CC Dispatch [Issue 96: 1-6-2013] Please Check My Spelling!

[Dukasaur]

Welcome Comrades to the 96th edition of the Dispatch

The Hippo is taking care of some urgent business, so I have the inestimable honour of bringing you the latest stage in our continuing redesign of the newsletter. In fact, if you're wondering why this issue is two days late, it is because I hoped Hippo would be here to celebrate this proud moment and I didn't want to deprive him of the honour. Well, c'est la vie, sometimes the cracker crumbs fall in unpredictable places.

Starting with this issue, we will no longer be going through our usual contortions to make the newsletter fit into one post. Instead, each major section will have its own post, although they will continue to be in exactly the same sequence as before, so you can choose to read the whole thing as one giant issue or just jump to the section you want to see first.

The innovations hippo introduced in Issue 95 will continue. The complete package will be published only in the Newsletter Issues Forum, while only the introduction and table of contents will be published in the Announcement Forum and in your Inbox (for subscribers.)

Okay, here's what we have on tap for you:

The first major section is Mess Hall and Interrogation Room, which includes another installment of Safariguy's Scum Insider and your interrogation of Sempaispellcheck. Truly, sempai is one of the most interesting, versatile, and cultured people we have on Team CC, and it's a pleasure to read his answers to your questions. As an added bonus, he completely translated all his answers, making this (I believe) our first fully bilingual interrogation.

The Platoon Report covers all aspects of the Clan scene. Team leader Swifte is aided by qwert, IcePack and betiko as they bring you all the stats from all the major clan events. CL5, CC3, F400... it sounds like a series of warships or space shuttle missions...

War Games is what we call the Tournament Section. In addition to all the usual features from DaveH and animainiacks, this issue features my interview with Brigadier IanG7.

Cartographic Surveillance is our smallest team, comprising only two people: Seamus76 and koontz1973. What this team lacks in size, however, they make up for in hyperactivity, and once again foundry matters are very thoroughly covered. In addition to regular features like Maps in Development, this issue includes a report on the Great Community Map Project as it enters the next major phase.

Finally, our Next Mission Brief includes such things as the closing credits and information on how to subscribe. In addition, we have a very significant policy announcement for the next issue.

Dukasaur - Aide Executive
on behalf of
thehippo8 - Chief Executive

And finally some late-breaking news:

Late-Breaking News: Runewake2 Joins! by Dukasaur

Spoiler

The newest member of Team CC is runewake2. Runewake has been working on mobile apps for CC. Blakebowling takes up the narrative:

Runewake2 originally contacted me about the app he was developing, with questions about the API (this was before the outage). I originally responded to his request at face value (i.e. I gave him the information he asked for). Later, I had went back and was looking over the app he is currently building and it was a no brainer that his talent + dedication = what Team CC (Tech Team) needs.

Talent+Dedication=What Team CC needs! That's such a perfect summation that I just had to type it again.

I joined Conqueror Club years ago at the suggestion of a friend and it grew from there. I joined the tech team because I wanted to bring my mobile apps to the next level and, in general, improve the experience site wide.

As more and more people turn from desktop computers to tablets and smart phones, mobile apps will be a key element in keeping people on CC. I am delighted to hear that someone who has set this as his first priority (and has some talent to back it up!) has joined the Tech Team.

Late-Breaking News: API fixed! by Dukasaur

Spoiler

In the wee hours of May 24th something went wrong with the API component of the website. What is API? Hell, don't ask me -- I'm not a techie! But apparently many of the more popular scripts on the site use it to get information that they need to function. MapRank, PM Team, chatglove, Tour Stats and many other scripts were non-functional without the API.

On May 30th blakebowling finished writing a patch for the API, and this morning (June 3rd) it went live. There are still reports that some scripts are not working, but most of them seem to be. Some scripts might need to be modified for the new environment.

If you are having trouble with your favourite script, before committing seppuku or posting a bug report, try uninstalling it and reinstalling a clean copy. If that doesn't work, then commit seppuku or post a bug report. And watch the API outage thread for more updates.

Thank you blake for your hard work, and for hunting this bug with great alacrity!

If you would like to apply to join the news team, please visit the thread below for more details!
Click here for Recruitment Details...
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[Dukasaur]

Freestyle section


Welcome back readers. We have a Scum Insider, and sempai took the time to answer the interrogation in both English and French. Enjoy!
You Stay Classy, CC.

safariguy5
Freestyle Executive

The Scum Insider by safariguy5

Spoiler

The Scum Insider

Newbie Help

Want to get into the Mafia scene, but don't know how to play or even what it is? Consult these threads: Mafia Information, Mafia and You, and Rules and Terms of Mafia.
Too much work? Too lazy to read through everything? No worries, you can always jump right into a game and ask for other players or the game runner to help guide you.

What is "Mafia"?
Mafia, for those of you that don't know, is a game that generally takes place in a town, where the townspeople have to determine who the mafia (or "scum") is and lynch them via a majority vote during the day and the mafia try to kill everyone at night and bluff their way out of getting killed by the town.

Mafia News
CYOC Mafia 2 has started. With everyone able to pick their own character, expect to see an eclectic mix of roleclaims. The question is whether there will be more nonstandard roles.

Mafia Callouts
Calling all players interested! Some mafia games need some filling:

Sign-ups:

• Rock N' Roll Mafia by strike wolf

Seeking Replacements:
Consult the Replacement Thread to see what games are in need of reserves/replacements.

Now get out there and investigate Mafia for yourself: http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=213

Advanced Roles and Strategy by safariguy5
We're discussing setup speculation this issue.

Setup Speculation

What is It?
Setup speculation refers to players in the game discussing the possible setup of the game. The amount of discussion tends to vary depending on the type of players in the game, the reputation of the moderator, and the stage in the game.

Example
Alice states in thread that she believes there is both mafia and SKer in a 13 player game.

How to Use this Strategy
Setup speculation tends to be more prevalent during days 1 and 2. After a few lynches and nightkills, the possible roles tend to become more clear. Players who tend to speculate in the later game may more likely be scum as they have more information than town.

Interrogation of sempaispellcheck in english

Q. Ass or breast man?

Ass, for sure. I've always said that whoever it was that convinced women that yoga pants could pass for actual pants, every straight guy and lesbian on the planet owes him or her a beer.

Q. Okay, seriously, how did you get that handle? Do you obsesivelly obsessively spell-check, or what?

I do, in fact (see above). Typos and misspelled words tend to jump off pages at me (and for some reason, I usually find them funny. Go figure).

I first got the nickname when I was about 5 or so. I had recently started studying karate, and I used to impress my classmates and my teachers by spelling really difficult words. In school, if my teachers weren't sure a word they'd written was spelled correctly, they'd ask me.

The first part of my username comes from the same place, but it took me a few more years to earn. "Sempai" (some would say "senpai") is Japanese for "older brother," and is the title one receives when one has earned his black belt. Sempais are not always older than their fellow students in chronological age, but they are "older" in terms of their knowledge, experience, and how long they have been training.

Q. Why did you quit SoH for LHDD?

Ever since I first discovered the clan world, I've wanted to join LHDD. I speak French, but it is not my first language (and I think I'm the only member of LHDD who can say that), and I saw LHDD mostly as a great chance to regularly practice my French with actual French speakers.

I joined SoH because they recruited me (though I assure you there was no reluctance at all on my part). But, as happy as I was in SoH (and I was very happy), none of my clanmates spoke French, so when QuikSilver offered me the chance to join LHDD, I jumped at it.

Q. You are a member of good amount of groups, do you check these forums every day?

Most of them - I don't have time for all of them, unfortunately. But I make sure to stay up to date on all the goings-on in the TeamCC and LHDD forums, and as many others as I can.

Q. What motivates you on this site?

One thing that really motivates me here is clan play. Having always dreamed of playing a sport professionally, I find that clan events are also based on the idea of working towards a title with a group of fellow players who eventually become friends and, later, brothers (and sisters, of course).

It still hurts a bit that SoH couldn't seal the deal against the Ulti-M8s when we only needed 3 wins from 13 in the last set, but I'm very proud to have helped SoH to a runner-up finish in CL4 Div 5, and to a 3rd-place finish in CL5 QG3, ahead of ID and DYN and level on points with FOED, and now I'm looking forward to helping LHDD in our war against TLW, in NC4, in CC4, in the Second League of CL5, and in whatever challenges await us down the road.

Outside of that, I'm here to have fun and to get better. I've been Lieutenant about 5 times and Captain once, but never better, and while that is an accurate indicator of how good a player I AM, it's not quite the level I aspire to.

I'm also still looking for that first tourney win, and slowly but surely racking up unique defeats for my medals.

I've discovered that there are certain types of games that I simply do not like: 3+ player standard, 3- or 4-team doubles, and speed freestyle. I will gladly play speed, and I will gladly play freestyle, but if you put the two together, you can count me out.

Q. What is your favorite part of being an entertainment mod?

Brainstorming events. I thoroughly enjoy challenging myself to see what I can come up with, and I'm not afraid to make mistakes because I can learn from them.

Q. Least Favorite?

The deadlines. I'm a very busy man, and I'm also something of a procrastinator. That can add up to last-minute panic and a frantic PM or two to the ever-helpful rds.

Q. Grease or Saturday Night Fever?

Saturday Night Fever, no question.

Q. What is your role as a mod on CC?

I lead the team that brainstorms the various events we put on for the community - from map-specific events like Christmas to annual traditions like Whac-A-Mod to occasional commemorations of historical events and less traditional (in America) holidays via Official Event Games.

