After a six month absence, sc.rocketempires.com is back. Unfortunately I lost the history when the BOFH at my old ISP deleted all my files. As before, the...
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lifeincarnate
Jun 8, 2011 4:00 pm
... Cool Jonathon! (i'll send this out as a Special Notice.) http://sc.rocketempires.com/sc.php...
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captain_wretch
Jun 10, 2011 7:22 pm
Good to know. I always like to have a backup!...
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lifeincarnate
Jun 17, 2011 9:30 pm
Recently, Chasmys asked in-game whether there was something that he should add to his guide for playing Shifting Sands. i relied: i think the biggest trouble...
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Jonathan Corbin
jonboy300
Jun 19, 2011 11:40 am
I have written a tournament manager for Stellar Crisis. The manager is currently running on my server (sc.rocketempires.com). I have scheduled a Beta...
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lifeincarnate
Jun 19, 2011 3:29 pm
I have written a tournament manager for Stellar Crisis. The manager is currently running on my server (sc.rocketempires.com). I have scheduled a Beta...
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Jonathan Corbin
jonboy300
Jun 24, 2011 4:48 pm
Less than 24 hours to sign up for the beta tournament! I need more beta testers. http://sc.rocketempires.com/sc.php Login or create an empire and go to the...
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lifeincarnate
Jun 25, 2011 12:41 am
Re: [Stellar Crisis Club] (From Jon) Less than 24 hours to sign up for the beta tournament! I need more beta testers. http://sc.rocketempires.com/sc.php Login...
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ericjr77
Jun 26, 2011 3:15 pm
The tournament handler seems to be working and games are underway. My opponent is Phred, who apparently hasn't checked in yet. This brings to mind a question,...
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Jonathan Corbin
jonboy300
Jun 26, 2011 4:12 pm
The tournament is single elimination. I kept the first version simple. On Sun, 26 Jun 2011 15:15:09 -0000 ... -- Jonathan Corbin <jonboy@...>...
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ericjr77
Jun 30, 2011 9:55 pm
Thanks Jon. Poor Phred (never showed up), but the test goes on. This confirms my opinion that a notification system is needed. The problem will only get worse...
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therealbigb
Jun 30, 2011 11:19 pm
I think I disagree on notification. If you are in a tournament and your "FORGET" to check in, you deserve to "get nailed". Also, it could be a tactic to play...
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ericjr77
Jul 1, 2011 2:29 am
I understand that sentiment, but there are additional considerations at work here: 1) I've seen lags between rounds approaching TWO MONTHS in the past. 2)...
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therealbigb
Jul 1, 2011 5:23 am
I appreciate what you're saying, but I think #3 makes the point that notification doesn't help if a player truly goes idle. I do agree that notification...
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ericjr77
Jul 1, 2011 2:49 pm
Players don't start games. The tournament handler does. Hence the problem. You can be in a game you don't know exists. The lag time I was talking about...
The Shifting Sands Strategy Guide now has a companion. I finally finished work on the first installation of the Smarmy Purgatory Strategy Guide: ...
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lifeincarnate
Jul 10, 2011 9:08 am
As is the tradition, when someone posts something that will benefit the SC community, i repost it as a Special Notice... (from Chasmys) The Shifting Sands...
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Jonathan Corbin
jonboy300
Jul 12, 2011 9:25 pm
Round 2 of the Beta Tournament has started! Be sure to login if you won your first round game or had a bye (Ares). -- Jonathan Corbin...
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ericjr77
Jul 14, 2011 7:08 pm
Thanks Jon. I noticed that my first game was a bridier game, but not the second. I kinda figured it should be the same for all rounds, no? Though its an...
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Jonathan Corbin
jonboy300
Jul 15, 2011 12:42 am
That's a bug. All the games should be bridier. On Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:08:45 -0000 ... -- Jonathan Corbin <jonboy@...>...
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ericjr77
Jul 19, 2011 3:15 pm
The final round has started :-)...
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lifeincarnate
Jul 22, 2011 6:55 pm
... The final round has ended. :^)...
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ericjr77
Jul 22, 2011 11:04 pm
I think the beta was a success! The handler did its job well....
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lifeincarnate
Jul 23, 2011 1:05 am
Well... it kinda dropped the ball on the Bridier function. ;^) And... Seashell fossils have been found high in the Himalayan mountains, suggesting that the...
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Jonathan Corbin
jonboy300
Jul 23, 2011 1:54 am
Several minor bugs were discovered, but the whole point of the beta was to discover bugs. So it was a success! I'll be fixing the bugs this weekend, and then...
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lifeincarnate
Jul 23, 2011 5:36 pm
Thanks for your work, Jonathon! And... In what countries are people most likely to help a stranger? In a 2010 survey, Liberia and Sierra Leone were #1 and #2....
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Jonathan Corbin
jonboy300
Jul 25, 2011 1:39 am
MachineLeague.com is proud to present the Stellar Crisis Open Championship. Server: sc.rocketempires.com/sc.php Start Time: Saturday, July 30, Noon Series:...
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lifeincarnate
Jul 25, 2011 8:27 pm
MachineLeague.com is proud to present the Stellar Crisis Open Championship. Server: sc.rocketempires.com/sc.php Start Time: Saturday, July 30, Noon Series:...
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ericjr77
Jul 27, 2011 5:47 am
The latest in the series: http://chasmys.com/gaming/Galactic_Powers_SG.pdf With thanks to Lukas Hundemer (Lucky) for much assistance. -Eric Robinson (Chasmys)...
