Seanachai

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Goanna: sorry, double post. But let me take this opportunity to bump (a) my important question to the top and, (2) other {ahem} less important threads out of our minds forever. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Hey, Goanna, wherever you upload it, I'll give it a try. I usually check on scenarios over at CMHQ, but I'm just not that familiar with the other sites right now. Thanks for taking the time to create more enjoyment for the community. ------------------ After witnessing exceptional bravery from his Celtic mercenaries, Alexander the Great called them to him and asked if there was anything they feared. They told him nothing, except that the sky might fall on their heads.

Something as delightfully weird as that should be up on one of the major sites, perhaps a new category of 'novelty' scenarios should be started. I would love to see this. ------------------ After witnessing exceptional bravery from his Celtic mercenaries, Alexander the Great called them to him and asked if there was anything they feared. They told him nothing, except that the sky might fall on their heads.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Formerly Babra: Been a slice since the old beta days, folks, but the recent trends around here have really soured me. You can ban this troll or that, but this genre is always going to attract whackos. No game is worth this ****.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I think this board would be a poorer place without you and I hope you reconsider. You're one of the first people who's name started registering with me back when I was reading the 'CM in Canada yet' thread, and I actually used to sit around hoping it would show up for you guys up there, and checking back each day. The Board has been rather odd lately, but I don't feel it belongs to a few useless and obnoxious people. They will get bored and leave, and the worst offenders will be chucked out. I would hate to see any of the useful people leaving because of the gits. ------------------ After witnessing exceptional bravery from his Celtic mercenaries, Alexander the Great called them to him and asked if there was anything they feared. They told him nothing, except that the sky might fall on their heads.

What the he...Meeks?! How'd you get out here?! I swear, Peng, I left him tied up in a corner of the Cesspool, tranked to the gills. Fact is, I thought the stuff we gave him mixed with whatever he'd been doing before might put him into a coma. Not that that was any particular worry, of course. You'd think the concussion alone woulda kept him tucked away. I'll get the tranquilizer rifle... ------------------ After witnessing exceptional bravery from his Celtic mercenaries, Alexander the Great called them to him and asked if there was anything they feared. They told him nothing, except that the sky might fall on their heads.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Dittohead: Bumping - After all this thread is much easier on the eyes then the "Peng, I take our hamsters on wheat bread" thread. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Ah, the disaffected. Careful there, laddie, or we'll have Shaw send you a Mormon Wife... ------------------ After witnessing exceptional bravery from his Celtic mercenaries, Alexander the Great called them to him and asked if there was anything they feared. They told him nothing, except that the sky might fall on their heads.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Bullethead: As for effects on various types of units, I think fires in grass and short crop tiles shouldn't be impassable to any type of unit so there's no need for specific coding. Fires in tall crops tiles (a seasonal thing) should only be passable by AFVs IMHO. Remember, in all these fires, we're talking about only having to move through a thin ring of fire, only a few inches to a few feet thick. On the other side there's no fire. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Yeah, I read your posts in the other thread about fires, and I tend to agree with you on your observations and points. I'm just trying to foresee whether there'd be any big problems for changing the tile characteristics. There are seperate 'burning' tiles for different types of terrain, so maybe changing the model for one or two wouldn't be that tough, not sure. I have a feeling anything with 'fire' is just in as impassable, but maybe that was just expediency, rather than a hard and fast requirement. Shall be interested to see how or if this is addressed. ------------------ After witnessing exceptional bravery from his Celtic mercenaries, Alexander the Great called them to him and asked if there was anything they feared. They told him nothing, except that the sky might fall on their heads.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Marc E. Sicard: Hello, my name is Marc-Étienne and I am a lurker. It's too bad too. I was looking forward to posting my dreaded 21-smiley salute in the Peng thread as a display of respect to my future fallen opponents (yes, all two of them ). BTW, can that thread still be used for that? Or is it all about various rodents now? I'm a bit out of touch... <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Welcome, Marc. Stop by the Peng thread anytime, and just insult some of the feeble inhabitants! When your schedule permits you can probably get a game there. The rodent thing is dying down a bit, and it's reverting more to excuses and name-calling (all in the best and most approved Cesspool style ). ------------------ After witnessing exceptional bravery from his Celtic mercenaries, Alexander the Great called them to him and asked if there was anything they feared. They told him nothing, except that the sky might fall on their heads.