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Forum: Planetarion Discussions 1 May 2008, 19:09
Replies: 24
Views: 6,224
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Lack of willing to change = demise of Planetarion

Bashar is drunk. Sorry for him. He's not coherent. Nor is he talking sense.

He's not seen the dozens of other threads that are active. Nor has he seen the fact that PA has a record player base...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 27 Jun 2007, 13:18
Replies: 24
Views: 4,100
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Did PA team really just stop the internet?

But of course in WoW, when you logout or can't get online your character is safe and you lose none of your invested time and effort.

In Planetarion the stakes are a little higher for those who...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 27 Nov 2006, 14:02
Replies: 15
Views: 2,275
Posted By Kloopy
Daytime Attacks

...They just don't happen.

We've been discussing in #planetarion a way to improve the spread of attacks throughout the day to encourage a more balacned 24 hour game.

One way I suggest is that...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 27 Nov 2006, 13:58
Replies: 17
Views: 3,066
Posted By Kloopy
Re: So long, and thanks for all the fish

I love you Mushroom! Goodbye. :'(
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 25 Nov 2006, 20:42
Replies: 15
Views: 3,029
Posted By Kloopy
Re: A Silent (or at least very quiet) Departure

Aww Xontas. Play fair. As I said there's no nasty feelings between me and biffy or anyone else in PATeam.

Thanks for the PM Sov. And I shall endeavour to enjoy time post-PA, Judge. Thanks.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 25 Nov 2006, 17:42
Replies: 25
Views: 3,146
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Planetarion portal

"You won't get the prize for top [planet/galaxy/alliance] unless you complete the following questionnaire."
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 22 Nov 2006, 18:58
Replies: 15
Views: 3,029
Posted By Kloopy
Re: A Silent (or at least very quiet) Departure

lol Shyne, exactly. I've decided to spice up my career plans a little bit. Just need a bunch of time to get myself on track now. New business ventures and all that!

Which reminds me, I could work...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 21 Nov 2006, 22:40
Replies: 15
Views: 3,029
Posted By Kloopy
A Silent (or at least very quiet) Departure

Today I handed in notification to Jolt that I have terminated my NDA. I will no longer be working on Planetarion. The reasons for my departure are personal and I wish to rouse no suspicion of ill...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 13 Oct 2006, 20:31
Replies: 13
Views: 2,566
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Same Again

No reason not to. They're on the list already. Wait and see. :D
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 11 Oct 2006, 02:48
Replies: 47
Poll: myk
Views: 5,983
Posted By Kloopy
Re: myk

English pronunciation course:

A 'y' followed by a consonant vowel combination is pronounced "eye" as in "dyke" or "mistype" or "analyse".

A 'y' followed by a single consonant (not 's' and at...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 11 Oct 2006, 02:37
Replies: 47
Poll: myk
Views: 5,983
Posted By Kloopy
Re: myk

The man doesn't even know his own name!
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 11 Oct 2006, 02:36
Replies: 47
Poll: myk
Views: 5,983
Posted By Kloopy
Re: myk

Mick, too. [Edit: I have a same opinion as jer? The future is bright!]
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 10 Oct 2006, 00:02
Replies: 5
Views: 1,677
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Forums Link

You chose dark blue! On a black (for all but 1 skin's) background! *shudder*
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 6 Oct 2006, 19:10
Replies: 9
Views: 2,736
Posted By Kloopy
A Tutorial About Time Zones

Hello.

This thread is designed solely as a point of reference for the hundreds of players who seem to have a false understanding of timezones and their relation to the Planetarion game. I hope...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 6 Oct 2006, 12:07
Replies: 31
Views: 3,980
Posted By Kloopy
Re: [Beta] I'm Confused

I agree, mostly, with Bashar. However I think there is still things we can get out of the beta testing phase in it's current form. From experience the current method of using betas is brilliant for...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 5 Oct 2006, 22:24
Replies: 54
Views: 6,874
Posted By Kloopy
Re: PA: You know it's time to quit when...

...the big hand points to the little hand?

(Or is that some Michael Jackson joke?)
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 5 Oct 2006, 22:23
Replies: 31
Views: 3,980
Posted By Kloopy
[Beta] I'm Confused

I have an IRC client full of private message windows this evening. I've been sat helping one or two people out in #beta and a number of people both in channel and in private have been saying how they...
Forum: General Discussions 4 Oct 2006, 02:01
Replies: 17
Views: 3,903
Posted By Kloopy
Re: GD/#forums meet, my house, 28/29 october

I'd like to come. I like cats and am interested in the amount of GD abuse I'll receive.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 2 Oct 2006, 12:53
Replies: 28
Views: 11,655
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Wanted: Marketing Assistant

Yes, it is. And it's demoralising. You know that from experience so I'd expect a touch of respect towards adhering to your "constructive critcism" idea and providing ways to improve rather than...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 2 Oct 2006, 11:41
Replies: 56
Views: 11,774
Posted By Kloopy
Re: New Combat (Related) Features

Why can the value only go up? Surely there is a (albeit very tiny) chance of every EMP missing?

Don't get me wrong... I can't remember the formula so I'm talking from a logical sense, you may be...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 1 Oct 2006, 16:25
Replies: 13
Views: 2,734
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Ever wondered what Eonium -is-?

"You cannot launch your fleet, your planet ran out of compost and your Eonium's died."
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 1 Oct 2006, 15:07
Replies: 13
Views: 2,734
Posted By Kloopy
Ever wondered what Eonium -is-?

We're just having a play about with some possible graphics for future rounds and we were wondering just what exactly Eonium looks like...

Thank God for the wonders of Google. I present to you......
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 1 Oct 2006, 02:25
Replies: 15
Views: 2,547
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Planetarion Cresent

The idea is obviously to move your fleets around the Universe obeying the Genuine Fifth Season Ruleset to get your fleet to land in galaxy 1:1.

And I'm invoking the Late Starter rule and heading...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 20 Sep 2006, 00:21
Replies: 48
Views: 5,032
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Manchester Meet

I shant book tickets right now for I am skint after a lightning damaged PC. But (weather permitting) Kloopy will be getting drunk in Manchester too! :-)
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 2 Mar 2006, 16:29
Replies: 70
Views: 7,275
Posted By Kloopy
Re: MPOGD.com

Unfortunately, Planetarion has been removed from the voting list now that it has won a month. What would have been good is to come 2nd every month until about November.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 12 Feb 2006, 10:52
Replies: 10
Views: 2,691
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Exiling Flaw

And I was sure the masses were complaining when we didn't exile inactive upgraded accounts at the start of the round. Unfortunately, due to the way logic works in this world we can't have it both...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 7 Feb 2006, 23:33
Replies: 19
Views: 5,471
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Planetarion / Mobile WAP

No, I don't think this is something we want to be investing our time in. We would much rather spend our time making the web interface perfect than splitting our development time on to two interfaces....
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 6 Feb 2006, 21:22
Replies: 93
Views: 22,798
Posted By Kloopy
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 6 Feb 2006, 20:47
Replies: 93
Views: 22,798
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Amsterdam Planetarion Meet

I really enjoyed myself on this trip. As some of you know I've been feeling ill recently and a bit down too. It was great to be shown around your wonderful city.

But seriously, the red light...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 4 Feb 2006, 08:53
Replies: 93
Views: 22,798
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Amsterdam Planetarion Meet

*wanders off to the airport*
Thanks Stifler... Yes, 14:00 (GMT+1)
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 3 Feb 2006, 16:53
Replies: 93
Views: 22,798
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Amsterdam Planetarion Meet

See you all tomorrow! :-)

There appears to be quite a few people coming now.

If you can't make it for 14:00 local time please drop me an SMS to let me know when you'll be arriving. I will reply...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 30 Jan 2006, 21:26
Replies: 93
Views: 22,798
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Amsterdam Planetarion Meet

Stoom, my mobile is +44 7765 843 999. SMS me when you're free and I'll let you know where we are.
What's your mobile number?
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 30 Jan 2006, 13:41
Replies: 15
Views: 2,615
Posted By Kloopy
Re: New PA skin

It's an incredibly good skin. The work put into this has well paid off. *impressed*
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 30 Jan 2006, 13:40
Replies: 93
Views: 22,798
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Amsterdam Planetarion Meet

Meet at 14:00 local time outside Amsterdam Centraal Station, by the Swatch store near the canal boats. From there we can go and find a beer or have a walk around or something. It's best to go with...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 30 Jan 2006, 13:38
Replies: 93
Views: 22,798
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Amsterdam Planetarion Meet

I'd love to come over for Oktoberfest one year, perhaps this year if I can get some UK friends to come with me.

I'm in Dortmund in March, can't remember the dates off hand but are you able to get...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 26 Jan 2006, 21:12
Replies: 93
Views: 22,798
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Amsterdam Planetarion Meet

Ok, so if we're meeting at Amsterdam Central station this might be useful:

At the latest I'll grab the 13:31 from Schipol to Centraal station, arriving on platform 10b at 13:50.
There are earlier...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 26 Jan 2006, 15:36
Replies: 35
Views: 8,095
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Real-Time PA

Why would it turn them away? You would be able to set your tactics on fleet launch so when you wake up, if it's past the landing tick of your attack, the whole report will still be available to you....
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 26 Jan 2006, 14:04
Replies: 35
Views: 8,095
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Real-Time PA

I like that idea A2, but for some reason I don't think it would be popular. But you could take it further.

Divide all the stats and resource gathering by 3600, multiply all the ETAs by 3600 (and...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 26 Jan 2006, 13:58
Replies: 35
Views: 8,095
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Real-Time PA

It would spread the load, it would be beneficial to do something like this.

And yeah, perhaps taking less than the full tick would be good too. I wouldn't invisage the tactics to affect the...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 26 Jan 2006, 13:48
Replies: 35
Views: 8,095
Posted By Kloopy
Real-Time PA

I was thinking about how confused I get with my fleet ETAs. If it's ETA 8 in tick 1034 when does it land? What tick do I need my defenders to launch in at what ETA to catch my attackers? Etc. It's...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 26 Jan 2006, 12:34
Replies: 14
Views: 3,075
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Our illustrious PA admins....

Some of the admins know better than to show off their PATeam status by using the pateam.pa.com hostname. :)

(Shouldn't this be in PD?)
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 26 Jan 2006, 10:34
Replies: 93
Views: 22,798
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Amsterdam Planetarion Meet

Fantastic Leshy!

We still haven't got a central place to meet yet. Any more suggestions?
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 25 Jan 2006, 11:20
Replies: 93
Views: 22,798
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Amsterdam Planetarion Meet

Sex museum? That sounds great! I wonder how much time we'll actually have once we arrive in the city from the airport.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 24 Jan 2006, 15:33
Replies: 93
Views: 22,798
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Amsterdam Planetarion Meet

Football isn't my thing, we can get that here in Britain. Why would I travel all the way to Amsterdam to watch British telly?

No, my Dad isn't Mark and he doesn't work for the BBC. I'd be using...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 24 Jan 2006, 14:00
Replies: 93
Views: 22,798
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Amsterdam Planetarion Meet

That guy gets around a bit! Is there anything special I need to see in Amsterdam? Or do I just find the closest bar and hide in there?

Perhaps someone who knows the city can suggest somewhere safe...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 24 Jan 2006, 13:49
Replies: 93
Views: 22,798
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Amsterdam Planetarion Meet

We don't -have- to talk about PA. We could talk about beer instead!
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 24 Jan 2006, 13:29
Replies: 93
Views: 22,798
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Amsterdam Planetarion Meet

Familiar? I've never been to Amsterdam before! The land of drugs and prosititues. It's no wonder that "Amsterdam" and "Heaven" share so many of the same letters!
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 24 Jan 2006, 12:57
Replies: 93
Views: 22,798
Posted By Kloopy
Amsterdam Planetarion Meet

It's a tiny meet. But a PA player one. I'm coming over to Amsterdam on Saturday 4th February. Does any one person want to meet up with me? I'm doing this crazy project called "Meet Matt Chapman" but...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 24 Jan 2006, 12:54
Replies: 39
Views: 4,844
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Edinburgh Planetarion Meet

Cambridge is a good place to meet, certainly! :-)
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 18 Jan 2006, 00:54
Replies: 64
Views: 6,106
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Planetarion Slogans

"Planetarion: A spreadsheet based webbrowser game from the 90s"
"Planetarion: Step away from the browser and put your hands behind your head."
"Planetarion: Lose your job, lose your partner, lose...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 16 Jan 2006, 15:43
Replies: 86
Views: 18,371
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Potential York Meet?

