[05:58:47-PM] Fyron: How are you this fine evening Aaron? 
[05:59:32-PM] Malfador: Doing good. Spent the day working on the Communication 
window. Coming along nicely. 
[06:00:06-PM] Renegade13: who almost missed the beginning?
[06:00:06-PM] Sivran: <Xintis: That guy is always looking for an argument.
[06:00:07-PM] Will^: oops
[06:00:20-PM] Fyron: Please keep idle banter to a minimum 
[06:00:28-PM] Fyron: Ekolis, you may start off the chat with the first question 
[06:00:33-PM] ekolis: Thanks :)
[06:00:33-PM] Renegade13: sorry, oh despotic leader ;)
[06:00:41-PM] ekolis: My question is:
[06:00:44-PM] * E3 kidnaps Narf for some idle banter
[06:00:52-PM] ekolis: Will there be an option to encrypt and zip mods, so that 
the mods can be a surprise to the players when the game starts and they can't 
peek at everything by looking at the text files? Very useful with my Templatizer 
program's randomizer - you HAVE  looked at the Templatizer haven't you? ;) 
Imagine phased polaron beams requiring 1d3 levels of Physics tech or something - 
same for all players but different each time you regenerate the mod!
[06:00:58-PM] ekolis: (had that typed from earlier ;))
[06:02:01-PM] Malfador: Time permitting, I'm planning on making a mod installer 
much like Unreal. Even without it, SE5's mod installing is a bit easier. 
Everything goes in one directory. No Path.txt!
[06:02:26-PM] Malfador: The randomizer is a great idea, but I don't think it 
will be a stock part of the game. 
[06:02:29-PM] ekolis: how's unreal's mod installer work? haven't played it much 
;)
[06:03:03-PM] Malfador: You compress your mod with a custom program, and then 
anyone can uninstall it by just clicking on it. The install is automated. 
[06:03:10-PM] ekolis: cool :D
[06:03:35-PM] ekolis: but what I was really getting at is, can you play a mod 
without being able to see the data files?
[06:04:19-PM] Malfador: Once the mod is installed, it will be visible. Having a 
secondary option for normal or encrypted data files is a low priority. 
[06:04:26-PM] ekolis: ok
[06:04:34-PM] Fyron: Aiken you may ask your question. 
[06:04:48-PM] aiken: My question is about an AI: are you going to tech it with 
some new tricks, such as warp defending, smart mine/sat laying, learining AI[?], 
using simulator to get best designs[?], genetic algorithms, or it will be just 
an adopted se4 AI? And what's new will be in se5 AI data files?
[06:05:29-PM] Malfador: I will definitely be teaching it warp point defense. It 
was always kind of sad that it did it in SE3, but not SE4. 
[06:05:47-PM] Malfador: My hope with the AI is to make it completely scripted. 
The script parser and engine is already written. 
[06:05:58-PM] Malfador: Its just a matter of writing the scripts and making 
sure they work. 
[06:06:15-PM] Malfador: But time is the killer, and it may go by the wayside if 
I can't get it to work in time. 
[06:06:30-PM] aiken: So it will be able to react to difined situations?
[06:06:32-PM] Malfador: My intention is for scripted AI that the players can 
modify. 
[06:06:49-PM] Malfador: At the very least there will be a ton more options for 
your ministers to fine tune how they perform in game. 
[06:07:27-PM] Malfador: A learning AI is a bit out of reach with the time 
remaining. I'm more interested in an AI that the modders can customize and 
tweak. 
[06:07:34-PM] Malfador: And that's competitive out of the box...
[06:07:36-PM] SummerJunkie: I'm sure there will be lots of volunteers for 
creating scripts for testing purposes.
[06:08:18-PM] Fyron: Kwok you may ask your question. 
[06:08:21-PM] CaptainKwok: My Question:
[06:08:23-PM] CaptainKwok: Are we going to see different cargo types - i.e. - a 
cargo type for population, another for units, etc?
[06:08:52-PM] Malfador: Do you mean cargo types carried separately, or cargo 
space generated by components only for a specific type of cargo?
[06:09:13-PM] Baron_Munchausen: Yeah, that'd be great to at least have the 
option to require special population quarters again.
[06:09:24-PM] Malfador: At present, I'm building the cargo system so it can 
carry anything. 
[06:09:25-PM] CaptainKwok: At least two cargo types to separate population from 
units
[06:09:59-PM] Malfador: I hadn't planned on it, since I was changing the cargo 
on planets so that Facilities and Units used the same cargo space pool. 
[06:09:59-PM] Instar: Not to interject, but I think the way it is now is fine 
-- cargo is cargo
[06:10:06-PM] Fyron: Storing population in fighter bay components is, quite 
frankly, silly. 
[06:10:21-PM] TerranC: not necessarily
[06:10:23-PM] Will^: suggestion:  perhaps tech for cryo-freeze?  Convert X 
population to Y cryo-units, then convert back at destination?
[06:10:23-PM] ekolis: Not if they're in cryo pods
[06:10:24-PM] Instar: Well, Fyron, US carriers do it often enough
[06:10:37-PM] Instar: Civvie evacuations
[06:10:38-PM] TerranC: next question perhaps?
[06:10:49-PM] Fyron: It would be good to at least be able to mod it... 
[06:10:50-PM] Will^: cryo-units take less space than just vanilla population
[06:11:00-PM] Fyron: JPF you may ask your question. 
[06:11:01-PM] Malfador: Its not a matter of what cannot be done, its more a 
design issue. It can either be very general space that carries anything, or 
space is specific and everything is separate. 
[06:11:13-PM] JPF190279: My Question: Could you please explain a bit about the 
economic and communication systems a bit more. Also is there any plans for a 
feature to trade resources or items such as ships between races like you do 
technology?
[06:11:41-PM] Malfador: Oooh, big question...
[06:11:50-PM] JPF190279: hehe sorry :)
[06:11:54-PM] Baron_Munchausen: A compromise is possible: Make a speical kind 
of unit called a 'population module' that has the ability to store population. 
You can then carry population modules (presumed to have amenities like 
atmosphere retention and temperature controlled environment) is those big, cold, 
empty cargo bays.
[06:12:12-PM] Malfador: Yes, you can trade ships just like technology, its more 
a matter of when they change hands. 
[06:12:13-PM] TerranC: *ahem* we've moved on BM
[06:12:24-PM] * Baron_Munchausen noticed, after looking up from typing. :)
[06:12:37-PM] Malfador: If they immediately change ownership, you now have a 
potential enemy sitting in your territory and he can't get out of the system 
past your defenses. 
[06:12:49-PM] Malfador: If it doesn't immediately change, when does it change?
[06:13:11-PM] Malfador: As for communication, its becoming a bit more robust, 
but still instantaneous. 
[06:13:41-PM] SummerJunkie: Wouldn't it change hands wherever it is when the 
deal is completed?  If you don't want them in your system, move it out before 
making the deal...
