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  How can you know it gets asked so much, but not know the answer???? : sharkII
  • i figured the answer changed as often as the question was asked ?!? :( : PapaBoo
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  meebo.com : MisterPhoton
  • ^^ this man knows whats up! : X Fuzion
• Shackmessage! Seriously. It's all I use oor need : dognose
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  Everyone here seems to use Miranda. : tomservo
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    ^^ Doesn't support as many apps. Go with Pidgin (even though its interface is awful, and customization i... : liquidlies
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      all I need is Yahoo & AOL, will this do? : PapaBoo
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        Yep. Still waiting for Google Talk support... : liquidlies
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          Pidgin works with google talk. Just set it as jabber. : carazy
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            Waiting for support in Miranda... : liquidlies
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              ahhh gotcha, so Miranda doesn't support jabber? : carazy
              • FTW : liquidlies
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              You're crazy. I"m signed up in Google Talk right now. Infact I got Miranda SPECIFICALLY for Google Ta... : hawke
              • For extra Karma, here's the settings: Username: marc.hawke (whatever you have before the @gmail.co... : hawke
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      At least Pidgin works. Miranda is a steaming pile of garbage. : basketofkittens
      • I have the exact opposite experience with above apps. : Hatta
    • The interface is not awful... http://suqur.shackspace.com/pidgin.png : suqur
• Meebo! www.meebo.com : pimpium
• Pidgin! Formerly GAIM. Still love it. : halophoenix
• Still Trillian. This question is one of those that if you ask 10 different people you'll get 10 differen... : slax0r
• Pidgin, since it's renaming. : emnii
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  Trillian at home, Meebo at work. : Deathlove
  • ^ This is what i have been doing. I have heard a lot of good things about Pidgin, but I'm just really ... : Flying h4x0r
• Adium : multisync
• Adium, or meebo.com : burningtrees
• Adium/Pidgin (formerly GAIM) : rasputinreborn
• trillian. me like it mucho : mrsparil
• Adium : naabster
• i recently switched from Miranda to Pidgin. I'm really liking it so far. I tried Gaim a few years ago an... : wtf242
• Trillian on my PC, Adium on my Mac. : Serpico74
• Sidekick : brickmatt
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  GoogleTalk, meebo.com, and xfire are what I use : RikiTiki2
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    i added you to aim about 3 months ago and i've never once seen you online! : wtf242
    • that's because I only use meebo.com if I have to. also how I see requests and stuff on it? : RikiTiki2
• Pidgin, GAIM always worked well for me so I've stuck with it. : Nihilist
• Pidgin, formerly gAIM. So much awesome. But that is a puts it all in one place for AIM/ICQ/gTalk/MSN/... : Zhaneel
• Pidgin. : suqur
• Pidgin is pretty swell now, and still getting better. : Goncyn
• for PC, i use AIM or trillian, although now people are raving about pidgin so i have to try that. for Ma... : dahanese
• Pidgin! : Mr.Fusion
• Adium + iChat (for audio/video and files) : Postal
• I recently swapped from Trillian to a heavily patched version of Live Messenger (no ads, extra USEFUL fea... : moogle
• Question for Pidgin users: How do you get the IRC connection to automatically perform functions upon c... : vynn
• A while back I tried to recruit a bunch of shackers to use XFire so that I could at a glance what games t... : Maddog_Delphi97
• trillian :[ : oHnOES
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  I use the Net Send command in DOS. : stump
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    damn you..... net stop messenger : zipper76
    • I want your time machine marty mcfly. : klearlyunseen
• trillian but apparently im not leet : sexninja!!!!
• pidgin. : xxiv
• This thread needs more Miranda. It takes a while to set up because its so customisable but its good once ... : jaffacake
• Adium. Might switch to Pidgin at work too, Trillian interface gets on my nerves these days. Used to love ... : node
• Pidgen FTW! : snowwolf
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  Meebo, though I'm about to give up on it because of its feature bloat that causes JS scripts to bog down ... : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    I agree on all counts. : crummynz
    • Though I use Google Talk as well. My favourite client, just no-one uses it. : crummynz
• I refuse to comment here as the Pidgin users will peck at me :( : re-verse
• Trillian : riptyde
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  there's a lot of wrong people in this thread. Miranda. : Clay
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    i would love to take the advice of a fellow NC shacker, but I downloaded Pidgen : PapaBoo
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      when have I ever lead you astray? : Clay
      • never sir. my deepest apologies. : PapaBoo
• man I didn't know gaim was now pidgin until this thread :( I upgraded and it's cool but I miss the littl... : mikecyb
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  Trillian +microscpoic skin Pigeon has such an ugly interface : ghostmac
  • Hooray, another microscopic user. Every other IM client looks big and bulky compared to microscopic. : slax0r
• AIM 6 ftw : skizl
• Trillian Basic, until Trillian Astra comes out. : Ride-My-Rocket
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  VirtualDub : Chris Remo
  • VDub used to crash on me all the time whenever I'd try to rip WAVs out of movies :( : Yanks
• Pidgin on Windows and Adium on Mac. : Yanks
• trillian pro, all the rest are ugly. : paravis
• old ass AIM + gtalk on PC, adium on OSX : delataur
• MSN on my work PC, Adium on my mac! Adium is probably the best IM software I have ever used. : gummijoh
• pidgin gaim on windows Adium on mac. : spazzium
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  ok, im downloading this pidgin thing ... it better not suck like trillian used to 5 years ago : SlowMoFoe
  • hey its actually pretty good :D thanks dudezors! : SlowMoFoe

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  WHAT THE FUCK : Pink0r
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    is the tubby guy part of the costume? <3 maddog : itsjames
    • :D : Maddog_Delphi97
• hahahahahhaha : askedrelic
• gangsta. : wetard
• I sense a new css logo. : thief
• nice. : drucifer
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  so that's you, huh? : orgcaptainnemo
  • Yeah, normally I don't wear white paint on my face like that. Apparently SOMEBODY took the liberty of ad... : Maddog_Delphi97
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  Im trying to put together a joke having to do with white paint + sucking dick. But nothing is coming to m... : mavmavv
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    The Star of Bukkake Butterballs 5 : multisync
    • LOL : Maddog_Delphi97
• NOT ME! : helvetica
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  sup Gacy. : skinlab133
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    Gacy? Who's Gacy? : Maddog_Delphi97
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      http://members.tripod.com/dsk666/jgacyaut.GIF serial killer and rapist of 33 : drucifer
      • That's fucking scary : sleepytea
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  wtfloated : burgertime
  • lol : Jayx77
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  hahahahahahhahhahahahhahahahahahhahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha... : fuzzydamnit
  • *serves even : fuzzydamnit
  • :D : Maddog_Delphi97
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  Where did you do your mime training? : fuzzydamnit
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    At a mimefield, duh. : Maddog_Delphi97
    • Ok, I guess that's only a joke that Drucifer would laugh at. :[ : Maddog_Delphi97
• Hey weren't you in NOLF 2? : Barnahog
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  god I wish I could click the LOL button more than once! : Jayx77
  • lol : Maddog_Delphi97
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  hahahaahahahahaahaa : Shadowdane
  • :D : Maddog_Delphi97
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  you know what else this reminds me of? A Clock work Orange. : fuzzydamnit
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    more like A Cockwork Orange : drucifer
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      this is especially terrible even coming from you, i expect better : lakren
      • lower your expectations. :P : drucifer
• floated_mime.jpg : tomservo

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  I like how theres two different people playing the guitar depending on which clip they used. One minute i... : Tincan
  • Either way, that looks simultaneously awesome, and like the kind of game you can never play with anyone b... : Vincent Grayson
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  Thank god you sing over the existing vocals. Could have been quite painful otherwise. : skinlab133
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    hopefully its an option : headbone
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      I'll go with that. : skinlab133
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        I read the GI article and he said in 4 player mode if nobody does anything, the game is silent. So it mi... : pigvomit
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          Most of the tracks are probably the real vocals, though, since they have all the masters. Still, I'm b... : Sexpansion Pack
          • They don't have all the masters, simply because the masters don't exist for every song ever recorded. The... : rudds
  • Boooo. I want it to work like Karaoke Revolution >:( : electroly
  • I'm sure you'll be able to adjust the volume of the vocals (the song's and the player's) like in Karaoke ... : sammyl
• OMG AWESOME. This is going to be the most fun game ever. : Serpico74
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  Those drums look expensive. : pyrogen
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    What price would you put on happiness? : Serpico74
    • Haha yeah at this point, I'll pay what they want. It's turned into one of the few games I can have a lot... : pigvomit
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    sarcasm? being a drummer myself, those drums leave a lot to be desired from what Ive seen... And they cer... : SlowMoFoe
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      yeah, I was expecting a pad to represent the high-hat at least. : bRAINsick
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        One of the four pads does represent the hi-hat (the second one in this song). Yeah, it isn't laid out lik... : Serpico74
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          Adding a sixth pad wouldn't add that much to the cost. I'd say the oversimplification of the drums has k... : bRAINsick
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            99% of the people who play this game won't care about anything you just said. Not to be harsh, but you're... : rudds
            • ^^^^^^^^^^ I have no idea what the fuck you guys are talking about in this subthread, only that it looks... : sevogajre
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            I dunno, I just can't see how that can be true. Guitar Hero has just 5 frets. Five. With one string. ... : electroly
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              No, Brainsick is right. People are going to see that the drum set only has five pads and say fuck that. ... : Serpico74
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                5 pads?! Off my radar. : crummynz
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                  OMG DUDE WE HAVE TO PLAY WHEN THIS COMES OUT : Serpico74
                  • Hell yes. I am so psyched for it. I just played Drummania for the first time at AX a few days ago, and th... : crummynz
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              right, but it still feels somewhat like playing a guitar. The hand positions are the same. With the dr... : bRAINsick
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                Huh? I would have thought playing the drums in Rock Band would be more authentic than playing guitar. I d... : crummynz
                • Yes they are more accurate than the guitar. No, positions do not matter. I AM QUITE HARD FOR THIS GA... : MurrayTheSkull
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      agreed. Its a lose lose for me though. I dont think theres a way to convey the experience like on guitar... : Cygnus X-1
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        Right, because one strum bar and five fret buttons accurately conveys the experience of playing an instru... : Serpico74
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          Fuck that. I play the drums and I like it. It'll make me look like some kind of super drummer in compar... : slax0r
          • IT IS GOING TO RULE SO HARD : Serpico74
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          touche sir. They while thing just seems overboard to me. GH works in its simplicity. Its getting out of h... : Cygnus X-1
          • We'll know for sure when it comes out. Looks fun though! : Serpico74
• .. and I'm spent! : Freon
• pure awesome. : mwasher
• I'm at full mast! : Bantis
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  I am all over playing drums. That looks awesome. And the little freestyle sections look to be a great i... : bRAINsick
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    Yeah.. can we get it with just the drums? Please? Drum hero! : Edges
    • You could just buy the drums and play the drum section of the game? : red2lucas
    • Last I heard, each controller will be separate. If you want Drum Hero, you buy the game, get the Drum se... : Masem
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  HOLY. FUCKING. SHIT. I play in a band and I want this. : slax0r
  • that's useful information : kydaimon
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  SWEET! Now all I need to do is make 3 friends. : BanjoBoy
  • Or just know three friends through XBL. Rock Band has been promised to have online play (the MTV prese... : Masem
• MY NUTS JUST EXPLODED. : Pink0r
• lol - That looks crazy! : ThomW
• OMG my pants just became really tight and then soggy : red2lucas
• Holy shit that game looks epic. I can only begin to imagine drunk parties with this on a big-screen. : wild falcon
• Fan-fucking-tastic!] :D : Frozen Pixel
• Hah! That ending bonus stuff is awesome. : FushigiDenki
• That is FANTASTIC! I don't care how much its gonna cost, it will be mine. : Crankladon
• It would take alot for me to not buy this now. OMFG : Phreakin
• That's fucking amazing. : geedeck
• AUOYGHSFHGHILSDG OH SWEET FUCKING JESUS THIS GAME IS MINE : MurrayTheSkull
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  I wanna see this! I can't see this! Fucking Mplayer shit! Can anybody help me out here? A Mirror? Please ... : MatzL.E.