I tried my best not to be too crazy.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 14 Jan 2006, 17:37
Replies: 39
Views: 4,844
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Edinburgh Planetarion Meet

*wanders off to the airport*
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 13 Jan 2006, 16:20
Replies: 39
Views: 4,675
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Retirement

But it's not April 1st. :(
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 13 Jan 2006, 12:24
Replies: 39
Views: 4,844
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Edinburgh Planetarion Meet

themast, I certianly will. Drop me your mobile number in forum PM or email to [email protected]. It'll stay private to me but it means I can contact you if there are any problems.

Cheers,
...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 13 Jan 2006, 12:10
Replies: 38
Views: 3,907
Posted By Kloopy
Re: New Skins

Oh my God that's so perfect. I am genuinely impressed and you've brough a smile to my face bringing back the old skins. The round 5 skin in your original post? Was that your original work? That one...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 12 Jan 2006, 12:06
Replies: 86
Views: 18,371
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Potential York Meet?

The dates you quoted are correct. 18th to 19th.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 12 Jan 2006, 12:03
Replies: 39
Views: 4,844
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Edinburgh Planetarion Meet

Ok then.

We all need somewhere near Waverly Station. I'll be arriving into the airport at 8:15 Scotland time. I'll only have hand luggage so will be out of the airport quickly. My hotel is near to...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 12 Jan 2006, 11:38
Replies: 39
Views: 4,594
Posted By Kloopy
Re: planetarion help for new players

It's a great idea and being community led means that it'd be targetted correctly at those who need it. I first thought this would be a huge overlap with #support, but #support is mainly for queries...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 11 Jan 2006, 01:00
Replies: 39
Views: 4,844
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Edinburgh Planetarion Meet

What's your favourite beer?
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 10 Jan 2006, 15:53
Replies: 39
Views: 4,844
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Edinburgh Planetarion Meet

You wouldn't? We'd meet closer to home!
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 10 Jan 2006, 11:50
Replies: 39
Views: 4,844
Posted By Kloopy
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 9 Jan 2006, 16:37
Replies: 39
Views: 4,844
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Edinburgh Planetarion Meet

I will do, yes. Need to get started first with themast in Edinburgh. I'll get a photo of us both in our t-shirts and ask him some questions and write about my trip. Anyone who would like to input the...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 9 Jan 2006, 16:25
Replies: 39
Views: 4,844
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Edinburgh Planetarion Meet

He's the one yes. He and Dave Gorman provided inspiration for this idea (details in the URL in my last post in this thread). It started from a drunken conversation in the pub one Sunday evening where...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 9 Jan 2006, 13:42
Replies: 39
Views: 4,844
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Edinburgh Planetarion Meet

No way. I like to meet people. And I can share the love of t-shirts with people from all round the world!
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 6 Jan 2006, 19:31
Replies: 39
Views: 4,844
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Edinburgh Planetarion Meet

You don't necessarily need to talk about PA. I'd just like to Meet you. The idea can be found on my website here http://www.meetmattchapman.com/. The site isn't quite finished but as I'm off starting...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 6 Jan 2006, 01:55
Replies: 39
Views: 4,844
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Edinburgh Planetarion Meet

I'm totally serious. If I can meet you and get a photo with you I'll give you a tshirt that says "I've Met Matt Chapman". I just need a brave sole to come and meet me for a drink and photo!

Please!
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 5 Jan 2006, 20:09
Replies: 39
Views: 4,844
Posted By Kloopy
Edinburgh Planetarion Meet

It's a tiny meet. But a PA player one. I'm coming up to Edinburgh on the Saturday 14th January. Does any one person want to meet up with me? I'm doing this crazy project called "Meet Matt Chapman"...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 15 Dec 2005, 14:58
Replies: 36
Views: 2,565
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Unprofessional?

I really want to go! :-(

But I've just come home from work ill for the afternoon. I tried to go in this morning and that was a mistake. I guess my boss would be upset if I went down to a gig in...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 25 Nov 2005, 14:52
Replies: 45
Views: 4,324
Posted By Kloopy
Re: I Feel Embarassed....

So lets remove the exile options from both politics and preferences?
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 23 Nov 2005, 21:08
Replies: 385
Views: 37,433
Posted By Kloopy
Re: New Rule

Absolutely, Phil.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 22 Nov 2005, 19:26
Replies: 54
Views: 6,721
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Call me an old man but....(over 16's only)

Unfortunately the advertising rotation is out of our control.

We could ban Jolt but then there would be no backing for the game. :(

I'm waiting for someone to put the picture of the three bums...
Forum: General Discussions 21 Nov 2005, 11:51
Replies: 38
Views: 3,459
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Going to Harry Potter turns out to be a bomb, almost.

There was that website counting down to her 16th (perhaps it was her 18th) Birthday when she'd be "legal". It's amusing but really quite wrong.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 18 Nov 2005, 18:27
Replies: 19
Views: 3,447
Posted By Kloopy
Re: GC told of closures???

I really don't understand this crazy mentality of exile inactives and closed planets. All the people who think that it's a good idea to exile those planets do is then complain that they only get...
Forum: General Discussions 16 Nov 2005, 20:00
Replies: 19
Views: 2,413
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Global Warming...

It's alright we have coal based power stations providing us with electricity for central heating in the winter and we have highly consumptive air-conditioning systems to keep us cool in the summer. ...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 14 Nov 2005, 20:16
Replies: 79
Views: 5,385
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Concerns about PA administration

IRC Logs don't count in court, neither would the PA server logs I believe. So no, you'd get nowhere near to proving a cheat in court. So that's a falicy.

But I'd just like to reitterate Bashar's...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 14 Nov 2005, 14:41
Replies: 32
Views: 3,088
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Composing galaxies after shuffle

The early rounds didn't work!?
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 11 Nov 2005, 21:21
Replies: 32
Views: 3,088
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Composing galaxies after shuffle

What about a system where we can quantify acitivity. Each planet gets a value of activityness. This would be based on fleet laucnhes, researches, constructions, logins, initiations, etc. (The forumla...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 11 Nov 2005, 01:23
Replies: 87
Views: 5,939
Posted By Kloopy
Re: PA is going down the PAN*

Oooh, that's next to Kings Cross, jump on a train and visit me. Stay over and we'll have a Pretty Acceptable Night of drink and chat!

(Ths s getting PANfully slly, sn't t? - Oopy my 'i' key broke!)
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 10 Nov 2005, 20:13
Replies: 87
Views: 5,939
Posted By Kloopy
Re: PA is going down the PAN*

Haha. That joke is Pretty Amazing, Nadar! ;)
Forum: Planetarion Help Desk 10 Nov 2005, 09:11
Replies: 9
Views: 3,453
Posted By Kloopy
Re: A question about the sign up page

The reason we require a street address is for various reasons. The most important is the checking of payment details if you purchase credits but there are other administrative reasons. If you do not...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 9 Nov 2005, 15:52
Replies: 87
Views: 5,939
Posted By Kloopy
Re: PA is going down the PAN*

That places scares me. But yes. Ocassionly I have even posted there.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 9 Nov 2005, 15:16
Replies: 87
Views: 5,939
Posted By Kloopy
Re: PA is going down the PAN*

I saw that. Naughty.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 9 Nov 2005, 12:13
Replies: 87
Views: 5,939
Posted By Kloopy
Re: PA is going down the PAN*

You mean we should sPANk him back to health? He might get a bit ramPANt at us so none of us should approach him unacaomPANied. We shouldn't be worrying though, this whole worry is flipPANt, if we...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 9 Nov 2005, 12:05
Replies: 87
Views: 5,939
Posted By Kloopy
Re: PA is going down the PAN*

What a PANtomime this is becoming!
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 9 Nov 2005, 12:03
Replies: 87
Views: 5,939
Posted By Kloopy
Re: PA is going down the PAN*

Someone can surely exPANd our selection of jokes a bit better than this?
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 9 Nov 2005, 12:00
Replies: 87
Views: 5,939
Posted By Kloopy
Re: PA is going down the PAN*

Woo, Yay, Hoopla, PANowie, to this thread!
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 9 Nov 2005, 11:59
Replies: 87
Views: 5,939
Posted By Kloopy
Re: PA is going down the PAN*

You're PANts Squishy, I've already used that joke in this thread.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 9 Nov 2005, 11:04
Replies: 87
Views: 5,939
Posted By Kloopy
Re: PA is going down the PAN*

Phil, you'd do much better if you adopted a more serious dead PAN style of comedy. ;)
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 9 Nov 2005, 10:56
Replies: 87
Views: 5,939
Posted By Kloopy
Re: PA is going down the PAN*

Please! Arrrgh! Noooo!
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 9 Nov 2005, 10:43
Replies: 87
Views: 5,939
Posted By Kloopy
Re: PA is going down the PAN*

Please, stop before we get a PANdemic of these awful jokes.
Forum: General Discussions 7 Nov 2005, 00:53
Replies: 42
Views: 4,089
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Joke of the week

I apologise in advance.

Why did Princess Diana cross the road?
She wasn't wearing her seatbelt.


Did you hear, Jill Dando's husband wanted to paint the front door green.
But she was dead...
Forum: General Discussions 7 Nov 2005, 00:32
Replies: 42
Views: 4,089
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Joke of the week

Why shouldn't you wear Russian underpants?
Forum: General Discussions 7 Nov 2005, 00:31
Replies: 24
Views: 3,176
Posted By Kloopy
Re: anyone sick of christmas yet?

I usually end up buying presents the last week before Christmas. And I remember being woken up early by my parents on Christmas morning last year and having to tell them to wait as I wrapped their...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 4 Nov 2005, 16:00
Replies: 43
Views: 6,076
Posted By Kloopy
Re: What u get from Planetarion ?

I fell off a building (http://www.kloopy.com/fun/GrandStandStunt.avi) all thanks to PA.
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 3 Nov 2005, 17:24
Replies: 12
Views: 2,124
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Exception Idea

Also, there are issues like Army barracks or University where the entire camp place might all have the same public IP. You might get an exception with your mate in halls for example who's miles down...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 3 Nov 2005, 17:19
Replies: 12
Views: 2,124
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Exception Idea

It's a great deal when it comes to defence or to construction or to research. When the temporal resolution of the game is 1 hour, you can't force people out of the game for 1 hour as they miss time...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 3 Nov 2005, 16:56
Replies: 22
Views: 3,441
Posted By Kloopy
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 3 Nov 2005, 16:54
Replies: 12
Views: 2,124
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Exception Idea

Personally I'd say "No no no no no no". And to stop this from being a flame I'll give you two examples.

1) Last weekend Bashar visited. We were both using our planets, not interacting, but wanting...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 3 Nov 2005, 10:32
Replies: 22
Views: 3,441
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Round 15 Shuffle

In the UK we have the Inland Revenue which I believe is the same as the IRS in the States. Basically, they're the bastards that take all our money in the form of tax.

When you leave a job to...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 2 Nov 2005, 20:26
Replies: 60
Views: 5,996
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Freebie Spies

But what would stop a paid inactive planet from doing just this? I know some HC are determined enough to make their alliance win the game that they'll pay the £3.33 to get their spy upgraded so he...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 2 Nov 2005, 18:32
Replies: 60
Views: 5,996
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Freebie Spies

I await Forest's severe opposition to the idea. ;)
But in principle it has my support.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 2 Nov 2005, 14:05
Replies: 78
Views: 9,568
Posted By Kloopy
Re: PA Players

I have to say I look up to the work that all the original Creators did. But I think my gratitude goes especially to Zeus. Without him and his enthusiasm for the game my motivation as someone who...
Forum: General Discussions 1 Nov 2005, 19:11
Replies: 41
Views: 2,919
Posted By Kloopy
Re: tension of opposites

I've also had the same problem and I've written blog posts which mimick your post pretty well. TK's advice is the way forward. None of this "just put up with it" works. You have to have time apart...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 1 Nov 2005, 12:46
Replies: 26
Views: 2,754
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Credit where credit is due....

