First post of this explains it (note, they're using the term "online" pretty liberally in that post. As far as I know you're not actually online with their severs at all): http://forums.undeadlabs.com/showthread.php?541-Faq But basically it tracks how long since you last played and adjusts the game as if the world were persistent and online and you were absent. Don't play for a day, your
[quote who="Jafo" reply="24" id="3415142"] Except it's one of those lines everyone gets wrong... "That's not a knife.....that's a knife..." ... ...[/quote] Damn you! I even went and watched the scene on Youtube because I was sure you were wrong. Alas...
[quote who="Gaunathor" reply="13" id="3415132"] This has nothing to do with the footprint of the client. It's about having full control over your games and what programs are running on your PC. Taking good care of the security of your system should be in everybody's interest.[/quote] So Steam is a security vulnerability? Curious, I've never heard that. By the way, you do have a choice on whether or not Steam runs on your computer. You make that cho
Everyone knows that in real life the Drengin Empire destroyed all green stars because green is the color of weakness. How could Stardock possibly make the mistake of including green stars?
I haven't played it since it's PC release went final. I did however play 15 or 20 hours during the PC beta and there were no glaring bugs even then. It's strengths are that it does a fantastic job capturing that "scavenger based life" you would expect in a post-apocalyptic world. It has a great balance of allowing you to work towards big goals (upgrading your home, building up enough supply to take over a new, bigger and better home, etc) while also throw
[quote who="kona0197" reply="18" id="3415017"] As usual I don't understand Jafo. Don't care for his tone. And yes ID, that's exactly right, thank you.[/quote] He's Australian. It helps if you read everything he writes in Crocodile Dundee's voice. "That's not a knife. THIS is a knife." [e digicons]O:)[/e]
Brad doesn't need to acquire other game franchises. He's too busy founding whole new game studios every time he gets bored.
[quote who="Alstein" reply="3" id="3414765"] Interested in this. Hope it shares some similarities to Kohan, though it doesn't sound like it. [/quote] Kohan with realistic sized armies.... [e digicons]:drool:[/e]
[quote who="Borg999" reply="5" id="3414725"] Sure, Apple products are for average folks who are willing to max out their credit cards for image and style. [/quote] Don't forget the less functionality. It's expensive to get less functionality then you're average cheaper, high end Android tablet. [e digicons]O:)[/e]
[quote who="GregII" reply="3" id="3414719"] Apple products are not for "average folk".[/quote] I'm curious what you mean by this? Edit: Nevermind. I'm dumb. I just reread Kona's comment.
Ooh.. Me! You can't ship it overseas because??? Is it a license thing?
I've just gotten too used to a smaller tablet. I can't go back to the bigger size. I don't know if the lighter frame would help. It's more about size the weight for me. Glad to hear you're liking it though.
[quote who="smeagolheart" reply="53" id="3414682"] You yourself mentioned hit the idea lol on the last page. This surely is a point that can be moved past, no? [/quote] The point isn't that it is the ONLY thing stopping tyranny, but that it is the last line of defense. Certainly, there are other forms of stopping tyranny. The best is probably a well informed and active citizenry. Unfortunately we don't have that in the US. We
[quote who="Jafo" reply="35" id="3414330"] Ah, almost the second most guaranteed response to the concept of 'disarmament'. I'd obviously already ruled the first-best one...[about banning cars too cos they can kill] but slap me down for being complacent and forgetting the 'imminent daughter-rape' one. Yes....the solution is...even sans gun...you simply pick up that other oftly-proclaimed lethal weapon....your car....and you run him over. <br
[quote who="Jafo" reply="23" id="3414209"] I have no interest in a 'living constitution', nonesense or otherwise. I don't care for any of it at all as it has no legal relevance for me. What worries me, however is WTF didn't its author/authors spell it out absolutely clearly thus preventing ANYONE from agenda-inspired interpretation at some later date? [/quote] You're faulting the Constitution for a failing in humanity. Or are their no ag
[quote who="GoaFan77" reply="8" id="3414132"] Quoting Frogboy, reply 6We did update it - with constitutional amendments. We didn't just decide the words meant something different. Re politics. Not trying to make it a liberal/conservative thing. It's unfortunate the original article dovetailed into politics. The part that interests me is how we tend to try to change the meaning of laws through semantics. Sometimes yes. But in practice the s
[quote who="Jafo" reply="18" id="3414194"] Now, how much of the 'thinking' behind the 2nd Amendment was about contemporary incidents re 'Independence' and suppressing the Native Americans [or even racial/slavery] - none of which 'should' be currently relevant to 21st Century America? How much has the culture-of-gun-ownership actually contributed to its apparent current NECESSITY? How do you reverse it? You can't.&n
[quote who="Jafo" reply="9" id="3414151"] Yes, why the guns refered to in the Constitution...those muzzle-loading muskets of black powder and famous inaccuarcy are now interpreted as self-loading assault rifles/machine guns/ 50 cal sniper rifles et al. [/quote] You mean the guns referred to in the constitution, which were the same ones used by government forces? If you don't take that into account you miss the point of the amendment. To stand against g
[quote who="Tridus" reply="16" id="3412872"] I'd love to see Starbases able to exert a zone of control around themselves to do that. "This is my space, and you can't go in here without the base engaging". IMO that's more interesting than just having the border act as a wall.[/quote] This. It gives the option but requires effort from the player (as opposed to just clicking a diplomacy button). Closing your space, or controlling access to your spa
[quote who="Lucky Jack" reply="25" id="3412550"] All I got was music (except for the Yor ships) when I told FireFox to use Windows Media. Is there another app I should have used to get the imagery with the music?[/quote] They are just audio tracks. No imagery or video with them.
Last time I checked this is the case in any conquered Wildland. It's been reported several times. Not giving you grief, just FYI.
[quote who="MisterAedan" reply="1" id="3410234"] inexplicable purple ponies... [/quote] Not inexplicable! You just have to comb through pages and pages of obscure forum posts to find the reason. And deal with on rather gruff forum poster...
[quote who="gmc2" reply="77" id="3409967"] I think your criticism of the program is premature. I don't know if it will work or not, I hope it does. I would rather socialize than privatize health care if it comes to that. Hospital costs are outrageous and the insurance companies just pass it on. That's what's not working. [/quote] My criticism of the program isn't premature. Leave aside technical glitches (and boy, do they sure look worse by the day). &
[quote who="gmc2" reply="77" id="3409967"] and you were where during the financial melt down? An unregulated banking industry helped write the rules and sure made a muck of things. A lot of people got screwed. Nothings perfect but allowing the fox to guard the chicken house, was not a good idea. The S and L fiasco wasn't that long ago, won't we ever learn? [/quote] The financial industry wasn't unregulated. Not in the slightest. The pre-cr
Corporations don't make the rules. They are using their influence to fill a gap in oversight of the government left by citizens. Ultimately, in the United States at least, citizens are responsible for the rules by which we live. If the system is corrupted and broken it's the citizenry's fault for not paying enough attention and for not holding their representatives accountable. People would rather spend their life on Facebook and tweeting and drink
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