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Apolytoners' Hall of Fame: Biographies
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5) Information About the Hall of Famers
Information Courtesy: The Apolyton 100
MarkG - Founder of the site and maintainer. He has created numerous scripts for the site; uploaded data and dealt with troubles, all the while still finding the time to post in the Civ II sections and play Civ. A true legend.
DanQ - Founder of the site and maintainer. He has created numerous scripts for the site; uploaded data and dealt with troubles, all the while still finding the time to post in the Civ II sections and play Civ. A true legend. Check out his Faces of Apolyton Interview Here.
Ming - OT moderator. Benevolent and kind. Civ II Mper and Civ II poster. Co-Owner/Administrator of apolyton. He keeps order on the site and posts a lot in the OT. Check out his Faces of Apolyton Interview Here.
MikeH - AC-Player; now best known for his Off-topic postings. He now resides at CounterGlow.
MichaeltheGreat - Off topic moderator. Civ II player.
Mao - OT poster, he also posted in the Civ II sections until Aug 2000 when he faded from the forums
EVC - Humorous. Slightly offensive. Well-known for micronationalism; crazed antics. OT regular until his permabanning
Giant Squid - Old Mod-Maker for Civ II and poster on the forums since almost their inception. Best known for Apolyton Micronationalism.
Provost Harrison - AC poster, OT poster, ubiquitious poster. Provost is best known for his off-topic exploits.
Roland - Apolyton economist and financial wizard
Yo_Yo_Yo_Hey - Co-Founded of The Alpha Centauri Nexus (more popular than ACN's SMAC section at the game's peak).
St. Leo - Currently hangs out and promotes the Scenario League. He used to be one of the more important Civ II posters.
Imran Siddiqui- For a time, he was the ACS News Editor. He was a heavy poster back in the old days. Civ II poster. Civ III-ideas poster and contributor to “The List” Now he generally hangs out in the Off-Topic and runs the Fantasy Baseball League. He enjoyed the old Story-Threads and contributed to many of them.
Stewart Spink - Humor. Spam. OT. Discussions. He was an Apolyton staff member at one time. He maintained the Civ II Top Ten Scoring list and some other things. He also had his own Civ II site.
Lancer - Well known for his charitable Karen Mills threads about the family in the Phillipines and the Apolyton House. He is also well known for his many invaluable Civ II contribuitions. He also created the Apolytoner of the Season contests. See his Faces of Apolyton Interview HERE
Ron Jeremy- Humorous/Cynical Apolytoner. An old Civ II-er, he now hangs out in the OT.
*End is Forever* - Very interested in music. OT-er.
Boshko- OT-er. Big in political threads
Monk - OT-er.
"Monk is a Dane who comes from Denmark. His name isn't Rasmussen, which means he can't become the prime minister, but he can still become an astronaut, a lion tamer or otherwise famed for his cocksmanship. He has posted in Apolyton for a very very very very very long time but hasn't yet died or been severely incapacitated, and can gallop merrily through voluminous fields of sunflowers. I once had a Monk in my left big toe, but it slowly got better. In conclusion, the world isn't usually harmed by his presence, and this essay has 100 words now." -Contribuited by Stefu
Snowfire - Great contribuiter to The List for Civ III… One of the threadmasters for the Civ III list.
Stefu - STEFU! Finnish OT-er! Very humorous. Check out his Faces of Apolyton Interview
Here.
Adam Smith - Financial wizard. Economist. Used to be big in the Civ II sections; he now solicits financial advice in the OT.
chegitz guevara - Communist… You guessed it… Theben’s brother. Currently lives in Florida. Well known for his remarkably Left-wing viewpoints.
Ramo - Another Libertarian/Anarchist. Yet Another Texan named Omar. Off-Topic debator.
Snapcase - Hacker, OT-er, and in charge of the Apolyton News.
Wraith - Social Libertarian. OT-er. Anime fan. MORE INFORMATION NEEDED
rah - Major Civ II Mper, brother of Ming and current Co-Owner/Administrator of the site. He also posts in the Civ II general section.
yin26- - South Korean master of THE LIST for Civ III! Yin26 used to be moderator of the Civ III section until he decided that he didn’t like Civ III… yin 26’s listmastering tasks are not to be underestimated- he sorted through THOUSANDS of posts to find the best to submit to Firaxis in that huge 200 to 400-or-so page sacred document that is: THE LIST.