Once we have a usable idea, I lead the process of refining that idea into an event that you guys will have fun with. I have the final say on the proposal that is eventually sent to rds, who of course has the final final say.

Then, if I'm not running the event myself (which is rare now, but will become less so as Jane and kooler get more involved), I'll still pop in from time to time to make sure all is well and will end well.

Q. How much time do you spend per day on CC?

Depends on how much I have to do on CC and how high on my priority list that stuff is.
If I just have time to take my turns, I'm on for 15-30 minutes.
Reading various fora bumps it up to a half-hour or a full hour.
Basic tourney maintenance adds 15 minutes or so, but tabulating results or sending invites can add - for a tourney as large as the Pentathlon - as much as 5 hours (with breaks, of course).

Q. What do you do? Lets see if my (koontz1973) head explodes!

Moving this one up a bit, because there are others that answer it.
I am a ballet dancer.

Sorry, buddy.

What does that mean?
Well, I can fly without wings for brief periods.




I can also do this:


Oh, and I don’t lift weights... I lift women.

To those who say that dancing is “gay,” I say this:
I spend hours every day in rooms full of beautiful women in tights and (often low-cut) leotards. I am often encouraged to put my hands all over their bodies.
You want to tell me what’s gay about that?

I didn’t think so.

Q. Aren't dancers' tights a bit, well, tight in the crotch area?

The tights themselves are not nearly as bad as what we wear underneath them. Trust me - you DON'T want to know.

Q. How do you balance the delicateness of dance with the hardness of war?

Well, I’ve always been the kind of guy who “attacks” his dancing - I much prefer quick, sharp movements and jumps to the slower, softer adagio, so there isn’t really much balancing required.
The thought processes behind the two are somewhat similar, too - I find that being a dancer has enabled me to be aware, at any given moment, of every little part of my body - much like, when constructing a winning strategy, you have to be aware of every connection between territories, who has what, who’s getting how many troops, etc. There’s a lot of thought that goes into this game - it’s not all attack, all the time. A good player plays with refinement, as a good dancer dances.
And of course, each is a good break from the other, as well.

Which do you prefer, the social aspect of CC or the game itself?

The game itself, definitely. That’s what I’m here for, and that will always be the main reason I sign on.

Q. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

No more than a twig at a time, I'd say, and not very far - woodchucks are small, and their paws smaller still.
Over time, though, that adds up. Break a tree into twigs, and I'd wager the job could be done in a month, if the li'l guy keeps at it.

Q. Coke or Pespi?

Depends on the day - and on what I can find. Fun fact: Pepsi is almost impossible to find outside the US. Coke dominates globally.

Q. LSD or mescaline?

Neither. I’m high on life, baby!

Q. Belt or suspenders?

Belt. It's more comfortable.

Q. What's the stupidest mistake you ever made?

Telling my middle-school classmates I was a dancer before I knew how closed-minded most of them were. They made my life hell for the next 3 years.

Q. Will you lend me (Dukasaur) $50?

I would, but I don’t have $50 to lend you - student loans are a killer.

Q. Favourite mode of transport?

Subway. There’s no traffic, and you wait indoors, so you don’t get rained on.

Q. If I come to New York for a weekend, what do you think are the three places I should visit? (and they don't have to be super tourist-y)

If you ever come to New York, you have to let me know - before you go anywhere.
These are the three places I think would be best to visit if you want to get a sense of how we New Yorkers see our city - and it is OUR city:

1. The Empire State Building - but don’t go in. A lot of tourists come to New York and they go to the top of the building for the view of the city. They’re missing the point. The point of the building is that it is as tall as it is. It was built by men, for men, and it still stands proud today, so follow its lines, see it truly scraping the sky, and be inspired. The building is a fantastic monument to human potential, to the human spirit, to New York, to America, and to the world. The Freedom Tower will be the same when it’s finished, but it’s not there yet.

2. Ellis Island. America is a nation of immigrants, and most of them came to America through Ellis Island - that was the early 20th century’s equivalent of Customs. And the great thing is that at Ellis Island, the stories of those immigrants have been preserved, so you can go and learn what they went through to come here all those years ago and what they were looking for - their hopes, dreams, expectations. Gives you a great perspective on what America is as a nation, what New York is as a city, and why we call ourselves a melting pot.

3. Central Park. You may have been led to believe that New Yorkers are rude and arrogant, and while that can be true (especially when people stop right in front of us to read maps in the middle of the sidewalk), we are still people. If you want to see what we’re like when we’re not rushing, doing, and making the world go around, step into our backyard for a while. We don’t bite - I promise.

Can you tell I love my city?

Q. Do you believe that dreams have useful content, and if so, how do you access it?

I’m no expert, of course, but I do. How to access it - that’s a question I can’t answer. You’ll obviously have to remember your dreams if you want to get anything out of them, but the rest, I would think, is a matter of interpretation.

Q. Do you miss me (Gilligan)?

How can I? You’re still here!
At any rate, I don’t have time to miss you - I’m too busy trying to fill your shoes.

Q. Are you happy to volunteer or is it a drag sometimes?

Of course I’m happy to volunteer! If I wasn’t, I wouldn’t do it.
That’s not to say it’s not a drag once in a blue moon, but it’s always well worth it.
It’s a volunteer job - no one’s really forcing me to do anything.

Q. Are you happy with the site’s direction?

I’m not unhappy with it, that’s for certain. There are a few things I think could have been handled better, but we’re all human - we learn from our mistakes and we move on.
You can’t please everyone, but you do what you can.

Q. How do you compare yourself with your predecessor?

I wouldn’t dare. Not yet, anyway.
My last name starts with a B, but if I ever teach dance, I will NOT allow my students to call me Mr. B - because this man is Mr. B.
It’s the same with Gilligan. This is a man who served on TeamCC for FOUR YEARS. I haven’t even been on the site for two. I’m not drawing any comparisons until (at least) I get to where he is.
Besides, as we always used to say at karate: “The competition is between you and yourself.” I’m not trying to be better than Gilligan - I’m trying to be better than myself, better today than I was yesterday, better tomorrow than I am today.

Q. Are you happy to continue with the same as before or will we see new stuff from you?

There will be new stuff, of course - I’m not a carbon copy of Gilligan.
The basic template will probably be the same until and unless I come up with something better.
That’s the plan, at least.

Q. Official tournaments, why do these take so damn long? Seriously, why are people playing Christmas tournaments in the summer, Easter at winter?

Hey! Cut me some slack, OK? The Easter tourney ran its course in two months, and the St. Patty’s tourney was even quicker. The Pentathlon, as big as that was and with all the time I had to spend finding reserves and all that, will finish less than a year after it started.

There are two main reasons Official Tourneys take a long time:

1. Games don’t finish overnight, especially if some players only sign in once a day. For a tourney like the Pentathlon, the 12 Days of Christmas, or the Snowball Fight tourney I rescued from Sully, where there are 7, 10, 13 rounds, that adds up.

2. People drop out. This is one of the major annoyances for all TOs. Maybe real life comes up and the player can’t get on anymore, or maybe the player just decides to leave. Whatever the case may be, that means the TO now has to find a reserve, which could take days or even weeks.

PROTIP: If you plan to drop out of any tourney(s), PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let the TO(s) know as far ahead of time as possible. It will make life that much for the TO and for your fellow tournament players, since it will allow the TO to have a reserve ready and waiting or find one sooner so the next round is not delayed or is delayed as little as possible.

Q. What are you awesome interests?

There are many.
Besides karate and ballet, which I’ve mentioned, and CC, which is obvious:
Sports (hockey, football (American and European)), math, science, theater, sports video games, and of course, music - because what is a dancer without music? (mostly rock)

Q. How truthful are you in real life?
To your boss?
To your mum and dad?
To your partner?
To your kids (if you have any)?

I’m very truthful in real life. Don’t have kids, or even a partner, but I think the only person I really lie to is my mother - there’s not much I feel like hiding, but whatever I do want to hide, she will ask me about it - without fail. Other than that, I’m honest almost to a fault.

Q. Do you believe in the devil?

No. I barely even believe in God - I’m Deist.
Deists, for those who don’t know, believe that God exists, but he doesn’t do anything.
My version is, God hasn’t done anything since the Big Bang - but he made the speck that everything else came from.

Q. Do little monsters come out at night from a closet if it is not closed?

Well, sure! What are they going to do, just stay there and let you sleep? Of course not! They’re monsters! They cause mischief and mayhem. It’s just what they do.
So, lock your closet doors, kiddies! And if your closet doors don’t have locks on them - move.

Q. Aliens, do they exist?
Do you have any proof of them?
Are you an alien?
Are you an illegal alien?

I don’t know. They might, or they might not, but even if they do, I probably won’t live long enough to know for certain.
I’m not. I used to say I was - I invented a language when I was in middle school, and I called it Martian, so I told people I was from Mars, but it’s not actually true. I’m not an alien - illegal or otherwise.

Q. Have you ever been on the no fly list?
If yes, what did you do?

No, I have not. And that is a good thing, as I quite enjoy flying - I do it very often.

