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DocScorpio wrote:
> ......with many new features and many of the original players from 10 years 
> ago.  I loved this mmo space sim back in the day and have been sucked back 
> into it.  It's free till your chars reach a high-level, then there's a 
> small, one-time only fee.
> 
> I posted abt it here because the space sim ng is dead and the other gaming 
> ng's nearly so.  Go to the following for more info on the new Diaspora, if 
> you're interested:
> 
> http://hestia.nighsoft.net/nighsoft/index.php?aff_id=193 

I downloaded it and tried it, but couldn't get past... well the start 
screen? Every time I tried to trade it closed down the program. Couldn't 
launch as nothing happened when I clicked on the button.

Very confusing start :p

-- 
Ceo-

"Ceowulf" <noneed@toknow.askifyoudo> wrote in message 
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> DocScorpio wrote:
>> ......with many new features and many of the original players from 10 
>> years ago.  I loved this mmo space sim back in the day and have been 
>> sucked back into it.  It's free till your chars reach a high-level, then 
>> there's a small, one-time only fee.
>>
>> I posted abt it here because the space sim ng is dead and the other 
>> gaming ng's nearly so.  Go to the following for more info on the new 
>> Diaspora, if you're interested:
>>
>> http://hestia.nighsoft.net/nighsoft/index.php?aff_id=193
>
> I downloaded it and tried it, but couldn't get past... well the start 
> screen? Every time I tried to trade it closed down the program. Couldn't 
> launch as nothing happened when I clicked on the button.
>
> Very confusing start :p
>
> -- 
> Ceo-
>
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>
>
Sorry for the delay in responding to you.  I'm afraid I don't monitor the 
ng's like I used to.

I know this is a dumb question, but did you buy a ship before you tried to 
launch?  Your char doesn't start with a basic ship.  You have to spend some 
portion of your starting 50K DC to buy and equip one.  After you have a ship 
assigned to your char (there will be a box around the ship, when you view it 
in the hangar), you should be able to launch.

As for the trade screen.  When you get the basic trade screen which show the 
commodities, hit "enter" before trying anything else.  Then click on the 
right menu choice at the left top.  This will bring you to the buy-sell 
screen.  Type amounts in the space and hit "enter to buy and sell.

Hope this helps.

 



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On Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:20:10 GMT, DocScorpio wrote:

> "Ceowulf" <noneed@toknow.askifyoudo> wrote in message 
> news:4a810efc$0$22783$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
>> DocScorpio wrote:
>>> ......with many new features and many of the original players from 10 
>>> years ago.  I loved this mmo space sim back in the day and have been 
>>> sucked back into it.  It's free till your chars reach a high-level, then 
>>> there's a small, one-time only fee.
>>>
>>> I posted abt it here because the space sim ng is dead and the other 
>>> gaming ng's nearly so.  Go to the following for more info on the new 
>>> Diaspora, if you're interested:
>>>
>>> http://hestia.nighsoft.net/nighsoft/index.php?aff_id=193
>>
>> I downloaded it and tried it, but couldn't get past... well the start 
>> screen? Every time I tried to trade it closed down the program. Couldn't 
>> launch as nothing happened when I clicked on the button.
>>
>> Very confusing start :p
>>
>> -- 
>> Ceo-
>>
>> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus 
>> signature database 4346 (20090818) __________
>>
>> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.
>>
>> http://www.eset.com
>>
>>
> Sorry for the delay in responding to you.  I'm afraid I don't monitor the 
> ng's like I used to.
> 
> I know this is a dumb question, but did you buy a ship before you tried to 
> launch?  Your char doesn't start with a basic ship.  You have to spend some 
> portion of your starting 50K DC to buy and equip one.  After you have a ship 
> assigned to your char (there will be a box around the ship, when you view it 
> in the hangar), you should be able to launch.
> 
> As for the trade screen.  When you get the basic trade screen which show the 
> commodities, hit "enter" before trying anything else.  Then click on the 
> right menu choice at the left top.  This will bring you to the buy-sell 
> screen.  Type amounts in the space and hit "enter to buy and sell.
> 
> Hope this helps.

And once you've had your fill of people being helpful, D*r*k Sm*rt has
released a new -- well, newish -- game via Steam called "All Aspect
Warfare".  You can watch him make friends on the Steam forums:

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=676

For example, from the "Game Reviews" thread:

Smart: <posts link to game review on some obscure website>

Potential Customer: Wait til we see reviews from IGN, GT, G4TV then we will
decide.

Smart: People who make their buying decisions based on someone else's
personal opinions are patently foolish.

Another Potential Customer: if reviews/professional opinions are foolish
then what is this thread for? 

