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Excellent find J I like the couch myself

If he's lucky to get a ship at all, it should probably be a garbage scow And I won't get into "interns" and seamen

Well, thanks to "Slick Willy" (former President Clinton) the armed forces are a shadow of the former self. Good ol' Ronny Reagan, built up a 600 ship US Navy to keep us (and the free world) safe. Those were the days ... But, it's nice to know we're appreciated every once in awhile. Enjoy your freedoms J! And you too world! I know I do

Congrats (again) on the promotion Def!! Triple post!! That's OK Well, I have to go back and look at your maps to see what's been going on and where. I think now that the Vong have been "ferreted out" so to speak, they will want to divert attention away from the "main" battle areas. They know eventually with the Empire's heavy firepower and adaption tactics, they (the Vong) really can't win a war of attrition. They just have to win by keeping the Empire off balance. It will be upto the Empire to come up with new weapons/tactics, and then try to overwhelm the enemy. Just my two bits worth. If you're looking for real detailed type story elements, then I'll have to get back at you later

Yea! Time for some Imperial retribution! Keep it coming Def!

Yeah, the system would look like this http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/2715/alderaancy9.jpg I would like for it to still have system energy but no populace (sort of like an outer rim system), so the rubble could be mined/processed. Which makes me think the Death Star has been mis-labeled; it's really a SMERSH (Super Mining Energy Resilent Sledge Hammer) (it turns planets into smaller "rocks" for mining) I guess that would be an alternate/parallel universe kind of thing, since Obi-wan died, and the DS is already supposed to be destroyed. But, I'll look into it (just a tiny bit though ).

As for the European model, I think it's a bit more disconcerting to see police going around with fully automatic machine guns, compared to a pistol for US police. Why do the police in Europe need automatic weapons? If they have them, there must be a reason; they're not carrying them around just for the fun of it! I know they all don't carry automatic weapons, but I have seen them do so. And to "think" we're above such petty ego; that may only be part of it. Some crazed strung out junkie who's looking for his next fix, isn't going to give a gnat's ass about all of your higher ideals and education. He wants your stuff, so he can get his "high". You start to try and talk your way out of it, he thinks you're stalling and puts a cap in you and just takes your stuff. He doesn't think about the consequences, he wants DRUGS (not your hot air rambly BS that's giving him an additional headache). Just because you have a gun or carry a gun, that doesn't mean you have to use the gun. It's up to the individual to decide if it's necessary to use his weapon or not; but at least you get the choice And as for the police "accidentally" shooting people, you make it sound like "it happens all the time"; surely it's closer to one-in-a-million. They are trained professionals, and trained for that very scenario. I would give them the benefit of the doubt, as they will warn you (repeatedly) if you start doing something "foolish". If we're talking about the one-in-a-million nutcase, then why is everybody is such an uproar about taking away guns? It's only a one-in-a-million nutcase Surely, it doesn't happen that often that we have to try and ban guns to keep that one-in-a-million nutcase from getting a pistol. What if he gets a tranquilizer gun and puts chemicals in there instead of meds? Timothy McVeigh used fertilizer to make a big bomb. People can make pipe bombs and do all of the time. Unless you're going to turn the US into the USSR and control every person, every minute, there will never be "true safety". If you want "utopia" and the ideal society, you'll find it at the library under "Fiction". @SOCL: you participate in Roman Legion re-enactments. The Roman legions carried weapons (short swords, spears, etc.). Those were the "guns" of their day. And back in those days, atrocities to mankind were far worse than they are today. Is there some conflict between what you say and what you do? Just asking

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I can sort of understand where that's coming from, but would you truly want to live in a society where that would be the case Bud fella! Excuse my European outlandish, obvious *recoil* at the concept, but would you genuinely feel comfortable walking past other people armed with a gun in the street? Is that the society you want your future kids to grow up in? Life doesn't have to be warfare. I lived most of my life that way J. It's not nearly as bad as most people think. You have to remember that Hollywood emblishes things for their movies to make money (I'm talkin' about the good ol' cowboy days of the ol' West). I don't know where you got that number from J, but the latest statistic for the US (the average for the whole country) is 5.5 murders (all kinds, not just guns) per 100,000. At the current population that's approximately ~16,000 per year. Even if they were all murders by guns, more people die from drunk driving in the US (~17,000). The murder rate in the country is actually starting to decline (on average). Of course, some places are worse than others. I believe in Switzerland (maybe Mad could verify this?) that it is mandatory for every household to have a weapon. What's their murder rate by gun? The latest "craze" down here is home invasions. A couple of hoods show up at your house/apartment and kick down your front door (police style) then rob/beat/threaten everybody there and take all of their stuff. Some poor 81 year young lady didn't have to be pistol whipped . It's not like she was a big threat. Those are the types of guys that need to be strung up on a hot day over a fire ant mound . Another group was trying to kick down the door and the home owner got his shotgun. He even yelled at them that he had a shotgun. Did they run away ... no, they kept kicking in his door. After one blast from the shotgun they ran, well two of them did. The third guy only made it down the street before he went to see St. Peter at the pearly gates. The other two were apprehended shortly thereafter. Texas now has "The Castle" law, meaning your home is your castle. Anybody who comes into your home to commit a crime against anyone in the home or to property inside the home, is free to use deadly force without fear of being sued by criminals, to defend their families and property. Me, I say "lock & load, baby" You want something bad enough, go do some hard work like everybody else and purchase your stuff. I hope you read this & remember Tofu. I know you're still just a "boy", but grow some and think for yourself and not what your academia teachers spout. Until you become a victim, you won't truly understand. [/rant over] Sorry about that, it just gets the blood boiling at times

