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Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> looked up from reading the
entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
On 10/21/2024 1:11 PM, Ant wrote:
Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
On 10/21/2024 7:15 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
On Mon, 21 Oct 2024 06:32:49 -0400, Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote:Actually the political stuff in the movie is almost the polar opposite >>>> of the book. Heinlein wrote a war story about service, as in western
Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> looked up from reading the >>>>>> entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs >>>>>> say:
On 10/20/2024 7:48 PM, Ant wrote:
I like the movie. I don't like to read. :P
The movie had been written and was already in pre-production when the >>>>>>> producers found out the movie rights to the book were for sale. So they
bought those rights so they could use the book's title.
No joke.
Title and bolted on a few names from the book, and a couple of themes >>>>>> (the whole service thing.)
But everything else was a mockery - assault rifles with an apparent >>>>>> range of 10 feet, forcing the soldiers to shoot point blank at something >>>>>> that can cut them in half with a swipe. Um yeah, sure.
And the whole psi corp stuff in SS uniforms, no wonder the film is >>>>>> nicknamed Nazi Germany 90210.
Oh yeah, and the chick flying the ship dodging an asteroid coming in >>>>>> FTL, yeah, these guys can't even spell science much less know any.
And don't forget the complete and utter lack of powered battle armor, >>>>> something the book is most famous for popularizing.
"Starship Troopers" without powered armor is Star Wars without
lightsabers. I mean, sure you _could_... but why?*
In fairness, a lot of the other stuff mentioned above (the fascism,
the shitty science, the psi stuff) was part and parcel of the book
too, albeit not so central to the narrative. I'll forgive that... even >>>>> if I didn't necessarily enjoy it. But the lack of powered armor?
democracy type "service". The citizenship criteria in the book was
_ANY_ kind of service. Being assigned as a park ranger planting trees >>>> was service and could grant citizenship. He strongly emphasized that
non-citizens were not an underclass.
The "Nazis BAAAAD!" parts of the movie were ALL Verhoeven, things that >>>> he added deliberately. He's admitted that in interviews.
Ah. Someone needs to reboot Starship Troopers movies. Maybe a TV series instead?
There was an animated series (have the DVDs) and a series of animated
movies in addition to the two sequels to Verhoeven's movie.
Four Sequels.
On 10/22/2024 7:30 AM, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
On 10/22/2024 2:54 AM, Xocyll wrote:
Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> looked up from reading the
entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
On 10/21/2024 1:11 PM, Ant wrote:
Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
Snip
Oh for fornication's sake. I've seen 2 and 3, when did 4 and 5 come out? >>Ah. Someone needs to reboot Starship Troopers movies. Maybe a TV
series instead?
There was an animated series (have the DVDs) and a series of animated
movies in addition to the two sequels to Verhoeven's movie.
Four Sequels.
I don't think I've even seen 2 or 3. I was a big fan of the book, I
enjoyed the movie, but not so much to watch any of the others (I think)
are they any good?
candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
...
I am itching all over the place now! :-)
Do I make you itch too? ;-)
im not allergic to bugs
Then, why were you itching all over the place earlier? :-P
On 10/22/2024 2:54 AM, Xocyll wrote:
Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> looked up from reading theOh for fornication's sake. I've seen 2 and 3, when did 4 and 5 come out?
entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
On 10/21/2024 1:11 PM, Ant wrote:
Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
On 10/21/2024 7:15 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
On Mon, 21 Oct 2024 06:32:49 -0400, Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote: >>>>>>> Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> looked up from reading the >>>>>>> entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs >>>>>>> say:Actually the political stuff in the movie is almost the polar opposite >>>>> of the book. Heinlein wrote a war story about service, as in western >>>>> democracy type "service". The citizenship criteria in the book was
On 10/20/2024 7:48 PM, Ant wrote:
I like the movie. I don't like to read. :P
The movie had been written and was already in pre-production when the >>>>>>>> producers found out the movie rights to the book were for sale. So they
bought those rights so they could use the book's title.
No joke.
Title and bolted on a few names from the book, and a couple of themes >>>>>>> (the whole service thing.)