Ecthy- - Prominent OT-er known for his humor. Formerly known as Andz83 and ChaosWarrior, Ecthy originally posted in the Civilization II section. History happens to be one of his favorite topics.
Jay Bee- - Current moderator of the Spanish Civilization II section of the Forums. He is also the genial head of the Spanish Civilization II Site; an excellent site with many varied Spanish-setting scenarios. Jay Bee has been with Apolyton almost since its inception, being one of the first 4 people to register on the forums; right behind the venerable MarkG, DanQ and DarthVeda.
Velociryx - Current head of the Candle’bre project, a project centered around creating a free 4x and massively multiplayer game a la Trade Empires. Vel is also the published author of a recently (July 2002) released Mystery. He also published a strategy guide for Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri and Alien Crossfire. He is a former AC-Fiction author and frequent AC-contributor. He was nce voted Apolytoner of the Season for the entire site. More information can be found in the Faces of Apolyon Interview by Solver
Xin Yu - Civ II strategy master and MPer. More information can be found in his Faces of Apolyon Interview by Solver
GP/TCO- Best known for his advocacy for the "Branching Thread" format; GP is a former Navy Crewman who happens to be a frequent debater and frequenter of the Apolyton Off-Topic; he has also, in the past, visited the Civ II section, giving hints and advice.
paiktis22- PLEASE CONTRIBUTE INFORMATION; Apolyton OT-er and former Civ III-ideas and Civ II regular.
Chris62 - He frequents the Spanish Civilization II, Scenario League, OT, General, Multiplayer website forums.
Sirotnikov Humorous. Defends Israel in the OT (since he lives in Israel). Mostly known for his OT work, although he does make some forays into the Civ-community
KrazyHorse/Frogger Large OT poster and debater... and sometimes poster in the Civ II sections
Asher Prominent and loyal Oter
Slowwhand OT and Civ II poster and Multiplayer.
Locutus CTP/CTP2 Ladder/MP, modmaking and CTP/CTP2 moderatorialship fame. Co-Owner/Administrator of Apolyton as of 2007. Check out his Faces of Apolyton interview http://apolyton.net/misc/interviews/”>Here.
orange The poster of Apolyton Yearbook fame! A valued OTer and former civ II and CivIII-civilizations section poster!
Trip An honorable Demogamer, and the starter of the Civ III Demo-Game... as well as a major player in the Civ III PTW demogames and the ISDG... Trip embodies all things demogame. He also had some of the most popular Civ III scenarios; Civil War and Napoleoanic Wars.
DinoDoc Conservative debater in the OT. High Profile Poster. Been around and contribuited for a long time.
Paul CTP modder and designer as well as MPer. OCC God, he created many strategies for it. Paul is also the organizer of various football prediction leagues in the OT. A long staple of the community
Zylka One of those loveable OT-spammers/debators/flamers. The OT always loves their entertainiment. and entertainment is important in keeping users interested in the forums. Therefore, he deserves his position here.
He is also an old time Civ player who was a very active member of this site, and one of original Civ II MP players.
Reismark Founder of the Hodadian Award Central, gifting awards to the best Civ-Sites on the Net and the best Civ II scenarios around! He also runs the Apolyton Fantasy Football Challenge and several other contests in the OT.
oedo Discoverer of the "oedo years," the discovery "that the period of disorder in Civ 2 for revolutions follows a pattern, and by knowing this pattern, you know when to revolt to eliminate the period of anarchy" oedo is well known and respected in the Civ II-Strategy community for this discovery that taught those of us who "thought we knew civ" that there was more to it than we thought we knew.
ixnay Participant in the Civ II Democracy Game, he’s a real whiz with photoshop and graphics. He is an Apolyton Staff member and happens to be the Rise of Nations content editor.
Boris Godunov Friendly OT debater. Much loved.
UnOrthOdOx For his work on the "Jungle Gazette" and other Democracy game publications... as well as his work on the democracy games themselves.
