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Cyber Ranger visits

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AlpenCactus joined the game in slot 2

AlpenCactus: Hi

Cyber Ranger: Hey

Cyber Ranger: Noobs are very welcome, but NO QUITTING!!!

Cyber Ranger: Looks like you're doing well in that department...

AlpenCactus: fair enough ; )

Cyber Ranger: We were ALL noobs, at one point...

AlpenCactus: can you remember that far back?

AlpenCactus: 1296 is a lot of games : )

Cyber Ranger: I've only been here for a year and a half - I think...

Cyber Ranger: My win % isn't stellar, but my love of the game is...

AlpenCactus: i can relate to that

Cyber Ranger: Usually play 3-4 games a day during the week night...

AlpenCactus: whereabouts are you?

Cyber Ranger: Leavenworth, KS

Cyber Ranger: OUTSIDE the U.S. Penitentiary...

AlpenCactus: better out than in

Cyber Ranger: Yeah, a bit more freedom outside the walls...

AlpenCactus: military?

AlpenCactus: a real ranger?

Cyber Ranger: Retired, work as an Army Contractor though...

Cyber Ranger: Yes, that, too...

AlpenCactus: nice

Cyber Ranger: ...w/ an I.T. degree - hence the name...

AlpenCactus: makes sense

AlpenCactus: mine is kind of the same

Cyber Ranger: I thought it was a good choice...

Cyber Ranger: ...meaning?...

AlpenCactus: I live in Switzerland, but I moved here from Arizona

Cyber Ranger: US Citizen?

AlpenCactus: yes

Cyber Ranger: You must have a good job...

AlpenCactus: uh, no

AlpenCactus: my wife is Swiss

Cyber Ranger: SHE have a good job?

AlpenCactus: well, she is a teacher

AlpenCactus: I'm studying Software Development

Cyber Ranger: Always a good job - regardless of country...

AlpenCactus: ... and German

Cyber Ranger: Stick w/ it - you'll do fine...

AlpenCactus: I did it many years ago, but it's quite different now

Cyber Ranger: And, you probably know a bit of whatever the Swiss speak...

AlpenCactus: learning .NET and such

AlpenCactus: yes, I follow a bit of it

AlpenCactus: not all ... very strange language

Cyber Ranger: .NET is easy, java is hard - at least for me; not the programming type - more of an information systems kinda guy...

Cyber Ranger: Don't the Swiss speak a lot of French?

AlpenCactus: there are 4 national languages

AlpenCactus: most speak Swiss German

AlpenCactus: about 23% French

Cyber Ranger: I figured it was something like that. German is also a business language in the EU...

AlpenCactus: a little Italian and a pinch of Romansch

AlpenCactus: Yes, somewhat

AlpenCactus: although more and more English

AlpenCactus: many companies here work in English

AlpenCactus: it is the universal second language

AlpenCactus: even for Switzerland

AlpenCactus: looks sparse in the lobby

AlpenCactus: rather add bots or wait?

Cyber Ranger: Yeah, I was trying to drum-up some players - a lot of the higher ranking players are somewhat fickel...

Cyber Ranger: No, no bots - till late at night; not worth bot-related characteristics in the game...

AlpenCactus: Looks like about 25 min until other game finishes

Cyber Ranger: players always show up, or actually choose to play - over time...

AlpenCactus: It's almost 11 here

AlpenCactus: hopefully someone will show up soon

Cyber Ranger: They're probably waiting for other players they like to play w/ can beat w/o dealing w/ my inconsistencies...

AlpenCactus: unpredictable are you?

Cyber Ranger: Some players don't like to play me due to that very reason...

Cyber Ranger: I try to be...

AlpenCactus: should keep it interesting

AlpenCactus: I would think it could get boring othewise

AlpenCactus: playing the same strategies

Cyber Ranger: The game is really about a players' ability to shift strategies, on the fly - in accordance w/ what the other players are doing; kinda like a short-term money market account... Day-trading, as it were...

Cyber Ranger: You have to identify short- and long-term trends and outcomes - not easy...

AlpenCactus: good analogy

AlpenCactus: shifting on the fly is not my forte

AlpenCactus: I'm too damn slow

Cyber Ranger: ...because the other players are probably doing the same, as their knowledge and ability to read trends apply...

AlpenCactus: not yet fluent with the keypad

AlpenCactus: but yes, it's a fascinating game for that reason

AlpenCactus: fun to watch the pros go at it

Cyber Ranger: The real kicker in this game are the player and game events - that are somewhat predictable, according to your shifting/steadiness of position vs. the typical events that happen to the higher/lower players...

Cyber Ranger: Bad events always happen to 1 & 2 players, good events happen to 2-4...

AlpenCactus: yes, there's quite an art to that I've noticed

Cyber Ranger: The key events are the whole-colony events that affect all; earthquakes, fires, acid rain, etc...

AlpenCactus: ... and the pirates!

AlpenCactus: gotta love those guys

Cyber Ranger: They only come 2x, but not always - same as fires...

AlpenCactus: do you use 1 of the tite trackers?

