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I am an old school computer game player, who has grown disatisfied with just playing games. I have come to expect games to dissapoint me. I always tell people about where the game goes wrong and how it should have worked. They almost all agree that my idea would make the game so much better. Unfortunately I know only the basic that I studied twenty years ago. I am just dipping my feet into the vast and terrifying pools of indie game development. I toyed with the idea of making mods, but too often the mods got derailed by the games limitations. So I am going to see if I can't make my way into the scary but exciting depths of indie game development. My driving points in a game play experience are strategy, creativity, and story. As I learn my way through, I hope to reinvent the entire 'Strategy' genre into something more befitting the term.

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taldarus - - 34 comments @ Never forget

I forgot.

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taldarus - - 34 comments @ mb44

As an undead, I have nothing to worry about....

Right?

(seriously, will racial stats protect from some of this? You mentioned the renown change. Which is awesome. How will this effect it?)

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taldarus - - 34 comments @ Raise Skeleton

I assume this is all Hell Difficulty?

Stats seem a little lower than original. Main difference would be ...

-Blocking, Resist Dam and Magic?

So they would be a lot tougher in the long run, but their stats are a bit lower?

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taldarus - - 34 comments @ Dark Eldars - Dark Crusade

Can you get them into the campaign though? For some reason I always loved DC campaign, never connected with SS in the same way.

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taldarus - - 34 comments @ Southron Spear Host

wow, all these comments, and no one mentioned the glasses? Blue hat totally looks like he has glasses on. Or is that a modeling thing (looks closer), eh I can't tell.

The others look like they don't have that effect, so I am gonna go ahead and post, but it looks good (Honestly, I was thinking it was an easter egg? I found Wally)

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taldarus - - 34 comments @ Taris undercity WIP

Something about the blue feels a bit empty. Kinda want some wires or something, but still a really good job.

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taldarus - - 34 comments @ Endar Spire remastered walls - partly

Beautiful man. Keep up the work. Remember to pace yourself. It's a big game, and I look forward to playing it!

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taldarus - - 34 comments @ Thrawn's Revenge Development Team

Currently, I love Thrawn's Revenge, and with the Mod of the year, I think it would be fun to publish my little strategy guide on Steam. Don't want to put your team into any legally tricky situations though, so I figured I would ask.

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taldarus - - 34 comments @ The Mod Explained - Part 2: Project: Planet Death I

Meant no offense.

Just trying to enjoy the process. I did not say that it was not astonishing... I believe I said, 'Looks amazing'.

Sorry, I took an interest...

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taldarus - - 34 comments @ The Mod Explained - Part 2: Project: Planet Death I

Delta Zero
...At least one slave ship...
It's been forever since I read the books. Elaborate? Not really wanting a wiki-link, more a function in game.

Centpoint
...Destruction of all units in orbit...
Is this Planet AND ships? Or is it Planet OR ships? I assume it's both in one shot, but it would be cool to exterminate a fleet in orbit over one of your worlds.

Condensing
How do planetary shields help stop condensing? That makes little to no sense. Are you implying that the shields can draw in more sunlight?

Hutt Consequences
It seems you don't have a good solid grasp on hutt consequnces, but a criminal cartel would very much want to avoid planet destruction.

Refugees - > I want to say the hutts will be hit harder by refugess, but I think it would the opposite. Depends on how the mechanic works. Refugees would strain the military/control side, but generate more revenue?

Centerpoint -> Huts obliterating an entire planet would effect the income on all the worlds associated with it. Criminals are very networked, and cutting out an entire planet would devestate the regional economy
IE: Neighboring worlds (1 tile) suffer 20% profit loss permanently. 2 tiles - 10%, 3 tiles - 5%.

Just some ideas, looks amazing!

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taldarus - - 34 comments @ 10 years of #StargateEaW celebration! Open beta?!

Fast way: Pre-battle loading screens can have text, maybe add something there?

Battle in Asteroid field:
This was the turning point for the wraith, up until now, they had merely been a nuisance to the Lanteans, but upon claiming a ZPM they were able to fight them on an even footing. With more ZPM's under their control, they will soon overwhelm the limited Lantean forces.

Objectives:
1) Command a strike force to cripple the Lantean ship.
2) Navigate a shuttle to the crippled ship. Beware Lantean Drone/Fighter craft.
3) Once the shuttle reaches the ship, a strike team will quickly retrieve the ZPM.
4) Ensure the shuttle reaches the EVAC point safely.

Bewarned, the Lanteans will not respond kindly to this attack on their fleet. We should expect a powerful retaliation, all ships are to be considered expendible. The ZPM must be successfully extracted to friendly territory.