  • Helped myself: http://video.google.de/videoplay?docid=-7359343066490174238& This is so bought! : MatzL.E.

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  Wait, Quake is the same - rail and rockets. Oh, and shock whores dominate in UT. Fuck, I quit online gami... : node
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    I'd argue that in Quake (original), all the weapons were used pretty equally with the exception of the re : skizl
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      Agreed. I guess the original Quake had the better weapon balance ever in online gaming. Although the RL w... : Nitrium
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        The others were useful to get to the RL or LG. That sort of thing got lost in later games where weapon ba... : nudel
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          I love that the UT2k3/4 weapons were all balanced. even the bio-rifle. small range, but arcs over walls a... : RikiTiki2
          • Exactly. Every decent quake match I saw or played in, you used the non RL weapon for precisely 10 seconds... : node
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        Q1 did not have weapon balance. it was usually ammo limited, you used what you could get to gain control ... : Slowtreme
        • The fact of the matter is that you could use the other weapons to gain control of the RL/GL/LG. I saw ma... : skizl
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      uh what?? quake is the worst when it comes to weapon balance and usage. everything was shit compared to R... : infiltrator`
      • You say that like it was a bad thing... : nudel
      • Quad was the great equalizer. Quad super nailgun, quad lightning or even a quad shotgun would have the p... : Ride-My-Rocket
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    Quake's NOT quite the same, given that weapons are accrued in an entirely different way, meaning they hav... : johnsto
    • that sounded a bit harsh. oh well. was only meant as a little minor point! : johnsto
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  Because everyone fears the P90 death machine. : Omaha
  • I love the p90! : FormerHPB
  • I fucking MISS the P90 from 0.6. Overpowered, sure, but then it got fucked. : node
• back with original Counter-Strike I used to use UMP45 a lot to piss off those guys. I got good with th... : RikiTiki2
• No way, I use shotty a lot, mp5, dualies, and a couple other guns. : FushigiDenki
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  The clarion is a headshot machine at range : chazums
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    I think you meant to say FAMAS. :( : Dslyecxi
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      i know, but none of the guns are names right. : chazums
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        hooray licensing :P : RikiTiki2
        • RIP AUG : manero
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  Other than those guns: The Calrion is good for mid-range on burst, p90 is good for rushing (especially on... : helvetica
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    The Mac-10 gets no respect. It can rock the block : RikiTiki2
    • I can't do squat with it, but Harvester tends to go on rampages with that thing. : helvetica
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      It can rock a 3 food radius of the block, maybe. : SlowMoFoe
      • Er... foot. damn I must be hungry : SlowMoFoe
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      I roll with the TMP, baby. Head-shredder. : VinnieTheSquid
      • It's my favorite gun in the game. : mrfunky3000
      • that gun is a pwner in raven shield : sexninja!!!!
  • This is my breakdown as well. Although, I also use the shotty for when bitches get uppity. : brickmatt
• Shotguns are super effective on office. When the CTs rush front office and you catch them mid step coming... : SpaecKow
• Well... before CS source, the glock was better. Now it sucks. But yeah, you're right : bozer
• those are the best guns mainly, but on the shack server people use a lot of variety to great effect. : yedrin
• Nah, I basically use a good amount of 'em. I like the Rambo gun the best, though. : CrustaR
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  I think it is natural for there to be dominant weapons in real life and in a game...you can pretty much d... : PlanetPerfecto
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    lolol, no one cares about that unwritten rule :[ : RikiTiki2
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      I noticed one or two guys using it a lot at themelons, it's freakin' hilarious, one guy who's name I won'... : PlanetPerfecto
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        I need to change my ways. If it's a small game (3 on 3) and the scores are tied and someone on my team bu... : lacker
        • Yeah, that's why I don't use it either. I remember buying one once [rare for me] on dust when I just star... : PlanetPerfecto
      • I love tackling people with awps and autos though, it's fun to take them out with the pistol, mp5, whatev : thief
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    I love me some auto sniper : rosewood
    • Everything you touch turns to suck. : brickmatt
  • needs more dominating : Entity
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  pump shotty 4 life : SockMonkeh
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    I just love the pump shotty, but I hate to be on the receiving end of the ever so random long distance h... : Jayx77
    • my favorite is the bullpup/deagle combo : Jayx77
    • Eh, it's not really random in a negative way for the receiver. It's a pain in the ass for the giver. You ... : SockMonkeh
  • did someone say my name? : sesmaster
• They use them because they have the best balance of accuracy, power and range over distance. Outside of t... : sigpro
• Do you play with dynamic weapon pricing turned on? : semaphore
• I love the SIG550, wish I could find a decent PSG-1 Skin since that's pretty much what it is in disguise. : Fail_Safe
• There are guns in CS? I thought it was a chat program cause I suck so much I am always dead : EvilDolemite
• Sometimes, I'd use the TMP. I'd use all my ammo with the spray and pray- headshots were fun with that thi... : Mmmmmoo
• I recently discovered the Krieg and Bullpup... I like them quite a bit. I totally suck, so I'm trying to ... : vile
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  it depends if you are in FUN MODE or 'super competitive mode'. the Para is really hilarious to go in wit... : Downforce
  • serious mode is correctly not fun mode : RikiTiki2
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    This is true, but even playing with shackers all it takes is one or two AWP whores to remove the fun. CS : node
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      one guy in serious mode ends the fun mode : RikiTiki2
      • Haha, well put. : node
    • Are you joking? I've seen people whine about awpers on the shack server forever, and usually the guy AWP'... : dkrulz
• mp5 > : thief
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  clarion is the best out of all of them : eeeealmo
  • While the burst is accurate, it's far too weak too often; the ak burst will top a clarion burst almost an... : thief
• ^^^ Clarion : spazzium
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  P90 > * : CrimsonHandHiro
  • IAWTP. The most fun gun for me, you can just go balls the wall rambo-mode with that thing. : SusanTD
• I play with all weapons all the time. It's fun to mix it up. Even when I played competitively, ther... : fleabug
• I always choose Scout and never use AWP : askedrelic
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  UMP45 fo life yo!!!! : nacatamale
  • I like the mp5, but can never be consistently great with it. The TMP, however.... : thief
• i will fuck you up with deagle+pump shotty/scout : kydaimon
• I think that CS is like the starcraft of FPS games. : Amnesty_intl2
• Even though its not a good weapon I still prefer to use the UMP or P90. I have more fun with it even if i... : pap26

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  Why is it free? : ripper9
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    you basically play shitty little arcade games and get e-tickets and redeem them once you get enough point... : mojo the helpr monke
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      All seems like a way of getting you to do searches with them. Guess they then make money or break even fr... : Tincan
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        Seems shady or something. I don't get it. : trove
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          I wonder if they are using this to tune up the search algorithms : trove
          • Or just bumping their search rating. "Hay look we're growing faster than google is lol" : reign27
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  lame, canadians not allowed :| : -=kodiak=-
  • no one likes hockey either : hamachi
  • as per fucking usual. : Solstice
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    You guys already get free healthcare. Asking for a free copy of Windows Vista is taking it one step too f... : Ajax
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      it aint all free when were taxed to fuck and back. : -=kodiak=-
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        Well if you'd get sick a little more often maybe you'd get your money's worth! : Ajax
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          gimmie some of your herpes then : -=kodiak=-
          • Bend over. : Ajax
  • Canadians: The other white meat. : CRasterImage
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  Tickets per game completed? : zanzares
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    20 for chickaflick or however it's spelt. if you have an SA account, read the thread, it has ways to : mojo the helpr monke
    • err, chickinary : mojo the helpr monke
    • I'm guessing it's a program that you put in the letters and it gives you the words or something. : Chod
    • Please be telling how to cheat. : ripper9
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  jesus there's cheating instructions in the SA thread. : thebigbeefsandwich
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    Any chance of c&p? I'm not signing up for SA for any reason, including a contest, and I'm not going t... : Ebu
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      ^^^ Ditto. : NFXFSX
      • double ditto. : ant_hillbilly
    • Probably a bad idea if I had to guess. : Rauol Duke
    • I thought GBS was open to the public? : oldschoolbob-o
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      I'm guessing chickionary + http://www.wineverygame.com/wbg.php : Delusional
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        way, way faster than that :) http://deathbynukes.xlphp.net/ : snowwolf
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          Oh man that would be so easy to detect, hay guys look this dude got 30k points in a few hours, he must be... : Chod
          • Eh, whatever, I don't lose anything, and have everything to gain. Also, to get 30K its 80+ hours, and y... : snowwolf
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            that would be a LOT of games.. only 20 points per puzzle solved. And it doesn't even fully solve it whe... : Shadowdane
            • change the order of the letter : NFXFSX
            • i tried it in IE and it got all the words : kch
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          Seems to not be working, it keeps on guessing the same word. : sanchez
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            ya, fox1337 one keeps doing that to me too : Enraged Pineapple
            • it keeps guessing a wrong word for me lol soo much for that : grabbie
