Ming the Merciless

Reply to OT: Diablo II patch v.1.10 in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

They finally released it? They sure took their time... ;)

Reply to The Fundamentalists took *ALL* the Drengin and Yor planets! in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Ahhh... the Fundamentalists, bane of Evil Empires(tm) everywhere. Happened to me once, almost destroying my entire economy in the process. They took the Sol system you see, which also happened to be my Economic Capital and the starting point of all my trade routes. There was much cursing and fist-waving at the monitor that day, let me tell you ;p

Reply to Empires on metaverse in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Money usually does the trick ;p

Reply to A new invasion tactic: Bioweapons (think Aliens) in Mods Stardock Forums

Hmmm, that's an interesting point. Those critters had a knack of getting in pretty much anywhere. Stowing away aboard a ship would be child's play for them. That would also add another interesting element to the mod, if it could be scripted that way...

Reply to A new invasion tactic: Bioweapons (think Aliens) in Mods Stardock Forums

"The Company" in Alien and Aliens - That was Weyland-Yutani, right? But anyhow, great idea! But those critters were pretty vicious as well as intelligent. You might lose more soldiers clearing them up after the battle, than from the battle. To be on the safe side you might have to nuke the entire planet from orbit. Not going to be anything worthwhile left after that ;) ~SDC~

Reply to Why Altarians look human? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

Actually they look like giant squids with dozens of tentacles and covered in a foul-smelling ichor, with more teeth than you can shake a stick at. They're simply projecting a psychic image as not to frighten the puny humans ;)

Reply to Strange Apocalypse in Mods Stardock Forums

You'll have to excuse my ignorance of sub-atomic particles, not being a physicist myself. In any case, you're not supposed to use *all* the text. That was just to serve as an inspiration for someone else who may be interested in writing such an event...

Strange Apocalypse in Mods Stardock Forums

Here's another one. A bit less extreme; it only affects one planet this time... "Isn't that appalling? This morning, all matter on our planet suddenly changed into a very different kind of stuff. The changes are quite radical. For one thing, our bodies have just ceased to exist. This time, the trouble didn't come from some colossal piece of rock slamming into our planet, or from some divinity deciding to end our world. No, the danger was so small we didn't even see it coming.

Er... I think I messed up the universe a bit in Mods Stardock Forums

How about this for a fun random event? ;) "Alright, so accidents happen. But the accident that happened today is a rather awful one. Scientists triggered the end of the Universe. By mistake, that is. It was all supposed to be under control. Sure, in the 1990s, there were some oddball scientists who gave off warnings that things might one day go terribly wrong at the lab. But no-one really cared. Unfortunately, the oddballs were right. Today, during an experiment in hi