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  A proposal has been set for that, prior to 5,000 points, those near the end of noobie protection stop fur... : ejectorpod
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    We would need to get some dedicated people to go along with this, we may have 200+ in the alliance, but i... : sesmaster
    • Even 40 dedicated shackers should be a significant threat to these guys, amirite? : ejectorpod
    • i'm ok with this plan. if we can get ~50 people to get to to that level, and emerge at once, it'll be a g... : mindmann
    • This is a great idea. I would be in on this. : whippy
    • I'd be down with this. : helvetica
    • I would be down for this. I only have 40 points so far, so yeah. : SusanTD
    • I'm in. : lefthighkick
    • This idea is awesome, I'm in. Definitely build silos to stockpile up a massive strategic reserve of resou... : Fail_Safe
    • those of us who end up waiting should plan very carefully in setting up defenses well before the 5000 mar... : edgewise
  • What would the halting point be? 4500? 4800? Smaller? Larger? : mindfuck
  • so 5k points is the safety zone? how do I get points? just based on what I built? : enigmatic
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    I think the upper echelon of players that are near 5,000 pts should be sort of guinea pigs to get things ... : ImageOmega
    • yeah just like UD. we had people that were very helpful to the newer players on build order and what to ... : papaskot
  • Man, when we get going we are going to come down like the wrath of an angry god. : Fred Garvin
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  How long should it take me to get to the point of sending fleets out for attacking? 2 days? a week? shoul... : sesmaster
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    Creating fleets takes 2-3 dayish, if you go with the Clay's buildplan. And it might be good to create cou... : mem
    • link to Clay's buildplan? : YamatoTwinkie
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  So it looks like we are getting scouted in 2:181, both me and mem have had probes sent to our planets. : dravalen
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    you can tell? : mindmann
    • You get a message, yeah. : dravalen
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  Can we invade inactive vacation'ed planets? Some dude has 2 planets in the same galaxy as and_hillbilly a... : packav
  • vacation = off-limits but also not generating any resources for the owner. : mindfuck
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  can someone send me a message in-game? anything will do.... : zipper76
  • How do you do that? : Fred Garvin
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    done! : daedraug
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      thank you very much! : zipper76
      • Did you reply? I think messages vanish if you go to the overview screen without reading them :( : daedraug
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  Hell, inactive planets? I only have the one. : Fred Garvin
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    Hey, I just added a robot factory and research facility. Is it worth plowing resources into these? : Fred Garvin
    • You'll need them soon enough, but prematurely building them will decrease your production capacity in the... : ann thracks
    • Yes. You need 2 robots to get access to Shipyard. : mikefr24
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      Honestly I wouldn't bother until you're sitting pretty at 10 metal, 7 crystal, 5 deut and 10 solar. It ma... : mindfuck
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        I am actually pretty close to that now. So I jumped the gun a bit, but not much. : Fred Garvin
        • Nice. I only say that because I wish I hadn't bought them so early and just kept grinding away at the res... : mindfuck
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    He means other inactives in your own solar system, not planets that you own. : SusanTD
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      i.e. TARGETS : mindfuck
      • Gotcha. Well, I'd have to get off my own planet first. : Fred Garvin
• I just signed up and sent a request to join the shack alliance : tunis5000
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  Hehehe geedeck is my neighbuor. : Fred Garvin
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    prepare for teh space aids! : Visceral Monkey
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      I was thinking SPACE MADNESS would come first and there is no way he's getting my beloved ice cream bar t... : Fred Garvin
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        Ren & Stimpy reference? : ImageOmega
        • Give this man a prize! : Fred Garvin
  • I know! I'm excited, I think we've got a good little system with room for expansion and not too many host... : geedeck
• Ohshi... 1200 Deut for level 2 Combustion. That's gonna take awhile. : mindfuck
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  GET ON IRC - irc.onlinegamesnet.net - #ShackHorde Download mIRC and join the server irc.onlinegamesnet : ImageOmega
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    im a mirc new, i idle in a specific server all day, can i connect to this one too? ie, can you connect t... : papaskot
    • Yes papa...you can open multiple servers at once. From where you type in your text type in this: /s... : ImageOmega
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    Or just connect using Trillian. : Ride-My-Rocket
    • Or Opera! : daedraug
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  I *just* finished my space port but I have no idea what to do next. Research lab? More mines? Solar Sats?... : Visceral Monkey
  • more mines - get your metal up to about 700-900 per hour, crystal up to about 300-400 per hour, and deut ... : trOmblyj
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  so once I'm low on resources I just have to wait it out for a while? : tunis5000
  • yeah, which isn't really that bad compared to games like Urban Dead where you'd do stuff for 5-10 mins an... : ImageOmega
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  heh this dude: everybodyPANIC [[2:168:7]] http://uni15.ogame.org/game/galaxy.php?galaxy=2&system=168&p... : deviantpaul
  • Link doesn't work for me, but lol. : Fred Garvin
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    text of message please! : trOmblyj
    • 07-04 03:05:35 Space monitoring Espionage action A foreign fleet from planet New Houston [2:168:7] wa... : radula
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      "You guys can't possibly cover every single attack made on your alliance members. This isn't an insult, i... : deviantpaul
      • Our vengeance will be swift and brutal and stuff. : Fred Garvin
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        Reasonable, but he's still nominated himself as our first victim. : lefthighkick
        • yeah, I don't think this guy understands that we basically operate as a highly coordinated hive-mind. : mechanicalgrape
      • Haha, so tell him to JOIN us. : Visceral Monkey
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        Amazing, actually seems a bit apprehensive. : daedraug
        • i would expect a level of apprehension when proposing an attack against a clan that big : mindmann
      • can someone espionage probe this guy? : radula
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        We can't cover every single attack... now. Of course, we outnumber his alliance 200-to-whatever... and w... : Ride-My-Rocket
        • My thoughts exactly. : lefthighkick
      • A marked man. : helvetica
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        Wait... so, can we get raided below 5000? I just re-read http://ogame.wikia.com/wiki/Newbie_Protection : Zhaneel
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          According to the bit right under the "The Rule of Fives," it sounds like newbies within the 20% range of ... : helvetica
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            Yep. : Ride-My-Rocket
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              So should I set up a rocket launcher so I'm not wide open? I just started 2 days ago. I'm at 8,7,4,9 an... : ann thracks
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                i dunno i put one up just now out of paranoia : supermonkeyballz
                • I would try not to have any big stocks of resources laying around. Use it up as soon as you can. : trove
      • he talks pretty big for being a newbie just like us. : Frozen Pixel
      • He's right, but his alliance can't cover 1200+ small raids a day, either. ;-) Remind him of this, ask him... : MaJeStu
  • haha, great : papaskot
  • ha, did you do anything to provoke this guy? : burgertime
  • i'm in the next system, he sent an espionage probe to me already. but I have two rocketlaunchers ready, a... : radula
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    keep in mind that we can be attacked by players with less than 5,000 points, not exactly sure where the l... : lefthighkick
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      Do defenses count as points or only the resources spent on them? : Zhaneel