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          Has anyone gotten a prize using this method though? Or do they revoke the points under suspicion or somet... : ripper9
          • I finished getting Vista about an hour ago. It won't be shipped until August 27th :S : melkore
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            lot of people are getting confirmed copies of vista, controllers, etc... on SA. who knows what happens wh... : thebigbeefsandwich
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              lol seriously, ppl getting 3000 points in under 3hrs. they have to notice this. : ant_hillbilly
              • haha this contest will be cancelled by friday : deviantpaul
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      Since the thread is in GBS you should be able to look at it without registering. It's 'l33t' like that... : Horn
      • Apparently not. : FPSDavid
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    srsly, msg please : deviantpaul
    • Message me too :) : ripper9
    • msg me too please? : d3pr1ved
    • Msg me too, please! : zohar79
    • I am also interested thank you. : amrbean
• Pretty neat-o : DM7
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  Need help with a gaming question. In what Sony Playstation game does the hero use martial arts to rescue... : freshyk
  • Ok, the answer to that is Jackie Chan's Stuntmaster. You have to input the whole name like that. : freshyk
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  is there a list of all the stuff you can get? i don't want to bother if there's nothing cool :( : pyide
  • Microsoft Xbox 360 Pro Bundle 35000 Tickets Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate - I am 1k away :D 6000 ... : freshyk
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    360 wireless controller - 2500 Vista Ultimate - 6000 Zune - 20000 360 Pro Package - 35000 ...other ... : Delusional
    • bleh. i guess an extra controller or vista would be nice. i really don't want to play these games 500 t... : pyide
• good luck getting anything without cheating. : AMikaboshi
• flexicon is kinda fun : sroylance
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  I think I'm going to try doing this semi-legit. I figure I can cruise through 1000 points a night. So I s... : basketofkittens
  • have fun with that.... : NFXFSX
  • You know, doing actual work will get you a 360 much more quickly. : famine101
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    Read the thread. There aren't enough games up to get that many points yet. I think I'll just go for a cop... : node
    • I can burn through a game of cross wire in 5 minutes (unless its sports related). I get about 200 points ... : baron calamity
  • If the Vista copies aren't NFR, you could technically just get two Vista copies, eBay them and buy a 360.... : yoonix
• I ordered Vista, it ships 8/27/07. : FPSDavid
• Just spent a couple of hours racking up 6000 tickets and ordering Vista. We'll see if it ever actually s... : Zero|DPX
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  Holy shit these bots do wonders :) : soggybagel
  • yeah they do, but in the thread they mention that the games have caps--some have hit a cap and have them ... : yedrin
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    I think I can get the x360 controller in under 2 hours if I keep going at this rate : askedrelic
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      Ya, I just got a Vista Ultimate ordered. : yoonix
      • Estimated Ship Date: 8/28/2007 lol fuck you MS : askedrelic
• Fuck, US only. Might have to hit up a US buddy if I can be bothered getting many points on this. : node
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  No Rewards will be shipped to destinations outside the United States. GRRRAAAAH FKNBIBL : TastyWheat
  • good that you posted this : te[R]ror
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    every single game where you can win shit is US only. I just assume that they are at this point, until som... : nomaad
    • God bless free crap from the Internet, god bless every single piece of it! : askedrelic
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  I've been working at this for the past couple of weeks completely legit. Hope they don't shut it down or ... : baron calamity
  • You should start cheating the system to beat them to the punch. : yoonix
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    Its not even SA whos totally at fault. MS has to know people are fucking cheating considering that this ... : soggybagel
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      That's how I see it. At the same time, this is just sending Live search numbers through the roof which th... : node
      • Except for the advertisers who are getting screwed a la click fraud and how well did that work for google... : rosewood
  • I can't imagine a techie company as big as MS can't know about this right away. I'm actually curious if t... : thebigbeefsandwich
• Wow, after 2 hours, I have almost 200 points. This is going to take a long time. : amrbean
• w00t, just ordered my vista ultimate! : snowwolf
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  What's the max number of points you can get off of the chicken game? I want the Zune :( : ripper9
  • 7000 : bRAINsick
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  bump: MAD HAX Thank the goons: \http://livemacro.googlepages.com/index.html : mojo the helpr monke
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    does that actually work? : oHnOES
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      Yes, it accumulates points but since you never actually complete a game it'll say 7000 points with 0 gam... : mojo the helpr monke
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        ive got a vista ultimate and a wireless 360 controller i wonder if the orders with 0 games played will... : oHnOES
        • playing the games : oHnOES
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      I'm trying it now, hmmm, it says to open Internet Explorer, and then it doesn't do anything. : ripper9
      • go to c:/program files/internet explorer/ and rename IEXPLORE.EXE to all lowercase, extension included, a... : mojo the helpr monke
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    I cannot get that to work. It just quits the games and I get 0 tickets. Not that it matters I got my co... : bRAINsick
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      same, what did you use to get Vista/Webcam? : Frozen Pixel
      • i made a few accounts and used a chickenary bot thingy it was little effort on my part but they all co... : oHnOES
      • Used tsearch with chicktionary with the java bot posted on SA. Tsearch let's you win with the first word... : bRAINsick
  • Doesn't work for me on any of the games. : Chod
• you must be a legal resident of the fifty (50) United States OH FUCK ME! : AbortedFetusChristi
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  Why are Canadians always ostracized from these deals? :( : SCROTE
  • Different laws and a smaller population. : Fred Garvin
  • If Canadians did this, who would make the maple syrup? : wild falcon
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  You guys really think they're going to fulfill your orders? : FushigiDenki
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    why not? im sure there are people who played the games normally and got the prizes. just because i joi... : oHnOES
    • It pretty much does. It probably takes about 30 hours of playing to get that many points. : famine101
  • August can't come soon enough. : ripper9
  • you got nothing to lose if your just going for 1 item. It's the guys trying to get 8 versions of it to s... : grabbie
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  Hmm, anyone getting this to work still? Every game I try, it says lost communication to the server. I g... : dedgecko
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    Seems like its either getting hammered on, or its down, maybe temporarily. Gotta check back later I guess : RookieCAF
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      actually it seems to only affecting chicktionary... gee I wonder why. : dedgecko
      • i only got 240 points before it quit on me... :( : zagzig32

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  Anyone else have their OGame universe turn German? I'm on 15. : helvetica
  • No... : NFXFSX
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    Yep. Can't login, either. : Ride-My-Rocket
    • Ahh... you need to make sure you select "ogame.org 15" when you select from the dropdown list. : Ride-My-Rocket
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    go down to the .org sites : conandan
    • ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ : conandan
    • That works, thank you! : helvetica
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  Im liking this game. I play the game Utopia at www.swirve.com hardcore. This is a bit more interactive ... : conandan
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    I played Utopia for years. I like this game much better too. : mikefr24
    • if you played on the hardcore server, you may know me... and you may not know me... :D : conandan
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    Post some instructions on joining. There is a lot of downtime in OGame. : Githyanki
    • utopia is not a game that you can join a certain team of people, they put you in a random kingdom, so its... : conandan
  • I liked the music of Utopia :p : nudelphi
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  I notice that it doesn't load all the way and, in fact, takes me to an emergency log-in page. Did our ma... : Lionhart32935
  • It's planned. There'll likely be some more downtime tomorrow at around this time. : Hatta
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  If we achieve 200 members, we will have done what no other has done in any of the other Universes. They a... : Frozen Pixel
  • They also frown on turtling, which we will probably have to do once the top players realize what's going ... : lefthighkick
  • That's why we crush them! :D : dravalen
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    I'm getting the same vibe. Still, I can't wait for the reaction when they realize how huge this alliance ... : helvetica
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      Exactly, it's always fun to turn things upside down a little. I'm hoping they try and band together so we... : dravalen
      • It would be fucking EPIC. : NFXFSX
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        Reading the forums, quite a few are super serious about this game. Which is going to make this all the m... : helvetica
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          I can't wait to play diplomat once they notice. : NFXFSX
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            It'll be like "Mars Attacks!" "We come in peace..." : lefthighkick
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              I need me some nukes. Peace!? HA! : NFXFSX
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                What is it with you NFXFSX and your nukes? But of course your level 10 nukes will never penetrate my shie... : Sanityjr
                • Ask tromblyj about that one. : NFXFSX
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              seriously... just make sure that they know we are FRIENDLY... that way they might leave us alone... let t... : conandan
              • hahahaha : NFXFSX
        • Indeed, It's giving me a bit of an EVE vibe similar to what the goonfleet is doing in that game. : dravalen
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    I refuse to be taken into this fervor! You and the other shack borgs will never get me to even visit the : thief
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      Crack. Needle. PUNCH IT. : Zhaneel
      • ^^^^^^ : lefthighkick