DanS OT Poster and debater. Armchair Economist.
notyoueither Civ III Democracy Gamer and consul in the Intersite Democracy Game. He is also involved in the Civ III multiplayer tourney ladder and can be seen in the Off-Topic as well as a multitude of other places on the Apolyton Civilization Site.
JohnT Former Apolyton Librarian, starter and keeper of the Apolyton SciFi book reading club, volumnious OT contributor, and organizer of the 2006 Apolyton Convention!
Scouse Gits Co-founder of the Great Library project for civ II, Civ II strategist, Civ II poster
War4ever Civ II MP-Player and occasional OT Poster, and Civ II poster
Dr. Nick Formerly known as El Awrence and Hodad, this Spanish Section Apolytoner was quite active in all of the Civ II sections and contributior to the Diplomacy games forum. He also frequented the OT in 2000 and provided fun in debates and other activities therein. He was also one of the founding members of the Spanish Civilization Forum. In recent years he has been most active in that section.
Spiffor Civ3 player and all round nice OT Regular. Also French... and you know how hard it is to find a respectable Frenchman...
Solo Solo has long been active in CivII strategy forum and is the author of the Early Landing Strategy Guide. In addition to that, he discovered 16 turn city cycles governing automatic changes in city commodity supply and demand lists, and discovered numerous techniques to manipulate city commodity supply and demand, along with other strategic contributions to the Civ II community.
alexman Renowned for his excellent civ III contributions, Alexman is generally considered a strategic Guru due to his essential formulae and his tireless work in the Apolyton University including helping develop the Apolyton University Mod. He is also quite active in Civ III PBEM and created the CTP utility 'EasyMod'
Samson Quality Great Library Contribuitor for Civ II and well-known civ II strategy researcher.
Samson quickly became the premier researcher in the Civ II community and authored numerous definitive studies on almost every aspect of the game. In particular, the depth of insight he displayed by his "key civ" discovery and his unravelling of how commodity lists are determined was, to put it simply, just amazing. Having set numerous records in a wide range of single player games, he was considered by most to be the best player, too. -Writeup partially in thanks to solo.
Kramsib His greatest works have been carried out in the Spanish Comunity. He is the "Father and Protector" of Progressive Games, an amazing tournament for civers to play without multiplayer mode.
Here is an example of a Progressive Game: http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...readid=120672. He also created a Graphics Mod and a Combat mod for Civ III and is working on developing game-model theories based on Civ III's Corruption and Value theories.
Googlie A well-known co-author of the epic Spartan Chronicles for AC, AC-fiction in general, and expert AC Diplomacy gamer, Googlie helped set up the 12-game Forum Wars series of a couple of years ago between Apolyton, ACOL and Civgaming as well as a couple of dozen individual game challenges.
His love affair with SMAC goes back to old OWO forums and the demo release days when a bunch of us hacked the HEX editor to squeeze more than the 100 turns from that old demo version.
DarkCloud Deity of Lists and Civ3 Stories Editor, DarkCloud began the Hall of Fame in December 2000, and has run the Apolyton 100- a listing of over 100 apolytoners who have made the site what it is today, complete with biographical details such as location, place born, registration date, etc. He also runs the Apolyton: the Book website which contains anecdoes and histories about apolyton. He has been active in most diplomatic games at various times in their histories, but is best known for compiling the Civ IV list, posting AC-Fiction tales- running the Chiron Chronicle as GM for over a year, and running the Civ III stories section voting polls. He makes frequent appearances in Other Games, and in the Apolyton/Community section and loves Apolyton very dearly.
Paddy the Scot A proud member of Apolyton Storywriters' Guild, a player of the great game Civilization, and a staunch supporter of the Community of Apolyton. Most days he can usually be found playing a Civ III PBEM or hanging out in one of various Civ III Demo Game Forums, either leading a team, providing strategic advice, or just having fun and participating along with all the other blokes.
Ted Striker Frequent Off Topic poster. Former conservative American and Civ II player who used to contribuite to The Column and write news updates for the game- but now he is disillusioned with the USA and with Civ III, oh how do times change. Idolizes Robert F. Kennedy and is obsessed with the Miami Heat Dancers. "I'd hit it."
Immortal Wombat Well known for his CTP2 mod development, Immortal Wombat was Apolyton?s first perpetual Prince (though having over 4500 posts, he still retains the title). He now posts mainly in the Off Topic forum.