Smart: <quotes above> Where exactly did I even utter those words?

The more things change ... 

Bret

"Bret Ripley" <ripley@gotsky.com> wrote in message 
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> On Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:20:10 GMT, DocScorpio wrote:
>
>> "Ceowulf" <noneed@toknow.askifyoudo> wrote in message
>> news:4a810efc$0$22783$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
>>> DocScorpio wrote:
>>>> ......with many new features and many of the original players from 10
>>>> years ago.  I loved this mmo space sim back in the day and have been
>>>> sucked back into it.  It's free till your chars reach a high-level, 
>>>> then
>>>> there's a small, one-time only fee.
>>>>
>>>> I posted abt it here because the space sim ng is dead and the other
>>>> gaming ng's nearly so.  Go to the following for more info on the new
>>>> Diaspora, if you're interested:
>>>>
>>>> http://hestia.nighsoft.net/nighsoft/index.php?aff_id=193
>>>
>>> I downloaded it and tried it, but couldn't get past... well the start
>>> screen? Every time I tried to trade it closed down the program. Couldn't
>>> launch as nothing happened when I clicked on the button.
>>>
>>> Very confusing start :p
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Ceo-
>>>
>>> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus
>>> signature database 4346 (20090818) __________
>>>
>>> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.
>>>
>>> http://www.eset.com
>>>
>>>
>> Sorry for the delay in responding to you.  I'm afraid I don't monitor the
>> ng's like I used to.
>>
>> I know this is a dumb question, but did you buy a ship before you tried 
>> to
>> launch?  Your char doesn't start with a basic ship.  You have to spend 
>> some
>> portion of your starting 50K DC to buy and equip one.  After you have a 
>> ship
>> assigned to your char (there will be a box around the ship, when you view 
>> it
>> in the hangar), you should be able to launch.
>>
>> As for the trade screen.  When you get the basic trade screen which show 
>> the
>> commodities, hit "enter" before trying anything else.  Then click on the
>> right menu choice at the left top.  This will bring you to the buy-sell
>> screen.  Type amounts in the space and hit "enter to buy and sell.
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>
> And once you've had your fill of people being helpful, D*r*k Sm*rt has
> released a new -- well, newish -- game via Steam called "All Aspect
> Warfare".  You can watch him make friends on the Steam forums:
>
> http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=676
>
> For example, from the "Game Reviews" thread:
>
> Smart: <posts link to game review on some obscure website>
>
> Potential Customer: Wait til we see reviews from IGN, GT, G4TV then we 
> will
> decide.
>
> Smart: People who make their buying decisions based on someone else's
> personal opinions are patently foolish.
>
> Another Potential Customer: if reviews/professional opinions are foolish
> then what is this thread for?
>
> Smart: <quotes above> Where exactly did I even utter those words?
>
> The more things change ...
>
> Bret
>
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> signature database 4349 (20090819) __________
>
> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.
>
> http://www.eset.com
>
>
>
Shame on you, Bret!  You hijacked my thread.  However, I must confess that I 
went, like the lemming I am (whatever happened to lemming anyway?), to the 
linked forum....and the posts were like a trip down memory lane. :)  God, it 
was almost 15 years ago that it all started! 



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On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:28:07 GMT, DocScorpio wrote:

> "Bret Ripley" <ripley@gotsky.com> wrote in message 
> news:xbndgelsnhuj.tr7e97190xwd.dlg@40tude.net...
>> On Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:20:10 GMT, DocScorpio wrote:
>>
>>> "Ceowulf" <noneed@toknow.askifyoudo> wrote in message
>>> news:4a810efc$0$22783$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
>>>> DocScorpio wrote:
>>>>> ......with many new features and many of the original players from 10
>>>>> years ago.  I loved this mmo space sim back in the day and have been
>>>>> sucked back into it.  It's free till your chars reach a high-level, 
>>>>> then
>>>>> there's a small, one-time only fee.
>>>>>
>>>>> I posted abt it here because the space sim ng is dead and the other
>>>>> gaming ng's nearly so.  Go to the following for more info on the new
>>>>> Diaspora, if you're interested:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://hestia.nighsoft.net/nighsoft/index.php?aff_id=193
>>>>
>>>> I downloaded it and tried it, but couldn't get past... well the start
>>>> screen? Every time I tried to trade it closed down the program. Couldn't
>>>> launch as nothing happened when I clicked on the button.
>>>>
>>>> Very confusing start :p
>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>> Ceo-
>>>>
>>>> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus
>>>> signature database 4346 (20090818) __________
>>>>
>>>> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.eset.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Sorry for the delay in responding to you.  I'm afraid I don't monitor the
>>> ng's like I used to.
>>>
>>> I know this is a dumb question, but did you buy a ship before you tried 
>>> to
>>> launch?  Your char doesn't start with a basic ship.  You have to spend 
>>> some
>>> portion of your starting 50K DC to buy and equip one.  After you have a 
>>> ship
>>> assigned to your char (there will be a box around the ship, when you view 
>>> it
>>> in the hangar), you should be able to launch.
>>>
>>> As for the trade screen.  When you get the basic trade screen which show 
>>> the
>>> commodities, hit "enter" before trying anything else.  Then click on the
>>> right menu choice at the left top.  This will bring you to the buy-sell
>>> screen.  Type amounts in the space and hit "enter to buy and sell.
>>>
>>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> And once you've had your fill of people being helpful, D*r*k Sm*rt has
>> released a new -- well, newish -- game via Steam called "All Aspect
>> Warfare".  You can watch him make friends on the Steam forums:
>>
>> http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=676
>>
>> For example, from the "Game Reviews" thread:
>>
>> Smart: <posts link to game review on some obscure website>
>>
>> Potential Customer: Wait til we see reviews from IGN, GT, G4TV then we 
>> will
>> decide.
>>
>> Smart: People who make their buying decisions based on someone else's
>> personal opinions are patently foolish.
>>
>> Another Potential Customer: if reviews/professional opinions are foolish
>> then what is this thread for?
>>
>> Smart: <quotes above> Where exactly did I even utter those words?
>>
>> The more things change ...
>>
>> Bret
>>
>> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus 
>> signature database 4349 (20090819) __________
>>
>> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.
>>
>> http://www.eset.com
>>
>>
>>
> Shame on you, Bret!

That's the spirit!

> You hijacked my thread.

Sure, but I limit myself to one hijacked thread per year.

> However, I must confess that I 
> went, like the lemming I am (whatever happened to lemming anyway?),

Wish I knew -- I miss the old gang. Then again, I never did get out much.

> to the 
> linked forum....and the posts were like a trip down memory lane. :)  God, it 
> was almost 15 years ago that it all started! 

Just for old time's sake:

*BING*

Bret

On 20 Aug, 01:32, Bret Ripley <rip...@gotsky.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:28:07 GMT, DocScorpio wrote:
> > "Bret Ripley" <rip...@gotsky.com> wrote in message
> >news:xbndgelsnhuj.tr7e97190xwd.dlg@40tude.net...
> >> On Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:20:10 GMT, DocScorpio wrote:
>
> >>> "Ceowulf" <non...@toknow.askifyoudo> wrote in message
> >>>news:4a810efc$0$22783$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
> >>>> DocScorpio wrote:
> >>>>> ......with many new features and many of the original players from 10
> >>>>> years ago.  I loved this mmo space sim back in the day and have been
> >>>>> sucked back into it.  It's free till your chars reach a high-level,
> >>>>> then
> >>>>> there's a small, one-time only fee.
>
> >>>>> I posted abt it here because the space sim ng is dead and the other
> >>>>> gaming ng's nearly so.  Go to the following for more info on the new
> >>>>> Diaspora, if you're interested:
>
> >>>>>http://hestia.nighsoft.net/nighsoft/index.php?aff_id=193
>
> >>>> I downloaded it and tried it, but couldn't get past... well the start
> >>>> screen? Every time I tried to trade it closed down the program. Couldn't
> >>>> launch as nothing happened when I clicked on the button.
>
> >>>> Very confusing start :p
>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Ceo-
>
> >>>> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus
> >>>> signature database 4346 (20090818) __________
>
> >>>> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.
>
> >>>>http://www.eset.com
>
> >>> Sorry for the delay in responding to you.  I'm afraid I don't monitor the
> >>> ng's like I used to.
>
> >>> I know this is a dumb question, but did you buy a ship before you tried
> >>> to
> >>> launch?  Your char doesn't start with a basic ship.  You have to spend
> >>> some
> >>> portion of your starting 50K DC to buy and equip one.  After you have a
> >>> ship
> >>> assigned to your char (there will be a box around the ship, when you view
> >>> it
> >>> in the hangar), you should be able to launch.
>
> >>> As for the trade screen.  When you get the basic trade screen which show
> >>> the
> >>> commodities, hit "enter" before trying anything else.  Then click on the
> >>> right menu choice at the left top.  This will bring you to the buy-sell
> >>> screen.  Type amounts in the space and hit "enter to buy and sell.
>
> >>> Hope this helps.
>
> >> And once you've had your fill of people being helpful, D*r*k Sm*rt has
> >> released a new -- well, newish -- game via Steam called "All Aspect
> >> Warfare".  You can watch him make friends on the Steam forums:
>
> >>http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=676
>
> >> For example, from the "Game Reviews" thread:
>
> >> Smart: <posts link to game review on some obscure website>
>
> >> Potential Customer: Wait til we see reviews from IGN, GT, G4TV then we
> >> will
> >> decide.
>
> >> Smart: People who make their buying decisions based on someone else's
> >> personal opinions are patently foolish.
>
> >> Another Potential Customer: if reviews/professional opinions are foolish
> >> then what is this thread for?
>
> >> Smart: <quotes above> Where exactly did I even utter those words?
>
> >> The more things change ...
>
> >> Bret
>
> >> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus
> >> signature database 4349 (20090819) __________
>
> >> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.
>
> >>http://www.eset.com
>
> > Shame on you, Bret!
>
> That's the spirit!
>
> > You hijacked my thread.
>
> Sure, but I limit myself to one hijacked thread per year.
>
> > However, I must confess that I
> > went, like the lemming I am (whatever happened to lemming anyway?),
>
> Wish I knew -- I miss the old gang. Then again, I never did get out much.
>
> > to the
> > linked forum....and the posts were like a trip down memory lane. :)  God, it
> > was almost 15 years ago that it all started!
>
> Just for old time's sake:
>
> *BING*
>
> Bret