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      The reason I joined in this time was because of everything I read about during their zombie days. I am n... : Lionhart32935
      • That was what rocked about the UD experience. The fact that we achieved in a matter of months what no oth... : Solstice
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      Yeah, after the failure that was Nexus Wars, I'm wary about joining this next one. I think I'll pass. : DrFlammable
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        Nexus Wars just wasn't fun. : Jonathan
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          It had a lot of potential but the some of the game mechanics were just fucking terrible. : moogle
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            That's like saying that the ocean is a little moist. : Solstice
            • no actually it's more like saying that some of the ocean is wet. I wish people would stop using metaphors... : boring gegtik
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        You'll be sorry once we start driving the rape planes through deep space. : Ride-My-Rocket
        • lol @ rape plane. : graincloud
      • you really should make an account Dr... you have nothing to lose, play with it for a lil while. I m... : ImageOmega
    • Dude, sign up. We need you, we definitely want to push 200. And if it's not fun, just stop playing. It's ... : MaJeStu
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  i registered to universe 15. i'm going to try to get going. why are we in the german universe? : mindmann
  • we aren't, go to the .org uni 15 : dravalen
• nm. switched to the .org one : mindmann
• alright. i applied to join the alliance. : mindmann
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  I haven't been able to get to the site since I got home from work :( : moogle
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    it's down for me as well. maintenance? : packav
    • Yeah. : NFXFSX
  • try here: http://www.ogame.org/?redirect=1/ That worked to let me login. : Toxy
• IRC Channel #ShackHorde on irc.onlinegamesnet.net : NFXFSX
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  website is down, i've lost interest sorry : multisync
  • It's running there's just a bit of planned downtime. : dravalen
  • i laughed : packav
  • It's working fine for me. Make sure you sign into "uni15. ORG". : Mister Groin
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  If you can't get to the site try to login from http://ogame.co.uk/ Worked for me! : moogle
  • thanks dude! : packav
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  I got a level 4 Solar plant so far and level 2 and 3 on everything else. Should I just keep building for ... : Fred Garvin
  • Yep, just focus on upping your mines for now. : SeaLlama
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    According to the Wiki, you want to get metal 10 Crystal 7 Solar 10 then start building Det, and researchi... : Githyanki
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      Well I guess I had the right tactic, just not to that extent. Damn... Level 10 metal.. and level 10 solar... : Reeves
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        shouldnt take too long, I only signed up yesterday and I already have level 8 Mine, Crystal level 6, Deu ... : ant_hillbilly
        • Yep. I overbuild and decrease mine production in one aspect -- usually deut -- until one resources is at... : Ride-My-Rocket
• I have no idea what I'm doing, but I feel Planet SPECTRE is coming along nicely. : K1Bond007
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  Post your skin here. This one is pretty sweet: http://skins.darthyodasdomain.org/total/ (Copy link ... : vynn
  • I'm using the same one. : NFXFSX
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  I can't get to the site. Can anyone else? : Fred Garvin
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    Part of the planned downtime I think. : ejectorpod
    • I got in via: http://ogame.co.uk : trOmblyj
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    try this: http://www.ogame.org/?redirect=1/ It worked for me, does it work for anyone else who is havi... : Toxy
    • Im using it. remember: Universe 15 at OGAME.ORG, not Ogame.de or such : azenmaster
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  haha, 9 more until 200! : Mmmmmoo
  • i think we are killing the universe just by logging in! :) : radula
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    ok it loaded, i put in my app : multisync
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      what in the fuck i hve to sit here for 10minutes to build shit, can't i queue? : multisync
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        Only if you pay for it, don't. Just check in on it every few hours, you still need to accumulate resou... : Fail_Safe
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          works great on my blacvkberry so i logged in while out today and upgraded : supermonkeyballz
          • That's good to know, I plan on getting my Curve from my employer in September, hopefully I'll still be pl... : Fail_Safe
  • signed up for universe 15 and sent an app. : QMS|superdave
• 2 other shackers in my galaxy alone! I'm a few hours from 10 met 7 cry 10 solar. Let's pwn this galaxy th... : graincloud
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  out of curiosity, when do i start getting attacked? i wanna be peaceful for as long as i can : Korban
  • same here, im just upping my mines until i start getting a lot of resources to build good D and O all at ... : Tezcali
  • http://ogame.wikia.com/wiki/Newbie_Protection : NFXFSX
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    5000 points. 1 point for every 1000 resources you spend. 1 point for every fleet (ship) you build. 1... : Zhaneel
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      psst. check your buddy list requests! :) : Frozen Pixel
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        I did. I see nothing. =( OTOH, I may be missing something. I routinely have something like '18 mess... : Zhaneel
        • OH wait, I suck. Found it!!!! : Zhaneel
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  hay guys can i move my planet to another galaxy?and if so anyone got a decent space open? im right next t... : supermonkeyballz
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    You can't move planets. You can colonize once you tech up. : NFXFSX
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      the guy next to me has 992 points :( i think i should get a colony ship and haul ass. theres all strong p... : supermonkeyballz
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        How can you tell if they're inactive? : mechanicalgrape
        • (i) for 14 days (I) for 28 days They will appear next to the player names. : NFXFSX
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        that's nothing, some guy next to me has over a million!! : Mister Groin
        • your gonna die huh : supermonkeyballz
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  Planet updates here! : mindfuck
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    Metal - 8 Crystal - 7 Deut - 4 Solar - 9 Robot - 2 Going to leapfrog the Solar and Metal until I'm... : mindfuck
    • Also, somehow I ended up in an energy sweet spot with this build setup. Exactly at 0! : mindfuck
  • Metal - 10 Crystal - 9 Deut - 4 Solar - 11 Robot - 2 Shipyard - 2 Research - 1 : Toxy
  • Metal - 9 Crystal - 5 Deut - 2 Solar 8 : mechanicalgrape
  • Metal - 8 Crystal - 6 Deut - 1 Solar - 8 Robotics - 1 : Solstice
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    Metal - 8 Crystal - 6 Deut - 3 Solar - 9 my 4th Deuterium Synth is currently being built, then i th... : burgertime
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      hmm, i cancelled my 4th Deut Synth because of some of the comments below. what should i build next - m... : burgertime
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        one level of robotics probably wouldn't hurt. It'll cut your build times in half. After that maybe alte... : Toxy
        • done, thanks. the build times were getting a bit out of control. : burgertime
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    Metal 9 - Crystal 5 - Deut 4 - Solar 9 (bout to upgrade) - Rob Fac 2 - Research Fac 1 I got bored and ... : Zhaneel
    • I did the same thing - I shouldn't have gone deut this early at all. Crystal became a bottleneck long bef... : cannelbrae
  • Metal - 6 Crystal - 5 Deuterium - 4 Solar - 8 Robotics - 2 Shipyard - 1 Research - 1 Energy - 1 ... : NFXFSX
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    Metal - 7 Crystal - 7 Deut - 4 Solar - 8 Robot - 1 Research - 1 Been pushing up crystal as it is becom... : cannelbrae
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      Your bottleneck will switch over to metal pretty soon, so if you don't plan on doing research yet (and ho... : Toxy
      • Thanks for the tip. Now M8 C7 D4 S8 RF2 RL1. I'll keep a closer watch on metal. Once I bump up solar, ... : cannelbrae
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      what's up, galaxy buddy? we'll be running that place in no time. : mechanicalgrape
      • Or at least we have a pair of targets to hit. :) The other two seem like guys we should avoid for a while... : cannelbrae
  • Metal - 8 Crystal - 7 Deut - 5 Solar - 9 Robotics - 2 Shipyard - 1 Research - 2 : Tezcali
  • Metal - 9 Crystal - 9 Deut - 6 Solar - 11 Robot - 2 Shipyard - 3 Research - 3 Espionage - 1 Compu... : ejectorpod
  • Metal - 8 Crystal - 7 Deut - 2 Solar - 7 Robot - 1 : ant_hillbilly
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    Metal - 7 Crystal - 7 Deut - 4 Solar - 7 Robotics - 1 I guess im lagging :( : Reeves
    • You're doing fine, just focus on metal a bit more. Get it up to probably 9 before you upgrade crystal ag... : Toxy
  • M7 C5 D3 S7 : supermonkeyballz
  • Metal 4 Crystal 2 Solar 3 (soon to be 4) : mindmann
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    Metal-8 Crystal-7 Deut-6 Solar-9 Robot-2 Shipyard-2 MetalStore-1 Research-1, 1 solar satellite, 2 rocket ... : radula
    • Why did you get metal storage? You can store 100,000 units without any additional bldgs.... : Ride-My-Rocket
  • Metal - 5 Crystal - 4 Deut - 1 Solar - 6 Metal and Deut are next upgrades, then solar then Crystal ... : edgewise
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    M4;C2;D1;S5. A slow start, but I promise i`ll bring at least 1 possibly 2 small ships to wherever we deci... : nudelphi
    • You're dong fine. Just concentrate on the Metal mine some more and the solar. Leave the D alone for a wh... : Zhaneel
  • M:5, C:2, D:1, S:4 : papaskot
  • Metal 11 Crystal 9 Deut 6 Solar 11 Robotics 2 Shipyard 2 Research 2 Energy Technology 1 All I n... : Ride-My-Rocket
  • Metal - 10 Crystal - 6 Deut - 1 Solar - 9 Robot - 1 : lord warlock
  • Metal 7, Solar 5. I'm going to build up crystal next. I didn't really messed with it all weekend, so I ... : skizl
  • Metal - 6 Crystal - 5 Deut - 5 Solar - 8 Robotics - 2 : riptyde
  • Metal - 10 Crystal - 7 Deut - 4 Solar - 11 Robot - 2 Shipyard - 2 Also can build Small Cargo and Fight... : dravalen
  • M5 - C2 - D1 - P5 m - 2,680 c - 111 d - 15 : bRAINsick
  • Metal 7 Crystal 5 Deuterium 1 Solar 6 : K1Bond007
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  im gonna go with the setup clay posted yest and try to rape this inactive player quickley : supermonkeyballz
  • Link to post? : Ride-My-Rocket
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  this thread is making me want to play Solar Reals Elite (SRE) again -an old BBS door game : zagzig32
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    Just play this one! : Mondo
    • am i getting the right impression? : zagzig32
• i have joined for another shackhorde adventure : delataur
• Holy Terra will be the beacon of light for all ShacKind. : noobja
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  I'm Foxx in universe 15 how can I join? : spaceless