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taldarus - - 34 comments @ 10 years of #StargateEaW celebration! Open beta?!

Hit a few little 'hiccups', but nothing I would consider noteworthy.

Real problem is the language usage. Your pronoun use in particular is very bad, but all your language is extremely ambiguous. As I go through it in my head, I would guess that:
1- Most of you are die-hard fans (I mean, you are making this mod...)
2- What's a ZPM and why do the wraith want them? (Zero Point Module...but I forgot what role they had in the wraith war)
3- Wraith should AVOID direct confrontation UNTIL you have the ZPM. (I lost several times trying to 'punch' through the Lanteans fleet)
4- Consider a clear pre-campaign and pre-battle briefings

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taldarus - - 34 comments @ 10 years of #StargateEaW celebration! Open beta?!

Launchers normally fail (it's a location thing), but I did get it to update. Log reports this as a technical failure:

09.11.2016 08:24:16.92 - The remote server returned an error: (404) Not Found.
at System Net HttpWebRequest GetResponse()
at SGTPCLauncher Helper WebHelper OnlineFileExists (String url)
09.11.2016 08:24:16.94 - Error at receiving online mod version!
Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: input
at System Version Parse(String input)
at System Version .ctor(String version)
at SGTPCLauncher Helper VersionHelper get_OnlineModVersion()

When I played as Wraith on GC, I paused, but my income is rising while paused.

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taldarus - - 34 comments @ General Ba'tra - Assault Munitions Frigate

So you can keep people from jumping out? When they said mines, I envisioned a deployable asteroid field kind of effect. Could create some incredibly fun mechanics.

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taldarus - - 34 comments @ General Ba'tra - Assault Munitions Frigate

How will mines work?

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taldarus - - 34 comments @ Endor Aftermath Outline

It's simple Cost/Benefit analysis.

New maps are only an hours work for every ten hours work for a scripted battle.
Battle lasts what, 30 minutes?
Map lasts 5-20 hours?

I vote for maps.

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taldarus - - 34 comments @ The Empress of Mankind

Well the backgrounds seem moderately different, so I would guess she is in different locations for each picture. So either she moved or they have a cart to move her :)

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taldarus - - 34 comments @ The Empress of Mankind

I really want to know, can she actually move?

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taldarus - - 34 comments @ Torpedo Sphere

"can build large platoons of infantry and light vehicles"

So does this effect your offensive ground combat- ie allows you to 'rebuild' your invasion force?

Or is it a Space Map thing:
1- Builds troops anywhere (orbit of hostile world?)
2- Just faster build time for friendly world?

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taldarus - - 34 comments @ ghoulBeaut

Make up is too traditional. Looks wierd. Placement is wrong. A ghoul proud of what she looks like COULD be beautiful, but not by trying to look like a NORMAL. Right most looks best because it emphasizes her unique traits.

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taldarus - - 34 comments @ Merging Instructions

mod user here, not dev. I started to listen, and noticed its 20 mins. So a couple of questions:

Is this video technical or non technical? (a range of how difficult/easy would be nice)
Can I use it to add it into another mod? (again, not MY mod, one I am using)

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taldarus - - 34 comments @ Rise of Mordor Official Soundtrack: #1 Main Theme

Excellent composition. Strikes a solid balance between the movies and originality. Highly list enable and very good mood music (listened to it several times ala loop). Just searched the name of the composers. Astonished you guys got this piece. It is beautiful.

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taldarus - - 34 comments @ First Finished Ship

Geh, I post. feeling oh so pleased, and find out I am still far from finished. Oh well.

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taldarus - - 34 comments @ Light Update

It looks...inappropriate...

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taldarus - - 34 comments @ Much Better

lol, just realized my rockets are wrong >/

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taldarus - - 34 comments @ Edain 4.1 Demo Released

In China

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taldarus - - 34 comments @ Edain 4.1 Demo Released

Can we have a download link? The updater doesn't work for me. It's not you guys, its my end.

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taldarus - - 34 comments @ Pre-enacting the Guard

I just want to know what the neighbors think.

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taldarus - - 34 comments @ Pre-enacting the Guard

O.o Is a prop steel sword still a prop? What about the gun, are those individual steel 'prop' bullets in that magazine? *Shivers*

I want out of the guard now...

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taldarus - - 34 comments @ Yuuzhan Vong at War

Sir, the reactors about to blow!
It could be worse!
*starts to rain*
Edit: answer to I.M.D.'s comment. "New Movies could be worse"

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