Hello Bret you devil you.

I'd completely forgotten I could get here from Google.
I hope you are well and prosperous.

The old gang is spread very far and wide I fear, I've even lost touch
with Xan.
Lemming I spoke to about 2 months ago, he and his fambleh have moved
back to the county of his birth, Cumbria, and seem very happy, bless
'em. I have an email addy for Lem if you so desire it.

The only spacesim type chicanery I'm close to now is the dear old X
series (remember when she was just an upstart?). I'm now bradF430 on
those forums and still haven't managed to play the game. I've now
purchased, installed and entirely failed to play all four iterations,
I'm something of an expert.

Best of luck to those that still haunt this godforsaken place, good
men and true everyone of you.

br d

On Tue, 6 Oct 2009 13:51:06 -0700 (PDT), baldypevsner@googlemail.com wrote:

> On 20 Aug, 01:32, Bret Ripley <rip...@gotsky.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:28:07 GMT, DocScorpio wrote:
>>> "Bret Ripley" <rip...@gotsky.com> wrote in message
>>>news:xbndgelsnhuj.tr7e97190xwd.dlg@40tude.net...
>>>> On Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:20:10 GMT, DocScorpio wrote:
>>
>>>>> "Ceowulf" <non...@toknow.askifyoudo> wrote in message
>>>>>news:4a810efc$0$22783$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
>>>>>> DocScorpio wrote:
>>>>>>> ......with many new features and many of the original players from 10
>>>>>>> years ago.  I loved this mmo space sim back in the day and have been
>>>>>>> sucked back into it.  It's free till your chars reach a high-level,
>>>>>>> then
>>>>>>> there's a small, one-time only fee.
>>
>>>>>>> I posted abt it here because the space sim ng is dead and the other
>>>>>>> gaming ng's nearly so.  Go to the following for more info on the new
>>>>>>> Diaspora, if you're interested:
>>
>>>>>>>http://hestia.nighsoft.net/nighsoft/index.php?aff_id=193
>>
>>>>>> I downloaded it and tried it, but couldn't get past... well the start
>>>>>> screen? Every time I tried to trade it closed down the program. Couldn't
>>>>>> launch as nothing happened when I clicked on the button.
>>
>>>>>> Very confusing start :p
>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Ceo-
>>
>>>>>> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus
>>>>>> signature database 4346 (20090818) __________
>>
>>>>>> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.
>>
>>>>>>http://www.eset.com
>>
>>>>> Sorry for the delay in responding to you.  I'm afraid I don't monitor the
>>>>> ng's like I used to.
>>
>>>>> I know this is a dumb question, but did you buy a ship before you tried
>>>>> to
>>>>> launch?  Your char doesn't start with a basic ship.  You have to spend
>>>>> some
>>>>> portion of your starting 50K DC to buy and equip one.  After you have a
>>>>> ship
>>>>> assigned to your char (there will be a box around the ship, when you view
>>>>> it
>>>>> in the hangar), you should be able to launch.
>>
>>>>> As for the trade screen.  When you get the basic trade screen which show
>>>>> the
>>>>> commodities, hit "enter" before trying anything else.  Then click on the
>>>>> right menu choice at the left top.  This will bring you to the buy-sell
>>>>> screen.  Type amounts in the space and hit "enter to buy and sell.
>>
>>>>> Hope this helps.
>>
>>>> And once you've had your fill of people being helpful, D*r*k Sm*rt has
>>>> released a new -- well, newish -- game via Steam called "All Aspect
>>>> Warfare".  You can watch him make friends on the Steam forums:
>>
>>>>http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=676
>>
>>>> For example, from the "Game Reviews" thread:
>>
>>>> Smart: <posts link to game review on some obscure website>
>>
>>>> Potential Customer: Wait til we see reviews from IGN, GT, G4TV then we
>>>> will
>>>> decide.
>>
>>>> Smart: People who make their buying decisions based on someone else's
>>>> personal opinions are patently foolish.
>>
>>>> Another Potential Customer: if reviews/professional opinions are foolish
>>>> then what is this thread for?
>>
>>>> Smart: <quotes above> Where exactly did I even utter those words?
>>
>>>> The more things change ...
>>
>>>> Bret
>>
>>>> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus
>>>> signature database 4349 (20090819) __________
>>
>>>> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.
>>
>>>>http://www.eset.com
>>
>>> Shame on you, Bret!
>>
>> That's the spirit!
>>
>>> You hijacked my thread.
>>
>> Sure, but I limit myself to one hijacked thread per year.
>>
>>> However, I must confess that I
>>> went, like the lemming I am (whatever happened to lemming anyway?),
>>
>> Wish I knew -- I miss the old gang. Then again, I never did get out much.
>>
>>> to the
>>> linked forum....and the posts were like a trip down memory lane. :)  God, it
>>> was almost 15 years ago that it all started!
>>
>> Just for old time's sake:
>>
>> *BING*
>>
>> Bret
> 
> Hello Bret you devil you.
> 
> I'd completely forgotten I could get here from Google.
> I hope you are well and prosperous.
> 
> The old gang is spread very far and wide I fear, I've even lost touch
> with Xan.
> Lemming I spoke to about 2 months ago, he and his fambleh have moved
> back to the county of his birth, Cumbria, and seem very happy, bless
> 'em. I have an email addy for Lem if you so desire it.
> 
> The only spacesim type chicanery I'm close to now is the dear old X
> series (remember when she was just an upstart?). I'm now bradF430 on
> those forums and still haven't managed to play the game. I've now
> purchased, installed and entirely failed to play all four iterations,
> I'm something of an expert.
> 
> Best of luck to those that still haunt this godforsaken place, good
> men and true everyone of you.
> 
> br d