Q. What is your opinion on:
a great local restaurant?
the community you live in?
public services?
zombies?

There’s a pizza place near Times Square - John’s - that I love. The pizza is to die for - fresh mozzarella, and a thin, crispy crust. I knew the two guys that owned it when I was in high school, but they sold it to family and moved out of town.
Union Square’s a great area. Super close to everywhere, great food, and always something to do. Plus, there’s a bowling alley that has $3 shoes and $6 games after 8 on Sunday, which is awesome.
Touchy subject. As a public school kid, and a Democrat (mostly), I appreciate government services, but I do see the abuses and misuses that sometimes happen, and having read some Ayn Rand, I can understand some of the arguments for getting rid of them.
Zombies? Not worried. See: http://www.cracked.com/article_18683_7- ... ickly.html

Q. How would you feel if SoH beat LHDD in a war?

I would be happy for you guys, of course, but I wouldn’t be too happy about being on the losing side. We’ll be meeting soon in CL5, though, and I am certainly looking forward to that!

Q. What's with the picture of the Rhino? I (umbrellaman) know the answer but others might like to know as well...and I know you like telling this story.

Ah...my rhino. Yes, I do love telling the story.
You see, my favorite thing about that picture is that I took it myself.

A few years ago, I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to go on safari in South Africa’s Kruger National Park. We were a large group, so they split us into 3 vans. That rhino was, I think, the fourth or fifth one we saw, but it was the largest, and one van from our group hadn’t seen any rhinos and wanted to see one. Our guide radioed their guide, who told us to hold it there while they raced over.
So, we sat and watched it, keeping close enough to see it, but not close enough to scare it.
All of a sudden, it decided to cross the road in front of us.
I went to take a side view picture (to show how big it was), and when I looked at the picture I’d taken, I noticed that as I took it, the rhino had lifted a paw and turned to look at us.

More than two years later, it’s still the best picture I’ve ever taken.

Q. How many hours have you spent since a year sending invites and managing drop outs on the pentathlon tourney? (too many is not an answer!)

Oh my goodness. Hours, days, maybe even a week or more, all told.
It’s hard to give an exact answer, because I haven’t really been keeping track.
And you know what? It doesn’t matter - because that’s all behind me now. Almost all Day 7 games are underway, and Day 7 is the last day, so I can breathe again.
I would like to give some token of my gratitude to the players who stayed in it from Day 1 through Day 7, but I’m not sure what I could give.

Q. If Mickey is a Mouse, Donald is a Duck and Pluto is a Dog....... What the hell is Goofy???

I was always told he was a dog, too, but...um...a different breed, I guess?
Yeah. Sure. I’ll go with that.

Q. If Barbie is so popular why do you have to buy her friends?

She’s a plastic doll. What does she need friends for?

Q. Who is the better player you or your wife? [/quote]

I’m not married, so I’d think that’s kind of obvious.

Thanks for all your questions, everybody! Feel free to ask me more - I’ll be glad to answer them!

sempai

Interrogation of sempaispellcheck en francais

Q. Aimes-tu plus le cul ou les seins des femmes?

Le cul. Je dis toujours que celui qui a convaincu les femmes qu’elles peuvent porter des pantalons de yoga comme au lieu de vrais pantalons, chaque homme hétéro est lesbienne du monde lui dois une bière.

Q. Sérieusement, comment as-tu obtenu ce surnom? Tu corriges toujours l'orthographe des gens, ou quoi?

En fait, oui. Les fautes d’orthographes se lancent devant mes yeux (et, bizarrement, elles me font rire).
Quand j’avais environ 5 ans, je venais de commencer à pratiquer les arts martiaux, et j’impressionnais mes camarades et mes profs en épelant des mots très difficiles. À l’école, si mes profs n’étaient pas certains de l’orthographe d’un mot, ils me la demandaient.
Pour ça, on m’a surnommé “Spell Check,” ce qui est le nom d’un outil utilisé pour vérifier l’orthographe du texte qu’on a tapé sur son ordinateur.

La première partie de mon surnom vient du même endroit, mais il m’a fallait quelques années de plus pour la mériter. “Sempai” (quelques-uns diraient “senpai”) est japonais pour “frère âgé,” et c’est le titre qu’on reçoit quand on a mérité sa ceinture noire. Sempais ne sont pas toujours plus âgé chronologiquement que leurs camarades, mais ils sont “plus âgé” en leur connaissance, expérience, et le temps qu’ils ont donné à leur formation.

Q. Pourquoi as-tu quitté SoH pour LHDD?

Depuis ma première introduction au monde des clans, je voulais faire partie de LHDD. Je parle français, mais ce n’est pas ma langue maternelle (et je pense que je suis le seul Hussard qui peut dire ça), et j’ai pensé à LHDD principalement comme une opportunité à pratiquer mon français régulièrement avec des vrais francophones. J’ai rejoint SoH parce qu’ils m’ont recruté (mais je vous jure que je n’était point réticent). Mais, content que j’étais en SoH (et j’y étais bien content), aucun de mes camarades ne parlait français, donc, quand QuikSilver m’a offert l’occasion de rejoindre LHDD, je l’ai saisi.

Q. Tu fais partie de plusieurs groupes, regardes-tu leurs forums à chaque jours?

La plupart, oui - je n’en ai pas assez de temps pour tous, malheureusement. Mais je m’assures d’être toujours au courant de tout ce qui se passe dans les forums des modérateurs, le forum de LHDD, et tous les autres, si possible.

Q. Qu'est-ce qui te motive sur Conquer?

Une chose qui me motive vraiment est de jouer en clan. J’ai toujours rêvé de jouer professionellement à foot ou hockey ou un sport comme ça, et je trouve que les évènements de clan sont basées sur la même idée de travaillant pour un titre avec un groupe de camarades qui deviennent, éventuellement, des amis, et, plus tard, des frères (et des sœurs, bien sûr).
Il me fait encore un peu mal que SoH ne pouvions pas sceller une victoire contre les Ulti-M8s quand nous avions besoin de seulement 3 victoires de 13 parties du dernier set, mais je suis très fier d’avoir aidé SoH à deuxième place en Division 5 en CL4 et à troisième en CL5 QG3, mieux que ID et DYN et avec le même numéro de points que FOED, et maintenant je me réjouis d’aider LHDD à notre guerre contre TLW, en NC4, en CC4, en la 2ème Ligue de CL5, et en les combats qui nous attendent à l’avenir.
Hors de ça, je suis ici pour m’amuser et pour m’améliorer. J’ai obtenu environ 5 fois le rang de Lieutenant et une fois celui de Capitaine, mais jamais meilleur, et même si ça indique très bien la qualité de mon jeu à présent, ce n’est pas mon niveau idéal.
Je cherche encore à gagner mon premier tournoi, et peu à peu je ramasses des défaites unique pour mes médailles.
J’ai trouvé qu’il y a quelques types de jeux que je déteste nettement: Standard de 3 joueurs ou plus, doubles à 3 ou 4 équipes, et speed freestyle. Je jouerai volontiers l’un OU l’autre, mais les deux ensemble - jamais.

Q. Qu'aimes-tu le plus de ton rôle de modérateur?

Chercher des idées pour des évènements. Je trouves du plaisir en me demandant à quoi je peux penser, et je n’ai jamais peur de me tromper parce que j’en apprends.

Q. Le moins?

Les dates limites. Je suis très pressé, et j’ai l’habitude de remettre les choses au plus tard - ce qui donne de la panique à la dernière minute et des MP frénétique à rds, qui est toujours capable de m’aider.

Q. Grease ou Saturday Night Fever?

Saturday Night Fever. Sans question.

Q. En quoi consiste ton rôle de modérateur sur CC?

Je suis le chef de l’équipe qui développe les évènements variés que nous organisons pour vous - ceux spécifique aux cartes (Noël, Paques), des traditions annuelles (Whac-A-Mod), et de temps en temps, des commémorations des évènements historiques où des fêtes pas assez connu aux États-Unis par Official Event Games.
Une fois que nous avons une idée qui peut nous servir, je mènes le processus de la transformer en un évènement auquel vous pouvez tous vous amuser. J’ai le dernier mot sur la proposition qui est éventuellement envoyé à rds, qui a, bien sûr, le dernier dernier mot.
Enfin, si je ne gères pas l’évènement moi-même (ce qui est rare maintenant, mais va devenir plus commun pendant que Jane et kooler devient plus mêlés), je regardes de temps en temps pour voir si tout va bien et va finir bien.

Q. Combien de temps passes tu chaque jour sur CC?

Ça dépend de ce que je dois faire sur CC et si c’est urgent ou pas.
Si je n’ai que le temps de jouer mes tours, ça dure 15-30 minutes.
Si je lis des forums, ça ajoute 15-30 minutes
L’entretien de base de mes tournois me prend 15 minutes, environ, mais d’évaluer les résultats ou d’envoyer des invitations peut ajouter - pour un tournoi large, comme le Pentathlon - 5 heures (avec des pauses, bien sûr).

Q. Que fais-tu? Voyons si ma (koontz1973) tête va exploser!

Cette question j’ai déplacé un peu en haut, parce qu’il y a d’autres qui y répondent.
Je suis danseur.

Désolé, mec.

Qu’est-ce que ça veut dire?
Que je peux voler sans ailes pour des temps brefs.



Et je peux aussi faire tout ça:


Oh, et pour muscu, je ne soulèves pas des haltères - je soulèves des femmes.

Pour ceux qui disent que la danse est “homo,” je dis:
Je passe des heures chaque jour entouré de belles femmes en collants et des justaucorps souvent décolleté.
Et, on m’encourage souvent de placer mes mains sur leurs corps.
Vous pouvez me dire qu’est-ce qui est homo de ça?

Je ne pensais pas.

