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Post by izacque on Jun 18, 2012 15:37:55 GMT
I think I've been spending too much time on this forum. My online persona is becoming more and more retarded lately. I even got mad. I'm gonna take a week off from the DBF, When I get back, I'll be much cooler, I bet.
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Post by izacque on Jun 18, 2012 15:33:06 GMT
You know me IRL and I want it
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Post by izacque on Jun 18, 2012 15:29:13 GMT
DBF. We're not a programming forum (yet), so it doesn't make sense to call ourselves one. I think DBF should be our name on everything. If anyone asks, we should say it stands for "Dave-Box Forums", but don't put "Dave-Box forums" on anything, it'll just look dumb.
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Post by izacque on Jun 18, 2012 15:26:27 GMT
I think you're all doing an acceptable job, but I voted "no" on two admins who I think should be doing better. I agree with pRiok, that our forum and administration has become way too ban-happy. Instead of going for the most strict, full-blown punishment for rule violation, just go for the most practical non-dramatic approach. I think everyone could benefit from a little priok-style moderating.
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Post by izacque on Jun 18, 2012 15:21:38 GMT
I'd like to help this forum be the best place. I apply.
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hello
Jun 15, 2012 16:38:24 GMT
Post by izacque on Jun 15, 2012 16:38:24 GMT
This thread failed! Poor nm!
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Post by izacque on Jun 15, 2012 15:48:42 GMT
I want DBF stands for Dave-Box Forum. Get rid of the "Unoficial", it's gay.
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hello
Jun 14, 2012 0:53:46 GMT
Post by izacque on Jun 14, 2012 0:53:46 GMT
I think this thread is here to prove that TSL is inactive!
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Post by izacque on Jun 14, 2012 0:51:33 GMT
me either.
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Post by izacque on Jun 14, 2012 0:50:02 GMT
I agree with that compromise. Obviously, I don't support hate speech, and I believe your compromise banns hate speech without censoring reasonable free speech.
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Post by izacque on Jun 14, 2012 0:42:45 GMT
(I had to re-post this, because apparently the old poll was biased)
So Rule 7 got "loosened." We are now allowed to call ideas, concepts, places, things, anything but people "Gay" and "Faggot" and "Retard." But from what I've seen, that's not what's been troubling this community the most. We frequently call each other gay and faggot, meaning stupid. Those of us who aren't popular end up getting banned for it. That's what's been the problem.
In this poll, answer "yes" if you believe that we should be allowed to freely use the term "gay" and "faggot" as we have been. With their colloquial meanings of stupidity.
Answer "no" if you believe we shouldn't.
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Post by izacque on Jun 12, 2012 1:58:51 GMT
I think you're joking priok! Even though other people speak other languages, most of us speak english. it is not fair to us to pay no respect to ourselves!
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Post by izacque on Jun 11, 2012 19:18:41 GMT
wat... even is this?
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Post by izacque on Jun 11, 2012 19:07:50 GMT
Applying.
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Post by izacque on Jun 11, 2012 18:16:29 GMT
I didn't quite get the meaning of fox's modifications. Is he meaning that the use of "gay" as a synonym for "Stupid", and "faggot" as a synonym for "stupid person" is acceptable, whereas the sentence "I hate faggots; gay marriage should be abolished." is unacceptable (because "faggot" is used there as a derogatory term for gay people)? If so, I whole-heartedly agree with the modifications.
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Post by izacque on Jun 10, 2012 1:59:09 GMT
Then what's acceptable? Is Sparkpowder* a Faggot? Is he Gay? Is he Retarded? Is he Stupid? Is he Annoying? Is he Dislikable? Is he Imperfect? Those are all derogatory terms.
*it's just an example!
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Post by izacque on Jun 10, 2012 1:55:30 GMT
reserved after nm.
(We could play with 3 people, but I bet as the game gets more interesting, we'll get more players.)
