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Displayed name	Dikiyoba
Member number	6600
Title	Councilor
Postcount	4346
Homepage	http://www.freewebs.com/dikiyoba/
Registered	Friday, December 23 2005 08:00

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Photo Thread (with an abominable twist) in General
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Wednesday, November 14 2007 22:13 Profile Homepage #56 Answer (Hint: These two go together, in a way.) Answer Dikiyoba. -------------------- Episode 4: Spiderweb Reloaded Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Photo Thread (with an abominable twist) in General
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Wednesday, November 14 2007 17:14 Profile Homepage #45 Originally by Goldenking: quote: I'm a freaky elf dude? No, it's just that the results for images of King Midas are terrible. Originally by the Ratt: quote: Wow, that's the perfect picture of the resident celt...and there are arrows stuck in his shield. Surely not! The real Tyranicus can't stay alive through a major battle. :P Dikiyoba. [ Wednesday, November 14, 2007 17:15: Message edited by: Dikiyoba ] -------------------- Episode 4: Spiderweb Reloaded Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Synergy? in General
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Wednesday, November 14 2007 16:43 Profile Homepage #27 quote: Originally written by Can you ever forget: And I distinctly remember Dikiyoba wishing desperately never to see a topic that was just a SWers name again. quote: Originally written by Excalibur: quote: Dikiyoba never wants to see a thread title that is just a Spiderwebber's name ever again. Yes, and Dikiyoba has also stressed that Dikiyoba does not want this line to be blindly brought up every time such a thread title occurs, since the context is usually very different from the thread Dikiyoba originally posted it in. So could we please stop? -------------------- Episode 4: Spiderweb Reloaded Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Synergy? in General
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Wednesday, November 14 2007 14:53 Profile Homepage #24 Dikiyoba would say hick is closer to redneck than yokel, but that might just be local dialect. -------------------- Episode 4: Spiderweb Reloaded Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Choosing a side has never been so tough in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Wednesday, November 14 2007 14:33 Profile Homepage #5 Unfortunately, it doesn't work that way. The Shapers are beginning to moderate now--because the alternative is losing--but the pro-Shaper ending shows that the Shapers crack back down (with the exception of the Ashen Isles) and become even more controlling than they were before the war. In a sense, while the Trakovite ending is ugly, it at least gives further opportunities for change. The Shapers don't resume power and the drakons don't take it. So the Trakovite ending might be the one to take, even if you don't believe that Shaping should (or can) be wiped out. Dikiyoba. -------------------- Episode 4: Spiderweb Reloaded Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Photo Thread (with an abominable twist) in General
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Tuesday, November 13 2007 22:13 Profile Homepage #26 Answer Answer Dikiyoba. -------------------- Episode 4: Spiderweb Reloaded Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Divinely Touched Elite Warrior Nephil In Real Life in General
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Tuesday, November 13 2007 16:02 Profile Homepage #19 Will we get to see you in a sexy red slip this time, Salmon? :P Dikiyoba. -------------------- Episode 4: Spiderweb Reloaded Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Episode 4: Spiderweb Reloaded. Something like that anyway. in General
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Monday, November 12 2007 18:01 Profile Homepage #333 You're all a bunch of dirty, dirty spammers. :P Dikiyoba. -------------------- Episode 4: Spiderweb Reloaded Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Babelfish Contest #2 in General
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Monday, November 12 2007 16:06 Profile Homepage #18 Originally by Arancaytar: quote: I wonder, if you translate "NOOO!" to Japanese and back, do you get "Do not want!"? No, but you do get "Calling obtaining!" Dikiyoba. -------------------- Episode 4: Spiderweb Reloaded Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Across the Universe? in General
