commments on "The Spartan Chronicles" (vol. 3) - Page 5

Cyber · November 7, 2000, 17:38

Hi.
Just asking if a I could join the SC?

Anyways, have the Spartans or/and The Hive launched their first spacecraft since planetfall?Or do they even have the tech for it?Could start writing about the war spreading to the heavens.

Oh, and Googlie, could you send me the maps, calendars, SC volumes etc. to Cyber_km@iobox.fi .I think I got the same problem as Xwaste.
Thanks.

[This message has been edited by Cyber (edited November 07, 2000).]

Argonaut · November 7, 2000, 23:52

Hey Cyber,

Glad your interested. People have launched sky hydroponics labs, but the Usurpers pretty much wasted them. My recommendation is to catch up on the reading before you jump in. A lot of stuff has happened, and the little world that's been created gets pretty complicated. I've read it all, and I still keep on making mistakes and harass Googlie with a lot of questions! If your interested, we meet every Monday at around 8:00/8:30 EST (as in Toronto/New York Time). We're planning 'the end', but that's still along way off. And of course, "these days, you gotta have a sequal!"

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Argo
"People want to believe what they see is true, even if it's only for the time they are in the playhouse. That's what theatre is, don't you understand? Showing people what they wish were true."
-Robertson Davies "World of Wonders"

Googlie · November 8, 2000, 01:18

Cyber:

We're always glad to have fresh writers with a different perspective.

I'll send you a series of e-mails with the files (rather than dump them into one humungus download). And as Argo says, we meet each Monday in the chatroom of the Spartan Chronicles website ( http://go.to/googlie )

As to the space angle....

Sparta, Morgan and the Hive launched hydroponics. When the Usurper starship, the Impaler, arrived, after Marr pacted with Yang, it destroyed the Morgan and Gaian satellites. It has since been converted into the space terminal of the Space Elevator. the Impaler's companion scoutship has likewise been put into geosynchrynous orbit as the Skybase Academy.

The factions did band together to build a spaceship to salvage the Unity core, but that has now returned.

Only the Usurpers have Advanced Spaceflight, let alone Self Aware Machines (which they also have) altho it might be expected that Marr would share these techs with Yang in exchange for something really worthwhile to him (unless Marr felt that Yang's security was compromised).

So happy reading, we'll see you on Monday evening, and look forward to your contribution.

Googlie

senatus · November 12, 2000, 17:21

Cyber;

Yes, it'd be great to have more writers. Reading
past Spartan Chronicles may be intimidating; the
earlier pieces are very chaotic because there were
so many writers and plotlines. It might be easier
to start with Volume 2 or Volume 3. What I did was
focus with a small faction / group (Believers) to
get into the pace first. What sort of thing were
you thinking of?

Cyber · November 12, 2000, 17:58

Senatus,

I´ve read until now 1/3 of SC, staring from the beginning and I´ve scrolled the whole thing, looking especially for space related stories.Googlie hasn´t e-mailed me yet the maps, calendars or the volumes, so I´m not clear on everything.

I was thinking about re-establishing the Spartan Space Defence program, that Slats had started and gathering a Needlejet/paradrop space division to make it possible.
I think the Axis have let the Usurpers meddle around unchalenged Chiron orbit for too long.(Got some nasty ideas going around my head

)

After I´ve got into the pace, I´ll probably start some new stories and characters.
Anyways, lets talk more about this on Monday evening.
I´ve got a ton of questions.

Cyber

Googlie · November 19, 2000, 10:58

Penzance needn't be a Hive/Pirate base - if concensus is that a small number of Pirate bases will imbalance the story then it can be a building (bar or cafe type?) in one of the coastal UN Bases where the breakaway group is holed out.

Or if we go with the flow, we needn't have all the suggested five ex-Pirate bases that I put on the 2227 map.

Googlie

Hydro · November 20, 2000, 23:34

Hey guys,

Sorry I missed the chat. I logged on to Spartan Chronicles, but Chat simply wouldn't load. I gave up after 15 minutes of waiting. Please e-mail a transcript of what juicy stuff was discussed!