Master Zen A major Democracy Game player and Multiplayer for Civilization III, Master Zen seems to be everywhere- from the Spanish Forums to the Civ III, to everywhere in-between.
LaFayette-
Obituary Courtesy Apolyton's Civ2 Community
La Fayette (Michel Baise) is known as an excellent Civ2 strategist and game play debater (author of the Three Arrows Strategy and the Twin Cities Strategy), a Civ2 mechanics researcher (a diplomat/spy expert), and as an enthusiastic scenario player. He perfected methods of spectacularly rapid victory in scenarios from impossibly weak starting positions. He was also a tireless participant in almost all single player contests and succession games from 1999 through 2005.
La Fayette died of cancer in January 2006 at the age of 66, but we still feel his presence -- kind, witty, encouraging and uplifting, always quick to respond to questions with the best of helpful advice. He was always thoughtful, insightful, unfailingly polite, and true to his commitments. No one on this site more embodies the concept of "Civilization" than La Fayette: he is a true gentleman.
Note from the Hall Administrator
LaFayette, as noted above, was well respected by the Civilization community. He had already been popularly elected into the Hall when sad news of his demise reached the forums. As a sign of honor and respect, posting of the December elections results was delayed until a proper memorial could be contribuited. Now the time has passed when we can interact with LaFayette, however, the memory of him and his words on the forum can always be with us. In reading his articles for the Great Library and elsewhere around the site, let us remember this brilliant and friendly figure.
Berzerker- Berzerker, known for being the resident Libertarian in the Off-Topic, brings colour and vibrancy to the forums in the political discussion threads. He is an active Civ II Multiplayer.
Dr Strangelove- An actual Doctor, Dr Strangelove describes himself as the forum's leading medical expert. He can often be found in the Off-Topic forums, debating or dispensing medical advice.
Harlan- Known across the forums for the scenarios he designed for Civ II. His 1996 Lord of the Rings Scenario for Civ II is to this day considered one of the greatest, but he is also known for Timur, The Forgotten War (detailing WWII in China), WWII: Pacific Theatre, WWII: European Theatre, The Mongols, and The Viking Age.
Harlan created the European Map Maker, which greatly expedites the creation of maps in civ II mapediting programs. Also, Harlan co-authored the Advanced Scenario Design Guide with Leon Marrick.
He is the recipient of the fourth ever-awarded Silver Fleece Medal, given in March 1999 by the Spanish Civilization Site, as well as a member of the CivFanatics Civ II Scenario Hall of Fame (Inducted in 1997), and recipient of several awards from the highly-respected Hodadian Award Center- including a designation as the Best Modpack Designer of 1999. Several of Harlan Thompson's scenarios were actually included in the ActiVision games CTP and CTP2.
Tazidude
Posthumous Induction
Obituary Courtesy Ming
"Tazidude was a very active member of this site, and one of original Civ II MP players."
"He fought a long battle with cancer and passed away in January of 2000. While suffering with his illness, he used Civ II MP as an escape and a distraction. Even with death looking him right in the face, he continued to post and play... He was a friend to many... a great competitor... and it was truly sad when he finally had to leave the community because the pain got to be too much."
d. january 2000
Scouse Gits(2)
Posthumous Induction
Obituary Courtesy La Fayette
Scouse Gits(2), or Ivor Wason was primarily a Civ II MP gamer who succumbed to cancer in 2003. He was much loved and well-regarded in the Civ II community.
"I would like to say a few words about what Ivor brought us, because he was not only a witty writer and a very strong strategist, but also one of those who gave most to the community, much more than the smiling daily 'robust constructive criticism' that all of us will remember:
-Co-author of the most thorough study about starting techs (more than 5000 starts)
-Co-creator of Apolyton's Great Library
-'Very early lander', especially on big maps (samson and solo had almost specialized into small maps, when Ivor advised solo to have a look at some of his saves on bigger maps, and that was the starting point of solo's strategy guide)"
d. september 2003
Jasev- Classic Civ2 scenario designer, webmaster of several civ-related websites, poster in the Spanish section of Apolyton and a moderator.
Theseus- Master of strategy in Civ III, and noted democracy gamer.
