EnderAndrew

Yes, he was a pioneer whose contributions can not be overlooked. He was always bad with dialogue. He allowed others to step in and write scripts (and direct) on Empire and Jedi. Too bad he didn't do the same with the prequels or why might have gotten better films. The Young Indy films were supposedly quite good though I didn't see them.

I think it hurts the diplomatic aspect to play blind. Anonymity offers a certain blind aspect, but it is not totally blind. You will see what orders are submitted for each country. You could be controlling England, but tell Turkey that you're playing Austria and promise that Austria will move in a certain way. Turkey will eventually see Austria's moves and if they differ from what you said, they might infer that you're not actually playing Austria, or they might infer that you lied about the moves you'd submit. One of the nice things about this, is that it allows for nations to interact with all 6 other nations more. England might not have a reason to interact with Turkey normally, but by claiming that you control Russia, you might influence Turkey via diplomacy. I'm also looking for possible small map variations such as adding Croatia. If I find something that isn't too drastic but noticibly improves the game I'll post it.

I don't know that the six-movie version will be any different from the two three-movie box sets. No doubt the movies will be rereleased on some high-def DVD format like Blue-Ray eventually, but I love the Original Trilogy boxed set. The Empire of Dreams documentary is great, and the movies look and sound incredible. There are some new tweaks, both good and bad.

Overrated: Gimp Underrated: Paint Shop Pro

First off welcome to the forums. I agree that KOTOR:2 improved upon KOTOR:1 in most areas. If the game had a little more development time, undoubtedly it would be heralded as better. The Handmaiden did not learn the Force from you because you did not gain enough influence with her. When I played through, I failed to get enough influence with Atton, but Handmaiden was the first person I turned into a Jedi.

What do you think of the proposed variant rules?

Game 1 is wrapped up in all but name. Game 4 isn't actually running yet. I think I can handle being involved with 3 games at any given moment. Right now I've got Game 2, which is fairly inactive, Game 3, and I'm up for another game. However, given that I split victory in the first game (or will officially on Tuesday), I'd like to step back from playing. I don't think the game will be fun if the same players have the same alliances, or if the same players tend to dominate. I'd like to GM instead of playing. Have you looked over the variations I proposed?

He is welcome to start a new game. I grabbed the number 5 as there is a game 4 in the works and I haven't seen a post for game 5.

Standard rules with the following variations and house rules: 1. The Alpha Variant is in effect. This should slightly speed gameplay by allowing you to shift home supply centers to the front of battles while also presenting new risks. 2. The Anonymity 3 Variant is also in effect. You will know which players are in the game, but you will not know which country they control. All press must go through me. Players may contact each other and promise alliances or moves, however other players will not know for a fact if the other player is controlling the nation they claim to be controlling. 3. Orders must be submitted by the deadline set. If no orders are recieved, all units hold. 4. If no orders are recieved for two turns in a row, the player will be ejected from the game. If you anticipate missing a deadline, submit tenative orders immediately or find a substitute player. 5. The GM will make an active effort to inform players of moves that are ambigious or flat-out illegal, however the onus ultimately is on the player to submit clear and valid orders. 6. All nations are required one piece of press per year before they are allowed builds. Again, this press release must go through me to maintain anonymity. 7. The first full year will be on a two-week per year schedule to allow for players to have plenty of time to establish diplomacy. Thusly Spring will be 6 days, Fall 6 days and Winter 2 days. After that, we will shift to one week per year. Thusly Spring will be 3 days, Fall 3 days, and Winter 1 day. 8. What happens in the game, stays in the game. Do not, under any circumstances whatsoever, carry a grudge from a betrayal game onto these forums. The anonymity variant should remove grudge factors to an extent. GM: Ender Email: enderandrew at gmail dot com. Possible Players: Archmonarch Baley Deraldin jaguars4ever metadigital Servant of Eru Skynet I apologize this is over a day late. We had a false alarm yesterday and went into the hospital, but alas, no baby. We're having contractions every five minutes, which they said was the stipulation for comming into the hospital, but apparently not in our case. Grr. Since death ninjas killed all of your units last turn, the world is now being taken over by a zombie army (and the occassional zombie fleets), you sick bastards. Austria: A Ser S A Gal-Rum F Zar-Hold A Gal-Rum 1 build England: A Yor-Bel F NWG-Nwy F NTH C A Yor-Bel 1 build France: A Gas-Spa A Spa-Por F Pic-Bel 2 builds Germany: A Ruh-Hol F Den-Swe A Kie-Den 2 builds Italy: F ION C A Apu-Tun A Apu-Tun A Ven-Tri - Illegal move as there is no Tri on this map! 1 build Russia: A Mos-War F Sev-Rum A Ukr S F Sev-Rum F GOB-Swe 0 builds Turkey: A Bul-Gre (Alb) F Ank-BLA A Con-Bul 2 builds I will update the map shortly. You have 2 days, (Tuesday 12:00 UTC) to get builds in. As a reminder, if you have not submitted a press release all year, you will not get any builds! Winter is your last chance, so get those press releases in! Another reminder, we are using the Alpha Variant! Starting Map: Spring 1901 Fall 1901 Winter moves must be submitted by Tuesday September 13th, 12:00 UTC.

And couldn't they use the nifty bump-mapping features of Source to make the models look even better?

Overrated: Ben Stiller Comedies Underrated: Kevin Smith Comedies

You mean Disney doesn't already own/rule the world?

