Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-16 Thread shaun everiss
hmmm I play at bring them on, shows you how often he appears. At 10:10 p.m. 14/10/2014, you wrote: Hi Shaun, One shot? What experience level are you playing on? It usually takes between three and five shots to put the insane scientist down, but I usually play at the Bring Them On experience

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-15 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Ishan, When the insane scientist steels something of yours the character says hey to indicate something was taken from you. The word hey is one used by English speaking people to express surprise, dismay, or irritation in this case. It could also mean hello, but not in this circumstance.

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-15 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, That's a good explanation although you spelled it wrong. Hay, as in h a y, is the kind of hay a farmer gives his horses and cows. Hey, as in h e y, is the word hey Americans use when greeting someone or using as an outburst when surprised or irritated. On 10/15/14, dark d...@xgam.org

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-15 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, Personally, I don't. I am just pointing out how crazy things have gotten over this silly business of offending people over words or anything else that can be taken the wrong way. On 10/15/14, dark d...@xgam.org wrote: Hi Tom. that debate sounds quite ridiculous, especially sinse

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-15 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, Yeah, I try to kill him as soon as possible, because I don't want him running around with my data wafers and other gear. If he takes it he has just signed his own execution. The only question at that point is how soon he dies and how painfully he gets executed. On 10/15/14, dark

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-15 Thread dark
I usually try to chase him down and knife him sinse I don't want to waste amo, but if he's too far away and likely to run somewhere I don't want I will get out the nearest gun and blast him, though i admit chasing him down and punching him is sort of satisfying if inefficient. I remember

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-15 Thread dark
Hi Tom. Well it's not a word I write that often particularly, sinse while it's certainlynot unknown in England it's use is fairly idiomatic, for example in Liverpool hey as a greeting is relatively common (lister in red dwarf uses it this way often), where as other parts of the country would

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-15 Thread Stephen
something similar was done with westside story musical, the lyrics I feel pretty and witty and gay and I pity any girl who isn't me today, was changed to I feel pretty and witty and bright and I pity any girl who isn't me tonight. At 01:22 PM 10/15/2014, you wrote: Hi Dark, Yeah, I quite

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-15 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, Yeah, there is definitely something fun about beating the tar out of the insane scientist with fists. Maybe its that crazy laugh of his but I get some satisfaction of just beating the tar out of him for the fun of it weather he stole anything or not. As for the berserk potion from

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-15 Thread Bryan Peterson
Probably recorded sound effects. Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul, Ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul. -Original Message- From: ishan dhami Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 11:20 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-15 Thread Bryan Peterson
Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom. Hi Dark, That's a good explanation although you spelled it wrong. Hay, as in h a y, is the kind of hay a farmer gives his horses and cows. Hey, as in h e y, is the word hey Americans use when greeting someone or using

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-15 Thread Bryan Peterson
-ishi krimpatul. -Original Message- From: Thomas Ward Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 12:49 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom. Hi Dark, Personally, I don't. I am just pointing out how crazy things have gotten over this silly business

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-15 Thread dark
Hi Bryan. Yep, fags for cigarettes is very common over here. Interestingly enough queer and faggot are both used in lotr. Queer is often used by the Hobbits to describe the fact Bilbo never grows older, and to describe the Old Forest on the boarders of the shire. It even comes up in I believe

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-14 Thread shaun everiss
Yeah the mad scientist is a pain, but as long as you have a gun or a laser you can shoot him with one shot. he is random and will pinch your stuff but he does nothing. At 04:37 a.m. 14/10/2014, you wrote: Hi Tom. If shades were a serious game or the Scientist was more than a jok enemy I'd

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-14 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Shaun, One shot? What experience level are you playing on? It usually takes between three and five shots to put the insane scientist down, but I usually play at the Bring Them On experience level. Frequently on Today is a Good Day to Die which is why I am asking. You must be playing on one of

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-14 Thread dark
While gellatinus blobs aren't the toughest enemy in the game, I do think they freaked me out the most. I remember when I first encountered one very well. I found the toilet on level 2 and flushed it, then heard something amazingly nasty sounding coming towards me. i love the sound of the

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-14 Thread dark
Hi Tom. Well, it depends upon the game and the function of what is in question. Shades is mostly an action game with a horror atmosphere, and as I said the scientist strikes me as a big more of a joke anyway so it doesn't really matter. On the other hand, a more serious gamebook like Zombie