Q. Sinon, est-ce que les pantalons de danse ne serrent pas trop le paquet?

Les pantalons eux-mêmes ne sont rien comparés à ce que nous portons en-dessous. Croyez-moi - vous ne voulez PAS savoir.

Q. Comment expliques-tu ton paradoxe entre la délicatesse de la danse et la dureté de la guerre?

Vraiment, j’ai toujours été un type qui “attaque” sa danse - je préfère les sauts et les mouvements rapides et aigües à l’adagio, qui est plus lente et plus douce - donc, ce n’est pas un tel paradoxe.
Tous les deux exigent aussi une pensée très similaire - je trouve que la danse m’a permis d’être toujours conscient de chaque petite partie de mon corps - bien comme, pour trouve une bonne stratégie, il faut être conscient de chaque connection entre les régions, quelles régions sont à qui, qui est dû combien de troupes, etc. Il faut beaucoup penser pour jouer notre jeu - c’est pas que l’attaque, tout le temps. Un bon joueur joue avec raffinement, comme un bon danseur danse.
Et, bien sûr, chacun est un bon repos de l’autre si j’en ai besoin.

Que préfères-tu sur Conqueerclub, l'aspect social ou jouer?

Jouer. C’est pour ça que je suis ici, et ça sera toujours la raison principale pour moi de connecter.

Combien de bois pourrait une marmotte lancer, si une marmotte pouvait lancer du bois?

Quoi?
Voilà la partie la plus dure du travail du traducteur.
Voici l'originale:
"How much wood would a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood?"
How much = Combien
Wood = Bois
Would = Pourrait
Woodchuck = Marmotte
Chuck est argot pour Throw = Lancer
Could = Pouvait
Ce qui donne ce qui est écrit là-dessus.
Les américains aiment beaucoup cette phrase parce que les mots wood, would, et could riment tous les trois.
Mais en français, le sens rythmique et rimant de ce presque-virelangue est complètement perdu. Ô ! La vie n'est pas juste.

Mais, on n’a pas encore répondu au question.
Pas plus qu’une branchette à la fois, je dirais - les marmottes sont petites, et leurs pattes encore plus petites.
Mais, avec du temps, ça s’ajoute. Si vous rendez un arbre en branchettes, je parierais que la tâche sera fait dans un mois, si la petite y travaille sans cesse.

Q. Coke ou Pespi?

Ça dépend du jour - et de ce qui je peux trouver. Fait amusant: Pepsi est presque impossible à trouver hors des États-Unis. Coke domine à l’étranger.

Q. LSD ou mescaline?

Aucun. Je suis défoncé à la vie, mec!

Q. Ceinture ou bretelles?

Ceinture. C’est plus commode.

Q. Quelle est la faute la plus bête que tu as jamais fait?

Disant à la plupart de mes camarades de classe que j’étais danseur avant d’apprendre qu’ils n’étaient pas très tolérants. Ils ont fait l’enfer de ma vie pour 3 ans.

Q. Puis-je (Dukasaur) t'emprunter $50?

Je n’ai pas $50 à te prêter - les prêts étudiants sont des tueurs.

Q. Moyen de transport préféré?

Métro. Pas de circulation, et on attend sous une couverture, pas sous la pluie.

Q. SI je vais une fin de semaine à New-York, quelles sont les 3 endroits (selon toi) que je devrais visiter (pas nécessairement une place super touristique!)

Si vous venez jamais à New York, faut absolument me faire savoir - avant d’aller nulle part.
Ce sont les trois endroits qui seraient les mieux (selon moi) pour obtenir une idée de comment nous New Yorkais voient notre ville - et c’est vraiment NOTRE ville:

1. Empire State Building - mais n’entrez pas dedans. Beaucoup de touristes viennent à New York et ils vont en haut du bâtiment pour voir la ville. Ils ne comprennent pas. L’idée du bâtiment est sa hauteur. C’était bâti par des hommes, pour les hommes, et il reste fièrement debout aujourd’hui, donc suivez ses lignes, le voyez vraiment gratter le ciel, et soyez inspiré. Le bâtiment est un hommage fantastique au potentiel humaine, à l’esprit humaine, à New York, aux États-Unis, et au monde. La Tour de la Liberté sera pareille quand elle est finie, mais ce n’est pas encore arrivé.
2. Ellis Island. Les États-Unis font un pays des immigrés, et la plupart d’eux sont arrivés à travers Ellis Island - c’était ce qu’ils avaient au lieu de Douane au début du XXème siècle. Ce qui est magnifique, c’est qu’à Ellis Island, les histoires de ces immigrés ont été préservées, pour que vous puissiez y aller et apprendre ce qu’ils ont subi pour venir ici il y a toutes ces années et ce qu’ils cherchaient - leurs espoirs, leurs rêves, leurs attentes. Ça vous donnera une bonne perspective sur les États-Unis comme pays, sur New York comme ville, et pourquoi nous nous appelons un creuset.
3. Le Parc Centrale. On vous a peut-être appris que les New Yorkais sont impolis et arrogants, et même si ça peut-être vrai (spécialement quand les gens s’arrêtent juste devant nous pour lire des cartes au milieu du trottoir), nous sommes encore d’êtres humaines. Si vous voulez nous regarder quand nous ne sommes pas en train de nous dépêcher, de faire, de faire tourner le monde, entrer un peu dans notre jardin. Nous ne vous ferons pas de mal - je vous le jure.

Pouvez-vous voir que j’aime ma ville?

Q. Crois-tu que les rêves ont de contenu utile, et si oui, comment y accéder?

Je ne suis pas expert, bien sûr, mais je pense que oui. Comment y accéder - je ne sais pas. Évidemment, il faut se souvenir de vos rêves si vous voulez en tirez quelque chose, mais le reste est hors de ma connaissance.

Q. Te manque-je (Gilligan)?

C'est pas possible - tu es encore ici!
En tout cas, je n'ai pas le temps pour ça - je me presse à te remplacer.

Q. Aimes-tu être bénévole ou est-il chiant de temps en temps?

Bien sûr que je l'aimes! Si je ne l'aimais pas, je ne le ferais pas.
Ça ne veut pas dire que ce n'est pas chiant de temps en temps, mais il vaut toujours la peine.
Personne ne m'exige vraiment à rien faire.

Q. Es-tu content avec la direction de CC?

Je ne suis pas mécontent, ça c'est certain. Il y a quelques choses que je pense avait pu être différament géré, mais nous sommes des êtres humaines - nous apprenons de nos fautes et la vie continue.
Ce n'est pas possible de fait plaisir à tout le monde à la fois, mais on fait ce qu'on peut.

Q. Comment te compares-tu à ton prédécesseur?

Je n'oserais pas. Pas encore, en tout cas.
Mon nom commence avec un B, mais si jamais je deviens prof de danse, je ne pemettrais JAMAIS à mes élèves de m'appeler M. B - parce que cette homme est M. B.
Avec Gilligan, c'est pareil. Voilà un homme qui était modérateur depuis QUATRE ANS. Il n'y en a même pas deux que je joues ici. Je ne vais pas faire des comparaisons jusqu'à (au moins) j'arrive où il est.
Et en plus, comme nous disons tout le temps quand j'étais jeune: "La compétition est entre toi et toi-même." Je n'essaie pas à être mieux que lui, mais à être mieux que moi-même, meilleur aujourd'hui que j'étais hier, meilleur demain que je suis aujourd'hui.

Q. Es-tu content à continuer comme c'était avant ou vas-tu nous surprendre?

Il y aura des surprises, bien sûr - je ne suis pas une copie exacte de Gilligan.
La structure de base restera probablement intacte jusqu'au moment où je pense à quelque chose de meilleur.
Ça, c'est mon idée, au moins.

Q. Les tournois Officiels, pourquoi durent-ils si longtemps? On joue Noël en été et Paques en hiver, pourquoi?

Hé! Soyez patient, hein? Le tournoi de Paques n'a duré que deux mois, et celui de St. Patrick était fini en moins de temps même que ça. Le Pentathlon, malgré sa grandeur et tout le temps qu'il m'a fallu de trouver des remplacements et tout ça, va finir moins d'un an après sa commence.
Il y a deux raisons principales pour lesquelles les tournois Officiels durent un peu longtemps:
1. Les parties ne se finissent pas dans un jour, spécialement s'il y a des joueurs qui se ne connectent qu'une fois par jour. Pour un tournoi comme le Pentathlon, les 12 Jours de Noël, ou le Boules de Neige tournoi que j'ai sauvé de Sully, où il y a 7, 10, 13 rondes, ça s'ajoute.
2. Des gens se retirer, souvent sans me faire savoir. Ça fait souvent mal aux têtes de tous les TOs. Peut-être quelque chose se passe dans la vie réelle et le joueur ne peut plus se connecter, ou peut-être il se décide simplement de partir. Quoi qu'il en soit, ça signifie que le TO doit trouver une remplacement, et ça peut prendre quelques jours, même plus qu'une semaines.
CONSEIL: Si vous allez vous retirer d'un tournoi, S'IL VOUS PLAÎT prévenez le TO au plus tôt que possible. Ça va rendre la vie beaucoup plus simple pour le TO et pour les autres joueurs, parce qu'il donne au TO du temps pour trouver une remplacement et décaller le tournoi le moins que possible.

Q. Quels sont tes intérêts super?

Il y en a beaucoup.
Hors de la danse et les arts martiaux, dont j'ai déjà parlé, et CC, qui est évident:
Les sports professionnels (hockey, foot (américain et européen)), les maths, les sciences, le théâtre, les jeux vidéo (particulièrement ceux qui s'agit des sports), et bien sûr la musique - parce que qu'est-ce qu'un danseur sans musique? (et le rock est mon genre préféré de musique).

