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Post by mitobox on Mar 18, 2016 21:17:53 GMT
How to deal with overpopulation, in 5 easy steps!
1. Conscript a good chunk of your burgeoning population into (a) massive squad(s). If you can name squads, call them/it something like "The Swarm" or "The Horde." The remainder should be what is enough to keep your civilization and SCs (Society Centers) progressing as usual, or at least functional.
2. Station your legion(s) of commoners at MCs (Military Centers) for training and equipment, keeping them for however long you see fit (skip this step if sheer numbers are sufficient).
3. Send your teeming forces at the nearest SC you don't like. Assuming you took the necessary precautions in step 2, the defenders will be wiped out and the SC will be yours.
4. Look to your newly-conquered asset for supplies and replacement troops. Is your army at least half the size as it was before your assault? If so, repeat step 2. If not, or demoralization becomes too big a problem, proceed to step 5.
5. Let's take a look at the fruits of your labor. Are there no more/fewer threats to your civilization? Has its growth and aggression created new threats (highly disturbed neighbors, for example)? Either way, your overpopulation problem is probably over now, to be replaced by concerns of maintaining your new territory. As for your original army, disband and station soldiers as you see fit, taking into account what is needed to deal with internal unrest (being conquered isn't fun) and foreign invasion.
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Post by The Uteen on Mar 18, 2016 23:24:59 GMT
How to deal with overpopulation, in 5 easy steps! 1. Conscript a good chunk of your burgeoning population into (a) massive squad(s). If you can name squads, call them/it something like "The Swarm" or "The Horde." The remainder should be what is enough to keep your civilization and SCs (Society Centers) progressing as usual, or at least functional. 2. Station your legion(s) of commoners at MCs (Military Centers) for training and equipment, keeping them for however long you see fit (skip this step if sheer numbers are sufficient). 3. Send your teeming forces at the nearest SC you don't like. Then realise that "The Horde", as members of your homeless, starving population, were just in it for the free food and housing, and were really hoping you'd repeat step 2 a couple more times. 4. Watch as they bugger off to the nearest SC you don't like, in search of better living conditions. Is your army at least half the size it was before the assault? Almost certainly, and the ones that remain demand more repeats of step 2. You regret including the healthy meals, and working toiletries. 5. Let's take a look at the fruits of your labour. Are there no more/fewer threats to your civilization? You realise that there weren't any external threats to begin with - your enemy laughs at your feeble attempts to feed your own people. Ruling one of your SCs, and receiving their associated food and housing crises, would be a loss for them. Has its growth and aggression created new threats? Yup. The population is turning on you. Civil war is commonplace. People fight on the streets for breadcrumbs, and the endless stream of people leaving for other SCs has become known as "The Swarm", the very mention of whom makes your enemies tremble in fear. You are truly, unrivalled, the most terrifying civilisation on the planet. |
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Post by mitobox on Mar 18, 2016 23:47:16 GMT
5. Let's take a look at the fruits of your labour. Are there no more/fewer threats to your civilization? You realise that there weren't any external threats to begin with - your enemy laughs at your feeble attempts to feed your own people. Ruling one of your SCs, and receiving their associated food and housing crises, would be a loss for them. Has its growth and aggression created new threats? Yup. The population is turning on you. Civil war is commonplace. People fight on the streets for breadcrumbs, and the endless stream of people leaving for other SCs has become known as "The Swarm", the very mention of whom makes your enemies tremble in fear. You are truly, unrivalled, the most terrifying civilisation on the planet.   Just as planned. Now we just need magma physics... |
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Post by elementalred on Mar 19, 2016 14:54:05 GMT
5. Let's take a look at the fruits of your labour. Are there no more/fewer threats to your civilization? You realise that there weren't any external threats to begin with - your enemy laughs at your feeble attempts to feed your own people. Ruling one of your SCs, and receiving their associated food and housing crises, would be a loss for them. Has its growth and aggression created new threats? Yup. The population is turning on you. Civil war is commonplace. People fight on the streets for breadcrumbs, and the endless stream of people leaving for other SCs has become known as "The Swarm", the very mention of whom makes your enemies tremble in fear. You are truly, unrivalled, the most terrifying civilisation on the planet. Just as planned. Now we just need magma physics... Wow! I don't know for you guys, but when I look at the red text long enough it looks like it is in relief. |
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Post by The Uteen on Mar 20, 2016 19:55:41 GMT
Could someone link me to the GDD? I get the feeling I haven't seen it, and I'm not sure where to look.