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Post by izacque on Jun 10, 2012 1:54:15 GMT
regardless of whether or not people can get offended, does the community want rules with no purpose than to keep people from getting offended? Furthermore, I find it impossible to follow rule 7 to the letter on the DBF chat. it would result in ridiculous amounts of banning that, instead of correcting the issue, would cause some of the most active members to be so resentful, that they would do what they could to make chat even worse. I am not necessarily proposing we remove rule 7, but we need to have a version of it that we can actually enforce.
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Post by izacque on Jun 8, 2012 23:44:01 GMT
preview: Sprig-Sprog scientists got yelled at today. They said "sorry." It was O.K. Energy Units: 1 + 1 = 2 ConstructionPrototype moon miner: 2/3 Hitpoints: 1 Speed: 9 Mining: 10 Map download: www.mediafire.com/?ms7nwg58x3kmvn6
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Post by izacque on Jun 8, 2012 22:47:06 GMT
I take issue with rule 7 in the respect section (Use of Social Groups as an Insult or derogatory term). I believe that rules should reflect what we, the community want (The exception is rules we have that comply with ProBoards TOS). I do not believe that the community wants this rule in its present form. I would like to see this rule discussed and modified by the community.
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Post by izacque on Jun 7, 2012 22:31:20 GMT
I don't know if you're able to get the plug-in. Maybe nm can help. If not, I will try to find a photoshop plugin for .xcf. It seems that as a Photoshop user, I am a minority!
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Post by izacque on Jun 7, 2012 22:25:22 GMT
Photoshop does not do .xcf files. GIMP and Photoshop natively do .psd files. NM, the only current paint.net user, found a .psd plugin for paint.net. A bunch of us on chat decided that, therefore, .psd is a good idea. For all those with Photoshop: note that advanced blending options (outer glow, inner shadow, whatever), GIMP will not open them. So, make sure you rasterize your blending options.
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Post by izacque on Jun 6, 2012 22:49:00 GMT
> Izacque and I
I barely contributed to your "discussion."
As for respect, I believe it does matter. Why do you respect the police? 1) It's real life. You're not anonymous. You are personally responsible for all of your actions. 2) They have guns, and the power to arrest, and tasers. They have a big stick to enforce the law. 3) Getting arrested has real consequences. Getting a job is harder, being respected and accepted is harder.
Now let's look at chat. 1) It's the internet. No one gives a shit about what you say. We might know your name, and have some pics, but we still don't really know who you are. You're still effectively anonymous, and don't have to answer for your actions. 2) Chat mods have two weapons. Post delete, and ban. Those are not guns. Those are not tasers. You really have no reason to be afraid of us. 3) Being banned for a week means absolutely nothing. It's just an annoying deterrent we use to try and keep you in line. Your life will not be any harder if you're a 10-times-convicted felon of the DanBall Forum community.
We don't respect the police because they're popular. We respect them because they have the power to fuck us up. Chatmods don't have that power. There's no reason to respect them.
However, one great thing about humans is that power isn't the only thing we respect. We also respect good people. Priok is a good person, and a great chat mod. When Priok says, "Please stop the rude language!", people stop. He doesn't delete posts. He doesn't threaten to ban people. People stop because priok is respected. He's a great chat mod because of the efficiency his respect gives him.
Now there are other mods, who don't get this respect. If they tell someone to stop talking about some inappropriate topic, the person will begin to argue, or worse, troll. If anything, the situation just gets worse. Being a respected member plays a huge rule in being an effective chat mod. And, completely dis-respected members actually make chat worse. Think about it.
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Post by izacque on Jun 6, 2012 17:39:21 GMT
Veers, I tested this extensively. TIFs are layered. Photoshop does not work with *.ora files. I will be selfish and therefore not use *.ora . Again, my many tests showed that tiffs are layered. If you can find a smaller, lossless-compressed file extensions that works with GIMP, Photoshop, and any other major image editors, please let me know.
