You know you've been playing too much SMAC when...

Patashu · February 20, 2002, 01:50

1)When you steal your sister's gems and try to build a scout rover with them.

2)When you try to build a hab complex so you can have more then 7 kids.

3)When you try to kill you little brother with psi attacks.

4)When you try to build a condenser in your backyard so it will rain more.

Anyone else got more?

Sith123 · February 20, 2002, 02:14

5) When you freak out at the site of an earthworm

Adalbertus · February 20, 2002, 03:27

6) When you remember to have seen the same thread half a year or so ago

Patashu · February 20, 2002, 03:41

7)When you have created 42 factions and 12 mods and still coming up with ideas for more.

8)When you fall asleep infront of your computer after playing SMAC 96 hours straight.

9)When you rob the bank so you can achieve an economic victory.

10)When you try to mind-control your neighbours house.

King_Kristian · February 20, 2002, 05:39

11)When you try to suspend a megaton of steel over your head with a thread the thickness of a human hear and fail miserably.

Vlad Antlerkov · February 20, 2002, 08:04

12. You think that the reason no one declared war on America after the attack on Hiroshima was because the U.N. Charter wasn't in effect.

13. You think you know why "rednecks" are so red. (Think about drones...)

Fitz · February 20, 2002, 16:59

14) When you declare vendetta on your boss because she is constantly encroaching on your territory.

Patashu · February 20, 2002, 17:22

15)When you buy someones house and wonder why it hasn't changed to your archtecture after 20 years.

16)When you swear thst every time someone spills something pink you hear a >pop< sound.

moi · February 20, 2002, 19:03

17)You wonder why the landscaping company doesnt use the cute little froggies (terraformers)

MrWhereItsAt · February 20, 2002, 20:19

18. You run for Parliament, actually believing that "The drones need you: they look up to you."
19. You ask for a raise, on the grounds that you're a Talent, or you forswear them completely (since you're a Transcend.)
20. You enrol in Maths at University, hoping to learn the Secrets of the Manifold (

BIG mistake)
21. You think The Bible is written by Velociryx

Mr. President · February 21, 2002, 02:46

22. You stick a couple of modem cables in your head to become a Thinker.

Patashu · February 21, 2002, 03:46

23)When you put on a gas mask so you can be an engineer.

24)When you win a fight you hear a voice in you head going your unit has preformed considerably and has been promoted to hardened status. (or however it goes)

King_Kristian · February 21, 2002, 06:14

Quote:

Originally posted by Patashu
23)When you put on a gas mask so you can be an engineer.

24)When you win a fight you hear a voice in you head going your unit has preformed CONSIDERABLY and has been promoted to hardened status. (or however it goes)

Isn't it because the unit has performed ADMIRABLY?
CONSIDERABLY is not correct.

knowhow2 · February 21, 2002, 06:19

25) When your best pickupline doesn't work anymore you post on poly claiming to found another unknown bug.

Adalbertus · February 21, 2002, 14:36

26) If you're travelling to scotland trying to become Deirdre's grandfather

Darsnan · February 21, 2002, 15:39

27) when your wife shakes you awake in the middle of the night, demanding to know if you've been having an affair "with some woman named Deidre", and you have to suppress saying yes.

28) when the Jehova's Witnesses show up on your doorstep and the first thing you ask them is, "do you know Sister Miriam?".

29) when your kids ask you where do people go when they die, and you say, "to the recycling tanks".

30) when you start threatening your kids with the Punishment Sphere when they misbehave.

31) when your teacher says, "If you say a mindworm ate your homework again, your going straight to the principle's office".

Alex · February 21, 2002, 15:54

Quote:

21. You think The Bible is written by Velociryx

But it is...

Chowlett · February 21, 2002, 16:00

Quote:

Originally posted by MrWhereItsAt
20. You enrol in Maths at University, hoping to learn the Secrets of the Manifold (

BIG mistake)

Hey! Watch what you're saying (check the avatar)...

Maniac · February 21, 2002, 17:55

Quote:

Originally posted by Adalbertus
6) When you remember to have seen the same thread half a year or so ago

I saw it in '99 on the alpha.owo forums...

32) When you try to kill the worms in your garden with a flame thrower.

Adalbertus · February 21, 2002, 18:45

Quote:

30) when you start threatening your kids with the Punishment Sphere when they misbehave.

So it was you who wrote "How to Raise a Nerve-Stapled Child"

Kirnwaffen · February 21, 2002, 23:36

33. You actually know the 'Planetary Thunda'.

34. You actually recognize that reference.

Atlas3060 · February 22, 2002, 03:16

Quote:

28) when the Jehova's Witnesses show up on your doorstep and the first thing you ask them is, "do you know Sister Miriam?".

LOL

When you believe that the NRA is the foundation of the Spartans.

You try to control the grass with your mind

You freak out when you see squid, screaming "Progenitor!"

You sleep in the freezer because your cryo cell is broken

Pandir · February 22, 2002, 07:38

Quote:

Originally posted by Kirnwaffen
33. You actually know the 'Planetary Thunda'.

34. You actually recognize that reference.

Hehe

Patashu · February 22, 2002, 17:30

39)When you try to build a Recreation Commons so that your next child won't be red(drones).

40)When you try to lower terrain in your back yard so you can have a pool, and a voice in your head goes it will cost 64 energy credits to lower the terrain here.

Yxklyx · February 22, 2002, 17:34

There's a commercial they've been playing on AM radio (forget what it's about) and one of the lines includes the words "superior training" and it ALWAYS reminds me of Santiago's line in the game - it's said almost exactly as she says it (but by a guy).

big_canuk · February 22, 2002, 18:41

41) When you wife thinks there is something wrong with your hard drive?!

Clear Skies · February 23, 2002, 09:32

42. You start demanding tithes from your neighbours in exchange for their continued existence

43. When you offer your neighbours to exchange your data on House Insurance for theirs on Burglar Alarms

44. When you start saying 'Vendetta be upon you, and I guarantee I'll make you suffer!' to your enemies

45. When you start yelling 'Die you evil Hiver scum!' at everyone wearing dark blue

46. When you demand withdrawal from anyone entering your bedroom

47. When you expect bribes from Bush at the next Planetary Governor...I mean Presidential election...

Atlas3060 · February 23, 2002, 12:34

When you worry about paper staples stating "Please no more nerve staples"

You get mad at people who put Hampsters in those rolly balls because you just heard about Punishment Spheres.

You refer to the '60s/'70s era as "Gaian Times"

aahz_capone · February 23, 2002, 13:26

51. When elections are coming up and you mention that the opposition should be nerve stapled.

52. When you hand in an essay to your professor of economics and he asks what "energy credits" are.

Adalbertus · February 24, 2002, 16:56

53) When you write a scientific text and end each reference with ", Datalinks"

54) When looking out of the window during playing in the early evening, you discover a red light in the east and start firing back planetbusters to Miriam and Yang.