But everything else was a mockery - assault rifles with an apparent >>>>>>> range of 10 feet, forcing the soldiers to shoot point blank at something
that can cut them in half with a swipe. Um yeah, sure.
And the whole psi corp stuff in SS uniforms, no wonder the film is >>>>>>> nicknamed Nazi Germany 90210.
Oh yeah, and the chick flying the ship dodging an asteroid coming in >>>>>>> FTL, yeah, these guys can't even spell science much less know any. >>>>>>
And don't forget the complete and utter lack of powered battle armor, >>>>>> something the book is most famous for popularizing.
"Starship Troopers" without powered armor is Star Wars without
lightsabers. I mean, sure you _could_... but why?*
In fairness, a lot of the other stuff mentioned above (the fascism, >>>>>> the shitty science, the psi stuff) was part and parcel of the book >>>>>> too, albeit not so central to the narrative. I'll forgive that... even >>>>>> if I didn't necessarily enjoy it. But the lack of powered armor?
_ANY_ kind of service. Being assigned as a park ranger planting trees >>>>> was service and could grant citizenship. He strongly emphasized that >>>>> non-citizens were not an underclass.
The "Nazis BAAAAD!" parts of the movie were ALL Verhoeven, things that >>>>> he added deliberately. He's admitted that in interviews.
Ah. Someone needs to reboot Starship Troopers movies. Maybe a TV series instead?
There was an animated series (have the DVDs) and a series of animated
movies in addition to the two sequels to Verhoeven's movie.
Four Sequels.
Maybe I will finally play it in a decade when it is free and have better >hardwares. Ha! :P
On Wed, 16 Oct 2024 02:12:02 +0000, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic,
Ant wrote:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2287330/Empire_of_the_Ants/
And I'm still too busy and using an old video card (MSI NVIDIA GeForce >>>GTX 750 Ti (N750TI-2GD5/OC; 2 GB of VRAM) so I can't play it for now. :( >>>Maybe I will finally play it in a decade when it is free and have better >>>hardwares. Ha! :P
On Tue, 15 Oct 2024 21:29:03 -0600, PW
<iamnotusingonewithAgent@notinuse.com> wrote:
Maybe we should all chip in and get Ant what he needs to play his
family game. Or maybe Spalls will find something good at the
dumpsters for Ant.
The dumpsters have been sadly quite empty recently. I think the
building staff is on to me and hoarding the good stuff for themselves
inside rather than leaving it on curb.
On Tue, 15 Oct 2024 22:40:21 -0500, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:
Bookmarked and wishlisted. This looks antastic!
Argh. You deserve to be staked out in the desert and covered with
honey for that pun.
As to the game itself...
Firstly, there's a demo for those not sure if it's for them: >https://store.steampowered.com/app/3062270/Empire_of_the_Ants__Demo/
Beyond that... well, the visuals are the game's biggest hook (and the
bugs, if you're into that sort of thing). But what little the trailers
show of the gameplay just doesn't look all that interesting. At best
it seems a rather humdrum RTS; some of its mechanics (riding a giant
snail? or leading armies of ants against armies of beetles?) seem
outright silly (and in direct opposition to the ultra-realistic theme
the visuals suggest), and apparently everything is done in
third-person mode, requiring you to shepherd your forces everywhere?
It just seems to lack any novelty or sophistication beyond its
graphics. I can't personally get excited about it.
On Wed, 16 Oct 2024 02:12:02 +0000, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic,
Ant wrote:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2287330/Empire_of_the_Ants/
And I'm still too busy and using an old video card (MSI NVIDIA GeForce >>GTX 750 Ti (N750TI-2GD5/OC; 2 GB of VRAM) so I can't play it for now. :( >>Maybe I will finally play it in a decade when it is free and have better >>hardwares. Ha! :P
On Tue, 15 Oct 2024 21:29:03 -0600, PW
<iamnotusingonewithAgent@notinuse.com> wrote:
Maybe we should all chip in and get Ant what he needs to play his
family game. Or maybe Spalls will find something good at the
dumpsters for Ant.
The dumpsters have been sadly quite empty recently. I think the
building staff is on to me and hoarding the good stuff for themselves
inside rather than leaving it on curb.
