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    Jamski says:
    HEy
    Jamski says:
    Here I am!!!!!!!!!!
    Jamski says:
    Goooooooood Morrrrrrrrrrrrrrning!
    John says:
    hi there
    John says:
    chairman wants you to run the next turn
    Jamski says:
    Did Vev tell you about my random guest?
    John says:
    yep
    John says:
    candian girl
    John says:
    with ponytails
    Jamski says:
    Not pony tails
    Jamski says:
    PLAITS
    John says:
    dreadlocks
    Jamski says:
    silly vev
    Jamski says:
    nopr
    Jamski says:
    like Heidi
    John says:
    oh
    Jamski says:
    anyway, I gotta show her around town, help her get a flat
    John says:
    hrmm okay
    Jamski says:
    she's just turned up, and she has no flat and can't speak german
    John says:
    are you free to learn/run the next turn
    Jamski says:
    great, eh?
    John says:
    heh
    Jamski says:
    Umm, I'd like to say yes. I would have jumped at it yesterday
    Jamski says:
    I don't know...
    Jamski says:
    It doesn't take long to play
    John says:
    the following turn?
    Jamski says:
    does it?
    Jamski says:
    But I can't spend 1736 hours on microing like you do before
    John says:
    well ideally you need to understand everything that is going on
    John says:
    have you got 30 minutes to discuss how you could be more involved
    Jamski says:
    Can't I just follow the instructions like a Drones
    Jamski says:
    Yeah, she's in the shower
    John says:
    and we're not entirely sure about what is happening with the tech next turn
    Jamski says:
    becasue of the pirates offer
    John says:
    and also the drones may be doing something too
    Jamski says:
    great
    John says:
    we're actually trying to work a three way deal
    Jamski says:
    should we offer something back to the pirates?
    John says:
    just the pirates don't know it's a three way deal yet
    Jamski says:
    ah
    John says:
    pirates are getting applied
    Jamski says:
    lets keep it that way, eh?
    John says:
    *nod*
    Jamski says:
    pirates could get applied from thier pact mates if they wanted it for free
    John says:
    also you would need to post turn, notify university, update buster, and post turnchat
    John says:
    well we suspect the cycon aren't that well off with the pirates
    Jamski says:
    really... hmmm
    Jamski says:
    I think they skipped it to cut down teach costs
    John says:
    also I've always believed that the pirates and university had better relations
    John says:
    just the pirates met the cycon first.
    John says:
    like the pirates got IA IB IE
    John says:
    from the university
    Jamski says:
    only time will tell John
    John says:
    I used to think the university had reservations
    John says:
    because the pirates didn't get biogenetics
    Jamski says:
    The UNi are the great enigma of this game
    John says:
    enigma?
    John says:
    oh yeah archaic has been away because of tests
    John says:
    that's the reason why we haven't see much of him
    Jamski says:
    we don't really know anything about the Uni though do we?
    John says:
    What could be useful for me is if someone plays the turn ahead roughly like 5-6 turns
    John says:
    like you normally play it nice and fast
    John says:
    that way I can see trends to aim for
    Jamski says:
    and see what happens?
    John says:
    *nod*
    John says:
    then give a quick report
    Jamski says:
    ok
    John says:
    and give me the zipped turns
    Jamski says:
    that's not a bad plan
    Jamski says:
    So you can laugh at my pitiful micro skills
    John says:
    nope
    Jamski says:

    John says:
    so I don't go insane trying to mircomanage too much
    John says:
    because I sometimes end up mircomanaging all 6 of those turns
    John says:
    but because of random stuff, the turns 2-6 are useless
    Jamski says:
    ah
    Jamski says:
    so you should jsut do each turn as it come you mean?
    John says:
    idea is to know where the heck we're trying to go
    John says:
    well ideally it would be that way
    Jamski says:
    I started a thread to discuss
    John says:
    but that would hold the turn up too long for the other teams
    Jamski says:
    I mean - where ARE we going with the Hive?
    John says:
    like where are bases are going
    Jamski says:
    what's our goals?
    Jamski says:
    Didin't we get thar sorted
    John says:
    you can play the turns 6 turns or so ahead
    Jamski says:
    k
    John says:
    so I know how much of what we're going to build
    John says:
    then I fix little problems here and there
    Jamski says:
    You realise my turns will be a bit inferior
    John says:
    ofcourse
    Jamski says:
    but you'll see what you need to fix, yes?
    John says:
    but at least it'll save me time
    John says:
    you see that's the way I usually do it
    Jamski says:
    ok
    John says:
    I play the turns 5-6 turns ahead inferiorly
    Jamski says:
    Send me then the latest turn simulator
    Jamski says:
    and I will play it this afternoon
    Jamski says:
    if I can
    Jamski says:
    otherwise this evening
    Jamski says:
    quick - send it
    Jamski says:
    I gotta go in a minute and show her where the shops are
    John sends:


    Jamski says:
    come on baby

    Sending of "Hive Simulator, 2139.zip" to Jamski has failed.

    Jamski says:
    transfer goddammit
    John sends:


    Jamski says:
    yay

    Transfer of "Hive Simulator, 2139.zip" is complete.

    Jamski says:
    gotcha
    John says:
    okay
    Jamski says:
    sorry bing distracted here
    Jamski says:
    look at my new thread
    John says:
    yep
    John says:
    a lady that's just stepped out of a shower does that
    John says:
    already reading it now
    Jamski says:
    OK, forget the blonde Canadian
    Jamski says:
    She's a RED HEAD canadian now
    John says:
    heh
    Jamski says:
    I thought she was a long while in the shower
    John says:
    with maximum packing it's 4 squares used by every base right?
    Jamski says:
    no
    Jamski says:
    8
    John says:
    no even tighter packing
    Jamski says:
    including the base square
    Jamski says:
    EVEN TIGHTER!
    John says:
    maximum packing 4 per base
    Jamski says:
    You like it tight, eh?
    John says:
    well I was thinking
    John says:
    after we get our central bases up and running
    Jamski says:
    yes with maximum packing
    Jamski says:
    but that leaves us with long-term growth problems
    John says:
    we should raise land and use lots of little size 3 bases for defence
    John says:
    no it won't
    Jamski says:
    a size 3 base can't really produce much
    John says:
    that's not the idea
    Jamski says:
    ok
    John says:
    the size 3 bases is just a buffer
    Jamski says:
    what's your idea
    John says:
    used to place troops
    John says:
    if someone takes over one of those size 3 bases all it really does is increase their beuacary drones
    Jamski says:
    although Archaic has demonstrated that the less packed placement is the most efficient
    Jamski says:
    but all they do is increase OUR b-drones
    John says:
    ahh but our first 40 or so bases will be like archaic's packing
    John says:
    B drones won't matter anymore
    John says:
    once we've got our first 30 bases up to 7
    Jamski says:
    ah, after the fisrt expansion
    Jamski says:
    ok
    John says:
    B drones don't matter
    Jamski says:
    that makes sense
    John says:
    so we just do really really tight packing
    Jamski says:
    *deputy chairman approved*
    Jamski says:
    I thought you ment before then
    John says:
    and then use them as first line defence
    John says:
    and when our bases extend outwards enough
    John says:
    we uproot some of the older bases
    John says:
    and add their popluation to their neighbour
    John says:
    using this method we won't have to pay high facility upkeep for those exterior bases
    John says:
    and we get lots and lots of places to support units
    John says:
    also we will really be able to swarm
    John says:
    imagine 100 size 3 bases building troops
    Jamski says:
    nice
    John says:
    so what if they take 4 turns to make an impact infantry
    Jamski says:
    masses of troops
    John says:
    yeah
    John says:
    and we're not really effected by B-drones
    John says:
    so it doesn't matter at all
    Jamski says:
    the only troubles come if we play a really long game
    John says:
    we're constantly raising land
    Jamski says:
    the small bases loose out in the age of shard chopters
    Jamski says:
    hopefully we can have the game in the bag by then though
    John says:
    what are the opponents going to do with 25 size 2 bases
    John says:
    when they don't have the HGP and the VW
    Jamski says:
    not a lot
    John says:
    exactly
    Jamski says:
    we could really use the CBA with that many bases
    John says:
    while we can still swarm them with are real production bases
    Jamski says:
    imainge the sats we could put up
    John says:
    yeah
    John says:
    once those size 3 bases get far enough from the front line
    John says:
    we can convert them into specalists cities
    John says:
    and uproot every 2nd base
    Jamski says:
    sure
    John says:
    adding the population to the base next to it
    Jamski says:
    and gain pop becasue of the PTS
    Jamski says:
    no - use the pods to expand more
    John says:
    well you see those size 3 bases have the habit of growing
    John says:
    so we'll probably end up with extra pods
    Jamski says:
    its masses of free pop though
    John says:
    *nod*
    John says:
    it depends on having lots of formers
    Jamski says:
    we'll have lots of formers
    Jamski says:
    each little base can make 2-3
    John says:
    although this method makes us vulnerable to infiltration
    John says:
    then again it'll be near impossible to PB us
    John says:
    since with that kind of support and bases spaced every 2 squares
    John says:
    we can have scout lines completely surrounding us.
    Jamski says:
    sounds good
    John says:
    they'll only be able to PB a bunch of size 3 bases
    Jamski says:
    and if they PB some ****ty bases - who cares?
    John says:
    which have no facilities
    John says:
    and with some formers we can raise the land again and add another base
    John says:
    after 5 years time it'll be as if they never PBed in the first place
    Jamski says:

    Jamski says:
    that will make someone mad
    John says:
    yeah
    John says:
    we just have to last that long
    Jamski says:
    I hope we will
    Jamski says:
    we mustn't presnt a soft target
    John says:
    also that method means we'll need to worry a bit about probes
    John says:
    once we get the first layer of bases down
    John says:
    it should be pretty easy
    Jamski says:
    then the probes can roll with the bases
    Jamski says:
    one moment...
    John says:
    well simply because there's so many bases
    John says:
    marine units are pretty useless if we don't have any bases or formers near the front right?
    John says:
    I was thinking we could raise land 2 squares away from the sea
    Jamski says:
    sorry John
    Jamski says:
    gotta go an play tourist guide
    Jamski says:
    I'll catch you later
    Jamski says:
    (i hope)
    John says:
    cya later
    Last edited by Kody; October 2, 2003, 06:36.

  • #2
    I made no mention of ponytails. I copied straight from the text log of what Jamski said. Just to clarify this point.
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    • #3
      Vev mentioned pony tails really

      What a strange day I'm having - I'm writing this on a spare computer in Mrs Jamski's office, before I have a meeting with her boss.

      Don't even ask how insane things are here.

      -Jam
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      • #4
        Sorry, I simply have to ask this

        What´s going on there? What are you doing with the boss of Mrs. J ?

        Tell us, what have you done that you now need to meet the principal again ?
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        • #5
          OK, Mrs Jamski's boss wants me to do some work for her marketing a course she's offering, and even though I have no experience at all in marketing she decided that I would be perfect for the job.

          How insane.

          I said yes, because she's offering money. Money is good

          We shall see if I go mad trying to do this for her...

          -Jam
          1) The crappy metaspam is an affront to the true manner of the artform. - Dauphin
          That's like trying to overninja a ninja when you aren't a mammal. CAN'T BE DONE. - Kassi on doublecrossing Ljube-ljcvetko
          Check out the ALL NEW Galactic Overlord Website for v2.0 and the Napoleonic Overlord Website or even the Galactic Captians Website Thanks Geocities!
          Taht 'ventisular link be woo to clyck.

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          • #6
            So your qualities are perfect for the job? Wow
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            • #7
              This is the silliest thing imaginable I shall have to blind them with bull**** and baffle them with science. Or at least really pretend that I have a clue about what's going on.

              -Jam
              1) The crappy metaspam is an affront to the true manner of the artform. - Dauphin
              That's like trying to overninja a ninja when you aren't a mammal. CAN'T BE DONE. - Kassi on doublecrossing Ljube-ljcvetko
              Check out the ALL NEW Galactic Overlord Website for v2.0 and the Napoleonic Overlord Website or even the Galactic Captians Website Thanks Geocities!
              Taht 'ventisular link be woo to clyck.

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