--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 124 TRADE WARS Ref: F3T00012 Date: 03/23/98 From: STEVE QUARRELLA Time: 10:03pm \/To: CARL ARNETT (Read 0 times) Subj: New Version Hello, Carl... Friday March 20 1998, Carl Arnett said to Steve Quarrella: CA> FREQ it from me if you want,,,File name is 2002d306.zip and CA> 2002v306.zip. I am a tradewars junkie from the 103d days, and CA> probably have one of the largest file bases of tradewars files just CA> about anywhere. Never mind my previous request. Gary Baumgartner dropped 'em off today. Thanks! --Steve Quarrella --- GoldED 3.00.Beta3+ - Spank Our Wombats! * Origin: Valencia: "Smarter than the average bear." (1:124/9005) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 124 TRADE WARS Ref: F3T00013 Date: 03/18/98 From: JIM PITTMAN Time: 04:15pm \/To: CARL ARNETT (Read 0 times) Subj: eternal question... -=> Quoting Carl Arnett to Bil Burton <=- CA> I agree with what you say here, but I also add that this player must CA> control the game, and have seen those that will literally control it,,, CA> Meaning that other players live at his wishes, and cannot move without CA> getting blown up etc,,, In the games I have played, there has never been any doubt who won. I don't go around blowing everybody up, however. The fact that all the citadels and most of the fighters in the universe belong to me and nobody can dent my defenses is enough for everyone to realize it is time for a reroll. Capturing and moving Ferrengal is just a normal part of my game plan. I'll usually go after it in a stock game when I have about 32000 fighters, if that is over 1/2 shown on the V-screen. Mike always said you should have at least 72,000 fighters left after the invasion to defend the planet, but I've found that early in the game nobody has been able to take Ferrengal from me using my method. However, in a game with strong, able opponents I would go the more conservitave path Mike advocated. ... BUT then, on the other hand...NAH! I'll save that for the NEXT message --- Cyber Dragon BBS! 423-821-6034 * Origin: Cyber Dragon BBS,home of the one and only cybernetic dragon! (1:362/923) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 124 TRADE WARS Ref: F3T00014 Date: 03/18/98 From: JIM PITTMAN Time: 04:41pm \/To: BIL BURTON (Read 0 times) Subj: TW forum- public or not? -=> Quoting Bil Burton to All <=- BB> If people want to move on to new insults, that's fine with me. But BB> I say if you can't take the heat, then get out of the kitchen. If BB> insults are tossed in my direction, I will respond. If the co- BB> moderator wants to insist that *everyone* play nice, according to BB> her intrepretation of some secret policy change, then I say BB> *everyone* means everyone, and not just me. Not just to me because BB> I have criticised her for the (clearly) unlevel playing field. I stand by all the statements you posted. I'm surprised that you are such a baby that you keep all of these responses to your babbles. The difference is, when Carolyn tells me to shut up, I shut up. I have enough sense to know better than to argue with the moderator. I just wish I had enough sense to not argue with the likes of you. Despite your whining, I will continue to point out your bad advice until the moderator tells me not to. Even you have to admit I have toned down my criticisms of you. I never called you stupid, I said your TW advice was stupid. My criticisms were against your lack of knowleDge of evil tactics, not you. The fact that you can't admit when you are wrong is YOUR problem, one you need to discuss with a professional in private, not on a public forum. ... BB> I don't think so, Jimbo. --- Cyber Dragon BBS! 423-821-6034 * Origin: Cyber Dragon BBS,home of the one and only cybernetic dragon! (1:362/923) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 124 TRADE WARS Ref: F3T00015 Date: 03/20/98 From: JIM PITTMAN Time: 04:00pm \/To: BIL BURTON (Read 0 times) Subj: abbreviations -=> Quoting BIL BURTON to JIM PITTMAN <=- BB> And you still don't understand that experience is *bought* and to BB> buy experience, you have to *make money*. You say you make money, BB> I say I make *more money* faster. If I can make more money than BB> you can trading, than I buy the experience to get the mule to SST BB> *before you*. I'm not so sure you do, but even if you do you can't spend it as fast as I can so you can't buy as much exp. Every time you steal 28 holds I'm buying 5 points. Every loop of triple trading I'm getting 5 points. Since you've never really played evil, I don't expect you to understand this. ... BB> I don't think so, Jimbo. --- Cyber Dragon BBS! 423-821-6034 * Origin: Cyber Dragon BBS,home of the one and only cybernetic dragon! (1:362/923) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 124 TRADE WARS Ref: F3T00016 Date: 03/20/98 From: JIM PITTMAN Time: 04:05pm \/To: BIL BURTON (Read 0 times) Subj: sloppy scripts -=> Quoting BIL BURTON to JIM PITTMAN <=- BB> right. I