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by swamp: but you know what, you're just another #$%hole<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Ah, I see now. You're afraid that your prowess in PBEM games might suffer because of this bug, and impact your status as an Alpha Male. I can see now why you're so anxious to have it addressed and make sure everyone knows about it. Have you considered that the bug might be no more than a 'hull down' label appearing on screen, and might not be affecting game play at all? Oh, and thank you for the character judgement. It helps me put your posts in the proper perspective. I thought I might have been too sarcastic. My apologies to others, I probably shouldn't have bothered further with this thread. In the beginning, I seriously did think swamp was being satirical. ------------------ After witnessing exceptional bravery from his Celtic mercenaries, Alexander the Great called them to him and asked if there was anything they feared. They told him nothing, except that the sky might fall on their heads.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by swamp: Germanboy, what in the #$%^ am I trying to take credit for? where the $%^& are you getting this we're gonna HAVE to settle this with a match? I'm 25-3-2 thats 25 wins, come to the cmhq chat and people can back it up send me a file.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Your pride in your win loss record is touching. Your belief that using a win in a game as evidence of moral or logical superiority is quaint, to say the least. ------------------ After witnessing exceptional bravery from his Celtic mercenaries, Alexander the Great called them to him and asked if there was anything they feared. They told him nothing, except that the sky might fall on their heads.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by swamp: Germanboy wrote: well gee I wonder how much of an issue it was with charles if bts's lead tester was unaware of it, figure that one out loud mouth charles never said anything more than "might" and "I'll look into it" and if you try to cover up this thread with garbage maybe someone else will start another one.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Whatever are you on about? I thought at first that you were joking, but now I'm beginning to think you're serious. Not that it isn't funny either way, except for the 'at you rather than with you' aspect of the whole thing. Do you expect Charles to leap to attention, apologize, and say that he's made it priority one? Or that his 'I'll look into it' comment translates into a dismissive, potentially 'coverup' attitude, rather than just being a casual, chatty way of saying he's checking into it? And you've begun running around 'informing' the beta-testers and they didn't know about it (horrors). Perhaps that's because until Charles discovers whether and where a bug was introduced, there wouldn't be any particular point in putting everyone on national alert, now would there? In fact, until he'd changed code and asked beta-testers to check out the change to see if the problem was fixed, I don't know that this would require an emergency meeting. The potential 'hull down' bug is something that people would be concerned about, of course, but this 'young reporter from school newspaper uncovers administration cover-up of freshman registration problems' approach to posting is a little offputting. Although arguably very humorous, in a somewhat disturbed way. ------------------ After witnessing exceptional bravery from his Celtic mercenaries, Alexander the Great called them to him and asked if there was anything they feared. They told him nothing, except that the sky might fall on their heads.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Kitty: I'm getting a little tired of all these "girly" comments a lot of people are making throughout this thread. "Cried like girls," etc. Like no man has ever cried or pissed in his pants during a battle? I'm sure more than a few women combatants of this and other wars would find your remarks more than amusing. Kitty<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Hmm, something to that. Might I just say that Andreas has got several units in our current PBEM who are crying and running away like little boys. Yes, good, that works just as well. ------------------ After witnessing exceptional bravery from his Celtic mercenaries, Alexander the Great called them to him and asked if there was anything they feared. They told him nothing, except that the sky might fall on their heads.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by CavScout: Why can't your tanks drive through flames? I understand it with infantry... but tanks? Some how in the current OP I am in, the road has caught fire and I can't move out. Both sides are covered in woods... requiring back-tracking way to far to continue... Cav<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I think this whole issue would come down to more of a matter of 'mechanics' than anything else. BTS (and I'm sure most everyone else), would not want AFVs moving into and staying in a 'burning' tile. So the tile is basically coded as impassable. How do you code the ability to move 'through' the fire, without also allowing vehicles simply to be in a burning tile (which I think most agree would not be healthy, nor allowable) Supposing this could be worked out, it would then require vehicle specific coding as many perhaps might not feel that trucks should be able to drive through fire, while buttoned tanks could do it without much trouble. As well, then, you'd have to modify AI behaviour as regards fire, and that would open up a new can of worms. I would agree that an AFV might be able to charge through certain 'fire' situations, but reflecting this in the game might be more difficult to do realistically. ------------------ After witnessing exceptional bravery from his Celtic mercenaries, Alexander the Great called them to him and asked if there was anything they feared. They told him nothing, except that the sky might fall on their heads.