[06:14:13-PM] Malfador: Economics are much like SE4 with the basic resource 
types (3) and Intel Pts and Research Pts. I'm toying with adding unique 
resources that can be traded, but that opens a whole can of worms...
[06:14:47-PM] Andres: Will it be possible to add more resource types
[06:15:12-PM] Malfador: Other resources types are possible in the engine, but 
the UI becomes a problem. 
[06:15:30-PM] DarkAnt: forgive me if i'm out of turn, but what would these 
unique resouces do?
[06:15:30-PM] SummerJunkie: I'm sure people will want to mod in money and 
workers as a fourth & fifth resource.
[06:15:34-PM] Malfador: Its very hard to display every possible resource type 
in every location. In SE4, the base 3 resources are shown in a ton of 
locations...
[06:15:50-PM] NarfPoitChezBOOM: Slider bars. Lots of slider bars.
[06:16:07-PM] SummerJunkie: or popup windows
[06:16:12-PM] JPF190279: May I ask one other question?
[06:16:18-PM] Malfador: The game is already chocked full of so many lists it 
looks like a spreadsheets nightmare...
[06:16:18-PM] Fyron: Please get in line again 
[06:16:31-PM] Fyron: BM, you may ask your question. 
[06:16:36-PM] Baron_Munchausen: Picking up the 'economics' question, will there 
be actual _money_ in SE V in addition to resources? There are lots of situations 
where you can't come up with the goods to interest someone in an exchange for 
something that you want. This is what money is for. Using money also opens the 
way for taxation as another form of population management,
[06:16:36-PM] Taz: will components be able to generate research/intel
[06:17:38-PM] Malfador: But how is money different from resources? What can it 
buy you?
[06:17:49-PM] Malfador: No plans for money are present...
[06:17:51-PM] Baron_Munchausen: Anything, that's the distinguishing 
characteristc of money!
[06:18:10-PM] E3: You mean an interchangable resource?
[06:18:21-PM] Fyron: It provides a basic unit of exchange. 
[06:18:35-PM] Fyron: Which is separate from any particular need 
[06:18:40-PM] Malfador: So every item has a cost in both money and resources? 
Who sets the conversion rates? 
[06:18:44-PM] * ekolis is tempted to quote the great economist Homer Simpson's 
Brain :p
[06:19:11-PM] ekolis: The modder perhaps?
[06:19:13-PM] Renegade13: Please, no money.  Lets not complicate things more
[06:19:17-PM] Fyron: They could just cost resources. Monye could be used to buy 
resources, much like conversions. 
[06:19:19-PM] aiken: Ractes can be moddable
[06:19:21-PM] Malfador: I have no problem with money on its own, but it really 
seems to do away with resources...
[06:19:21-PM] TerranC: Yes, What renegade said
[06:19:24-PM] Baron_Munchausen: I don't know that you'd have to count your 
construction costs in money, but it would sure help in relationsbetwene empires 
to have a generic exchange currency.
[06:19:27-PM] aiken: *Rates*
[06:19:32-PM] JPF190279: A galactic bank perhaps?
[06:19:43-PM] ekolis: It would work like resource converters
[06:19:52-PM] ekolis: YOu'd always lose when you trade with "the bank (tm)"
[06:20:10-PM] SummerJunkie: I did something similar in the P&N on PBW game.  
floating exchange rate based on supply and demand to a galaxy-wide entity.
[06:20:18-PM] ekolis: That way resources wouldn't be completely interchangeable
[06:20:20-PM] Instar: Minerals are near universal enough -- "Mineral planets 
are best" you know
[06:20:46-PM] TerranC: yeah. Maybe we should move on?
[06:20:57-PM] * DavidGervais suggests next question..
[06:20:57-PM] Renegade13: Can we get back on track with the questions please, 
rather than debates?
[06:21:08-PM] aiken: it seems we are going to discussion, not Q&A chat
[06:21:32-PM] Fyron: Instar you may ask your question. 
[06:21:34-PM] * SummerJunkie will make a money discussion post at shrapnel later
[06:21:40-PM] Instar: Since the game is using the SF engine, a minimum spec is 
probably going to include a graphics card.  What do you think will be the 
minimum card needed?  Also, how vast can we expect battles to be on any given 
card, since it will probably be GPU bound?
[06:21:46-PM] Fyron: It wasn't quite going into debates, it was just answering 
Aaron's question... 
[06:21:54-PM] Fyron: Now back to Q&A 
[06:22:09-PM] * DavidGervais says fyi, I have a gForce 2 MX 400
[06:22:15-PM] Malfador: Tough question!
[06:22:42-PM] * DavidGervais thinks the engine is running fine.
[06:22:46-PM] * aiken is unhappy owner of 4Mb Gfx card
[06:22:48-PM] Malfador: I can't quite tell you at this point because I haven't 
gone through any optimising passes. My hope is to support battles of the sizes 
in SE4, perhaps a little smaller. 
[06:23:03-PM] SummerJunkie: The 2d ship option you mentioned in the last chat 
would probably help a lot in the case of huge battles...
[06:23:04-PM] * Instar not worried about the GFX engine, I have a GF6800
[06:23:16-PM] Malfador: I'm intending to add options to have a low detail mode 
for lower end cards. 
[06:23:16-PM] Fyron: Renegade13 you may ask your question 
[06:23:29-PM] Baron_Munchausen: Yeah, if we can have 2D mode it should still 
run only less powerful computers & graphics cards.
[06:23:39-PM] Renegade13: *Raging_Deadstar* Hey Renegade. not wanting to 
disturb you from the wonders of aaron hall but thoguht i'd say hi at least. And 
be wary in the cantina :D
[06:23:48-PM] Renegade13: oops
[06:24:01-PM] DarkAnt: lol...
[06:24:03-PM] Renegade13: sorry, do someone else for now
[06:24:19-PM] * DavidGervais is rotflmao
[06:24:33-PM] * Renegade13 is embarassed
[06:24:41-PM] Fyron: E3 you may ask your question 
[06:24:45-PM] * NarfPoitChezBOOM is reading a rpg gaming guide
[06:24:59-PM] Fyron: Please refrain from idle banter during the Q&A session. 
[06:25:01-PM] E3: (1 of 3 maybe 4 seperate topics) One common thing about SE4 
that I become frustrated about, is a desire to build an aquatic race.  These 
sorts of races could live on rock or ice planets, and have them be native type 
due to water.  Same with aerial or subteranean races.  Has any though or work 
gone into something like this?  What about asteroid colonies or space station 
colonies or worldship colonies?
[06:25:20-PM] Fyron: Please ask only one question at a time and then get in the 
queue again.  
[06:25:39-PM] Malfador: I have tried to add these capabilities into the new 
engine. Almost everything can generate resources, except for units. 
