February 4, 2004, 18:45
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Despot-(1a) : a ruler with absolute power and authority (1b) : a person exercising power tyrannically
Beyond Alpha Centauri-Witness the glory of Sheng-ji Yang
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"...but what sane person would move from Hawaii to Indiana?" - Dis
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February 4, 2004, 22:42
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well, I'll say.
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"The subject of onanism is inexhaustable." --Sigmund Freud
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February 4, 2004, 23:01
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It depends.
Have a banana.
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February 4, 2004, 23:49
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Dammit! This was an additional post.
You wise a**es.
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Despot-(1a) : a ruler with absolute power and authority (1b) : a person exercising power tyrannically
Beyond Alpha Centauri-Witness the glory of Sheng-ji Yang
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"...but what sane person would move from Hawaii to Indiana?" - Dis
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February 5, 2004, 00:42
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I am confused.
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February 5, 2004, 01:56
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Eh?
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February 5, 2004, 04:01
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O_o
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February 5, 2004, 04:36
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+1 before its closed.
WTF is this about Franky?
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February 5, 2004, 05:28
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What the....
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The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. --G.B.Shaw
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February 5, 2004, 10:40
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omigod..... 
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February 5, 2004, 12:28
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Guys he obviously made 2 threads by accident . If you want to use this thread, why don't we revist something like your favorite Special Project or discuss which factions might be best beelinging to something other than ind auto
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February 5, 2004, 14:21
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Fav SP: has to be HSA
Gaians/Cult: go for Xenoempathy Dome post-haste, wormfarm like mad. Especially good if you control the Ruins.
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"Strange is it that our bloods, of colour, weight, and heat, pour'd all together, would quite confound distinction, yet stand off in differences so mighty." --William Shakespeare
"The subject of onanism is inexhaustable." --Sigmund Freud
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February 5, 2004, 14:27
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The weather paradigm is nice but i can live without it, laziness ensures its either the planetary energy grid (makes each base generate a few extra ec's since building energy banks aint worth it until far later with specialists for Hive) or the cloudbase for obvious reasons.
+1 to me aswell then 
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February 5, 2004, 15:25
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well
while the CBA is definitely a favorite, I don't know that I like it that much if I can't get it in a secure location. One PB and suddenly you have a bunch of vulnerable bases
I bounce around as to which SP is my favorite . .. I really like the WP for most factions and the VW if playing the uni are obvious as well. The HSA is not a big deal to me except as something you want to deny your opponents.
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February 5, 2004, 15:29
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PEG is one not mentioned frequently but one I love.
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February 5, 2004, 15:32
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The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. --G.B.Shaw
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February 5, 2004, 16:26
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the Space Elevator!
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February 5, 2004, 16:53
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Originally posted by Ogie Oglethorpe
PEG is one not mentioned frequently but one I love.
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PEG? *strains his brains hard thinking* *mumbles* I give up, what's it?
Which SP is most worthless?
EDIT: Oh I got it now... Planetary Energy Grid, that's nice one indeed.
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February 5, 2004, 17:13
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Network Backbone!
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February 5, 2004, 17:19
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Clinical Immortality.
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“In a democracy, I realize you don’t need to talk to the top leader to know how the country feels. When I go to a dictatorship, I only have to talk to one person and that’s the dictator, because he speaks for all the people.” - Jimmy Carter
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February 5, 2004, 18:44
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Network Backbone
+1 research at this base for every point of Commerce this base receives, and +1 research for every Network Node in existence on Alpha Centauri, regardless of the player owning the Network Node. Eliminates the negative effects of Cybernetic Society.
Mmmm I think this sounds like a nice SP to have?
Clinical Immortality
One extra Talent at every base. Doubles your votes in elections for Planetary Governor and Supreme Leader.
I can see why - it's kinda of useless in SP since you're often so far ahead anyway. But what about MP?
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February 5, 2004, 18:51
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Network Backbone...and I even like the movie.
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February 5, 2004, 21:21
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Can't really decide between MCC LR, or SE. In MCC I like to overflow from space to sea. LR is nice to see that industry plant pop up over the horizon, and in SE the stately elevator car with the breathtaking view of Chiron in the background.
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February 5, 2004, 21:41
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I disagree completely with the entire contents of this thread. It is raping my mind and filling my brain with vile thoughts. You'll all be hearing from my atourney.
/me tries to keep a straight face
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February 5, 2004, 22:31
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I've always enjoyed the movie to the Neural Amplifier.
The scene I always envision is the last surviving Spartan soldier in the base (Assassins' Redoubt?) hiding out in some control room or galley. He's crunched down, back to the wall, knees against his chest, clutching his plasma rifle in white-knuckled terror, shuddering spasmodically and muttering to himself unintelligibly, grimy all over with sweat.
And before he's found and killed/incapacitated/psychically mind-raped by whatever invaders are there (I always imagine Gaian demon boils and their empath commandos), he softly intones amid the carnage:
Mary had a little lamb
Little lamb
Little lamb
Mary had a little lamb
Its fleece as white as now
And if this were a movie we would then cut to his face being horrifically ripped off or his head exploding.
And, ahem, +50% psi modifier is always nice.
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February 5, 2004, 23:03
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That would be The Dream Twister.
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February 5, 2004, 23:37
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Temple of Zues.
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February 5, 2004, 23:56
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That would be The Dream Twister.
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Time to replay SMAC; my memory of these details is fading.
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February 6, 2004, 00:01
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The Neural Amp is 50% to Psi Defence; it is the anti-Dream Twister.
Neural Amp movie has three apparently Spartan faces with special helmets on shielding them from psych attacks... not unlike conspiracy theorists wrapping their heads in tinfoil to defect the government's/aliens' mind-control rays.
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February 6, 2004, 10:37
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Actually, I thought the helmets were enhancing the abilities of the three, so that they could shield the rest -- it fits better with the dialogue.
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