Out of all the things in the world, posts like these are this biggest motivator for us! Thank you for your kind words. :)
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 30 Oct 2005, 13:09
Replies: 22
Views: 2,846
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Creators Hour

Last I checked PATeam were still creating the game?
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 30 Oct 2005, 09:37
Replies: 22
Views: 3,441
Posted By Kloopy
Round 15 Shuffle

The shuffle this morning went successfully. The reason it took 25 minutes is because, as Bashar suggested, I wrote everyones coords down on a piece of card each, then shuffled those cards as you...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 30 Oct 2005, 08:52
Replies: 22
Views: 2,846
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Creators Hour

Heh. I agree, "Creators Hour" is a fair title for us to use. People already know them as creators hours and we call them that in the team. Not only does it make it easier for people to reference the...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 29 Oct 2005, 11:18
Replies: 11
Views: 2,193
Posted By Kloopy
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 28 Oct 2005, 19:20
Replies: 23
Views: 3,121
Posted By Kloopy
Re: A Friendly Note Daylight Savings

"Spring forward and do it the other way at the other end of the year."
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 28 Oct 2005, 18:33
Replies: 23
Views: 3,121
Posted By Kloopy
Re: A Friendly Note Daylight Savings

If you've been brought up in the UK it's Autumn and not Fall. :p
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 28 Oct 2005, 17:15
Replies: 56
Views: 7,216
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Post-Shuffle Ruler and Planet Names

No beer was consumed, spilt or otherwise abused in the implementation of this feature.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 28 Oct 2005, 17:12
Replies: 56
Views: 7,216
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Post-Shuffle Ruler and Planet Names

As for the dumps issue. My current plan is to dump the first 2 ticks of all dump files. Then I will stop the planet and galaxy dumps from tick 3 to tick 36 inclusive. The alliance dump will continue...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 28 Oct 2005, 17:10
Replies: 56
Views: 7,216
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Post-Shuffle Ruler and Planet Names

Beacuse you find no use in a feature doesn't mean it was a waste of time or resource in development. Many people have said they will use the feature. 104 planets have already setup their post-shuffle...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 28 Oct 2005, 16:23
Replies: 23
Views: 3,121
Posted By Kloopy
Re: A Friendly Note Daylight Savings

Drink is waiting. In the form of wine, at least. You'll have to bring your own bitter though or buy when you get here.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 28 Oct 2005, 15:27
Replies: 32
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Views: 3,266
Posted By Kloopy
Re: vnc

Now that the LZW patents have expired, GD has re-enabled thier GIF support. I'll look into making the server create fast animated gifs as you described, Phil. :)
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 28 Oct 2005, 15:24
Replies: 23
Views: 3,121
Posted By Kloopy
Re: A Friendly Note Daylight Savings

Haha. It was my lunch break. :P

Anyway, what are you doing on the net at work also? Bad.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 28 Oct 2005, 14:23
Replies: 23
Views: 3,121
Posted By Kloopy
A Friendly Note Daylight Savings

Don't wake up at the wrong time. Read this and take notice....

I know how much people plan their first 72 ticks of each round. So I figured it would be good to get someone on the forums which...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 28 Oct 2005, 13:59
Replies: 56
Views: 7,216
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Post-Shuffle Ruler and Planet Names

Ok, unless anyone gives a good reason why not by 10pm GMT tonight, I'll stop the dumps after the second tick has completed.

Knowing me, someone will have to remind me in tick 36 to reenable them...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 28 Oct 2005, 13:03
Replies: 32
vnc
Views: 3,266
Posted By Kloopy
Re: vnc

I don't think we can EVER deny login from IPs who have VNC open. For a start, it would block me from accessing the game and I tend to need to be able to login to get at the admin tools!

And...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 28 Oct 2005, 12:58
Replies: 56
Views: 7,216
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Post-Shuffle Ruler and Planet Names

I believe that's what I said in the original post, Shyne. ;)
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 28 Oct 2005, 12:07
Replies: 56
Views: 7,216
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Post-Shuffle Ruler and Planet Names

We have entire database backups for the situation where something goes wrong, we never use the public dumps as a contingency as they simply don't contain enough information for us to reconstruct the...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 28 Oct 2005, 11:34
Replies: 56
Views: 7,216
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Post-Shuffle Ruler and Planet Names

Good point, yes. What about disabling the dumps at tick 24 until after the shuffle? Bearing in mind of course the dumps are a privelege not a right and that they're not overly useful until people...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 28 Oct 2005, 08:22
Replies: 56
Views: 7,216
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Post-Shuffle Ruler and Planet Names

Going off topic slightly, if you're referring to drink I know why you've got a headache hangover. I learnt a load about alcohol this week on a program on BBC3 here in the UK.

Basically, alcohol is...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 28 Oct 2005, 08:00
Replies: 56
Views: 7,216
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Post-Shuffle Ruler and Planet Names

It's not a well publicised service but I've been giving the proper alliance name to the HCs of the real alliance if their name has been stolen. The way I do this is by requiring the owner (500...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 28 Oct 2005, 07:58
Replies: 56
Views: 7,216
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Post-Shuffle Ruler and Planet Names

If you're called Fingers of Planetarion before the shuffle, it is deemed already taken and noone can use it as their post-shuffle name. Thus, you can be sure that noone will steal you're pre-shuffle...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 27 Oct 2005, 23:29
Replies: 56
Views: 7,216
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Post-Shuffle Ruler and Planet Names

If you choose not to use this feature you will keep your ruler/planet name from before the shuffle for the rest of the round.

As for being negative towards the idea, if you don't think it's a good...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 27 Oct 2005, 22:44
Replies: 56
Views: 7,216
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Post-Shuffle Ruler and Planet Names

That made me laugh out louder than I've laughed in days! Thanks Bashar! [The wine is cold, I just checked.]

As for the very reasonable question about duplicating ruler/planet names. When you...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 27 Oct 2005, 21:08
Replies: 25
Views: 4,642
Posted By Kloopy
Re: It's over...

I was coming to this thread this evening to post my thanks and admiration for everything Icy's done for PATeam, but with the comments earlier in this thread I shant.

Instead, to avoid being...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 27 Oct 2005, 20:53
Replies: 56
Views: 7,216
Posted By Kloopy
Post-Shuffle Ruler and Planet Names

As happens every round, at the start of this one some crafty buggers stole the names of some well known alliances by registering the alliance name before an actual member of the alliance was able to....
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 23 Oct 2005, 22:08
Replies: 56
Views: 11,378
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Why is the new game @ game.planetarion.com

Here you go. Have three new hostnames to use. Hopefully one of them will get through your evil school/college/work filter!

http://p45.planetarion.com/ (http://p45.planetarion.com/login.pl)...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 18 Oct 2005, 19:11
Replies: 25
Views: 2,629
Posted By Kloopy
My Planet's 'Home' Computer

Ok, I don't want to interrupt Bit's thread beacuse this idea goes off in a different (although similar) direction as his. However...

Don't get pedantic when I ask you to make the assumption that...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 13 Oct 2005, 12:42
Replies: 34
Views: 3,303
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Galaxy Scan Petition

That's what I was trying to say. Thank you, Shyne.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 13 Oct 2005, 12:20
Replies: 34
Views: 3,303
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Galaxy Scan Petition

The Master, your signature states that drugs are good. Thus, your vote is discounted.
Kargool, your signature states that if you're losing war you don't like it and you think having galmates scan...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 11 Oct 2005, 23:06
Replies: 66
Views: 16,005
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Planetarion Development - You decide for one evening!

Yes it bloody sounds familiar. I'm just as synical as the rest of you when it comes to PATeam promises.

But the thing is, I lose my "beer money" if I don't get these things done for R16. And...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 11 Oct 2005, 08:21
Replies: 17
Views: 2,466
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Kal and Appocomaster

Firstly, I'm upset that you think I'm not well qualified. I've just spent 3 years at University and have 5 years of industry experience. :-(

Secondly, you'll get alot of people complaining that...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 10 Oct 2005, 18:15
Replies: 36
Views: 3,997
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Fake Defence

But what if there are 20 attacking fleets and an aliance organises 20 fake defense fleets to ward off the incoming. If 10 attackers recall, those fake defense fleets would be useful as real defense. ...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 10 Oct 2005, 14:38
Replies: 39
Views: 3,409
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Scans now ALWAYS get through to your gal mates and alliance mates

You need a returning fleet. It's simply a fix that stops a small number of planets being able to JGP themselves even if they don't have a returning fleet.
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 10 Oct 2005, 10:32
Replies: 39
Views: 3,409
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Scans now ALWAYS get through to your gal mates and alliance mates

But the thing is, in R15 if you fill up your pack of 5 people you'll only have randoms on top of that. Also, the cost of self exile has changed and quickly increases as you do more, so having spies...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 9 Oct 2005, 23:24
Replies: 31
Views: 4,712
Posted By Kloopy
PD Readers - Attention Required

Because people never go looking for announcements, I'd like to point your attention towards a huge update about R15. Considering we told you that we wouldn't be implementing many changes for R15 I...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 9 Oct 2005, 02:18
Replies: 66
Views: 16,005
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Planetarion Development - You decide for one evening!

veX congratulations on being drunk. You are in the correct state for a Saturday night. As for graphics, I'm all for having pictures of everything, of battles, of constrcutions and researches, etc....
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 9 Oct 2005, 02:15
Replies: 66
Views: 16,005
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Planetarion Development - You decide for one evening!

You can click on the target column on the fleets page to move all Anti-that-class ships. Tada!
Forum: General Discussions 9 Oct 2005, 02:05
Replies: 25
Views: 2,861
Posted By Kloopy
Re: How protective/possessive are you ...

But I think we can help him by telling him that it wouldn't be wrong to hate the idea of her in a magazine or clubbing solely to be oggled at by other men. It does shout, to a Man's mind "You're...
Forum: General Discussions 9 Oct 2005, 01:42
Replies: 25
Views: 2,861
Posted By Kloopy
Re: How protective/possessive are you ...

Perhaps the attention he gives her isn't the attention she wants. If she was more open and said "I want you to look at my body more." then I'm sure Appoco could do that and they'd both be happy. As...
Forum: General Discussions 9 Oct 2005, 01:31
Replies: 25
Views: 2,861
Posted By Kloopy
Re: How protective/possessive are you ...

I don't think your feelings are unwarranted. Putting myself in your shoes I'd be wondering how far that "if" goes. If she's thought about it enough to air it with you then I'd always wonder how far...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 9 Oct 2005, 00:55
Replies: 66
Views: 16,005
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Planetarion Development - You decide for one evening!

Right, well it's about bed time here in the UK. I've been told off for not doing the "important" things for R15, but here's what I've got done in the past few hours:

- Hover your mouse over a ship...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 8 Oct 2005, 23:18
Replies: 66
Views: 16,005
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Planetarion Development - You decide for one evening!

scrajam, I have wanted that in the game for years. But noone else in PATeam is with me on that one, as far as I know. It would make it so much fun. You're right it would be a horrible task to...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 8 Oct 2005, 22:50
Replies: 66
Views: 16,005
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Planetarion Development - You decide for one evening!

wakey, that's really quite beautiful. I totally agree with you and that's something I'm going to try and do for R16. We've already got some ideas about the "goverment of a planet affecting some of...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 8 Oct 2005, 21:43
Replies: 66
Views: 16,005
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Planetarion Development - You decide for one evening!

I totally agree with you, but don't tell anyone I told you this but the navigation of the site is a part of the big updates we have planned for R16. Once R15 is underway I'm being chained to the...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 8 Oct 2005, 21:39
Replies: 66
Views: 16,005
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Planetarion Development - You decide for one evening!

This second point is a good one. I'd love to see that but unfrotunately that would mean all the skins need updating. And that's a big task considering we don't have access to the source images for...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 8 Oct 2005, 21:38
Replies: 66
Views: 16,005
Posted By Kloopy
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 8 Oct 2005, 21:36
Replies: 66
Views: 16,005
Posted By Kloopy
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 8 Oct 2005, 21:09
Replies: 66
Views: 16,005
Posted By Kloopy
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 8 Oct 2005, 20:49
Replies: 66
Views: 16,005
Posted By Kloopy
Planetarion Development - You decide for one evening!

As it's the speedgame and we're all in excited moods and I've removed most of the bugs from R15 now, I wanted a night off the boring slog of bug fix and administration updates, etc.

So for one...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 7 Oct 2005, 16:51
Replies: 7
Views: 1,943
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Two exile systems

Agreed. There are plenty of ways this could be abused. Even if the people who were to help out the smaller gals don't intend on abusing it, anyone else could. For now this has to be put on the back...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 7 Oct 2005, 16:46
Replies: 7
Views: 1,943
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Two exile systems

Comments like this put me off putting my time into features people particularly want. In this case, whether of not you agree the idea it isn't likely that I can find time, actually. But thank you for...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 7 Oct 2005, 15:41
Replies: 11
Views: 2,120
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Only 1 speedgame?

