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    Sticky: Re: TotW Commentary Thread.

    Well done for the latest winner. Hats off.
  2. Re: TotW 254 - Contemplation - WINNER'S CIRCLE

    Thank you!
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    Sticky: Re: TotW Commentary Thread.

    The man, the myth, the meme has returned! Hello everyone. We need one submission more in the current ToTW, and there seems to be some lag on the last vote. It was still up for voting when I was here...
  4. Re: TotW 255: Talented - SUBMISSION THREAD

    First time Ive been here in a while. Why not?


    Rendezvous

    Elizabeth wiped a line of sweat from her brow as she loosened up her flight suit. Two days system patrol within her tight coffin...
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    Re: TotW 254 Contemplation - SUBMISSIONS

    I'm happy with this. 426 words. Got lazy about underlining the 5 words though, sorry.


    IX swept the plains, and began its standard patrol maneuvers, locking gears and turning up its internal...
  6. Poll: Re: TotW 252: Greed, Envy, Glutony, and Sloth - VOTE THREAD

    Easy one for me. Great job everyone, definitely stronger showing than what I put out this time.
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    Sticky: Re: TotW Commentary Thread.

    I'll inevitably try to do something weird with the word choices but this time probably as a joke submission more than anything. Im not at all caught up on GoT :(
  8. Re: TotW 252: Greed, Envy, Glutony, and Sloth - SUBMISSIONS (Extended)

    I think we all know merchant of venice just has this one in the bag :P
  9. Re: TotW 251: Charge! - WINNER'S CIRCLE

    Thank you everyone!
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    Sticky: Re: TotW Commentary Thread.

    Looking forward to the next ToTW! Thank you everyone again for your votes.
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    Sticky: Re: TotW Commentary Thread.

    May the best man/woman win! Have at you,gentlemen!
  12. Currently living in South Korea, if you have questions, ask them!

    Not sure whats worth sharing from my present circumstances, so here is the brass tax:

    Arrived in Seoul via Asiana Airlines from Canada Early March (maybe even just before) for a teaching english...
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    Sticky: Re: TotW Commentary Thread.

    Thanks for the votes on Starman! The latest one I did for 251 was really hard. Tough to fit it into a 500 word box, but good editing practice. I cut away a lot, hopefully it is still appealing...
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    Re: TotW 251: Charge! - SUBMISSIONS

    495


    "Here is the news"

    "Welcome. I am Arthur Mulligan, and you are watching Night-News-One."

    Mulligan shifted in his seat, remaining composed. The colonies would not see his face but...
  15. Re: TotW 252 Greed, Envy, Glutony, and Sloth

    Approx. 449 words.


    "Celestial Chess"

    "All I am saying, Marcellus, is that perhaps you are in the un-enviable position of being predestined to be trounced."

    A silky nearly glowing hand...
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    Re: TotW 247: Starman - WINNER'S CIRCLE

    Holy smokes! I didnt get to see this because I was so busy wrangling kindergarteners in Korea! Thanks so much everyone!
  17. Sticky: Re: Discussion: Word limit increase to 700 words per Tale.

    I feel like 500 is luxurious. Knowing I'm writing a short story, I have twice now found that I ended up with around 200-300 words, total. Seven hundredis fine too of course, but I personally find...
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    Re: ToTW 246 Back to the Future

    Ah. Sadly I have lost my submission.
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    Re: TotW 247 Starman

    500 words exactly


    The Cult

    Caeso Aurius Zosimus carefully knocked three times, timing his knuckles to a set beat, making sure to space his fists appropriately.

    "Faith in Mars begets...
  20. Re: [World Building] 'Saarvan' (WIP, critique welcome!)

    On the AAR: One thing I have considered is that the character establishes a reputation no matter where he goes for basically being morally ideal as an officer and a gentleman. Over the course of the...
  21. Re: [World Building] 'Saarvan' (WIP, critique welcome!)

    2. Only a little bit. The crusade was well-intentioned. Some Kolnish rulers requested military support because they were losing entire towns and cities to demonic presence, and what few knight...
  22. Re: [World Building] 'Saarvan' (WIP, critique welcome!)

    Thank you! Keep track of the first post, there is a lot that I've already thought of that needs fleshing out. A few of the races (naga, dwarves) need more depth, and I havent actually gotten to the...
  23. [World Building] 'Saarvan' (WIP, critique welcome!)