Q. En vrai vie, es-tu honnête?
À ton patron?
À tes parents?
À ton compagnon?
À tes enfants (si tu en as)?

Je suis très honnête en vrai vie. Je n'ai ni compagnon ni enfant, mais je pense que la seule personne à qui je mens vraiment est ma mère - je n'ai pas beaucoup à cacher, mais si je veux le cacher, elle m'en demandera - sans faute. Hors ça, je suis honnête à l'excès.

Q. Crois-tu au diable?

Non. Je ne crois même pas vraiment en Dieu - je suis déiste.
Les déistes, pour ceux qui ne le savent pas, croient que Dieu existe, mais qu'il ne fait rien.
Selon moi, Dieu n'a rien fait depuis le Big Bang - mais il a fabriqué le grain dont tout est venu.

Q. Est-ce que des petits monstres peuvent sorter d'un placard la nuit si la porte n'est pas fermée?

Mais oui! Qu'est-ce qu'ils vont faire, rester là et vous laisser dormir? Absolument pas! Ce sont des monstres! Ils provoquent le désordre. C'est ce qu'ils font.
Donc, fermez les portes de vos placards à clé, les enfants! Et si les portes de vos placards ne ferment pas à clé - démenagez.

Q. Les extraterrestres, existent-ils?
En as-tu d'évidence?
Es-tu un extraterrestre?
Es-tu un immigré clandestin?

Pour vos infos: en anglais, "immigré clandestin" se traduit "illegal alien" - littéralement "extraterrestre illégal."

Je ne sais pas. Il peut exister, ou il peut ne pas exister, mais même s'ils existe, je serai probablement mort avant qu'on sait pour certain.
Moi, non, j'en suis pas un. Quand j'étais plus jeune, je disais que je l'étais - j'ai inventé une langue quand j'avais 12 ans, et je l'ai appelé Martien, donc je disais que je venais de Mars, mais ce n'est pas vrai. Je ne suis pas extraterrestre - clandestin ou autrement.

Q. Étais-tu jamais interdit de voyager par avion?
Si oui, pourquoi?

Non, jamais. Et c'est bon, parce que j'aimes bien voler - je le fait très souvent.

Q. Que penses-tu de:
Un restaurant extraordinaire dans ta ville?
Ton communauté?
Les services publics?
Les zombis?

Il y a une pizzeria à Times Square - John's - que j'aime bien. La pizza est incroyable, fromage frais et une croûte mince et croquant. Je connaissais les deux hommes qui le géraient quand j'étais au lycée, mais ils l'ont vendu à leur famille et démenagé.
Union Square est un très bon quartier. Très proche à tout, des bons restaurants, et toujours quelque chose à faire. En plus, il y a un bowling où on peut jouer pour $6 par jeu et il ne coûte que $3 à louer une paire de chaussures si on va après 20h le dimanche, ce qui est super.
Sujet difficile. Comme élève des écoles publics, et comme Démocrat (en générale), j'apprécie les services du gouvernement, mais en même temps, je vois les abus qui arrive de temps en temps, et après avoir lu des livres d'Ayn Rand, je peut comprendre quelques raisons pour les abolir.
Les zombis? Je ne m'en inquiètes pas. Voyez: http://www.cracked.com/article_18683_7- ... ickly.html (attention: c'est en anglais).

Q. Comment te sentirais-tu si SoH battait LHDD en guerre?

Je serais sans doute content pour vous, mais pas content de ne pas gagner moi-même. On va se rencontre bientôt en CL5, et j'attends ça avec impatience!

Q. Quelle est l'histoire derrière la photo du rhinocéros? Je (umbrellaman) la connais mais les autres sont peut-être curieux - et je sais que tu aimes la raconter!

Ah...mon rhinocéros. Oui, j'aime bien en raconter l'histoire.
Ce que j'aime le plus de cette photo, c'est que je l'ai prise moi-même.

Janvier, 2011 - j'étais en Afrique du Sud avec un groupe scolaire (quelle chance, hein?), et nous avons décidé à passer le WE en safari. Nous avons dû nous séparer entre 3 voitures. Quand nous avons rencontré ce rhino, il était à côté de la route. C'était le quatrième ou cinquième rhino que mon groupe à rencontré, mais sans question le plus large. Un autre groupe n'en avait pas encore vu un, et ils voulaient bien le voir. Ils nous ont dit, "ne le laisse pas partir." Donc, nous sommes restés là, le gardant dans notre vision, mais essayant de ne pas l'effrayer.
Tout d'un coup, le rhino décide à traverser la route juste devant notre voiture.
J'avais l'idée de prendre l'animal en photo de côté, pour qu'on puisse se faire une idée de sa grandeur, mais dans le moment exacte où j'ai pris la photo, le rhino, patte levée pour faire son prochain pas, a tourné sa tête pour nous regarder.
Tout est arrivé complètement par hasard, mais selon moi, ça restera toujours la meilleure photo que j'ai jamais prise, même plus que deux ans après.

Q. Depuis un an, combien d'heures as-tu passé envoyant des invitations et remplaçant des absents pour le tournoi du Pentathlon? (et ne dis pas seulement trop!)

Bon Dieu. Des heures, des jours, une semaine ou peut-être plus même que ça.
C'est difficile à donner une réponse exacte, parce que je l'avais pas compté.
Mais vous savez? Ça n'a aucune importance - parce que c'est tout derrière moi. Presque tous les parties du Jour 7 ont commencé, et Jour 7 est le dernier jour, donc je peux respirer encore.
J'aimerais présenter une marque de ma gratitude à tout ceux qui ont participé du Jour 1 à Jour 7, mais je ne sais pas quoi peut m'en servir.

Q. Si Mickey est un Souris, Donald est un Canard et Pluto est un Chien....... Qu'est-ce que c'est que Goofy???

On m'a toujours dit qu'il est un chien aussi, mais...euh...d'un race différente, je suppose?
Oui. OK. Je dirai ça.

Q. Si Barbie est si populaire pourquoi faut-il acheter ses amis?

Elle est une poupée en plastique. Pourquoi a-t-elle besoin des amis?

Q. Qui joue mieux: toi ou ta femme?

Je ne me suis pas marié, donc je suppose que c'est un peu évident.

Merci bien pour toutes vos questions! N'hésitez pas à m'en poser plus - je serai bien content d'y répondre!

sempai

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[Dukasaur]

Clan section


It's the calm before the storm here in the clan world on Conquer Club, as 33 clans are making their final preparations for the beginning of Clan League 5, Phase 2. While some are sharpening swords or polishing the shields and armor, others I'm sure are saddling up their cows or even their pigs... this much is certain - these will be the last calm nights before four and a half months of a bloody melee, from which only 3 victors shall emerge!

For this edition of the dispatch we are happy to bring you the latest on the goings on in the clan world, including a great recap of all the CL5 action from Phase 1 by qwert, the newest update to the F400 by IcePack, and a look at the probable champions of Conquer Cup 3 by betiko.

Happy battling out there!

Swifte
Clan Executive

CL5 Reaches Phase 2 by Qwert

Spoiler

Well the Qualification round was quite interesting in all 6 Qualifying Groups. Many big favorites took earned their positions in the Premier League, as expected from start, with some small surprises . Let's look at how each Qualification group played out:

QG1:From the start, TOFU and Pig left no chance for surprises and much before the end of Qualification, they secured 1st and 2nd position in their group.

Qualify to Premier League
TOFU and Pig
Qualify to Second League
GR and Leg
Qualify to Third League
DBC and CF

QG2:With Empire withdrawing from the competition, it became clear that there would be a big battle between 3 teams for 2 position for Premier League. Myth won both matches against TLw and War, so the final match between Tlw and War became the decider. They ended up playing to a 4-4 tie, and both ended with the same number of points, but War had better game differencial and they advance into Premier League.

Qualify to Premier League
Myth and War
Qualify to Second League
Tlw and Mb
Qualify to Third League
Lotz

QG3: As expected Afos qualified for Premier League way before the end, and the big battle was between Foed,ID and Soh for Second place. Soh was an early surprise in this Group after they defeated ID 6-2, and they had an opportunity to make it to the Premier League, but then they played two draws and one defeat and lost second position. From the other side Foed seized this opportunity by defeating DYn and UM8, and jumped in to second place. In this Group the big disappointment was ID who, according to polls, was expected to advance into Premier league, but unexpectedly lost to Soh in first match, making their task much harder, and then they lost again to Soh in their second match, and a bad series ended in a draw against UM8, costing them any chance at the Premier League.
Qualify to Premier League
Afos and Foed
Qualify to Second League
Soh and ID
Qualify to Third League
Dyn and UM8

QG4:With the withdrawal of AOC, this left Low and Fall as the only candidates for Premier League. It's a little surprising and disappointing that Vdll played ended with no wins.
Qualify to Premier League
Low and Fall
Qualify to Second League
Ra and Aok
Qualify to Third League
Vdll

QG5:No surprise for 1st place in this Group. But for Second place, it was unknown until the last few rounds. MM had an opportunity to make the Premier with a final head-to-head match against OTP, but they tied 4-4 and missed their chance. Otp sealed the second position in the group with an unexpected big win against IA.
Qualify to Premier League
Ia and Otp
Qualify to Second League
MM and Tffs
Qualify to Third League
Aqoh and MD

QG6: Early predictions for this Group was that two teams should advance easy to Premier League: KORT and OSA. In the first 4 rounds, KORT scored the maximum points (4 win of 4), and then Lhdd made a big upset defeating KORT 5-3. But after that KORT continued with strong play and in the last 5 rounds, only TNC managed to take 1 points from them. OSA, favored to be number 2 in the group, faced many disappointments that in the end cost them second place. The first surprise was a very big defeat from TNC-7-1, then drawing with Lhdd, and a shocking defeat from HH 5-3. Quite unexpectedly, TNC with 5 wins managed to take second place and qualify for Premier League.
Qualify to Premier League
Kort and Tnc
Qualify to Second League
Lhdd and Osa
Qualify to Third League
Db and HH
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Before the start of the Second phase, TOF decided to withdraw from Premier League, and the decision was made that the Premier League will continue with 11 teams instead of 12.