On Tue, 15 Oct 2024 22:40:21 -0500, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:
Bookmarked and wishlisted. This looks antastic!
Argh. You deserve to be staked out in the desert and covered with
honey for that pun.
As to the game itself...
Firstly, there's a demo for those not sure if it's for them: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3062270/Empire_of_the_Ants__Demo/
Beyond that... well, the visuals are the game's biggest hook (and the
bugs, if you're into that sort of thing). But what little the trailers
show of the gameplay just doesn't look all that interesting. At best
it seems a rather humdrum RTS; some of its mechanics (riding a giant
snail? or leading armies of ants against armies of beetles?) seem
outright silly (and in direct opposition to the ultra-realistic theme
the visuals suggest), and apparently everything is done in
third-person mode, requiring you to shepherd your forces everywhere?
It just seems to lack any novelty or sophistication beyond its
graphics. I can't personally get excited about it.
Maybe I will finally play it in a decade when it is free and have better >hardwares. Ha! :P
In the meantime, read the classic short story, Leiningen Versus the Ants
!!
https://www.classicshorts.com/stories/lvta.html
On Wed, 16 Oct 2024 02:12:02 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2287330/Empire_of_the_Ants/
And I'm still too busy and using an old video card (MSI NVIDIA GeForce
GTX 750 Ti (N750TI-2GD5/OC; 2 GB of VRAM) so I can't play it for now. :( >Maybe I will finally play it in a decade when it is free and have better >hardwares. Ha! :P
*--
Maybe we should all chip in and get Ant what he needs to play his
family game. Or maybe Spalls will find something good at the
dumpsters for Ant.
I am downloading the demo now :-)
PW <iamnotusingonewithAgent@notinuse.com> wrote:
On Wed, 16 Oct 2024 02:12:02 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2287330/Empire_of_the_Ants/
And I'm still too busy and using an old video card (MSI NVIDIA GeForce
GTX 750 Ti (N750TI-2GD5/OC; 2 GB of VRAM) so I can't play it for now. :(
Maybe I will finally play it in a decade when it is free and have better
hardwares. Ha! :P
*--
Maybe we should all chip in and get Ant what he needs to play his
family game. Or maybe Spalls will find something good at the
dumpsters for Ant.
I am downloading the demo now :-)
Please kindly let us know how it is. I know it's pretty, but is it fun?
I didn't like the original game back in Y2K/2001: >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_of_the_Ants_%28video_game%29.
Funny, the company gave me a free retail copy back then! They should
give me this one and a better video card/PC. ;) Did anyone play that one?
Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> looked up from reading the
entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
On 10/22/2024 2:54 AM, Xocyll wrote:
Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> looked up from reading theOh for fornication's sake. I've seen 2 and 3, when did 4 and 5 come out?
entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
On 10/21/2024 1:11 PM, Ant wrote:
Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
On 10/21/2024 7:15 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
On Mon, 21 Oct 2024 06:32:49 -0400, Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> looked up from reading the >>>>>>>> entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs >>>>>>>> say:Actually the political stuff in the movie is almost the polar opposite >>>>>> of the book. Heinlein wrote a war story about service, as in western >>>>>> democracy type "service". The citizenship criteria in the book was >>>>>> _ANY_ kind of service. Being assigned as a park ranger planting trees >>>>>> was service and could grant citizenship. He strongly emphasized that >>>>>> non-citizens were not an underclass.
On 10/20/2024 7:48 PM, Ant wrote:
I like the movie. I don't like to read. :P
The movie had been written and was already in pre-production when the >>>>>>>>> producers found out the movie rights to the book were for sale. So they
bought those rights so they could use the book's title.
No joke.
Title and bolted on a few names from the book, and a couple of themes >>>>>>>> (the whole service thing.)
But everything else was a mockery - assault rifles with an apparent >>>>>>>> range of 10 feet, forcing the soldiers to shoot point blank at something
that can cut them in half with a swipe. Um yeah, sure.
And the whole psi corp stuff in SS uniforms, no wonder the film is >>>>>>>> nicknamed Nazi Germany 90210.