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Monday, November 12 2007 09:46 Profile Homepage #47 Don't you think teaming up with the dolphins would improve our chances of success, though? :P Dikiyoba. -------------------- Episode 4: Spiderweb Reloaded Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Revised political-geneforge sympathies poll in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Sunday, November 11 2007 08:44 Profile Homepage #74 Originally by Nioca: quote: the Dillame fields ones were following orders (wander Dillame fields and kill anyone unauthorized to be there), ...which happens to include a bunch of Dillame farmers trying to work their fields. Oops. I think one of the biggest problems the Shapers have is that they loudly proclaim themselves to be perfect and in control. This is the image they cultivate among ordinary humans. At the beginning of G2, Shanti says, "But we Shapers are respected most of all because we look, to outsiders, flawless. Perfect. We may argue internally, but to the outside world, we never look weak." But having such high expectations makes every mistake or undesirable outcome worse than it would be if people had a realistic view of their power. As an example, it's bad when rebel creations kill or displace civilians. But it's even worse when Shaper creations kill or displace people, because the Shapers have built themselves up to be absolute in creation control. So even if Shaper creations kill relatively few innocent people, the survivors will remember and be bitter about it, because they were expecting no deaths. (The same thing applies to the rebel side too. It's bad when the Shapers mistreat serviles or use cruel methods to research new creations. It's even worse when the drakons to it, because they essentially promised that they were overthrowing Shaper methods as well as the Shapers themselves.) Dikiyoba. -------------------- Episode 4: Spiderweb Reloaded Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Babelfish Contest in General
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Sunday, November 11 2007 08:06 Profile Homepage #20 Does Dikiyoba get a prize? :P -------------------- Episode 4: Spiderweb Reloaded Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Babelfish Contest in General
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Saturday, November 10 2007 20:44 Profile Homepage #17 Originally by Ephesos: quote: (Side note: It seems that English->Korean->English never becomes stable... at least not as far as I went) It probably would have eventually. It took nine translations, but English->Japanese->English finally stabilized for me. But the ending few weren't quite as funny as some of the earlier ones, so meh. English->Spanish->English->French->English->Spanish->French->English->Russian->English->French->Spanish->English->5(Japanese->English) "Spiderweb method of the panel of the average communication which is programmed. Alcoholic characteristic uniqueness being unique in the door, leave the unique health." Dikiyoba. -------------------- Episode 4: Spiderweb Reloaded Posts: 4346* \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Babelfish Contest in General
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Saturday, November 10 2007 08:54 Profile Homepage #3 Originally by Arancaytar: quote: What kind of translator did you use for that, and why does it suck so badly? Read the topic title again, Arancaytar. :P Dikiyoba's entry is: "the net of the declaration of middles to the program greets the switches to the image of the mirror. It transmits your reason to the hatch." (Translation chain: English-German-English-German-English-Russian-English-Russian-English-Italian-English) Edit: Fixed quote. [ Saturday, November 10, 2007 08:55: Message edited by: Dikiyoba ] -------------------- Episode 4: Spiderweb Reloaded Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
translating lark scrolls (spolier) in Avernum 4
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Friday, November 9 2007 13:58 Profile Homepage #1 You actually have to go to her room and translate the scrolls yourself. Dikiyoba. -------------------- Episode 4: Spiderweb Reloaded Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
how create ur-drakon in gene3? in Geneforge Series
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Friday, November 9 2007 09:31 Profile Homepage #2 quote: "there doesn't not appear to be anyway to make these creations without cheat? what mean? I think there are only two drakon canisters in the entire game. So, no way to raise your create drakon skill high enough to create an ur-drakon. Dikiyoba. -------------------- Episode 4: Spiderweb Reloaded Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Revised political-geneforge sympathies poll in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Thursday, November 8 2007 21:35 Profile Homepage #64 Frankly, the fact that we almost made it to page three without invoking Godwin's Law in a debate about Geneforge ideologies is nothing sort of a miracle. :P Dikiyoba. [ Thursday, November 08, 2007 21:41: Message edited by: Dikiyoba ] -------------------- Episode 4: Spiderweb Reloaded Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
What have you been reading lately? in General
