Posts by Ancalagon

I ban you for not having any yellow in your signature

Standard Top Gun has been advertised and will run as normal as is it unfair to change things at the last moment. In future weeks, I am happy to have Top Gun as a Guns Only (run by myself or a willing volenteer).

I will, however be willing to run a second Top Gun Event straight after, using the Guns Only format. I will start this at 10pm Server Time or when Top Gun (with missiles) inishes.

Ancalagon
(Top Gun Event Manager)

That's working for me now, Thanx Huor

When I try this link, I just get an "error - file not found" message and then the innane ramblings of a depressed web server!

Top Gun Event will be running tomorrw, Tuesday 11th August 2009.

Please meet in Arena from 20:45 for [SIZE=4]start time of 21:00 Server Time[/SIZE]

(Use "/time" command to discover what the current Server Time is)

Hope to see you there

That is who was on the server when it crashed. Usually in the reboot cycle, that list is clear after a while.

Don't reinstall, it's not just you. The server crashed about an hour ago and does not seem to have restarted yet.

It says in the rules "By mounting a Smugglers Syndicate Licence your character becomes a smuggler. You are able to buy and sell BMGs (Black Market Goods) which are both highly profitable and highly illegal."

So by implication, if you are not a smuggler then you are not allowed to buy/sell BMGs.

Where this rule to be enforced, I am sure you would see a lot more smuggler licences around the place.

I think that would be a good idea, if only to make screenies look better

I disagree with you on this one. Well I agree that it would be something of a pain to always have to dock before switching character but it would stop a lot of the dodgy things that go on. No wreck camping, smugglers not switching as soon as they see a cop on patrol (I presume pirates have a similar problem when traders see a rat in system), cap ships using F1 and then rejoining to restore there shields and so on.

I think it is a great idea, if it can be made to work.

Has anything changed with CMs?

My absence is over and I will be available on Tuesdays again, so

Top Gun Event will be running tomorrw, Tuesday 4th August 2009.

Please meet in Arena from 20:45 for [SIZE=4]start time of 21:00 Server Time[/SIZE]

(Use "/time" command to discover what the current Server Time is)

After the farce that saw a never ending round (until one contestant lost the will to live and flew into the planet), Top Gun structure will be changed.

All competing ships MUST have at least 3 guns (and not 1 gun & 5 missiles).

In the event of a round looking like it will not reach a conclusion, then the EM will stop the round and award victory by whatever measure seems fairest.

Hope to see you there

The tribal wisdom of the Dakota Indians, passed down from generation to generation, says that when you discover that you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount.

In the Public Service, however, a whole range of far more advanced strategies is often employed, such as:

1. Change riders.

2. Buy a stronger whip.

3. Do nothing: "This is the way we have always ridden dead horses".

4. Visit other countries to see how they ride dead horses.

5. Perform a productivity study to see if lighter riders improve the dead horse's performance.

6. Hire a contractor to ride the dead horse.

7. Harness several dead horses together in an attempt to increase the speed.

8. Provide additional funding and/or training to increase the dead horse's performance.

9. Appoint a committee to study the horse and assess how dead it actually is.

10. Re-classify the dead horse as "living-impaired".

11. Develop a Strategic Plan for the management of dead horses.

12. Rewrite the expected performance requirements for all horses.

13. Modify existing standards to include dead horses.

14. Declare that, as the dead horse does not have to be fed, it is less costly, carries lower overheads, and therefore contributes substantially more to the bottom line than many other horses.

15. Promote the dead horse to a supervisory position.

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The difference between Men & Women!

NICKNAMES
If Laura, Suzanne, Kate and Sarah go out for lunch, they will call each other Laura, Suzanne, Kate and Sarah.
If Mike, Charlie, Dave and John go out, they will affectionately refer to each other as Fat Boy, Godzilla, Peanut-Head and Scrappy.

EATING OUT
When the bill arrives, Mike, Charlie, Dave and John will each throw in £20, even though it's only for £32.50. None of them will have anything smaller, and none will actually admit they want change back.
When the girls get their bill, out come the pocket calculators.

