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Call To Power 2 Cradle 3+ mod in progress: https://apolyton.net/forum/other-games/call-to-power-2/ctp2-creation/9437883-making-cradle-3-fully-compatible-with-the-apolyton-edition
Going offline - gonna be online in nine hours (need sleep ). If deadline expires before that, be free to post it instead of me.
SMAC/X FAQ | Chiron Archives The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. --G.B.Shaw
And personally, I think Tass is mentioned enough in the article already. But yes, both enjoyable articles.
I have already demonstrated my power, yet you continue to violate the Ten Commandments?
Perhaps I should destroy the PUT simply to demonstrate the scope of my abilities
Members of the Cybernetic Consciousness and members of the Planet University of Technology, and all viewers abroad, we have a special announcement to make. After years of successful cooperation between our two respectable factions we have come to an agreement that will forever change our future. From now on Cybernetic Consciousness and the Planet University of Technology shall be considered a unified faction!
All members of the Consciousness shall be given access to PUT forums and vice versa! All information, technologies and discussions shall from now on be one! However both factions shall remain existant, acting separately but in fact being one. From now on the course of both factions will be determined by a new multifactional government, the CPU. This means both Consciousness-Planet University and Central Processing Unit. Attack on one of our factions shall be considered as an act of war against both of our factions and will be responded with full military potential of both factions! Go to sleep well, Cyborgs and Universitarians, because you will go to sleep as two factions and wake up as one! Let Googlie and Tassadar bless you all as they have blessed and allowed our unification!
I've edited a few minor spelling mistakes in the text above. It should be perfect now I hope.
Btw, obstructor, just want to say it's a very beautiful touch with those PUT & CC base views and the "two stars united" picture.
You have read our special announcement. You know what has happened. This is clearly great day for CyCon and the PUT, as our two nations have become one. But many questions still remain open. I currently have no news about other faction`s stances, and for all I know, we could be at the brink of a world war or an golden age. Since news of this have surprised us, we present you somewhat short edition of Digital Data Download. Our Issue 6.2 will be fully dedicated to Unification, besides our regular columns.
SPECIAL WAR REPORT by GeoModder
Rapport on the >static< of Liar's Lair ---> By Geo Beta Two
This Function was assigned to the observing of Lia>static< for the CyCon.
Despite an throughly immense EM cou>staticstatic< Yard of the base. Resistance was, as usual, futile, except for a few cases. Those unorthodox resistance attempts happened on following locations:
The first incident happened in the Naval Yard itself. Lightly armored, but bulky ships full of PEACE ci>static< tried to disrupt our landing procedures by departing before permission could be given. Even worse, there manoeuvring on leaving the quay was of such a random nature that the Function Commander of our force had to order disintegration of these ships since they were clearly threatening our landing boats.
Another note-worthy incident happened upon entering the area just outside the Naval Yard, dubbed as Broth>staticstatic< force even attempted to disrupt our visible sensors by throwing PEACE household objects later to be identified as sheets, glass bottles and boxes full of a sort of plastic balloons. Clearly there was not yet an appropriate response.exe available for this situation. Even the execution of our battlecry01.exe, our newest weapon against PEACE assault forces, was not compliable this time. Since our troops mastered this situation a little to throughly after the initial re>static< thel's Cay will have to be re-constructed after total assimilation.
For the rest were the former PEACE civil authoroties of Liar's Lair completely cooperatively after being assessed and >static< by one of our Upload Units. Order was restored relatively easy, since no defenders were left in the base, not even the unorthodox ones, who had to be completely eli>static<.
Assessment for the growth of this base by this observer is the following:
For the near future an overabundance of nutrients in the form of carrion eating species in the waters around Liar's Lair will cause an extra boost to the population growth of the base. The cause of this increase is however not completely clear.
Since the PEACE faction clearly was not able to muster such abundance, this proves ones more the tendency of fullhumans not being able to make the best of circumstances.
GeoModder shot on duty!
Two days later, GeoModder was shot multiple times while observing local bazaar. Several members of the resistance have shot him with primitive Unity weapons. Two bullets hit GeoModder in his left arm, three times in lungs, and one bullet ended in his heart. If he was an organic, he would not survived this. Luckily Cyborg Backup Cardiorespiratory System, populary known as CyBaCaS initialized and saved his life by bypassing blood flow to damaged organs and activating bionic heart. Earlier this week, new cloned lungs and heart were transplanted to him, and he is expected to recover by the end of this week, when he will receive Red CogWheel, highest civil medal in CyCon. Perpetrators of this act have been captured and sentenced to death. They will be executed by being fed alive to CyberGorillas.
