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| 9 OCT 2003 at 1:29am |
Isaiah1SASCenturion
Posts : 99
Joined: 20 SEP 2003
Status : Online | Les 'Hot Lead and Cold Feet' the sarge, Hi !
TRANSLATION: MIDDLE SCHOOL teaching materials SHAREWARE with MIRACLE WHIP, TOMATOES, Bismarck, and faker'Hollywood wanabes. Wanna play ?
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Ignorance of history is that dark place where your friend's blood has already congealed.
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Personal note. Les the sarge, Hi ! My great uncle helped defend CACTUS from the Imperial Japs on the 'canal and he told me how he lost half of his intestines while crewing a tank (all the other tankers were KIA). It happened because someone VOLUNTEERED him. If you have the balls cripple, I VOLUNTEER YOU. the sarge. (You won't have to build a cover for your wargaming table in this game-- it changes every day.)
BIO WARFARE PLAYER 1= *82 1 (520) 207-0669-- it's real time. 666 and fake need not apply. the sarge.
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| 9 OCT 2003 at 1:36am |
Corporal TrimCenturion
Posts : 512
Joined: 6 MAY 2003
Status : Online | Originally Posted By Les the Sarge 9-1
Can anyone translate that?
Does any WANT to translate that
How about, "So many drugs, so little time."
Just teasin' ya, Isaiah. But seriously, for the average reader, your recent posts on this thread have become pretty close to unintelligible.
Steve
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| 9 OCT 2003 at 2:11am |
BismarckColonel
Posts : 4434
Joined: 31 MAY 2001
Location: US, Wisconsin
Status : Offline | Isaiah,
Near the upper right of the forum screens, there's a link for private messages. Click on it and read. Please keep some sort of focus to your posts.
Jim Cobb, Ph. D. Adjunct Faculty, Cardinal Stritch University 
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| 9 OCT 2003 at 11:31am |
VicCenturion
Posts : 131
Joined: 18 JAN 2006
Location: NL
Status : Offline | Back to topic please.
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| 10 OCT 2003 at 1:33am |
Corporal TrimCenturion
Posts : 512
Joined: 6 MAY 2003
Status : Online | Sorry, Vic. Here we go. Tried quoting your original post and my post keeps timing out and crashing to a page fault. Let me give Quick Reply a whirl here.
1. No AI ? Yes, just as I would play solitaire with a board wargame on a topic of interest to me, fooling around with it on my own using Aide de Camp software or just pushing cardboard counters. However, "no AI" will restrict your potential customer base to the diehard few.
2. Weak and defensive AI ? There are many such games.
3. I don't mind giving the AI some advantages to level the playing field, though not to the point of getting owned by outrageous cheating.
4/5. PBEM cheaters ? The same issue, really. For example, Strategic Command will show you how many times your opponent reloaded the file, but if he's determined to keep trying until he gets the best result, there's nothing to prevent him from just downloading your last move again, overwriting the tainted game file. Aside from a few basic safeguards to discourage casual cheating, what more can you do ?
It all comes down to trust in PBEM. IMO, the best way to discourage cheating is to establish a personal rapport with your opponent. Or only play against those whom you already like and trust.
6. Yes. If that's what you have on the drawing board, I look forward to the end result. :cool:
Steve
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| 10 OCT 2003 at 7:59am |
VicCenturion
Posts : 131
Joined: 18 JAN 2006
Location: NL
Status : Offline | Thanks for your answers, Trim. I am trying to get the AI on just that acceptable level. But its hard.
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| 16 OCT 2003 at 4:06pm |
VicCenturion
Posts : 131
Joined: 18 JAN 2006
Location: NL
Status : Offline | I made a Betademo.
I could really use info on:
-if it runs on your system (i programm on XP)
-if the basis gameplay principle is sound (i play only with MY friends)
-if you like it ( or hate it and why)
-what should be improved upon
-etc..
I set up a small website where you can download the betademo and post comments.
[url]www.reijkersz.nl[/url]
Friendly greetings,
Vic
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| 16 OCT 2003 at 4:26pm |
pzgndrCommander
Posts : 1067
Joined: 27 SEP 2003
Location: US
Status : Offline | Vic, is there a readme or help file available with rules and such? I didn't see anything in the zip file. I'll download the beta and provide some comments later on your other forum, maybe next week.
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| 16 OCT 2003 at 4:57pm |
VicCenturion
Posts : 131
Joined: 18 JAN 2006
Location: NL
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By pzgndr
Vic, is there a readme or help file available with rules and such? I didn't see anything in the zip file. I'll download the beta and provide some comments later on your other forum, maybe next week.
Ehm.. good question. You see! Asking people for advice works..
I have put some documentation on [url]www.reijkersz.nl[/url]
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| 19 OCT 2003 at 2:25pm |
VicCenturion
Posts : 131
Joined: 18 JAN 2006
Location: NL
Status : Offline | Les,
Are you willing to download and give some criticism?
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| 20 OCT 2003 at 1:21am |
Les the Sarge 9-1Commander
Posts : 1262
Joined: 23 AUG 2003
Status : Online | Sure I have the time and interest to help you out Vic.
This account for sale.
You're just going to have to deal with conversing with me on properly administered forums. The 5% minority here is not worth it.
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| 20 OCT 2003 at 7:53am |
SwatterCommander
Posts : 1279
Joined: 31 AUG 2003
Location: US, MO
Status : Offline | Hey Vic,
I am also a independent/hobby game developer, so I think I understand where your coming from. You are woefully short of info, but alas I have some great links for you.
1) [url]www.gamedev.net[/url]
Every question you could want answered can be found there.
2) [url]www.gamasutra.com[/url]
You can find lots of legal info here.
Also, if your worried about the AI being horrible or just releasing the game without an AI, just step back and re-group. There are many great books out there that will teach you how to create a decent AI. Maybe you should take more time to get it done right, you might find this is the most fulfilling path to go. Just my 2 cents, good luck.
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| 20 OCT 2003 at 8:30am |
VicCenturion
Posts : 131
Joined: 18 JAN 2006
Location: NL
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Les the Sarge 9-1
Sure I have the time and interest to help you out Vic.
Les,
Ok.. surf to [url]www.reijkersz.nl[/url]
Swatt,
And thank you Swatter. I knew the links of course. But i agree with you on only doing a gold release if the AI is a challenge.
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