NM, I mentioned on the rules that you are not to have generic "Attack" and "Defense" stats. You have to detail what kind of attack and defense. "THC Attack", for instance, or "Homoasexuality Shields" (Though I wonder how those would work...?). Also, your herb warrior has 20 stat points, so it can only be 10x10 px. (see the rules)
EDIT: lol ur a retard. You uploaded the map before your edits. We're all gonna have to wait on you to fix ur mistakes.
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Post by izacque on Jun 6, 2012 2:10:15 GMT
Okay, game is go. Note that everyone already has a miner, so you're already starting with a base 1 energy unit per turn. (I just realized I forgot to draw in mine. I'll add it next turn). TIFFs are really big files, so don't post .tiff images in the thread. upload the .tiff file, and give the url. I use mediafire for my uploading. Then you can post a preview of the map in whatever file format you want. I used JPEG because that's what ZScreen does to big images. EDIT: don't forget the prototype rule! it's there for game balance
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Post by izacque on Jun 5, 2012 0:55:57 GMT
NOT MAP: Sprig planet, full of Sprig-Sprogs, decided they would go to their moon, Sprog and mine stuff! Energy Units: 0 + 1 = 1 ConstructionPrototype moon miner: 1/3 Hitpoints: 1 Speed: 9 Mining: 10 MAP: www.mediafire.com/?arz0yk82zly855f
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Post by izacque on Jun 5, 2012 0:55:15 GMT
Planet Fight Game
News 06/08/2012 - Multiple projects at once will now cost you energy units. 06/05/2012 - New game feature: You start out with a free mining unit on your planet. it has 20 mining points, and 1 hitpoint. 06/05/2012 - Rules update! Added mining and currency, unit upgrades, and new file format 06/05/2012 - Game actually started. 06/04/2012 - Game started, fun!
Rules • All images will be 1500x1500 px non-artifacted .tif images. If your image is the wrong size, the wrong file format, or crappy quality, it will be ignored. • Everyone will play reasonably and in a balanced way. Giant universe-destruct buttons are dumb. • You get one planet, and up to 5 moons. • • Your planet must be 100x100 px or smaller. • • The total area of your planet and moons must be 200x200 px or smaller. • • your 200x200 px area must stay at least 200 px away from other people's planets and moons. There's plenty of space. Use it. • To prevent multiple people trying to take a turn at the same time, reserve your post. Reserving is "Getting in line" to post an update on the map. If you see a post that says "Reserved" but doesn't have an update on the universe map yet, do not post until you see the image in that post or posted later by the same user. Then Post "Reserved" and everyone should wait for you to finish before posting another update. • • Once you've reserved your spot, you cannot reserve another spot until you make your update. • Label important things, but don't go overboard. • Try to make things look different enough to not be confusing. Maybe pick a color for your fleet's ships, or a specific design. • You must describe with words what you did with your turn. No pic-only posts. • Only posts with map updates count as turn-posts. Feel free to post for in-game communication without making a turn. • You only update your things each turn • You may only change the pixels in your layers. • • If you don't know much about image editing and layers, contact me, and I can help. • • When you create a layer, you must have some version of your name in caps at the beginning of the layername. "Layer 12" will piss me off. "NM Layer 12" won't.