War In Heavens: Is CyCon in danger?
Several Cyborgs has expressed concerns about several disturbing events. It seems that War of Gods is at hand above CyCon skies. Several ancient chariots have been seen shooting across the skies and main computer has experienced severe problems. As one function has said. “The Main Computer is barely workable, random power fluctuations everywhere!! I even see ancient chariots cruising the skies above Are our implants infiltrated? is the end near? ”. It seems that laurentius and TassGod are fighting over the question if Tass is really God or not. After severe provocation TassGod responded by destroying Logic Loophole and threathening to destroy all of CyCon. Only through valiant worship of our brave editor, who bravely decided to enter the temple of a enraged god. There he prayed for restoration of Logic Loophole. TassGod was touched by this and decided to reverse time and restore Logic Loophole. However fight continues, as some functions still haven`t acknowledged Tass as a God.
Mulder-Zeta-Five and Scully-Gamma-Two have also concluded that Tass is responsible for the space-time continuum breach that caused 3D Issue 4.2 being published after 3D Issue 5. Hive ambassador has filed a complaint to CyCon, because he has seen, I quote “Comrade Tassadar flying out of 3D offices on a chariot made of Hiverian sex slaves.” CyCon government has denounced any involvement in this, saying they do not control TassGod despite their attempts.
News in brief:
*Renegade function MWIA captured – rogue Pirate program deleted.
*After a sudden drop in viewers interest, famous Claire Folani – Jamksi tape has been taken off program. Disinterest has not yet been explained.
*All Scot antialcoholic programs have been renounced and withdrawn.
*Whole CyCon government arrested after not obeying Tass`s Seventh Commandment – released after a day of chaos in CyCon.
*Three thousand Claire-Forlani tapes have been sent to Jamski two days before his trial. It has not yet been confirmed that Jamski used the tapes to influence Court`s decision.
*CyCon increase population growth program halted after a whole faction unifies with CyCon. Program deemed to be too successful.
*PRAVDA acknowledges PUT industrial and economical capability ("If it is in PRAVDA, it is TRUE" )
*PUT welcomed into CyCon with parades and fireworks
Disclaimer:
People of CyCon, you do not need to be worried about recent increase of CyberGorilla sightings around CyCon territory, especially around 3D Offices.
A CyberGorilla:
Since the recent attack on 3D Offices, and mobilization of troops to PEACE front, CyCon government has taken steps to replace all policeman garrisons with CyberGorillas. They are under control, although the unfortunate incident in the Thermocline Tavern is the result of Tassadars influence. Get your own creatures trained to eat Hiverians And do not forget to download brainwash.exe once a day!
Conspiracy theory: - by Mulder-Zeta-Five
Fellow CyConians I come to you on this day, to tell you that I have uncovered a large conspiracy. You have seen UFOs across Chiron. You have noticed several strange occurences: drunken scottish function selling haggis, CyberGorillas, flying chariots, [other] and so on. I believe that our government has allied itself with the Progenitor survivors of the terrible ship crash decades ago. They are using their technology to construct an air fleet of UFOs, carrying thousands of CyberGorillas. These forces are prepared to take over control of all other factions in single, lethal blow. Then martial law will be enforced and democracy will end, forever. We will bow to functions that will rule us from their HQ on UFOs. Even entity called Tassadar is in fact part of the conspiracy. CyCon is using him to manipulate spacetime continuum. Several Ufo sightings in other faction teritories are mere scouting runs for the upcoming invasion. And then great rulling pink elephant will come from the sky and drink tea. What! I am not crazy! Nooo! Get away from me! I am not crazy.. I am not going to Reasearch Hospital! Nooo. [end transmission]
Another disclaimer:
Some people believe that I was the cause of the recent diplomatic incident. Wiseman`s Column:
To CyConians fellow come I, with thought this. To readers abroad too. Interesting question have I? If Googlie God is, and Tassadar God is, than Satan who is? This Tassadar is? He Logic Loophole destroyed has. And yet it restored has. Good or evil he is? Googlie greater is or not is? Many things to think now? Greater power who has?
Whom do we to worship have? Both or neither? What first zero or one was? Zero maybe? No one is? And why laughing you are? CyCon with PUT unites? Hmm need time to think.
