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The Dark Wind

zerospam123 — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:15:51 GMT

(I did a search and Ask the nice moderator before posting) I just want to post an update on WWW.DARK-WIND.COM This a persistent turn-based massively

Re: Let's Design a Car (Weapons Damage)

Leoff — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:43:32 GMT

Very, very interesting. I like your thinking! I never thought of damage that way. Gives weapons a whole new dimension! I understand what you mean. Area

Re: Let's Design a Car

dennynichols — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:42:05 GMT

That is absolutely correct, though I would probably reverse the RL and the Vulcan point spread (ie RL is 5pt+1d and the Vulcan is 4pts + 1d) ... like ...

Re: Let's Design a Car

Leoff — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:28:47 GMT

If you could please elaborate on this "base + dice" strategy? I like the idea, and I THINK I understand the concept. Would it be something like: RR does 6pts

Re: Let's Design a Car

dennynichols — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:56:27 GMT

As far as weapons go, I have always liked the idea of a `base +dice' strategy. I mean if a 2d Vulcan hits you, you are going to sustain some damage, but it

Major Joseph Thomas Cornwall (retired)

terrible_tim_the_great — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:56:19 GMT

Major Joseph Thomas Cornwall (retired) During Major Joseph Cornwall's active duty, he was described as "a cold hearted bastard". Retirement has not mellowed

Let's Talk About Armor

atpollard — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:56:06 GMT

... OK, let's talk about armor. First the easy stuff: by `Ceramic' armor, I meant the standard ablative CAR WARS armor that we all know and love. It is just

Let's Talk About Armor

atpollard — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:55:58 GMT

(continued) Just for the sake of conversation, a 2008 era `Chassis and Crossbow' vehicle might be divided into one of four categories based on general combat

Re: Let's Design a Car

atpollard — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:55:52 GMT

... I agree that it is crude, but a detailed point system is too much work for ME. I just volunteered to draw up vehicles if someone wanted to design them. The

Re: Let's Design a Car

atpollard — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:55:52 GMT

... I imagined most of the unarmed/unarmored vehicles would be motorcycles and scooters. With high gas prices, fuel efficient transportation is more important.

Re: Granny Baker's Ford sedan

Ian Winterbottom — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 15:44:29 GMT

I've been enjoying the new "Ordinary" car designs, particularly this one; Granny sounds a little like the infamous "Maw" Baker, or was it Barker?! As I

Re: Granny Baker's Ford sedan

randolph carsten — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:14:01 GMT

and i bet she's heck on the local bike gangs! nice desgin, very nice. terrible_tim_the_great wrote: Granny Baker or just

Re: Let's Design a Car

Richard — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:23:45 GMT

I understand the idea you're getting at, with the down-to-earth vehicles that are being proposed. Just pointing out that some players would ruin things. Still

Re: Making a new Car Wars game

Jay Goodyear — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:23:33 GMT

Regarding your cubic I worked up a design varient back 'in the day'. It worked well for us in that it was more 'realistic' but very simple to use. Basically, I

Re: Making a new Car Wars game

terrible_tim_the_great — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:23:20 GMT

I like things simple, so thats my vote. Simple car design. I believe game play is more important, thats when the fun starts - shooting your friends, seeing