      • I'm pretty sure it's just the resources you spend on them. I certainly hope so, b/c I plan on making Pla... : lefthighkick
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    KILL HIM! : NFXFSX
    • KILL NUKE HIM! Thereyago. Fixed it for you. : Solstice
• my initial thoughts on this game sort of reminds me of Planetarion. [which I played before it was pay to... : captfarrell
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  I'm ready to join, what universe? : FushigiDenki
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    We're all on 15! : helvetica
    • Excellent, planet Ylab-Haxsa Theta is mine!! (1:77:5) : FushigiDenki
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    Arright, I joined, and Shootis Maximus has requested entry in the Shackhorde Alliance. : hoopfam4
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      I got your request - click on alliance and search for 'shack' then fill out app. : trOmblyj
      • Done, and done. Thank you kind sir! : hoopfam4
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  My galaxy has a total of 10 people. 2 stronger than the newbies, two people on vacation, one newbie, and... : Lionhart32935
  • Mine has one guy that has three planets colonialized and two other dudes with two planets of their own, a... : Silent Jay
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  Ran my first raid. Sent my lone small cargo ship two systems over to hit a low-ranked inactive player. ... : trOmblyj
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    Stiring up trouble with our neighbors already? ;) : Visceral Monkey
    • Not the ones we should fear. Only the unaligned, possible abandoned newbie players that gave up after bu... : trOmblyj
  • today marks the start. : tomatoactivator
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    how did you know he didnt have defenses? espionage probes need: shipyard 3, combustion 3, espionage 2. ... : radula
    • I browsed over 2 systems. His planet name was homeworld and he was ranked in the 2800's. I figured if h... : trOmblyj
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    So, he's someone else farm and has low/no deut production. But better than nothing. Didn't quite make... : Zhaneel
    • not this time, but there are three other inactives there, the next one I'll hit is ranked a little bit hi... : trOmblyj
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  You know, I was gonna avoid this game, but shit. What the hell. I sent my request for an invite. Let's... : Rotten Deadite
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    We need a space zombies game. : Visceral Monkey
    • Yum, 3-brained aliens... : daedraug
  • I've been playing UD since the Horde disbanded, but I'm finally getting tired of it. =\ : Ride-My-Rocket
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  Shackhorde: Some of us are currently conducting small raids with small cargo ships on inactive, low rank... : trOmblyj
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    Ranked above, as in, people ranked like 2600 etc? Or people ranked 2400 etc? : Vantage
    • 2500, 2600, etc. : Ride-My-Rocket
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      players ranked 2500 - 3000 The closer you get to 2500, the more stuff they'll likely have (and possibl... : trOmblyj
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        so raids aren't considered a form of attack? WIll the person know that they've been raided (and by who... : edgewise
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          yes. this is why we are picking on people not as advanced as we are. : trOmblyj
          • and it is an attack. : trOmblyj
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    MISSION ACCOMPLISHED The attacker has won the battle! He captured 1.666 metal, 1.666 crystal, and 1.... : NFXFSX
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      Doesn't seem like big winnings? : FushigiDenki
      • that's still a nice chunk of deuterium : Frozen Pixel
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        Deut is worth about 2x what metal is worth, so it actually is a great haul. : trOmblyj
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          Yep, that's ~12 hours of a normal deut haul. : Ride-My-Rocket
          • right, i'm making 90 deut/hour, so thats like 18 hours for me. : trOmblyj
    • Oh sweet! : Ride-My-Rocket
    • And so it begins. : Visceral Monkey
    • Thats a huge amount of deuterium. Metal isn't that much but the crystal is worth it too. Aside from the c... : Tincan
    • what was your fleet? 1 cargo ship? worth sending a fighter along if you have one? : radula
    • thats the maximum a small cargo can carry! send more next time :P : radula
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      Nice job. How did you go about picking your target? : mindfuck
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        He looked on his Galaxy screen, in his system, and found an inactive planet. Here is his system: http:/... : trOmblyj
        • Ah okay I was assuming he attacked outside of his galaxy. I've got no one inactive in mine so I'm going t... : mindfuck
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  Can you build and research at the same time? : SeaLlama
  • Yes. : trOmblyj
  • you cant upgrade research while its researching, but you can build mines and research at the same time, y... : radula
• Planet Somnio. [2:237:12] How do I get into the shackhorde? : knitemare
• under "alliance", search for "Shack" : YamatoTwinkie
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  damn 32 minutes to upgrade to lvl 9 solar : Jayx77
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    same here, in about 40 min, I'll start on solar-9. Have metal-7, crystal-5, deut-4, solar-8 as of now. : edgewise
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      I'm at metal-8 crystal-6 deuterium-3 solar-8.5 robotic-1 research-2 but I havent researched any... : Jayx77
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        How are you 8.5 on solar? : Jonathan
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          hax I am halfway upgraded to 9, actually I am 9 now : Jayx77
          • If you look at technology, you will notice that after researching a few key things, you can unlock a fusi... : Sanityjr
  • Add a robotics factory. IT cut down on my construction time. : Fred Garvin
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  man, i have to remember all the time to fix up my area. : dahanese
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    I hear waxing is better than shaving! But painful in tender areas. : thaperfectdrug
    • i agree, but dude, ingrown hairs. :-( but back to the ogame, i'm on like level 3. : dahanese
  • omg : trOmblyj
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  reading this, i couldn't help but think of the shack http://board.ogame.org/thread.php?threadid=280470... : Mmmmmoo
  • Yeah, I can't wait until someone actually discovers us and makes a post about it. I've been searching too... : mechanicalgrape
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  CODE RED ALERT A hostile fleet from everybodyPANIC from planet New Houston [2:168:7] is approaching pl... : NFXFSX
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    Shit, I don't think we have any resources to do much yet at this point. Is Scarred One in our Alliance? T... : Visceral Monkey
    • That's NFXFSX's planet :( : ejectorpod
    • Scarred One is my planet. :( : NFXFSX
  • Thank god that is far away from eme. : FushigiDenki
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    hi NFXFSX how r ur defenses? : Silent Jay
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      He's scrambling to set them up right now, he has about 2 hours until the attack. : vynn
      • Is he good on resources at least? : Silent Jay
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    guess he didnt like my 2 rocket launcher defense network! i got your back buddy! : radula
    • The man from down under saves the day! : FushigiDenki
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    I'm stocking up on rocket launchers as fast as I can but have 2 hours until attack. : NFXFSX
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      i'll rush up to espionage probes so we can get a good look at his defence, send in an organised attack. ... : radula
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        i need research +1, espionage +2, shipyard +1 and combustion +1 to even get probes. should I do that, or... : radula
        • I'd say do it. The horde needs probes, stat. Take some time and build some defenses, but I think we have ... : MaJeStu
      • Ditto, lets smash this guy to pieces. : dravalen
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    MESSAGE FROM THE HOSTILE FLEET The meaning is this: I spied on you, found that your resources had accu : NFXFSX
    • Yea, he just made the list. : Visceral Monkey
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      Tell him he's now on your list. : mechanicalgrape
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        lol, 200 newbie raiders attacking this poor guy day in, day out. : radula
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          RMR is actually in the same system as this guy, lol. We can just tear him apart. : ejectorpod