Hey, Ataru, totally unrelated comment, what's with the symbols in the handle? It almost looks like you're trying to stylize an 'eye of Isis'. ------------------ After witnessing exceptional bravery from his Celtic mercenaries, Alexander the Great called them to him and asked if there was anything they feared. They told him nothing, except that the sky might fall on their heads.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by von Lucke: *Click of key in door lock --- sound of door swinging open and light switch being flicked on --- wet-squishy-footsteps noise* "Great Gawd-a-Mighty! What the hell is all over the floor!?! Irene! Irene! Get me my galloshes and the plunger --- No, make that my hip-waders and the snake! The damn toilet in the Other thread has overflowed again!" <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Look, we're awfully sorry about this...we try to keep it all contained. Some of the looser cannons will insist on bouncing about...he just can't get 'philosophical' discussions on the other thread. Normally, we try to avoid dragging The Thread into Other threads, but this one was pointless from the get-go, so it's not like we're doing any actual damage. In any case, this thread should die out as soon as we've dragged yon' twitching loon back to the other place...sorry for any inconvenience... ------------------ After witnessing exceptional bravery from his Celtic mercenaries, Alexander the Great called them to him and asked if there was anything they feared. They told him nothing, except that the sky might fall on their heads.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Degrees of Frost: Interesting - I always it was a Norwegian sport that involved torturing penguins.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> And you live in the southern hemisphere?! Norwegians have no access to Penguins, a creature of the Antarctic, and other south polar realms. The term you are thinking of is 'tarolling' and involves Norwegians doing something uspeakably unpleasant to puffins. Others, like Lorak, have pointed out that 'trolling' as used on message boards, means posting a 'bait' post, in many cases something the original poster may not actually believe or have any particular stake in, in hopes of elliciting responses, usually negative, and causing the message Board to degenerate into pointless argument and name calling. ------------------ After witnessing exceptional bravery from his Celtic mercenaries, Alexander the Great called them to him and asked if there was anything they feared. They told him nothing, except that the sky might fall on their heads.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Dr Dan: Well, this is certainly fun, isn't it? I sincerely suggest what might be a useful added feature (yes, I agree it would be a feature) and am repeatedly informed that my thinking is flawed, or that the request might as well have been to add space aliens to the game. Kinda sad. Anyway, GOD (the Deity of your choice) decides how many Angels can sit on the head of a pin. It probably ends up being an entirely right-brain activity meaning we can't discuss it further here. Can I sleep now? Dan <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Sure! Or go off and sulk about not being declared God. When the Developers and any number of fellow players take the time to explain why thye feel your request would unrealistically affect game play, why they would personally not wish to see it enacted, and why they think that it would make other compromises on reality even more unrealistic, and you maintain that you still want the game's code reworked to give you this feature, I think you've earned a nap, and perhaps a time out! My nephews take the same attitude towards any number of different things. Of course, they can't write yet, so we can't yet see their reasoned arguments about the stupidity of the world. The ability to detail in full sentences and with a personal logic why we're unhappy with the world often serves as a great camouflage for the fact that we just want our way. You go have a bit of a lie down, and come back and use some more attempted irony. I respect your right to an opinion, I actually do, but I don't have much use for pouting. Sorry, this is just an expression of 'my personal feeling', rather than further debate on 'my transcendent reality'. Oh, I'll add a smiley so we know my sense of humour hasn't been negatively impacted. ------------------ After witnessing exceptional bravery from his Celtic mercenaries, Alexander the Great called them to him and asked if there was anything they feared. They told him nothing, except that the sky might fall on their heads.