Covert Ops intrest thread

[Disrupter]

Ok, im thinkin about making a thread set in the year 3052 where you all take on the role of a member of an elite killing squad. This squad works together to kill the human/alien enemy with various weapons. This will be realistic, so if a rope happens to be hanging from the ceiling, there better be someone hanging from it dead. The weapons will be in the thread itself, not listed here, but your character can acquire money to buy better weapons and gear.

Please respond if you have any interest at all in this thread. Thankyou for letting me waste time from your precious existences.

[Zorro]

Would this be a "Metal Gear" type of thing?

[flapjack]

interested, but a lot more information is needed....

[Czar]

I agree; the detailed information is the very reason I joined that other new thread Beyond the known...

It sounds intruiging- but Give Us More!!!

[AcidK]

I'd be the infultrator / Sabatour style mercinary


By any chance does this come under the heading of 'Kill Bill' (the Assassin Squad that she kills)

[Disrupter]

ok well considering my laziness and technical stupiditiess, i cant put an Excel spread on here (tell me how and ill give you every weapon and gadget that has ever graced humankind). Other then the sheet, i still have to come up with an acctuall story.

The gist of it is that aliens have come and stolen a shipment of weapons capable of destroying Earth. The squad, being u ppl, has to infiltrate the enemy ships/shipyards/ planets and destroy things and research.

I will put more into this, but for now i dont want to tell anything, because it would give away surprises etc.

[Fishbone]

Make the Excel sheet, register some free webspace at angelfire or geocities or somewhere, and stick it up there.

[Disrupter]

if i have to pay for it, i cant do it....

[AcidK]

lol, use Angelfire or Geocities, they are free HTML emplacers.

Or, if you are lucky enough to have a broadband connection, use the free inbuilt FTP they use to place the spreadsheet within. However, it would be easier to place the spreadsheet data into HTML using Macromedia Dreamweaver or Microsoft Frontpage (Dreamweaver more suggested for table designs, layout, data emplacement, etc)

Apart from that, it's all self-learning really

[Disrupter]

i have thing on angelfire, now would one of you be kind enough to tell me how to get the Excel sheet there?

[AcidK]

upload, browse, select file, okay, 'upload files', wait, done

[Disrupter]

i think ill give u more money to buy stuff just for that.....

the stuff with the full finished spread should be up tomorrow sometime (12 or so hours from now)

[Disrupter]

Each person will have 5000 credits to make an agent. You must have a suit, a weapon without ammo and a ranged weapon with ammo. You can have any amount of upgrade for your item (boot etc), but you can only use one at a time. Tell me your guys and i will point out flaws/ok them.

The link doesnt work due to some crap having to do with its host, so i shall painstakingly type it out later.

[Czar]

Angelfire doesn't allow for external links- go for geocities

[AcidK]

make a databse and use PHP scripting

[Disrupter]

i think ill use czar's advice since i havent a clue as to wut PHP is.....im computer illiterate technology jargon wise :P

Ok, i edited this post so now i have a thing, but when i upload the file, its "file name is invalid".

WUT THE HELL DO I DO ITS PISSING ME OFF!!!! I WANNA START THIS THREAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mad cat]

hmm interesting, ill join when it starts

[ASME]

ASME looks around tentitively...... "Im interested to see where this goes"

[Fishbone]

"File name is invalid" means that you probably have a space in the filename, or an illegal character (such as a &, or a %).
Best to stick to just using lowercase letters, and use a "-" to separate words...

Any problems, PM me on this

[flapjack]

If you need it hosted, I just got a good webhost which I'm also using for an excel spreadsheet for my own thread. Send the excel file to [email protected] and I'll have it up within 24 hours (probably shorter, depending on when you send it).

