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G.R.O.S.S. communication thread.

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G.R.O.S.S. communication thread.

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Cringe in fear do gooders. The G.R.O.S.S. (Get Rid Of Slimy alienS) empire is now formed. In less than an hour we have jumped 95 other Pacifist Doo Gooder victim empires and lept into 40th out of 135 ranked.

We are an evil empire bent on controlling everything and showing all the other empires out there who's boss. US. Are you listening Euro-"Oh lets let everyone be a senator and give em a vote doo gooder democracy alliance?" We come for you.

For a limited time, (untill I decide otherwise) 5 Pure Evil games, (or just impressing me with your game evilness) submitted will get you a Senatorship. Later, being the evil empire pyramid scheme we are, it will take 10. Of course, being the evil empire we are, that gives you no benefits, no pay, but all the alien carnage you crave most.

Now we do realize that sometimes, you just have to fake being good. You sometimes just have to infiltrate that pacifist party. We understand. But we aren't a kinder gentler empire and don't let their pacifism go to your head. And just sometimes, you gotta let the Aliens live (where else would you find slaves for the heavy metal lava mines?)

In the future, we shall update each other in the empire via this thread, brag of our conquests, drink blood wine, and generally just poke fun (creatively and humorously) at those players whom we find to be too goody goodyish.

Our mottos.

G.R.O.S.S. Where being good is merely a temporary strategy.

Just win baby.

Here's your ration of skin you do gooder wimp Drengin slime. Now get back to work

EBZeroMatrix you have been made a senator.

I repeat. Cringe in fear, we come for you.





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Reply #2226 from Stardock Forums Top
Nope, and I never plan to
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Somehow, I knew you were going to say that.... :D
Reply #2227 from Stardock Forums Top
EBZeroMatrix,

I have used an earlier version of your strategy(somewhere in the early 300-400 in this thread). Works well. I'd like to add a few suggestions.

Might want to mention the potential for anomalous scores when your bank gets high. See a few posts above to read my store(Someone will have to walk the plank). If applicable, add that they should purchase a bunch of stuff for cash just before the last turn to drop down your bank. I've had mine as high as 40k. The more I try it the higher it gets. So I've adopted this remedy.

Might want to have a list of techs NOT to sell. If this has been done in the most recent version, I apologise. I haven't been to read it in a few.

good job,

B
Siege of Centauri
Reply #2228 from Stardock Forums Top
B

I tend to start with the general one: [email protected]

Others here may know specific individuals, but my queries are usually dealt with very effectively going straight there.

Good luck!
Reply #2229 from Stardock Forums Top
Might want to mention the potential for anomalous scores when your bank gets high. See a few posts above to read my store(Someone will have to walk the plank). If applicable, add that they should purchase a bunch of stuff for cash just before the last turn to drop down your bank. I've had mine as high as 40k. The more I try it the higher it gets. So I've adopted this remedy.
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Nope, the strategy is here to stay. Though I'll post some news on it as it happens to me as well.

I don't think its the money, but something else that Cari mentioned to me that I forgot. Something about a cheat flag being tripped. She never got into detail to what tripped it. I'll find out sometime soon. Other than that we'll just have to wait for a patch to come out.

Just be careful and keep on crrranking!!! (and killing them altarian bastards :D )
Reply #2230 from Stardock Forums Top
Hey I love you guys! :D This third Foster's is on that ANZAC guy who got his first maso victory. Also, as a representative of Evil, I share my love the way it ought to be shared - MAY YOUR SOULS BURN! BURN! BURN!!! >:( >:( >:(

LOL
Reply #2232 from Stardock Forums Top
Nope, and I never plan to Somehow, I knew you were going to say that....
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Can't you feel the pull of the good side?? (Or am I just channelling Obi Wan?)
Reply #2233 from Stardock Forums Top
Are you sure our little toy Buzz knows what blathering means?
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of course he does - he gets it all from his pirate father...

:HOT:
Reply #2234 from Stardock Forums Top
Have you actually tried a pure good game yourself?

Nope, and I never plan to

Somehow, I knew you were going to say that...

Can't you feel the pull of the good side?? (Or am I just channelling Obi Wan?)
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Hey! Stop channelling that!

