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Aloid

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  1. Hmmmm... I don't know about all this... It just makes people kick my butt faster! :eek: Aloid (gathering moss)
  2. Sounds great from where I'm sitting! Or anywhere, for that matter! Aloid (where am I sitting?)
  3. As Immer and Titan are too painfully aware (but generous enough not to scold me for it), PBEM games take forever for me. It's hard for me to get multiple turns in, as I have family (small kids) and work to attend to. In this regard, I have to rely on a game's AI to really get my fix (those few times I can, which has been rare as well). I'll also say that SC has been a success in this regard! Since I don't get through a lot of games, I don't see the patterns the AI may take, so I'm lucky in this respect. Over time, however, if I find a game becoming predictable, I find ways to play a little more with-in it's boundries. Perhaps not play the game so much as play the "history", and not try out-landish tactics. In the end, a hard fought, close victory is more fun than a romp against a known weakness in the AI. IMHO Aloid (hey I'm actually posting something)
  4. I still think you had MPPs stashed under the mattress -- after all, I am infallible (... or is that H.A.L.?) </font>
  5. Oh great, now you tell me! Go tell Titan that I should really be beating him by now... heh! I suppose if you find cookie cutter ways to play, then this is all true. I have been trying out different approaches, and paying the price for my mistakes (Sweden killed me), and I'm having fun. That's the end goal to all this, after all. Aloid
  6. Immer, I could tell you why I held out so long, but that would give it away. Wouldn't want to do that now, would I? Aloid
  7. Immer Etwas and I had no problems playing our v1.03 PBEM game using the v1.04 patch.</font>
  8. HQ sharing? Nicely done. On my way to download! Aloid
  9. I've become somewhat of a lurker in the past weeks (darn work is really jumping right now), but, I had to chime in and heartily agree! I've not run across a company as dedicated to it's customers, nor a customer base as interesting (in a good way), as I have here. Well, all but that Matt guy, and okay, Super Ted, but I'm sure all the other guys are great people... heh! Aloid [ September 08, 2002, 01:46 AM: Message edited by: Aloid ]
  10. Hey Bill, It really all depends upon how the original database was setup. Since each unit is tracked by name, type, strength points, and other status', I assume it might know its tech level. If the tech level is not part of the unit, but part of a table that tracks current tech for each unit type, then the rework would be a bigger issue. On the other hand, if each unit knows it's tech level, then it's not nearly as hard a change to make. (again, this is said without knowing how the DB and code are structured). If that is true, then on a tech change, don't update each unit automatically. Force the player to pay for each upgrade by unit. Reinforcement costs are a matter of cost calculation, and you reinforce at that units tech level. The impact on play is actually more significant than you might think. The way the game is now, it is exactly as if every Pz III, Pz IV, etc. is upgraded, everywhere in your armed force pool. It would make for interresting choices. IMHO Aloid [ August 30, 2002, 08:18 PM: Message edited by: Aloid ]
  11. Hubert, sorry if I missed an earlier post (I did look), but I'm wondering what your thoughts are on the subject of players paying to convert old units to new tech levels when acheived. There seemed to be interest in this idea, as the immediate switch of all units to the new type seems too much of a boon. I obviously don't know the structure of the unit database/array/data structure (etc.) for the active units, so this could be asking for a pretty major overhaul (not the intent). However, do you see it as an interesting enough idea to explore? Thank you! BTW, your game is giving others quite a thrill at my expense, in PBEM! :eek: Aloid (still having too much fun!)
  12. Didn't your momma ever teach you to say "please"? Aloid
  13. Just a word of caution regarding debit cards & internet purchasing... IIRC debit cards are not protected the same way credit cards are against fraud. While BFC is reputable (I can't beleive I'm saying that) making debit card purchases online is supposed to be risky. Clean-up that credit! Aloid
  14. No, no. 'Aaaauugggh', at the back of the throat. Aaauugh.</font>
  15. "Downloads will be sequenced by lowest member number first. Your download will be terminated if others, more deserving, are trying to download the demo." I just saw this quoted somewhere. Aloid
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