Br d!

How are things with you? I hope your business is still going strong.

Sorry for the slow response, but I only check this froup about as often as
I get my teeth cleaned. There's just something about the taste of blood in
my mouth that reminds me to check c.s.i.p.g.s-s.

I think X(2? 3?) is the last space sim I played. It was great fun at first,
but I soon reached the dreaded "is that all there is?" plateau. I don't
have as much time for pc games as I used to, and lately I've been reduced
to playing "Mafia Wars" on Facebook. At this point I must recognize that
habitual use of illicit drugs would probably be a positive step for me.

I do miss ol' Lemming. I'll never forget the time I almost stopped by his
house, nor the time he almost chased me off his property while pelting me
with a seasonal medley of root vegetables.

Not much of the old gang seems to be around anymore. I haven't seen
anything at all of Bill Huffman, Xan, Shingen, and too many others to name.
Maybe they were the first against the wall when the revolution came.

In other news: I've become a little bit of a football fan over the last
couple of years (Sounders FC!), so I should probably apologize for the shit
I used to give you about the sport. But that doesn't sound like any fun.

But look: Doc Scorpio and Ceowulf were having this charming discussion
about Diaspora, and here we are just pissing all over it. Seems a little
like old times. <sniff>

See you around the salt mines, old timer.

Bret

On Oct 14, 4:05 pm, Bret Ripley <rip...@gotsky.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 6 Oct 2009 13:51:06 -0700 (PDT), baldypevs...@googlemail.com wrote:
> > On 20 Aug, 01:32, Bret Ripley <rip...@gotsky.com> wrote:
> >> On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:28:07 GMT, DocScorpio wrote:
> >>> "Bret Ripley" <rip...@gotsky.com> wrote in message
> >>>news:xbndgelsnhuj.tr7e97190xwd.dlg@40tude.net...
> >>>> On Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:20:10 GMT, DocScorpio wrote:
>
> >>>>> "Ceowulf" <non...@toknow.askifyoudo> wrote in message
> >>>>>news:4a810efc$0$22783$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
> >>>>>> DocScorpio wrote:
> >>>>>>> ......with many new features and many of the original players from 10
> >>>>>>> years ago.  I loved this mmo space sim back in the day and have been
> >>>>>>> sucked back into it.  It's free till your chars reach a high-level,
> >>>>>>> then
> >>>>>>> there's a small, one-time only fee.
>
> >>>>>>> I posted abt it here because the space sim ng is dead and the other
> >>>>>>> gaming ng's nearly so.  Go to the following for more info on the new
> >>>>>>> Diaspora, if you're interested:
>
> >>>>>>>http://hestia.nighsoft.net/nighsoft/index.php?aff_id=193
>
> >>>>>> I downloaded it and tried it, but couldn't get past... well the start
> >>>>>> screen? Every time I tried to trade it closed down the program. Couldn't
> >>>>>> launch as nothing happened when I clicked on the button.
>
> >>>>>> Very confusing start :p
>
> >>>>>> --
> >>>>>> Ceo-
>
> >>>>>> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus
> >>>>>> signature database 4346 (20090818) __________
>
> >>>>>> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.
>
> >>>>>>http://www.eset.com
>
> >>>>> Sorry for the delay in responding to you.  I'm afraid I don't monitor the
> >>>>> ng's like I used to.
>
> >>>>> I know this is a dumb question, but did you buy a ship before you tried
> >>>>> to
> >>>>> launch?  Your char doesn't start with a basic ship.  You have to spend
> >>>>> some
> >>>>> portion of your starting 50K DC to buy and equip one.  After you have a
> >>>>> ship
> >>>>> assigned to your char (there will be a box around the ship, when you view
> >>>>> it
> >>>>> in the hangar), you should be able to launch.
>
> >>>>> As for the trade screen.  When you get the basic trade screen which show
> >>>>> the
> >>>>> commodities, hit "enter" before trying anything else.  Then click on the
> >>>>> right menu choice at the left top.  This will bring you to the buy-sell
> >>>>> screen.  Type amounts in the space and hit "enter to buy and sell.
