back then Humans weren't humans then and didn't think, certainly they weren't typing a message on a forum anyway. So if i'm doing this in a gooey paste form that makes this completely illogical, and if i come into contact with logic...

Oh Gods....

I've just become a logic triggered PLasticene Explosive!!!

As for Flying Saucers....I'm assuming you have no star destroyers left? Considering that this ship was a "Sentry Star Destroyer" it was important enough to have a title, and if it was important it must have cost more. You didn't blow your budget on One ship instead of a lot did you? If you're looking for flying saucers all i can suggest is make sure you're carrying a towel.