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Mark IV: I believe this is one of yours. "click-click-BANG" I'll help you lug the guts into the next room. Or, to coin yet another phrase: "Follow Meeks, and I'll show you where the padlocks grow." Now, about that rematch... <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Thanks, Mark IV. Now, I know you're busy teaching a number of people who've gotten a bit 'above' themselves about the realities of war, but I wouldn't mind a rematch in the- Meeks: Urrrggghhhhh. I'm not quite dead yet. Seanachai: Yes you bloody well are, you'll be stone dead in a minute. Mark IV's done for you, lad, as he's done for a number of others on this board, and the man knows what he's doing. Now lie still and expire. Meeks: I'm getting better... Seanachai: Even if I was to believe you for a moment, it'll do you no good. If you actually are getting better, than drag your useless self on over to the Peng Thread and have a bit of a lie down, until you can be attended to properly. Now, as I was saying Mark IV, I wouldn't mind a rematch in the not too distant future, as soon as you've handed out proper lessons to your present lot of opponents. Do you want to stand on Meeks until he stops twitching, or shall I? I'm not wearing new shoes, or anything... ------------------ After witnessing exceptional bravery from his Celtic mercenaries, Alexander the Great called them to him and asked if there was anything they feared. They told him nothing, except that the sky might fall on their heads.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by DEF BUNGIS: Yes, but it is my understanding that BTS won't do this type of thing. I'm not pushing here, just trying to find out what this great idea Pillar has. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Sigh...DEF! Pillar is talking about putting up a site dedicated to Combat Mission. He's hoping that he can pitch how popular Combat Mission is to other, potential advertisers (not BTS), so that these advertisers, hot and ready to see their product pitched to Combat Mission players, will pay to have banners/ads on his site. It doesn't have anything to do with BTS or selling anything involving Combat Mission. He's talking about using the popularity of a site dedicated to Combat Mission to interest completely different advertisers to pay him to have their damn banners on his site because they figure that whatever they are selling might be of interest to Combat Mission players, or that there are so many Combat Mission players out there visiting fan sites like Pillars that they will reach their minds with info about whatever plastic crap they are selling as to make it worth their while to pay Pillar to host a banner on his site about their incredible, Never-Go-Limp product. Versteh? ------------------ After witnessing exceptional bravery from his Celtic mercenaries, Alexander the Great called them to him and asked if there was anything they feared. They told him nothing, except that the sky might fall on their heads.

Poor, benighted PC users...on a Mac, you can hit a special key combination, and after you do, the rest of your post is translated into a perfect, flawless, gramatically correct representation of whatever language your key-combination activated. All you have to do is type in the English, and watch the language of your choice spill out across your screen. ------------------ After witnessing exceptional bravery from his Celtic mercenaries, Alexander the Great called them to him and asked if there was anything they feared. They told him nothing, except that the sky might fall on their heads.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by DEF BUNGIS: But who is he going to charge? BTS? They don't advertise. I don't see where he is going to make any money. BTS doesn't advertise, and everything for Combat mission is free except for the game itself. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Def, there are many companies that will pay you to display their 'banner' on your website, hoping to get customers and 'hits' to their website through ad banners on your website. They hope that what ever it is your website is devoted to pulls in enough interested people to get their site/banner/product noticed amongst a target audience. You don't have to sell anything. All you have to do is provide a place for advertisers to display themselves, and hope the number of visitors to your site (and the clicking on their banner), will justify their payment to you. As an example: Time Magazine doesn't sell XXX Vodka, but they do provide a space to the makers of XXX Vodka to sell their product. Haven't you noticed how many websites have all those product ads/banners all over them? They do that for money, not because they love the product (although sometimes they actually do advocate and believe in the product that posts there...not very often, but it can happen! ------------------ After witnessing exceptional bravery from his Celtic mercenaries, Alexander the Great called them to him and asked if there was anything they feared. They told him nothing, except that the sky might fall on their heads. [This message has been edited by Seanachai (edited 09-02-2000).]