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But...but...this American Zoot is so cute! I mean, there's no way he can be clone of the British mastermind cat... ...or... ...perhaps....

Actually, I practically cried the frist time I read Thrawn's death in The Last Command.

HAHAHA! You had to read that boring piece of literature as well?! HAHAHAHA! My sympathy goes out to you! Sounds good. I'll look in to it.... You just now noticed?

A very good point, Jahled, it would indeed take away from the idea of overall conquering and cause the player to start to concentrate on smaller-scale ideas. Perhaps a possible way of turning on or off whether you want to direct the ground engagement or not. I would also like to see fleet engagements that are not only in orbit over planets. I want to see fleet engagements that take place along hyperspace routes and other insignificant locations in space. But that's just me.

OOC: Do you mean my character's patriotism?

That is exactly what I was wondering....

Thanks, Scath! I had meant the one about video tapes, so I'm going to take a stab at the third selection.

I hate the Alliance.

Since we all know they do.

Fleet Admiral Socl shot Corran a scolding look, the skin around his eyes tight, but the venom was almost immediatley gone when he looked at the young man. "You are a Jedi Knight, are you not?" Corran nodded. "Indeed I am, sir." "I see," Socl said, his voice smoother than it had been a second earlier. "Our Emperor, as well as the rest of the Empire, wonders why the Vong have yet to fully engage us and knows quite well that the time will come when they shall turn their attention to us." The Imperial fleet admiral looked down at his hands. "Apparantly, though, he does not believe the threat to be that important." An awkward silence spread over the room. Socl at last looked up. "There are secrets, gentlebeings, that the Empire holds that could possibly be our solution to the Vong mennace, but the voice of reason has been swallowed by corruption and bureaucracy. The upper echelons of the Imperial government have long regained a sense of bitterness and hate toward the New Republic and refuse to devote one hundred percent of our forces and resources to help them. No one, though, is bold enough to stand before the Emperor and show him the mistakes he is making," Socl said with a touch of saddness. "He hides what is most vital from you because he craves for the one thing all men crave...power." The room was deadly silent. "He wishes to wait until the Vong and the New Republic have exhausted their resources and fighting power against each other to then move in with such secret weapons as the Imperial Tempest and wipeout what little opposition to the Empire there remains," the young fleet admiral explained. "Do you agree with this, Admiral?" a Republic Bothan general questioned. "I do not, but as an Imperial officer it is my duty that forces me to support it," Socl said proudly. "But...that does not overrule my sense of duty to the galaxy. That is why I am here. The Emperor is concerned with himself, not the well-being of his people, the beings of the galaxy, and the galaxy as a whole." He looked everyone in the eye, one-by-one. "I, on the other hand, am not so narrow-minded." "And the secrets?" Antilles asked. "I know them all, every last one," Socl said. "And those secrets will be revealed to all of you...in time, of course." "Of course," Antilles agreed with a nod. "This cold war the Empire and the Republic have, yet do not acknowledge, does not concern me, gentlebeings," he said calmly. "I am no longer simply an Imperial officer, but I am a galactic military officer, and it is my duty to guard my home...the galaxy."

Sounds like my stack of books, only mine are on my couch or under my bed. Those sound interesting. Are they any good? Don't like Harry Potter too much, either, ehh? I also forgot to add to my list: -The Holy Bible I try to read at least one chapter a day. Funny how I read so many books concerning war and the art of war and even write war stories, but I do not support war.

What does this mean? Who's the dude? So many questions, so many posts, so little sense.

That's true. I think you're thinking of Deep Impact. Actually, I think Dr. Saxton addresses that matter , but I do see what you're saying and most of the EU implies that the moon (many of us forget that it was actually Endor's moon, not Endor) is still intact and well. I think the idea came simply because he thought that that's the way it should be and didn't realize that GL didn't want it that way. Hmm...sounds like too little boys fighting.

What's wrong with that? I mean, I chose to mention GB here because it was first ground-based SW tactical game that popped into my head (the only one, for that matter). I just thought that it would be cool to be able to direct fleet engagements and ground engagements. No one else agree?

Ah, sorry, can't say that I do.

Speaking of cats, my friend just got a gray and black tiger-striped kitten that were being given away for free at a local farm. When he showed up at my house, I asked him what he named him, and you'll never believe what he said.... Here's a hint, my eyes looked like this: And, no, I did NOT give him the name, he thought it up himself.

Oh...and there's more where that came from.

Fiction (historial and not), science fiction, and non-fiction. Currently I am reading: -The Holy Bible (Non-Fic) -Dark Tide II: Ruin By Michael A. Stackpole (SciFi) -The Last Command by Timothy Zahn (SciFi) -Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (Fic) -ATTACKS by Erwin Rommel (Non-Fic) -Infantry Attacks and Tactics by Erwin Rommel (Non-Fic) As you can tell, I like Rommel's books a lot. They have a VERY good commentary over ground tactics. I have a book over Naval tactics on hold at the library and plan to start reading that soon.

I say: for looks and what _Thrawny said.

I say we should combine Galactic Battlegrounds with Rebellion so that way we can have the full feeling of war, both space and ground engagements. Along with that, I'd ask for an easier way to modify the game, STOP NATURAL DISASTERS (or at least control when and where they happen...to a certain degree), and to make a new and improved Rebellion with WAY better graphics and ships! Well, that's about 6.71% of all I think, but that covers the major bases.

Let me be the first to say: WELCOME TO SWR!!! The only place in the world where the cat chases you! In the forums we have an on-going, serious RPG, and in the thread "1000 Posts!!!" we had a joke RPG, as we did in the thread "2000 Posts!!!!!!!!". We have discussions like "angry crazies" here and we have A LOT of fun! Look around, I'm sure you'll like it!

Should we call together bounty hunters from around the globe?

So I left out three. -The first Han Solo trilogy (name?) -The second Han Solo trilogy (name?) -The Lando trilogy (name?)

Thanks, Jahled! Yes, as long as you continue a servent to the BEAK Imperium.

My point to brining in Dr. Saxton's site wasn't to crush any other ideas or what anyone else thinks, but just to bring up another point of view. In my opinion, the Technical Commentaries are probably one of the most accurate sources for this sort of info (if we are to expect that GL's universe has mistakes in it). By the way, Jahled, it's cool to see that you're a really good sport about this; I admire that! I think the 120/160 km data seems quite accurate, but there is always the controversy. And, Jahled, I agree that some of Dr. Saxton's info is overkill, but it does drive the point home and prove and disprove many things. Well...you know.