DarthTex

If it's a system you just assaulted use diplomats. That's what they're for! If it's still under emeny control, then you need to do some PR work by passively attacking/controlling enemy systems (sabotage, incite uprisings, blockades; get neutral systems to join your side; defeat enemy forces in battle, etc. Just don't destroy any enemy civilian facilities! That goes against you Unfortunately ... No. You can use RebEd to add facilities to Coruscant, Yavin & the Alliance HQ (this automatically adds "blue energy dots" to the appropriate systems. Yes, send infiltrators/Nogrhi commandos and/or characters to Rescue the prisoner If you assault a system that was 100% loyal to the other side, you need 6 surviving troops to garrison the planet (you need less depending on how much support you initially had). If the system is in insurrection, then you need approximately double to restore order. Guerrillas/Imperial commandos and/or characters can also help. Even if you drop plenty of troops on a system in insurrection, it still takes a couple of days for order to be restored. Get a "General" (check his stats, the higher the better) and/or add even more troops/spec forces/characters, and try ships in orbit! Recruiting on 100% loyal systems seems to work better, but it isn't "fool proof" You could use RebEd and play with ships hyperdrive ratings (that's the easiest way), other than that it gets real complicated or impossible From my experience, there isn't any "set" number per se. As the game progresses it usually "gets harder" because the opponent has "more" forces on the target system. If you check your manual, it all has to do with character stats and opposition force detection stats (enemy "Generals" are usually tough nuts to crack!), etc. and the probability factors. There is NOT a 100% this will always work method (although you could push the probability to 99.999% if you try really hard ) Man I type way too slow, J just posted answers too! Hope you enjoy all of the help

OOC: That's OK Paul, you can always hit the "EDIT" button to add the OOC. As for the color, use what works best for you Excellent post Krytos! OOOoowww things are ... changing! Is humanity on the speck of dirt known as "Earth" doomed? We can only wait and see ...

That's rather presumptuous on your part, wouldn't you say JH? Maybe you can say where the sun doesn't shine on you But then again, if you're an engineer, you're probably stuck in some "cube farm" where there is no sun (only fluorescent lights)

You don't like the United States Mad? There's lots of neat cities and just about any pick of climate. I would vote for the US Virgin Islands. It's Carribean, on the ocean, warm, relaxing ... ahhhh. But of course nothing would get accomplished

It would take a Christmas wish to get this to come true ... Rebellion II from Lucas Arts (and done exactly the way I want it to be done )! Oh well ... it's just my wish

Jarts! Those were so fun I had lots of practice before Jarts, with horseshoes The Creepy Crawler thing; put fishing hooks in with the goop and get instant fishing lures My favorite though ... The Johnny Reb Cannon; second place ... Bat Masterson Derringer Belt Gun Now those bring back memories

Psycho? Conderate-pride? Cowboys? Those are three distinct groupings there AI, and the combination of all three would be a very small number. Hey wait a minute! Are you trying to say something to me AI? j/k The worst place to live ... my vote goes to Merritt Island, Florida. What a lothsome dreadful swampy mosquito infested place to live j/k Tofu I'm sure there are lots of third world locations none of us would ever want to live; be it because of poverty, lack of hygiene, famine, disease, politics, etc. or combination of thereof or all

I'm with JH on this SOCL. Your response was professional, although still accepting of his changed decision. I find his change of mind without consulting you of the reasons, after already approving your request, ... cowardly and back stabbing. I believe he owes you an explanation. His e-mail explaining his change of heart seems more like an excuse than a reason. Your response was professional, and pretty much answered his pathetic excuse. You offered reasonable information, but yet they probably won't act on it unless you pin him down on his change of heart. Go get him SOCL! Oh well, whatever you think works best for you

Honey, certain tree saps, molasses (taken or traded from pioneers). Fire ants are fiendishly painful. If you're lucky, the buzzards might come and pluck your eyes out.

At least you have a choice Rob, some people are just born with it (being stupid, that is; which isn't technically the same as ignorant) No names have been mentioned to protect the stupid The may (or may not) know who they are

I still like wrapping someone in fresh buckskin and sewing it closed, then placing them out in the sun. As the buckskin dries it tightens up, slowly squeezing the person until their innards start leaking out all of their bodily orifices

Unfortunately that's not his avatar, only a .GIF. But definitely worth a Christmas Honorable Mention! Yeehaw!

Second prize is a week's trip to Tatooine to watch in the endoscopy of the great and almighty Sarlac (that's the viewing of "things" in the Sarlac's intestine. You might even see someone you know?)

Tofu meant to say 2000 here Then you get to pick your own insignia and title

I wish I had the know-how and tools to do that J, because that would be funnier than snot I wish I did as well.. but you can only try: http://www.jahled.co.uk/maul_SW.gif That's just how I had it pictured in my mind J (but with the Christmas jester hat) . Then in the fight seen, the Christmas jester hat stays on all the time regardless of fighting stance (maybe it's the horns), and I'd add in some jingle bells noise during the fight scene

I wish I had the know-how and tools to do that J, because that would be funnier than snot

That's cowboy (not farmboy) And Mr. Cowboy to you

I credit LLF as starting this little fad. As far as I know he started doing it last year. Then I saw J and yourself do some avatar mods and thought why not join the Christmas avatar bandwagon! http://smiliestation.de/smileys/Starwars/22.gif

Fascinating vid Krytos! It reminds me of those info-mmercials where some guy is pushing a "new method" of doing (for example) long multiplication in the student's head without pen and paper. [cheesy infommercial announcer voice]Come see the fantasical new method of math. Here we have little Timmy who's in the fourth grade. Now Timmy, without paper and pen, can you you tell the TV audience what's ... 1,719 times 479?[/cheesy infommercial announcer voice] [Timmy](*** staring into the air, chewing on his lips ***) uh, 823 thousand, ... and ... 401[/Timmy] I've always wondered how they did that As for Evaders letter, I like the "In the future, Alex would be better off simply accepting my teachings without resistance". He's a BORG! RESISTANCE IS FUTILE! Resist Alex! Resist!

I think it really depends if you're truly interested in: a subject; getting a meaningful answer/opinion from the membership; or just want to spam

Fascinating! Please elaborate on this. I would love to change a few system names (i.e. Kuat, Fondor, etc; which can be done easily enough) and load them up with shipyards, but currently that part is not possible with RebEd. It seems you have solved the enigma of my problem. I await patiently for your methods As for the ship "AI value" or "morale" (whatever you want to call it), it definitely is a pain in the arse. I've swapped out weaker ships for stronger ships, but yet it still behaves like a weakling. I've even used the SWEditor to change the AI value (as you mentioned) to no noticeable effect As for "how" you find such information, ... I would just ignore that method for "public" publication . We don't want you or anyone else (who's a real fan) to get into any trouble. Although if people were to PM you, you could choose to answer (or not) their queries

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Nnnnnooooooooooooooooooooooo! Dang you Tofu, and your futuristic logic!

That's funny SOCL. Back in my day they were paper rolls (not the kind you smoke) with punch outs for player pianos, then hollow vinyl drums for phonographs, then came along LP's (vinyl records); the great jump in technology was 8-track! and then eventually cassette tapes. CD's were like futuristic ... man J's around quite often compared to the others. I've seen The Mask logged in occasionally (not necessarily posting though), but Scath and Trej have faded away. Wormie popped up awhile back, but seems to be gone again

Just because I'm from Texas doesn't mean I don't know about the cruelty and injustices of the Nazi's. I know a lot more about the subject than you probably think