*ponders why Igloo even fancied his chances asking*
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 7 Oct 2005, 10:48
Replies: 11
Views: 2,298
Posted By Kloopy
Re: I Hate To Moan, But...

Haha. I love the rep comments that post got me! :-)
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 6 Oct 2005, 23:51
Replies: 11
Views: 2,298
Posted By Kloopy
Re: I Hate To Moan, But...

Cypher, well said. If I put it as bluntly as that though I'd get in trouble. You just can't win! :-(

[Edit: Ooh, I have 5 blobs now. I realise this will provoke negrep, I don't really care. But...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 5 Oct 2005, 23:20
Replies: 56
Views: 20,738
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Planetarion Radio

Even if it upsets some very excited people I'd just like to register my prefernce on a podcast. It allows much more control over the content. I know for sure that I wouldn't tune in to a 12k/sec feed...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 5 Oct 2005, 10:20
Replies: 24
Views: 3,073
Posted By Kloopy
Re: congratulations PA team

You make my stomach have lots of butterflies all of you! :-) *hugs*
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 3 Oct 2005, 22:17
Replies: 11
Views: 2,298
Posted By Kloopy
I Hate To Moan, But...

Look, I'm trying to code R15 and all you havoc players are doing is finding a few planets here and there which have other races ships that they shouldn't have. And it's distracting. And all the...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 1 Oct 2005, 18:51
Replies: 2
Views: 3,264
Posted By Kloopy
Havoc Race Change Is Enabled

Right, contrary to the announcement made yesterday, we've decided that in havoc we will reset to PT0 which automatically resets ships, constructions, research. This has already been done.

At the...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 30 Sep 2005, 18:26
Replies: 31
Views: 3,933
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Planetarion - The story

I like the idea of the "Planetarion Project". I like it lots. Where you'd go from there, I've no idea (due to my awful imagination) but the idea of PA being a decision based on protecting people for...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 23 Sep 2005, 18:45
Replies: 43
Views: 6,053
Posted By Kloopy
Re: XP leads to stockpiling

I think he was being sarcastic.
Forum: Programming and Discussion 20 Sep 2005, 22:26
Replies: 37
Views: 5,038
Posted By Kloopy
Re: What Language is the "best" to learn?

There is plenty of good advice in this thread already, but I'd just like to bring up the point djbass made about the speed of the Java language. At one time early in it's evolution perhaps the...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 20 Sep 2005, 19:09
Replies: 23
Views: 3,326
Posted By Kloopy
Re: A strange question....

Hmm, you may well be right in fact. It's something I'd like to see seriously considered at some point. However at the moment I think all our efforts are going into bug fixing and testing ready for...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 20 Sep 2005, 19:08
Replies: 16
Views: 2,794
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Difference between n00b bashing etc..

If I was the 1mil planet, I'd say it's newbie bashing. If you're thinking of chaning the official way bashing is determined from being based on score, I think you've got a long path of convincing to...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 20 Sep 2005, 19:04
Replies: 13
Views: 2,868
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Scanners get a bad rap

I wonder if I could get away with running a public Scanner service. Where anyone can come to me if I'm online and request a scan. I wouldn't use admin tools to get the resources, I'd play the planet...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 20 Sep 2005, 18:55
Replies: 32
Views: 3,728
Posted By Kloopy
Re: That leading gal

I really hope you're up for some more fantastic beta testing at some point over the next couple of weeks Noah... It wouldn't be the same without you! *hugs*
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 20 Sep 2005, 18:53
Replies: 32
Views: 3,728
Posted By Kloopy
Re: That leading gal

Haha! I think I'd get told off. :P
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 20 Sep 2005, 18:33
Replies: 23
Views: 3,326
Posted By Kloopy
Re: A strange question....

I like the two-round overall-winner-from-combined-score idea. But a bit confusing to explain to new players perhaps. I think the biggest support query would be "Why are you resetting? I'm just...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 20 Sep 2005, 18:30
Replies: 32
Views: 3,728
Posted By Kloopy
Re: That leading gal

It's you. You're testing us. You lie about not playing the game. You want to see if anyone has intel on you. You want to see if your position is safe.

Well it's not... I'm off to the admin tools...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 16 Sep 2005, 13:02
Replies: 26
Views: 3,944
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Kloopy

You all make me blush. Thank you for the nice comments. Fingers crossed, we'll get the HUGE list of bugs fixed. On my return from the States, I've been presented a huge list of TODO items categorised...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 26 Aug 2005, 17:24
Replies: 140
Views: 12,825
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Hydra & Reunion Merge - An Official Response

I think if this were real life I'd insert a suitably worried whimper here. :-(
Forum: Alliance Discussions 25 Aug 2005, 00:01
Replies: 140
Views: 12,825
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Hydra & Reunion Merge - An Official Response

Wandows, I won't say happily admit, but I'll admit none-the-less that it was indeed an honest mistake, confusion withing Hydra HCs, Reunion HCs and PATeam. It's unfortunately it had to happen so...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 24 Aug 2005, 23:26
Replies: 140
Views: 12,825
Posted By Kloopy
Hydra & Reunion Merge - An Official Response

Due to the publicity the merge has gained, I'm sure you are all aware of the issues surrounding the recent Hydra and Reunion alliance merge.

The reason for the drama is that PATeam mistakenly...
Forum: General Discussions 18 Aug 2005, 15:41
Replies: 54
Views: 4,353
Posted By Kloopy
Re: The most unsafe university towns

I can guaratee that Southampton isn't the 3rd safest Uni. Most of my friends took a battering during their three years there. Unless they're talking about each Uni's main campus.. If so, Southamptons...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 16 Aug 2005, 18:40
Replies: 26
Views: 2,636
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Along the Lines of the Jolt/NG thread

Yes, but I/we got told off for introducing jS. But either way, it's absolutely certainly an inferior interface compared to other browser based games on the market at the moment.

Kloopy
Forum: General Discussions 16 Aug 2005, 18:29
Replies: 47
Views: 4,421
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Isnt it wonderfully refreshing the 1 out of 100 times something isnt overrated?

Was it really hyped? I don't know about you but I was having sex whilst some of my friends were in the whole "Eugh, girls smell, I'm going back to my console gaming." phase.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 16 Aug 2005, 18:24
Replies: 26
Views: 2,636
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Along the Lines of the Jolt/NG thread

I'm talking about the game. The gameplay of PA is brilliant at the moment, it works really well. Most newbies and most pro's will agree with me there, I hope. It's just that the thing looks shit for...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 16 Aug 2005, 16:47
Replies: 26
Views: 2,636
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Along the Lines of the Jolt/NG thread

I've been belittled in PATeam circles for this point of view before, but I'll happily share it again now....

It's all well and good having a big drive in advertising. However, once the user gets...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 27 Jul 2005, 15:33
Replies: 45
Views: 3,300
Posted By Kloopy
Re: You specified an invalid number of ships.???

Sorry, I've been away moving into my new flat and have no internet. :(
Forum: General Discussions 15 Jul 2005, 14:33
Replies: 34
Views: 3,072
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Self-Congratulations

Hehe. Thanks everyone. Party is next Saturday. You're all welcome if you can make it.... and you look after the place. I don't want to break it a week after getting it. That'd depress me. :)
Forum: General Discussions 15 Jul 2005, 11:43
Replies: 34
Views: 3,072
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Self-Congratulations

No no. The mortgage starts today. And lasts for 30 years. I'll be in my bloody 50s if I don't pay it off early.
Forum: General Discussions 15 Jul 2005, 11:00
Replies: 34
Views: 3,072
Posted By Kloopy
Self-Congratulations

Right, I know it's not PA related but I'm at work so I can't vent my excitement like I would at the pub or something. Also, I'm too scared to post on GD, they all have fangs or something.

But......
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 12 Jul 2005, 09:42
Replies: 56
Views: 11,378
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Why is the new game @ game.planetarion.com

An alternate DNS address for the game could work well. Or is it possible to setup a wildcard so we can access the game from "infinite" urls, such as *.p45.planetarion.com. I know it's as easy to...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 20 Jun 2005, 21:21
Replies: 19
Views: 1,991
Posted By Kloopy
Re: [Discuss] Recall mails

Since there was a link to this thread from my TODO list, I thought I'd let you know that this is done and sorted now.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 15 Jun 2005, 22:52
Replies: 40
Views: 4,582
Posted By Kloopy
Capture the Flag Scoring System

As you probably well know. This CTF game has a scoring algorithm of 1 point per flag owned, unless the flag is your own gal's in which case it's worth 5 points.

Now, some people don't think this...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 13 Jun 2005, 10:17
Replies: 7
Views: 2,246
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Bombing Run.

I resent that comment. ;)
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 12 Jun 2005, 12:49
Replies: 33
Views: 5,613
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Capture The Flag - Rules and Questions

I don't think that's necessary, and the reason why is succintly put by Banned earlier in this thread. CTF is very different to normal game play and I think it's encouraging entirely different tactics.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 12 Jun 2005, 12:21
Replies: 33
Views: 5,613
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Capture The Flag - Rules and Questions

Whoops. That was meant to be on the PATeam forums in reply to a thread about changing the credits to the 3 people with most flags in the top ranked galaxy. I replied to the wrong thread on an...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 12 Jun 2005, 11:13
Replies: 33
Views: 5,613
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Capture The Flag - Rules and Questions

The only worry I have is that it'll be changing "monetary" prizes. Some people will have organised thier gal so that some planets get big, whilst others get the flags. Changing the rules now would be...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 12 Jun 2005, 11:10
Replies: 33
Views: 5,613
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Capture The Flag - Rules and Questions

Hopefully it'll be the latter.
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 12 Jun 2005, 00:10
Replies: 19
Views: 2,818
Posted By Kloopy
Re: [Discuss] Creators Hour?

I haven't really paid much attention to the Suggestion forum recently, been tied up with my degree finals. But it's nice to have a browse now. I am totally for this idea. I'd like to run it as soon...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 11 Jun 2005, 23:41
Replies: 28
Views: 2,522
Posted By Kloopy
Re: CTF speedgames with private galaxies

How fast are we talking about in speed games? Because the ticker really isn't good enough for anything more than about 15 minutes on the 4k planets we have. Assuming, say, 1k planets, we'd still only...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 11 Jun 2005, 10:12
Replies: 33
Views: 5,613
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Capture The Flag - Rules and Questions

Stifler, not only that, but I'd like flag roids to appear on the Galaxy screen too.
Tweaker, we're doing this during a havoc to see how people play. We can learn from the tactics people use and...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 10 Jun 2005, 22:40
Replies: 33
Views: 5,613
Posted By Kloopy
Capture The Flag - Rules and Questions

Capture the Flag F.A.Q.

How does the points system work?
At any point in time, your galaxy CTF points are calculated as follows:
1 point for any flags in your gal.
5 points if your gal contains...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 9 Jun 2005, 10:50
Replies: 1
Views: 1,460
Posted By Kloopy
CTF Details

Whilst we're putting together an announcement, some people have requested I put the CTF details somewhere online. I'll delete this thread when the full announcement is made...

Planetarion is...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 8 Jun 2005, 22:43
Replies: 51
Views: 5,631
Posted By Kloopy
Re: PaTeam and Alliances.

