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819
Hey, all. Thought I'd let you know: aliens CAN hunt. I was just hunted down and crushed by a series of Goblins. Very ugly :-) Monotheist...
Pete Cooney
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Oct 6, 2003
7:47 pm
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... Were all your officers set to stand by? The Sword of Damocles....
Stephen Baillie
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Oct 7, 2003
11:05 am
821
No, they were all doing things. Monotheist ... <image.tiff>...
Pete Cooney
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Oct 7, 2003
12:28 pm
822
... That would be the problem then. To quote the rules: "Willingness to enter them is set on the Hide/Hunt menu, and requires that all officers use the Stand...
Stephen Baillie
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Oct 7, 2003
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823
Ahhhhh, okay. good to know! Pete ... <image.tiff>...
Pete Cooney
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Oct 7, 2003
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824
Hi, My ship is the Geographica and I'm new to TBG as well as this group--currently pursuing becoming Chosen of the Merciful One and a member of DOW/HOW and...
LightChick
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Nov 25, 2003
9:09 pm
825
The turns are run at 20:00 GMT (and it shifts by an hour for daylight savings time) MWF. Turn results are generally emailed out within five minutes. As far...
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galaxion_tbg
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Nov 25, 2003
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826
Does anyone know how much weaponry skill you need to capture criminals? my guess is that it's 1 for heavy 4 for assassin 9 for courier and so on. Another...
tbg_stars_end
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Dec 23, 2003
8:40 pm
827
... I believe that it's somewhat like the combat portion of adventures, in that the weaponry crew are exposed to a risk of combat, which is reduced by the...
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Dec 24, 2003
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828
Hail all, I thought, based on various sources, that the chance to repair a module is equal to the reliability of the module and the officer skill together. My...
Huug Ouwersloot
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Mar 5, 2004
9:38 pm
829
Name your sources and I'll have them shot. Officer skill is relevant for maintenance, but not for repair. Chris of the Happy Adventure...
Christopher Babcock
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Mar 5, 2004
10:42 pm
830
Are you certain about that, Chris? Perhaps it's that, as for maintenance, the square of the tech level of the module subtracts from the officer skill before...
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galaxion_tbg
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Mar 6, 2004
3:54 pm
831
I *do* recall failing to repair modules at 98%+ reliability, but I've been historically more of a risk taker than you and therefore more likely to have...
Christopher Babcock
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Mar 6, 2004
4:34 pm
832
... Pixies have mystic powers of destruction! Actually, almost all exploding aliens have the potential to do a little bit extra damage. We haven't figured out...
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Apr 23, 2004
2:17 pm
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... Perhaps the contents of the pod is relevant? Smiles, Steve Deformed Rabbit "... this sweet madness, oh this glorious sadness..." "Sarn nindyn vel'uss mir...
Deformed Rabbit
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Apr 25, 2004
2:55 pm
834
Please forgive a rather silly question... are you the one holding the Weasel Heavy captive? If so, that info will appear below your ship info. I'm certain that...
Swift the spoils; Spe...
swift2plunder
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Jul 20, 2004
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How does an alien disappear without a working warp drive? I've just managed in a feat of spectacular stupidity to lose six modules to a Weasel (95). The damn...
tbglosthope
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Aug 25, 2004
8:50 pm
836
Excellent question. Aliens don't move; they are "placed." Aliens are rumored to have, on average, a 50% chance of being at their own homeworld. The remainder...
Swift the spoils; Spe...
swift2plunder
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Aug 25, 2004
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I have already deleted the post from archives and reported the violation to TOS....
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swift2plunder
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Sep 30, 2004
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839
I've seen vague details somewhere but can't remember where, and I'm pretty sure they weren't too accurate. Just wondering how much it costs a prophet to...
tbglosthope
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Oct 6, 2004
12:06 pm
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... Chosen cost their number squared favour each turn. Excommuncated ships cost the prophet 6% of their favour income each turn. Heiner...
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HScoop
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Oct 6, 2004
12:14 pm
842
I've not been able to see if Dybuk can hurt you or not on the turn you banish him?...
tbglosthope
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May 4, 2005
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843
Yes...
Douglas Roberts
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May 5, 2005
12:35 pm
844
Yes. Unless you have the other protections, you still get nailed. ... -- Do not visit http://cycalia.legendary.org/index.php Do not subscribe to the mailing...
Chris Babcock
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May 5, 2005
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845
Sorry third question in a row from me, thanks for the previous answers. Does anyone know how the ranking table highest pollution is calculated?...
tbglosthope
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Aug 28, 2005
9:24 am
846
It appears to be the most expensive jumps each turn, although insufficient data makes it difficult to tell if that's the only factor. If DOW tracks their ...
Andy Spafford
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Aug 28, 2005
10:34 pm
847
... The amount of favour you can earn in any one area is capped by your total officer skill in that area. It's not an anomaly. It's a deficiency in the...
Chris Babcock
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Sep 27, 2005
11:26 pm
848
It is mentioned in the Ultimate Guide to TBG, however: "If you access a starnet terminal, cure a plague at an alien homeworld, or make an alien enemy, you ...
Andy Spafford
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Sep 28, 2005
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850
who here spent last weekend alone? *raises hand*. pretty sad huh, anyway, who here has plans this weekend *raises hand* :) :). Who here, wants to know...
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Mar 2, 2006
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All, Sorry about the SPAM. The offending "member" -- brittney-steele912@..., who just joined -- has been removed, and I've changed the list from...
Andy Spafford
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