Hydro

Googlie · November 21, 2000, 00:18

*** Shoot ***, I forgot the chat again.

(Trouble with this semi-retired golf course living is that every day seems like a weekend

. )

Was here, too, trying out some Cha moves.

RATS

Googlie (time for a visit to the rejuv - maybe even the recycling - tanks, eh?)

senatus · November 21, 2000, 12:32

quote:

Originally posted by Googlie on 11-19-2000 09:58 AM

Penzance needn't be a Hive/Pirate base - if concensus is that a small number of Pirate bases will imbalance the story then it can be a building (bar or cafe type?) in one of the coastal UN Bases where the breakaway group is holed out.

Or if we go with the flow, we needn't have all the suggested five ex-Pirate bases that I put on the 2227 map.

Googlie

I liked that piece of writing. I have no problem with
Ashaandi puppet-running the Pirates (though they should
be a *small* faction - they are new, and should be
no more significant than the Believers or Cyborgs,
IMO... maybe give them 1-2 small bases, plus about 4
independent units... which with Yang's MCC, are a
significant addition). My biggest objection was seeing
the pirates independent enough to be useful (can't
exactly run a warship with a captive crew), but cowed
enough to work for Yang. Having a fake Svensgaard
solves that problem.

Hydro · November 27, 2000, 21:42

Hey all,

Been trying to log on to Spartan Chronicles for the last half hour, but get a nastygram saying it cannot connect.

Sigh.

Anyway, please send a transcript. Argo - maybe a mindworm would solve your psi team problem? I'd guess they are pretty adept with psi work, and would bet they are pretty good with sneaky spy stuff with a little training, too. Imaging Rose having to work with a bunch of worms!! And how do you intimidate a mindworm anyway?

Hydro

Argonaut · December 5, 2000, 22:54

Hey, Sorry I missed the chat last night. My girlfriend apparently thinks that spending time together is important or something....and I just got hit on the head for that one....Hope I didn't leave anyone in the lurch.

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Argo
"People want to believe what they see is true, even if it's only for the time they are in the playhouse. That's what theatre is, don't you understand? Showing people what they wish were true."
-Robertson Davies "World of Wonders"

Hydro · December 11, 2000, 22:04

Last week I logged on to SC Chat and no one was there. Well, Argo was logged in but never seemed to be active.

And now it's happened again - I can't log on to Chat.

Hmph.

I'll have to console myself by reading (maybe finishing) Centauri Dawn. So far it generally follows SMAC, although a few liberties were taken. Ely has make Lal an appealing figure, and Santiago believable. If he accomplishes no more than that he will be a success.

Hydro

Googlie · December 11, 2000, 22:19

Hydro:

Don't know if you will read this in time, but:

We're in the Apolyton chat room.

Instructions :

go here:
http://www.apolyton.com/index_nohl.shtml

select "Chat", in the Miscellaneous section (after the six games listed
on the right

select Java chat room

hilight your nick name and enter yours

move down to the white window below the server, and select "toronto.irc.gr"

hit "connect now"

and you're in

maybe see you there

Googlie

Kinjiru · December 12, 2000, 18:44

Hey gang!

Just stopping by to offer my congrats to all those still with the project. I truly never thought this thing would take on such a life of its own. Sadly, I have no time to stay involved, but wanted you all to know that I still try to keep up with things. Everyone is doing such a great job!

Keep up the excellent work everyone!!

-Kinjy

"Why, I remember back in my day, we didn't have any of this fancy schmancy organization and commentary forum!"

Googlie · December 12, 2000, 18:56

Hey Kinjy

Visit the site:

http://clik.to/sparta

That's right. The Chronicles has its own website now. (Even quotes you)

Googlie

Hydro · December 12, 2000, 19:26

Howdy Kinjiru! Glad you stopped by! I'm sure all of us would like any comments you might have by the way of critique (assuming you've been able to wade thought the latest installments).

Goog, Argo, and sen, I posted some ticklers on Googlie's discussion board. I forgot to put my tag down or the topic a couple of times. User error strikes again.

