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by Luke Cox
Mon Sep 07, 2020 12:22 am
Forum: Site, Forums, And Wiki
Topic: Announcing a new rule against bigotry
Replies: 70
Views: 28460

Re: Announcing a new rule against bigotry

Doesn't that already fall well under the purview of rule 1?
by Luke Cox
Sun Jan 20, 2019 12:10 am
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: Why was #42386 merged?
Replies: 96
Views: 21707

Re: Why was #42386 merged?

Yakumo_Chen wrote:Being able to carry 100 ied lances in a small item is pretty fucking stupid you have to admit
Clearly, but I think the argument here is that there are far more sane solutions that don't involve throwing the baby out with the bathwater
by Luke Cox
Sat Jan 19, 2019 8:41 am
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: Why was #42386 merged?
Replies: 96
Views: 21707

Re: Why was #42386 merged?

Because coderbus clearly knows how to play the game better than you despite hardly ever playing, you fucking plebian
by Luke Cox
Sat Jan 19, 2019 4:39 am
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: Teleporting Directly onto the AI
Replies: 26
Views: 6828

Re: Teleporting Directly onto the AI

DrunkenMatey wrote:Sliding glass door with command access lock directly infront of ai. Might buy a few seconds to stop insta gib/card by some.
This is the most sane solution. It won't stop the AI from getting killed but he can at least scream before it happens
by Luke Cox
Thu Jan 17, 2019 10:46 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Add laser eyes to new genetics, with several tweaks
Replies: 4
Views: 1655

Re: Add laser eyes to new genetics, with several tweaks

I think it would be pretty harmless if it was on a cooldown and/or did eye damage if you "overheat" them
by Luke Cox
Wed Oct 10, 2018 5:21 am
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: >fetish content
Replies: 240
Views: 49124

Re: >fetish content

Imagine choosing furries as your hill to die on
by Luke Cox
Wed Oct 10, 2018 1:29 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k18 /pol/
Replies: 2589
Views: 495807

Re: 2k18 /pol/

About 25% of people summoned where I live don't even bother showing up. The city doesn't pursue them. I'm not sure whether it's because it's a non issue or because they physically couldn't prosecute everyone
by Luke Cox
Wed Oct 10, 2018 1:28 am
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: >fetish content
Replies: 240
Views: 49124

Re: >fetish content

oranges wrote:every single fucking post in this thread just makes me want to ignore the poll and do whatever the fuck I want anyway

every single one of you are ungrateful cunts
Then why are you here?
by Luke Cox
Tue Oct 09, 2018 11:40 pm
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: >fetish content
Replies: 240
Views: 49124

Re: >fetish content

PKPenguin321 wrote:tattoooooooooooooooo
I fully endorse tatoomen under the condition that we get to bully them too
by Luke Cox
Tue Oct 09, 2018 11:37 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k18 /pol/
Replies: 2589
Views: 495807

Re: 2k18 /pol/

Problem is you are constitutionally entitled to a jury of your peers. A select group of legal experts certified as such by the state would violate that criteria. As others have pointed out too, you'd need an opt-out system to prevent activists from tainting juries. Money is a huge reason why people ...
by Luke Cox
Tue Oct 09, 2018 11:35 pm
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: >fetish content
Replies: 240
Views: 49124

Re: >fetish content

Stop making Shezza make sense you madmen
by Luke Cox
Tue Oct 09, 2018 10:35 pm
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: >fetish content
Replies: 240
Views: 49124

Re: >fetish content

This is why nobody likes coderbus
by Luke Cox
Tue Oct 09, 2018 10:10 am
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: >fetish content
Replies: 240
Views: 49124

Re: >fetish content

Vote brigading is a good point that I hadn't even considered. Unlike headmin elections, I don't think regular player polls have any kind of restrictions. That said, I still cannot believe we're sperging out this hard about something that you can disable with a single value in the config if you reall...
by Luke Cox
Tue Oct 09, 2018 10:06 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k18 /pol/
Replies: 2589
Views: 495807