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-14 Thread dark
Hi Steven. No way! the world is far too full of don't offend people type of thoughts. I just pointed out that if the scientist were a serious character discussed in the way Tom discussed the matter seriously, it might be a little worrying, however as a joke in the game it's no problem and

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-14 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, LOL. Sounds a bit like my first experience with the blob in the toilet. He didn't kill me, but that sound they make is so evil and nasty it sends chills down your back just hearing it. Even worse you can empty weapon after weapon into one and it will keep on coming. They by far are my

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-14 Thread ishan dhami
Hi what is a meaning a scientist? it mean he should invent or experiment on something. like if he steal a med kit from us and used it on himself then he will heal himself and become more powerfull. same will work with transport pad isn't it good? On 10/14/14, dark d...@xgam.org wrote: Hi Steven.

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-14 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, Couldn't have said it better myself. Far too many people are caught up in the let's not offend anyone mentality, and sadly it is beginning to show the more time goes by. It is ruining the creativity of TV shows, setting restrictions on what can and can not be said in movies, and of

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-14 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Ishan, I am having some trouble understanding your questions here as your English isn't very good, but I'll do my best to answer your questions as best I can. A scientist is someone who is an expert in one of the scientific fields such as biology, astronomy, physics, and so on. Judging by the

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-14 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, Oh, I don't know. I think if David wanted to there is plenty of room for him to add some sort of moral choice into Shades if he wanted to make a more serious type of game with pros and cons for taking certain actions. It all depends on how far he wanted to go with the idea. However, it

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-14 Thread Bryan Peterson
Not necessary Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul, Ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul. -Original Message- From: ishan dhami Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 4:47 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom. Hi what

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-14 Thread dark
i DO LIKE THE IDEA OF THE SCIENTIST USING ITEMS, HOWEVER IF HE PICKED UP MEDKITS INSTEAD OF YOU GIVEN THERE ARE A LIMITED NUMBER IN THE GAME IT COULD BE FRUSTRATING, THOUGH it could be a good mechanic in other circumstances and make the scientist an interesting enemy to fight if he could heal

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-14 Thread dark
Hi Tom. I agree, especially for a high action game like Shades of doom where as I said it's clear that the characters are essentially serving in game functions anyway. As an interesting point I had a recent go at this mentality on the fatnasybookreview.co.uk site when I heard that a

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-14 Thread dark
Hi Tom. Well a moral choice in an action game could be fun (I wonder if someone could build a swamp campaign with that idea or maybe do something if we ever get a Shades map editer), however your right on Shades and David definitely succeeded with a game that was a real kill fest, which is

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-14 Thread john
Heh, can you tape a round of difficulty five? I'd love to see that. No voiceover necessary. - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Date sent: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 05:10:32 -0400 Subject: Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-14 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, Yeah, I quite agree. I don't think they should have stopped selling the book because of that one word. Main reason is that the word slut didn't mean what people think it does today, and there are a lot of words that have changed over the years which someone could take offense over. Even

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-14 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, In deed. I hadn't thought of that before, but it would make him more interesting if he could use the items he takes off of you. In particular if he steels a few blast mines he could be a quite dangerous enemy as anything he steels could be used against you which would make sense.

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-14 Thread ishan dhami
:47 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom. Hi what is a meaning a scientist? it mean he should invent or experiment on something. like if he steal a med kit from us and used it on himself then he will heal himself and become more powerfull

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-14 Thread dark
Hi Tom. that debate sounds quite ridiculous, especially sinse gay has had more meanings over the years, for example in England in the late 19th or early 20th century a gay woman was a psudonim for a prostitute. Well at least for developers of indi games it is unlikely they'd actually be

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-14 Thread dark
Well obviously he was willing to take the slogan what's yours is mine in a very interesting direction :D. That is amusing though, though I've never had the insane scientist steal anything from me that wouldn't cause trouble if dropped, and I tend to kill him as soon as possible sinse I don't

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-14 Thread dark
I think it's the agent who says hay! when something is stolen. In English, (often in American English particularly), hay is an outbirst that you might hear when someone is surprised or annoyed. Beware the grue! Dark. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-13 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Charles, In deed. A Texas Chainsaw Massacre inside the lab is just what I need. I love using the chainsaw so much a game based on the Texas Chainsaw Massacre would be cool. On 10/12/14, Charles Rivard wee1s...@fidnet.com wrote: Oh, you despicable being, you!! Thanks for the idea!! Now,