Hydro

Googlie · December 12, 2000, 20:10

LOL - and as webmaster I can't edit them, just leave be or eliminate them.

Ah well, I've replied to them instead.

G.

Hydro · December 18, 2000, 21:45

FINALLY got on SC Chat, and I think I figured out what the problem is: I have to go to Goog's Spartan Chronicles just after booting up. If I visit Apolyton or any other site then Goog's site freezes on me. And it only took 2 soft boots and one hard boot (which did the trick) to figure this out. It remains to be seen if this is truly correct or if it is simply an artifact of chance.

Now if I could get anyone here on SC Chat I'd be fine!! Kind of like 3 wks ago, when I showed up and nobody came…

I'll just wait out the blizzard here in Chicago and do a little writing (gasp!!).

Hydro

Googlie · December 18, 2000, 21:55

Hydro - I popped in at 5:45 PST - you were there but elsewhere, and you logged off at 5:52

I'll go back and see if you pop in again

G.

Hydro · December 18, 2000, 22:06

Back in. I'll pay better attention now.

Hydro

Argonaut · December 21, 2000, 01:01

Great post Senatus! But the end is missing!

The whole thing didn't fit! You need to finish it, it's really well done. Let's just say, things started looking a little blurry for a bit there

Hydro · December 21, 2000, 09:26

Oops. You are quite right - the end is missing!!!

That was poor quality control on my part. I checked all the start/end italics but neglected to check that all the text was there! It even ends in a sentence fragment... (sigh)

I'll fix it when I get home tonight.

Hydro

Hydro · December 21, 2000, 22:47

Well, I fixed the problem with the missing text using the brute force approach. It was strange, but I couldn't add the text to the existing post so I chopped it off and continued in the next post space. Hopefully it doesn't break it up too much.

Hydro

Argonaut · December 22, 2000, 00:34

Hey, Sorry Hydro. I hadn't actually checked the name, I just saw Sister Jessica and for some reason assumed it was Winston. Didn't me to give away your credit! Awesome post

Googlie · December 31, 2000, 23:02

Are we chatting on January 1?

senatus · January 1, 2001, 00:25

Phew! Just got my posts in under the wire, including
the promised "year end" monologue. Let the invasion
commence!

To Argo and Hydro: Yes, that was a brilliant piece, and
I was pleased to see good Jessica take a role within it. I think perhaps the most impressive thing to me (as a writer) was on how Erik captured the behaviour of
the children, including Markie, in the story. The
dejected defeat of the Gaians after their war with
Morgan was also had a nice, authentic feel. Kudos!

To Googlie: I have no idea about the chat. We did
have one last week (or was it the week before?), but
I don't know who has the transcripts.

senatus · January 1, 2001, 02:56

Let me say, Argo, very nice work on the Orient Express. Federov's reluctance to actually kill someone, and Sand's obvious "logical" eagerness bespoke the latter's sadism well. Every story needs villains, and Sand is definitely someone we can all hate.

Goog: Three posts in a row from me is a record! You must be inspiring me

Argonaut · January 7, 2001, 00:24

Hey Guys,

Sorry I don't have a new post ready, school has been crazy busy, especially for the first week! As soon as I have a connection set up (I'm at my parent's place right now) I'll be back with a vengence I promise. Wouldn't you know, the one time I can't post, I've suddenly got a dozen ideas going around in my head!!!!!! Oh well, be back soon.

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Argo
"People want to believe what they see is true, even if it's only for the time they are in the playhouse. That's what theatre is, don't you understand? Showing people what they wish were true."
-Robertson Davies "World of Wonders"

Argonaut · January 7, 2001, 20:36

Hey All!

Guess what, I'm back! Will have something for you soon.

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Argo
"People want to believe what they see is true, even if it's only for the time they are in the playhouse. That's what theatre is, don't you understand? Showing people what they wish were true."
-Robertson Davies "World of Wonders"

D4everman · January 15, 2001, 17:42

I just wanted to say this story is great! I can't wait to read more! My compliments to all of you talented people involved!

D4