Re: 2k18 /pol/

I guess I'm a little out of place in the debate with respect to the established camps because I'm a staunch textualist, but a) I feel that the constitution is extremely libertarian if followed to the letter and b) I believe that some amendments implicitly allow looser interpretation via their very w...
by Luke Cox
Tue Oct 09, 2018 9:04 am
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: >fetish content
Replies: 240
Views: 49124

Re: >fetish content

There is no reasonable argument for downstreams to be arguing about this. It is and has been a config option for a long while now, and if Hippie or any other downstream didn't want them it would be the work of 5 minutes to change their configs to disable them. TFW nobody addresses the most valid po...
by Luke Cox
Tue Oct 09, 2018 9:01 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k18 /pol/
Replies: 2589
Views: 495807

Re: 2k18 /pol/

Hot take but a militia would need to be able to withstand an invading force, would it not? You're not gonna withstand a modern invading force with muskets from the 1700s Probably not, although you could argue that a bunch of dudes with guns zerg rushing you would make things pretty difficult. That'...
by Luke Cox
Tue Oct 09, 2018 8:47 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k18 /pol/
Replies: 2589
Views: 495807

Re: 2k18 /pol/

The point of the constitution is that you can't just use it to ram ideological agendas down people's throats. You have to have a significant portion of the population, both liberal and conservative on board. I have mixed opinions on Gorsuch, but he was absolutely correct when he said that people ha...
by Luke Cox
Tue Oct 09, 2018 5:22 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k18 /pol/
Replies: 2589
Views: 495807

Re: 2k18 /pol/

You will also get a lot of political activists volunteering so they can 'steer justice into the right direction' And because of that they may ignore the entire case and pay no attention, as they already decided what is right- That's how political activists work Better would be an opt-out system, so...
by Luke Cox
Tue Oct 09, 2018 4:38 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k18 /pol/
Replies: 2589
Views: 495807

Re: 2k18 /pol/

Let me reword my question, Why would you want jurors who volunteered to be jurors? I'd much rather have someone who's there willingly because they're more likely to be attentive and interested in the details of the case. Somebody there against their will may let the resulting irritation affect thei...
by Luke Cox
Tue Oct 09, 2018 4:03 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k18 /pol/
Replies: 2589
Views: 495807

Re: 2k18 /pol/

Absolutely, yes. It's already incredibly easy to get out of being on a jury if you really don't want to be on one (just say something that indicates an extreme opinion in the interview). Let's just cut out some of the gymnastics and make jury duty voluntary as to not waste people's time. Throw in so...
by Luke Cox
Tue Oct 09, 2018 3:02 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k18 /pol/
Replies: 2589
Views: 495807

Re: 2k18 /pol/

The thirteenth amendment prohibits involuntary servitude except as a punishment for a crime, no exceptions ([cough]military draft[cough]). My parents were legally bound to send me to school. My teachers made me do homework One of the high school graduation requirements I had was to perform x hours ...
by Luke Cox
Tue Oct 09, 2018 12:54 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k18 /pol/
Replies: 2589
Views: 495807

Re: 2k18 /pol/

As he should. I don't even agree with all of Kavanaugh's interpretations of the constitution, and I can see that you would have to be actually retarded to believe the accusations levied at him. The democratic party made a colossal mistake by blowing this much political capital on a conservative just...
by Luke Cox
Mon Oct 08, 2018 11:32 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k18 /pol/
Replies: 2589
Views: 495807

Re: 2k18 /pol/

The point of the constitution is that you can't just use it to ram ideological agendas down people's throats. You have to have a significant portion of the population, both liberal and conservative on board. I have mixed opinions on Gorsuch, but he was absolutely correct when he said that people ha...
by Luke Cox
Mon Oct 08, 2018 12:36 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k18 /pol/
Replies: 2589
Views: 495807

Re: 2k18 /pol/

The point of the constitution is that you can't just use it to ram ideological agendas down people's throats. You have to have a significant portion of the population, both liberal and conservative on board. I have mixed opinions on Gorsuch, but he was absolutely correct when he said that people hav...
by Luke Cox
Sun Oct 07, 2018 8:38 pm
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: >fetish content
Replies: 240
Views: 49124