    Greetings, I enjoy world-building, and have been picking over this possible setting for some time. I am presently developing it as a possible place to set a Pathfinder (DnD 3.5) campaign. The...
  24. Re: Endurance writing: how to stay motivated and stick to a long-form project?

    +rep to both of you, thank you!

    I think delaying the release might be the key. That way if I fizzle out I wont have dissapointed anyone, and I can always return to get back on track.
  25. Re: Titles/ranks of Bucellarii officers or Roman Military Retainers (5th century)

    Ah, so I am in error, then? I was under the impression that those men could have been acquired from a wide range of disciplines and ethnicity. While I admit there is logic in political figures using...
  26. Re: Titles/ranks of Bucellarii officers or Roman Military Retainers (5th century)

    Almost exclusively ethnic greek, from around coastal anatolia. Many, including the particular officer, (who happens to be rather old) served previously in the legions. Some hangers-on might be gothic.
  27. Sticky: Re: Rio's VGR: Ultimate Apocalypse: WIP, 0.01 Released!

    After giving this a a whirl for a few turns, I can definately say that I will need to look at ways to use up money. One may well be to double building costs, and further increase unit recruitment...
  28. Sticky: Re: Rio's VGR: Ultimate Apocalypse: WIP, 0.01 Released!

    Thanks Joar, that means a lot!

    First release out the door. This is quite rough and NEEEDS fine tuning for balance. I implore everyone to point out:

    -Units that cost more/less than they should...
  29. Titles/ranks of Bucellarii officers or Roman Military Retainers (5th century)

    Hail, I am composing, or rather, researching the 5th century roman army for details for an AAR I plan to write using Rio's VGR submod for IB.

    A character I have in mind is a good friend and...
  30. Sticky: Re: Rio's VGR: Ultimate Apocalypse: WIP and eager for suggestions/critique.

    Current release plans:

    V 0.1: The core mod. What this will look like is across the board every recruitment time will be reduced by one turn (1 turn recruit units will become 0's), all prices...
  31. Sticky: Re: Rio's VGR: Ultimate Apocalypse: WIP and eager for suggestions/critique.

    Rio, you're the best! Thanks for making such a sturdy foundation and a wonderful contribution to the TWC community.

    Do any of the proposed features rub you the wrong way? You know more about VGR...
  32. Re: Endurance writing: how to stay motivated and stick to a long-form project?

    Very good points everyone, thank you for replying to me!

    I am trying to figure out an ideal mix of presentation, style, and focus that could optimize my limited energies in a productive way....
  33. Known methods to optimize the game on a multicore system?

    Hey there, Im a little worried that my 4 core laptop is struggling with RTW at the moment. Any tips on tweaks I can make to reduce processor load?
  34. Endurance writing: how to stay motivated and stick to a long-form project?

    Hello! As you can see from my sig, I was the proud owner of an AAR, a fairly up-and-coming one at the time of its release. I had an initial burst of popular support and continued interest. However, I...
  35. Re: Reichsadler: A Holy Roman Empire AAR [SS6.0]

    I am considering doing a Invasio Barbarorum one as the ERE, but I also have serious doubts. After dropping the ball so hard with this, would that be a good idea at all?
  36. Re: Reichsadler: A Holy Roman Empire AAR [SS6.0]

    So I am genuinely sorry to leave this unfinished. Life happened, as it always does. Also, the game and the PC that it resided upon went to that place that laptops go to die. With that in mind, LETS...
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    Re: Your finest RTW moments

    Iberia, 425~ (ish) A.C.E. [Vlad:TW]

    Publius Curius Germanicus surveyed the oncoming celtic horde with a grimace. The swarms of rebellious curs were driving him away from a cushy governing...
  38. Sticky: Rio's VGR: Ultimate Apocalypse: WIP, 0.01 Released!

    UPDATE: New release! (0.01) - See the bottom of this post for the download!


    The goal of ultimate apocalypse is to make public a home-brew modification for my favorite IB mod. I make this set of...
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    Re: (Help) Mass EDU edit tools?

    Agreed, Gigantus. Gracul's editor is superb but not really what I'm looking for. BrandonM's actually can do what Im looking for its just broken and old.

    I guess I'll need to do this manually...
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    Re: (Help) Mass EDU edit tools?

    First and foremost, +rep, that was helpful, and you are genuinely a decent fellow for helping out so consistently.

    Second, for some reason BMTWS does not want to load this EDU properly. It loads a...
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