To paraphrase Clint Eastwood, a Jedi's got to know his limitations. Getting EBZ to play an entire game - say, 20 minutes - without doing ANYTHING evil, kissing Altarians and two-headed little fuzzy bunnies alike...nope, not gonna happen.
Reply #2235 from Stardock Forums Top
To paraphrase Clint Eastwood, a Jedi's got to know his limitations.
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LOL LOL

Obi Wan, do you have an email? I have a dilbert cartoon that features yoga & yoda that I think you would enjoy!
Reply #2236 from Stardock Forums Top
Have you actually tried a pure good game yourself?

Nope, and I never plan to

Somehow, I knew you were going to say that...

Can't you feel the pull of the good side?? (Or am I just channelling Obi Wan?)

Hey! Stop channelling that!
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Wow! Managed a quote with four individual speakers! Is it a record? Am I really having THAT slow a day?
Reply #2237 from Stardock Forums Top
Have you actually tried a pure good game yourself?Nope, and I never plan toSomehow, I knew you were going to say that...Can't you feel the pull of the good side?? (Or am I just channelling Obi Wan?)Hey! Stop channelling that!Wow! Managed a quote with four individual speakers! Is it a record? Am I really having THAT slow a day?
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Was! ;)
Reply #2239 from Stardock Forums Top
Have you actually tried a pure good game yourself?

Nope, and I never plan to

Somehow, I knew you were going to say that...

Can't you feel the pull of the good side?? (Or am I just channelling Obi Wan?)

Hey! Stop channelling that!

Wow! Managed a quote with four individual speakers! Is it a record? Am I really having THAT slow a day?

Was!

Bastard!
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Booze does wonders! :D

(edit: oh the edit! I DQ. (:( )
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Reply #2243 from Stardock Forums Top
Wombat,

I sent off my request to the email you gave me. Hopefully, they will restore it to its proper place.

B
Reply #2244 from Stardock Forums Top
EBZ,

Of course your strategy stays, I was just commenting on what happened to me by using it. I was proposing a solution at endgame to perhaps remove the possibility of an anomaly.

B
Reply #2246 from Stardock Forums Top
Cypher Pax made his report:

'My Fellowship Critics campaign was a failure. In the end, I couldn't tell the difference between by hapless band of rules lawyers and Fellowship Overlords. The overlords were able to sneak up on me and expel me - and they kept the critics. The Fellowship has put them to work lobbying Stardock on scoring and the metaverse. The only good thing that may come of this is that the critics are trying to good their overlords into believing that only Maso and Crippling victories count for anything...'

Are the Fellowship the next undead menace? Despite our best efforts to get them to respond, the few still on the boards only seem interested in scoring/game play (with the exception of Theoden & Cotal). What happened to their RPG? I guess I DON'T have to read their thread.

Let me know if they wake up... perhaps we could create a story for them.
Are they all under the thrall of the ring like the ring wraiths?

Cypher


~SDC~
Reply #2247 from Stardock Forums Top
The Book of GROSS, page 91: And so the great menace called the Fellowship of the Ring caused much dismay to the pirates. To combat this menace, one of their mightiest champions, EBZ, set forth with his battle cry: "Crank on!" :)
Reply #2248 from Stardock Forums Top
LOL

You guys are great! Hey, if you are interested, the newest installment of Fellowship News is out!

http://home.earthlink.net/~nascarfanatic/fellowshipnewslog/

I think the Fellowship is just going through a little lull in conversation right now. We'll be back to our chatty little selves in a few days! :D
Reply #2249 from Stardock Forums Top
'My Fellowship Critics campaign was a failure. In the end, I couldn't tell the difference between by hapless band of rules lawyers and Fellowship Overlords. The overlords were able to sneak up on me and expel me - and they kept the critics. The Fellowship has put them to work lobbying Stardock on scoring and the metaverse. The only good thing that may come of this is that the critics are trying to good their overlords into believing that only Maso and Crippling victories count for anything...'
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Do not worry Cypher. Our phoney UberGeekExpert D and D book distribution has em arguing again. (see the southern Seas thread)
Reply #2250 from Stardock Forums Top
This is a copy of a post Frogboy made in the CariElf Fanclub site:

Right now Cari is working on a 3D engine that could be used by some future game we make.
Imagine being able to play GalCiv where you could zoom in and out and units moved fluidly.
I wonder how many major games have a female as a lead programmer?

Sounds interesting! Good old CariElf.