I have seen comments from the person Xontas refers to about the access PATeam gained to the forums in question. I realise that some members of the community have little trust or respect for PATeam or...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 3 May 2005, 17:15
Replies: 12
Views: 2,373
Posted By Kloopy
Re: congratz aif

As long as he doesn't shout "You've got incoming, baby!" or "Get your roids out, love!" during sex, then I'm sure it'll be a happy marriage.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 29 Apr 2005, 11:45
Replies: 40
Views: 4,954
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Dissertation on PA players

DoneTooHappyWriting!
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 29 Apr 2005, 11:35
Replies: 87
Views: 7,341
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Server crash this morning

Game, you've acknowledged that some people could have possibly lost out if we didn't recall all our fleets. I think it best shown by Squishy:

At the time, we knew that any situations in which...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 17 Apr 2005, 22:02
Replies: 45
Views: 5,437
Posted By Kloopy
Re: 1up Diplomatic Tool

<Yeh> think!!!!!1 my scared sexuality...... I I women hate because like might to! Im about

What on earth language are this man of the speak?
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 2 Apr 2005, 10:58
Replies: 51
Views: 6,372
Posted By Kloopy
Re: 2 hour ticks

Oooh. I've got a lovely hand crafted, hand painted set. All the pieces are jungle animals. Apart from I broke one zebra and Bashar broke another. (He's still not bought the glue to fix them!)
...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 1 Apr 2005, 12:03
Replies: 51
Views: 6,372
Posted By Kloopy
Re: 2 hour ticks

I disagree. We can take a fun and friendly but caring and professional approach. I've always tried to do that. If we're just chatting on the forums or IRC I'll have a joke around and occasionally I'm...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 1 Apr 2005, 11:12
Replies: 51
Views: 6,372
Posted By Kloopy
Re: 2 hour ticks

We originally were going to leave it until the shuffle before we said it was an April 1st thing. But after about an hour there was some people who believed it without a doubt. We decided at that...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 1 Apr 2005, 08:49
Replies: 51
Views: 6,372
Posted By Kloopy
Re: 2 hour ticks

I was laughing so much it hurt last night. Anyway, shuffle in 15 minutes. Good morning Planetarion.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 1 Apr 2005, 00:53
Replies: 51
Views: 6,372
Posted By Kloopy
Re: 2 hour ticks

The post time has not changed. It's been the same all along. It's just unfortunate timing. We've been asking that the announcement be made earlier, but unfortunately it had to be tonight since we're...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 1 Apr 2005, 00:30
Replies: 34
Views: 3,949
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Favourite PA Skin

I love you Marv. Sex later?
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 31 Mar 2005, 16:05
Replies: 34
Views: 3,949
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Favourite PA Skin

http://www.kloopy.com/fun/ExcelSkin.psd [1.36Mb]
That's the Excel Spreadsheet skin in Photoshop format. It's sliced to the exact correct sizes and once you've overlayed your designed skin, go to...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 31 Mar 2005, 13:40
Replies: 34
Views: 3,949
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Favourite PA Skin

LCARS. Trekky thing. (I've never watched it. I'm not a fan. No neg-rep ta.)
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 31 Mar 2005, 10:26
Replies: 4
Views: 2,057
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Research

Research Queueing is something we're looking at for next round. One of the solutions would perhaps be to remember your status of each research and allow you to chop and change which is the active...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 26 Mar 2005, 19:28
Replies: 157
Views: 15,671
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Special Asteroids

I still think it'll balance out. If everyone had the mentality that the incomings were well over the top and not worth the Special Roid bonuses, they'll not attack to get it. Therefore, the Special...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 25 Mar 2005, 09:16
Replies: 157
Views: 15,671
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Special Asteroids

There was one idea... "The Leet Roid". For the owner of it, all the text on every page would be written in l33tsp34k. Granted it'd mess up the parsers. But we thought it'd be a good way to introduce...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 24 Mar 2005, 17:52
Replies: 157
Views: 15,671
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Special Asteroids

Right, the Special Roids are distributed amongst 1:1. Also, the Universe Misc page now allows you to see their History, as was intended in my earlier upload.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 24 Mar 2005, 11:14
Replies: 157
Views: 15,671
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Special Asteroids

Yes, it's possible, but who on earth gets roided down to 9 roids. The people doign the roiding will hit the bash limit long before, and name me a planet that roided down to 9 can't find free roids...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 24 Mar 2005, 11:06
Replies: 157
Views: 15,671
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Special Asteroids

Who realisitically roids to get the Special Roid and then somehow ends up with 3 of each type to avoid the 25% cap? That's not going to happen.

As for teleporting, again it's making it complicated...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 24 Mar 2005, 10:52
Replies: 157
Views: 15,671
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Special Asteroids

A guaranteed Special Roid cap (if -any- roids are capped) is silly. Part of the fun will be not knowing for certain that you'll get it. And what's the point in attacking to retreive a Special Roid...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 24 Mar 2005, 09:53
Replies: 157
Views: 15,671
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Special Asteroids

There is 1 Special Roid of each type. Just one planet having it at any one time. Is this really going to have a substantial effect on the game? If a big alliance grabs them, that's one planet that's...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 23 Mar 2005, 21:14
Replies: 8
Views: 1,864
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Credits

"The first person to have a pint of beer addressed to me left at the front desk of my base (Address: <insert your address here>) will win a credit. Go go go! (In the case of multiple people at front...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 23 Mar 2005, 21:03
Replies: 8
Views: 1,864
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Credits

"The first person to have a pint of beer at my door (Address: <insert your address here>) will win a credit. Go go go! (In the case of multiple people at the door, finger prints will be taken from...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 23 Mar 2005, 18:46
Replies: 157
Views: 15,671
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Special Asteroids

Nope, for now I'd like to see how the current 6 work.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 23 Mar 2005, 18:09
Replies: 157
Views: 15,671
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Special Asteroids

But then why would the big players want it? We want to have it so each roid is useful for all players. So that everyone has an equal "need" to go out and get it.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 23 Mar 2005, 16:45
Replies: 157
Views: 15,671
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Special Asteroids

Starting the asteroids in 1:1 means that noone gets the bonuses for the first 72 ticks which ensures proper playing planets are not boosted during the important round start. I do think the location...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 23 Mar 2005, 11:32
Replies: 157
Views: 15,671
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Special Asteroids

As for the number of them, I don't think having 2 of each is a good idea. I think just one of each. They're unique special asteroids, nothing else like them in the Universe. And we wouldn't want 1...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 23 Mar 2005, 11:31
Replies: 157
Views: 15,671
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Special Asteroids

The golden roids are currently separate to your total roid count. That is they're stored in a different part of the database. Thus any exploded asteroids will not affect your Special Roids. So that's...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 23 Mar 2005, 09:45
Replies: 157
Views: 15,671
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Special Asteroids

This round, this round, this round. Please! The biggest question is which roids out of all those suggeted to we have? :-)

Morning.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 23 Mar 2005, 02:25
Replies: 157
Views: 15,671
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Special Asteroids

It's very simple code. It's been tested in-house here with Bashar and DEATH2. Basically, if a planet has a special roid, the chance of each roid being capped is Total Of That Resource Type Capped /...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 23 Mar 2005, 01:05
Replies: 157
Views: 15,671
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Special Asteroids

I think rather than being a disadvantage, it'd be a good addition. There are about 4k planets in the Universe, it's unlikely that a target you choose is going to have one of these roids. And when you...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 23 Mar 2005, 01:03
Replies: 157
Views: 15,671
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Special Asteroids

The code is written so that we could expand it to include the things you've suggested, yes!
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 23 Mar 2005, 01:01
Replies: 157
Views: 15,671
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Special Asteroids

View the first screenshot I posted. They're shown on the Universe Misc page.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 23 Mar 2005, 00:52
Replies: 157
Views: 15,671
Posted By Kloopy
Special Asteroids

Righty. I've not spoken to PATeam about this so I'll probably get in trouble for talking about it here first. But anyway, after a few discussions over a length of time a couple of good friends of...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 21 Mar 2005, 10:58
Replies: 24
Views: 3,182
Posted By Kloopy
Re: A BIG community thankyou

Aww. *blush*. Thanks Bashar and everyone else. But it's not just me. Kal has been great giving me daily TODO lists, blixxard has been working on the portal, pishmishy has been doing a great deal of...
Forum: General Discussions 21 Mar 2005, 02:06
Replies: 34
Views: 2,423
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Is This Mean?

None of the requests up to now do I have... So we present you with "Jefferson Airplane - Somebody to Love", also recently done by "The Boodgie Pimps", but that version is shite. Worse than our...
Forum: General Discussions 21 Mar 2005, 01:36
Replies: 34
Views: 2,423
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Is This Mean?

Puff the Magic Dragon: http://www.kloopy.com/fun/001_magicdragon.mp3
Forum: General Discussions 21 Mar 2005, 01:25
Replies: 34
Views: 2,423
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Is This Mean?

Sorry Leshy, it's not in my playlist. But would you accept our off of Unltravox - Vienna...?

http://www.kloopy.com/fun/001_vienna.mp3
Forum: General Discussions 21 Mar 2005, 01:16
Replies: 34
Views: 2,423
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Is This Mean?

Ignore Bashar. He's taken over my computer and is trying to taint my name.... do I have a name? Anyway...
http://www.kloopy.com/fun/001_lastchristmas.mp3
Forum: General Discussions 21 Mar 2005, 01:08
Replies: 34
Views: 2,423
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Is This Mean?

Raining Men: http://www.kloopy.com/fun/001_rainingmen.mp3
Forum: General Discussions 21 Mar 2005, 00:55
Replies: 34
Views: 2,423
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Is This Mean?

Whetergirls or Gerry Halliwell?
[Edit: apparantly I got the wrong weather.]
Forum: General Discussions 21 Mar 2005, 00:54
Replies: 34
Views: 2,423
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Is This Mean?

http://www.kloopy.com/fun/001_ymca.mp3

Sorry, my old man isn't in my playlist. :-(
Forum: General Discussions 21 Mar 2005, 00:30
Replies: 34
Views: 2,423
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Is This Mean?

Requests are being taken...if you dare.
Forum: General Discussions 21 Mar 2005, 00:03
Replies: 34
Views: 2,423
Posted By Kloopy
Is This Mean?

Bsahar and I have been up to our pranks again. This time, it's against the lot of you. We've got two mp3s for you to listen to.... We took turns taking high and low.
...
Forum: General Discussions 19 Mar 2005, 13:45
Replies: 45
Views: 3,102
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Is this mean?

Two evenings. But we had beer, so time flew. Dunno, about 6 or 7 man hours I'd say, tops.
But it's all worth it.... In thanks, he's cooking us toad in the hole tonight! Win!
Forum: General Discussions 19 Mar 2005, 13:03
Replies: 45
Views: 3,102
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Is this mean?

I've spoken to him and he spent 20 minutes tidying up. I don't think he got the idea of being pranked properly. You're not meant to tidy up if you've been had! Heh.

Anyway, he promises he's got a...
Forum: General Discussions 19 Mar 2005, 11:09
Replies: 45
Views: 3,102
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Is this mean?

http://www.kloopy.com/gallery/balloonstunt/The_End

Damn it. It appears he enjoyed it. There were plenty of naughty words muttered as he was popping them last night though. And Christ, do you know...
Forum: General Discussions 19 Mar 2005, 02:07
Replies: 45
Views: 3,102
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Is this mean?

Googlehax.
Forum: General Discussions 19 Mar 2005, 01:39
Replies: 45
Views: 3,102
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Is this mean?

Yes yes yes. Wow. And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honalee.
Thank you.
Forum: General Discussions 19 Mar 2005, 01:36
Replies: 45
Views: 3,102
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Is this mean?

All that puffing. Remind me. There was a song, when I were a wee lad. Purple dragons or something. Some place. Puffing. Man, it was a good tune. Errr... Magic dragon or something. Anyone remember it?
Forum: General Discussions 19 Mar 2005, 01:16
Replies: 45
Views: 3,102
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Is this mean?

The worst thing about doing it in the Hall is that both Bashar and I are trapped in our rooms. Drinking beer all evening means going to the loo. And with that lot in the way, getting to the toilet...
Forum: General Discussions 19 Mar 2005, 00:47
Replies: 45
Views: 3,102
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Is this mean?

Just 7 days until i23. It just wouldn't be the same without everyone that was at the Daaaave i-event. I feel love for that weekend. It was a special time!

I do want to get another small childs...
Forum: General Discussions 19 Mar 2005, 00:30
Replies: 45
Views: 3,102
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Is this mean?

Bashar just sodding burst a few on his way to the kitchen. Get to my room and start blowing, boy!
Forum: General Discussions 19 Mar 2005, 00:26
Replies: 45
Views: 3,102
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Is this mean?

Next time it's fire crackers, triggered by key in the lock.

We really should have put a little chilli powder in each balloon. :/
Forum: General Discussions 19 Mar 2005, 00:20
Replies: 45
Views: 3,102
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Is this mean?

Done
http://www.kloopy.com/gallery/balloonstunt/DSCF0026_001
Forum: General Discussions 18 Mar 2005, 23:49
Replies: 45
Views: 3,102
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Is this mean?