>
> >>>>> Hope this helps.
>
> >>>> And once you've had your fill of people being helpful, D*r*k Sm*rt has
> >>>> released a new -- well, newish -- game via Steam called "All Aspect
> >>>> Warfare".  You can watch him make friends on the Steam forums:
>
> >>>>http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=676
>
> >>>> For example, from the "Game Reviews" thread:
>
> >>>> Smart: <posts link to game review on some obscure website>
>
> >>>> Potential Customer: Wait til we see reviews from IGN, GT, G4TV then we
> >>>> will
> >>>> decide.
>
> >>>> Smart: People who make their buying decisions based on someone else's
> >>>> personal opinions are patently foolish.
>
> >>>> Another Potential Customer: if reviews/professional opinions are foolish
> >>>> then what is this thread for?
>
> >>>> Smart: <quotes above> Where exactly did I even utter those words?
>
> >>>> The more things change ...
>
> >>>> Bret
>
> >>>> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus
> >>>> signature database 4349 (20090819) __________
>
> >>>> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.
>
> >>>>http://www.eset.com
>
> >>> Shame on you, Bret!
>
> >> That's the spirit!
>
> >>> You hijacked my thread.
>
> >> Sure, but I limit myself to one hijacked thread per year.
>
> >>> However, I must confess that I
> >>> went, like the lemming I am (whatever happened to lemming anyway?),
>
> >> Wish I knew -- I miss the old gang. Then again, I never did get out much.
>
> >>> to the
> >>> linked forum....and the posts were like a trip down memory lane. :)  God, it
> >>> was almost 15 years ago that it all started!
>
> >> Just for old time's sake:
>
> >> *BING*
>
> >> Bret
>
> > Hello Bret you devil you.
>
> > I'd completely forgotten I could get here from Google.
> > I hope you are well and prosperous.
>
> > The old gang is spread very far and wide I fear, I've even lost touch
> > with Xan.
> > Lemming I spoke to about 2 months ago, he and his fambleh have moved
> > back to the county of his birth, Cumbria, and seem very happy, bless
> > 'em. I have an email addy for Lem if you so desire it.
>
> > The only spacesim type chicanery I'm close to now is the dear old X
> > series (remember when she was just an upstart?). I'm now bradF430 on
> > those forums and still haven't managed to play the game. I've now
> > purchased, installed and entirely failed to play all four iterations,
> > I'm something of an expert.
>
> > Best of luck to those that still haunt this godforsaken place, good
> > men and true everyone of you.
>
> > br d
>
> Br d!
>
> How are things with you? I hope your business is still going strong.
>
> Sorry for the slow response, but I only check this froup about as often as
> I get my teeth cleaned. There's just something about the taste of blood in
> my mouth that reminds me to check c.s.i.p.g.s-s.
>
> I think X(2? 3?) is the last space sim I played. It was great fun at first,
> but I soon reached the dreaded "is that all there is?" plateau. I don't
> have as much time for pc games as I used to, and lately I've been reduced
> to playing "Mafia Wars" on Facebook. At this point I must recognize that
> habitual use of illicit drugs would probably be a positive step for me.
>
> I do miss ol' Lemming. I'll never forget the time I almost stopped by his
> house, nor the time he almost chased me off his property while pelting me
> with a seasonal medley of root vegetables.
>
> Not much of the old gang seems to be around anymore. I haven't seen
> anything at all of Bill Huffman, Xan, Shingen, and too many others to name.
> Maybe they were the first against the wall when the revolution came.
>
> In other news: I've become a little bit of a football fan over the last
> couple of years (Sounders FC!), so I should probably apologize for the shit
> I used to give you about the sport. But that doesn't sound like any fun.
>
> But look: Doc Scorpio and Ceowulf were having this charming discussion
> about Diaspora, and here we are just pissing all over it. Seems a little
> like old times. <sniff>
>
> See you around the salt mines, old timer.
>
> Bret