As soon as it goes up, I'd obviously post a neat linkie here so everyone can have a look at it.

oh and unlike what Fishbone says, I'm all for not using spaces at all, all lowercase and nothing other then letters and numbers. Oh and some hosts will allow you to use 20% (if I'm correct) to place a space in the file name

[Disrupter]

do to immense stupidity and the fact that anyone of higher education is asleep, i cant email the thing YET, because i dont know how to make an attachment

if someone tells me this then by thursday or so (USA east coast time ) the thread will FINALLY run

[flapjack]

errr... click the attachment button???
I'm assuming you're using (insert any decent e-mail client for windows/macintosh/linux here) so it shouldn't be hard...

If you're using hotmail, it's even easier (tough it take more time, since you have to upload before e-mailing it), just click the attachment button (looks like a paperclip) and select the attachment(s) for the e-mail, then upload them

[anarcharnate]

uh, are there still russians in 3052? Cos if there are, then you got yourself a sniper

[Disrupter]

since earth still exists, and i myself hate russians (unless any of u are russian) then ur welcome to join in and snipe the flithy pigs.

[AcidK]

Originally Posted by anarcharnate

uh, are there still russians in 3052? Cos if there are, then you got yourself a sniper

Aww, you stole the idea from my head

[Fishbone]

I'm interested

Seems people want to be sabateurs and snipers... I'll claim the melee weapons expert (you know, knives, swords, anything in hand-to-hand combat)

[Disrupter]

hopefully if/when FJ does wut he said hed do, then we can start and yall can do wut pleases you. The thread will start most likely this weekend, but will stop/slow down in a week or two (damn finals for highschool, i hate being a freshman ) You can all laugh at my pain now, if it suits you.

[anarcharnate]

Originally Posted by Disrupter

since earth still exists, and i myself hate russians (unless any of u are russian) then ur welcome to join in and snipe the flithy pigs.

I actually wanted to be a russian as i have a great interest in their culture...

Originally Posted by AcidK

Aww, you stole the idea from my head

actually, i wanted to shotgun demolitions expert, but you got there first (russian demolitions expert in a trenchcoat! How cool!)

[AcidK]

well, I'll stick to Sabatour or Infultrator

[anarcharnate]

Most kind

[Disrupter]

after years of hard work and planning, i finally figured out how to get files to the internet. lets hope it works

I give you the long enticipated stat spread sheets!!!!

[Disrupter]

The link to the spread is right here:
http://www.geocities.com/scott_k899/threadsheet.xls

so far, you may go wild. The acctaul tread will be up soon after your characters come in. If this finally works then my thread will live. This will also open up a floodgate for a massive thread i am constructing.

[anarcharnate]

Why no weapon costs? Are the credits just for upgrades?

[AcidK]

bah 'page cannot be displayed'.

Don't you love it when you haven't installed office

[Disrupter]

apparently, if u somehow did get it, it got ****ed up. if u didnt its because somethin's wrong with my whole web account at geocities.

If any of u can help, it would be greatly appreciated, since i really dont wanna type everything out

[AcidK]

The problem lies in that websites and HTML readings do not, in fact, recognise xls files (Excell files) nor do they read databases (unless in form of PHP) nor do they read publisher files. You'd need to place the file onto the web and link it onto a HTML page using a simple coder (Macromedia Dreamweaver, Microsoft Frontpage, etc).

Other than that, you'll have to write it out on a .txt file or .html file.

[Fishbone]

Send it to me Disruptor, I'll see if I can stick it up on some webspace

[email protected]

[Disrupter]

I sent them to you, with the attachment, so hopefully it will finally work and i can finally get this thread started.

[Fishbone]

Send it again please =/

(Promise I'll upload it then and sort it all out so people can view it!)

[Disrupter]

ur killing me fishbone

[flapjack]

Originally Posted by AcidK

The problem lies in that websites and HTML readings do not, in fact, recognise xls files (Excell files) nor do they read databases (unless in form of PHP) nor do they read publisher files. You'd need to place the file onto the web and link it onto a HTML page using a simple coder (Macromedia Dreamweaver, Microsoft Frontpage, etc).

Other than that, you'll have to write it out on a .txt file or .html file.

wrong.