[06:25:40-PM] E3: (I know I know.. hence I didnt ask more than one... just 
warning him that I'm gonna annoy him later on again)
[06:26:12-PM] Malfador: The plan is to have specific world types that are 
dominated by water, desert, jungle, etc. 
[06:26:24-PM] E3: To get specific, could a race live on a rock or ice world... 
as if it was breathable, regardless of atmosphere type, if it had, for example, 
taken an aquatic race type?
[06:26:57-PM] Malfador: Its just that with the high technology in the game, its 
hard to believe that a water based race would not create domes filled with 
water. In other words, I would hate to limit races to only very specific types 
of planets. 
[06:27:22-PM] Malfador: I do hope to have Space Station and Worldship colonies. 
[06:27:29-PM] Fyron: Well it could be moddable, for scenarios and such. 
[06:27:34-PM] E3: woohoo!
[06:27:39-PM] DarkAnt: nice!
[06:27:39-PM] Fyron: Narf you may ask your question. 
[06:28:09-PM] NarfPoitChezBOOM: Will there be non-warp-point travel? 
[06:28:27-PM] NarfPoitChezBOOM: Like through interstellar space or maybe other 
forms of FTL?
[06:29:00-PM] Malfador: Sorry, no FTL. The engine just doesn't support it. 
[06:29:15-PM] Fyron: SJ you may ask your question. 
[06:29:21-PM] SummerJunkie: How will plagues be handled?  Can they include 
specifiec incubation times, infection rates, % of infected people killed each 
turn, % of infected people incapacitated (lose pop bonuses, but not permanently 
dead), and spreading via ship crews? 
[06:29:21-PM] SummerJunkie: <+Malfador: Almost everything can generate 
resources, except for units.  <-- what about troops literally eating up your 
organics while they fight?
[06:29:38-PM] Fyron: Please ask only one question at a time. 
[06:29:43-PM] Baron_Munchausen: More importantly, will they be race-specific 
instead of generic?
[06:29:57-PM] SummerJunkie: Yes, what BM said too
[06:30:23-PM] Malfador: Plagues will be a bit more details (maybe not that 
detailed!). I'm adding to the planet damage section so that there can be 
numerous forms of planet damage like radiation, plague, etc. 
[06:30:31-PM] Malfador: Different damage types can have different effects on 
the planet. 
[06:30:34-PM] SummerJunkie: Perhaps with some sort of random genetic code to 
determine similarities between species
[06:30:50-PM] Malfador: And persistant damage from ground combat.
[06:31:05-PM] British[AbstractBrick]: night fellow bricktonians
[06:31:05-PM] SummerJunkie: On that note, could a bomb do plague and radiation 
damage?
[06:31:20-PM] SummerJunkie: Multiple damage types in general I suppose.
[06:31:32-PM] Malfador: Race specific plagues.... That's a tough one. Its not 
planned, but let me think about it. 
[06:31:46-PM] * SummerJunkie notices he is talking way too much
[06:31:48-PM] Fyron: Raging Deadstar you may ask your question. 
[06:32:02-PM] Raging_Deadstar: Will the Music in game be on the cd (like SEIV 
Gold) or on the hardrive itself (like Starfury)? I'd be willing to bet many of 
us have a lot of sci-fi music on our computers (at least i have) and being able 
to put it in the Mod Folder itself would mean players could add another 
dimension to the inevitable Sci-fi mods to come and set certain music for 
different times in play like combat. (being rather wary on the mine
[06:32:10-PM] Malfador: A damage type is now in a separate data file where you 
can specify its characteristics. You can have as many abilities types / 
modifiers for a damage type. 
[06:32:20-PM] SummerJunkie: Sweet!
[06:32:24-PM] aiken: wow
[06:32:43-PM] Malfador: Music will be MP3s like Starfury. With moddable music 
playable at different times. 
[06:33:02-PM] Fyron: Aiken you may ask your question. 
[06:33:27-PM] aiken: Question is similar to JPF190279 one's, but it's more 
specific: what about new diplomacy model? It's not a secret that se4 diplomacy 
is not perfect - it's impossible to set a subtreaties - to difine a sort of 
resource to trade with an ally; make long term resource trades (exchange X 
minerals to Y organics during 0.5 years); trade with fleets, etc. What kind of 
new options will we have in diplomatic relations?
[06:33:57-PM] Malfador: I've really tried to work on the politics section and 
fill it out even more. 
[06:34:21-PM] Malfador: All treaties are now composed of treaty elements, where 
you can set any you wish - Trade Amount, Research sharing, borders, etc. 
[06:34:44-PM] Malfador: When you trade or gift, you can also set an amount over 
a length of time. So 1000 Minerals each turn for 20 turns. 
[06:34:52-PM] NarfPoitChezBOOM: Yaay!
[06:35:15-PM] * Baron_Munchausen copies narf... "Yaay!"
[06:35:17-PM] Fyron: JPF you may ask your question. 
[06:35:23-PM] JPF190279: My Question: What resolution is the game going to be 
based at? And will it be changable to higher and lower resolutions? *Sorry if 
it's been asked before*
[06:35:27-PM] Malfador: Beyond treaties, the big new thing is Alliances. 
Empires can join together to form a new union called an Alliance. The Alliance 
has all of the political abilities as an Empire, but is a union of empires. 
[06:35:41-PM] TerranC: Wow
[06:35:44-PM] Malfador: The empires in the union have to vote on everything 
they want the alliance to do. 
[06:35:49-PM] ekolis: cool :D
[06:35:53-PM] CaptainKwok: That is awesome.
[06:35:58-PM] DarkAnt: that really is
[06:35:59-PM] Kamog: That sounds great!  :)
[06:36:00-PM] ekolis: like United planets of GalCiv only more than one!
[06:36:02-PM] JPF190279: indeed that is cool
[06:36:10-PM] E3: Now that is sweet
[06:36:22-PM] Fyron: That will be awkward in a PBEM game. Everything will be 
delayed a turn or 3... 
[06:36:27-PM] DarkAnt: could one member of an allience have more power than 
another?
[06:36:27-PM] Malfador: The Alliance can specify the rules that govern it, much 
like a treay has rules for the two empires. 
[06:36:44-PM] Malfador: And members vote for changes to the rules, add new 
members, declare war, etc. 
[06:36:45-PM] SummerJunkie: Play by Committee ...on PBW...
[06:36:59-PM] Malfador: Its a complicated mess at the moment, but its getting 
there...
[06:37:44-PM] Malfador: And yes, there are multiple message per turn from 
player to player. You can reply to each separately or you can send one message 
to multiple players, or to the Galactic News. 
[06:37:58-PM] douglas: Galactic News?
[06:37:59-PM] * aiken is happy
[06:38:00-PM] DarkAnt: galatic news?
[06:38:11-PM] E3: Sounds like diplomacy and politics got a HUGE overhaul
[06:38:36-PM] Malfador: Kind of like a message board where players can post 
news and events. Also it will let empires now of galactic events, wars, etc. 