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Post by The_Wayward_Admiral on Mar 20, 2016 19:59:05 GMT
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Post by Oliveriver on Mar 20, 2016 21:58:03 GMT
Let it be known that on this day, everybody was simultaneously everybody else.
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Post by evolution4weαk on Mar 20, 2016 22:02:28 GMT
Praise This day,As The Goat Apocalypse Has Ended
T̶̹͊̑̎̕͞H̯̥͈̬͍̱̒̎̈͑̍̈̒ͣͨE̷̸̞͚̊͒̂̒ ̴̡̬͓ͥ̅̓T͓͉̈́̈̐ͭ̃̓́R̫̪͙̻͇ͭ͒ͥ͌̀̏͌ͤ̈́̀Ǘ̢͇̻̖̥̬̪̭̃̐T̨̻͇̜ͦ̇̅́H̸̶͙̠͓̗̹͖͇̮͍̿̆̆͐ͤ̄ ̴̷͉̤̤͓ͬͬ͐̍͞I̢̪͍̦͂̾́̀͒Ş̞̮̖̤̫̔ͭ̓͌̌͆͠ ̭̤̳̦̰̖͙̐ͯ͋̒̚̚͟H̡̰̩̪̜̱̩̿ͧ̐̉͋̒̃͆́Ì͓̣͇͖̻͙̞̦ͣͪ̐ͭ̃͡Ḑ̵̜͕̝̥̄ͪ̅͝D͕ͭ́͟͟Ęͨͦͯ͑̇͏̦̻͍N̦̱̞͚̜̘ͦͧ͐͛̋̾ͬ̎
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Post by Rowdy on Mar 20, 2016 22:34:15 GMT
And I've made my name a proper noun (no more lowercase "rowdy"-ness for me).  |
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Post by Aquos on Mar 21, 2016 16:03:16 GMT
ok now i'm really crious what is this goat apocalyps madnees (seriously i missed it happening what happened) |
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Post by Atrox on Mar 21, 2016 17:37:24 GMT
All the moderators were given priveleges to change people's accounts and we spent a good 30-45 minutes messing with each other's names in the shoutbox  |
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Post by Aquos on Mar 21, 2016 17:39:37 GMT
i dind't expect that XD
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Post by Atrox on Mar 21, 2016 17:43:08 GMT
Yes. Stealthstylel accidentally called me a goat and it sparked a bunch of shenanigans
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Post by The Uteen on Mar 21, 2016 22:37:23 GMT
I think I missed something awesome. I need to check that chat box more (or even at all). Thanks. I've just had a quick skim through it, very comprehensive. I'm not sure about the WASD + mouse, though. It's a decent control scheme, and probably matches the 3D controls, but it still feels off. Could I request custom key bindings as an option? I prefer ↑←↓→ to WASD. (I'm requesting this an in-game option, of course, but it would be great to hear that it's already possible by modifying config files  ) |
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Post by Moopli on Mar 22, 2016 18:46:44 GMT
Could I request custom key bindings as an option? I prefer ↑←↓→ to WASD. (I'm requesting this an in-game option, of course, but it would be great to hear that it's already possible by modifying config files ) Check out scripts/keymap.lua, it has almost all you need. Look up OIS keycodes to figure out what the arrow keys should be. |
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Post by elementalred on Mar 28, 2016 17:45:03 GMT
Oh boy! I just imagined Smooth McGroove doing an acapella of Thrive's main theme!
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Post by Atrox on Mar 29, 2016 12:24:03 GMT
One of the worst things I think, is when you choose the wrong clothes to wear for the day. I wore shorts and a t-shirt because it should be warm today, but all the classrooms have the air conditioning on so I'm freezing.
Moral of the story: Always carry a jacket on you just in case.
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Post by StealthStyleL on Mar 29, 2016 12:32:01 GMT
I'm awfully incompetent at selecting clothes - life was so much easier when my mum got my clothes ready when I was younger.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2016 3:41:25 GMT
One of the worst things I think, is when you choose the wrong clothes to wear for the day. I wore shorts and a t-shirt because it should be warm today, but all the classrooms have the air conditioning on so I'm freezing. Moral of the story: Always carry a jacket on you just in case. It's even worse when you forget your clothes. |
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Post by early0000 on Mar 30, 2016 5:39:53 GMT
You guys are complaining about dressing to compensate for air conditioning. Meanwhile in Indiana it is 30°at 9am but 70° only a few hours later. How on earth do you ever dress for that.
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