MONEY
A man will pay £2 for a £1 item he needs.
A woman will pay £1 for a £2 item that she doesn't need but it's on sale.

BATHROOMS
A man has six items in his bathroom: toothbrush and toothpaste, shaving cream, razor, a bar of soap, and a towel from M & S.
The average number of items in the typical woman's bathroom is 337. A man would not be able to identify most of these items.

ARGUMENTS
A woman has the last word in any argument.
Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.

CATS
Women love cats.
Men say they love cats, but when women aren't looking, men kick cats.

FUTURE
A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.

SUCCESS
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.
A successful woman is one who can find such a man.

MARRIAGE
A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.
A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change and she does.

DRESSING UP
A woman will dress up to go shopping, water the plants, empty the bins, answer the phone, read a book, and get the post.
A man will dress up for weddings and funerals.

NATURAL
Men wake up as good-looking as they went to bed.
Women somehow deteriorate during the night.

OFFSPRING
Ah, children. A woman knows all about her children. She knows about dentist appointments and romances, best friends, favourite foods, secret fears and hopes and dreams.
A man is vaguely aware of some short people living in the house.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Any married man should forget his mistakes. There's no use in two people remembering the same thing.

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What a woman says:
C'mon... This place is a mess. You and I need to clean. Your pants are on the floor and you'll have no clothes if we don't do the laundry now.

What a man hears:
C'MON ... blah, blah, blah YOU AND I blah, blah, blah, blah, blah ON THE FLOOR blah, blah, blah, NO CLOTHES blah, blah, blah, blah,
NOW

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Originally posted by master345
I read the Dont panic swf guide and im on v1.70 instead of v1.56 - i presume thats fine?

V1.70 is the version of Crossfire you are using, V1.56 is the version of the launcher (the thing that comes up first and check/updates the files). This is up to V1.60 now.

The server seems to be up and running.

Usually connection problems are caused by firewall, so if you have one, check there.

If that is not the problem then let us know more info, error code, what OS you are using, etc

I ban you for picking on Bunny, bad move as he is going to take over the world

There are currently no ships with a cloaking device.

It was obviously something that was tried and abandoned, I don't know the details but I have seen a few comments around that made that make me think it was something that caused some big arguements.

Rumour has it that in CF1.8 this technology may return.

I ban you for being yet another person who bans Spiky for his signature

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Originally posted by SWAT_OP-R8R
why am I doing all this?
I aim for world domination - no [delete] joke [delete] I have a [delete] feeling that the day will come [delete]

OK, this is not a joke but it made me laugh:

The following were taken from real resumes and cover letters. They were printed in the July 21, 1997 issue of Fortune Magazine:

I demand a salary commiserate with my extensive experience.
I have lurnt Word Perfect 6.0 computor and spreadsheet progroms.
Received a plague for Salesperson of the Year.
Reason for leaving last job: maturity leave.
Wholly responsible for two (2) failed financial institutions.
Failed bar exam with relatively high grades.
It's best for employers that I not work with people.
Lets meet, so you can ooh and aah over my experience.
You will want me to be Head Honcho in no time.
Am a perfectionist and rarely if if ever forget details.
I was working for my mom until she decided to move.
Marital status: single. Unmarried. Unengaged. Uninvolved. No commitments.
I have an excellent track record, although I am not a horse.
I am loyal to my employer at all costs ... Please feel free to respond to my resume on my office voice mail.
I have become completely paranoid, trusting completely no one and absolutely nothing.
My goal is to be a meteorologist. But since I possess no training in meterology, I suppose I should try stock brokerage.
I procrastinate, especially when the task is unpleasant.
As indicted, I have over five years of analyzing investments.
Personal interests: donating blood. Fourteen gallons so far.
Instrumental in ruining entire operation for a Midwest chain store.
Note: Please don't misconstrue my 14 jobs as job-hopping. I have never quit a job.
Marital status: often. Children: various.
Reason for leaving last job: They insisted that all employees get to work by 8:45 a.m. every morning. Could not work under those conditions.
The company made me a scapegoat, just like my three previous employers.
Finished eighth in my class of ten.
References: None. I've left a path of destruction behind me.