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            i'm in the next system, i saw his fleet fly past... but need phalanx on a moon to target moving fleets! : radula
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              how does that work? do you just get a message saying his fleet passed by? : Mmmmmoo
              • yep, in my messages: 07-04 06:50:45 Space monitoring Espionage action A foreign fleet from planet Ne... : radula
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    THREAT LEVEL HAS BEEN LOWERED The hostile fleet has retreated! : NFXFSX
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      why? :O : DrFlammable
      • He sent some probes while his fleet was in route. I guess he noticed my shiny new Rocket Launchers waitin... : NFXFSX
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        Maybe he decided against angering an Alliance of 200+ newbies. : moogle
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          too bad it's too late for that. =/ : mindmann
          • Oh for sure. He's right fucked. : moogle
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            Yeah, he's gonna be proper fucked in a few weeks. : Ride-My-Rocket
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              What's the shack verdict on bashing? We doing it? I'm rolling up my first heavy fighters right now for th... : MaJeStu
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                Bashing gets us banned. : Zhaneel
                • That's actually bannable? I should've read closer. I thought it was more in the "unwritten rule" vein. Is... : MaJeStu
              • what is bashing? : multisync
        • hahahah : Mondo
  • how can you be attacked? aren't you still under noob protection? : edgewise
  • I think we've found ourselves our first target, folks. Once we start accumulating military might, this g... : Ride-My-Rocket
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    A hostile fleet from everybodyPANIC from planet New Houston [2:168:7] is approaching planet Hyperion [2:1... : VinnieTheSquid
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      Spend some of it one defense to hit him? : Zhaneel
      • I now have a couple of rocket launchers if he actually shows up. : VinnieTheSquid
    • haha thats my planet. What happen!! : jigstah
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  First Tactical Engagement Victory for the Shack! Fellow Shackers, I engaged in my first tactical missi : ejectorpod
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    FOR APPELFLAPPEN! : Visceral Monkey
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      FOR WINDMILLS!!!! : FushigiDenki
      • FOR CHICKS!!!!! : Mondo
  • FOR CHICKS WITH TITS! : supermonkeyballz
  • SHACKHORDE: IT GETS YOU DEUTERIUM! : Ride-My-Rocket
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  2 hours till I either taste my first victory, or my first defeat. Just launched a small cargo ship at an... : Kniggit
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    i had rocket launchers pretty early, you guys are game sending out cargo to unknown planets. : radula
    • Yeah, this guy has a rating below mine, and I just barely squeezed out a ship, so I'm hoping I'll be ok. ... : Kniggit
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    VICTORY!! got 1.666 metal/crystal/deuterium out of the haul! : Kniggit
    • thats the 2nd max haul... i think we should be sending 2 cargos on raids. : radula
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  how come it says I have 38 messages and when I go to my messages I have none? Also, how did you guys ... : edgewise
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    I got a message and than posted it in the IRC channel. : NFXFSX
    • than then : NFXFSX
  • We hang in the IRC dude, join us. : ejectorpod
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  should I build cargo, or light fighter, or push for espionage probes? : radula
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    Cargo : NFXFSX
    • 1500 more metal i can get a cargo AND light fighter. already have computing 1, so i can fly both at the ... : radula
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  5k seems to far off, I've been pounding away at the minerals for the past 2 days and I'm at 12 points. I... : devi| dog
  • to was supposed to be = so, which changes my whining to a lesser degree. : devi| dog
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    You could always pay for a Geologist! : FushigiDenki
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      I was reading on the OGame wiki that players who hire officers get hunted down mercilessly when it's disc... : mechanicalgrape
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        Is it possible to detect in-game? : FushigiDenki
        • http://officerhunter.isgreat.org/ : mechanicalgrape
      • Talk about hijacking the developers attempts to get more income. : Jonathan
• Lancia Sanctum (i I) Robitonija (i I v) [2:218:12] : Snif DeCrac
• i was just thinking maybe we should disband until we all "level" up..... : supermonkeyballz
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  Non-Shack systems 10 from me (2.169): 2.159 - 2.161 2.162 -shacked 2.163 - 2.167 2.168- shacked 2.16 : radula
  • 2.163 and 2.164 have targets around the 2200 point mark. : radula
• why didnt you assholes tell me you use up resources looking at the galaxies and stuff gay........... = ( : Break
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  Attention: System 2:207 has a debris field and 2 inactives that are in our newb attack range. : trove
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    is it safe to harvest debris fields? does the planet attack you? : radula
    • I'm not sure, but there's a nearby debris field in my system that I plan on raiding tomorrow. It has alm... : ejectorpod
    • No it doesn't but you need recyclers. : trove
    • They might, but we'd need harvesters, which are a bit further off. : Zhaneel
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    This is great! Im in 2:202:8 and have been searching long and hard for some targets.. I have one inactive... : Reeves
    • Oh shi nvm.. They are ranked 746 and 1687... Uh yea not even I can conquer that shit. : Reeves
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  I just applied. WTF am I doing. : brickmatt
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    Aaaaaaaand I'm next to some asshole who's ranked 17. Well, fuck. : brickmatt
    • Dont worry, it will be a long time before he can touch you. It will be at least 2 days of building resou... : Githyanki
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    I'm following this guide: http://board.ogame.org/thread.php?threadid=58 : Rotten Deadite
    • Word. : brickmatt
• Good morning, thread. I love waking up to a mountain of resources... : lefthighkick
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  July 4th AM Update I've added information to, as well as updated the format of, the Known Inactive Pla : Ride-My-Rocket
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    i hit, 2:163:12, captured 936 metal, 90 crystal, and 20 deuterium and have targets, 2:172:11, and 2:168:... : radula
    • Sounds like that planet's tapped. : Ride-My-Rocket
  • praying preying : Ride-My-Rocket
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    If you send two cargo ships to a planet at once does that count as one attack for the day or two? Im gett... : Tincan
    • Two cargo ships in one fleet = one attack. Two cargo ships in two separate fleets (i.e. sent separately)... : Ride-My-Rocket
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    I just created a dude on Uni15, player name "Jonathus" : Magus
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      Join the shack alliance! What system are you in? My homeworld is 2.243.11 (galaxy 2, system 243, planet... : Vantage
      • 2, 250, 12 here :) sent you a buddylist request : Magus
  • One of your fleets (Small Cargo:1 ) returns from [2:201:9] to twokings [2:198:12] . The fleet is deliveri : mindfuck
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  GET ON IRC - irc.onlinegamesnet.net - #ShackHorde Download mIRC and join the server irc.onlinegamesnet : ImageOmega
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    are there any web based clients we can use for this? Don't feel like downloading one... : lapskaus
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      http://ircatwork.com/cgi-bin/irc/irc.cgi : NFXFSX
      • I'm using http://www.chriscole.info/cgiirc/irc.cgi as ircatwork seems to have too many connections curren... : boofy
  • chris?? is that you? : belal
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  HOT TIP: Build as soon as you can. Don't wait for the next day when you have piles of resources. Upgrade ... : graincloud
  • Yeah, if you have piles of resources sitting around, makes you a target for raiding. : trove
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    While this is optimal, I personally suggest not setting alarms in the middle of the night. It is 'just a... : Zhaneel
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      instead pay 4 bucks for commander. this gives you a build queue. 4 bucks for a good night sleep are defin... : Neech
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        4 bucks total or per month? : dahanese