[06:38:45-PM] Malfador: now -: know
[06:38:54-PM] Sivran: hey hey 
[06:39:08-PM] ekolis: How would the Terrans know of a war between the Xiati and 
the Fazrah if they're on opposite sides of the galaxy?
[06:39:17-PM] Baron_Munchausen: Like GNN in MOO, but you can submit your own 
'press releases'... :)
[06:39:20-PM] Malfador: In SE4, you couldn't warn someone to stop attacking 
your ally if you never knew about it. Now you'll find out in the news!
[06:39:22-PM] E3: rumors through other races
[06:39:39-PM] DarkAnt: thats really cool
[06:39:43-PM] Fyron: This was missed Aaron: 
[06:39:43-PM] Fyron: [06:35:23-PM] JPF190279: My Question: What resolution is 
the game going to be based at? And will it be changeable to higher and lower 
resolutions? *Sorry if it's been asked before* 
[06:39:44-PM] TerranC: yeah, traders, invisible traders
[06:39:44-PM] * DavidGervais thinks JPF's question got lost in the excitement..
[06:40:00-PM] JPF190279: lol :)
[06:40:05-PM] Malfador: Event news will be based on nearness to the source. So 
if you were close by, you get the detailed news, on the other side of the galaxy 
you just get a tidbit. 
[06:40:12-PM] Sivran: I think I will be buying SEV, can I pre-order now? lol
[06:40:17-PM] Baron_Munchausen: hehe
[06:40:22-PM] JPF190279: don't worry I'm more interested in what is being said.
[06:40:39-PM] DarkAnt: could you give false rumors?
[06:40:51-PM] Malfador: Graphics Resolution: The game is being design for 
1024x768 and that will be the minimum. But you can set your display higher to 
get a really huge display of the solar system. 
[06:41:17-PM] Baron_Munchausen: That sound slike an Intel operation rather than 
a press release. You need agents to feed info to the news service using a fake 
identity of some sort.
[06:41:17-PM] aiken: Orbiting planet in solar system?
[06:41:18-PM] Fyron: Will you may ask your question 
[06:41:19-PM] Malfador: Combat will take up the full display as well. 
[06:41:34-PM] Will^: You mentioned in the previous session that research and 
intel will follow closer to the SE3 model in SEV.  Will we be able to specify 
one (or more?) area(s) of focus for each empire, or for one empire only?  And 
I'm going to sneak this in: can we toggle windowed and fullscreen?
[06:41:35-PM] Fyron: Please refrain from asking so many auxilliary questions. 
It is unfair to those waiting in line 
[06:42:17-PM] Malfador: For research, you can set spending on a per tech area 
basis. 
[06:42:59-PM] Malfador: For Intelligence, you can set one focus area per empire 
and percentage of points to use. But I'm starting to reconsider that and 
possibly make it multiple focus areas...
[06:43:18-PM] Kamog: similar to SE3?
[06:43:33-PM] Malfador: You can set the full screen or windowed. If you video 
card allows it. I always run the game windowed for debugging, so I know that at 
least works!
[06:43:39-PM] Fyron: Multiple focus areas are necessary 
[06:43:43-PM] ekolis: at least 2 focus areas, offensive and defensive, I'd 
think would be necessary
[06:43:48-PM] Malfador: Must be the keyboard, I'
[06:43:52-PM] Malfador: m losing letters...
[06:44:02-PM] * DavidGervais can confirm that fullscreen mode works
[06:44:03-PM] Fyron: Should be able to do as many different things as you can 
afford. 
[06:44:11-PM] Fyron: Instar you may ask your question 
[06:44:16-PM] Malfador: Intel defense is a global amount setting. 
[06:44:22-PM] Instar: Yay! I wasn't here for the earlier chat, so excuse my 
ignorance if this has already been asked.  Has the graphics engine been upgraded 
in any significant way?  I for one would like to see particle effects.
[06:44:30-PM] Will^: well I would be fine with one area for each empire plus 
defense, but multiple areas of focus per empire could be cool too
[06:44:54-PM] Malfador: Yes, there are particle effects. They were in Starfury, 
just not used to as much effect as they could have been. 
[06:45:04-PM] bcool_6|away: ya
[06:45:07-PM] Instar: Any other chagnes?
[06:45:42-PM] E3: (question 2 of a possible 4) Warp points in se4 have 
different sizes.  in se5, will these sizes continue, and will they be 
implimented in some way?  like restricting the size of ships traveling through 
them, or restricting the number of ships that may pass per turn?  This can carry 
over into sizes, ages and colors of stars.  Will these do anything, or are they 
still just unused possibilities?
[06:45:45-PM] E3: (ACK WHOOPS)
[06:45:53-PM] Fyron: Whoops indeed. 
[06:45:54-PM] ekolis: LOL
[06:45:54-PM] E3: (wrong button)
[06:46:01-PM] Malfador: The graphics engine is much the same as it was in 
Starfury. I'm adding bits and pieces to it (better UI controls definitely), but 
SE5 doesn't really need anything that Starfury didn't allready have. Except for 
showing tons of ships on screen at a time...
[06:46:08-PM] * Renegade13 isn't the only one with problems!
[06:46:13-PM] * Instar uses notepad and then pastes it in to avoid problems
[06:46:18-PM] Fyron: BM you may ask your question. 
[06:47:09-PM] Malfador: Orbiting planets in the System window will be an 
option.
[06:47:20-PM] TerranC: 8-O
[06:47:23-PM] * DavidGervais requests Aaron to PM him for a quick dev question..
[06:48:25-PM] Baron_Munchausen: How is ship design going to change? For 
example, Are we still going to be forced to use rigid 'sizes' or will designs be 
adaptive to what we put into them? And will mounts still be seperate from ships 
or defined _with_ the weapons or ship sizes instead?
[06:48:27-PM] Fyron: crap 
[06:48:57-PM] NarfPoitChezBOOM: Oh, don't worry. Nobody asked a question out of 
turn.
[06:49:02-PM] Malfador: Ship Design is taking a page from Starfury where you 
place components in the template of your ship. As for "
[06:49:03-PM] Renegade13: no profanity Fyron!
[06:49:04-PM] DarkAnt: lol
[06:49:27-PM] Malfador: rigid sizes" that's still in there. Without them 
there's really no need for larger ship sizes. 
[06:50:14-PM] Malfador: Mounts are still separate from everything, but they can 
add a lot more modifiers. Their requirements for use are now in formulas. 
[06:50:27-PM] douglas: can they add abilities?
[06:50:29-PM] Fyron: Flame Empire you may ask your question. 
[06:50:36-PM] Flame_Empire:  will 2 or more races be able to live in the same 
planet?
[06:50:46-PM] Malfador: A mount can add just about anything to a component. 
[06:51:12-PM] Malfador: Its been a massive change, but yes, multiple races can 
live on the same planet, and an empire can be composed of multiple races. 
