The Workermonkey

Saturday, March 06, 2010

wait a minute, i'm allowed to get drunk and rant on the monkey! 

# posted by Supreme Monkey Overlord @ 3/06/2010 02:48:00 AM

thats why i started it! to build your own, or buy complete, that is the question. i need a new computer to play civ 5. most of the computer purchases in my life have coincided with the release of new civ games. i bought my first NEC a month after civ2 was released, i bought my dell for school about 8 months before civ 3 was released, before it was delayed a few months, i bought my current computer for civ 4 about 4 years ago. its time for a new one. i need a new desktop, mostly built for gaming. building on my own is slightly cheaper but i have ot put it together and there is no support or warranty. I've never had that bad luck with dells, I've just burned out a few video cards playing games. anyone got ideas for build your own vs buying pre-made (ie: Dell)?

i'm about to drastically change my life, or at least a big change for me. in the next two months or so i'm going to start a new job (hopefully, or at least lose the one i have now), find a new place to live (hopefully buy before the end of April, tax break!), should i be writing a book about this? i figure i could add in getting into shape, some kind of crazy diet, and getting a girlfriend and call it a new life. write some crappy book with a catchy title and go for a bestseller on Oprah. Oprah is my secret weapon for selling comics. people lap up what ever she says like milk-bones. I've never written a book before but from what people tell me its not all that hard. i work with a guy now who's written several. i hate his guts and beg for him to be fired every day, but he's written a few books in his time. they all suck, one is a collectors guide to coins, which he gave me a copy of, its awful, absolutely not helpful but its getting published, another is something about managing purchasing systems, which he's awful at and the reason i want to get rid of him. and some kind of text book i've never ask about. if this moron can get this many books published, then i should have no problem right? right?women love that crap right? plus they give you an editor and change what ever they want anyway to make it an enjoyable read right?

humm....

6 comments

Whoa there mister. Don't you think thats a little ambitious? Why don't we focus on whats important...
Lets hear what the pre-reqs are before you build a new PC. And all this talk about jobs, homes and girlfriends I quite frankly find concerning. Thosee things are distractions.

And you can forget writing a book. Too much time. Instead, I want you to reflect on the impact of a) Hex based maps and b) one unit per tile and how these two things are going to change your strategy.

By  T, at Saturday, March 06, 2010 7:01:00 AM  

now thats a man with his priorities in order.

i think your going to have to have a layer of units surrounding the citys with a layer of bombardment units just hind hind them, the massive stack of units slowly bombarding and then picking off the weak won't work anymore.

hex bases maps will force us to protect important units more. instead of a mega stack, it'll be more of a massive wave, many units spread out across the land. natural borders and narrow passages will have a bigger impact.

By  Supreme Monkey Overlord, at Saturday, March 06, 2010 10:28:00 AM  

theres no more stacking. Confirmed that it will be one unit per hex.

By  T, at Saturday, March 06, 2010 2:20:00 PM  

i know you're aware of this, but i remind you anyway that i've owned 3 dells and have had horrible problems with all, and no useful tech support at all. i feel a sample size of 1 is too small, so i gave them a second chance. the 3rd i got for free as a hand me down, so i can't complain, but i would never purchase one again.

with all the time you'll be spending indoors with civ 5 you can count on me to meet you outside for some golf. you've got 22 years to get good enough to make the champions tour.

By  josh, at Saturday, March 06, 2010 8:23:00 PM  

Whoa! whoa! whoa? wait up what is this no stacking shit! no offense matt, i am concerned about your future, but this is ridiculous. this seems to be a step in the wrong direction. but i wonder if its optional in the setup or not.

By  Tino, at Tuesday, March 09, 2010 1:00:00 AM  

Valentin!

By  Brancibeer, at Tuesday, March 09, 2010 3:22:00 PM  

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