        • per month : NFXFSX
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        http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=14697877#itemanchor_14697877 : devi| dog
        • meh, I was trying to be helpful, but I'm not sure those look up features have anything to do with the com... : devi| dog
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        It sucks though because if you don't have enough resources to continue the queue it doesn't pause the que... : Vantage
        • ughh and i just grabbed it cause i thought i could queue stuff up right away and whenj i had the resource... : supermonkeyballz
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  fun game to do in between breaks at work, but the interface kinda sucks. I don't even know how to read... : Anti_dentite
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    The messages are borked. : Zhaneel
    • Completely and utterly borked. : MaJeStu
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  oh man it takes Deuterium to look at other systems, which I would have known that :( : shortbuscaptain
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    =( We've tried posting a few times. 10 deut/look. : Zhaneel
    • I'll add that to the main chatty text next time we start a fresh post. : trOmblyj
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  wtf, I keep losing Deuterium. how is that happening? : swoopx
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    Are you browsing around and looking at galaxies that aren't your own? Every look costs 10 Deut to "scan" ... : mindfuck
    • =[ yes. : swoopx
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  Now the dude from planet [2:168:7] that's been scanning everybody else has sent probes to my planet. W... : Zero|DPX
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    I'm planning on building rockets asap despite what some of the build guides say. How can you tell if som... : FushigiDenki
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      A message is sent to you. : NFXFSX
      • I keep getting notifications that I have new messages, but then when I check my inbox there's nothing the... : Vantage
    • TIP FOR ALL: Having a fleet makes you a target; fleets leave debris fields, which are the primary target ... : MaJeStu
  • He actually sent an attacking fleet at me, but retreated once I got some rocket launchers up. : VinnieTheSquid
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  ATTN Shack Alliance Fleet Commanders Subject: Release of Resource Calculator Dissemination: ALCON ... : Fail_Safe
  • Link broken? : noobja
  • giving me a not found error. : Silent Jay
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    Links Fixed! Hopefully Office 97-2003: http://pebui.shackspace.com/Stuff/Ogame/OGame%20Calculator%20O... : Fail_Safe
    • Got it. Thanks. : Zhaneel
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    Big FYI: There were some incomplete equations in the excel sheet which I had to update. The fusion rea... : Fail_Safe
    • Works in OpenOffice too, using the 97-2003 format : Githyanki
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  At what point does it become more economical to build solar satellites vs upgrading your solar plant? : riptyde
  • It doesn't. Satellites will yield maybe 20-30 with a max of 50 energy each, so do the math and you'll see... : mindfuck
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  webpage down for anyone else? : ant_hillbilly
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    Yes... Right before I have to go to work too! : Reeves
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      hmm, im in the chat channel and no one else is having this problem, atleast someone else is other than me... : ant_hillbilly
      • Yeah, it's down here too. : devi| dog
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        Try this: http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:8vXv7J5UNgoJ:www.ogame.org/+ogame&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=uk... : NFXFSX
        • Not working fo me. : Zhaneel
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  Got a small cargo ship headed back from it's third successful pillaging mission, too bad now I'll have to... : Kniggit
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    You updating the Battle wiki with the results? I just wanna know which you were hitting so I don't hit w... : Zhaneel
    • Just got Galaxy Tool set up, will be updating soon. : Kniggit
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  http://support.ogame.org/emergency.htm : NFXFSX
  • Can't get in at all :( : Fred Garvin
• i like this a lot more than ud so far....you can actualy play more than once a day : papaskot
• try this if its down for you http://support.ogame.org/emergency.htm : swoopx
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  I'm in now, thanks shack. : brickmatt
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    So is it normal for your solar system to be totally packed? I don't see how I can expand, planets 4-12 a... : brickmatt
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      I think the unpopulated ones are free : Githyanki
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        That's what I mean, they all have someone on them. =( : brickmatt
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          The ones with no planets are available to "Move into" I think. : Githyanki
          • Ah, I think I understand. If there's a slot, even if it looks empty, there's probably a planet there I c... : brickmatt
  • zagzig, work on your fucking planet. I don't want hobos for neighbors. : brickmatt
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  Where do my rocket launchers show up in my profile? I built one earlier today and I'm just trying to see... : stump
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    Under Defense, in the text for rocket launcher, You will see the # available. : Githyanki
    • Oh that's it. I thought that was how many were available for purchase. Thanks! : stump
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  has anyone colonized a new planet? when should you do it? and where? in your same system? : swoopx
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    Build a colony ship, hit up a planet in your system. I'd imagine spots 3 and 4 are the money shot. : brickmatt
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      4-6 are the good ones according to the Wiki. 3 is usually quite small. : MaJeStu
      • i'm on spot 5 in my galaxy! : multisync
      • Im default slot 7 for my first, not horrible : oldschoolbob-o
      • 4-6 best 4-9 good everything else is crappy : tomatoactivator
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  ok, is there a thread that tells me wtf this OGame stuff is? : g0nk
  • Think UD crossed with EVE. And a small bitchy community that we're smacking up. : MaJeStu
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  GALAXY TOOL go here: http://www.battlewiki.com/wiki/index.php/Galaxy_Tool_Plugin_Setup and follow the di... : Kniggit
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    and PLEASE UPDATE ESPIONAGE/GALAXY REPORTS To do this go to the Galaxy Tool and select "Insert in Databa... : Kniggit
    • Hello there, almost complete database of everything in Uni 15! Now only if my account would get activa : mem
  • ^ ALL SHACKHORDE MEMBERS NEED TO GET THIS WORKING This saves me a ton of work taking the SM's of inactiv... : trOmblyj
  • done. : dravalen
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    Firefox only? : Flynn
    • yes/no the firefox plugin automates some of the stuff, but you can still look at everything / upload man... : Kniggit
  • Did this earlier. Should be awesome for intel purposes. : moogle
  • Signed up! : helvetica
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    Is this for all the people in the Shack Alliance or just each galaxy? : Fred Garvin
    • For everyone in Shack Alliance. : mem
    • Ideally everyone. : Kniggit
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    Signed up, but I don't wanna get on IRC. : brickmatt
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      Did someone hook me up? : brickmatt
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        You are activated. : trOmblyj
        • Thanks, I just sent some info. What do the left and right buttons on galaxy tool do? : brickmatt
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    i need someone to activate me and i don't really want to load irc for it. : dahanese
    • RMR says you're all set : ejectorpod
    • Ditto here! Login is Stigmar Thanks! : Ojalo1982
    • irc smells, but I'm registered! : SeaLlama
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    Signed up. Someone want to activate me? (Vantage) : Vantage
    • all set vantage : trOmblyj
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    ACTIVATION PEEPS There are four admins working on activating people on the Galaxy Tool site - we will ge... : trOmblyj
    • Roger - do we need to keep informing you here when we sign up? Signed up! : lefthighkick
    • If you need activation, message me on the IRC channel. : NFXFSX
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  is the site down for anyone else? : Anti_dentite