[06:51:25-PM] NarfPoitChezBOOM: Yaay!
[06:51:28-PM] Kamog: without domes?
[06:51:28-PM] Fyron: E3 you may ask your question 
[06:51:31-PM] SummerJunkie: I think Flame meant multiple *empires* on the same 
planet
[06:51:35-PM] E3: (question 2 of a possible 4) Warp points in se4 have 
different sizes.  in se5, will these sizes continue, and will they be 
implimented in some way?  like restricting the size of ships traveling through 
them, or restricting the number of ships that may pass per turn?  This can carry 
over into sizes, ages and colors of stars.  Will these do anything, or are they 
still just unused possibilities?
[06:51:36-PM] Malfador: I'm still working out the rules for Empire level racial 
traits from multiple races effecting an empire...
[06:51:51-PM] Fyron: They should just be direclty proportional based on pop on 
the planet. 
[06:52:33-PM] Malfador: I do want to have sized warp points in SE5, but its 
more of a design issue than anything else. They would need to be somewhat rare 
or else no one would get anywhere. 
[06:52:59-PM] Malfador: And yes, there are more details for stellar objects 
that are actually used in the game. 
[06:53:07-PM] Fyron: Ekolis you may ask your question. 
[06:53:13-PM] ekolis: cool :)
[06:53:15-PM] ekolis: Can we mod the size of a star system? That would allow us 
to simulate FTL by making the entire galaxy one huge system! :D Or have variable 
sizes of systems in a game, so a black-hole system could be only one sector!
[06:54:04-PM] ekolis: (yah I know it's going back to SE1 ;))
[06:54:04-PM] Malfador: You can change the size of all of the solar systems in 
the game at present. But you can't change the size of each solar system 
separately. Should be easy enough to add in...
[06:54:21-PM] ekolis: sweet :D
[06:54:22-PM] Fyron: Taz you may ask your question. 
[06:54:27-PM] Taz: Will random disasters be included: System novas, planets hit 
by comets, etc.?
[06:54:56-PM] Malfador: One note on solar systems: The engine is setup the way 
it is for speed. If the galaxy was one large solar system, then searching in the 
game would take a horrednously long time. At present when you want to display a 
solar system, its pretty quick. 
[06:55:11-PM] TerranC: 5 minutes left...
[06:55:12-PM] Malfador: Everything is indexed by solar system. 
[06:55:52-PM] Malfador: Yes, random disasters will be present and scripted. 
There just needs to be a balance so that a new empire doesn't get hit by a 
supernova at the beginning of the game. 
[06:56:18-PM] Fyron: Doulgas you may ask your question. 
[06:56:34-PM] douglas: Quote from first session: "I am hoping to have event 
condition triggers for scenario making."  What about in mods?  One of their 
primary uses in Warcraft 3 custom games is the implementation of abilities that 
would otherwise be impossible.
[06:57:24-PM] Malfador: Well, I would love to implement a trigger/event system 
similar to theirs. Its just something that I'll put in time permitting. But 
scripted AIs will most likely lead to very scriptable events. 
[06:57:44-PM] * DavidGervais thinks of an interesting idea, player starts game, 
gets hit by supernova, survivors get absorbed by nearby neutralAI and the player 
becomes that AI player. continue game.
[06:57:52-PM] Fyron: Renegade you may ask your question 
[06:58:01-PM] Malfador: So, no I don't think it will approach that level. But 
it can be added after release...
[06:58:03-PM] Renegade13: Is the limit of 255 systems going to be carried over 
to SE5, or will there be a higher limit?  Also, will the limit of 20 races be 
carried over?
[06:58:33-PM] JPF190279: good question...
[06:58:41-PM] * Raging_Deadstar breathes a sigh of relief that renegade never 
messed up again...
[06:58:43-PM] Malfador: Ouch tough question! There is no limit for any of these 
anymore. I changed everything to longints just for safety. 
[06:58:52-PM] Fyron: Yay! 
[06:58:53-PM] NarfPoitChezBOOM: Yaay!
[06:58:55-PM] Kamog: Yay!  :)
[06:58:56-PM] * Baron_Munchausen boggles!
[06:58:57-PM] Malfador: But that's not to say that you will be able to put 
10,000 solar systems in a game. 
[06:58:58-PM] SummerJunkie: signed longints?
[06:59:00-PM] Will^: yay!
[06:59:12-PM] Malfador: Yes, signed! Abilities can use negatives now. 
[06:59:21-PM] Renegade13: how about the 20 race limit?
[06:59:22-PM] Andres: But maybe we could have hundreds of neutral races
[06:59:22-PM] Fyron: And they will _all_ work? 
[06:59:23-PM] * SummerJunkie loves to abuse abilities with negative numbers
[06:59:36-PM] Malfador: The size of the quadrant map is one limitation on how 
many players. 
[06:59:38-PM] * Baron_Munchausen tries to imagine 1,000 systems loaded with 
planets & bases & ships...
[06:59:51-PM] Malfador: Also speed and memory are a major limitation. Speed 
mainly...
[06:59:54-PM] Baron_Munchausen: You'll need a dual-CPU Athlon 64 to play it. :)
[06:59:55-PM] Renegade13: ok, thanks a lot for answering Aaron :)
[07:00:01-PM] * DavidGervais wonders if he can have the game divide by zero 
during beta? hmmm.
[07:00:01-PM] Fyron: JPF you may ask your question. 
[07:00:01-PM] Malfador: For races, there will be no limit. But don'
[07:00:09-PM] Malfador: t go and get too excited. 
[07:00:15-PM] JPF190279: My Question: What kinds of fancy space 
weapons/technology will there be in this game? Will there be the same bunch of 
tech like in SE3 and 4 but with some tweaks? Or will there be some really fancy 
and excite stuff in it? Personally I loved modding in new exotic weapons, will 
there be freedom to what you can add and what it can do?
[07:00:27-PM] Malfador: Every race in a game adds a large chunk of memory and 
processing time to a game. 
[07:00:29-PM] JPF190279: :/
[07:01:14-PM] Malfador: Yes, there will be new space weapons and technologies. 
But they won't come close to the incredible things the modders come up with...
[07:01:38-PM] * aiken has no worries since his turns processed on PBW ;p
[07:01:56-PM] Fyron: Tanus you may ask your question 
[07:02:05-PM] Tanus: My Question:  I would just like to expand on what Tesco 
brought up in the earlier chat.  How will cloaking and detection work in SEV?  
Will it be range based, depending on corresponding levels, or will it still be 
full system detection.
[07:02:07-PM] Malfador: For example, a racial trait will give you access to the 
multi-dimensional capabilities. So go ahead and open that inter-dimensional 
portal... I don't think anyone else is out there...
[07:02:26-PM] TerranC: wow!
[07:02:39-PM] Kamog: what's an inter-dimensional portal?