I also want to cellotape 20 party poppers to the door and the door frame so that when opening the front door in a tired post-work daze, he's shocked into Bashar and my balloon reality by an almighty...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 15 Mar 2005, 12:17
Replies: 18
Views: 4,435
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Eminem - Stan parody

That's so wonderful! :-)
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 22 Dec 2004, 13:36
Replies: 9
Views: 2,428
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Subversion

I posted that from work, Bashar. Where, I hope, I wasn't drunk. I think it's your influence on me forcing lots of alcohol into my system having the effect of killing off most of my thinking brain and...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 20 Dec 2004, 17:36
Replies: 9
Views: 2,428
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Subversion

It's a serious point. If we are making changes to combat for round 13, can we please consider renaming subverting to "temporary ship stealing-esque combat techniques"
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 20 Dec 2004, 17:28
Replies: 9
Views: 2,428
Posted By Kloopy
Subversion

Does anyone else have trouble with the phrase subversion (the act of subverting)? I do, I read it as the popular product (http://subversion.tigris.org/) used for version control. Ie, with the...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 20 Dec 2004, 17:24
Replies: 27
Views: 2,966
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Delete the Races !! (Pointless)

Cochese, I've always been for that sort of idea. But as people point out to me each time, making lots of options in the tech tree for ships, alters the way combat will work. This, in essence, means...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 2 Nov 2004, 19:31
Replies: 151
Views: 16,393
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Round XIII Galaxies

You've got a very interesting point here. The numbers you suggest are about right, and this is a serious issue. I'm a little busy at the moment, so unless someone else comments soon I'll post later...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 2 Nov 2004, 15:12
Replies: 14
Views: 2,142
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Terran pods

Mid round ship stat changes are out of the question, I'm afraid. As for next round, once we've got some details on gal setup set in stone, we'll start thinking seriously about stats and combat.
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 2 Nov 2004, 15:05
Replies: 151
Views: 16,393
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Round XIII Galaxies

Hehe Borg.

Mist, I'm almost convinced on the idea of only 2 packs with padding as required, it sounds as if it cures the problem that was brought up.

As for waiting until tick 72 for the...
Forum: Departing PA Messages 2 Nov 2004, 11:35
Replies: 13
Views: 3,737
Posted By Kloopy
Re: I Guess Its Time To Move On

It's been a pleasure. Keep smiling and laughing in the real world.

*hugs*
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 2 Nov 2004, 10:13
Replies: 151
Views: 16,393
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Round XIII Galaxies

Tick 36
It appears that the idea of shuffling at tick 36 is abusable. I agree with this and can see it happening. In this case, can we discuss whether shuffling earlier, say at tick 0 or 12 would be...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 2 Nov 2004, 10:05
Replies: 151
Views: 16,393
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Round XIII Galaxies

I totally disagree. A random galaxy of 10 to 15 people could, with luck, easily out do a private galaxy of 5. And we're solving the issue in your first paragraph anyway, by saying that all gals will...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 2 Nov 2004, 00:08
Replies: 15
Views: 2,367
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Exciled or Hiding?

Indeed the only decent solution is to insert back into the game on login. And to show how proactive we are with your feedback, you can find some good news on the portal.
...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 1 Nov 2004, 22:17
Replies: 151
Views: 16,393
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Round XIII Galaxies

Aha, my apologies. Thanks for clearing that up. :)
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 1 Nov 2004, 22:12
Replies: 151
Views: 16,393
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Round XIII Galaxies

Sorry, I'm not quite sure I follow you on this point. Why will the 3x2/2x3 solution not work and how would we end up with 4x2 gals?
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 1 Nov 2004, 22:02
Replies: 151
Views: 16,393
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Round XIII Galaxies

Surely having 3 packs just increases the chances of one aiming for control? If two packs are from the same alliance and the third is from another, then not only do you have them controlling the...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 1 Nov 2004, 21:59
Replies: 151
Views: 16,393
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Round XIII Galaxies

The purpose of the first 36 ticks isn't to weed out newbies. I think you're getting confused. The 36 ticks is for signups and to ensure people get into the packs they want before the shuffle. Unless...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 1 Nov 2004, 18:50
Replies: 151
Views: 16,393
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Round XIII Galaxies

I think this is a very important point. We want to make the gal setup for round 13 as friendly as we can for both new and old randoms, whilst at the same time not causing problems for the political...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 1 Nov 2004, 18:40
Replies: 151
Views: 16,393
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Round XIII Galaxies

We originally had the idea of having 4 galaxies, one for each race, aswell as having just one galaxy. But the reason we chose not to do this is because of the stress on the database. Having 2k...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 1 Nov 2004, 18:04
Replies: 151
Views: 16,393
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Round XIII Galaxies

All I can say about the implementation is that we have until at the very earlist Christmas to implement this and have internal alpha tests before we start beta testing some time around the festive...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 1 Nov 2004, 17:52
Replies: 151
Views: 16,393
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Round XIII Galaxies

I think you'll find that the buddy pack idea is very popular, actually. Even if it wasn't perfect the first time we tried the idea. As for adding randoms to the galaxies, this will happen in tick 36...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 1 Nov 2004, 17:49
Replies: 151
Views: 16,393
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Round XIII Galaxies

There are many people who think a mixture is good, and as we have seen a 5/5 mixture got us into alot of trouble this round, as you say. The above idea addresses most issues that have been brought up...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 1 Nov 2004, 17:45
Replies: 151
Views: 16,393
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Round XIII Galaxies

To clarify the whole volunteer mentor thing, the idea would be to have planet number 1 in each of the 20 original galaxies with a volunteer member of PATeam or the Support people or anyone we think...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 1 Nov 2004, 16:45
Replies: 151
Views: 16,393
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Round XIII Galaxies

Of course, when discussing this idea, please assume that the implementation would be successful. All we wish to work out in this thread is if there are any problems with the logic behind the idea.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 31 Oct 2004, 12:16
Replies: 9
Views: 2,372
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Daylight Saving

Judge is indeed correct. There's no need to worry about daylight savings with respsect to the game. :)
Forum: General Discussions 29 Oct 2004, 12:44
Replies: 13
Views: 1,743
Posted By Kloopy
Re: House Cleaning

That Swiffer thing has issues. It's a little hard to push around the carpet. Just put it on the carpet, and it just stuck to one spot. Now there's a patch of carpet that's sticking up like a...
Forum: General Discussions 29 Oct 2004, 12:10
Replies: 13
Views: 1,743
Posted By Kloopy
Re: House Cleaning

I've got visitors this weekend and I don't think they want to sleep on motherboards, computer cases and dirty clothes. The pub is a reward for when I've finished.

Damn it.
Forum: General Discussions 29 Oct 2004, 12:03
Replies: 13
Views: 1,743
Posted By Kloopy
Re: House Cleaning

There's both of the arguments I had in mind.

I think I might break, there is no logic in this cleaning idea that someone silly invented.
Forum: General Discussions 29 Oct 2004, 11:57
Replies: 13
Views: 1,743
Posted By Kloopy
House Cleaning

I'm in the process of cleaning my room and I'm about 5 minutes away from having the floor and surfaces clean.

I'm not a woman, so would appreciate a little help; Do I wipe and dust the surfaces...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 29 Oct 2004, 10:23
Replies: 19
Views: 2,729
Posted By Kloopy
Re: :( Why is everyone ganging up on me

The same is happening to my planet at the moment. It's pig annoying that I get 6 incoming fleets. The first one has wiped out the majority of my useful ships because I was sleeping. I've got little...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 29 Oct 2004, 10:18
Replies: 19
Views: 4,038
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Ships and Combat

I'm surprised. I thought this would get torn to shreds. :)

To comment on the issues of the database size, I'll be pedantic and say it wouldn't double the size at all, but I agree it'd increase the...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 28 Oct 2004, 12:16
Replies: 19
Views: 4,038
Posted By Kloopy
Ships and Combat

I've not even brought up this idea in PATeam yet, but it's an idea I've had. Come to think about it, I'm not even sure wether it's already been suggested. If so, apologies.

Basically,what I think...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 26 Oct 2004, 17:01
Replies: 103
Views: 8,862
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Discussion Time

To reply to your first post, Bashar, I've not quantified the effect this whole discussion initiaitve will have at all. I've just said it will help, and if you disagree with that, then come through to...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 20 Oct 2004, 19:13
Replies: 103
Views: 8,862
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Discussion Time

Please, don't tie the noose too tight, I've got sensitive skin. But as far as I'm aware I quit PATeam only once. And that was not that I hated working with Spinner. I enjoy working with him, he's a...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 20 Oct 2004, 14:11
Replies: 103
Views: 8,862
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Discussion Time

I've got a busy day at University today, so I'm not able to spend as much time replying as I'd like, but I am fond of the idea of bringing attacks back to the level where they weren't succerd -or-...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 19 Oct 2004, 18:13
Replies: 36
Views: 3,743
Posted By Kloopy
Re: The " C200's " ?

But when you re-enter the normal Universe, don't forget that it's at random, and you may well end up in a hostile galaxy who can spy on your fleet manouvers and other aspects of your play.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 19 Oct 2004, 18:11
Replies: 27
Views: 2,737
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Planetarion is just a replacement for Sex

It's worse when you've given your gal mates a command to type in the gal channel which causes your client to play a loud fog horn noise through your speakers just as you're reaching that important...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 19 Oct 2004, 18:09
Replies: 13
Views: 2,825
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Diary of the Lone Samaritan

I absolutely love your style. Good luck, sir.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 19 Oct 2004, 18:08
Replies: 36
Views: 3,743
Posted By Kloopy
Re: The " C200's " ?

1) I believe they can, yes.
2) It'd be difficult, because they're swaped with low roid planets and inactives.
3) Because of the lack of roids, it would be hard for them to grow at a faster pace...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 19 Oct 2004, 18:05
Replies: 103
Views: 8,862
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Discussion Time

Thanks for taking the time to write that wakey, you've brought up some very valid points.

1) I'd like to see us, as a community, discuss ideas for improved graphics, to give the game some eye...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 19 Oct 2004, 15:12
Replies: 103
Views: 8,862
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Discussion Time

There are lots of issues in there, all of which we could spend hours talking about.

1) Why are they interested in other places? Why have people moved on from the webbased genre?

2) Does this...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 19 Oct 2004, 14:56
Replies: 13
Views: 2,825
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Diary of the Lone Samaritan

Hehe. I've no idea if there -is- a sensible result. That's just the method I'd use. :)
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 19 Oct 2004, 14:50
Replies: 13
Views: 2,825
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Diary of the Lone Samaritan

Pilkara > Target Search > Galaxy Planets Maximum: 1 > Take the only sensible result?
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 19 Oct 2004, 14:46
Replies: 103
Views: 8,862
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Discussion Time

We've got our first suggestion, then?

"How can we improve the number of players in the game whilst simultaneously increasing the proportion of those that upgrade to full paid accounts?"
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 19 Oct 2004, 14:45
Replies: 13
Views: 2,825
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Diary of the Lone Samaritan

Your style makes me giggle. If you want to be moved, I think you'd have a good case for getting an admin to manually exile you. I believe in the admin screens, there is now a "Exile this planet...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 19 Oct 2004, 14:32
Replies: 103
Views: 8,862
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Discussion Time

Those very idea's that are ousted without second thought are the ones I want to see discussed in the form I'm proposing. If they're given enough air time and planning, they can't be ignored. So,...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 19 Oct 2004, 14:02
Replies: 103
Views: 8,862
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Discussion Time

This is the type of constructive critisism I'm after. Have you got any ideas for an anonymous system? What about setting up a board on these forums which requires no signup. When you "login" to that...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 19 Oct 2004, 01:25
Replies: 103
Views: 8,862
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Discussion Time

Thanks Tacticus,

To quickly reiterate before I hit the haystack, I do want to use both medium. I wish to run a thread every week in which we can have a moderated, slow paced, structured...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 19 Oct 2004, 01:12
Replies: 103
Views: 8,862
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Discussion Time

Thank you for your support Inca, you mention though that the lousdest voices won't be suggesting the ideas that are satifactory to the game in general. This is something we're all well aware of, and...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 19 Oct 2004, 00:18
Replies: 103
Views: 8,862
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Discussion Time

Zhukov, in responce to your questions;

I guess the authority is that I'm labelled as one of these PATeam people. Perhaps, in the literal sense, I have no authority when it comes to decision...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 18 Oct 2004, 22:53
Replies: 103
Views: 8,862
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Discussion Time

I'm well aware that there will be people who don't believe in me or my idea. I'm well aware it will be a struggle to get what we want out of Jolt and to change the way things work at the moment....
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 18 Oct 2004, 19:57
Replies: 103
Views: 8,862
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Discussion Time

For a start, who the hell seconds their own post?