Here are the participating clans in all 3 levels of the Second Phase:

Premier League


Second League


Third League

June 1 F400 Update by IcePack

Spoiler

CC3 finals update by Betiko

Spoiler

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Hear me now!

The CC3 have taken an amazing turn these past two weeks. TOFU's win isn't quite official yet. The actual official score is 28-14, so TOFU just needs 3 more wins. Let's have a little look at the games still running:

Batch 1: official 11-7
Looking TOFU: 1 (conquer rome quads)
Looking AFOS: 1 (hive quads)
Looking Even:

Batch 2: official 11-4
Looking TOFU: 4 ( Dawn of Ages dubs NAF, WW2 Ardennes quads NAF, Conquerman quads NUF, Conq Rome trips NAF)
Looking AFOS: 1 (Napeolonic Europe quads NCF)
Looking Even:

Batch 3: official 6-3
Looking TOFU: 5 (Age of Merchants trips NCF, Vancouver trips ECS, NYC quads NCS, Supermax quads NUF, Cricket quads NCF)
Looking AFOS:
Looking Even: 6 (Cairns Coral Coast quads ECS, Brazil trips NCS, Europe 1914 trips NAS, Hive trips ECS, Supermax quads ECF, Feudal Epic quads NCF)

According to those predictions, we're looking at 38 TOFU 16 AFOS and 6 undecided. So even if I'm very wrong in a few predictions, it seems completely impossible to imagine AFOS being able to win 18/24 games still running. It looks like TOFU will win by an incredible landslide score that no one would have predicted, and that we've never seen in a conqueror's cup final. AFOS is now just playing for honor and to keep the score a bit tighter.

TOFU being number 1 of the F400 ranking since their semi finals win VS KORT and AFOS being now number 2, we can be sure that such a score will secure TOFU as the number one clan of CC for quite some time.

Nevertheless, COF, their mighty leader has announced to the clan world community that he plans on retiring after this war. Indefinitely or just for a few month? only time will tell! BUt there is enough quality in this clan to keep up the amazing work for sure.

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[Dukasaur]

Tournament section


Hello again my friends, and welcome to your favorite part of the Newsletter, "War Games", where you can find information about CC Tournaments! Once again my troops have done an excellent job presenting you with all our regular features: Dave's Tournament Tips and TPA Update, and anamainiacks' Join This? Or Not!

We feature the promised interview with IanG7! Ian is one of the toughest competitors out there, and recently won the Assassinations by Fours, which I rescued from MrGlassB. I would like to just briefly say that this was a tournament which was a pleasure to rescue. It's too bad MrGlassB is no longer with us, because quite honestly he was a great TO.

Dukasaur
Tournament Executive

Meet the Tournament Winners: IanG7 by Dukasaur

Spoiler

Brigadier IanG7 has been a CC member since Nov 23, 2010. He has fourteen Tournament Cups to his credit, most recently in the TPA2 tourney Assassinations by Fours. He agreed to speak to me about it.

DK:Ian, that was a pretty impressive run against some very tough competition. What first attracted you to sign up for that tournament?

IG7: Thanks for having me.

You sure are making me tap into the ole memory right off the hop as the tourney sign-ups were 9 months ago . I think the main thing was that the games were assassin and I was trying to improve in that format, maybe even pick up the bronze medal for it. I had no real thoughts that I would win it all but the format was as good as any since you did not have to win all of the games to advance.

What kind of strategic adjustments did you have to make along the way?

There were certainly games along the way where it was all about survival. It sucks having to abandon hope of being the one to get the assassination but sometimes the long-term gain, a shiny tournament trophy, is worth the short-term loss in points.

You generally faced a group of players for three or four games in a row. Did it help at all, in terms of being able to predict what someone would do? Was there a psychological element over and above the brute mathematics of the game?

It was certainly possible to pick up on player tendencies which does help with formulating a strategy for how to proceed. For example, if you know a person is prone to try for a card rolling to singles all the time, that player might need protection from another opponent easily eliminating them. The hope would be that you were the person with them as the target though .

When it came to the Finals there was certainly more in play since you had to win the games. The finals were run such that it was 4 simultaneous games with the player winning most coming out as the victor. So it could get to the point where if you'd already won two games the best case scenario (other than winning a third) would be to hope that the other games were split between other opponents. It ended up being myself and Kinnison splitting the finals and we went to a tiebreak.

Was it very intense at that point?

It was pretty dicey since I was the one that had to come from behind to knot it up at 2 wins apiece. To add additional intrigue the player I was chasing in the win total was my target in the final game so in a sense my fate was in my own hands. Fortunately no amount of two pairs would deny me .

When you finally won, did you celebrate? Run outside and tell the neighbours?

Well I don't think there was any running around outside. I'm from Canada ya know, igloos and such? Well it wasn't quite that bad, probably could've gone outside but I think I settled on sending my brother a PM telling him about the achievement.

One of many great Canadians on CC! How much does the fact that Conquer Club is a Canadian website contribute to your enthusiasm for the game?

To be perfectly honest I did not realize it was a Canadian founded website. Now that you've let me know it all makes sense. All of the greatest things happen in Canada and this knowledge will only further add to my experience on the site.

So what are some of the highlights of your CC career? I see you joined CC only 3 days after me. (Nov. 23 vs. 20, 2010). You have only 20% of my total games but a 50% higher score. (So right away I know you're pushing for a quality rather than quantity. )


Some of my highlights are definitely some of the tournaments that I've won. I only became a premium member when I won a years membership in a doubles tournament so that was a big day. My brother kjg21 and I have now also won the Commissioners Trophy (World Series) and the Lombardi Trophy (Superbowl) and those were hard fought long tourney's so they were rewarding. < Shameless plug: nolefan should do a NHL and NBA tournament as well since I'd love to "collect" all 4 of the major North American championships! > Other highlights include winning a terminator tournament and assassin tournament because they are individual accolades. I think it shows that I have a decent enough handle on multiple game formats.

I'm definitely more quality type player. When I have more than 15 active games I feel I enjoy them all less so I try and keep it to a smaller number so I can think through each more effectively to, as much as possible, take some of the luck out of the game with clever planning.

Are there major milestones along the way? Can you divide your time on CC into distinct periods where you did things differently?

There were definitely milestones along the way. The first time you go from sergeant to lieutenant and every rank up after that, reaching my all-time high score and being a high ranking Canadian player. I actually recorded on my wall when I reached some of the more significant overall ranks.
(High Score: 3729 - Nov 28, 2012
High Rank: 23 - Nov 18, 2012 (2nd Canada)

Tourney Wins: 11 Doubles, 1 Terminator, 1 Standard 1v1, 1 Assassin)

As for distinct periods that would relate to score as well. For the first long while I played mostly team games and avoided 1v1 since many times it can be less about gameplay and alot about dice or drop. There came a time, mostly brought on as trickery by my brother I suspect, when he said there's no real point in pursuing high score since the top guys might not be catchable. So I decided I'd enter more 1v1/ random type tournaments and risk the points in search of tournament wins and medals and he decided to try to keep stockpiling points (I think he just wanted to pass me in points since I was always 150 points ahead) .

Thank you very much for taking the time to speak to me. Do you have any final words for us?

Conquer Club is a great game. Don't take it too seriously though.
May your cashes be three carders and your rolls 5 or higher!

Tournament Tips by DaveH

Terminator Scoring

In issue #84 I wrote some code to extract the order of terminations and highlighted if sequential terminations were made in the same round. Following that article I was asked if I could alter the code to cater for scores according to the order of termination.

It turns out that very few additions are required for this. However, as with all revised programmes, I updated and simplified it. I like to think that it was based upon the knowledge gained in writing the original but more accurately it was because I could not remember how my original worked.

Anyway, the following is hopefully a universal programme that extracts the termination data and assigns points to the terminator and terminee (if that is a word!).