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    It was for me. It redirected me to emergency login page, where I had to choose ochip.org 15 and then logi... : Flynn
    • I tried that but I get some error in german. : Anti_dentite
  • Link to emergency logon page can be found on our wiki : trOmblyj
• REQUEST FOR EVERYONE I'm trying to keep OGame links in my profile, so they're all there in case people... : ejectorpod
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  When I pulled up the screen for my fleet whether to attack or transport, I don't know which one to click ... : mini-sanity
  • Attack is for plundering. Yarr! : mem
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  when i log onto ogame it might say i have 10 or 30 messages, but when i click on it there is nothing.. an... : QMS|superdave
  • Yes, messagingsystem on the game sucks. If someone is attacking or spying on you, those should show. You'... : mem
  • We all get it from time to time. Don't worry. : NFXFSX
  • thats because the in game messaging is teh suck : trOmblyj
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  Does everyone understand how the Galaxy Tool works? Once you've configured it per the instructions on th... : trOmblyj
  • I figured the centre button eventually but what do the left/right ones do other than dupe the controlls a... : e1ghtball
  • Does using the galaxy tool to browse neighboring systems consume Deuterium? : ann thracks
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  http://ogame.wikia.com/wiki/Alliance_Combat_System Dammit, this would have been perfect for us, but on... : Mister Groin
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    Damn, that would be nice. Not sure how we're going to coordinate attacks/defense as it stands. Just mas... : Vantage
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      Why don't we restart in a newer Universe? We've been at this, what, a week? Fuckit. : brickmatt
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        No way, already spent my $4 for a commander. :( : Vantage
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          You'll be the first against the wall. =( : brickmatt
          • They can't tell if you have a commander or not. It's only when it affects production or espionage and wh... : Vantage
• The Hostile Planet of New Houston If you find a hostile fleet coming from the planet, build Rocket Lau... : NFXFSX
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  HO HO HO, now I have a rocket launcher. : edgewise
  • I accidentally built 3 trying to figure out how to cancel the first 2 I ordered. : DarkWolf5
  • wow, that was fast : FushigiDenki

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  i've been playing it. its pretty awesome for a beta TK'ers can go to hell though, thats my only gripe ab... : X-GOUKI
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    is it like CS? : ImageOmega
    • Not at all. It's more like the Project Reality mod for BF2. : scanline
• It's probably good, as it's already the 3rd most popular HL2 mod (behind cstrike and dod). : zehh
• It sucks. The end. : Albemuth
• It sucks. Horrible map design and some balance problems. But it has a very nice presentation. Some "re... : Nitrium
• Looks fun. downloading now, but any chance we can get this up on fileshack? : voodooraze
• It really needs to show you if you the kills as they happen. If RO had this. There isn't any gratificat... : D45hiz
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  Many people say it sucks, it sure does with a bunch of ass hats running around like it's a quake death ma : shortbuscaptain
  • Yeah, it seems that nobody knows how to play it yet, but it has potential. It's pretty but it chugs a li... : VinnieTheSquid
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    Following the 'orders' of a bunch of pimply faced teenagers is not very high on my list of things I enjoy... : Delusional
    • Wow, what kind of games do you normally play? I mean, in BF2 there's this wacky thing called a "Comman : Dslyecxi
  • yea i think in a couple of weeks once everyone figures out wtf is going on it will be much more fun to pl... : eeeealmo
• i played it for a couple of hours last night. I didn't want to voice my opinion here for fear of backlas... : burning eye
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  Yeah, it might be alright one day. I need to know who killed me. I need to know if I shot a guy. TKers... : Wheatloaf
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    if you TK'd in America's Army, the game would disconnect and throw you in jail. : the archvile
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      As much as i like the realism, i simply can't take the TKing right now... It takes one guy to start mowin... : VencieraX
      • How can you even release a game like that without booting those assholes? : Wheatloaf
• If you have HL2, why not download it? It's not perfect, but it has some redeeming qualities. Most of the ... : Dslyecxi
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  Any shackers playing this right now? I wana play with someone! : voodooraze
  • I'll be checking it out again late on for sure. I'll be sure to make a pre-battle post unless there's alr... : carrioN luggagE
• I'm impressed it got released - especially given that only maybe 1 in 10 mods ever make it to a public re... : johnsto
• I played it for about 30 minutes last night before I fell into bed. Seems fairly promising, but I wish th... : Noobler
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  IT'S AWESOME ONLY NOT! http://www.silentjay.net/shack/ins_almaden0001.jpg : Silent Jay
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    What am I looking for here? : CrustaR
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      Scores of the bottom four blues. Minus score denotes TKing : Silent Jay
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        Man, now I hate Gary Coleman even more. : CrustaR
        • That little bastard aways has to ruin it for the rest of us. : Silent Jay
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    This just in, random internet gamers who have no fear of repercussion often turn into complete faggots! N... : Dslyecxi
    • This comic is probably the most spot on about this http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19 : Chod
  • I played with the top guy on the insurgent side before, he's a cool leader. : Fail_Safe
• It's fun when people work together and know what to do. There's a bunch of bugs that need to be fixed... : AlexXdude
• The sad thing about this game is that the Insurgent side I've played on have been exponentially more coor... : Fail_Safe
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  Server Interest Check I'm considering putting a server up for this temporarily (say, a few days or so,... : Dslyecxi
  • yes please, I'd like to play with shackers and not tking pubbies : xwer
  • I would be interested. : WaterSign
  • sounds good to me. : mista mista
  • Absolutely! However, I'd love to see a rule enforced that any shackers use their shackname while playing.... : GrimmyD
  • Yes, I'd definitely play!! : AlexXdude
  • Yeah, I'm game. Some time on a smaller-scale place to test the water out might be nice. : carrioN luggagE
  • DDOOOOOO IIiiiiTTTTT!!!! : X-GOUKI
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  how do i uninstall this game???? : zagzig32
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    anyone? : zagzig32
    • It doesn't seem to have an uninstaller, so I guess you just need to delete the files in: <steam folder... : ResidualEffect
• I wanna like this mod but it seems WAY to slow and jerky with animations. And the fact that it doesn't to... : Phreakin
• Wow. The general consensus seems that Shackers don't like beta-testing stuff. This kinda makes me sad... : carrioN luggagE

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  Here’s my review of the new Transformers movie I’ll sum it up quickly. It w : Optimus Prime
  • Ouch. I didn't actually read your review since I haven't seen it but your score is much lower than I expe... : Tincan
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    dayum. : edgewise
    • I had a feeling that Michael Bay was going to haul his childhood out back of the barn, pistol whip it int... : steelsamurai
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    I was too old when the original Transformers TV show came out so I never watched it, but its interesting : thaperfectdrug
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      No no, see I watch a TV show called 'Monk' and that guy is the brother of Monk who's had two great perfor... : Optimus Prime
      • I expected more from the Jesus. : thaperfectdrug
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    I agree with this post. : Senor PoopyPants
    • Thank you. I saw the movie at 8pm Monday, got back home around 11 and typed up most of this review for t... : Optimus Prime
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    "He's like an angel!"? I thought he was saying "He won't hurt you!" : / : rabbit003
    • He said that too. here's the trailer where he says the other thing. If that don't work just watch the 2... : Optimus Prime
  • The pissing scene didn't bother me that much, but it did seem weird. It was also very fucking strange for... : dodob