It's an interesting point though. However, have you seen a Jolt rep that really knows how the community works and who has a good knowledge of what...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 18 Oct 2004, 19:40
Replies: 103
Views: 8,862
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Discussion Time

Cosmic attempt? You obviously weren't here last time I was in PA Team. If I, along with the community, come up with a decent idea, I will not shut up talking to Spinner (or Jolt) until I get what we...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 18 Oct 2004, 19:32
Replies: 103
Views: 8,862
Posted By Kloopy
Discussion Time

Despite what it may seem to some people, PATeam have been discussing many new ideas and changes we can make to Planetarion. I've seen a lot of requests for more discussion of feature between the...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 18 Oct 2004, 15:31
Replies: 58
Views: 6,208
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Refund

I'm speaking from a personal view here, nothing to do with Jolt or PA;

Noone has asked exactly what Conall expected when he paid for his credit(s). I'm very interested to see, with backing...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 18 Oct 2004, 10:41
Replies: 6
Views: 2,112
Posted By Kloopy
Forum: General Discussions 17 Oct 2004, 23:46
Replies: 7
Views: 1,912
Posted By Kloopy
Re: SpaceInvaders Back?!?!?!??!?"?1/

Perhaps it was a scythe.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 17 Oct 2004, 23:33
Replies: 6
Views: 2,112
Posted By Kloopy
Re: A Night Of Madness I Had With A2

rofl. Nice to see you.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 5 Oct 2004, 08:30
Replies: 41
Views: 3,195
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Mid-week start?

rofl. Forum fights.

Shut it all of you, heh. Wednesday is a great day. It means we come out of protection at precisely 8pm GMT (9pm UK, 10pm CEST) on Saturday. Saturday evening, as we've argued...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 7 Sep 2004, 16:37
Replies: 28
Views: 5,525
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Solving a factorial time problem (alliance techies ahoy)

Whether the groups P and NP are equal is one of the biggest questions in Maths. Noone has managed to proove that they are equal and noone has managed to proove they're not equal. It's amazing. There...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 7 Sep 2004, 15:11
Replies: 28
Views: 5,525
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Solving a factorial time problem (alliance techies ahoy)

Rofl. I love reputations. Actually, it's pay day in two weeks followed very shortly by a nice chunky student loan cheque. I realise it'd take a long time, but surely it must be possible. Even if we...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 7 Sep 2004, 15:07
Replies: 28
Views: 5,525
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Solving a factorial time problem (alliance techies ahoy)

There Is Nothing Wrong With Large Amounts Of Data!
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 7 Sep 2004, 15:04
Replies: 28
Views: 5,525
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Solving a factorial time problem (alliance techies ahoy)

On the subject of accuracy, I think it might be rather surprising how quickly a correct match is calculated. We have a target for total score, total roids and total value. That's three items that all...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 7 Sep 2004, 14:45
Replies: 28
Views: 5,525
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Solving a factorial time problem (alliance techies ahoy)

Firstly, the algorithm I was talking to you about on IRC, it removed the smaller alliances and worked it's way up the scale. But there are some interesting maths possible, as you say.

I don't...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 7 Sep 2004, 14:02
Replies: 17
Views: 3,168
Posted By Kloopy
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 6 Sep 2004, 11:58
Replies: 17
Views: 3,168
Posted By Kloopy
Re: PA dumpfile analysis code (alliance techies?)

Hah. Commenting. Jester knows. He's right. So right. Comments were invented for slanderous abuse attacking the competition, for telling the lamest jokes and most importantly, writing an extensive and...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 23 Aug 2004, 10:03
Replies: 28
Views: 4,956
Posted By Kloopy
Re: How Long Left For Pa?

I have to agree. The new version of Planetarion is a much more enjoyable game. Think back to the days of the early rounds, where alliances blocked. Whether it's down to more polite and thoughtful...
Forum: General Discussions 2 Aug 2004, 21:02
Replies: 162
Views: 8,687
Posted By Kloopy
Re: This weekend, at J3, Ealing, London.......

"Penis child". What the hell kind of insult is that?
Forum: General Discussions 2 Aug 2004, 20:39
Replies: 162
Views: 8,687
Posted By Kloopy
Re: This weekend, at J3, Ealing, London.......

lol. I hope they haven't stolen any of my shirts. :/

Which clones were at J3 then... I've forgotten which ones I sent.
Forum: General Discussions 2 Aug 2004, 20:35
Replies: 162
Views: 8,687
Posted By Kloopy
Re: This weekend, at J3, Ealing, London.......

Video... sounds scarey. Pity this weekend clashed with a friends 21st. I'd like to have come.
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 24 Jul 2004, 10:52
Replies: 22
Views: 5,147
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Communication

You were mentor team co-leader and you're HC of an alliance, yet on your webpage it stresses how important it was in your role to remain alliance-less. Tsk tsk.

But that's not what I wanted to...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 23 Jul 2004, 15:33
Replies: 22
Views: 5,147
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Communication

"Creators" Hour would be a good idea. Especially now we have a working in-game com unit again. It's a nice easy way to get to at least one sub-section of the community; those that are on IRC.

What...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 16 Jul 2004, 18:12
Replies: 7
Views: 2,428
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Roid initian calculations?

Forty Two.

(It's apparantly the answer to, among other things, "everything")
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 16 Jul 2004, 18:11
Replies: 43
Views: 5,058
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Planetarion rebuild with Lego

Those are amazing. I've never seen some of those bricks before. I have a -huge- box of Lego which is decades old. I recently went into the Lego Shop in the Bullring in Birmingham, UK. They have some...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 28 Apr 2004, 09:14
Replies: 86
Views: 9,270
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Myself, abuse, and quitting.

That is astonishing, disgusting and upsetting behaviour by the people named. I really am outstanded that people can be so mindlessly hurtful. It has always angered me beyond belief when I hear about...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 23 Apr 2004, 16:47
Replies: 26
Views: 2,424
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Dear Pack

You make me have a tingly sensation somewhere special. :)
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 23 Mar 2004, 11:31
Replies: 39
Views: 5,196
Posted By Kloopy
Unhappy Re: My Sad News

Tim,

Despite my bad feeling towards you after the issues which aren't going to be brought up again here, this new still came as a great shock. Whatever I've said before, out of everyone who was in...
Forum: General Discussions 11 Feb 2004, 11:34
Replies: 34
Views: 3,995
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Right. Revenge for a broken ankle, eh?

When the first plaster cast is removed, throw it at her and then make her eat it. I'm sure by now it'd probably make quite a pleasant meal. Candle lit dinner. Ha. She couldn't refuse.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 5 Feb 2004, 21:32
Replies: 26
Views: 3,019
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Who can update me?

He was in Epical with me as HCs (Along with others ofc), and yes, he helped a load on AH too. Oh how I miss those days.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 5 Feb 2004, 15:23
Replies: 26
Views: 3,019
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Who can update me?

Piketa. Nice to see you around again. How're things going?
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 27 Jan 2004, 20:20
Replies: 17
Views: 4,064
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Development Update (27/01/2004)

What do you mean? A2 or that style of coding? ;-)
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 27 Jan 2004, 20:15
Replies: 17
Views: 4,064
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Development Update (27/01/2004)

Even if its been there all the time, it's nice to see the common sense come through with sensible ideas and to let us know whats going on.

I'd just like to offer a line of code for the game,...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 27 Jan 2004, 01:54
Replies: 117
Views: 15,450
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Planetarion Name Competition

Rofl. Voted for the same. I don't think anyone could have chosen a better name.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 24 Jan 2004, 13:06
Replies: 81
Views: 6,846
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Give people something to do

Ideas. And PATeam don't want to get in trouble. They have a set of strict rules in place due to the NDAs. But I believe its mainly ideas. They don't want to give trade secrets, new concepts and ideas...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 24 Jan 2004, 11:47
Replies: 81
Views: 6,846
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Give people something to do

I hope so too. But I have a sneaky suspicion that he might have to. I'm sure someone from the team could just clarify this either way to let our minds settle.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 24 Jan 2004, 11:44
Replies: 7
Views: 2,367
Posted By Kloopy
Re: I feel lack of our game.

I do think that even though some people are spouting rubbish and throwing unconstructive insults around, that when round eleven does finally come about, even those who are being destructive will...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 24 Jan 2004, 11:37
Replies: 12
Views: 4,100
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Free IRC bouncer courtesty!

It makes you c00l...



... And its also helpful if you're in a large number of channels so you don't get Target Change Too Fast when trying to join them when you connect normally, since your...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 24 Jan 2004, 11:31
Replies: 81
Views: 6,846
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Give people something to do

As for the point of noone taking the blame... I think you'll find its the collective "fault" of a lot of people. I agree its absolutely inexcusable and extremely stupid in this day and age of...
Forum: General Discussions 23 Jan 2004, 15:10
Replies: 27
Views: 1,719
Posted By Kloopy
Re: FAO: Bashar

We'd get there by Bus, I think.
Forum: General Discussions 23 Jan 2004, 15:10
Replies: 27
Views: 1,719
Posted By Kloopy
Re: FAO: Bashar

So Is That A Yes Then?
Forum: General Discussions 23 Jan 2004, 15:08
Replies: 27
Views: 1,719
Posted By Kloopy
Re: FAO: Bashar

Bashar those words are too confusing for me. I don't understand. You should come into town then. We can all take Wi-Fi laptops and use this tread to converse on the bus into town and whilst we stand...
Forum: General Discussions 23 Jan 2004, 15:07
Replies: 27
Views: 1,719
Posted By Kloopy
Re: FAO: Bashar

Hehe. Using town for bordom-relief could work out quite well for an hour or so.

And we can watch Julian have his big hair removed by someone with a pair of clippers.
Forum: General Discussions 23 Jan 2004, 15:07
Replies: 27
Views: 1,719
Posted By Kloopy
Re: FAO: Bashar

Bashar, I know. I can't resist.

Perhaps I could take A2 in and get him to get a bass guitar. :-)
Forum: General Discussions 23 Jan 2004, 15:06
Replies: 27
Views: 1,719
Posted By Kloopy
Re: FAO: Bashar

Sorry.

Oh and same question to Bashar. Want to go into town or are you revising all day?
Forum: General Discussions 23 Jan 2004, 15:05
Replies: 27
Views: 1,719
Posted By Kloopy
Re: FAO: Bashar

A2, do you fancy going into town with Julian and I then? We could have a look at umbrellas or something?
Forum: General Discussions 23 Jan 2004, 15:02
Replies: 27
Views: 1,719
Posted By Kloopy
Re: FAO: Bashar

Rofl Jonny. Oh, and it'd be good if the neighbours used this forum. They could let us all know when music is too loud, too.

Sucks to be the neighbours.
Forum: General Discussions 23 Jan 2004, 15:01
Replies: 27
Views: 1,719
Posted By Kloopy
Re: FAO: Bashar

Well, you see, the door is a few paces away. And I can't really be bothered to go there. So if it's alright with you, I shall keep it open.

Bloody beanbags in the way.
Forum: General Discussions 23 Jan 2004, 14:59
Replies: 27
Views: 1,719
Posted By Kloopy
FAO: Bashar

Is my music too loud, want me to turn it down or close my door?
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 23 Jan 2004, 14:27
Replies: 81
Views: 6,846
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Give people something to do

The servers at Jolt were reformatted. Which lost the version Jolt had. Don't even begin to ask about Jolt backing up stuff.

There were also two versions for ievents here in the UK. Unfortunately...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 23 Jan 2004, 14:18
Replies: 81
Views: 6,846
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Give people something to do

Nice to see you Spinner. :-) I hope you bring with you some pursuasive power on the Jolt and their silly NDA front. You always could sort things out, my fingers are crossed that you'll work your...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 16 Jan 2004, 18:27
Replies: 128
Views: 8,442
Posted By Kloopy
Re: A few words from an ex-PAteam player.

I second that, Cochese. I miss you Zeus, a lot. Even if PATeam sort things out and PA becomes tremendous again, I'll always look back on the old r3-7 days as the best.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 16 Jan 2004, 01:52
Replies: 24
Views: 3,355
Posted By Kloopy
Re: A PA Team members Veiw

Since they're relavant and informative and contain some useful information and a good insight into the current inner workings of PATeam, I think it should stay. Read between the lines and the meaning...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 16 Jan 2004, 00:26
Replies: 128
Views: 8,442
Posted By Kloopy
Re: A few words from an ex-PAteam player.