The points are held in an 7 x 2 array and are pre-programmed with values. The first line holds the points for the terminator (as wanted for the order of terminations) and the second for the person terminated, which can always be made negative or not used at all.
An Excel spreadsheet has the game number in column 2 and the data from the log (either the Termination Log data or the Game Log itself) is written into column 3 - as shown below:

After the macro is run to summarise the data, the result is as follows:

The next game data can then be written below the summary information as shown below:

The code itself works as follows. It scans down the log data to find the last line of data iFinishRow and then scans upwards in column 2 to find the game number iStartRow. We can then scan down column 3 between iStartRow and iFinishRow to check each line for the word "terminated". If it is not found in a row, that row is cleared and the next row scanned. When terminated is found, the two names are extracted and written into columns 4 and 6 and the appropriate scores from the array written into columns 5 and 7. That's it really. There are a few bits of code used to extract the names - note that if a player's name has a space in it then only the first word of that name is extracted. Further explanation is in the following code:

Code: Select all

             Sub TerminateData()
            '
            ' Subroutine to analyse terminator data from game chat
            '

            iStartRow = 3   '1st line of game log text
            iStartCol = 3   'column used for game log
            iPlaceRow = 5   'start line for putting summarised text
           
            'array to hold points awarded
            iScoreIndex = 1
            Dim iScore(8, 2)
            iScore(1, 1) = 20
            iScore(2, 1) = 18
            iScore(3, 1) = 16
            iScore(4, 1) = 14
            iScore(5, 1) = 13
            iScore(6, 1) = 12
            iScore(7, 1) = 11
            iScore(1, 2) = 1
            iScore(2, 2) = 2
            iScore(3, 2) = 3
            iScore(4, 2) = 4
            iScore(5, 2) = 5
            iScore(6, 2) = 6
            iScore(7, 2) = 7

            iScoreIndex = 1 'pointer to first line of array
            k = 0           'flag for "eliminated found"
            b = ""          'name of player that has "eliminated" another

            'Find the end of the game log text
            iFinishRow = iStartRow
            While Cells(iFinishRow, iStartCol).Value <> ""
                iFinishRow = iFinishRow + 1
            Wend
            iFinishRow = iFinishRow - 1
            
            'Find start of the block of data
            iStartBlock = iFinishRow
            While Cells(iStartBlock, iStartCol - 1).Value = ""
                iStartBlock = iStartBlock - 1
            Wend

            iPlaceRow = iStartBlock
            For i = iStartBlock To iFinishRow
                k = 0
                'check for "eliminated"
                For j = 20 To 50
                    If Mid(Cells(i, iStartCol).Value, j, 10) = "eliminated" Then
                        'Move it up to the next line used for summary
                        Cells(i, iStartCol).Select
                        Selection.Cut
                        Cells(iPlaceRow, iStartCol).Select
                        ActiveSheet.Paste
                        m = 1
                        'Check for the end of the name (space after "terminated")
                        c = Mid(Cells(iPlaceRow, iStartCol).Value, 23 + m, 1)
                        While c <> " " And m < 15
                            m = m + 1
                            c = Mid(Cells(iPlaceRow, iStartCol).Value, 23 + m, 1)
                        Wend

                        b = Mid(Cells(iPlaceRow, iStartCol).Value, 23, m)
                        Cells(iPlaceRow, iStartCol + 1).Value = b
                        Cells(iPlaceRow, iStartCol + 2).Value = iScore(iScoreIndex, 1)

                        'check for the losing name (from end of "terminated" to "from")
                        While c <> "from"
                            m = m + 1
                            c = Mid(Cells(iPlaceRow, iStartCol).Value, 33 + m, 4)
                        Wend

                        b = Mid(Cells(iPlaceRow, iStartCol).Value, j + 11, 21 + m - j)
                        Cells(iPlaceRow, iStartCol + 3).Value = b
                        Cells(iPlaceRow, iStartCol + 4).Value = iScore(iScoreIndex, 2)

                        'increment array pointer
                        iScoreIndex = iScoreIndex + 1

                        'increment next line to paste termination data
                        iPlaceRow = iPlaceRow + 1

                        k = 1  'flag to say "terminated" was found
                    End If
                Next j
                If k = 0 Then

                     'if flag = 0 then clear line
                    Cells(i, iStartCol).Select
                    Selection.Clear

                End If
            Next i
                        
    End Sub

Next issue will have the summarise coding and a reminder of how to link buttons to the macros.

(These "tips" started off as ones that I used to make it a bit easier in managing my own tournaments. Now, I am looking at other types of tournaments and scoring systems by all you innovative TO's out there. So, if you have a unique scoring system that you would like me to have a go at automating, please let me know and I'll be pleased to try and assist. Any queries on the above I'll be glad to respond to of course. Please note that I use Excel 2003, so there may be variation in the menu instructions if you have other versions of Excel)

TPA3 Wrap by DaveH

Spoiler

TPA Season 2: State of Play

Click image to enlarge.

Benga's Major Escalating Fog: Killer still awaiting completion of final games although it is classed as finished. There are an additional 10 tournaments to complete.

TPA 2 Standings


TPA Season 3

Three tournaments have finished; chapcrap's Chap's Mexican Standoff DE: Classic, with general cod winning ahead of GreanBaize and rmjw10 in joint second; also Dukasaur's Salient Assassinations In History with benga winning ahead of mviola and Iron Maid and finally jonty125's Mastermind tournament with ndrs winning ahead of slats789 and mviola. The leader board is now benga, mviola, ndrs, rmjw10 and general cod. Note that there is now a second link for the infdividual tournament results, as the overall google document spreadsheet is nearing overflow.
In signups are mcshanester's MC's Fight for the USA - Dubs Style tournament and Sempaispellcheck's Sempai's Graduation Medal Hunt! in which the winner has to defeat all other players!

TPA 3 Standings
Link to Individual Scores
The thread for the TPA3 details is at:
http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewto ... 9&t=175675

The thread for the code that TO's will need to include in their tournament is at:
http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewto ... 5&t=177868

Join This? Or Not! by anamainiacks

Spoiler

And now for our regular look at a selection of the tournaments in sign-ups! I'm embarrassed to say that I only just realised that I forgot to change the text of my preamble over here for my previous edition of JTON... So here's hoping none of you guys noticed it either!

Well, it's unusually quiet in the tournament forums - I count only 34 tournaments taking signups at the moment, which is pretty rare. A good number are at risk, if not already canceled due to low signup response! What's going on??? Nevertheless, I shall do my best to find some tournaments that might be of interest to you guys. Though if I might add, it'd be great if you could help out the Tournament Organisers by helping to fill up some of the tournaments that are at risk of getting canceled, marked with this icon: . Otherwise, here are some you might want to consider!


Cross-Map Quickfire Trips by mint-murray - Freemium Friendly!

Tournaments for medal hunting seem to have experienced a surge lately, and this is one of them. As its title clearly states, this tournament is for those seeking to attain their Cross-map medals, and perhaps even a Triples medal to go along with it. Indeed, getting that Cross-map medal might be hard with all those pros waiting eagerly to jump into every game on their specialty map, so this tournament will provide a safe environment for you to hopefully get the wins you need on a variety of maps. Who knows, you might even pick up the Tournament Achievement Medal while you're at it!


Phat of Steel: 1v1 Feudal Style by Phatscotty - Freemium Friendly!

Probably one of first tournaments that will be capitalising on the hype over the upcoming Superman film, Man of Steel, this tournament seeks to usher in the movie in style here on CC. Admittedly, I have no idea what the settings or tournament format have to do with the movie at all, but hey, how can anyone resist some Superman action?


DKs Best of 2011 VII - DYFS by Dukasaur - Premium Only.

Continuing his series based on his favourite maps designed and commissioned on CC in 2011, Dukasaur's seventh installment in the series features a DYFS (DoomYoshi's Favourite Settings) edition. These favourite settings of his are certainly not for the frail of heart - Nuclear, Adjacent, Sunny, Trench. I mean, as if Trench wasn't hard enough in itself, they just had to throw Adjacent into the mix! Dukasaur and DoomYoshi have certainly made this a tough tournament to win, so if you're up for the challenge and think you possess the patience and cunning to take it all, then this tournament is for you!

These are my picks, but if you don't like any of these go to the Create/Join a Tournament or Tournaments Tab and take a look at the many others waiting to be filled.

If you're craving tourney action now, check out the Requests for Immediate Players section of the tournament forum. You can be playing very quickly after signing up as a reserve.

If you would like your tournament to be featured in the next edition of the CC Newsletter, please PM anamainiacks with the details of your tournament.

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[Dukasaur]

Foundry section


In like a lion, out like a lamb...well, something like that. As you may already know, or as you can see, koontz1973 has graciously passed the torch that is the Foundry Executive position for the dispatch to me. And if you've been participating or following along with any of the Great Conquer Community Map (#GCCM), you know he could use a little break. Talk about a tough act to follow though. Don't worry, he has assured me he's not going anywhere, and of course he'll still be making beautiful maps, and writing articles. Thanks koontz1973!

And now on with the show.

Seamus76 -- Foundry Executive

End Game - Lets make a map Competition by koontz1973

Spoiler

Ahoy fellow map makers,

• Allow me to introduce the main event.
  • The one you have all been waiting for.
    • Welcome to the making of the Great Community Map.

What does this mean for you? It means you get the chance to flex some creative muscle and show off your competitive side! (Isn't that something?). Have we grabbed your interest over the last two months? Are you waiting patiently for your chance to be the artist behind the next Classic map? Well, now it is my turn to sit back and your turn to have some fun.

Criteria as voted for by the playing masses. These must be kept to.
Any map not doing so runs the risk of being disqualified. Fantasy can have a broad interpretation so some leeway will be given here.

• 01. Map based on High Fantasy (High fantasy overview bottom of post)
  02. Medium map - 35-65 region count.
  03. Classic Game Play.
  04. Dako (winner of Graphics competition 1) must be on the map.
  05. Map must depict a Battle.
  06. Continental style bonuses
  07. RjBeals (winner of Graphics competition 2) must be on the map.
  08. Gameplay feature that must be on the map - Winning Condition
  09. Gameplay feature that must be on the map - Auto Deploys
  10. Gameplay feature that must be on the map - Bombardments
  11. Map makers are allowed to add any one extra game play feature from the current xml features as described in the xml guide.