[07:02:42-PM] JPF190279: ?
[07:03:00-PM] Sivran: Malfador: Thargoids, anyone? :)
[07:03:13-PM] ekolis: mabe autogenerates a new galaxy which is free of races?
[07:03:15-PM] Malfador: I intend to make cloaking and detection range based, 
but it depends on the impact on system processing. I left it out of SE4 since it 
caused a noticeable slowdown when processing. 
[07:03:19-PM] JPF190279: 3rd space aliens!!!! AAAGGHHH
[07:03:42-PM] Fyron: Instar you may ask your question. 
[07:03:46-PM] Tanus: if I can - will it be range based for combat and sytem, or 
just sytem?
[07:03:47-PM] Tanus: sorry
[07:03:55-PM] Instar: Since the game is in 3D, could it be possible to change 
the angle and position of camera in systems?  In battles?  I think it would be 
awesome to zoom in on a replay and see the chaos for yourself (it'd be cinematic 
for sure).  There would have to be limits of course (no zooming 1 inch from a 
ship).  This could be used to make videos or whatever.
[07:04:25-PM] Malfador: Yes, you can change the camera position in both combat 
and when viewing the solar system map. 
[07:04:33-PM] JPF190279: :)
[07:04:38-PM] Fyron: SJ you may ask your question 
[07:04:45-PM] SummerJunkie: Would it be possible to mod in diminishing returns 
for research, intel, or even construction?  In terms of spending 50% on two 
things means you get both techs/operations/ships faster than if you had spent 
100% on one, and then 100% on the next once the first was complete?
[07:06:27-PM] Malfador: Diminishing returns is there in terms of what you can 
do with the formulas. So you can check with a function call to see what level of 
completion one research area is when generating the cost of the current one. 
[07:06:41-PM] ekolis: I don't think he's talking about levels...
[07:06:41-PM] Malfador: That area may need to get fleshed out during beta 
testing...
[07:06:57-PM] SummerJunkie: I mean researching level one of two techs 
simultaneously is faster than researching level one of A THEN level 1 of B
[07:07:17-PM] SummerJunkie: Because researchers can't really work 100% on 
something...
[07:07:25-PM] ekolis: Because the latter way you get the benefits of A a lot 
sooner so there's no reason to research multiple things at once :(
[07:07:56-PM] Malfador: You can't do that at present, but it might get added.
[07:08:01-PM] ekolis: :)
[07:08:03-PM] Fyron: thrownig more researchers at a problem doesn't often help 
past a certain point. 
[07:08:10-PM] Fyron: Sivran you may ask your question 
[07:08:15-PM] SummerJunkie: For example, researching at 50% A and 50% B takes 2 
years to finish, but 100% A takes 1.2 years and 100% B takes 1.2 years.
[07:08:17-PM] Malfador: Its more a matter of how to format the data files to 
represent the concept...
[07:08:39-PM] ekolis: Just a global "power of research diminishing returns" 
factor...
[07:08:41-PM] SummerJunkie: something like a popmodifiers, perhaps.
[07:09:01-PM] Sivran: Will there be salvage in SE 5 like there is in Starfury? 
[07:09:04-PM] Baron_Munchausen: Or have specific _types_ of research, just like 
we have specific types of resources.
[07:09:09-PM] * SummerJunkie returns to the back of the line
[07:09:29-PM] * E3 is chilling in the line
[07:09:41-PM] Malfador: I can put off dinner until 7:30, but then any longer 
and my wife will beat me...
[07:09:48-PM] Baron_Munchausen: LOL
[07:09:54-PM] JPF190279: LOL
[07:09:59-PM] NarfPoitChezBOOM: :D
[07:10:05-PM] Renegade13: be careful...they can be dangerous
[07:10:11-PM] Renegade13: meaning women
[07:10:17-PM] Malfador: She can be dangerous with a Pot Roast in her hand...
[07:10:20-PM] Fyron: [07:09:01-PM] Sivran: Will there be salvage in SE 5 like 
there is in Starfury?  
[07:10:27-PM] DarkAnt: holding aaron here too long might be dangerous for SE5's 
health
[07:10:30-PM] * DavidGervais thinks if you give her the diamond ring now you 
might be able to stay longer. ;) Just kidding. :P
[07:10:39-PM] Fyron: Back to questions 
[07:11:14-PM] Malfador: Sorry, did I miss a question?
[07:11:18-PM] Fyron: [07:09:01-PM] Sivran: Will there be salvage in SE 5 like 
there is in Starfury?  
[07:11:29-PM] Sivran: :)
[07:12:05-PM] Malfador: Yes, there should be. I'm hoping to have quite a few 
more space anomalies sitting around - wrecks, debris, artifacts, abandoned alien 
ships, ruins, ...
[07:12:14-PM] TerranC: ooooh
[07:12:21-PM] Sivran: Cool :D
[07:12:23-PM] Kamog: alien ships would be great
[07:12:26-PM] Fyron: Will you may ask your question 
[07:12:32-PM] Will^: We all know that Malfador Machinations has for a long time 
been a lone wolf operation, with you doing all the work, Aaron.  With SEIV, you 
brought on a few people to help with Graphics and Sound, and later David Gervais 
came to help with Dungeon Odyssey and Star Fury.  So, who now (if anyone) is 
helping with work on SEV besides David?  Are there plans to bring more people in 
on this or any other projects?
[07:12:36-PM] Malfador: My goal is for you to be able to tell where great 
battles took place...
[07:13:10-PM] SummerJunkie: Oooh
[07:13:17-PM] Baron_Munchausen: Salvage might be a great source of technology 
rather than money in SE V...
[07:13:22-PM] Malfador: Most of the programming is being done by me. David 
Gervais is lead artist working on UI, eye candy, etc. 
[07:13:37-PM] Malfador: Tim Spanjer and crew are back on this project creating 
ships models. 
[07:13:49-PM] Malfador: Shane Watson is on board creating the race portraits. 
[07:13:58-PM] * DavidGervais smiles "Lead Artist" hmmm, I like the sound of that 
:P
[07:14:13-PM] Malfador: An artist named John Beech is creating Facility models. 
[07:14:27-PM] Fyron: Cool! He made some great shipsets 
[07:14:33-PM] E3: so John hasnt disappeared.
[07:14:35-PM] TerranC: The owner of USy?
[07:14:38-PM] Fyron: Yes 
[07:14:38-PM] aiken: huh, John is still se4ing!
[07:14:40-PM] Kamog: He made Tylmai right?
[07:14:43-PM] Malfador: And a few others providing additions here and there...
[07:14:45-PM] TerranC: yay!
[07:14:51-PM] Fyron: E3 you may ask your question 
[07:14:53-PM] TerranC: he made the Tylmai and the Sonne
[07:15:13-PM] E3: (question 3 of 4) Races.. are they continue to be like SE4, 
basic techs with racial techs... or maybe more like what Fyron is doing with 
Adamant Mod... different base types (tech, organic etc), with racial traits, 
each base type implimenting the racial trait differently?