  • Hit the Alliance tab on the bar to the left, then search for Shack. Apply, wait for the acceptance, and h... : SusanTD
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  My energy is -55/342, M9 C6 D3 S8 R1. I'm cornfused. : PoopStewart
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    That means that, when attempting to run all of your mines at maximum capacity, you don't have enough ener : Ride-My-Rocket
    • Btw, it's impossible to store energy. The number there is merely an indication of whether you produce en... : Ride-My-Rocket
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  I'm banned from english ogame for being too good. True story : yossapw
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    So... what's the full story? : Ride-My-Rocket
    • We imbalanced the game early on because of having prior experience from the Polish version and teaming up... : yossapw
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  Ouch - canceling a building in progress doesn't refund the resources :( : Jonathan
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    does for me : geedeck
    • :( I'm down 2000 metal and 1000 crystal because I started the next level of solar plant and canceled it t... : Jonathan
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  We are officially at 200 members. Viva La ShackHorde! : trOmblyj
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    That means we're roughly 10% of the population of the Universe 15. Awesome... : Ride-My-Rocket
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      can we conquer other universes? : swoopx
      • Not from here - the universes are seperate servers. : trOmblyj
    • Why did we choose such a small server? It is no fun dominating people when they only have a 9:1 ratio. : Crimsonbeak
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  There's a post in the forums on mass alliances, which I find hilarious. TLDR: one of the alliances quit : Ride-My-Rocket
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    20 members is a mass alliance? Ohhh this is going to be good. : helvetica
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      haha yeah : papaskot
      • I would absolutely love to see the look on the face of the first person that finds us. : Silent Jay
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  can you send aid to other people or is this an your on your fucking own you piece of worthless shit bag f... : conandan
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    You can trade resources with others if you both have ships. : Jonathan
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      I'm trying to test that out right now actually. Do you know for sure that they both need to have ships? ... : Toxy
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        send me some metalz \m/ !! 1:443:8 (unless you were trying it out with someone specific) : papaskot
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          nobody specific... although metal is what I need right now too, heh. Anyone need crystal? : Toxy
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            I'll be short crystal before I'm short anything else, so if you're just trying to test it, 2:179:10 is my... : skizl
            • It'll apparently take 5 and a half hours to get to you. Sending over 500 crystal for now to test it out.... : Toxy
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              So do you have a shipyard? The tutorials say both sides need ships, but I'm hoping that is just so both ... : Toxy
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                No, I don't have a shipyard. It says in my Overview: "A friendly fleet from Toxy from planet Outer Heav... : skizl
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                  The messaging just blows in this game. I think you can pretty safely ignore whatever ingame messages the... : Toxy
                  • Update!!!! A foreign fleet from Toxy is delivering resources [[2:179:10]]: Metal:0 Crystal:500 Deuteriu... : skizl
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    Once we get ships/transports we can do that. : daedraug
    • Hey galaxy buddy. I couldn't log on at all last night even through the alternate URLs people were postin... : bcyde
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    there are ratios for trade you must abide by. you cant just gift resources or you can be banned. : Slowtreme
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      It seems as thought you're free to gift resources to people lower ranked than you. You just can't give s... : Toxy
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        I think the reason for this rule is to prevent the higher ranked guys from simply bullying resources out ... : lefthighkick
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          That's still ludicrous within an alliance. All pushing rules are. That and the fucking bashing rules... : MaJeStu
          • Yeah some of the rules are too restrictive, but to me it can only make it that much more satisfying to cr... : lefthighkick
• Just applied to the alliance, let's see how this pans out. : yemeth
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  Have any of you left n00b protection yet? That is were you get ass pounded. : lowayne
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    what do you mean by noob protection? like leaving your homeworld? : papaskot
    • when you're below 5000 points you can't be attacked. I currently have 6 :) : daedraug
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      you cannot be attacked at all until you have 5000 points. : edgewise
      • You just can't be attacked by people with more than 5k points. : lowayne
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    Not yet, but I'm worried. Given the general disdain for mass alliances and the fact that all of us are no... : edgewise
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      Are they going to pound down 200 people at once? Doubtful! : drodver
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        lol. : lowayne
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          To reiterate. ASS. POUNDED. : lowayne
          • Glad we have a voice of optimism around! : skizl
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  http://board.ogame.org/thread.php?threadid=266654 hahahaha....they are so going to fear us : NFXFSX
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    lol, we should break ourselves into smaller groups for the time being. Like Remo, Gibson, Breckon, Faylo... : ant_hillbilly
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      yeah what about this idea...not have alliance, but wed all know eachother here...then when the time is ri... : papaskot
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        but then it'll be much harder for me to constantly check to see that I've got more points than RMR : Toxy
        • well you two can still be shacknews so you can compare e-space-peeners : papaskot
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    hahahaha....they are so going to hate us, too : Hatta
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      Mass Alliances annoy some people by their sheer mass of players, not knowing each other, yet they could b : stonedonkey
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        we should probably talk about of strategy as a group, like should we all do X until a certain point, then... : HighSea
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          someone just tell me what to click, cuz after the 10mine/10solar/7crystal i'm lost : multisync
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            We are working on figuring that out. There aren't a lot of us over that level yet. : trOmblyj
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              I meant more higher level strategy, from reading some of the comments it seems that we should work on bui... : HighSea
              • If we're going to get to 5000 before we get attacked, we won't need to worry about building defenses fo... : Toxy
          • I'd suggest a robotics factory and two or three lvls of deuterium with solar plants to support them. : Hatta
          • u already are up that far? jeebus! : sesmaster
          • get some deuterium mines! : swoopx
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  Who besides me is planning on mostly ignoring ship building at first and turtling up with mass rocket lau : lefthighkick
  • I think this is the plan at first so we dont get slaughtered. : ant_hillbilly
  • A strong defense is my plan as well. : trOmblyj
  • I apparently have 'Pujke the Merciless' of SERBIA.E (the #2 ranked player) in my system :( (galaxy 2, sy... : TroZ
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    how do you get points btw? : swoopx
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      1 point per every 1,000 resources spent, 1 point per ship built, 1 point per level of research : lefthighkick
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        how fast do you mine resources also. I have metal mine lvl4: 176 so its mines 176 every...? : swoopx
        • 176 every hour : lefthighkick
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    I wish we knew a Shacker that had a lot of experience in this game. We could definitely use the insight. : Ride-My-Rocket
    • Some would say a good strategy is not to build any defense and instead concentrate on ships which you sen... : yossapw
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  Anyone try Clay's Optimal Rapefest Beginning Strategy [quote] S1 M1 M2 S2 M3 M4 S3 K1 K2 S4 M5 D1 S... : tomatoactivator
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    I've been doing it, but I'm starting to think it ramps up Deut too fast...I'm left with not enough regen ... : MisterPhoton
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      I heard researching needs lots of Deut. : tomatoactivator
      • yeah, but building up my resources so I can afford to build more mines so I can do research takes way mor... : MisterPhoton
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    I'm going to start working towards this ASAP. : Ride-My-Rocket
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      Combustion 2 will be complete in 16 minutes. So what, exactly, do I do with my espionage probes? And ... : Ride-My-Rocket
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        my guess is find out which inactives have NO defense with probes, and raid those. but thats purely spe... : tomatoactivator
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          I would guess that anyone without any defenses is below the 5000 point threshold. : edgewise
          • who knows, maybe some powerhouse destroyed their defenses. : tomatoactivator
          • Crap. Espionage Probes require Shipyard 3, Combustion Engine 3 and Espionage 2. Looks like more researc... : Ride-My-Rocket
      • Presumably you'd just go in and take their resources with a cargo ship : Toxy
  • I'm trying out this strat too, working on solar plant 8 atm. : darcspeed
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    I'm thinking of skipping the robotics factories for now. They don't seem to do much besides cut building ... : edgewise
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      I think you need Level 2 Robotics for Shipyard. : Portax
      • Yup, gonna need them so might as well build robotics first and benefit from faster build times. : darcspeed
  • Yes, but it's missing some steps. You need to research espionage and some other stuff before you can bui... : riptyde
  • yeah, I'm on F1 right now. need another Solar plant though. I'm about 4 short on energy at 100% productio... : hirez
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  Planet Irken has too much goddamned crystal and not enough metal. Now I have to wait to upgrade my metal ... : Fred Garvin