Hey guys!

Long time no chat.

I already tired Diaspora.. I think I found it over here:
http://www.spacesimcentral.com/forum.html

Lately.. I've not had too much time for gaming. I've been playing some
Evochron: Alliance.. I might purchase Legends, but I haven't decided.

Derek is as Derek does. Some things never change. He sure loves his
flame-wars!

On 14 Oct, 23:05, Bret Ripley <rip...@gotsky.com> wrote:
> Br d!

Br tt! Forgive my appalling quoting, I've quite forgotten the art, I
ell remember when bad quoting was virtually a hanging offence around
here.

>
> How are things with you? I hope your business is still going strong.

It is indeed, likewise I hope equine flesh is still very much in
demand.

>
> Sorry for the slow response, but I only check this froup about as often as
> I get my teeth cleaned. There's just something about the taste of blood in
> my mouth that reminds me to check c.s.i.p.g.s-s.

Slow! I was under the impression this place attracted only tri-monthly
posts, you were positively previous.

>
> I think X(2? 3?) is the last space sim I played. It was great fun at first,
> but I soon reached the dreaded "is that all there is?" plateau. I don't
> have as much time for pc games as I used to, and lately I've been reduced
> to playing "Mafia Wars" on Facebook. At this point I must recognize that
> habitual use of illicit drugs would probably be a positive step for me.

It was for me, but as with X(2? 3?) it reaches a plateau, one you
can't stand up straight on.

I did did recently manage to capture a dead ship and dock at a station
in X3:TC, but It's taken the edge of off the whole ten year epic, I
feel like I've done everything now, I shall probably play it again in
the new millennium.

Facebook I have so far resisted, I think you're only allowed on it at
my age if you're a pervert, and I don't have the stomach for it.

>
> I do miss ol' Lemming. I'll never forget the time I almost stopped by his
> house, nor the time he almost chased me off his property while pelting me
> with a seasonal medley of root vegetables.

I spoke to him yesterday, it was that which reminded me to check back
here. They have been experiencing massive floods in Cumbria so I
thought I had better check in and see if he was okay. He was, the
floods didn't reach his area. Although his wife did strap two very
large bags of bricks around his neck and tell him that if he had to
venture out into the torrent he must always keep them with him, they
were her most prized possessions apparently.

>
> Not much of the old gang seems to be around anymore. I haven't seen
> anything at all of Bill Huffman, Xan, Shingen, and too many others to name.
> Maybe they were the first against the wall when the revolution came.

Shin was Rog wasn't he? If so he has replied in this very thread. Hi
Rog, hope all is well.
Xan - although I haven't spoken to him for a long while - I'm
confident will be doing well, it's the brains you see, apparently it's
good to have them.
Bill I've no idea but I wish him well.

>
> In other news: I've become a little bit of a football fan over the last
> couple of years (Sounders FC!), so I should probably apologize for the shit
> I used to give you about the sport. But that doesn't sound like any fun.

Good man!! We could arrange to meet up and stab each other with
screwdrivers, it's what football fans do here. We're very
sophisticated.

>
> But look: Doc Scorpio and Ceowulf were having this charming discussion
> about Diaspora, and here we are just pissing all over it. Seems a little
> like old times. <sniff>
>
> See you around the salt mines, old timer.

It's a joy Brett, sincerley. I shall pass on this link to Lem and see
if we can get him involved, that'll be 6 or more of the old stagers
together, we'll be breaking our bail conditions.