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by MIA: That's weird, I live in Western Australia and it only took 1 week 6 days for my copy to get here... Thanks BTS <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Probably as a result of the longest, most peaceful, unguarded border in the world, combined with NAFTA and trade agreements too numerous to mention, as well as our very real proximity and the coordination of our postal services...sending anything to Canada takes twice as long as sending things to any other part of the planet. I've sent packages airmail to Turkey with addresses that weren't even remotely right that got there quicker than airmail packages to major metros in Canada. I blame South Park... ------------------ After witnessing exceptional bravery from his Celtic mercenaries, Alexander the Great called them to him and asked if there was anything they feared. They told him nothing, except that the sky might fall on their heads.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Gunslinger: Pillar, I owe you an apology. "Waiter!, One Apology to go please" And your English is fine. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Spoken like a Gentleman, and all friends here, then! Who's for a bit of a sing-song? ------------------ After witnessing exceptional bravery from his Celtic mercenaries, Alexander the Great called them to him and asked if there was anything they feared. They told him nothing, except that the sky might fall on their heads.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Minnesota Joe: Taunt away, but let it be known that the whole Cesspool thing was just a gag, and I have actually found it as a compliment that you renamed that..er...place after that single post (even if the intent was for sarcasm). <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I Knew It!!! Mankato, Mankato, Mankato, We Love you, Amen! Crack Two! ------------------ After witnessing exceptional bravery from his Celtic mercenaries, Alexander the Great called them to him and asked if there was anything they feared. They told him nothing, except that the sky might fall on their heads. [This message has been edited by Seanachai (edited 09-02-2000).]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by MrPeng: Well said MrTea. He's ;lucky no-one has called the proper authorities...oh! haverymeyer, you are like soooo coool and stuff. can I like hang wit you dude? Oh wait! if you've seen this stuff way back in the late 80's then you must be OLD, right? or what? cynical? jaded? absolutely NO FUN!? a cranky old man with one little coin to endlessly twirl? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> What it this, a barfight?! Peng, you sit on Meeks' chest while I hit him with a brick. Havermeyer, you ignore Peng. Meeks, just lie still and let me hit you with the damn brick. You'll feel better, and know oh so much more about all those troubling philosophical questions once...we've...beaten...some...damn...sense...into...you...head G'night, all. ------------------ After witnessing exceptional bravery from his Celtic mercenaries, Alexander the Great called them to him and asked if there was anything they feared. They told him nothing, except that the sky might fall on their heads.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Minnesota Joe: Whoops, apolagies to Seanachai (I can't believe I'm saying this). I read your post too quickly and accidentally thought it a negative stab towards me (you have done such things before). ANyway after reading it once more, I found this was not the case (damn, I cannot believe I am doing this). <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> No apologies necessary. Everyone has a different idea of fun, and when I opened the doors to the 'Cesspool', I knew I'd have to deal with some of the weirder. I am vastly pleased with your post about it being same (the Cesspool). If my satires came off as negative, I do apologize (I can do that outside the Cesspool, and mean it, as well ) I just have a peculiar sense of fun, and I take no exception to your exception, as I seriously, truly, and completely do believe that all are entitled to their opinion. In all honour, each seeks his own place. Mine, right now, is trying to wrestle Meeks back into a more receptive environment, before he does himself an injury. Although...Peng, I think they're starting to take Meeks as being a humorous mad git. We can only hope. If I sit on his chest, can you hit him in the head with a brick? ------------------ After witnessing exceptional bravery from his Celtic mercenaries, Alexander the Great called them to him and asked if there was anything they feared. They told him nothing, except that the sky might fall on their heads. [This message has been edited by Seanachai (edited 09-02-2000).]