We can vote to ignore your post if • the image is crap (that means take a bit of time on it, no gay scribbles) • your post is un-balanced
How to build things The time it takes to build a thing will depend on its stats. For every 10 stat points, you will have to wait one turn to construct your thing. For example, something with 50 points will take 5 turns to make. This rounds up. 41 stat points also takes 5 turns to make. You can make anything you want with any amount of stat points you want. And, you can distribute your stat points to any stat you want. Basically, if your thing has a function, make up a stat point system for that function! Be balanced. There's a few limits, though: Hitpoints Whatever you build must have at least one hitpoint, or simple existence would break it! Movement: If your thing is going to move, you will need to spend some stat points on speed. for every point you spend on speed, your ship will be able to move 10px per turn. So, a ship with a speed stat of 17 can move 170 px per turn. Attack/Defense Your ship will have absolutely no ability to attack, or any sort of defense, unless you allocate points to these stats. You have to declare what kind of attack and defense it is. For example, laser attack, or missile shields. you can't just have a generic "attack." Each attack stat goes to a specific weapon. You could have two laser turrets, and they'd each have to have their own attack stats. Weapon Range: Same as speed. If you want you weapons to be able to shoot anything that isn't already in contact with your ship, you'll have to give each of your weapons a range. Each range point is 10 px of range. Warps/Teleporters All teleporting devices will have to have an entrance and an exit. No ships can have teleporting warp drives. You will have to place stat points into the distance of the teleporter. A teleporter with 300 points given to warp distance will be able to warp ships to a teleporter no farther than 300 px away. Remember, too, that that teleporter would have no attack or defenses unless you gave stats to those, too. Mining For every 10 stat points in Mining, you get 1 energy unit per turn while our miner is in operation. You can mine on planets, moons, and suns. Mining on planets costs an energy unit, so you get one less. Mining on suns multiplies your energy output by 1.5 (rounding down). However, suns deal 100 points worth of heat damage to any units on them, so you'd need at least 100 heat defense on any solar miners if you want them to last indefinitely. Size: Size doesn't mean anything in-game, but there's got to be limits, or else the map will get filled quickly. The size of any unit may not exceed half it's stat points, square. A thing with 150 stat points cannot be any larger than 75x75. Upgrades If you want to upgrade the stats of existing units, instead of building new ones, you can do so for half the amount of turns the upgrade would normally take. If you wanted to implement better laser shields to increase your laser defense by 20 points, you can do it in one turn, instead of two! You cannot upgrade a ship to use technology that you haven't prototyped, though. Multiple Projects You can work on one project per turn for free. Additional projects will cost one energy unit each. Important The first time you build any unit, you can only build one, and it will take 1.5 times as long as the stats imply. Something with 40 stat points would normally take 4 turns to make, but the first time you make it, it will take 6 turns, because it's the prototype.
Fighting There'll be no randomness in the wars. That means you don't have to way for the GM to run your battle through a war simulator! If you're in range, you can fire your weapons on a target. The hitpoints you take away from your target will follow this formula:
Defense have to match weapons. A ship with amazing missile defense, but no laser defense will get torn up by lasers. The hit-points round up, too. If the formula yields 10.00001, then your enemy will lose 2 hitpoints. Each turn of battle, you will be able to fire any and all of your weapons at one ship per weapon. A ship with 5 weapons can engage 5 ships at once, or fire all 5 weapons on one ship. Focusing your fire on individual ships is a good idea, because in each turn, for each ship, the hitpoint calculation adds up all the attack stats of the different attackers. note: Planets have 200 hitpoints. Moons have 50 hitpoints. Suns have 50000 hitpoints.
Energy units Energy units are basically currency. Also, they're the power you need to run your set-up. For every 20 stat points' worth of stuff you've made, you'll have to spend one energy unit per turn. You can trade energy units, too.
Creativity I LOVE Creativity! I want you guys to be a creative as possible. Think up new stats that you can give your units. Think up new weapons. Come up with great ideas. Surprise me. Surprise your opponents. However, there's some things you cannot do. I obviously can't think of all of them, but here's a list I'll update as I find more things. - free, infinite energy (other than mining) - portal guns
Courtesy So far, it's all in the rules.
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Post by izacque on Jun 5, 2012 0:23:58 GMT
in reality? Murder. in the court of law, with no evidence? Missing person.
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Post by izacque on May 29, 2012 23:48:20 GMT
I love this thread!
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0x10c
May 29, 2012 23:39:16 GMT
Post by izacque on May 29, 2012 23:39:16 GMT
Gay shit is what we specialize in around here.
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