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• Jun 17, 2011

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blue emu said:

Belize. We have encountered a bunch of Belizian Lizards... Belizards!

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Contact established. The race identifies themselves as the Remagen Protectorate. I think Belizards is more appropriate, though.

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Our diplomats should be sent to build bridges with these people

 

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I think it's time to snap up the class-0 world in Gliese 320 before the Belizards get their reptilian claws on it.

Our diplomats should be sent to build bridges with these people...

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Belizards probably don't use bridges... they look amphibious. But yes, the Diplomats are already hard at work, wining and dining them... or sharing ripped-open termite nests with them, or whatever.

 

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blue emu said:

New alien race encountered in the Gliese 390 system. Our scout will leave this one to the Diplomats.

Ugly buggers, aren't they?

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He's smiling at us. That means he's friendly.

 

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Richard Nixon said:

He's smiling at us. That means he's friendly.

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Or hungry?

 

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• Jun 17, 2011

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blue emu said:

Or hungry?

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We find a new warhead that delivers massive amounts of radiation and destroys life completely (except for cockroaches, probably) and we suddenly find a new alien race. I hope you guys understand my point.

 

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Found another genetic modification facility, and another free genetic tech that expands our temerature tolerance by another +/- 1 degree.

 

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blue emu said:

Your stats: Crew Training rating 50, Fleet Initiative 105, History Buff.

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Love it! :rofl:

 

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• Jun 17, 2011

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I agree that it is quite a flattering pic. They look much more jolly with their "cheese" face then the vacation pics where they're cracking open human skulls through a phallic construct popping out from their mouths

 

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If we settle any planets near the Belizards we have to name it LV-426!

 

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Hmm.. to me they look like creatures from "aliens"

 

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• Jun 18, 2011

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Tuominen said:

Hmm.. to me they look like creatures from "aliens"

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See this:

Jos de trol said:

I agree that it is quite a flattering pic. They look much more jolly with their "cheese" face then the vacation pics where they're cracking open human skulls through a phallic construct popping out from their mouths

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hebelecan said:

We find a new warhead that delivers massive amounts of radiation and destroys life completely (except for cockroaches, probably) and we suddenly find a new alien race. I hope you guys understand my point.

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Correction: We suddenly find a new race that look like cockroaches

I'm all for bringing them into the galactic federation (have we got a name for it yet?). But yes, sieze Gliese 320 ASAP.

 

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• Jun 18, 2011

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Capt. Kiwi said:

I'm all for bringing them into the galactic federation (have we got a name for it yet?)

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United Federation of Planets. :nods:

Aye.

 

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• Jun 18, 2011

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blue emu said:

Belizards probably don't use bridges... they look amphibious.

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Remagen? Bridge?

 

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• Jun 18, 2011

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It's a miracle!

 

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• Jun 18, 2011

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Hope the Belizards are friendly.

 

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• Jun 18, 2011

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TheLoneGunman said:

Hope the Belizards are friendly.

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Oddly enough, in my limited experience with the game, the scarier/uglier the race picture the friendlier they seem to be. Could just be luck and a small sample size though.

 

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• Jun 18, 2011

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Can we get a closeup picture on the combat area?

Also, if the belizards turn out to be hostile... Nothing our Marine rifles can't kill.

 

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• Jun 18, 2011

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Ayeshteni said:

United Federation of Planets. :nods:

Aye.

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Vassals of blue avian Empire...

 

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• Jun 18, 2011

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I'm all for an avian empire, but it's important to give the non-avians at least the appearence of significance. So United Federation of Planets is fine by me - we can shorten it to The F... make that The Union, fighting those evil Dixie Prix.

 

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Hearth said:

Can we get a closeup picture on the combat area?

Also, if the belizards turn out to be hostile... Nothing our Marine rifles can't kill.

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The game has no graphics. None. It is played using charts and tables, lists of data, and simple maps resembling radar scans.

That's as close to "a picture of the battle area" as you'll get.