[07:15:52-PM] Malfador: Its still basic techs and racial techs. With a few 
additions like government type, society type, etc. 
[07:16:03-PM] Malfador: I can't steal all of the modders great ideas!
[07:16:20-PM] Fyron: Will we be able to say that a component can is useable by 
a race with Tech A OR by a race with Tech B? 
[07:16:31-PM] Fyron: (yes that is directly related :P) 
[07:16:44-PM] Malfador: Yep. The formulas let you put almost any kind of 
restriction you want. 
[07:16:51-PM] Baron_Munchausen: Ah! Will we have 'seat of government' as a 
facility/component ability in the game?
[07:16:58-PM] Fyron: AIken you may ask your question 
[07:17:30-PM] Malfador: Seat of government is still being debated. I don't want 
the loss of a homeworld to ruin your game...
[07:17:55-PM] aiken: About that cool scripting language: what parts of game use 
it - you've told us about events and AI. Anything else? And do you have an 
example of such script on hand, so we can discuss it a couple of weeks :)
[07:18:16-PM] Malfador: There's two different areas at present. There are 
formulas and scripts. 
[07:18:36-PM] Malfador: Formulas are already in the game and working. They 
allow you to use a formula for almost any value in the game. 
[07:19:00-PM] Malfador: A Formula can use functions, operators, comparisons, 
etc. 
[07:19:19-PM] SummerJunkie: including trig?
[07:19:22-PM] Malfador: The script engine is written, but isn't currently being 
used. Its first trial will be for the AI. 
[07:19:32-PM] Fyron: Flame Empire you may ask your question. 
[07:19:39-PM] Flame_Empire: Would we be able to force labour a race while your 
main race could work in something less hard or they wont work at all so they 
will reproduce faster and be more happier?
[07:19:57-PM] Instar: Slave labor
[07:20:06-PM] Fyron: IE: Can we play actual evil races? ;) 
[07:20:14-PM] Malfador: You can move races around to best maximize their 
specific traits. 
[07:20:44-PM] Malfador: In a treaty with an empire, you can always put them in 
a bad spot, and force them to migrate to your planets...
[07:20:50-PM] * Raging_Deadstar laughs at Fyron. "No it's Politically incorrect 
to play Evil races"
[07:20:57-PM] JPF190279: I think someone wants to play the Goauld... *cough*
[07:21:07-PM] ekolis: Who are the Gouald?
[07:21:08-PM] TerranC: I'd rather play the Borg
[07:21:16-PM] Raging_Deadstar: Stargate badguys
[07:21:17-PM] Fyron: SJ you may ask Dr. Loser's question 
[07:21:27-PM] SummerJunkie: Matt (Shrapnel Dr Loser): I (Loser) would like to 
be able to play SE V without the mouse as much as possible.  Can I look forward 
to more hotkeys and keyboard manipulation of menus in SE V?
[07:21:36-PM] Malfador: I don't see a problem in converting a population to 
organics... is that wrong?
[07:21:40-PM] ekolis: LOL!
[07:21:42-PM] Sivran: Ack SJ yellow is bad mmkay
[07:21:43-PM] Fyron: No! 
[07:21:44-PM] Renegade13: not wrong at all
[07:21:47-PM] Raging_Deadstar: :D
[07:21:51-PM] Instar: Soylent Red!
[07:21:55-PM] TerranC: ugh
[07:21:56-PM] Will^: green!
[07:21:58-PM] SummerJunkie: Hooray for Soylent Green!
[07:22:03-PM] ekolis: Everyone's favorite food source!
[07:22:03-PM] Instar: its red in SF
[07:22:04-PM] Fyron: Back to Q&A 
[07:22:09-PM] TerranC: I'll have soylent black thanks
[07:22:11-PM] Malfador: There are quite a few more hotkeys in SE5 then SE4. 
Taking a page from Starfury, all of the keys will be changeable. 
[07:22:24-PM] Will^: sweet!
[07:22:25-PM] Fyron: BM you may ask your question. 
[07:22:32-PM] Baron_Munchausen: In the previous chat you said that the Sithrak 
will appear in the game. Just _how_ will the Sithrak appear in the game? Are 
they the ones on the other side of the interdimensional portal? :>
[07:22:52-PM] Malfador: Should have kept my big mouth shut... 
[07:23:02-PM] TerranC: no, no, not at all.
[07:23:02-PM] Fyron: LOL 
[07:23:05-PM] JPF190279: ooooooowww
[07:23:07-PM] * DavidGervais hands aaron a sock..
[07:23:12-PM] Wildcard06: heh
[07:23:14-PM] * ekolis needs antaran quotes now ;)
[07:23:16-PM] DarkAnt: score one for the team baron
[07:23:16-PM] Malfador: Who's to say that calling on an extradimensional race 
to wipe out your enemies is wrong?
[07:23:26-PM] TerranC: I agree!
[07:23:27-PM] Baron_Munchausen: And you just used the word _migrate_ -- is 
popultion migration included in the game? Is explicit transport of population 
out, or simply supplemented with migration?
[07:23:40-PM] Malfador: Supplemented with migration.
[07:23:45-PM] Fyron: Instar you may ask your question. 
[07:23:54-PM] Instar: You mentioned Galactic News.  Can I use intelligence ops 
to fake news?  Plant false stories?  I want to manipulate the media!
[07:24:09-PM] JPF190279: lol
[07:24:10-PM] Instar: Or hold a teary interview with a reporter
[07:24:19-PM] Malfador: LOL. I see I'll have to think about fake news a bit 
more...
[07:24:24-PM] DarkAnt: hey, i said that
[07:24:27-PM] Fyron: JPF you may ask your question. 
[07:24:28-PM] TerranC: or say that you don't have WMDs in your planets
[07:24:32-PM] Raging_Deadstar: That should be limited by your creativity and 
the gullible nature of your enemy
[07:24:34-PM] ekolis: LOL!
[07:24:39-PM] JPF190279: My Question: How is the combat engine going to be 
handled, as in I know it is real time but how will things like shields, 
missiles, fighters be controlled if the user has control over them? Will you 
simply aim them and let the ai run them or will you have to manage everything 
yourself? Is there any chance if this is the case of the user getting 
overwhelmed, this is usually the downfall of large real time combat. (*sorry if 
the questio has been
[07:25:45-PM] TerranC: 5 minutes until 7:30 PST... I think I can hear that pot 
roast Aaron.
[07:25:59-PM] Malfador: Combat will be much like it was in SE4. You give your 
ships orders to move to locations, and who you want them to fire on. While time 
is going, the ships will maneuver on their own but follow your orders. 
[07:26:22-PM] JPF190279: and fighters and missiles?
[07:26:23-PM] Malfador: You can either tell them what to do, or not. If you 
don't they will fire and move on their own. 