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    Holy crap, I wish I had thought of that planet name first! : Ride-My-Rocket
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      I am ruler of Lohania : sesmaster
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        I represent the brave people of planet Oshi. : moogle
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          Caiger Mall is the planet that I call home. : Ride-My-Rocket
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            Planet Pizza, we deliver. : HighSea
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              I'm incredibly clever with the name Htrae : darcspeed
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                I command the will of all inhabitants of JessicaSlumberPlanet : papaskot
                • ^^^dont spend a night here! : sesmaster
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                  don't forget it's twin planet Futtbuckistan. : edgewise
                  • true, this cannot be forgotten. Futtbuckistinians are allowed to enter JessicaSlumberPlant at any time. : papaskot
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        Magrathea :) : Zakko
        • ahha. that's a good one. : edgewise
        • AHAHAHAHAH! Oh man... sometimes I'll be walking around the apartment, and then I'll suddenly just say "M : Ride-My-Rocket
    • I live on Meth Lab. I got's crystals! : bRAINsick
• okay, signed up and sent a message to the alliance. Planet Kikipokolips will be a major hub of commerce ... : kikilupo
• Planet Lime Prime has appeared in system 2:231 :) I see I have another shacker in the same one as me... ... : captfarrell
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  anyone else having problems seeing messages? it says I have some, but the message page is blank. : hirez
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    Messaging system is broken. All the messages are just about new recruits anyhow. : Zakko
    • ok, thanks. thought my account was broken or something : hirez
  • I can see your messages from here, you must be black : sesmaster
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  hey ppl in System 2:198 - Taktich. mfk, shortbuscaptain, carazy = please accept my buddy requests! : hirez
  • Me too, 2:222:12 - someone make me their friend, and I will bring Peters4Life to all your galaxy block pa... : sesmaster
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    Done. We have to keep an eye on that noob guy, third strongest alliance on the server. I am going to t : shortbuscaptain
    • I'm gonna go mostly offensive whenever I get done with colonizing stuff... and I figure out how everythin... : Pacalon
  • Added! I'm Taktich in the system. It's good to be so close to 3 other shackers, we can help each other ou... : Pacalon
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    Got you guys. I'm mfk in case you couldn't figure it out. : mindfuck
    • Too bad that inactive guy in our galaxy is on vacation mode, because he's not only inactive he's banned a... : mindfuck
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  Woo, is anyone else going nuts w/ just trying to keep your energy levels up? I hate having to cut back o... : ImageOmega
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    The only reason you should cut back the resource levels is if you don't like the auto-reduction that game... : Jonathan
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      where do you see how much the game is automatically reducing? : ImageOmega
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        on the resources page far right column. : Jonathan
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          hmm when my energy levels are negative all those percentages still say 100% Though above the resources... : ImageOmega
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            The energy numbers in red show "how much power it has"/"how much power it wants". : Jonathan
            • heh, I understood that...I was referring to the actual mine or crystal production levels. Like I am prod... : ImageOmega
          • In Resources, adjust some of your mines' production values downward (i.e. below 100%) so that you have a : Ride-My-Rocket
  • good question, bump for answer : sesmaster
  • Oh and solar satellites might be something to aim at as well - fusion plants need fuel. : Jonathan
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    What I've been doing is throttling down my Deut production when I'm low on power, as right now its more i... : MisterPhoton
    • Same here. : mindfuck
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  OK, so after the initial bootstrap phase of resource building: Am I right in saying that the next step... : Zero|DPX
  • I think you're at the head of the pack pardner, report back to us your miserable defeat findings. : darcspeed
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    Espionage Probes require Shipyard 3, Combustion Engine 3 and Espionage 2, FYI. : Ride-My-Rocket
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      Yeah, I'll get there, I need to ramp up my metal mine more to avoid stalling out _too_ long during all th... : Zero|DPX
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        Sweet! I just did a bit of research on the inactive guy in my sector, and he's only a few points & ranks... : Ride-My-Rocket
        • So it begins. : trOmblyj
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          If he's got a huge stockpile of stuff that he accumulated while inactive, hook me up with his coordinates... : Toxy
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            Sounds good to me... I'll report back as soon as I can. : Ride-My-Rocket
            • I'm 17 minutes away from hopefully finding out if I can give materials to a player who has no shipyard ye... : Toxy
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              UPDATE -- My cargo ship is built. So now I have two options: one is to Attack, the other is Transport. ... : Ride-My-Rocket
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                I'd imagine attack. Transport asks you what you want to load onto it. Mine went on a transport mission ... : Toxy
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                  Aight, ship sent. It will arrive there in 1h15m... we'll see what happens. : Ride-My-Rocket
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                    So I just logged back in, and here's what my Overview says: 0:26:09 - One of your fleets from planet C : Ride-My-Rocket
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                      It's counting down the travel time to go there and back. The top one says it'll be 26 minutes until it g... : Toxy
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                        Right. But wasn't there supposed to be some kind of battle... or something? : Ride-My-Rocket
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                          there may still be, your ship hasn't gotten there yet. : Toxy
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                            Ahhh, crap... you're right -- sorry about that. 2 minutes to go... we'll see what happens. : Ride-My-Rocket
                            • the game sent me a message with a report about what happened a little after it arrived, so check your mes... : Toxy
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                              SUCCESS! The attacker has won the battle! He captured: 2.343 metal, 2.076 crystal, and 303 deuterium ... : Ride-My-Rocket
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                                indeed... now if only my ship would get back sooner damnit : Toxy
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                                  Seems like researching the tech behind the Large Cargo Ship (25k capacity) is a good idea now. More plun... : Ride-My-Rocket
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                                    true... and with this many shackers we should be able to find targets quickly. You might also think abou... : Toxy
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                                      True. Btw, I just burned some Deut looking for other potential inactives. Here are a few around me: : Ride-My-Rocket
                                      • if someone figures out the PHP/MySQL thing down below we'd have a central repository for all system explo... : MisterPhoton
                                    • Computer technology seems like a cheap way to get more than 1 fleet out at once. Double your income? ... : darcspeed
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                                    Can you and Toxy both post what your planet is looking like at the moment? I'm sitting at 10M 7C 5D 10... : mindfuck
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                                      12M 9C 5D 11S 2RF 2SY 1RE and I've researched Energy tech 1, combustion drive 2 and am currently research... : Toxy
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                                        How are you running all that with only 11 Solar? I take it you aren't at 1.0 production, where are you cu... : mindfuck
                                        • I'm at 70% crystal and 60% deut. I was having metal problems so I upgraded my mine before my solar and l... : Toxy
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                                          Yeah, there's no way I'd be able to run that much off 11 Solar -- I'm betting it's because he's planet #7... : Kniggit
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                                            Hmm. I think the distance from the sun effecting energy output is only for the Solar Satellites. I see no... : mindfuck
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                                              Yeah, I dunno, I saw something somewhere that said planets 4-6 were the prime real estate... maybe that w... : Kniggit
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                                                It's that plus the fact that they supposedly have more of a chance of being bigger to build more stuff (g... : mindfuck
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                                                  everyone's starting planet is the same number of fields no matter where it's located. : Toxy
                                                  • Right, I mean later on when colonizing. Seems like the only thing that is effected by having a good ra... : mindfuck
                                    • Metal 11 Crystal 9 Deuterium 6 Solar 11 Robotics 2 Shipyard 2 Research 2 Energy 1 Combustion 2 ... : Ride-My-Rocket
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                                So, that means it had about: 606 Deuterium 4152 Crystal >4686 Metal on the planet. You next hit s... : Zhaneel
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                                  The light cargo ship has a max capacity of 5,000. I think there's probably plenty on the planet, he just... : Toxy
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                                    For the metal? Sure. But I was going off of the plunder rate. From the wiki. Said first Deut (up to ... : Zhaneel
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                                      I just sent that ship out for a second sortie... we'll see what it comes back with. : Ride-My-Rocket
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                                        UPDATE - My second pillage of the planet yielded far less booty. The attacker has won the battle! He : Ride-My-Rocket
                                        • still free materials - i'm building a small cargo to do this as well. : trOmblyj