Rules that must be kept to.

• 1. Create an awesome piece of art using the map criteria above.
  2. This is an anonymous competition; that means no signatures on the map!
  3. All entries must be in by this time.
  4. All entries must be submitted by PM to koontz1973.
  5. Meet the deadline! If you miss the deadline your image will not be considered for submission.
  6. The map must stay within the STANDARD size limits (WxH) 840x800 (large version) and 630x600 (small version)
  7. The winning map must submit the original layers file. The original layers file will not be used by anyone, but will allow the cartographers to give better help to the winning map maker.

Prizes

• We have some extremely nice prizes for you with this one.
  First place
  6 months premium when the map goes in play for the first time.
  One year of premium when the map finishes beta play.
  They will receive a General Achievement medal as well as a map makers medal.
  Second place
  1000 conquer credits and a General Achievement medal.
  
  All other entries beyond draft status will receive a General Achievement medal.
  Draft status will be determined by the rules of the foundry as stated in the drafting room guidelines.

Voting System

• Voting will be done in 3 groups. Each group will have a different percentage of the overall vote.
  Group one
  • This is the largest group. For one week a public poll will be held in this forum. (40%)
  
  Group two
  • Every member of the community that has posted in the original thread before posting this will be invited to place a second vote in a different poll. (30%)
  
  Group three
  • The Mod squad. This includes all current moderators.(30%)

I kindly ask everyone to preserve the spirit of the competition, so please don't turn it into a popularity contest! We want the best map.

Be aware that the CAs have the privilege to disqualify any maps from the contest if we are informed about a mapmaker that asks for votes via PMs/Wall or posting into private forums/clans.

Note: The winning map will have a dedicated topic in the Main Foundry and it will be uploaded only after a public review. From this moment the map will be considered like any other map in the Foundry System, in terms of standards and requirements. The cartography staff will endeavour to ensure a smooth passage through the foundry system by giving all help needed.

That's all, good luck to everyone


High fantasy overview
High fantasy (also referred to as epic fantasy) is a sub-genre of fantasy fiction, defined either by its taking place in an imaginary world distinct from our own or by the epic stature of its characters, themes and plot. Quintessential works of high fantasy, such as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Worm Ouroboros, have both of these attributes. Accordingly, works where the fantasy world impinges on our world, or where the characters are concerned only with adventure or personal goals (as in sword and sorcery fiction) are less likely to be classed as high fantasy.

Small print
During the course of the competition and or the foundry public review, if the winning map becomes recycled binned (as per normal foundry rules), that map will no longer be considered a winning map. All prizes apart from the GA medal will not get awarded.

The second place map will be allowed to continue in the foundry and be awarded all prizes as if it had won, followed by third place and so on.

The cartographers will give all reasonable help.

Any map disqualified for not following criteria will be allowed to make any changes needed before the deadline, not after.

If you feel your map will be better served if accompanied by a short text, then submit with the map.

Spotlight on HomeWorlds by koontz1973

Spoiler

New Battle Royale Map.
Mapmaker(s): Dolomite13
Number of Territories: 130 map locations / 104 tech (234 total)
Special Features: Battle Royale (26 players), Conditional Borders, Autodeploy, One Way Borders, Bombardment.
What Makes This Map Worthy of Being Made: I don't know if there is another Battle Royale style map in the works however I feel that space conquest would make a great setting and with only 26 players it keeps the game a bit smaller than the 40 person battle royale.

dolomite13, the player who brought us the Monsters map and co-developed Jamaica for us is trying to see if he can become the first player to get a Battle Royale map through the foundry.

Battle Royale maps are for only one type of game. The very large games we love playing with 26 players (not the normal 8 ). Hundreds of points will be won and lost in each game. To learn more on what battle royale maps have to be, look here.

Draft one.

Click image to enlarge.

Draft one was pretty nice. The backstage response was really good from all concerned. Considering the response the current battle royale map gets, this needs to be beyond great. The only problems seen and raised where these:

dolomite, I have been looking at this map and I keep saying to myself one thing, and this overrides all others for me.

Size: The map is bloody large and scrolling will become a huge annoyance for some players to the point they will not play it. This is one of the problems with the first battle royale map and it alienated some players. Also, the amount of regions, 306 is a lot. When you consider that BR games are mainly played freestyle, what would be your guess on the amount of rounds played. Remember, BR games tend to be played between flat and escalating spoils (escalating is going to be OK) but sometimes nukes as well. Spacing on the small map, mainly around the home worlds will become a problem. As soon as you hit double digits and you have the colour code on (BR game players tend to have these on to help) the small maps numbers on the home worlds will overlap.

So for me at the moment, I would like to see three things done:

• Reduce the size of the map, width mainly.
• Reduce the amount of regions on the map.
• Spacing on the small map needs to be looked at.

koontz

And did dolomite run away from these criticisms or was he man enough to rise to the challenge. Well, this was his response:
Draft 2.

Click image to enlarge.

Pretty nice if you ask me. He took all that was said and ran with it. And this is what is going to be needed for the next battle royale map. Constant overlooking by the players that will want to play this type of game. Now I am starting to look forward to seeing where you all take this map.

Revamps? by Seamus76

Spoiler

The discussion around revamping maps has come up recently with ManBungalow's desire to overhaul the classic fan favorite Discworld map. The original map was started and finished in April 2006 by Jota, so times, techniques, and possibilities have all certainly changed, but does that mean a map should? Just because we can revamp a map, does that mean we should?

The images below are the current Discworld map, and ManBungalo's initial posting, which represents his inspiration, and what potential lies out there, but obviously is not the final map.



Are you for or against revamping maps? Here's what others are saying:

by Ace Rimmer
My assumption is the vote is for ManB to get a thread for an official revamp - not for this one to go forward.

Anyone who doesn't vote to revamp the old sad maps like discworld can PM me for a foot straight up their ass. The graphics of this site are crap (I mean the UI, not the maps) and we really need awesome looking maps. Discworld is an example of a map with very good gameplay that needs a more modern look.

by darth emperor
We have many maps, and not every map should be equal. Game play is different, image is different, style is different, why should we have the same "modern" aesthetics. It should be more variate. In 3 years, you'll say the same of the new maps, and you'll be revamping all the maps.

If you haven't made your opinion known, and with only 100 total votes I know lots of you have not, there is a thread and poll up to determine if there is enough public interest to open a new thread and revamp the map. Again, the point of the poll and thread is not whether or not ManBungalo's posted map should go forward, but whether or not a revamp should be done at all. Let us know.

Maps in Development. by Seamus76

Spoiler

Drafting RoomWhere maps start life. But like all new babies, this is where they need the most attention.
Homeworlds by dolomite13
Lisbon Metro 2030 by Armandolas
Tank Battle by oneyed
District of Columbia by brhiba

Map FoundryThe main block of work is done here.
Escape by koontz1973
Spanish Amarda by cairnswk
Research & Conquer by isaiah40
Three kingdoms of China by Seamus76
Ring of Fire by vaughn03
Alaska by Seamus76

Happy gaming everyone, whatever map takes your fancy.

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[Dukasaur]

Tail section


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Starting with Issue 97, we will on an experimental basis be accepting classified ads. At first, these will only be for CC related matters. Is your Clan looking for members? Your Social group? Do you want to give an extra boost to the Tournament you're planning or solicit comments on your Map?

Basic rules: We will accept TEXT only, with a character limit of 300 characters. Your text may include inline links (url= tags) but NOT links to graphics (img or bigimg tags). You may use the size= tag sparingly, but be careful. Your message may not exceed the normal size limitations for signatures, 150 pixels by 600 pixels. If you use oversize text you may find your ad getting rejected.

Please don't abuse this, or get into debates about the size limit. This will be a time-consuming program to run, and we are all just volunteers with limited time available. If we are swamped with ads we may have to cancel this initiative outright, but we really hope we can manage. It will be made easier if everybody plays nice and tries to stick within the rules.

Send your classified ads for Issue 87 to thehippo8.

And speaking of being just volunteers with limited time, we always need more help. Please consider volunteering with the Dispatch. Contact any of the Executives listed below to offer your services!

ConquerClub Dispatch Team

• thehippo8 - Chief Executive

• • Dukasaur - Aide Executive

• safariguy5 - Freestyle Executive -
  • TheSaxlad - Freestyle Writer
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• Swifte - Clan Executive -
  • Betiko - Clan Freelance
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• Dukasaur - Tournament Executive -
  • anamainiacks - Tournament Reporter
  • DaveH - Tournament Reporter
• Seamus76 - Foundry Executive -
  • koontz1973 - Foundry Reporter

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[Ace Rimmer]

VOTE FOR THE REVAMP. I will hurt you if you do not.

[dolomite13]

Thanks for the spotlight on Homeworlds.

I am excited to be developing a Battle Royale map base in space. I figured it was that or a map based on professional wrestling and I was pretty certain that would be met by a body slam from the CC community.

Please feel free to stop by the forum thread, or send me PM and offer up any and all concerns or ideas for Homeworlds.

=D=

[SirSebstar]

slightly confusng the new layout in different posts, but ts okay once i got my mind to wrap around it.
it should be easyer to edit late content this way

[Dukasaur]

slightly confusng the new layout in different posts, but ts okay once i got my mind to wrap around it.
it should be easyer to edit late content this way

I'm hoping it will also be easier to keep people's attention, having things in manageable portions instead of getting slammed with an encyclopaedia.