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Reply to My Distant Worlds Review in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="EmersonPF" reply="23" id="2889724"] Quoting scratchthepitch, reply 22I have not tried DW, though I am familiar with SSI/Matrix. I recently downloaded and tried the Steel Panthers edition they offer, Steel Panthers:World At War, and the game is garbage. Great ideas very, very poorly implemented, as with the original. There is no AI, just very cheesy cheat codes. Basically the same as the original Steel Panthers with all the bogus unit tech details and cheats instead of a compe

Reply to “Night Dragon” An Attack on our Energy Infrastructure in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

“Night Dragon” An Attack on our Energy Infrastructure" You know, I looked under my bed and I didn't see a single Chinese godless commie there. This could be because of their personal stealth armor which renders them invisible. Or it could be due to the fact I am unable to see what isn't there. Personally, from my own experience on this forum, I worry more about shoddy internet advice from "helpers" with an agenda, than I worry about

Reply to Steam: A monopoly in the making? in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="255" id="2889442"]Would you still feel that way if I told you that several major publishers and developers have said straight up that if Steam ever got a monopoly they would cease making PC games? It has nothing to do with Steam. Replace Steam with Impulse or GFW or anything else and it's the same. If the PC *effectively* becomes a closed platform, then it's doomed. It has no real major advantages to developers outside of that.[/quote] What's the

Reply to My Distant Worlds Review in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

Neither MOO nor MOO2 are any Holy Grails. Both were great games when released, but they are rather outdated now. Though they are still fun to play. I have not tried DW, though I am familiar with SSI/Matrix. I recently downloaded and tried the Steel Panthers edition they offer, Steel Panthers:World At War, and the game is garbage. Great ideas very, very poorly implemented, as with the original. There is no AI, just very cheesy cheat codes. Basically the same as the original Steel Panthers with

Reply to Civ 4 'rise of man' mod for the PC in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

I thought maybe that Civ4 might be worth trying again for the mods, once the Civ4 went into the bargain bin. Looks like it probably wouldn't be worth the effort now. Being only Civ4, no great loss, anyway.

Reply to Duke Nukem Forever will use Steamworks in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

I remember Duke Nuke 'em from years ago. It was an improvement over the other 1st person shooters then around. Worth a couple nights entertainment. Instead of just an hour or two, like Castle Wolfenstein. A couple of nights entertainment is no reason to infect your computer with the steam virus. Looks like I'll be passing on this one. What a shame... [e digicons]:P[/e]

Reply to A Petition for the end of Good and Evil in this Game. in War of Magic Stardock Forums

All that philosophical mumbo jumbo apart, I'll still take an evil fallen enchantress over a pristine angel any day. They are a lot more fun, and require little or no time educating...

Reply to Steam: A monopoly in the making? in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="Alstein" reply="232" id="2889151"] Quoting coreimpulse, reply 24 larrypeterscomment 22I have to wonder if this is a test of sorts for Sony and if it works they integrate Steam further into PSN. For Sony it beats having to build their own offering to compete with XBL. Steam is already there and has infrastructure in place.Like Tridus, I also seriously doubt this will change anything for Steam powered games.Later,LAR Would

Reply to A Petition for the end of Good and Evil in this Game. in War of Magic Stardock Forums

Let's have the "good" as genocidal, tyrannical and intolerant, as they really are, for once, and the "evil" as fun loving hedonists with incredible bodies, as they really are, for a change. On a serious note, the good vs evil stuff was one of the things that turned me off from GalCiv. Once we outgrow Disney, the good vs evil routine loses its "magic", like Santa Claus once we catch Dad loading up the stockings. [e digicons]}:)[/e]

Reply to 6 ways to protect yourself on Facebook in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

Best way to protect yourself from facebook is not to use the site. Period. Facebook is a phishing scam. Period.

Reply to Who is worse, Fallout fanboys, TF2 fanboys, or Civilization fanboys? in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="Soulfire777" reply="145" id="2880879"]Why start a thread where the only purpose is to complain about and make fun of people? So-called "Fanboys" are just people who like a product well enough that they feel defensive about it? It might not be a rational response, but they aren't hurting anybody. Just live and let live? [/quote] I've seen threads at CivFan in the Civ4 forums where somebody posted a negative observation or pe

Reply to Frog-2009 is looking to stay in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

I did something quite the opposite recently. Instead of upgrading, I downgraded. [e digicons]:grin:[/e] I had 2 old 166mhz desktops laying around so I built an "old" computer by combining their hardware. Oddly, when I swapped the processors in the 2 mother boards, one of them started operating at 200mhz instead of 166mhz. So now I have an old machine using Win98 that can play a lot of my old games which wouldn't work in my regular desktop, which is in the 2-3ghz range. Instead of upgrading

Reply to We Are Not Alone...... in Everything Else Stardock Forums

I have a grandmother who was an illegal alien. That should make me at least part alien.