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                                          Thats a nice payout.. Does it cost anything to send a ship?? : Reeves
                                          • 2000 metal, 2000 crystal to build ship - plus deut used as fuel (depends on distance) : trOmblyj
                              • Wow already can attack and have success.. I thought it would take a looot longer before we could attack. ... : Reeves
                    • * E V E N T H O R I Z O N * D * : darcspeed
        • If he's only a few points ahead of you (unless you are about to leave noob protection) doesn't he also ha... : Zhaneel
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    For others' benefit, here are some useful wiki links: http://ogame.wikia.com/wiki/Espionage_Technology... : Zero|DPX
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      whoa! someone needs to set this up for the Shack: https://sourceforge.net/projects/staromap/ Runs o... : MisterPhoton
      • ^ Can anyone do this? I don't have a free php/mysql server atm : trOmblyj
      • ^^^ Can some kind Shacker please do this : Zero|DPX
      • Paging ThomW! : Ride-My-Rocket
      • I can set it up if no one else is available. My server's kinda slow. =( : helvetica
      • I dont know how to set up, but if someone will walk me through it I will host it on mysite : sesmaster
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        I tried to download it, but the instructions are all in German. : bcyde
        • yeah and its double archived I think? I will let someone with more knowledge than me take the lead on thi... : sesmaster
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          Try this one, seems to be more popular. http://board.ogame.org/thread.php?threadid=273337 http://en... : darcspeed
          • That looks a lot better. : Ride-My-Rocket
          • I've tried setting this up but I get this: Syntax: config.php failed Syntax: attributes.php success ... : PoopStewart
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    You're gonna get us all killed, man! : edgewise
    • yes he needs to just camp a bit and let us build our shit up some more : Jayx77
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    Waiting on Combustion Drive 2, but this is what I'm headed toward as well... What I'm kind of wonderin... : Kniggit
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      I sent my light cargo ship to a whole other galaxy. The only thing to worry about is that an inactive pl... : Toxy
      • Ah good to know - thanks. Plan is to put some work into my mines after I get a ship up to play around ... : Kniggit
  • This is what i am going to do too.. I am starting on my robotics facilitys a couple drones and cargo ship... : supermonkeyballz
• I'm signed up, but i haven't received the activation email. Grr. : knitemare
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  Any chance tonight we could get a good agreed upon starter build.. seems like lots of people and lots of ... : stonedonkey
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    seems good to me, I plan on just maxing them all out then building research and defense facilities, until : sesmaster
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      Can you max a building? I've checked the wiki but didn't see anything about maxes.. just longer build ti... : stonedonkey
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        I don't think there is a max. The wiki just gives formulas to figure out the cost/output depending on wh... : Toxy
        • Take a look at the bottom here, about practical upward limits on Sensor Phalanx's http://ogame.wikia.c... : Kniggit
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  How can I tell if the inactive players in my system are even able to be attacked or raided? I have one i ... : noobja
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    (s) means that you are > 5x smaller than he is and as such are noob protected from him. (i) means inacti... : trOmblyj
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      Did we figure out what (v0 & (i) means? Inactive AND vacation? Raidable or no? : Zhaneel
      • you can't raid vacation people, but you can raid inactives : Frozen Pixel
      • (v) is not attackable, (i) or not. : Zero|DPX
      • In the Galaxy tab, at the bottom-right of the list of planets / players, is some text that says "Legend".... : Ride-My-Rocket
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    Meatpop supplied me this excellent information: Pink/Red (s) by their name=way above your level and yo... : stonedonkey
    • I'm glad it was as good for you as it was for me this is meatpop btw : fbsh
  • You can mouse over the Legend in the bottom right corner of the Galaxy view and it will explain all the a... : Kniggit
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  Is this yet another text based game like that zombie game? : rosewood
  • Yeah it's browser based, and just like any rts you've ever played. Build shit that produces resources to... : darcspeed
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  Skizl, my transport just got to your planet. See if you're 500 crystal richer or not. : Toxy
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    Your fleet arrived at the planet [[2:179:10]] and delivered its goods: Metal:0 Crystal:500 Deuterium:0. ... : Toxy
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      And are we sure that higher people giving stuff doesn't get them banned? Is there a limit on the amount ... : Zhaneel
      • There are specific rules against "pushing" from low players to high players. But "pulling" of lower play... : Toxy
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  Solar Satellites seem to be pretty expensive - if you're less than at least Level 10 for the Solar Plants... : Jonathan
  • Even then I don't think they'll be worth it. They only output about 50 power each from what I remember r... : Toxy
• This game definitely needs an Archival system for your messages : sesmaster
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  We really have to be low key in our devious plot to take over the universe. If we draw too much attention... : shortbuscaptain
  • I think it's time for a revolution... : ejectorpod
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    They seem to be clueless to us. I keep watching the G15 board and there's just their silly nattering goin... : geedeck
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      I just don't think they are on to us yet. I mean in my galaxy alone all of a sudden 4 planets pop up with... : shortbuscaptain
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        It almost seems impossible that we haven't been discovered, considering how many of us there are and the ... : lefthighkick
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          Yea I know we have raised some eyebrows by the sudden uprising of the shack, but I know this game isn't s... : shortbuscaptain
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            Yeah I have one of those guys in my system. :( : lefthighkick
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              how can you tell? : mindmann
              • Click on the Galaxy tab on the left, it'll bring up a detail of your system. Among the info displayed ar... : lefthighkick
          • THESE GUYS DOMINATE MY SYSTEM, STOP SCARING ME! : ejectorpod
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            And the affiliations they have almost make them out as a super alliance. SERBIA.E SERBIA and SFC are a... : fbsh
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              That's going to be... difficult to overcome, to say the least. : Ride-My-Rocket
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                Very true, but it's still possible. From what I see with raiding planets and such you can completely ann... : fbsh
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                  So you can destroy resource buildings... ? : Ride-My-Rocket
                  • I was initially under the impression that you could but after reading the wiki I guess you only do resour... : fbsh
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            Haha wow. It would be awesome if we could do to these guys what we did to similar groups in UD. Seriou... : Ojalo1982
            • Yeah, I find it pretty weak how nerfed combat is... in the end, that's probably what will drive me away f... : Ride-My-Rocket
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        If you click on the "Statistics" page, we take up the whole damn first page basically : sesmaster
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          Where is the stats page? : Fred Garvin
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            in the menu column on the left underneath the Officer's Casino or something : sesmaster
            • Hahaha, yeah we kind of stick out there: 3 6 20 12 200 5 11 : Fred Garvin
        • No, that shows the page that you are on broski. : noobja
    • There doesn't really seem to be a 'general discussion' for U15 on the board, it's all NAP, CR's and Diplo... : Frozen Pixel
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  Awesome! Add me to the shack alliance! Vantage on Nova Byzantium. Shuga Eterna!!! : Vantage
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    Hmm, I'm in 2.243 along with a bunch of EGE and DLoS players. Bunch of people on vacation. Nobody idle,... : Vantage
    • thats good, you can build while no one is paying attention : sesmaster
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  Anyone else getting message weirdness? I'll have 'you have 10 new messages' and yet when I click, nothin... : Zhaneel
  • Yeah I get that I figured it's all the old messages I've deleted. : Jonathan
  • I ignore it, they all always say who just joined the alliance if you can see them. : Fail_Safe
  • messages dont open up, they are simply what you see. : sesmaster
  • I'm almost positive that's a bug if you've deleted "all" messages at some point. I don't think you'll get... : zipper76
  • Same thing happens to me occasionally. : mindfuck
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  This is who need to quickly dominate! http://ogame342.de/game/pic.php?url=http://i65.photobucket.com/al... : sesmaster
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    What's with the kitten? : riptyde
    • It's their leader : Frozen Pixel
• When I click the statistics link the whole menubar disappears and I have to log in again for it to restor... : Hatta
• Well here's my location: Galaxy 2, System 156. Name: Blue Dot. : dudehoyt
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  ATTN ShackHorde: Shack Message me the location of any inactive planets in your system. Use format of [G... : trOmblyj
  • inactive meaning empty? or inactive players? : swoopx
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    I have a guy that's 28+ days inactive, but he's on vacation too. Can anything be done to him? Do you want... : helvetica
    • If they're on vacation, they can't be touched - but then too, they're not producing anything. : Kniggit
  • What about banned people? I have a planet in my system that is a banned persons (permanent for multi acc... : Zhaneel
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    Please check our wiki and SM me in that format. Thank you. WIKI here: http://www.battlewiki.com/wiki... : trOmblyj
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      Also, I suck at wiki editing, if anyone wants to assist with design for that page let me know. : trOmblyj
      • Sure, why not :) : ejectorpod
    • How can we tell how long they've been inactive for? I'm not seeing anything obvious in the galaxy screen ... : Tincan
  • Does inactive mean undefended? Or should you always send an espionage ship before a cargo ship? : boofy
  • Sent! I am fucking afraid of the SERBIA and SGA dudes in my system :( : moogle
• Almost 222 shackers in the alliance now, that's insane. : dravalen
