Dr Brain

I happen to agree with Aileron politically, so insulting him about that isn't going to get you any points in my book. Yes, there may be some happy balance between flagging rewards and kill rewards, but it's not the only axis along which the game can be balanced. Really, balancing something as subtle as kill rewards vs. flag rewards would be quite an undertaking, and I'd rather find a simpler solution. One possibility that I've been toying with (suggested by someone on the forum, I think) is to disable =90 and =91 entirely. This would obviously stop hopping, but may have unintended consequences.

No matter how poorly the system addresses the problem that caused it to be implemented, you have to remember that there was a cause. In this case, the cause of the low kill rewards and high flag rewards was to create a desire in the populace for fast flagging games. I think this was accomplished, but it introduced some other problems. Lets address your solution: yes, it will stop hopping, but it will also put an end to flagging as we know it. The team will be made up of individuals trying to maximize their kills over time, rather than individuals trying to help the team win. Why enter the base at all, if you can kill faster in the center? Any desire to help the team will disappear. Lancaster as team anchors will probably vanish altogether. Summoner becomes a worthless item. If there's anything I've learned over the years it's that players are selfish, evil little twerps. The only similarity between Obama and I are that we both govern in a dream world. Unfortunately for all of us, the US government isn't a video game.

Chambahs> E tu freakmonger?

I think I knew years ago, but then forgot. All the same, continuum is going to use the lvz over any local files.

The fastest typist on record types at an average speed of 150 WPM, with a top around 210. So really I don't believe any of you guys are being honest.

All that says is that EG is dying. HS has been doing very well lately.

If the TW bullets are an optional lvz, you can turn off using optional LVZs (and I think you have to delete/rename the LVZ in the TW zone folder, too). If it's not optional, I don't think that there's anything that you can do.

I type at 50 to 60 WPM, and it's plenty fast enough. I can't think much faster than that, really.

Yes, I did.

A template isn't enough. It's a lot of work to change out a website template, and almost no gain.

C++ (not C) is worse than all three of those, IMO. Whitespace and BF are worse than C++, and BASIC & VB are probably contenders too. "Bad language" is defined as the ability to create working code that cannot be maintained or modified by anyone.

Not many, and most of those are made up with the sole purpose of being worse.

Use the second.

You can argue and plead all you want, but no one has any access to the database, so it can't happen.

Heh, depressing to see how little the zone has changed in 5 years.

why not? is it because of a personal issue with smong, because you dont like the way its coded, or because of its system resource usage? I think the most likely reason Smong would release a closed source module is that it has a backdoor in it. He's consistently refused to give me a copy of the source, so I've given up trying. Without source, I'm also unable to improve it to support bursts, repels, decoys, bricks, etc. Better question is why would *anyone* use it?

Its my goal in life to be that guy. Glad to see I'm well on my way.

No we don't. No it wasn't.

I refuse to use Smong's damage module, and at the moment, that's the only way to make killable fake players. And invincible fake players aren't much fun.

Chatnet uses TCP not UDP, so they wouldn't even be able to try connecting.

Are you looking for something like the phrase "In the know"? Or are you going more for the "Cadre of the basement dwellers"?

The jackpot is a (very small) part of the flag reward.

That's because the flag reward is not the same thing as the jackpot.

I use neither chatnut nor the HS website. I notice you didn't have a backup.

It's up as of this post. Arnk fixed it.