Law&Faith - TTT

[Kirov]

Some others had more reloads and often even failed to provide explanations, so I kinda got used to it (although explanations are sure welcome). So really don't worry.

[Kirov]

I thought I'd stay longer, but nah, this was my last turn, so take care!

[Misotu]

It's very late here too     But it was really good to play through quite a few turns, especially these early ones. Over to you.

[Mart]

Rarely one can see pbem with so many turns in a single day.
Interesting to see the game developing, for me, this is something about AI, how they perform given their initial state.

Misotu,
Depending on your internet connection, sometimes files do not get downloaded ok. TCP/IP, that our browsers/comp use should be generally reliable, but not always. It is different when someone has fiber-optic connection, and different when e.g. wireless. So maybe this is why sometimes your downloaded files turn out to be corrupted.

[Misotu]

Hi Mart

It's playing very nicely at the moment - the AI is not supine but no-one has arrived with recon rovers and a battle ogre     It's a great map too, from what I've seen so far, and thank you again for putting in so much effort for us. Special named landmarks and everything - a treat.

I'm sure you're right about the connection, I never used to have these difficulties when the game was first out and I was using dial-up internet via the phone line (remember those days? ). Some of the files do really bizarre things that I've never experienced before. Mr Misotu and I are travelling between the UK, Spain and Portugal for a few years - we stay on camp sites so we are always on a wifi connection and sometimes the source is quite far away from us. It's very badly affected by heavy rain, I know that! Last night I had a lot of corrupted files that wouldn't load at all, but at least I don't get reload messages for all those otherwise I think I'd die of embarrassment. These files are so tiny too, so I assume it'll be worse when the files are a bit larger but I just need to be careful and probably not try to play any file that takes suspiciously long to download.

[Kirov]

The six conclusions our researchers have arrived at so far:

1) The Planet is a round sphere, like a ball but really big.

2) However, you don't fall from underneath it thanks to the 'gravity'.

3) The age of the Planet is estimated at 6830 years, +/12 years (counting from 2135 AD).

4) The Planet looks Intelligently Designed, further disproving the theory of evolution; also, no stupid fossils.

5) However, we have failed to find bananas yet, so the above may require a certain leap of faith.

6) But still, anyway - checkmate, atheists!

You may want to run it through your R&D. Contrary to widespread belief, we are not against sharing knowledge. When we meet, we can even exchange floppy discs with our respective findings.

[Misotu]

Intelligent design is not something our researchers have prioritised to date but they look forward to receiving the floppy disk Brother. It may be ... em ... challenging finding a suitable drive to access its contents. We await your ruling on the matter but (more muffled protests from the Reading Rooms) we assume that "memory sticks" are the Work of the Devil?

[Kirov]

Oh, ID is the cornerstone of alternative sciences, you're gonna love it. To put it very simply, it claims that dinosaurs didn't exist because bananas fit into human hands. But there's really more to it.

I don't believe we have anything compatible with 'memory sticks', but I'll need to check.

[Misotu]

We sit at the feet of your researchers in awe, Brother. To make the logical leap from bananas to Deity is ... (muffled shouts) ... quite breathtaking. If you'll excuse me, we seem to have a bit of a brawl breaking out in the Reading Rooms ...

[Kirov]

The beauty of it all is, alternative sciences can be studied without ever leaving your church, which allows you to get done much more than with atheist sciences. And thanks for the compliment!

[Misotu]

It seems we have a minor rebellion here in UN HQ. A minor faction which - incredibly - seems to object to our proposal to throw out the computers and install altars. Never fear, Law will prevail.

[Kirov]

As it always does!

[Misotu]

Calm appears to reign once more in the Reading Rooms, although there is still a great deal of muttering. Deprived of their computers, our researchers have begun sifting through ancient documents scribed by the revered Yitzi. They report that Datalink writings relating to a "creche" for children suggest that the effects of this installation on the base square with regard to combat and morale are bugged. There is, apparently, a link to an "Advanced Morale" document - but this link produces only a list of advanced concepts, none of which seems to relate to morale.

We wonder whether Believer researchers have any insights to share regarding this?

[Kirov]

I believe that the Creches of yesteryear were full of daemons; they provided different bonuses or even penalties depending on the current morale of your army (negative morale earned bonuses while positive - penalties). That for units attacking from inside a Creche base, if I remember correctly. Additionally, a Creche just granted one morale level to any units supported from that base. I think all of this should now be fixed and brought in line with the So You Landed on Chiron manual.

[Misotu]

Thank you for your insights, Brother Kirov. Foreign relations are proving troublesome. We are outgoing, gregarious and seek only a peaceful life for all under the benign UN umbrella. And yet we find other Leaders "seething" when we've only just met.