I have my own views, of course, on the communication between PATeam and the community, some of which I've expressed. But I think Leshy here hits it on the nail. We all understand there are problems...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 15 Jan 2004, 16:29
Replies: 128
Views: 8,442
Posted By Kloopy
Re: A few words from an ex-PAteam player.

Thank you mist for taking the time to write more than one or two lines in responce, it's appreciated.

In regard to loosing leadership as the leader leaves (for good or for a weekend). I don't...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 15 Jan 2004, 10:32
Replies: 128
Views: 8,442
Posted By Kloopy
Re: A few words from an ex-PAteam player.

Qdeathstar, all very ideas. I'm quite glad there are others on the same wavelength as me. Your point about everyone in PATeam being very dedicated towards the game individually, but bad as they come...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 14 Jan 2004, 22:52
Replies: 128
Views: 8,442
Posted By Kloopy
Re: A few words from an ex-PAteam player.

Bashar, I am agreing with Strifeh that at least something is being done. Which is good for a start. Also, I don't care what the document is about, for all I mind it could be the document A2 and I...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 14 Jan 2004, 22:43
Replies: 128
Views: 8,442
Posted By Kloopy
Re: A few words from an ex-PAteam player.

Bashar, I disagree. If a design document is being compiled, then that's good. However, Karmulian seems to have taken the idea of documents slightly from the wrong angle.

What I see a design...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 14 Jan 2004, 14:59
Replies: 128
Views: 8,442
Posted By Kloopy
Post A few words from an ex-PAteam player.

[Edit: To my knowledge, every fact I base this thread on is in the public domain]

Before you read this... I'd like to ask people to only reply to this thread if they're going to have contructive...
Forum: Departing PA Messages 19 Dec 2003, 10:47
Replies: 30
Views: 3,998
Posted By Kloopy
Re: I've always wanted to do this...

I said thanks on IRC, but I'll post here too. I had a great deal of fun working with you over the years. Thanks very much and enjoy life. :-)
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 16 Dec 2003, 17:24
Replies: 34
Views: 5,062
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Helpful tip and some BEGGING!

Its not dead. Not yet. I for one would like to see PA return to its former glory. And I would also like to have some input into it. I think what would be good is if PATeam took some advice from Zeus....
Forum: General Discussions 15 Oct 2003, 21:37
Replies: 18
Views: 3,393
Posted By Kloopy
Re: This week i have been mostly living on

....
Mister A2.
You bad bad man.
I -do- read the forums you know.
Next time, I'll poison you.
Thanks.
Bye.
Forum: Departing PA Messages 15 Oct 2003, 21:32
Replies: 249
Views: 32,511
Posted By Kloopy
Re: A sad, strange, but needed goodbye

Chris, I don't doubt for a moment that this has been an upsetting decision. To put a final end to years of hard and dedicated work is difficult.

Thank you for everything you've done for me, I...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 15 Oct 2003, 13:08
Replies: 13
Views: 3,787
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Error with Planetarion

Three more. These ones are resized. What -is- it with Newbury and signs?

http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~mjc602/fudge.jpg
http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~mjc602/fantasy.jpg...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 15 Oct 2003, 13:01
Replies: 13
Views: 3,787
Posted By Kloopy
Error with Planetarion

I've just been searching through my photos for a laugh or two. And I've found a photo that's quite appropriate for the current problems Planetarion is expericencing.

Snow, Bashar and I encountered...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 15 Sep 2003, 11:42
Replies: 40
Views: 6,519
Posted By Kloopy
[11:34:58] <Pilager>...

[11:34:58] <Pilager> http://pirate.planetarion.com/showthread.php?threadid=169583
[11:35:02] <Pilager> any answers?
[11:35:15] <Pilager> spinner might know
[11:35:16] <Pilager> :)
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Forum: General Discussions 31 Aug 2003, 13:58
Replies: 51
Views: 6,534
Posted By Kloopy
On my recent two week holiday to South Africa, we...

On my recent two week holiday to South Africa, we fell over in shock at the price of peterol. The equivalent of about 23p/litre.

And incidentally, a bottle of 75Cl Smirnoff Vodka costs about £2 -...
Forum: General Discussions 19 Jun 2003, 14:05
Replies: 5
Views: 3,496
Posted By Kloopy
I'm actually meant to be doing this at the...

I'm actually meant to be doing this at the moment, for my company. However, I'm browsing the internet for alternative sources of inspiration.

JJ; You have to setup a merchant account with your...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 18 May 2003, 23:39
Replies: 14
Views: 2,902
Posted By Kloopy
I really don't want or expect to see myself on...

I really don't want or expect to see myself on it, but I do expect to see a new section on the portal for old officials. As an ever lasting thanks for the work they put in.

Kloopy
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 18 May 2003, 18:03
Replies: 14
Views: 2,902
Posted By Kloopy
This thread could have the effect of making me...

This thread could have the effect of making me look big headed or egotistic. If you interpret the post that way, it wasn't intended like that and you've read it out of context.

However, thank you...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 16 May 2003, 13:33
Replies: 19
Views: 3,207
Posted By Kloopy
Thank you for all the nice comments, everyone....

Thank you for all the nice comments, everyone. :-)

/me goes off to do some more C++ coursework. ://
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 15 May 2003, 17:57
Replies: 19
Views: 3,207
Posted By Kloopy
All these goodbyes bring tears to my eyes :)...

All these goodbyes bring tears to my eyes :) Thank you JC.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 9 May 2003, 21:29
Replies: 38
Views: 6,023
Posted By Kloopy
Yes yes yes. :P It's on its way. All designed....

Yes yes yes. :P It's on its way.
All designed. Coming with the r10 stuff :-)
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 15 Apr 2003, 18:26
Replies: 40
Views: 6,357
Posted By Kloopy
Thats good to hear. Step by Step. :)

Thats good to hear. Step by Step. :)
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 15 Apr 2003, 18:02
Replies: 40
Views: 6,357
Posted By Kloopy
My best wishes to everyone this has affected,...

My best wishes to everyone this has affected, especially to RS himself.

Good luck getting through the recovery process.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 15 Apr 2003, 18:00
Replies: 16
Views: 3,613
Posted By Kloopy
Hehe. It made you read the message. Which is the...

Hehe. It made you read the message. Which is the idea. :P

I think everyone's used to the colour now. And you have to admit, it -is- an important issue.

Kloopy
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 15 Apr 2003, 17:56
Replies: 8
Views: 3,529
Posted By Kloopy
Nice one

Nice one
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 15 Apr 2003, 17:53
Replies: 8
Views: 3,529
Posted By Kloopy
Of course there would be an interest. We're here...

Of course there would be an interest. We're here to listen to your ideas.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 14 Apr 2003, 16:06
Replies: 376
Views: 54,100
Posted By Kloopy
I'm afraid that can't happen right now. Hence why...

I'm afraid that can't happen right now. Hence why we're taking everything else into account, peoples views on this thread, other threads and on IRC. :)

Kloopy
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 14 Apr 2003, 09:05
Replies: 16
Views: 3,067
Posted By Kloopy
I didn't cheat back then either. Hehe. I was an...

I didn't cheat back then either. Hehe. I was an alliance leader and thoroughly enjoying myself. :) Pitty that alliance died. :(

Kloopy
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 14 Apr 2003, 08:50
Replies: 1
Views: 2,331
Posted By Kloopy
Re: Kloopy - a Question needs clarifying on r9.5

It'd run, I presume, until we were ready for the round 10 public beta. And it's my belief that ticks would run at normal speed because the game would just become too hardcore if they were 30min...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 13 Apr 2003, 18:23
Replies: 376
Views: 54,100
Posted By Kloopy
Right. I thank EVERYONE for their input so...

Right.

I thank EVERYONE for their input so far, I thank you all for not flaming and giving very valid and constructive points.

I'd like to remind people that this IS ONLY AN IDEA. Its not...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 13 Apr 2003, 14:27
Replies: 376
Views: 54,100
Posted By Kloopy
Round 9, Stagnation and a possible solution.

As most of the Universe is aware, we're at a rather bad political state currently. We have two powerblocks controlling most of the universe and stealing every roid they can get their hands on. Even...
Forum: General Discussions 13 Apr 2003, 13:54
Replies: 13
Views: 2,221
Posted By Kloopy


Forum: Planetarion Discussions 13 Apr 2003, 13:53
Replies: 16
Views: 3,758
Posted By Kloopy
Heh. So, who's up for it? :devil:

Heh. So, who's up for it? :devil:
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 13 Apr 2003, 13:49
Replies: 42
Views: 4,838
Posted By Kloopy
I think I could slip in a little unconfirmed...

I think I could slip in a little unconfirmed thing, as long as you dont tell Spinner, that next round will, unconfirmed, be random.

Unconfirmed, of course.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 10 Apr 2003, 08:52
Replies: 3
Views: 2,610
Posted By Kloopy
A2 never ceases to impress me. Hehe. Yes, I...

A2 never ceases to impress me. Hehe.

Yes, I love the idea....but I think, for some reason, people would get quite annoyed when they loose a bout of 'casino'age.

So, dont get your hopes up, but...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 10 Apr 2003, 08:47
Replies: 12
Views: 2,860
Posted By Kloopy
Indeed. :-) And I dont know about you, but...

Indeed.
:-)

And I dont know about you, but I'm looking forward to the possibility of a large player base again.

Kloopy
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 9 Apr 2003, 08:18
Replies: 56
Views: 5,888
Posted By Kloopy
No, no. You misunderstood me. I was meaning CH is...

No, no. You misunderstood me. I was meaning CH is not official in the sense of high 'risk' things like rules and regulations. In that these high 'risk' things will should have been and now always...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 8 Apr 2003, 23:32
Replies: 56
Views: 5,888
Posted By Kloopy
Right, as I said, its not set in stone, at all. ...

Right, as I said, its not set in stone, at all.

As we've determined, we're not going 100% on what is said in CH times, we go by whats on the portal.

So, if you'll let me have my conversation...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 8 Apr 2003, 18:05
Replies: 56
Views: 5,888
Posted By Kloopy
Rofl, yes. One attack per week is permitted, you...

Rofl, yes. One attack per week is permitted, you can only attack unique targets, that is you cant attack 1:1:4 more than once per round.

Also, you will only be allowed to have access to your...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 8 Apr 2003, 18:00
Replies: 56
Views: 5,888
Posted By Kloopy
Re: lol?

It better bloody be, or my playing account will get deleted. I dont think I've attacked once in the past 4 rounds, not even in retal. And for the people who might think of kindly teaching me to play...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 8 Apr 2003, 17:58
Replies: 56
Views: 5,888
Posted By Kloopy
I disagree, they work the same as any other type...

I disagree, they work the same as any other type of farming, just in this case its the alliance members that get all teh scans without having to do them. If scan planets was legal, surely we should...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 8 Apr 2003, 17:48
Replies: 56
Views: 5,888
Posted By Kloopy
What he means is Scan Planets. People or...

What he means is Scan Planets. People or alliances who use one of their planets or members solely to research, produce and do scans.... I believe?
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 8 Apr 2003, 17:40
Replies: 1
Views: 2,602
Posted By Kloopy
We've already admitted to this mistake, we've...

We've already admitted to this mistake, we've what we see as the correct thing to ensure it doesnt happen again. Considering these two things, I fail to see why people still complain.

Cheating is...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 8 Apr 2003, 17:36
Replies: 56
Views: 5,888
Posted By Kloopy
When Spinner comes online for this evenings...

When Spinner comes online for this evenings Creators Hour, I will get this issue addressed.

Thank you for pointing it out. I really appreciate you did it tactfully rather than complaining...
Forum: Planetarion Help Desk 31 Mar 2003, 07:52
Replies: 19
Views: 3,776
Posted By Kloopy
Wheee. Nice. New one. Nice. :D

Wheee. Nice. New one. Nice. :D
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 13 Mar 2003, 14:28
Replies: 13
Views: 3,041
Posted By Kloopy
Right ETA in both cluster and parallel is...

Right

ETA in both cluster and parallel is one tick less than universe time.

This applys to both attacks and defense, fudge and I just tested this.

And you're correct, its not been...
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