Oh yeah, and the chick flying the ship dodging an asteroid coming in >>>>>>>> FTL, yeah, these guys can't even spell science much less know any. >>>>>>>
And don't forget the complete and utter lack of powered battle armor, >>>>>>> something the book is most famous for popularizing.
"Starship Troopers" without powered armor is Star Wars without
lightsabers. I mean, sure you _could_... but why?*
In fairness, a lot of the other stuff mentioned above (the fascism, >>>>>>> the shitty science, the psi stuff) was part and parcel of the book >>>>>>> too, albeit not so central to the narrative. I'll forgive that... even >>>>>>> if I didn't necessarily enjoy it. But the lack of powered armor? >>>>>>>
The "Nazis BAAAAD!" parts of the movie were ALL Verhoeven, things that >>>>>> he added deliberately. He's admitted that in interviews.
Ah. Someone needs to reboot Starship Troopers movies. Maybe a TV series instead?
There was an animated series (have the DVDs) and a series of animated
movies in addition to the two sequels to Verhoeven's movie.
Four Sequels.
The whole mess
Starship troopers (1997)
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (2004 DTV)
Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (2008 DTV)
Starship Troopers: Invasion (2012 Animated)
Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars (2017 Animated)
I have not seen 4 and 5, but 2 and 3 were dreck.
Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 20:18 this Monday (GMT):
candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote: ...
I am itching all over the place now! :-)
Do I make you itch too? ;-)
im not allergic to bugs
Then, why were you itching all over the place earlier? :-P
slime stuff idk
candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 20:18 this Monday (GMT):
candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote: >>> ...
I am itching all over the place now! :-)
Do I make you itch too? ;-)
im not allergic to bugs
Then, why were you itching all over the place earlier? :-P
slime stuff idk
You Can't Do That on Television, err Internet or newsgroups. ;)
On 10/23/2024 4:13 PM, Ant wrote:
candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 20:18 this Monday (GMT):
candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote: >>> ...
I am itching all over the place now! :-)
Do I make you itch too? ;-)
im not allergic to bugs
Then, why were you itching all over the place earlier? :-P
slime stuff idk
You Can't Do That on Television, err Internet or newsgroups. ;)
Plus the fact that the Kids Choice Awards routinely slimes their winners.
On Wed, 16 Oct 2024 23:54:32 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
PW <iamnotusingonewithAgent@notinuse.com> wrote:
On Wed, 16 Oct 2024 02:12:02 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2287330/Empire_of_the_Ants/
And I'm still too busy and using an old video card (MSI NVIDIA GeForce >>>> GTX 750 Ti (N750TI-2GD5/OC; 2 GB of VRAM) so I can't play it for now. :( >>>> Maybe I will finally play it in a decade when it is free and have better >>>> hardwares. Ha! :P
*--
Maybe we should all chip in and get Ant what he needs to play his
family game. Or maybe Spalls will find something good at the
dumpsters for Ant.
I am downloading the demo now :-)
Please kindly let us know how it is. I know it's pretty, but is it fun?
I didn't like the original game back in Y2K/2001:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_of_the_Ants_%28video_game%29.
Funny, the company gave me a free retail copy back then! They should
give me this one and a better video card/PC. ;) Did anyone play that one?
*--
It is pretty for sure, and detailed. I find the angle low to the
ground hard to see things and move, especially moving the mouse and
making orders. Maybe I should try a controller.. I have ordered a
couple of my two groups of ants to attack and claim territory but that
is it so far. Looks like there will be lots to do. But not sure how
much I can take at a time. A little bit of a learning curve, of
course.
I am going to try it again maybe tomorrow.
I am itching all over the place now! :-)
I am itching all over the place now! :-)
"Bugs, Mr. Rico. Zillions of em!"
On Wed, 16 Oct 2024 23:56:15 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action rms <rsquiresMOO@mooflashmoo.net> wrote:
Maybe I will finally play it in a decade when it is free and have better >> >hardwares. Ha! :P
In the meantime, read the classic short story, Leiningen Versus the Ants >> !!
https://www.classicshorts.com/stories/lvta.html
Me read? No thanks. Hence why I don't read books, play adventure games, etc. ;P
Well, given that each letter is the size of your entire body, I can
see the difficulty. Just reading a page is the equivalent of walking a
mile. A chapter would be a marathon.