[07:26:35-PM] JPF190279: ok
[07:26:39-PM] * ekolis wonders about player maneuverable missiles... :T
[07:26:44-PM] Malfador: You still have to launch fighters manually, and 
missiles will launch automatically. 
[07:26:47-PM] Fyron: E3 you may ask your question. 
[07:26:51-PM] E3: (Question 4 of 4)... the most important question asked today. 
 How does someone become a beta tester/contributor?  Is there a form to fill out 
or application?  How would someone like me... a stay at home father who plays 
video games for... 70, 80 hours a week go about working as a play tester for 
you?  (and on a side note, what are the Sithrak?)
[07:26:54-PM] * SummerJunkie rides the CSM down to the planet
[07:26:56-PM] Malfador: You will not be able to control seekers, but they're 
pretty simple. 
[07:27:33-PM] ekolis: I just meant I had my doubts
[07:27:43-PM] Wildcard06: I think that was your application E
[07:28:03-PM] Malfador: We'll be putting out the beta tester applications 
closer to the end of the year. It will be a lottery except for those that are 
pre-ordained (contributors, winners of the PBW tournament, etc.)
[07:28:28-PM] Renegade13: how many spots are there to be filled?
[07:28:29-PM] NarfPoitChezBOOM: Can I bribe you?
[07:28:30-PM] Fyron: RD you may ask your question. 
[07:28:36-PM] Raging_Deadstar: You Hinted above that New Race portraits are 
being made. I assume then that SEV will have all new races to play as? Any 
continuation from the stock races from SEIV with races like the Eee making an 
appearance or are we having a fresh start so to speak? (Sorry if this has been 
asked already)
[07:28:39-PM] Malfador: You can pause combat at any time and give your ships 
new orders. You can also set an auto stop at specific intervals, or slow time 
down to a crawl. 
[07:28:51-PM] ekolis: Photorp Time!
[07:29:32-PM] Malfador: Many races will reappear from SE4, with a few new ones 
thrown into the mix. Most of the neutrals will be new (but does anyone remember 
any from SE4)? 
[07:29:38-PM] JPF190279: cool
[07:29:41-PM] TerranC: running very close to 7:30 PST...
[07:29:44-PM] * DarkAnt wonders how temporal weapons will effect the reat time 
combat   =)
[07:29:46-PM] JPF190279: 1 min
[07:29:47-PM] Fyron: SJ you may ask your question. 
[07:29:51-PM] SummerJunkie: Will damage be dealt much like starfury (nearest 
component(s) to impact), or will the pattern of damage be more flexible.  Such 
as round "bites" out of the surface components, or "thin slices" through the 
hull, or "minimal damage to everything" for example.
[07:29:56-PM] Malfador: Hmmm, I smell pot roast.
[07:29:59-PM] SummerJunkie: (s) = ( s )
[07:30:35-PM] DavidGervais: Aaron, Thank you, Thank you, and Thank you once 
again, this has been a great day.
[07:30:41-PM] Malfador: Damage will be nearest component to impact, but with 
the three levels hit in order. So Armor, then Outer Hull, then Inner Hull. 
[07:30:52-PM] Kamog: Thank you very much Aaron :)
[07:30:54-PM] DavidGervais: remember people if you didn't get your question in 
here post it on the forums.
[07:30:54-PM] Renegade13: Thanks for coming Aaron, and thanks a lot for staying 
longer than the advertised hour!
[07:30:55-PM] DarkAnt: thanks aaron
[07:30:56-PM] JPF190279: Well thanks for answering our questions
[07:30:58-PM] Malfador: But your suggestion is possible. I'm really hoping to 
make the damage allocation routine scripted...
[07:30:59-PM] TerranC: Thanks Aaron.
[07:31:00-PM] ekolis: Thanks a lot! :D
[07:31:01-PM] Wildcard06: Great games.  We love them.
[07:31:03-PM] TerranC: We love you!
[07:31:03-PM] DarkAnt: you're really great the the fans here
[07:31:06-PM] Instar: Au revoir!
[07:31:06-PM] NarfPoitChezBOOM: Thanks Aaron
[07:31:06-PM] CaptainKwok: Thanks.
[07:31:06-PM] Will^: thanks Aaron!
[07:31:07-PM] SummerJunkie: Enjoy your dinner!
[07:31:09-PM] aiken: Many thank for food for thought, Aaron!
[07:31:13-PM] Kamog: Thanks for moderating, Fyron
[07:31:14-PM] E3: I love you God... er... Aaron!
[07:31:14-PM] Flame_Empire: thanks Aaron
[07:31:15-PM] JPF190279: steady on chap
[07:31:16-PM] Instar: fooooood
[07:31:16-PM] Malfador: Thanks Fyron, you did an excellent job!
[07:31:18-PM] * Baron_Munchausen chants, "Sithrak! Sithrak! Sithrak!"
[07:31:20-PM] Fyron: Thanks! 
[07:31:23-PM] Fyron: Come back soon! ;) 
[07:31:24-PM] TerranC: Watch out for the Pot Roast!
[07:31:28-PM] Taz: (food) + (b)
[07:31:33-PM] * SummerJunkie cheers and claps
[07:31:33-PM] DavidGervais: Now attack that pot roast with both hands. :P
[07:31:39-PM] Malfador: Thanks to everyone for attending. And feel free to post 
you suggestions on the forums or email them to se5@malfador.com. 
[07:31:43-PM] JPF190279: you are god Aaron!!!!!
[07:31:47-PM] * DarkAnt hopes aarons wife hasn't finished him off
[07:31:49-PM] Renegade13: bye! have a good dinner!
[07:31:49-PM] JPF190279: BBOWS
[07:31:50-PM] Malfador: We'll have to do this again in a couple of months.
[07:31:52-PM] E3: btw.. what are the SIthrak?
[07:31:54-PM] Fyron: I agree! 
[07:31:58-PM] Baron_Munchausen: hehehehehe
[07:31:59-PM] TerranC: bad guys in starfury
[07:32:00-PM] Renegade13: Sithrak...race from Starfury
[07:32:02-PM] E3: ah
[07:32:06-PM] Instar: you'd have to play SF to find out
[07:32:09-PM] JPF190279: BYE
[07:32:09-PM] Malfador: Goodnight Everbody!
[07:32:13-PM] DarkAnt: goodnight
[07:32:13-PM] Sivran: night
[07:32:14-PM] Kamog: Bye
[07:32:15-PM] TerranC: Goodnight!
[07:32:17-PM] Renegade13: night
[07:32:19-PM] ekolis: Good night!
[07:32:19-PM] JPF190279: waves
[07:32:19-PM] Flame_Empire: Goodnight
[07:32:20-PM] TerranC: See you soon!
[07:32:22-PM] aiken: night!
[07:32:25-PM] NarfPoitChezBOOM: Goodnight
[07:32:28-PM] *** Malfador has left #se4