That's not fair Paul! Sounds like age discrimination to me @Def: I forgot this part. Keep in coming

Guns don't kill people, people kill people. If someone wants to commit a crime, they will do it regardless of all the laws and rules society tries to enforce on them. That's why gun control will never work; it only take guns away from honest citizens because criminals will get them somehow, somewhere. First off, hindsight is 20/20. If there's a murder in New York City, you certainly don't expect the mayor to shut down the whole city. That would be ridiculous and might cause widespread panic and even more problems and crime. It just doesn't work that way. (I'm waiting for Billary and the other Democrats to call for a total withdraw of all students from college campuses across the country, to protect their lives. Education can be deadly) It was believed to be an isolated incident, and they acted accordingly. Let the people do their jobs. Not everybody makes the best decisions under pressure without all of the information; they do the best they can with what they have on hand. Let's learn from this, adapt, and continue to live. Everybody should keep their mouths shut if all they want to do is complain; offer positive ideas to help, because blaming others won't bring back the dead! My condolences to all of those affected by this tragic incident. PS I'm not attacking SOCL personally and I hope it doesn't come across as such. If it appears that way, I'm sorry. I'm only taking a different view from SOCL's perspective. Man, I miss the ol' West

Well, if you should stumble across them ... soon, it would be much appreciated to see them posted I hear you Def. Patience I have, it's the time constraints that always get me . There's always something popping its ugly head up that needs attention ASAP But, I'm at least going to try

If somebody could only read the elephant's mind: "Hey, what the ...? Is he making fun of me? Is he making fun of me? Why I'm just gonna go over there and ..." http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/1333/matadorelephantxq5.jpg

As we all know, GL and the developers of Rebellion, most likely just pulled system names out of their collective arse when assembly sectors for the game (i.e. Yaga Minor in the Sesswenna sector next to Coruscant, when Carida is much closer on a galaxy map, even though that's in another sector in the game ). Anyway, I'm thinking about "re-arranging" the galaxy in a somewhat more accurate layout, plus I want to add in several systems that seem to have gone missing (Oooww, Master Kenobi has lost the Kamino system ), such as: Kuat, Fondor, Rendeli, Alderaan, Thyferra, Adumar, etc. Now, awhile back I downloaded this galaxy map somewhere (probably here at SWR) http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/6642/swstarwarsgalaxymapcf5.th.jpg And now it appears somebody might have updated it with this one. There are several minor movements of systems, but more systems added. http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/4122/swstarwarsgalaxymap2oe4.th.jpg So, I have several questions: 1) There are several numbered "boxes" on the maps that make me believe that there are "detailed" layouts available ... somewhere. Has anybody ever seen these "detailed layouts" that correspond to these maps? 2) I've mentioned a couple of systems I would like to add; does anybody have other ideas (and why you chose that particular system)? 3) Since this is a total new layout, what systems would you like to have together in what sectors? This could lead to more core sectors for this version of the game (i.e. more raw materials available, more populated systems, etc.). All of this can be done using RebEd and Resource Hacker; it just takes time. Please share your thoughts

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I will go with Plan D. Usually when you pick an option not offered you tell the audience/person-offering-the-options what the additional option you chose is (i.e. Wait 'til Hell freezes over and suddenly GL feels generous and provides free source code to all of the "older" games, as long as nobody makes a profit off of them). See?

It's been awhile Def, but are you sure you can't run Traitor again on the saved game and get it back to the original configuration? Like I said, it's been awhile so I would have to try this out again to test it.

Happy B-day Rob! There's nothing like sharing your special day with family and friends (with an occasional alien thrown in)

Ahh, the good ol' days of floating down the Mississip' (the Mississippi River for all you yankees, or fur-ners ) Great finds J, keep 'em coming

Good job Def! About how many more posts until we're caught up with the original story?

That was pretty neat I though for sure there would have been a clip of the ISD over Hoth getting hit by the ion cannon and making it look like the Enterprise did it. But alas, not. Also, if you check the "credits", all of the names are mis-spelled (except for Picard's): Riker was Ricker; Darth Vader was Darth Vador; and the Emperor was Darth Sithious (not Sidious)

Wonderful finds to you both, LLF & J. That's a mighty interesting compilation of comparisons

Maybe he's still back at the ranch, farming moisture and raising little womprats It's your story Def, just let us know how you want to setup the foundation parameters

Ensign Nolo lost yet another dogfight No wonder he's still an ensign But you have to look on the bright side, he's always up for another dogfight (not to mention helping train some of the finest aviators of today ).