Cyber Ranger: No - I think it's a cheat...

Cyber Ranger: And, I think that unless the assay is paid for - it should be displayed for all to see, not just the player assaying...

AlpenCactus: it does seem like a great help

AlpenCactus: some players use them very effectively

Cyber Ranger: But, in the end - it's only information; it's how you use it that matters; also to do w/ your chances of getting a desired plot vs. your back-up picks and strategy of the same vs. the other players positions, amount of $$ for land purchase and their ability to buy mules, etc. - all at the same time.

Cyber Ranger: The same goes for land auctions...

Cyber Ranger: And, since I use a Mac, I can't use tite-tracker...

Cyber Ranger: Not that I would want to...

AlpenCactus: i tried installing them on my W8.1 machine today

AlpenCactus: couldn't get em to work

Cyber Ranger: Go to the faq on the site, it'll probably help - along w/ the forum; the other players really are very helpful.

Cyber Ranger: If you can hang - we'll get players soon...

Cyber Ranger: Great discussion, though...

AlpenCactus: I think I can hold out

AlpenCactus: yeah, looks like we're almost there

Cyber Ranger: These shackels and leg-irons are impeding my ability to type, and are somewhat uncomfortable...

Cyber Ranger: Damn - sorry, I forgot that I said I was OUTSIDE the walls...

AlpenCactus: lol

Cyber Ranger: Ha, ha - joking...

AlpenCactus: it slipped ...

AlpenCactus: awefully nice that they allow you guys laptops

Cyber Ranger: I really just have a mouse pad and mouse - the rest is voice-activated...

Cyber Ranger: Oh, and a joystick for movement - HA, HA...

Cyber Ranger: No, really - I live in town...

Cyber Ranger: But, still funny...

KaveMan visits

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AlpenCactus: I would guess the Fort is not too close to town

htman_2000 visits

Cyber Ranger: I did have a good morning/early afternoon on the golf course..

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Cyber Ranger: Hey, Kave - why the abandons, forced restart?

AlpenCactus: have a good game, folks

KaveMan: yeah. the server kept booting

Cyber Ranger: gle

KaveMan: gg

Cyber Ranger: ae - stick w/ it - your first win is just around the corner...

Round 1 of 12

Round 2 of 12

Round 3 of 12

Cyber Ranger: Always find the wampus...

Cyber Ranger: Also, if you don't know, Alpen - push cntrl/f5, just before and after your turn... To see full screen...

AlpenCactus: omg great tip!

Cyber Ranger: You'll find the wampus easier

Round 4 of 12

ae-a: Gah! Screen went blank!

KaveMan: uh oh

Cyber Ranger: hit cntrl/f5

ae-a: Tried to go fullscreen but screen went blank.

Cyber Ranger: or, escape

Cyber Ranger: turn off your other programs - you may be memory-challenged...

ae-a: Nether ctrl+f5 or alt+f5 do anything.

ae-a: Nor does alt+enter.

Cyber Ranger: Hit escape

ae-a: Or pressing the Window's fullscreen button.

ae-a: FYI I'm running on Windows 7.

Cyber Ranger: click on the program button

Cyber Ranger: don't know what else to say

ae-a: Is that in the top-left of the window?

Cyber Ranger: sell

ae-a: Alt+F5 and CTRL-F% don'r do anything anymore.

Cyber Ranger: windows button

Cyber Ranger: Then, the mule program button

KaveMan: your back!!!

Cyber Ranger: He

Cyber Ranger: he's just messing w/ us...

ae-a: Got it to work. Tried minimizing and then saw an extra task in the taskbar. Cliaked on that and it came back.

Round 5 of 12

ae-a: I'm using a Laptop with an NVIDIA Optimus card that switched between the Intel CPU's built in gfx and the G555M card. I tried starting an app that would switch to rendering with the G555M to see if it would help. But in the end, the minimize-trick worked.

KaveMan: Good job. Now if we can just get some plutonium to kickstart the flux capacitor we can get this damn Dalorian back to 1986!!!

ae-a: What was the Smithore price last round?

ae-a: If we went back to 1986 we'd totally own the MULE tournaments.

Round 6 of 12

AlpenCactus: I didn't do that!

AlpenCactus: phantom space bar press

Cyber Ranger: ae - you have an nrgy problem

ae-a: I have a pirates problem too.

CCMuleBot04: Event Probabilites: Pirates(13.30%) Pests(20.00%) Radiation(13.30%) Acid Rain(20.00%) Sunspot Activity(13.30%) Meteor Strike(6.67%) Earthquake(13.30%) Fire(0%)

Round 7 of 12

Round 8 of 12

Round 9 of 12

KaveMan: The McFly family curse. Hate those damn inlaws!!!

Round 10 of 12

AlpenCactus: perfect

Round 11 of 12

AlpenCactus: oops

KaveMan: Mighty proud of that smithore!!!

AlpenCactus: no doubt : )

Round 12 of 12

Cyber Ranger: oh well, gge

AlpenCactus: bummer

KaveMan: gg

AlpenCactus: thanks for the game, guys

ae-a: gg

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