metadigital

Nice homonym.

I actually think this is not such a bad idea. 1. Romantically: it helps to think the underclass were truly saved, in accordance with their legend / myth 2. Ironically: the underclass outlive the conceited topsiders: the meek inherit the dirt (biblcal reference); and poetic justice (Greek hubris) for the topsiders. 3. Conveniently: old models could be re-used (j/k) the story would help createa link back to the original game.

Check your inboxes for the beginning of the Game! Hello and welcome to the Obsidian Forum Diplomacy Game 2, (for the attention-starved, emotionally-stunted, cRPG-junkies who also happen to think they have natural Charisma of 18) Above are all the contact details for the various members of the game. For convenience, I also include them, here: "JediConsular7" [snip], "Reveilled" [snip], "Deraldin" [snip], "Naughty Nartwak" [snip], "the pixies rock" [snip], "DarkSide" [snip], "Aishur-Rim-Nisheshu" [snip] JediConsular7 = Turkey Reveilled = Austria Deraldin = Germany Naughty Nartwak = Italy thepixiesrock = France DarkSide = Russia Aishur-Rim-Nisheshu = England Please use the code: GM OBS-2 in all official correspondence to me. Also, please not that the importance of placing orders in the EXACT format laid out in the notes (and the previous thread). I am happy to give confidential advice, if necessary, so don't be scared to ask. You can submit lots of sets of orders: the last set at the deadline are the ones acted on. Don't cheat with me. (Keep all your diplomacy for the players; after all, Acts of God are not good for any country ... ) Please try to keep the forum thread In Character. The Wikip

nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementi

That was because the Austrian Schweinehunds prevented my Operation Olive Branch to help protect the Greek friends of the Ottomans. ...

Yeah, I guess my favourite was the Duke, but Quake beat Doom hands-down. Hmm, it is non-trivial to decide on the best FPS. Even though it's from 1998, I would say that Half-Life is defintitely up there in the top three. Half-Life 2 is, too, but more for the superlative engine and narrative references back to the original, and Opposing Forces was pretty cool too, until the narrative fell away into a standard level upon level "end-boss" sequence. Deus Ex would have to be up there in the top three as well, mainly because it has role-play elements on top of the FPS base, and because in no smal part to the extraordinary narrative and multiple endings (and I don't really play war games).

I just realised this is "Console Shooters". I haven't played that many, since I gave up my PS2 over five years ago ...

Hmm, this is non-trivial. Even though it's from 1998, I would say that Half-Life is defintitely up there in the top three. Half-Life 2 is, too, but more for the superlative engine and narrative references back to the original, and Opposing Forces was pretty cool too, until the narrative fell away into a standard level upon level "end-boss" sequence. Deus Ex would have to be up there in the top three as well, mainly because it has role-play elements on top of the FPS base, and because in no smal part to the extraordinary narrative and multiple endings (and I don't really play war games).

Did you ever go back and play it later? After playing Quake? And if you liked the coop / DM, then Quake 3 is your game ...

I hated Doom. It was very boring, after the intial "wow! Look at the Hi-Res! [9x9 grid]". Quake2, OTOH, was much more fun. And Duke Nuk'em 3D was awesome. "Who wants some?" "Come get some!" !

.............. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Is that an approval or a mocking series of elipses ... my interpretation of emotidots is not as good as it might be ... The gravity gun gives players some pretty cool options right now (PvP can be seen playing a form of Russian-Roulette-Tennis with whatever heavy objects litter the area (radiators, toilet pans, etc), which can become quite interesting when combined with strafe and jumps. The new stuff for the gravity gun includes creating complex objects by a process similar to welding.

I thoroughly recommend his The Man Who Ruled The Universe, if you haven't read it (or have, but not for a while).

My aunt and two of my cousins are from Bulgaria. " <{POST_SNAPBACK}> A friend of mine married a Bulgarian lass. Interesting traditions for the bride-groom ...

Sure.

