[spoon-discuss] Random stuff

["Orc In A Spacesuit" <orcinaspacesuit@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, I have a few more random things to say:

First, I have yet another project!  Don't worry, it won't get in the way of 
the more important ones, but once it's done, I'm sure you guys will enjoy 
it.  A recap of all that I'm doing:

[edit] I wrote way more than I intended.  If you want to skip me talking 
about my projects, go down to the last couple paragraphs, where I ask your 
opinion on something.[/edit]

The Uber Prop - Status: ironing out kinks
Changes fundamentals of the entire game to eliminate loopholes, but leaves 
the spirit of the game intact

Machines - Status: mostly ready, waiting for uber
A simple yet expandable way for the 'companies' to keep doing what they're 
doing now, but balance it out some and let others get a chance

Gallery - Status: done but ongoing
Bringing the world to life, except when the world is chaos.  (if you guys 
wanted, I could do one where everything's been bulldozed and bd's bombs are 
in midair... but that'd take time, and I'd have to figure out stuff)

Library, part 1 - Status: ANomic eulogy, BNomic week 1 done.
Recording the important events, the well-written details, and the memorable 
quotes of the history of BNomic.

Library, part 2 - Status: Waiting on game to stabilize
Writing down what everyone actually does and the ramifications of such, as 
well as any dialogue important to game funtion.  Major goal to help Dave 
sort things out.

Music - Status: core out, but on back burner
Creating instruments imbued with powers that, when played in _meaningful_ 
ways, have effects on the world.  When in the hands of a doofus, they cause 
nothing but pain (mostly from the rocks the crowd throws).

General enhancements - Status: various
Pretty much a grab bag of ideas, mostly waiting on the uber.  Includes such 
things as NomiQuake that Dave's been pining after, tweaks that I think 
should be done but are out of the scope of the uberprop, making the grid 
really 3D (I still only count it as 2D now), giving people different Races 
and stuff like Strength, and more.

Unnamed project - Status: Idea in mind, some notes written down
A totally new, major element in the game that should REQUIRE ALMOST NOTHING 
FROM DAVE.  It's optional for everyone, and should be quite fun.  This is on 
a very large scale, I daresay almost as large as the entirety of The Grid.  
How will Dave be exempt from dealing with it?  I got it all figured out.  If 
you want details, either wait until some other projects are done, or heckle 
me a lot.

Whew.  I didn't mean to write all that when I started.  Ok, the rest of the 
stuff on the list of stuff to talk about:

Oh, and where does the word Chutzpah come from, out of curiosity?  And to  
whoever responds to this now-very-large email: please cut out parts you are 
not responding to.  *cough*Glotmorf*cough*

As I refine the uberprop (I apoligize to everyone sick of hearing about it), 
I keep finding ways to improve it.  Anyway, I am combining everything like 
"Icky, Cursed, Dead, Hungover of the Ages,
Dizzy, Buttplated, Inebriated, In Hiding, etc." into one list for each 
physical object.  Do you all think I should call the list your Status or 
your Attributes?  In role-playing game, such things are usually called 
Statuses, while things like strength and dexterity are usually called 
Attributes.  But Attributes is what's used in the current rules.
What do you guys want?  Speak now or forever hold your peace.

Ok, what else...
Oh yeah, I need a better word than catastrophe.  It's too long and sounds 
overdramatic.  Fatal Error is out, just cause this is a anti-code nomic.  
Collision doesn't quite apply either, and Problem is too generic, as is 
Mistake.  Airspeeders Crash, and that's more computer terminology.  Any 
suggestions?

Orc In A Spacesuit
will be leaving at 6:30 PM and won't be back for at least a day, so Wonko 
had better say e's getting rid of the entropy explosion if e wants that SOE.

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