DaveV- DaveV is another contributor to the Civ II Great Library- a place where strategies and suggestions for improving game play can be found. He is known as the "definitive master of civ II ICS", and is well respected for being a heady Civ II Strategic mind.
Yaroslav- Yaroslav is a creator of the Civ2Diplomacy utility. (CivDip), and is a Scenario Designer. He is well known in Civ II and the Spanish communities.
Darsnan: a devotee of Sid Meiers Alpha Centauri, Darsnan has generated many PBEMs and SP Challenges enjoyed by the SMAC(X) Apolyton Community. Darsnan is probably most noted for generating various new units and situations that make the AIs more challenging and enjoyable to play against.
OzzyKP: an active CivII and Civ4 MPer best known for his work perfecting, leading, and organizing the growing Diplogame genre including a much expanded DiploFaq. Responsible for keeping the community together even in the dark times, and igniting a new Civ4 reinassance for Diplogames. Beta tester, 'PolyCon Attendee, Civ4-MP Mod, and all 'round swell guy. Also active in the Off Topic forum and known for his youth rights activism
Solver Originally joining Apolyton for Call to Power, Solver is a longtime player and fan of the Civ series. Solver became an Apolyton staff member not long after joining the site- running his famous “Faces of Apolyton” interview series. He has also written numerous feature articles for the site. Additionally, he contributed to the List for Civ IV and is a current co-head of the Apolyton Civ IV section of the site. In 2005, he became a playtester for civ IV. (Special thanks to Paddy the Scot for this compilation)
SlowThinker A major contributor and maintainer of the Great Library for CIV II, a collection of strategies, tips, and gaming sage advice on civ II's inner workings. Strategist and Civ II Mper. Civ II PBEM (Play by Email) master. (Special thanks to Paddy the Scot for this compilation)
Skanky Burns The master player, contributor, and occasional GM of hordes of Other Games such as Mafia, Galactic Overlord, Nuclear War, and countless others. Modder for Civ III. Demogamer. Alpha Centauri player. Almost ubiquitous presence on the boards.
Aeson Civ III master strategist and demogamer. Aeson is especially known for his journal, screenshots, and saves detailing his defeat of Civ III on deity level with a start from a small tundra island on the map “So Very Cold.” Aeson was the first person to defeat Civ IV at deity level, during testing.
Special Induction:
Soren Johnson Whether he was providing valuable aid and advice to the Apolyton community, listening to proposals like Apolyton's LIST, or helping Apolytoners become bugtesters or work for Firaxis itself, he contribuited to the Apolyton community. He also helped out at Apolycon 2006- Apolyton's convention near Firaxis' headquarters. In other news, he co-designed Civ III and was the lead designer for Civ IV. He worked at Firaxis from April 2000-March 2007. For these accomplishments and more, he is being made an honorary inductee of the Apolytoners' Hall of Fame. Congratulations Soren!
Grandpa Troll TO BE COMPLETED
Bloody Monk TO BE COMPLETED
Chaos Theory
Posthumous Induction TO BE COMPLETED
Blake Blake is a New Zealand Buddhist Civ IV modder known for creating an AI improvement mod for the Civ4 Warlords expansion. After seeing Blake's excellent work, Firaxis hired him to program the AI for Civ IV: Beyond the Sword (BtS). He is known for a rigorous mathematical approach to games that makes him an expert at games like Civ4 and SMAC (Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri). In 2002, he started an Alpha Centauri clone game project- Stella Polaris, which was covered in the Alternate Civs section, however due to real life stresses, he had to retire from that programming. When he returned to the forums around 2004, however, he returned motivated to make his mark on Civilization and the site. (Special thanks to Solver for some of the above information.)
Dominae is one of the master strategists in Civ4 and one of Apolyton University's most famous collaborators. According to fellow Hall-member Velociryx, Dominae is considered something of an elder statesman among the Civ IV community, “offering up consistently good advice and equal servings of patience and kindness to new players and folks new to the board.” He also participated in numerous Civ III and IV Diplomacy Games.
Loinburger Civilization II player and OT poster, Loinburger is always ready to help put a smile on people's faces. Around 2000 he migrated to the OT community where he remained, with occasional forays into Other Games, until 2006.