Re: >fetish content

If you vote to get rid of catpeople, who else are you supposed to bully?
by Luke Cox
Sun Oct 07, 2018 8:35 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k18 /pol/
Replies: 2589
Views: 495807

Re: 2k18 /pol/

A majority of staunch originalists is the most hilarious thing to have in the SCOTUS, let's hold the constitution like the holy Bible and view all contemporary issues through the lens of 18th century worldview, that's sure gonna work well It'd be stupid if the constitution wasn't pretty damn timele...
by Luke Cox
Sun Oct 07, 2018 9:33 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k18 /pol/
Replies: 2589
Views: 495807

Re: 2k18 /pol/

Sounds like it The guy got confirmed though, so good on him Can't imagine they'll stop the harassment efforts though, and they're already talking about how if they get back in power, they will just decide the court is now bigger and also they get to pick all the extra judges. Or make new rules on f...
by Luke Cox
Sun Oct 07, 2018 3:04 am
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: >fetish content
Replies: 240
Views: 49124

Re: >fetish content

I am genuinely starting to think that a good chunk of you are on the spectrum
by Luke Cox
Sat Sep 15, 2018 10:58 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k18 /pol/
Replies: 2589
Views: 495807

Re: 2k18 /pol/

Except The Alliance and SDs are just going to cockblock everything. Even if they won't form an alliance, they both have an interest in blocking the same stuff
by Luke Cox
Sat Sep 15, 2018 10:35 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k18 /pol/
Replies: 2589
Views: 495807

Re: 2k18 /pol/

So how the fuck is the Swedish government going to turn out? It looks like the center-right alliance isn't going to have any choice but to form a coalition government with the SD
by Luke Cox
Sat Sep 15, 2018 10:33 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: There is no security. There is no game.
Replies: 105
Views: 25638

Re: There is no security. There is no game.

I bet you fucking casuals don't even dismember tiders
by Luke Cox
Sat Sep 15, 2018 9:59 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: War ops and shuttle hunting
Replies: 73
Views: 19667

Re: War ops and shuttle hunting

The mental gymnastics you have to go through to justify not hunting down the shuttle IC is really quite something
by Luke Cox
Sat Sep 15, 2018 4:16 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: There is no security. There is no game.
Replies: 105
Views: 25638

Re: There is no security. There is no game.

I wouldn't get rid of greytide even if I could. Greytide is what gives security purpose. Security is an in-game mechanic meant to balance out the greytide.
by Luke Cox
Sat Sep 15, 2018 2:32 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: There is no security. There is no game.
Replies: 105
Views: 25638

Re: There is no security. There is no game.

Sorry, I haven't played in the past few days. Better get back to work.
by Luke Cox
Tue Sep 11, 2018 1:19 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: War ops and shuttle hunting
Replies: 73
Views: 19667

Re: War ops and shuttle hunting

It's a shame you can't just have one op leave while the rest guard the nuke
by Luke Cox
Sun Sep 09, 2018 9:21 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: War ops and shuttle hunting
Replies: 73
Views: 19667

Re: War ops and shuttle hunting

The absolute state of ops in 2018
by Luke Cox
Sun Sep 09, 2018 1:08 am
Forum: TGMC General Discussion
Topic: Laser/e-gun spriting
Replies: 4
Views: 7283

Re: Laser/e-gun spriting

We should reserve these laser rifles for NT response teams/mercs. Lasers are shiny, expensive weapons that only intergalactic megacorporations like Nanotrasen can afford to give out like candy. Marines and clandestine paramilitary groups are strapped for cash and have to put up with clunky ballistics.
by Luke Cox
Fri Sep 07, 2018 7:32 pm
Forum: TGMC General Discussion
Topic: Laser/e-gun spriting
Replies: 4
Views: 7283

Re: Laser/e-gun spriting

Ballistics are still the default, right?
by Luke Cox
Sun Sep 02, 2018 6:52 am
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: War Ops was a mistake.
Replies: 34
Views: 6438

Re: War Ops was a mistake.