Frankly, I'm surprised you even manage to post on Usenet. You must
have an extremely sensitive keyboard to respond to the miniscule
pressure an ant's foot can produce.
On Wed, 16 Oct 2024 23:54:32 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
PW <iamnotusingonewithAgent@notinuse.com> wrote:
On Wed, 16 Oct 2024 02:12:02 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2287330/Empire_of_the_Ants/
And I'm still too busy and using an old video card (MSI NVIDIA GeForce
GTX 750 Ti (N750TI-2GD5/OC; 2 GB of VRAM) so I can't play it for now. :( >> >Maybe I will finally play it in a decade when it is free and have better >> >hardwares. Ha! :P
*--
Maybe we should all chip in and get Ant what he needs to play his
family game. Or maybe Spalls will find something good at the
dumpsters for Ant.
I am downloading the demo now :-)
Please kindly let us know how it is. I know it's pretty, but is it fun?
I didn't like the original game back in Y2K/2001: >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_of_the_Ants_%28video_game%29.
Funny, the company gave me a free retail copy back then! They should
give me this one and a better video card/PC. ;) Did anyone play that one?
*--
It is pretty for sure, and detailed. I find the angle low to the
ground hard to see things and move, especially moving the mouse and
making orders. Maybe I should try a controller.. I have ordered a
couple of my two groups of ants to attack and claim territory but that
is it so far. Looks like there will be lots to do. But not sure how
much I can take at a time. A little bit of a learning curve, of
course.
I am going to try it again maybe tomorrow.
I am itching all over the place now! :-)
On Wed, 16 Oct 2024 23:55:43 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
On Wed, 16 Oct 2024 02:12:02 +0000, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic, >> >Ant wrote:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2287330/Empire_of_the_Ants/
And I'm still too busy and using an old video card (MSI NVIDIA GeForce >> >>GTX 750 Ti (N750TI-2GD5/OC; 2 GB of VRAM) so I can't play it for now. :( >> >>Maybe I will finally play it in a decade when it is free and have better >> >>hardwares. Ha! :P
On Tue, 15 Oct 2024 21:29:03 -0600, PW
<iamnotusingonewithAgent@notinuse.com> wrote:
Maybe we should all chip in and get Ant what he needs to play his
family game. Or maybe Spalls will find something good at the
dumpsters for Ant.
The dumpsters have been sadly quite empty recently. I think the
building staff is on to me and hoarding the good stuff for themselves
inside rather than leaving it on curb.
Did your previous good stuff include good video cards though? :p
Actually, I once found a complete system with a GeForce 790GTX and an
i7 processor; it wasn't top-of-the-line stuff even at the time, but it
was still a pretty decent gaming rig.
(It also had its hard-drives complete with all the user data on it in unencrypted format. People really need to learn to wipe their drives
before tossing their PCs)
As to the game itself...
Firstly, there's a demo for those not sure if it's for them:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3062270/Empire_of_the_Ants__Demo/
Beyond that... well, the visuals are the game's biggest hook (and the
bugs, if you're into that sort of thing). But what little the trailers
show of the gameplay just doesn't look all that interesting. At best
it seems a rather humdrum RTS; some of its mechanics (riding a giant
snail? or leading armies of ants against armies of beetles?) seem
outright silly (and in direct opposition to the ultra-realistic theme
the visuals suggest), and apparently everything is done in
third-person mode, requiring you to shepherd your forces everywhere?
It just seems to lack any novelty or sophistication beyond its
graphics. I can't personally get excited about it.
So, you're not a RTS fan?
I play them. I enjoy them. They're not my favorite genre, but I don't
dislike them in general.
I'm a bit less sanguine about action/strategy RTS games, where you
have to take on the role of one of the soldiers on the battlefield and
order your troops from a ground-level perspective. I find it messy and
overly complicated. Even though several games -- "Battlezone" (1998)
or "Hostile Waters: Anteaus Rising", for instance-- rose to prominence
based on the mechanic, I think a lot of their success came from the
novelty of the idea rather than its workability. It's a concept that
is better left in the dustbin of history, as far as I'm concerned. ;-)
Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
...