  • 100% agreed. Worse than Spideran 3. Fuck Michael Bay in his shakycam asshole. : Serpico74
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    I agree with all your points BUT I don't have the emotional investment you've got with the Transformers. ... : red2lucas
    • this post I like : RikiTiki2
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      I didn't even get that. 90% of the time, two robots fighting was random clumps of metal grinding against : Serpico74
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        so you finally made up your mind that you didnt like it eh? seems like you just wanted someone else to sa... : ssj4megaman
        • Nope: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=14691031 http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=14691034 I w... : Serpico74
    • Seconded, except I was with someone who was invested in Transformers and watched it as a kid, and he love... : cdbeckman
    • i thought it was awesome and im probably a bigger transformers fan than optimus here no offense... : Chandler55
  • You have a good well thought out review that mirrors most of my points. Good review. : askedrelic
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    I agree, I do think it started out strong though, then gradually declined. : skitzo
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      Also the side story with the (minor spoiler) analyst and the hacker was pointless. : skitzo
      • It was 30 minutes too long, just like Bad Boys 2. : Serpico74
      • no way is an ____________ that hot working for the guvernment. : Skoal^Fyfan
  • i can understand some of your points. however, i rate movies like this under the strenuous criteria o... : xxiv
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    I read your review, and by the criteria of logic you set, even the original series would have a hard time... : pigvomit
    • Exactly! : opengl128
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      By your logic X Men, Spider Man, almost any Batman movies after the 60's and Superman movies would have ... : Jonathan
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        No not at all. Transformers is a totally different ballgame than those comic book movies. They share th... : pigvomit
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          Why do robots need to piss? : Jonathan
          • Ok, a dumb bit of toilet humor, made the kids laugh in the theater, but I didn't get in a huff about it. ... : pigvomit
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            It's called an oil change! : Prozium
            • Yes and the batsuit needed nipples... : Jonathan
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            WHY WAS MEGATRON A F'ING JET INSTEAD OF A BADASS GUN?!?!? AND WHERE WAS SOUNDWAVE?!?! : Skoal^Fyfan
            • I said treat the material with respect not stick to it like a mantra. I, Robot, Men in Black and the Tom ... : Jonathan
          • Why does the Jesus kills puppies? : drbriefs
    • ths 90s jokes and moderation of it totally killed any sort of nostalgia to the 80s man. Optimus - My B : Skoal^Fyfan
    • I join you. : SiW73
  • i agree.. i actually liked the first half of hte movie, but i think they made the "aliens" too accessible... : Antilles_Prime
  • I pretty much agree. I still enjoyed it, but it really could (and should) have been so much better. : Sacred Sperm
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    Haha I knew this movie would suck the ass. That last review was so fucking lol worthy that it actually so... : mega man
    • So a lot of people liked it, and less people hated it, and you say "i knew this movie would suck ass" and... : FushigiDenki
  • lol : Super Sparker
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    I couldn't disagree with you more. The movie absolutely rocked. Your opinion officially sucks from here o... : Sgt_Boomstick
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      Hmm, who to trust on this one...hmm... : EvilDolemite
      • Trust the guy who hated the movie because it sucks donkey balls. : Serpico74
      • I doubt any movie would have pleased someone named Optimus Prime : AllYourBase
  • Fuck that second review. Batman and Robin sucked, and Daddy Day Care rocked. Where does the hate co... : fleabug
  • You're overthinking this way too much. You have to understand that this is Michael Bay...he only gives a ... : lookitzpancakes
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    I hate to say I told you so!!! Stupid designs bugged me to death. I went into the movie hating it alrea... : Edges
    • Or drink 5 beers like some of these other guys probably did :) : Optimus Prime
  • Agreed. Wasn't expecting much, but kinda was disappointed in the end. : Jiven
  • "You can disagree if you like, but I'll just call you a stupid fucking redneck with an I.Q. of 2" For : action wombmate
  • Wow. You were so hyped and went in expecting so much you killed the movie for yourself. You took it so fa : .sticks.
  • :( : voodooraze
  • O_O : rosewood
• I guess you're just a bigger fan than I am. I agree with some of your points, but still, taking it for w... : opengl128
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  Side Track: I'm not sure if it was the theater I was was in, but the sound effects were poor. Anyone els... : skitzo
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    That's funny, because the robot on robot action scenes also looked like a kid in the kitchen banging two : Serpico74
    • I also agree, most of the action sequences were blurry. : skitzo
  • Most of the time I couldn't understand wtf any of the bots were saying. Prime was clear, but everyone els... : five_percent
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    The audio in the theater I saw it in was very very clear. The blackout attack, scorpinok attack, and Sta : pigvomit
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      Damn, I shoulda saw it at the Arclight in Hollywood. :( : skitzo
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        Where did you see it? Theater 1 at The Grove here. : Serpico74
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          AMC in woodland hills after work. =/ : skitzo
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            I knew I shoulda left when I went in and the A/C was turned off. Do you know how uncomfortable it is sit... : skitzo
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              For two and a half hours. :( Ugh, that sucks, especially with the heat we've been having. : Serpico74
              • They actually turned it on 10 minutes into the movie, but i think they cut it out 30 minutes before it en... : skitzo
            • !!!! I would have definitely asked for a refund. : rasputinreborn
  • Your theater. But I agree with Optimus Prime, it was hard to understand what any of the Decepticons said... : SiW73
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  The concept of combining shaky-cam and CGI is perhaps the worst idea to hit Hollywood in the last few yea... : PenicillinX57
  • Seriously, hold a shot and choreograph some action, it's worked great for years! : Serpico74
• I really liked it but I think it's because I didn't over analyis it. Yes it screamed GMC and how can Shi... : kanix
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  AGREE W/ EVERYTHING & just saw it tonight! 4.5 / 10! it fucking sucked was sooo stupid. : Skoal^Fyfan
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    test...ignore this post. : Skoal^Fyfan
    • Too late, your review has been forwarded to rotten tomatoes! : FushigiDenki
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  I thought it was great. These are not the transformers we grew up with. It wasn't what I was expectin... : zen2k
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    This was how I felt as well. It was a fun film, if a bit slow at the beginning. The Autobots definitely s... : DOOManiac
    • Hot Fuzz was 100% awesome. I want it on video now. :( : Serpico74
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  Does John Voight suck in this movie as bad as he did in Pearl Harbour? He was fucking unbearable as FDR,... : treefingers1
  • Can anything in Pearl Harbour NOT suck? That movie was atrociously bad. : Drewus
• I thought Transformers was basically the same formula as Live Free or Die Hard. Some humor, a light plot,... : Clay
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  9.5 / 5: transforming robots smashing shit up, and closes on a smashing pumpkins song : boring gegtik
  • but gegtik does it not rape your childhood. I can't fucking wait to see it. : nomaad
• Anyone who says this movie is worse than Spiderman 3 is just being a bandwagon Bay hater. As Blockbuster ... : pauk111
• For the record I agree with all the points Optimus Prime mentions. But I enjoyed the movie and will be se... : Str8Dog
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  This is the reason Soundwave was NOT in the film http://youtube.com/watch?v=9TYzRanykbQ : VegasX
  • hahaha that is awesomeo! : Str8Dog
  • Holy fuck that was awesome. Hahaha :) : Optimus Prime
  • omg roofles rite here : Jiven
  • Mr. Coffee... : rosewood
  • oh hell naw. he was tearin shit up.... ON THE DANCE FLOOR. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rap-dFtg3K4 : Downforce