Micha, please your pants on put. Undress near me do not! Hiverians unpolite are! Help I ask!!!
Weapons reasearch:
This is the official annoucement coming from the Internal Affairs Office: "Prototype version of battlecry02.exe is ready and will be soon tested at one of the last Pirate bases. We expect range of approximately 950 meters in its main laugh radius, and 1350 meters in secondary laugh radius. Specifications are currently unknown, but we believe that within 14 minutes 87 percent of Pirates will have laughed to death. After additional 16 minutes 97 percent of the Pirates will have laughed to death. However we did suffer a casualty in its development: one of the translators accidentaly disengaged its implanted function and just by looking at the lines he laughed to death instantly. Implication of this are enormous - if we publish it Chironwide we could obliterate other organic factions in a moment. Other data is classified."
20 things you have to be able to do to join CyCon if you are already member of another faction:
1. You must not be nervestapled (this automaticaly disqualifies all Hiverians).
2. You must believe in Tassadar (sponsored by TassChurchInc.).
3. You must not be afraid of CyberGorillas and other cybernetic animals.
4. You must know or learn binary.
5. You must speak english.
6. You must obey Tassadars Ten Commandments
7. You must be able to breath underwater.
8. You must know to sing both Soviet and CyCon anthems backwards.
9. You must be able to turn your head 360 degrees.
10. You must be able to speak Chinese, Pirate, Bantu, Svahili, Hungarian, Escimo, Babilonian.
11. You must increase our population.
12. You must donate all techs we do not have and your faction has.
13. You must be able to cut your hand off and not scream.
14. You must watch Star Trek reruns every day.
15. You need to have IQ of at least 135.
16. You need to know what does it write on page 324, line 17 of War and Peace.
17. You must not be a terrorist.
18. All alcoholics are excluded (except Pirates).
19. You must be able to swim in a pool of liquid acid.
20. You need to know to dance step on minefield and stay in one piece if possible.
NOTE: THIS RULE DO NOT APPLY TO PUT MEMBERS!!
Things you have to do to join CyCon if you are new to ACDG
Click join in upper right corner, next to "Cybernetic Consciousness, not a member, JOIN"
And welcome to CyCon!:d:b
Anthem
After being requested by several outside readers, we present you the CyCon anthem - the one we sing after obeying daily Seventh Commandment of Tass:
Unfortunately, I cannot answer any questions about the Unification yet. But Chairman, wait until next Issue that will be completely dedicated to it. We expect it to be finished after ten days.
I am sorry ambassador, but Tass trained my CyberGorillas to eat Hiverians. It was not my deliberate act, as we feed CyberGorillas with dead Cyborgs and occasional criminals. I am not responsible of divine acts.
I did not expell Tassadar from my office. It seems that
Originally posted by obstructor GET OUT OF MY OFFICE! YOU GOT YOUR OWN TEMPLE!
was misinterpreted. This was just a friendly way to persuade a God to quit my office.
So it seems you are wrong, Sister Miriam.
We published our anthem, just as you asked Busterian. I know it is longer than others, but we have so much things to be proud of .
No Cyborg pornography in this Issue Tass. No - do not cry, please. But I let you use our special archive . Here is one:
Do not forget to Tassadar, God of Almighty Spam!This will now be part of every Issue, after Tassadar requested so
Last edited by Illuminatus; February 2, 2004, 17:03.
He who knows others is wise.
He who knows himself is enlightened. -- Lao Tsu
Obstructor, I made some text corrections on the above. Except for one error I can't find anymore (something about anti-alcoholic) it seems ok to me. I also made the corrections Skanky mentioned ('14' and 'quay')
For the rest: work
He who knows others is wise.
He who knows himself is enlightened. -- Lao Tsu
6.1 is a very early working version - I will most likey finish it when I get back home for ten hours! No need to correct it since it is not nearly half finished, but thanks
SMAC/X FAQ | Chiron Archives The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. --G.B.Shaw
What abou announcement - does it have a green light to go?
SMAC/X FAQ | Chiron Archives The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. --G.B.Shaw
SMAC/X FAQ | Chiron Archives The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. --G.B.Shaw
SMAC/X FAQ | Chiron Archives The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. --G.B.Shaw
Last edited by Illuminatus; February 2, 2004, 06:47.
SMAC/X FAQ | Chiron Archives The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. --G.B.Shaw
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