posted 06-28-99 07:51 PM ET        

A great feast had been prepared in celebration of the new University Constitution ensuring the freedom of every University citizen from arbitrary, despotic rule. Long deliberated by the members of the High Council and by the High Lord Veracitas, the constitution marked the beginnings of a new era in University policy towards its own people. The feast was marvelous, and much enjoyed by the tired and exhausted High Councilers.

It was late when the delegates of the Constituent Assembly retired to their respective bed chambers. Through the night, a piercing cry could be heard throughout the High Council Residential Wing. Curious, University guards scoured the Chambre grounds in search of the inhuman sound. Fearing for the High Lord's safety, a contingent went to secure the High Lord's personal chambre.

The High Lord was found at the foot of his bed shrieking and holding his head in his arms. A large boil of mindworms had surrounded him, but they were stayed by some ungodly force. They sat there in a semi-circle around his body, waiting...watching. As the guards entered the room, they turned their ravenous attention towards them. A terrible bloodbath ensued.

Since the incident, the High Lord's mind has been in a state of perpetual flux. He is kept in a stasis chambre, carefully guarded by University doctors. He often gesticulates unintelligable babble, and the few recognisable words are too distorted to understand. University doctors continue to labour to revive Veracitas.

posted 07-09-99 11:12 AM ET            

For now, here is some info about the Archives game that I should have given in the first post for 'outsiders':

posted 07-10-99 06:43 AM ET            

I really FAIL to see the logic (?) in telling to resume from Univ2175, when FOR SURE 2176 is at lest in the hands of the Hive (confirmed many times at least by HappyKabra).
If HK didn't send to Univ (or if Univ never received it originally from Igor), he could do it now, or re-send. If HK didn't keep his CURRENT (!) turn, I can send him 2176 for the 3rd time.

Why Veracitas and CEO Indiana76 (no right to call you 77 ) don't SIMPLY state:

"LAST turn I received was 217x and I played it and sent to Xxx in <date>"

Is that so difficult to conceive and do?????????????????????

We're just 4, what if we'd be 7.....

posted 07-10-99 09:17 AM ET            

Lets get things going and in a couple of days all that drama will be behind us. C'mon, The Believers wait to be exterminated!
Alex, your irresponsible CMN.

posted 07-10-99 01:45 PM ET            

I have to correct one thing, you are already aware by mail, I post it here for the sake of precision.

The official savegame is 2176 GS-HH, and it was like that since June 29, when I sent it to Igor (and to HappyKabra too, who played it as a test, that meaning he talked with Igor who gave him the password)

Then HK asked what to do, and I sent him THE OFFICIAL SAVEGAME again in Monday, July 5. And he played it again, since he asked for advice about the "already played" warning. I said him to go ahead anyway and pass it.

I regularly played my 2176 turn in june 29, and I don't want to replay it, when I have the savefile for Hive ready. this coz of the principle of not replyaing in not necessary. Replaying it I could get better (or worse) results, that's not fair.

Unfortunately, the official savegame is stored at my office, where I played it and sent it. There it will stand till Monday morning, unless HK is able to retrieve His turn I sent him twice, or the savefile he should have produced the second time, or the attached .zip from the message I sent him. If in the meantime our young spanish friend has managed to erase 2incoming .sav on his disk, one outgoing .sav for Univ on his disk, and two mail messages with .zip attached from his mailbox, well, that's not my fault. I'm ready to help him organize this game on his PC if he wants.

BTW what's has to be stopped? Apparently the other give very little infos to you, do they care for the game to go on? I just have to repeat 5 times the things as they stand, before someone seems to read, heed and understand.
If that's what you want, I'll stop. I'll stop helping and I'll stop caring.
I'll just go on doing what is necessary to keep this game going, as I always did.
I couldn't care less for being thanked, only I don't like to get the blame for delay when it's clearly not my fault.

posted 07-10-99 11:50 PM ET            

It is true that I received 2176 from Igor. I did my turn and semnd it to Morgans. Then the game stalled. In the meantime Veracitas came back.

I was in charge of UoP for only ONE turn and I did some changes to his SE and other things which would have sense if there were more moves played by me before Veracita's return.

This did not happen. That would mean that Veracitas would receive 2177 with all the changes I made and he would wander what the hell I was doing! He might not like what I was trying to achieve and would waste a turn undoing my changes.

I feel that this would be unfair on Veracitas. Since I was not sure if HK had the save game I asked you to restart it again.

As you know now guys, HK has sent the 2176 game to Veracitas. We should be back on track now.

posted 07-11-99 07:43 AM ET            

Sorry if I have been rude, but I WANTED to be.

I seemed like you were making good fun of me, in keeping telling ro replay my turn when I kept tellin that it was already regularly past me.

posted 07-15-99 05:46 PM ET            

Well, here it goes...note there is no Archive reference (as if anyone but myself actually USED them anyway...).

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The smell of twisted and smoking machinery was almost unbearable. The sun had hidden in shame and grey clouds had rolled over the horizon. Blood was in the air and parts of bodies were scattered all around the vast battle plain of Maredo. As Lord Draco stepped out into the open air from the parked rover that served as his temporary headquarters, he surveyed the morbid scene around him. Medical crews were scurrying about the field, marking the dead and tending to the wounded. The storm was rolling in from the north, as if these "Believer's" God was descending from high heaven upon the remaining University forces. But it would be to no avail, Draco knew. Even while the University legions were reeling from the hard victory that they had just attained, they were preparing their troops to march on the now virtually undefended city of New Jerusalem. The dark figure of the monothilic Cathedrals of the city loomed towards the heavens in the north.

"Quite a beauty, isn't she?" a voice asked from behind, startling Draco's thoughts. He turned around to see an old man in a simple, grey uniform. He was of average stature and a little overweight, but he carried himself with a certain overbearing. He was, however, of a certain jovial nature that seemed to resonate throughout his being. He had brown hair and eyes and was of Mediterranean background.

"Beautiful in that it is a challenge, General Roland. What we want--but do not have--is always more beautiful than when we have it. Will you enjoy baby-sitting the citizens of New Jerusalem once we enter the city?" Draco stared deep into the General's eyes with his dark and piercing gaze. General Roland shuffled his feet and looked away nervously. >>This General is weak<< thought Draco, >>but he pleases our citizenry, and this seems to be all that matters ever since we wrote that damnable Constitution and established this infernal system the paysans call "Democracy"<<.

"They will be a great new addition to our glorious empire," marked the General.

>>Hah! He speaks of Empires!<< Draco thought. "These mindless worms must first learn to abandon their ever-so-sacred doctrine and learn the glories that may be showered upon them if they had the courage to break away from the past and drive themselves forth to a fruitful future." >>How could Veracitas appoint this inexperienced civilian militia commander as General of our Second Legion? What folly!Well, he has always had plans of his own. Perhaps one day, these fellows will slink away to make way for the better and stronger...<<

"And they will." said the General.

"We shall see..." responded Draco.

posted 08-01-99 02:39 PM ET            

sorry for not having done aught lately. I have pretty much moved to ACOL as well. Perhaps we should move the thread there as well?