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  im started up in universe 15, how do i join the group? : zagzig32
  • Click on alliance, search for 'shack', submit application : trOmblyj
• Nieldo and I have a inactive right in our galaxy (202). This is gonna be some great ownage. Im liking my ... : Reeves
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  What does (iI) mean on the Galaxy page for my System? (Thats a little then a big I ) : Githyanki
  • i = inactive I = inactive more than 28 days : trOmblyj
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  First probe scanning me: A foreign fleet from planet New Houston [2:168:7] was sighted near your planet X : mem
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    Ugh, that's right in my galaxy as well. : dravalen
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      Going to send a probe that way, as soon as I get tech for it. And then smallish attack fleet. : mem
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        Another probe. Looks like I'm going to get visitors soon: 07-04 01:57:13 Space monitoring Espionage : mem
        • Looks like I'm getting scouted as well: A foreign fleet from planet New Houston [2:168:7] was sighted... : dravalen
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          What are you points at? They can't attack if you are below 5000, I thought? : Zhaneel
          • someone with more than 5000 cannot attack you. : Githyanki

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  Doom II > Doom I : riptyde
  • I disagree with this only in that Doom 2 didn't blow away Doom 1. 2 was clearly better with more enemies... : Chod
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  Quake 2 > Quake 1 : Str8Dog
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    Ohh, you stepped in it. : brickmatt
    • I agree with him, FWIW. : Wadmaasi
  • we can never be friends :( : cygnus
  • That's like saying paralyzed Christopher Reeve is better than non-paralyzed Christopher Reeve. : tomservo
  • i want to kill you with a q-tip : burning eye
  • You all know he's right. : Sexpansion Pack
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  Street Fighter 2 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Street Fighter 1 : My Documents
  • Also, ZoE2 > ZoE, WOXL > WO, RE4 > RE*.* : My Documents
  • SF2:HF > SF2. And RE4 > RE is cheating, that's a reinvention of the series. : brickmatt
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  TF2 > TF (I'm predicting) : pun][sher
  • They only had what, 12 years to get it right? : famine101
• Civ4 > Alpha Centauri : Jonathan
• Mortal Kombat II > Mortal Kombat : pun][sher
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  Diablo2 stomps a mudhole in D1 : Entity
  • Fuck, good one. I knew I was forgetting a Blizzard game. : brickmatt
• it's a trap!! : dodob
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  Duke 3d > Duke Nukem 2 : tomservo
  • Duke Nukem Forever > * : TheArtMan
• Shack 2.0 > Shack : multisync
• I'd have to say HL2 > HL1. HL1 clearly one of the greatest games evar though. : skinlab133
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  Half-Life 2: Episode One : Chris Remo
  • (from HL2 I mean) : Chris Remo
  • Episode One didn't have a land boat :( : tomservo
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    no fucking way man. you need to play HL2 again, seriously. : pyide
    • I just started again, HL2 really is awesome. I think I'm having even more fun with it this time. : thaperfectdrug
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    it wasn't a sequel. It was great, but it was the original hl2 in reverse and in half the gameplay. : dedgecko
    • How is it "not a sequel"? : Chris Remo
• Castlevania:SotN > The earlier ones : mindmann
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  Age of Empires 2 > Age of Empires Daggerfall > Arena Deus Ex 2 > Deus Ex (j/k tomservo) Diablo 2 > Dia... : GrimmyD
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    your fucken ded : tomservo
    • what about his fucken ded? : mrfunky3000
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  Red Alert is a good example. Its does so much better than the first C&C it isn't funny. : Tincan
  • Yeah, C&C felt like a beta compared to Red Alert. : tomservo
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  Super Mario 64 is the game in that series that blew away it's predecessors, imo. I was floored the first... : lefthighkick
  • Also: Tekken 2 > Tekken 1 : lefthighkick
  • 64 is a complete reinvention, but I still like Super Mario World so much more. : brickmatt
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  Super Mario Bros. 2 > Super Mario Bros. Juuuuuust kidding. Sonic 2 > Sonic, and 3 is the best. : helvetica
  • no, actually you are right :D let the nerd rage cometh : p4ck3tloss
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  Half Life 2: Episode 2 > HL2, Yoshi's Island > Super Mario World (I know I'm going to get a lot of disagr... : Serpico74
  • I mean episode 1 : Serpico74
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    I agree with all of these I'm conflicted about the Zelda one though. I know that LTTP is a more impre... : Chris Remo
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      Zelda and Metroid were both ridiculously groundbreaking games. Nothing like either game existed before, a... : Serpico74
      • Agreed the originals were great for what they did but the sequels mentioned Super Metroid and LTTP just t... : Chod
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    you & remo honestly believe episode 1 "blows away" half life 2? it's not THAT good. it's just more HL2, a... : pyide
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      Yeah I think these shackers are overenthusiastic. Ep2 is probably gonna kick some decent ass, but Ep1 was... : SpaecKow
      • i first thought aftermath was fantastic, if a little short. after replaying HL2 though, the flaws in epis... : pyide
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      Minute for minute I think it is the best game Valve has made so far. It is everything they have learned d... : Serpico74
      • that's crazy talk to me. i don't exactly hate aftermath, but i definitely don't think it's valve's best g... : pyide
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      It's not "just more HL2." It's a significant step up in design and pacing from HL2. I enjoyed it much m... : Chris Remo
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        I felt it was 'step-sideways' as they definitely improved on established styles of encounters and puzzles... : eskimo spy
        • that's a great way to describe it. i wish i had your abilities of putting thoughts into words. : pyide
        • Escort missions, new to HL2: EP1? Do you not remember the scientists from HL1? : brickmatt
      • the pacing of episode 1 was so wacky. from the slow reactor & zombie flashlight sections, to the lame es... : pyide
• Warcraft 3 > 1 & 2 Super Monkey Ball 2 > 1 Ghouls N Ghosts > Ghosts N Goblins GTA3 > 1 & 2 (heres to ... : Jayx77
• i want to say freespace 2 > freespace 1. : pyide
• Fallout 2 > Fallout 1 That's right I said it What do you think? I think screw you pal! Also, Cry... : SpaecKow
• Thief 2 > Thief 1 Diablo 2 > Diablo 1 : Omning
• Godfather 2 > Godfather : TheArtMan
• San Andreas > Vice City > GTA3 : Masem
• Jagged Alliance 2 : kill9
• Doom 2 > Doom : sm00v3d
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  I thought Tie Fighter > X-Wing : FushigiDenki
  • Also, FF6 > FF1-5 : FushigiDenki
• Metal Gear 2 > Metal Gear (Note: Not talking about the Solid series or the butchered NES versions) Pap... : DOOManiac
• Phantasy Star 2 > Phantasy Star 1 (if that doesn't work Phantasy Star IV > Phantasy Star III) Street of ... : Rag and Bone Man
• NEW ER > OLD ER. Make the move ladies : mista mista
• TIE Fighter > X-Wing ? : porp

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  me, mike, portax, and askedrelic are roomies! : dahanese
  • yeah, but nobody care about j00 fgts. : nyranger66
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  not i! : multisync
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    stop thread shitting, plz. : nyranger66
    • multisync would cease to exist! : ThomW
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  i'll probably show up that saturday : pandastrong
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    Come pick me up. >:( : Rauol Duke
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      i'll pick you up from DFW airport, since its like 30 minutes away from me. : pandastrong
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        That I might take you up on. If I come out, I'll probably fly in that Friday and out that Sunday. : Rauol Duke
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          Hard. Core. : Ajax
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            Ive gone farther to get shitted up pretty brutally. Plus there might be nudity. I like naked ladies. : Rauol Duke
            • See? I'm right there with you on that one. The jetlag and the hangovers are but a small price to pay for ... : Ajax
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  Driving up on the Wednesday : Jonathan
  • greatest shack name ever : PapaBoo
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    oh yeah, JPB in da house. : nyranger66
    • I'm not him... http://www.shacknews.com/profile.x?person=watersign is : Jonathan
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      I wish I was. )c: Someone wanna pay my way in? : WaterSign
      • Is it ok if pretend to be you? : Jonathan
      • QuakeCon is free. should be, anways. never been before, myself : RikiTiki2
• I plan on it, but I have to let the prof. I'm doing work for know about it : RikiTiki2
• Me and totenjaeger are rooming with fletch and evildolemite. It's going to be wild!!! : baronzemo78
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  I'll go, but I'm not going out to look at titties with y'all. : dognose
  • I'm not sure anyone's going to look at titties at this point. : Jonathan
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    You going to themelon's home bash? : EvilDolemite
    • Probably! I don't drink though :( : dognose
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      Can I possibly bum a ride from you to this event? I was planning on going. : baronzemo78
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        I might not be able to drive myself, but if someone can drive us back, or if we crash at his place, sure. : EvilDolemite
        • Yeah, I plan on getting blitzed so we can figure it out. : baronzemo78
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    What do you have against titties? : Ajax
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      He's vegan : geedeck
      • Oh yeah... That's right. :( : Ajax
• i'll be there along with hirez and whoever else is our roommate. i think there's still room for one more... : Korban
• I will be there, with roommates Helter Skelter, rosewood, and ra1n. Gay. : Deathlove
• I am going! still one spot available in my room! hawt! : hirez
• Sadly, the one time I attended Quakecon I wasn't an active shacker. And I don't see being able to attend ... : mancide
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  I suppose I'll go, sheesh : action roommate
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    Don't try to front on us like you've got some other less-nerdy shit to do that week. : Ajax
    • He might have to clear his schedule for some door punching time. : EvilDolemite
  • At least you're still a true Dallasite. : EvilDolemite
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  Blizzcon or bust! : rudds
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    Oh that's fucking weak, yo. I hope you get rolled in the parking lot by an ill-tempered Murloc patrol. : Ajax
    • I goes where they tells me. plus i really gotta play starcraft 2 : rudds
• \8======D/ : rosewood
• bump 4 nite crew : nyranger66