don't run megajettison often, and when I do, I don't do BB> it very long. If I were compelled to run megajettison, and I had BB> a comm program that ran scripts, I would take the time to BB> change the numbers when they started to waste money or at least BB> consider the posibility. I've seen all the Moses movies and have BB> yet to see 14/8/3 on the back of the tablets. See, you don't play evil so quit trying to be the evil expert. Maybe you're the one who needs the 'color TV' so that you can take advantage of scripts. You offer advice on subjects you know nothing about and criticise scripts you've never used. ... BB> I don't think so, Jimbo. --- Cyber Dragon BBS! 423-821-6034 * Origin: Cyber Dragon BBS,home of the one and only cybernetic dragon! (1:362/923) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 124 TRADE WARS Ref: F3T00017 Date: 03/20/98 From: JIM PITTMAN Time: 04:08pm \/To: BIL BURTON (Read 0 times) Subj: useful pickets -=> Quoting BIL BURTON to JIM PITTMAN <=- BB> You could do the same think with avoids and save $3K a pop. And BB> your script can't figure a way around it if there's no way around BB> it. Meanwhile, your out $3K and I'm out $0. As I said in a line you didn't quote, I hope all of my opponents use your tactics. It would make the game much easier to win. ... BB> I don't think so, Jimbo. --- Cyber Dragon BBS! 423-821-6034 * Origin: Cyber Dragon BBS,home of the one and only cybernetic dragon! (1:362/923) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 124 TRADE WARS Ref: F3T00018 Date: 03/20/98 From: JIM PITTMAN Time: 04:09pm \/To: BIL BURTON (Read 0 times) Subj: abbreviations -=> Quoting BIL BURTON to JIM PITTMAN <=- BB> Before you triple trade and mega jettison, you have to earn the BB> money to do it. You do it, I do it. You trade, and, because you BB> trade and make less money than you would than if you stole, you BB> have to trade longer than I because I make, dollar for dollar, BB> more money than you. If you more money trading earlier, you would BB> start megajettisoning earlier. If you stole instead of traded, BB> you'd have that money. Again you show your ignorance of Evil ways. I triple trade from the start, if I have found the ports, to make the money to mega jettison. I make about 5 exp per loop by triple trading rather than 3-4 straight trading, but I make less money. Then I take that money and mega jettison. As usual, you've missed the only possible advantage your way might have but really doesn't. You could claim you could bust planets sooner, but you couldn't. BB> I can't make any plainer. No, because you're completely ignorant of evil ways. ... BB> I don't think so, Jimbo. --- Cyber Dragon BBS! 423-821-6034 * Origin: Cyber Dragon BBS,home of the one and only cybernetic dragon! (1:362/923) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 124 TRADE WARS Ref: F3T00019 Date: 03/20/98 From: JIM PITTMAN Time: 04:14pm \/To: BIL BURTON (Read 0 times) Subj: abbreviations -=> Quoting BIL BURTON to JIM PITTMAN <=- jp> If he's in a game with one of you reinvent-the- wheelers BB> If you want to make up terms and expect them to stand the test of BB> time, take a tip: keep 'em short. E.G., PK4, pickets, CXs, FTs, BB> HaHa's, SST... Ok, but you whine a run to mama when I say STUPID. ... BB> I don't think so, Jimbo. --- Cyber Dragon BBS! 423-821-6034 * Origin: Cyber Dragon BBS,home of the one and only cybernetic dragon! (1:362/923) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 124 TRADE WARS Ref: F3T00020 Date: 03/20/98 From: JIM PITTMAN Time: 04:16pm \/To: CRAIG HEALY (Read 0 times) Subj: experience making -=> Quoting Craig Healy to Jim Pittman <=- CH> That one on Chowdanet is off the shareware disk, NightOwl 19. CH> Gotta be several years old now. Have you sent a message to Vince? Oops, for some reason I was thinking it was you who took over GURU. I'll write Vince as soon as I find how to spell his last name . Or if Vince sees this, write me on how to contact you. Do you have a BBS? ... Hud - World Tour - 1998 --- Cyber Dragon BBS! 423-821-6034 * Origin: Cyber Dragon BBS,home of the one and only cybernetic dragon! (1:362/923) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 124 TRADE WARS Ref: F3T00021 Date: 03/20/98 From: JIM PITTMAN Time: 04:21pm \/To: ``ISHAMAEL`` (Read 0 times) Subj: "Honour is Everything" -=> Quoting ``Ishamael`` to BIL BURTON <=- ``> It would seem that Bil's philosophy is, if the sysop is playing, ``> and does better than him, then they must be using tedit. There is no ``> other explanation. Bil is right no matter what. Or that if his stupid tactics don't work, it's not because they are stupid but that somebody must be cheating. So he keeps doing the same thing over and over expecting different results. PK-4 may advocate doing the same thing over and over, but we expect the *same* results. ... YOJIMBOZ 'N' THE HOOD --- Cyber Dragon BBS! 423-821-6034 * Origin: Cyber Dragon BBS,home of the one and only cybernetic dragon! (1:362/923)