Reply to Steam: A monopoly in the making? in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="204" id="2886502"]In the long run, I don't think Steam is going to dominate. It'll become clearer as the year progresses why that's the case.[/quote] Class action lawsuits for illegal and shoddy business practices?

Reply to I AM NOT PLAYING DRESS UP!!!11! in Elemental Dev Journals Stardock Forums

She could do with a ta ta reduction (silicone is so 80's) and what's with the long johns? None of the quality enchantresses I ever dated bothered with undies. One other thing, making her blond means there will be an intelligence hit...

Reply to Making interesting worlds in Elemental Dev Journals Stardock Forums

Read a lot of great ideas in this thread. It had been suggested that the different types of tiles (forest, plains, etc.) each provide specific things to the nearby cities, like in the Civ games. Why not go a step further? Instead of fixed attributes, have the various tiles use a spread that is randomly generated (within specified parameters) when the tile is generated in the game start up. For most "rolls", the differences would be not to great, about 50% or less. But l

Reply to Stupid DRM! in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="illmunkeys" reply="16" id="2877078"]I'll never get the argument against Steam[/quote] I'll never understand the spam for it (if they're not getting paid to do it). When I buy something, I don't like "the store" I bought it from being able to shut off my access to the product any time they choose. There are enough horror stories about people being ripped off by this steam scam, I do not want any part of that crooked enterprise.

Reply to Stupid DRM! in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="Darvin3" reply="7" id="2876630"]DRM as a market manipulation tool is just plain ugly. As far as I'm concerned, such abusive misuse of copyright protection is every bit as bad as the flagrant disregard of copyright shown by pirates. Both serve to delegitimize and undermine this valuable legal construct. The unwritten social contract is that the creator of the work retains the rights to reproduction, while the buyer retains all rights to the copy they have purchase

Reply to Microsoft Parasite Patent to Immunize, and Then Self-Destruct - Update (see reply 65) in Blogging Stardock Forums

The following article describes the 3 approaches being employed using mosquitoes, GM or otherwise. One is GM mosquitoes, still a long way off according to the article. The second is GM bacteria which lives in mosquitoes. This is long way off, also. The 3rd is a non-GM approach using a naturally occurring bacteria which could possibly be available years sooner, if trials warrant. Will GM mosquitoes end dengue and malaria? Katherine Nightingale</p

Reply to Microsoft Parasite Patent to Immunize, and Then Self-Destruct - Update (see reply 65) in Blogging Stardock Forums

[quote who="DrJBHL" reply="61" id="2874359"] I later deleted the quoted part for copyright reasons when I noticed the site didn't want any part of the article quoted without permission. Speaks for itself... you didn't "quote it", however. You don't like the rest? Conform to the usual customs of writing, quoting what isn't yours, etc. You keep making reference to education... I wonder why? Is that some sort of effort at a put down? I would think you could discer

Reply to Microsoft Parasite Patent to Immunize, and Then Self-Destruct - Update (see reply 65) in Blogging Stardock Forums

TeamM From what you wrote above, I don't think we differ that much in our views (BTW, thanks for clarifying, I found you post very interesting). Though I would not be so sure of this: " the research was done by the University of Hawaii, not a corporation," <span style

Reply to Microsoft Parasite Patent to Immunize, and Then Self-Destruct - Update (see reply 65) in Blogging Stardock Forums

[quote who="DrJBHL" reply="55" id="2874279"]Also, if you quote a source, use quotation marks or just a link, please. You can summarize in your own words, but as it is, it appears as if those are your statements. There are footnotes in the text (a dead giveaway) and none supplied at the bottom of the text (another giveaway). *edit: the above was written before you edited your text.[/quote] That's pretty sad. I don't know what your problem there is, but it was

Reply to Microsoft Parasite Patent to Immunize, and Then Self-Destruct - Update (see reply 65) in Blogging Stardock Forums

[quote who="DrJBHL" reply="49" id="2874017"]Well, my education could hardly compete with a 91 year old's as your profile notes, scratchthepitch. [/quote] Thanks for reminding me, I'm always forgetting my age. A discussion about mosquitoes modified to combat Dengue fever and the problems with this. I strongly recommend reading the whole article, along with the comments following it, which expand on the information:

Reply to Microsoft Parasite Patent to Immunize, and Then Self-Destruct - Update (see reply 65) in Blogging Stardock Forums

[quote who="DrJBHL" reply="47" id="2873970"]scratchthepitch - you're off topic. I have no doubt that you believe that not to be true, but it is. Nothing here has to do with agribusiness, rather inoculation of a group of people involving a new technique. [/quote] My comment was a response to Team M, who brought up GM crops in his post as an example of "what are you worried about, what could possibly go wrong?" GM crops are very similar to GM b

Reply to Duke Nuken Forever Trailer in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

"They tore our planet apart, bit by bit, but they made one mistake. They shouldn't have gone after our wymen." "Dammit, why do they always take the hot ones?" A chick's game, definitely. ;)