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RedBaron0 wrote:Bushido Usually defined as: "The code of the Samurai" or literally speaking it translates: "The way of the warrior." Similar to the European concept of chivalry.
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lt_oddball wrote:RedBaron0 wrote:Bushido Usually defined as: "The code of the Samurai" or literally speaking it translates: "The way of the warrior." Similar to the European concept of chivalry.
only a tad more sadistic as the europeans (and occupied asians themselves) have learned in '41-'45.
Industrial Helix wrote:"If the enemy thinks of the mountains, attack like the sea; and if he thinks of the sea, attack like the mountains." - Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)
Or I can try nothing at all, or something I haven't thought of yet...RedBaron0 wrote:I found the following on a Bushido website. A couple you've probably heard before, (Do or do not, there is no try. -Yoda) and it is originally where I got, "Enemies you threaten make armies. Enemies you destroy make graves."
[spoiler= Bushido Quotes]'This is a collection of cool quotes that I have found, I don't know who wrote most of them. If you have any cool quotes that you would like to see on this page e-mail me them.'
"Enemies you threaten make armies. Enemies you destroy make graves."
"Be more afraid of an army of sheep led by a wolf, than an army of wolves led by a sheep."
"Everyone lies, even me."
"Life isn't fair, that doesn't mean you can't win."
"He who speaks in anger makes his anger heard, but his words forgotten."
"Patience and persistence can bring down the tallest trees."
"Petting scorpions with a compassionate hand will only get you stung."
"Friendship is tested when it's time to share the burden."
"In all the world, man is the only creature that has taught itself to argue."
"The bird does not care how it flies, and Oh! how it flies!"
"Don't worry about your beard when losing your head."
"What doesn't kill you makes you stronger."
"I don't remember where I was when I realized life was a game; the more seriously I took things the harder the rules became." -Megadeth
"When a man lies he murders a part of the world. These are the pale graves which men miscall their lives. All this I cannot bare to witness any longer, cannot the kingdom of salvation take me home." -Metallica
"Here is a test to see if your mission on earth is finished: If your alive it isn't."
"Do, or do not, there is no try." -Yoda
"The hawk breaks the back of his prey not because of strength, but because of timing."
"He who knows doesn't speak; he who speaks doesn't know."
"The river has no shape, but it takes on the boundaries which it carves out for itself, so is the mind boundless, until it creates a prison for its own thoughts."
"Those who are first on the battlefield and await the opponents are at ease; those who are last on the battlefield and head into a fight become exhausted. Therefore, good warriors cause others to go to them and do not go to others." -Sun Tzu, The Art of War
"Be more afraid of an army of sheep led by a wolf, than an army of wolves led by a sheep." ---
"Even though you hold a sword over my heart I will not give up."
"Art reaches its greatest peak when devoid of self-consciousness. Freedom discovers man the moment he loses concern over what impression he is making or about to make."-Bruce Lee, Tao of Jeet Kune Do
"The true essence of a man is not what he has, but what he does."
"A reflection on a pool of water does not reveal its depth."
"It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him into evil ways."
"To be foolish and recognize that one is a fool is better than to be foolish and imagine that one is wise."
"A superstar is like a roman candle, they shine bright. A teacher is like a lantern, they may not shine as bright, but they illuminate the path."
"Listen carefully to what I will say now. For the lesson is not always carried in the words of men. You see, many believe that the nature of the universe is to hide itself from mortal eyes. That we must search and meditate upon all around us to see and grasp the simple truth that is enlightenment. However, perhaps the answers are being told to us all the time and we have just forgotten how to hear them."
"Do not be wary of men who take risks with titles and lands; be wary of men who have nothing to lose."
"It is the sound of purest harmony, the sound of the universe. Make your soul sing its song, and you will find there is nothing you cannot accomplish."
"Wherever there is light, there must be shadow."
"The elements are not the means to an end... they are the beginning and the end."
"Your soul - your life energy - is not bound by flesh. It can reach where your fingers cannot."
"In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, In the experts there are few."
"Zen has no secrets other than seriously thinking about life and death." - Takeda Shingen[/spoiler]
I do kinda like the quote Industrial Helix found, "If the enemy thinks of the mountains, attack like the sea; and if he thinks of the sea, attack like the mountains." - Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645) But... it's open to interpretation, that quote already on the map is simple to understand and does represent what we do when we play this game.
I'm really getting the feeling that there is a backlash going on that stems from the issues coming from the issues that locked the Fractured America map. I think there is an effort to be too accommodating on issues that could be even the slightest bit offensive. The flag... ok, this isn't a WWII map, and the flag would be better off modern. The quote though, I don't see it making any sort of statement that is offensive in one direction or the other. I kinda see the work "kill" making the quote more sinister, and would happily go back to "destroy" instead. And no matter what the quote itself won't sound right in English because it's likely translated from Japanese.
At this point this quote should be the best addition I can make in this form, most of those other quote in the spoiler don't really feel right when put on a map being used to play a war game. Otherwise I'm thinking I may have to move in a new direction there, perhaps a yin and yang symbol, the concept is originally Chinese but is practiced and used in Japan... but still Chinese.
RedBaron0 wrote:Not much I can do but wait my turn for graphics approval. Can't blame the staff for being backed up, there are 50-60 maps at various stages of development.
but I think part of this is going to be patience. I'm ready to go when they do, the graphics should be good, with perhaps a nitpick or two, which I will fully prepared to listen to and try and fiddle with something little that might not look right, and the XML is tested with no bugs. Just need those official XML tests in the Forge for that stamp. I've got what should be all the elements in line, unless I've totally missed something. 
The big thing at this point is the patience to wait and be observed by the community and get any possible kink worked out.
We finally got those issues Straightened out! I was looking at it more as two birds with one stone. Like maybe, the Sea of Japan might work well as a plus 1 bonus, but it was just an idea for the game play geniuses to contemplate. As you know, I am basically here for graphic interests.RedBaron0 wrote:The other stuff is an easy fix. I keep forgetting on the big map that that line between Sendai and Yamagata doesn't touch the mountains.
Making the Sea of Japan worth 1 just so I don't have to explain it... not good. I can loose the parchment and go back to black text. I can delete the mountain on the parchment leaving just the explanation, which means I can stretch it out a little more, probably just being 2 lines of text with a space in between.
drunkmonkey wrote:I'm filing a C&A report right now. Its nice because they have a drop-down for "jefjef".
If you're having problems with the red blending with the blue, you can put a duplicate layer of the flag under it, and erase the white. you will then have a red dot that you can pump up to 100 %. also, on that red dot, maybe you can make it more round at the bottom left so that it does not touch the land area on the legend. this map is really looking great, and this IS the nitpick stage. So, you can take these nitpicks with a grain of salt, if you know what I mean.RedBaron0 wrote:Nah, that will alter gameplay too much. 1 territory for a bonus is usually frowned upon, even if it only is 1 army.
I'll make it look good, no worries.
It should be the right shade, I can check and be sure though. The opacity is turned down, so it may be blending with the blue/green behind it a smidgen.
I'm guessing the "Click here to destroy Tokyo." is starting to work.
