moonshineshadow: I wish I could sent the rain over to you. But it seems my weather influencing power is too weak. I tried sending some sun to Hyper during the week, but it did not work at all :D
And don't worry, you still have more than two weeks left for a mountain screen, I am curious to see what you'll choose :-)

ElTerprise: Morning :).

CarrionCrow: I think in my case, it's a matter where just the thought alone of reproducing makes me nauseated.

And yes, I know, my parents had to do that. I get the whole perpetuation of the species thing.
(Bringing this up because it was mentioned a bit ago.)
Doesn't stop me from telling my mother she's a dumbass for doing it. -laughs-

Also, adoption is a completely viable option. People want to think they're special, that they just need to make little copies of themselves, so they can live on in a way after they're corpses, and then they start spawning the little creatures like there's no tomorrow.
But there are already plenty of kids around because a lot of shitty, shitty adults who should have been forcibly sterilized got together and pumped out children by the countryful.
Those kids get second billing because people can't get the same ego boost raising those kids as they can by spawning their own.

-shakes head- So many people are so godsdamned stupid. They shouldn't breed. Ever. And yet they do.

(Apologies, Zenwan. Kinda went off on a tangent or three, slammed all my scattered thoughts into one post, then replied it over to you.
You're not on the hot seat for my contempt/disgust/sour stomach at it all. Promise. =) )

CarrionCrow: Wouldn't recommend that either...the way Evil Genius goes, you gain money by placing henchmen that you've spent time and resource training on the world map.
The more you place, the higher the risk that they can be taken out, at least in part.
As you finish off world objectives, the danger level will also rise.
At a high enough level, enemy agents will appear on the world map. If you don't manually hide every person you have out at the time, they'll be taken out.
Then you have to spend more time and more resources to regain your losses.

It is very much a gradual thing with a mechanic built in to screw you over when you drop your guard.

l0rdtr3k: Morning people!

zenwan: Absolutely no apologies necessary, I couldn't agree more. There are many situations when I really believe that forced sterilization can only be seen as a good thing. My heart goes out to the children caught up in bad stuff not of their making - and credit to those who rescue them, out of sheer loving kindness.

Btw, apropos the discussion you and Moon were having this morning, I understand completely. I often sit here talking to myself as though there were two of me, and one of me sometimes writes things that the other one of me is stunned at.

I threw in a few +1's for your posts, to let you know that all was well, at least from my side. :-)

Sometimes it's good to let the fingers say what they will. There are very few judgemental people here, from what I've seen, and those who are, don't matter. Think of them as zombies, you don't even see them then.

Editing out a few typos, sometimes the fingers get too carried away. ;-)

ElTerprise: Hello again. Any recommendations for linux compatible games? After i tested ubuntu and installed basic application i wanted it's now time for some games. I already downloaded FTL because and started the download of PoE (which will probably takes ages ^^)....

BTW: first post from Ubuntu :)

moonshineshadow: Urgh. Not good. But perhaps that is the perfect solution. Playing both of them at the same time, so if it is waiting time on of of it, I can switch to the other :P

moonshineshadow: Huh ok, good to know. So saving often is probably a good idea :D Thanks :-)

moonshineshadow: *welcome hug*

ElTerprise: Hello again. Any recommendations for linux compatible games? After i tested ubuntu and installed basic application i wanted it's now time for some games. I already downloaded FTL because and started the download of PoE (which will probably takes ages ^^)....

BTW: first post from Ubuntu :)

j0ekerr: Now you've got me thinking and talking (or typing to be precise). Which is never a good thing.

I agree of course, but I'd add that there's also a biological imperative. The urge to breed, and in the same way that chimps kill infants from outside groups, adoption is an instinctive no-no for some people. A second rate option at best because those kids don't have their genes. So who cares they're not your kids, they're future potential competitors.

It annoys me when they portray it in media and such. When they make out a drama out of a woman's or man's inability to conceive and their world falls apart as it's presented as a terrible tragedy.

I say that's bullshit and it's not a bigger drama than constipation. Breeding satisfies purely biological needs, like taking a dump. Every single psychological benefit and reward available from parenting, you can gain from adoption.

Told you, that me thinking and typing wasn't a good thing.

zenwan: A +1 for your effort! Can't help with games suggestions, sorry.

j0ekerr: FreeCiv

No wait...

Tux Racer.

CarrionCrow: One other bit of advice - when super agents hit the field, distract them, don't try to engage them with force.

Distraction is explained in the tutorial. Keep henchmen who specialize in it around for occasions that super agents show up.

Until you learn how to kill them, super agents are invincible.
They will kill both your rank and file henchmen, and your high-level bodyguards as well, who are irreplaceable when they're killed if I remember correctly.
Distract them into a stupor and ride it out until they go away on their own.

l0rdtr3k: Morning people!

ElTerprise: Hello again. Any recommendations for linux compatible games? After i tested ubuntu and installed basic application i wanted it's now time for some games. I already downloaded FTL because and started the download of PoE (which will probably takes ages ^^)....

BTW: first post from Ubuntu :)

zenwan: <laughing> No guessing necessary, I think.

I'm glad you understand what I'm talking about, I think that probably Moon does also. :-)
It's hard to keep track of myself sometimes, bits of me do seem to be found hanging around in strange places, long after I've left. In a way, those fragments of me are all that some people ever see.

Just so you know that your kindness and the effort put into this thread is appreciated, I mentioned it here. Hope it gives you a smile.:

http://www.gog.com/forum/general/one_year_anniversary_giveaway_1/post69

ElTerprise: Thank you i'll look for both :). I played Tux Racer years ago on Windows. Interesting to see what has changed since then.