I am itching all over the place now! :-)"Bugs, Mr. Rico. Zillions of em!"
Where is that quote from?
On 10/23/2024 4:13 PM, Ant wrote:
candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote: >>> Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 20:18 this Monday (GMT):
candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote: >>>> ...
I am itching all over the place now! :-)
Do I make you itch too? ;-)
im not allergic to bugs
Then, why were you itching all over the place earlier? :-P
slime stuff idk
You Can't Do That on Television, err Internet or newsgroups. ;)
Plus the fact that the Kids Choice Awards routinely slimes their winners.
On Wed, 23 Oct 2024 04:01:23 -0400, Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote:
Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> looked up from reading the >>entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
On 10/22/2024 2:54 AM, Xocyll wrote:
Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> looked up from reading theOh for fornication's sake. I've seen 2 and 3, when did 4 and 5 come out?
entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
On 10/21/2024 1:11 PM, Ant wrote:
Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
On 10/21/2024 7:15 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
On Mon, 21 Oct 2024 06:32:49 -0400, Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>> Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> looked up from reading the >>>>>>>>> entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs >>>>>>>>> say:Actually the political stuff in the movie is almost the polar opposite >>>>>>> of the book. Heinlein wrote a war story about service, as in western >>>>>>> democracy type "service". The citizenship criteria in the book was >>>>>>> _ANY_ kind of service. Being assigned as a park ranger planting trees >>>>>>> was service and could grant citizenship. He strongly emphasized that >>>>>>> non-citizens were not an underclass.
On 10/20/2024 7:48 PM, Ant wrote:
I like the movie. I don't like to read. :P
The movie had been written and was already in pre-production when the
producers found out the movie rights to the book were for sale. So they
bought those rights so they could use the book's title.
No joke.
Title and bolted on a few names from the book, and a couple of themes >>>>>>>>> (the whole service thing.)
But everything else was a mockery - assault rifles with an apparent >>>>>>>>> range of 10 feet, forcing the soldiers to shoot point blank at something
that can cut them in half with a swipe. Um yeah, sure.
And the whole psi corp stuff in SS uniforms, no wonder the film is >>>>>>>>> nicknamed Nazi Germany 90210.
Oh yeah, and the chick flying the ship dodging an asteroid coming in >>>>>>>>> FTL, yeah, these guys can't even spell science much less know any. >>>>>>>>
And don't forget the complete and utter lack of powered battle armor, >>>>>>>> something the book is most famous for popularizing.
"Starship Troopers" without powered armor is Star Wars without >>>>>>>> lightsabers. I mean, sure you _could_... but why?*
In fairness, a lot of the other stuff mentioned above (the fascism, >>>>>>>> the shitty science, the psi stuff) was part and parcel of the book >>>>>>>> too, albeit not so central to the narrative. I'll forgive that... even >>>>>>>> if I didn't necessarily enjoy it. But the lack of powered armor? >>>>>>>>
The "Nazis BAAAAD!" parts of the movie were ALL Verhoeven, things that >>>>>>> he added deliberately. He's admitted that in interviews.
Ah. Someone needs to reboot Starship Troopers movies. Maybe a TV series instead?
There was an animated series (have the DVDs) and a series of animated >>>>> movies in addition to the two sequels to Verhoeven's movie.
Four Sequels.
The whole mess
Starship troopers (1997)
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (2004 DTV)
Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (2008 DTV)
Starship Troopers: Invasion (2012 Animated)
Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars (2017 Animated)
I have not seen 4 and 5, but 2 and 3 were dreck.
4 & 5 were pretty bad too, but because they were animated, I gave them
more of a pass. They were more obviously aimed at the younger-set, so
the shallow characters, story and dialogue seemed more appropriate.
The visuals were okay.
I wouldn't go out of my way to re-watch them, though. Frankly, the
entire movie franchise is pretty terrible.
(IMHO, obviously. It's all subjective. If you like the movies, good
for you; I'm glad you had more fun with them than I did!)
Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> looked up from reading the
entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
On 10/23/2024 4:13 PM, Ant wrote:
candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote: >>> Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 20:18 this Monday (GMT):
candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
...