It shocks me that Shrek 2 is number 6 of all time. It was good, but I don't know it was that good. I also really liked Spiderman 2, the LoTR trilogy, etc.

Musicals, eh? This is my favorite Show Tune. The lyrics aren't the greatest necessarily, but when it's sung properly it will drive me to tears. I find it funny that easily the best song of the musical comes from a minor character, and isn't really all that important to the overall plot. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- "On My Own" Eponine And now I'm all alone again Nowhere to turn, no one to go to Without a home without a friend Without a face to say hello to And now the night is near I can make believe he's here Sometimes I walk alone at night When everybody else is sleeping I think of him and I'm happy With the company I'm keeping The city goes to bed And I can live inside my head On my own Pretending he's beside me All alone I walk with him till morning Without him I feel his arms around me And when I lose my way I close my eyes And he has found me In the rain the pavement shines like silver All the lights are misty in the river In the darkness, the trees are full of starlight And all I see is him and me forever and forever And I know it's only in my mind That I'm talking to myself and not to him And although I know that he is blind Still I say, there's a way for us I love him But when the night is over He is gone The river's just a river Without him The world around me changes The trees are bare and everywhere The streets are full of strangers I love him But every day I'm learning All my life I've only been pretending Without me His world would go on turning A world that's full of happiness That I have never known I love him I love him I love him But only on my own

Any idea if they are going to bring out a box set with EP's 1,2,3? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I heard there will be a box set just like the original trilogy, but haven't seen a preorder for it, or any details.

"Why's Everybody Always Pickin' On Me" - Bloodhound Gang Why is everbody always pickin' on me? The morn' that I was born my old man beat up the doctor He clocked the doctor cause the doctor said I looked like Chewbacca The doctor said sir you're misled sir which infers you mistook me I did not mean your lovely wife was shackin' up with a wookie What I mean is Wolverine is less hairy than your son He's looks like Chewie Baba Booey Baba Booey and Hong Kong Phooey all in one To put it mild your new-born child's completely nutty fu-fu lookin' I'd shove him back into the oven until he is done cookin' But why's everbody always pickin' on me? Cause my fifteen year-old cousin has less acne But why's everbody always pickin' on me? Ain't brushed them teeth since 1983 But why's everbody always pickin' on me? Cause you got the grooming habits of a chimpanzee But why's everbody always pickin' on me? Cause you're white but you got a nose like Bill Cosby Why's everbody always pickin' on me? Always pickin' and rippin' apart poor ol' Jimmy Pop Ali I got a schnoz like the 'Cos' but there's a lot more wrong with you So back me up Bill yea and you're ugly too So what if I brush my teeth with a piece of cheddar cheese Or where a fish net shirt by Chams with my Sergio Valenti jeans And my mirror never lies but it always verifies I got more cheese and pepperoni than a homemade pizza pie You compare me to a Monchichi but I don't understand Why I'm scorned like I'm deformed like the Elephant Man And yea I took my mom to the prom but hey she asked me first But at least this time I didn't find my date in the back of a hearse About as popular with the girls with Englebert Humperdink And that might be 'cause everybody calls me Shrinky Dink I know I'm known as Polaroid I'm not a total retard It's cause I'm done in sixty seconds and you'll still want it enlarged But why's everbody always pickin' on me? Cause ya wore velour flares until the late Eighties But why's everbody always pickin' on me? Cause you run like a girl and sit down to pee But why's everbody always pickin' on me? Cause your only school chum was the lunch lady But why's everbody always pickin' on me? You took your mom to the prom but still got lucky Like that episode where Gilligan gets sick of being teased And he breaks into the Professor's lab and makes some LSD Peaks freaks and eats the Skipper's brains then beats Ginger with coconuts As Mr. Howell and Lovey burn alive inside their grass hut Oh he'll kill again that Gilligan they he should of let him be And like a postal clerk I'll go beserk if you don't stop teasing me See the trick is only pick on those that can't do you no harm Like the drummer from Def Leppard's only got one arm The drummer from Def Leppard's only got one arm The drummer from Def Leppard's only got one arm The drummer from Def Leppard's only got one arm The drummer from Def Leppard's only got one arm The drummer from Def Leppard's only got one arm The drummer from Def Leppard's only got one arm The drummer from Def Leppard's only got one arm The drummer from Def Leppard's only got one arm But why's everbody always pickin' on me? Cause my fifteen year-old cousin has less acne But why's everbody always pickin' on me? Ain't brushed them teeth since 1983 But why's everbody always pickin' on me? Cause you got the grooming habits of a chimpanzee But why's everbody always pickin' on me? Cause you're white but you got a nose like Bill Cosby But why's everbody always pickin' on me? Cause ya wore velour flares until the late Eighties But why's everbody always pickin' on me? Cause you run like a girl and sit down to pee But why's everbody always pickin' on me? Cause your only school chum was the lunch lady But why's everbody always pickin' on me? Cause no one likes you monkey boy.

November 1st

Episode III is now 11th all time worldwide, and 7th all time domestically. Not too shabby. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=starwars3.htm

Mira was a Mandalorian female!

Return it and get a 6600 GT. Trust me.

Is there a way to add the HD pack to Half Life Source?

Jade Empire was okay.

*adores his fast internet connection* <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Broadband is my lifeblood.

KOTOR, for all it's faults does offer multiple paths on quests, an evil path, etc.

I don't think even George Bush is quite that stupid. I didn't say I wanted to see it happen. I believe it was Meta who said China can not be defeated in a conventional war. I disagree with him.