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Thursday, November 8 2007 19:51 Profile Homepage #584 Ecotopia. Boring and bland. Not really worth reading about an utopia with basically no plot and fairly well-known ideas. Dikiyoba. -------------------- Episode 4: Spiderweb Reloaded Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Revised political-geneforge sympathies poll in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Thursday, November 8 2007 19:32 Profile Homepage #62 Originally by the Ratt: quote: We have discussed creation freedom. The shapers saw them as a danger (excluding serviles), mostly because if they got the chance the drayks, drakons, and eyebeasts would have tried to make humans slaves to them, even before the shapers started killing them. The creations are smart enough to realize they don't want to die and fight back. Since it's already in their nature to seek power they now have a reason to justify if they overthrew the Shapers. Unfortuanately they would not be able to overcome what was shaped into them, and just replace the shapers. I disagree about the drayks. They are temperamental, greedy, and fairly powerful, but I cannot recall any examples at the moment of drayks going around trying to dominate or enslave humans. (And while there may be some, there are plenty of human and servile bandits as well.) quote: The shaper inaction was, not doubt, drawn from a strong logical reason. If they helped a village that was starving because of cold by making a grain that could survive cold then that grain would eventually get out of hand and start growing everywhere it could, wiping out other plant life. If they made a creation that ate the grain, then that creation would probably start to eat all the local vegetation, preventing the regrowth of the original plants, stripping the area of all plant life. Just introducing one species can throw off an ecosystem in inumerable and unpredictable ways. In the golden age of the shapers they probably took all that into account and decided if it was worth it. Later though they probably didn't mess with it due to laziness. Famines aren't the only problem, though, otherwise Blackrabbit wouldn't have been able to get himself hired as a mercenary. Plus, the Shapers have no problems altering ecosystems. It was implied that Sucia Island is mostly a Shaper-created environment. Drypeak was a failed attempt to create a new ecosystem. And in a short-term famine, it makes more sense just to send food. (Perhaps it is a bit unreasonable to expect the Shapers to be able to create better seeds or have food to spare, but the Shapers have done their best to set themselves up as perfect and all-powerful.) Dikiyoba. -------------------- Episode 4: Spiderweb Reloaded Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Naming Trakovites in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Thursday, November 8 2007 16:50 Profile Homepage #3 I'm a little confused by what you want. What does "spreading the word about Trakovitism" mean in practical terms? And why can't you use the name "Trakovite?" Originally by Goldenking: quote: Trakovites are just like Hippies and Communists; they have their heads in the clouds of idealism. Nonsense! A hippy's head is as filthy as the rest of their body and air pollution hasn't gotten quite that bad yet. :P Dikiyoba. -------------------- Episode 4: Spiderweb Reloaded Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Luck in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Wednesday, November 7 2007 09:28 Profile Homepage #9 Luck didn't used to be so pointless. In the original Avernum Trilogy (plus BoA) it could save a character from death if they got hit at 0 health. And in G1, luck was cheap enough and the luck-based special enounters were plentiful enough to justify having several points of luck. Dikiyoba. -------------------- Episode 4: Spiderweb Reloaded Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Just Another Poll in Geneforge Series
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Tuesday, November 6 2007 13:16 Profile Homepage #20 Topic necromancy occurs whenever someone posts in a topic that hasn't been posted in for a while. In this case, it was an on-topic necro, and hence nothing to get upset over. Dikiyoba. -------------------- Episode 4: Spiderweb Reloaded Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Episode 4: Spiderweb Reloaded. Something like that anyway. in General
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Tuesday, November 6 2007 13:14 Profile Homepage #284 Chapter 9: Missing The Magic Originally by ET: quote: Way to be making another one of these Diki. You are mad. Dikiyoba is mad and proud of it! :P -------------------- Episode 4: Spiderweb Reloaded Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Original names in General
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Monday, November 5 2007 17:10 Profile Homepage #35 Yeah, but you have to maintain that post rate for years. Many have tried, few have even come close. :P Almost all of Dikiyoba's temporary PDNs (if not all of them) have been some variation on Dikiyoba's name. -------------------- Episode 4: Spiderweb Reloaded Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
A3 - Model Glitch in Tech Support
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Monday, November 5 2007 05:51 Profile Homepage #2 The screenshots are accurate, just mislabeled, Fractal. Anyway, I tried it on my copy of A3 and the same thing occurs. The "discolored" model is actually the unequipped armor model. I have no idea how to fix it, though. Sorry. Dikiyoba. -------------------- Episode 4: Spiderweb Reloaded Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00

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