I am itching all over the place now! :-)
Do I make you itch too? ;-)
im not allergic to bugs
Then, why were you itching all over the place earlier? :-P
slime stuff idk
You Can't Do That on Television, err Internet or newsgroups. ;)
Plus the fact that the Kids Choice Awards routinely slimes their winners.
You'd think someone would wear a raincoat or bring an umbrella!
I mean, you know your getting hit at one of those or a Gallagher shows,
dress appropriately.
So, you didn't like RTS games like Dune, C&C, WC, SC, AoE, etc. I love those.
Argh. You deserve to be staked out in the desert and covered with
honey for that pun.
On Thu, 17 Oct 2024 23:28:01 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
On Wed, 16 Oct 2024 23:55:43 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
On Wed, 16 Oct 2024 02:12:02 +0000, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic, >>> >> >Ant wrote:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2287330/Empire_of_the_Ants/
And I'm still too busy and using an old video card (MSI NVIDIA GeForce >>> >> >>GTX 750 Ti (N750TI-2GD5/OC; 2 GB of VRAM) so I can't play it for now. :(
Maybe I will finally play it in a decade when it is free and have better
hardwares. Ha! :P
On Tue, 15 Oct 2024 21:29:03 -0600, PW
<iamnotusingonewithAgent@notinuse.com> wrote:
Maybe we should all chip in and get Ant what he needs to play his
family game. Or maybe Spalls will find something good at the
dumpsters for Ant.
The dumpsters have been sadly quite empty recently. I think the
building staff is on to me and hoarding the good stuff for themselves >>> >> inside rather than leaving it on curb.
Did your previous good stuff include good video cards though? :p
Actually, I once found a complete system with a GeForce 790GTX and an
i7 processor; it wasn't top-of-the-line stuff even at the time, but it
was still a pretty decent gaming rig.
Ha, that video card would handle this game well than my old card. ;P
It was -still is- a quite capable system, despite it being over a
decade old at this point. Certainly it could handle a lot of my
mainstay games (<cough>Truck Simulators</cough>) well enough, and even
a lot of the more modern titles, if at reduced graphics levels. Which
says less about the power of the machine and more about the state of
modern gaming.
But mostly I keep it around because it has easy-swap SATA bays which
makes it useful for whenever I need to test / wipe hard-drives. No
need to open up another computer, or fiddle around with external drive >chassis; I just slip the drive in the caddy and I'm good to go.
(It also had its hard-drives complete with all the user data on it in
unencrypted format. People really need to learn to wipe their drives
before tossing their PCs)
Geez. Did you find anything good in their HDDs? ;)
Are you implying that I snooped around that hard-drive before doing
the proper thing and deleting the contents of the drive? Why, I never!
;-)
(but all sorts of stuff, including photos, scans of drivers license,
credit card numbers, documents with government ID, etc. Were I evil, I
could have done Bad Things with that information. DELETE YOUR DRIVES, >people!)
Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
On 10/23/2024 4:13 PM, Ant wrote:
candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote: >> >> Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 20:18 this Monday (GMT):
candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
...
I am itching all over the place now! :-)
Do I make you itch too? ;-)
im not allergic to bugs
Then, why were you itching all over the place earlier? :-P
slime stuff idk
You Can't Do That on Television, err Internet or newsgroups. ;)
Plus the fact that the Kids Choice Awards routinely slimes their winners.
I don't remember that during the rad 80s.
On Wed, 16 Oct 2024 02:12:02 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2287330/Empire_of_the_Ants/
And I'm still too busy and using an old video card (MSI NVIDIA GeForce
GTX 750 Ti (N750TI-2GD5/OC; 2 GB of VRAM) so I can't play it for now. :( >Maybe I will finally play it in a decade when it is free and have better >hardwares. Ha! :P
For people with both a bug-fetish AND an old-timey game fetish, the
original "Empire of Ants" game (released back in 2000) is now on sale
too.
https://www.gog.com/en/game/empire_of_the_ants_2000
From everything I've heard, the 2024 game is far superior but buy both
and make the comparison for yourself. ;-)
For people with both a bug-fetish AND an old-timey game fetish, the