1. So, in effect, the player of the game represents the Force? 2. But here you say the devs (who wrote the plot) are the Force. So we, the players, are just playing the microcosmic characters, living vicariously through them in their small worldview and experience. And we still have no control over our (virtual) fate, because the devs have written the plot

I have everyone's list except Aishur's, and that's because he hasn't signed on in the last 12 hours. I have left him a message. I guess the timing of rounds will be similar to the first game, as it is more down to a matter of availability to access the game: some people might only (average) once/one-and-a-half-times a week (over the period of the entire game), so that limits how fsat the turns can take. This is because there must be a set deadline for each turn, so that orders can be sent, resent and negotiations can take place right up to the deadline (which is when most negotiations IRL take place, too). It might be a good idea for everyone to nominate how quickly they would like the game to proceed; if everyone is happy for rounds to be adjuducated faster than one a week, then we might be able to accommodate that. Let me know (secret ballot = email me).

Yeah, I just added some stats, but basically the new nVidia 7800 GTX has twice the pixel shading power of the 6800 Ultra, and there is a 7800 GTX SLI (so two of them paired). There will also probably be a 7800 Ultra due out soon, methinks ... So it sounds like the PS3 is using the G70 chip (110nm die) and is basically the same as the new 7800 GTX.

These latest cards are better than the PS3 / Xbox 360 ones.

I've got an ATI Radeon Mobility T2 128MB. It has DirectX9.0c compatiblity. (I didn't have much choice, it was the most advanced ATi available -- which is all IBM Thinkpads supplied. It's equivalent to a 7500, or is it a 7800? Never can remember. Anyway, it's pretty good.) I had a problem with K2, but that was settled by turning off the movies (which didn't work that well in K1, either: I can watch them in batch, but now in situ ). I have had no other problems with any other games, not Doom (a blatant vVidia-optimised game) nor Half-Life 2 (a blatant ATi-optimised game). The latest (bleeding edge) ATi cards (X800 / X850) are still better than the latest nVidia cards, even though there is always more room to over-clock an nVidia. STOP PRESS: I am just looking at the review in this month's PC Format, and it says that the the new nVidia GeForce 7800 GTX is the fastest around: 89% score (and there is the SLI model, which allows pairing). The rumours I have read in the last month are that the Radeon pairing technology (CrossFile) is superior to the nVidia, but not many of us are going to go that far, I'm sure, and CrossFire is still not available (and neither are too many X800s, I believe ...) Also, the nVidia run hotter and draw more power (to help keep them warm). Listed model is: Gigabyte 7800 GTX,

The first casualty when war comes is truth. Hiram Johnson

I'll follow the precedent set by Mr Reveilled, and update the first post as we go through the game. I can post an EoT summary, with the map, for the spectators. (As to the diplomacy, that will have to be duessed at and spun out ...)

Indeedy.

Time will tell. "

Please use these abbreviations to ensure no ambiguity. Any ambiguity will be interpreted by me, no correspondence will be (willingly) engaged ... :D

I am hosting the Obsidian Diplomacy Game TWO. Feel free to send any correspondence to metadigital. The seven players have suffered the agonies of plague, with only four Powers left: Nartwak (deputy: Jaguars4ever) thepixiesrock Reveilled Deraldin GERMANY (PM Deraldin) AUSTRIA (PM Reveilled) FRANCE (PM thepixiesrock) ITALY (PM Nartwak or his able seeman deputy, jaguars4ever) RUSSIA (PM Darkside) Rules UPDATED Current state History Start: 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 Status: 1908 Autumn Fri [2nd December] 1908 Winter Mon [5th December] 1909 Spring Fri [9th December] Nartwak, jaguars4ever thepixiesrock Reveilled Deraldin Darkside Legend: 1908 Spring Orders = 3 : NMR = 1 : Total = 4 ORDERS FRANCE NMR RUSSIA A War - Ukr A Vie S ITALY A Tri - Tyr GERMANY F NTH - ENG F IRI S F NTH - ENG F Hol S A Bel A Ber - Pru A Kie - Mun A Mun - Sil A Tyr - Boh A Pie - Tyr (Disbanded) A Bur - Pic A Bel S A Bur - Pic A Liv - Yor ITALY A Ven S FRANCE F GOL - Pie A Rom - Tus F ADR S A Ven A Bud - Gal A Tri - Tyr F TYN - WES F Nap - TYN A Rum S RUSSIA A War - Ukr F Gre - AEG AUSTRIA A Sev H Retreat orders are only revealed as and when necessary (given they have been posted to me). Normally email me (please only PM if it's urgent), and we'll work any issues out.