Make war declarations automatically spawn an ERT. Ops should have to think twice before declaring war.
by Luke Cox
Sat Sep 01, 2018 8:21 pm
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Trialmin review: BeeSting12
Replies: 34
Views: 7977

Re: Trialmin review: BeeSting12

The lord and savior of Securistan
by Luke Cox
Tue Aug 28, 2018 8:57 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: War ops and shuttle hunting
Replies: 73
Views: 19667

Re: War ops and shuttle hunting

I'll be the first to admit the rule isn't as stringently enforced as it could be, mostly because it requires watching the nuke op shuttle/general comms for any mention of the shuttle and then ensuring they didn't follow a nukie/pinpointer. That alone is reason to scrap the policy. Like I said, anyo...
by Luke Cox
Tue Aug 28, 2018 7:00 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: War ops and shuttle hunting
Replies: 73
Views: 19667

Re: War ops and shuttle hunting

The problem is that anyone can just say that they "found it on accident" and it turns into a he-said-she-said situation. Definitely proving the person was actively shuttle hunting is going to be very difficult, and any kind of policy is going to be virtually impossible to implement unless ...
by Luke Cox
Tue Aug 28, 2018 4:50 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: War ops and shuttle hunting
Replies: 73
Views: 19667

War ops and shuttle hunting

Right now, actively hunting for the ops shuttle during any ops round (war or no war) is banned. This is a holdover from the old shuttle system, where the shuttle could only park in one of six locations. People could just meta the shuttle locations and find it virtually risk free. Now, the shuttle ca...
by Luke Cox
Mon Aug 27, 2018 8:49 pm
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: Nanite techwebs too disruptive
Replies: 13
Views: 2965

Re: Nanite techwebs too disruptive

If Toxins isn't braindead they'll get you all the tech you need in about 5-10 minutes. In other words:

Obtain skill
Acquire proficiency
Procure talent
G I T G U D
by Luke Cox
Sun Aug 26, 2018 1:31 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Highpop gamemode: visitors
Replies: 50
Views: 11064

Re: Highpop gamemode: visitors

Here I just wanted basic statuses, and you guys are going and making entire scenarios.
by Luke Cox
Sat Aug 25, 2018 11:59 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Highpop gamemode: visitors
Replies: 50
Views: 11064

Re: Highpop gamemode: visitors

Picking this up, if anyone has shuttle maps they want me to use for testing please post or forum PM. Planning to make it possible to summon a visitor ship as an event, but the juice is in the gamemode, something like 1-3 visiting ships of 3-5 crew each, with possible traitors both among the visitor...
by Luke Cox
Fri Aug 24, 2018 10:39 pm
Forum: TGMC General Discussion
Topic: Some starting points and reference art for the "zerg-like race"
Replies: 2
Views: 6484

Re: Some starting points and reference art for the "zerg-like race"

If you really want to nail the Zerg aesthetic, you should shoot for a kind of reptile/insect hybrid, with some castes leaning more towards one or another.
by Luke Cox
Fri Aug 24, 2018 9:22 pm
Forum: TGMC General Discussion
Topic: Round pace and length
Replies: 2
Views: 6314

Round pace and length

As it stands, CM round last for quite a while and tend to take a while to ramp up. Going forward, what's our goal for round length and pace? Personally, I feel that DMCA should be sped up a tad but still remain much slower paced and more strategic than TG, while TG is where you go for the fast paced...
by Luke Cox
Fri Aug 24, 2018 6:21 pm
Forum: Resolved Appeals
Topic: [Nervere] Spyroshark - dayban for overescalation
Replies: 31
Views: 7581

Re: [Nervere] Spyroshark - dayban for overescalation

Do we have a name on the robotocist in question? I do recall one being a huge pain in the ass constantly.
by Luke Cox
Fri Aug 24, 2018 6:28 am
Forum: TGMC General Discussion
Topic: The "Dump Your Opinions About Requisitions" Thread
Replies: 9
Views: 8955

Re: The "Dump Your Opinions About Requisitions" Thread

Requisitions is a total pain in the ass, and that's the way it should be. I'm open to things being changed, but we really shouldn't be turning this into TG with xenos. Roundstart requisitions should remain completely untouched.

As for later on, they should certainly be given something to do.