  • roofles @ Ravage, get off the couch. I don't know why, but I thought that was the funniest line. : DOOManiac
  • "fucking ipods" hahahahaa : mystifier
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    "I need to get in shape" hahahaha. : steelsamurai
    • also top marks for montage. : steelsamurai
  • Hahah, genius! : ieGod
  • lol@"Ravage...get off the couch" : VegasX
  • Hahahahha: "Beth, eject. Operation: Shut the fuck up." : Omaha
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  Movie using the original series method (aka, ADD++): behind the Spoilers <Intro Credits> Militar : enigmatic
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    Hahaha, nice!! :) " "Prime: We must protect these humans form the Decepticons. Next time it won't be ... : Optimus Prime
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      Yeah. Personally, I really liked the movie, but the Government hacking part was not needed at all. I wa... : enigmatic
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        You gotta watch Beast Wars to understand my love for Transformers. That revived my interest in it. : Optimus Prime
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          I loved beast wars. I gotta get or rent the series on DVD, because I know I haven't seen all the episode... : enigmatic
          • And the look and style of Beast Machines is what I think this new Transformers looks like the most. It's... : Optimus Prime
  • Okay reading that again kinda made me enjoy it more than I should. Man you hit my weak spot dead on. N... : Optimus Prime
  • Hahahaha perfect! : pigvomit
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    Anyone else hear the symbol change music when reading this? : Rag and Bone Man
    • I am : RikiTiki2
    • Guilty. : DOOManiac
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  how come the allspark only created bad robots...what was different with autobot creation? : badrew
  • I do not think it created bad ones, just morally blank ones that needed to learn right from wrong. : Awun
• saw the matinee today, pretty sweet. sup sequel plz. MOAR MEGATRON or at least perhaps soundwave and s : Downforce
• I'm guessing part 2 will get further into the lore. : p4ck3tloss
• I enjoyed it. Especially Megan Fox, omg sit on my face pls. Oh and the Pontiac Solstice was hot too. : khaosman
• I just got back from seeing it. Holy fuck that movie rocked. Best movie I've seen this year by far. Some : Magus
• I agree with the comments on the lack of real dialogue from the Autobots/Descepticons, there should have : Awun
• Eh, I went and saw it this morning, and I had a blast. The only thing I will agree with was the transfor... : dedgecko

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  wow. that looks fun as hell. : FrayLo
  • good god yes. i have yet to play guitar hero, yet this video gave me a stiffy : strider_
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  That looks like way too much. I think I"ll just stick to GH3. : dilutedq
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    Why? Why not just play the guitar stuff in Rock Band? : Chris Remo
    • or be a real man and do it all yourself at the same time. : devi| dog
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  I want the drums more than the guitar. I hope it's not a million dollars. : FushigiDenki
  • $999,999.99 : voodooraze
  • Yeah I just want to play the drums. : Evil Benius
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    This actually looks like it can teach you how to play drums. That's more than I can say for any of the o... : treefingers1
    • Judging from the Game Informer article a few weeks ago, it apparently can. : DOOManiac
• why does the bass player gotta be black : sexninja!!!!
• This is pretty much the reason I bought an X360 now. I didn't want to shell out $1000 when this game is ... : FormerHPB
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  wow, that's somehow a little less cool than i thought it would be :( : biskits
  • What were you hoping for? (Just curious.) Have you read about all the other features the game is going ... : FushigiDenki
  • Well, you have more imagination than me. Please wow me with what you wanted, because that video is more t... : yakz
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    so that's 25985498375 for and 1 against so far. : red2lucas
    • make that two, haha : te[R]ror
• okay, that was probably the coolest thing I've seen on the internet today. I'm getting the drums. : contentious roy
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  Man, being bass player always sucks. : soggybagel
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    I resent that :S : melkore
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      No, it's true. Nobody gives a shit about the bass player unless you're in the Chili Peppers. : pyros
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        no, thats definitely not true : papaskot
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          it's true : JINKY
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            I hope you aren't an Iron Maiden or early Metallica fan : melkore
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              I bet he hates primus too. : p4ck3tloss
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                or all of jazz! : Paranoid Android
                • i do hate all of jazz : JINKY
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  Since I have never played a 'karaoke' game, how does the vocal gameplay work in this? Is there an indi... : MatthewPhillips
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    plz nuke I am dumb I didn't notice the scrolling stuff across the top : MatthewPhillips
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      don't nuke I didn't notice either. I thought the vocal there was just for the advert and had no integr... : p4ck3tloss
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        i still dont know how it works...i mean you voice has to be right on? can it be an octave higher or lowe... : papaskot
        • since it should be the same as karaoke revolution, the game will try to recognise the note (ie C#) no mat... : a uberboy
  • Both Kareoke revolution and sing star had a relative pitch indicator as "bars" going from right to left, ... : batkiwi
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  What if you don't have a huge television? I can definitely forsee some problems for those who don't have ... : pauk111
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    To answer your question, you'll want to BUY a huge TV. haha : ThomW
    • Lol, turning this into an $8,000 game. : pauk111
• Here's a picture of the game: http://medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/screenshot_181335.jpg : Fred Garvin
• Unless your name is Gordon Sumner : huds0n

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  How do you think you would fair in a real life battle? I mean honest to god hard metal in your hands, on... : rosewood
  • Can't say that I've ever thought about that before. There would be a million factors to take into account... : Dslyecxi
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  Turns out after the fact that the sniper was jogging back towards his squad mates who were hidden from ou : carrioN luggagE
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    Well, to be more accurate about it he would be the squad designated marksman. Not really a "sniper" per s... : Dslyecxi
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      That makes sense, then. I thought you were playing against a buncha hapless guys without mics or somethin... : carrioN luggagE
      • saturday is what has kept me away from shacktac. sounds so fun :( : p4ck3tloss
      • Yeah, pretty much. The video in the root post was from an impromptu session yesterday, Tuesday. It bas... : Dslyecxi
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  I think I will buy this on Friday. : tomservo
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    I think you have to get his book to have a hope to have any fun though :( : Downforce
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      You mean the book that is a print version of a free article on my site? http://dslyecxi.com/armattp.html... : Dslyecxi
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        dslyecxi, where's the :) in your post? :( : p4ck3tloss
        • :) :( : Dslyecxi
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        With the print version, did you get any sort of commision? : soggybagel
        • We (Mofo and I) make a total of ~$8 per copy sold. It's not bad at all. : Dslyecxi
      • If I had ArmA (and played multiplayer regularly), I'd get the book. It'd be nice to not have to alt-tab o... : Orange Pylon
    • I had years of fun with Operation Flashpoint using only a user's manual. : tomservo
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  Damn it, I still haven't opened ArmA yet... I really need to. :X : DOOManiac
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    What's your excuse? :( : Dslyecxi
    • Well when I finally upgraded I had this long queue of games to try. STALKER, SupComm, Oblivion w/ better ... : DOOManiac
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  is that lag or does it actually acount for the speed difference of light/sound. i mean you see the fireb... : papaskot