>
> Bret

Good luck mate.

brad

On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:57:30 -0800 (PST), baldypevsner@googlemail.com
wrote:

> On 14 Oct, 23:05, Bret Ripley <rip...@gotsky.com> wrote:
>> Br d!
> 
> Br tt! Forgive my appalling quoting, I've quite forgotten the art, I
> ell remember when bad quoting was virtually a hanging offence around
> here.

Br dd! No problemo. As long as you don't start side-posting, it's all good.

>> How are things with you? I hope your business is still going strong.
> 
> It is indeed, likewise I hope equine flesh is still very much in
> demand.

Yep, everything is fine in old salt mine.

>> Sorry for the slow response, but I only check this froup about as often as
>> I get my teeth cleaned. There's just something about the taste of blood in
>> my mouth that reminds me to check c.s.i.p.g.s-s.
> 
> Slow! I was under the impression this place attracted only tri-monthly
> posts, you were positively previous.

I was previous. Or will be, I think. It's hard to tell: I won't get around
to actually writing this post until 7 years ago.

>> I think X(2? 3?) is the last space sim I played. It was great fun at first,
>> but I soon reached the dreaded "is that all there is?" plateau. I don't
>> have as much time for pc games as I used to, and lately I've been reduced
>> to playing "Mafia Wars" on Facebook. At this point I must recognize that
>> habitual use of illicit drugs would probably be a positive step for me.
> 
> It was for me, but as with X(2? 3?) it reaches a plateau, one you
> can't stand up straight on.

I've found that when you're on a plateau and you can't stand up straight,
it's probably Sunday morning.

> I did did recently manage to capture a dead ship and dock at a station
> in X3:TC, but It's taken the edge of off the whole ten year epic, I
> feel like I've done everything now, I shall probably play it again in
> the new millennium.
> 
> Facebook I have so far resisted, I think you're only allowed on it at
> my age if you're a pervert, 

It probably wouldn't hurt.

> and I don't have the stomach for it.

Yeah, it can be pain sometimes. Relative strangers are always trying to get
you to join some cause or other, and every 3 days someone hacks your
account and sends messages to your relatives that contain links to computer
viruses that you probably would have gotten around to sending anyway had
you thought of it first.

>> I do miss ol' Lemming. I'll never forget the time I almost stopped by his
>> house, nor the time he almost chased me off his property while pelting me
>> with a seasonal medley of root vegetables.
> 
> I spoke to him yesterday, it was that which reminded me to check back
> here. They have been experiencing massive floods in Cumbria so I
> thought I had better check in and see if he was okay. He was, the
> floods didn't reach his area. 

I read about the flooding. I am very happy to learn that he escaped
unscathed.

> Although his wife did strap two very
> large bags of bricks around his neck and tell him that if he had to
> venture out into the torrent he must always keep them with him, they
> were her most prized possessions apparently.

Mrs. Lemming sounds like a canny sort.

>> Not much of the old gang seems to be around anymore. I haven't seen
>> anything at all of Bill Huffman, Xan, Shingen, and too many others to name.
>> Maybe they were the first against the wall when the revolution came.
> 
> Shin was Rog wasn't he?

He was? Well I'll be ... 

> If so he has replied in this very thread. 

I didn't realize that Roger was Shin. Which, by the way, explains my utter
failure to heap undeserved abuse on him.

> Hi
> Rog, hope all is well.

Yeah, me too. Sorry I didn't recognize you in your gmail disguise.

> Xan - although I haven't spoken to him for a long while - I'm
> confident will be doing well, it's the brains you see, apparently it's
> good to have them.

Well ... OK. But if he was so smart why was he hanging out with us?

> Bill I've no idea but I wish him well.
> 
>>
>> In other news: I've become a little bit of a football fan over the last
>> couple of years (Sounders FC!), so I should probably apologize for the shit
>> I used to give you about the sport. But that doesn't sound like any fun.
> 
> Good man!! We could arrange to meet up and stab each other with
> screwdrivers, it's what football fans do here. We're very
> sophisticated.

Technically, I think you can only call it "sophisticated" if you stab each
other with /metric/ screwdrivers.

>> But look: Doc Scorpio and Ceowulf were having this charming discussion
>> about Diaspora, and here we are just pissing all over it. Seems a little
>> like old times. <sniff>
>>
>> See you around the salt mines, old timer.
> 
> It's a joy Brett, sincerley. I shall pass on this link to Lem and see
> if we can get him involved, that'll be 6 or more of the old stagers
> together, we'll be breaking our bail conditions.

And if he decides not to show up here, please pass along my best wishes
next time you talk to him. 

> 
>>
>> Bret
> 
> Good luck mate.

And a Merry Christmas to you, you old so-and-so.

Bret