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-13 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, True enough,but then again perhaps it is obvious the scientists are insane. In such a case trying to talk to them or save them is a pretty lost cause so killing them rather than saving them is the most merciful course of action. On 10/12/14, dark d...@xgam.org wrote: I admit punching

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-13 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Thomas, I was hoping that the punch would just knock out the insane scientist. David could have replaced him with an unconscious scientist just like he did with the burning tanks in GTC and put a timer on the body then revive him and start him walking again. I also wanted him to add a dead

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-13 Thread dark
That is true tom, however I always find in games the chain saw never seems to get enough fuel, or at least that has been the case in shades and swamp. I'd want enough fuel to go completely nuts with the thing! indeed I'm tempted to play shades with that all weapons infinite amo cheat just so

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-13 Thread dark
Hi Tom. If shades were a serious game or the Scientist was more than a jok enemy I'd probably disagree with that statement, sinse it's something of a characature of traumer induced by stress and amazingly harsh to assume that the agent's first and only choice was shooting the scientist

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-13 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, Right. I think the insane scientist was intended to be a joke so what a person would or wouldn't do in a more serious setting are two different things. I wouldn't put too much time getting on a moral high-horse about it because its a game and not reality. If I were in a similar

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-13 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, Yes, in deed. The chainsaw doesn't have enough fuel in the game without the endless ammo cheat, but with it you can go chainsaw crazy hacking and sawing all of the enemies to death. Although, I don't recommend trying it on the blobs. Those are a bit hard to beat with the chainsaw. On

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-13 Thread ishan dhami
If you encounter many monsters then you can do that If he is alone just shoot him. Thanks Ishan On 10/11/14, Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Ishan, I have a better strategy. Just shoot him. Don't even let him get near you or her ass you. On 10/12/14, ishan dhami

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-13 Thread Stephen
why not make him into some kind of ape/gorilla/chimp hybrid instead. the result of an escaped lab experiment or something. maybe that might be better, or how about a good old fashioned Gremlin, or some kind of small agile robot. that way you won't risk offending anyone. At 02:37 AM 10/14/2014,

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-12 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Ishan, I have a better strategy. Just shoot him. Don't even let him get near you or her ass you. On 10/12/14, ishan dhami ishan1dha...@gmail.com wrote: Hello friends! I discovered a new strategy to deal with this guy. Drop your items and stand at the position after some second he will

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-12 Thread Austin Pinto
yes that is what i do use a bio disrupter On 10/12/14, Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Ishan, I have a better strategy. Just shoot him. Don't even let him get near you or her ass you. On 10/12/14, ishan dhami ishan1dha...@gmail.com wrote: Hello friends! I discovered a new

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-12 Thread dark
chamber that was once bad! - Original Message - From: Austin Pinto austinpinto.xavi...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2014 8:16 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom. yes that is what i do use a bio disrupter

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-12 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, In deed. I am sure the scientist wasn't expecting a mine to blow him to kingdom come. Of course, the way he laughs he probably isn't expecting too much because he is off in his own world. I have however have beaten the poor bloke to death. Yeah, hitting him with fists isn't the most

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-12 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Austin, LOL. That sounds like overkill to me, but as long as the insane scientist gets shot fried, blown up, etc I guess it doesn't matter how he dies. the important thing he does die. As for myself I usually go for the dramatic as well. For example, sometimes I come after him with the

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-12 Thread dark
I admit punching out the insane scientist is more for amusement than anyting else, he's such an annoyence that he's just insisting for a fisting :D. Now, I wish David Greenwood would give us that shades map editer so that we could just have a boxing ring full of insane scientists to pound on!

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-12 Thread Bryan Peterson
: Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom. I do like using a mine on the guy when he's coming to get me. It's overkill but it's sort of amusing to here him chittering his way down the corridor coming to get you and then booom! h, wasn't expecting that was he? Giving him a good fisting

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-12 Thread Charles Rivard
! - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2014 5:13 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom. Hi Austin, LOL. That sounds like overkill to me, but as long as the insane

Re: [Audyssey] insane scientist of shades of doom.

2014-10-12 Thread dark
Are, fare enough, I might have been confusing them with the time blast mines. In that case I'll use them ruthlessly next time I play the game. All the best, DArk. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org.