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    looks like lag. look at how the guy running into the bushes stutters. : Korban
    • That "stutter" is not lag, either. It's more of an issue with the way ArmA updates distant unit positions... : Dslyecxi
  • Delay is incorporated as a game mechanic. Additionally, you can get shot, and then hear the noise of t... : carrioN luggagE
  • Speed of sound is modeled, yes. It has some serious gameplay ramifications as well, particularly when you... : Dslyecxi
  • Yes, speed of sound is modelled : d3pr1ved
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  Damn, i always miss out on the cool CAS missions, the last one i played was when Redkid went on a rampage... : ballystix
  • We really don't have many CAS missions right now. I suppose one of these days we'll have to change that..... : Dslyecxi

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• lol : askedrelic
• lol : deveus1
• lol : DrFlammable
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  lol : Chris Remo
  • It's been 2 weeks, chop chop!! : Fred Garvin
• lol : TastyWheat
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  waiting for editing : drucifer
  • or...not recorded yet :( : drucifer
• lol : Visceral Monkey
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  But...how could you top the Steve Gibson episode? Might as well go out on top! : smoove
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    Obviously a George B episode talking about DUKE! : Visceral Monkey
    • Gonna be alot of dead air in that ep. ;-) : MaJeStu
    • Don't think that George and I have not had that discussion, Mr! : warcrow
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    I wonder if Asia Carrera still plays videogames? : Fred Garvin
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      Not as much. She's a member of a board my wife posts on for new mothers (They both had kids in the month ... : Visceral Monkey
      • Yeah, I read that she finally got her insurance settlement. Man she's been through a lot in the last few ... : Fred Garvin
  • Twas their swan song. : rasputinreborn
• lol I want to be one of the cool kids too. : SusanTD
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  that was the first podcast i have ever listened to :( : strider_
  • crapsack i meant to reply to smoove :( : strider_
  • mine as well! : dedgecko
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  what's elizabeth's shack name? : fsck
  • dahanese : randomnull
  • SeaDonkey or something like that? : mindfuck
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    FLOPPY DOORS : dedgecko
    • You're awesome! :D : warcrow
  • roastBeefCurtains : bagelcc
• multisync : smoove
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  I don't get the funny :( : ThomW
  • lol ... neither do I : Izakhar
• they sold out and moved on to joystiq...Chris was the first :`( : grabbie
• Where the FUCK is Warcrow to answer this?? : hoopfam4
• Didn't they say on the last one that'd they try to get them out on monday mornings? So obviously it hasn'... : algernoN8
• We record Friday. :) : warcrow

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• 1. yes, although you may lose some quality but not much. : razlebol
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  there's a PF Changs in Victor (near Rochester)... I thought about stopping there, but it looked like a Be... : drucifer
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    ps. I like my Chinese food to be made by Chinese people : drucifer
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      Me too, so I avoided it for a long time but it is surprisingly very good for being a white people place ... : dognose
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        is Panda Express mall Chinese flavored food? : drucifer
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          Yeah but increasingly I see it in standalone stores on street corners. There is one here across from a l... : dognose
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            there is a place here in town called 'China Wok'.. they've been here for over 20 years, and they are the ... : drucifer
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              I have to make my china man food these days. All the carry out places don't have a single damn thing I w... : rosewood
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                oh, I agree... I haven't eaten at ANY restaurant since September of last year... I just like remembering ... : drucifer
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                  I ate a vegetarian restaurant last night. It was sort of disappointing - they were all about meat replac... : jasonepowell
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                    I agree to a point... I generally steer clear of fake meat... but I do use Boka Burger Crumblers for maki... : drucifer
                    • Cheese Burgers in Paradise has a great black bean burger - it was god damned good : rosewood
                    • Cheese Burgers in Paradise has a great black bean burger - it was god damned good : rosewood
                    • boca burgers are awesome. if you don't like the vegan ones you should try the chikn burgers, those are pr... : feek
                    • The Boca Vegan burgers are very good but my favorite are the Morningstar Spicy Black Bean burgers. All ot... : godwit
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                  I miss chinaman carry out. Sweet and sour chicken, lemon chicken, general tso, etc. : rosewood
                  • me too, but I'm losing so much weight (and saving so much moneys) : drucifer
    • Dude, I think I've been there, the one right in the mall? Great place! : askedrelic
• re 2, yantoo : rosewood
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  1 yea 2 me too 3 pf changs is overrated and overpriced :( : sexninja!!!!
  • also i should note that almost everyone who eats there is white : sexninja!!!!
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  I don't really like PF Changs. it's like the Olive Garden of Chinese food. : wtf242
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    Olive Garden serves good food. >:( : Vantage
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      I don't hate the food, it's the "serves" part that I don't agree with. I haven't seen good - or even acc... : mafu5150
      • The service at the locations here is exceptional. Friendly staff, and why doesn't any other restaurant h... : Vantage
    • Agreed. Yes it's not "authentic" but good food is good food. : rasputinreborn
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      uhm, no its not good food. Its really sub par. My GF loves it so I go all the time but its really bad. : swoopx
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        sup mr. elite food critic man : RikiTiki2
        • Yeah, we don't all have Emeril cooking all of our meals. : DrFlammable
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    I'm workin' some lettuce wraps that put your theory and your ghey breadsticks to shame. : dognose
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      he's right chief. pf changs isn't that good. : ibrokn
      • Oh that's right, I forgot. People don't have different taste in food. : the city
  • Olive Garden'd Chinese food is still good Chinese food : RikiTiki2
  • Olive garden makes fantastic food even though its not authentic. Same goes for PF Changs. : pap26
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  1. Yes you can do this but it will hurt quality, Speaker wire is so cheap that you really should just ru... : ant_hillbilly
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    I think I'd have to take the speakers apart to do this, and I am scared to do that. : dognose
    • just splice the extra wire on, you won't notice a difference. : esmokah
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  Probably stay away from the tape & use butt connectors instead. Either way, you won't lose any noticeabl... : mafu5150
  • Hey thanks I didn't know about these. : dognose
• Last time I was at PF Changs I had them make lamb lo mein for me. It was delicious. : Omning
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  They'll make any of their meat dishes with tofu. Orange Peel chicken was absolutely delicious. : the city
  • or rather, Orange Peel tofu : the city
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    I didn't know this. Thanks for the tip! :D : skizl
    • No problem. It's really well done too. I've had tofu substitutions in some meat dishes at other establi... : the city
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  Drink Grape Nehi : capt tripps
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    He can't, he is vegan I AM LOGGED IN GOD DAMN IT, MAYBE YOU SHOULD TRY LOGGING IN YOU STUPID SERVER FACE : rosewood
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      Vagans can't drink Grape Nehi? : capt tripps
      • grapes have feelings, too : pukerat
• PF Changs Chicken Lettuce Wraps with a lil of their Asian Hot Sauce ftw. : Wolfanoz
• I don't see Sesame Chicken on that menu. : slax0r
• You aren't the only one. =( Also, I'm going to PFChangs tonight! : brickmatt