Geocities just hates everyone, if you put .xls files on your webspace, they'll think you're using it to back-up your personall files and thus they delete your account.

try making a website over at www.angeltowns.com which is what I use.
Free, no ads, no buggers, but you have to log in at least once every 30 days

[Fishbone]

Originally Posted by Disrupter

ur killing me fishbone

Hehe.... well it's done now.

Use this to go through them, in case the site doesn't like you viewing stuff from an external source.

http://fishbone.freewebspace.com/disrupter.html

The individual URLs are here (spreadsheet), here (weapons list in text file if the spreadsheet doesnt work) and here (upgrades list in text file in case spreadsheet doesn't work.

[Disrupter]

Fishbone, you are my, and this thread's, savior. Ty so much for getting this online. I owe you so much. I'll give you something free or something when you make your character.

ALL: Since thats finally working, i can start the thread. It will be in another spot and (if it isnt too much trouble fishbone), the link will be there in the first couple posts. Plan out your characters, the thread will start today/tomorrow!!!

[Disrupter]

just so u all know, the acctual thread is the Hyperion Missile Crisis.

also, i need fishbone to repost links ASAP

[Fishbone]

*confused*

The links are:

http://fishbone.freewebspace.com/threadsheet.xls <- spreadsheet
http://fishbone.freewebspace.com/weapons.txt <- weapons
http://fishbone.freewebspace.com/upgrades.txt <- upgrades

Not sure what you wanted... but those are the URLs for the files...

[AcidK]

Fishbone, he meant that the thread will start not here, but in a new thread named 'Hyperion Missile Crisis'. When this thread has been opened, most probably today, he needs you to post the links in that new thread, ready for people to start creating their characters.

[flapjack]

error reading file at http://fishbone.freewebspace.com/threadsheet.xls:
Error reading remote file.
Error 403, permission forbidden.

or in short. Your file don't work

and you managed to crash Openoffice, which is a first for me :P

[Fishbone]

Use this link to access them:

http://fishbone.freewebspace.com/disrupter.html

Then click on the first link... and if you don't have Excel use the 2nd/3rd links.

[anarcharnate]

Originally Posted by Disrupter

Each person will have 5000 credits to make an agent. You must have a suit, a weapon without ammo and a ranged weapon with ammo. You can have any amount of upgrade for your item (boot etc), but you can only use one at a time. Tell me your guys and i will point out flaws/ok them.

Blades Cost Range Clip size Size Clip Price
Switchblade 100 Close 1 small 50
Hunting Knife 125 Close 1 small 75
Serrated Hunting Knife 150 Close 1 small 100
Hooked Knife 175 Close 1 small 150
Saber 200 Close 1 small 200
Short Dagger 250 Short 1 small 250
Dagger 300 Short 1 small 300
Sword 400 Short 1 medium 400
Katana 500 Short 1 medium 500

Ranged without ammo
Throwing knife 75 medium 5 small 25
ninja stars 100 medium 10 small 35
crossbow 150 medium 20 medium 50
small spear 200 medium 3 medium 75
spear 350 long 2 large 100
repeating crossbow 400 long 35 medium 200
blowgun 500 long 25 medium 250
dartgun 750 long 20 small 350

Ranged with ammo
pistol 100 medium 9 small 50
rifle 250 long 15 medium 75
assualt rifle 350 long 50 medium 100
sniper rifle 500 extreme 10 medium 200
grenda launcher 750 long 12 medium 250
small RPG 825 long 6 small 350
large RPG 1000 extreme 8 large 400
Anit tank gun 1250 medium 4 heavy 500
Anti personnel gun 1250 long 200 medium 725

High Tech Weapons
laserblade 750 close 1 small 750
lasersword 1000 medium 1 medium 1000
laserpistol 1500 medium 10 small 500
sniping laser 1700 extreme 15 medium 750
lasercanon 2500 long 1 heavy 1000

Damn, less clear than it looked in the box... but it's better than nothing, right?

[Disrupter]

*confused* i dont remember posting that long box..... and how does it confuse u....