The stupid stuff that would be tyrants will do……

[Thermodyne]

http://www.globalsecurity.org/org/news/2003/031022-pakistan_saudi-arabia.htm

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia in secret nuke pact
Islamabad trades weapons technology for oil

[minipol]

Such deals will be more and more commonplace as these energy resources (oil,gas) will become less abundant. Some scientists say that by 2040, there will be no gas and oil left.
Some weeks ago, other scientists said we will not even make it to 2040.
That scares me more than anything else.

[Ruatha]

Originally posted by minipol:
Such deals will be more and more commonplace as these energy resources (oil,gas) will become less abundant. Some scientists say that by 2040, there will be no gas and oil left.
Some weeks ago, other scientists said we will not even make it to 2040.
That scares me more than anything else. <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Didn't they say that it would all be used up by 2000?

[Phoenix-D]

I doubt we'll ever use up -all- the oil. By the time we get down to Last gallon level, it'll be far too expensive to be practical..

[Ragnarok]

Originally posted by Phoenix-D:
I doubt we'll ever use up -all- the oil. By the time we get down to Last gallon level, it'll be far too expensive to be practical.. <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Save some oil and gas now. Might make you rich in the future if you sell it. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

[narf poit chez BOOM]

nah. we're not running out of gas. i, for one, tend to have more than i want. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[ October 22, 2003, 20:41: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ]

[Atrocities]

You Might Be A Space Empires Tyrant If:

1. Your solution to any problem involves heavy weapons
2. You exclusively employ gun boat diplomacy
3. Your planets are all named after youself
4. You randomly select people for termination as a birthday present to your children
5. You demand that you be called GOD all the time
6. You make great war plans and your Generals mess them up by being defeated
7. You vision of a perfect society only includes yourself and genetically enhanced replicas of yourself
8. Your flag ship is named Tyrant
9. Your favorite form of entertainment is to watch people being fed to monsterous beasts
10. You have 10 doubles who are all expendable

[PvK]

Originally posted by Atrocities:
You Might Be A Space Empires Tyrant If:
...
3. Your planets are all named after youself
...<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Hehehe...
Me I, Me II, Me III ... Me LVII...

PvK

[PvK]

As for oil, sounds like it could be a blessing in disguise, to me, in the long run. For example, Rome will be a lot nicer place to go for a walk in, once the air doesn't coat one's nostrils in black tar.

PvK

[TerranC]

Originally posted by Atrocities:
8. Your flag ship is named Tyrant<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Does it count If I have a corvette named as Tyrant? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[Cheeze]

corvette, lamborghini, ferrari....whatever makes you happy!! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[narf poit chez BOOM]

corvette, patrol ship, torpedo boat...whatever makes you happy!! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[Karibu]

If I Ever Become an Evil Overlord:


1.My legions of terror will have helmets with clear plexiglass visors,
not face-concealing ones.

2.My ventilation ducts will be too small to crawl through.

3.My noble half-brother whose throne I usurped will be killed, not
kept anonymously imprisoned in a forgotten cell of my dungeon.

4.Shooting is not too good for my enemies.

5.The artifact which is the source of my power will not be kept on the
Mountain of Despair beyond the River of Fire guarded by the Dragons of
Eternity. It will be in my safe-deposit box.

6.I will not gloat over my enemies' predicament before killing them.

7.When the rebel leader challenges me to fight one-on-one and asks,
"Or are you afraid without your armies to back you up?" My reply will
be, "No, just sensible."

8.When I've captured my adversary and he says, "Look, before you kill
me, will you at least tell me what this is all about?" I'll shoot him,
and then say "No".

9.After I kidnap the beautiful princess, we will be married
immediately in a quiet civil ceremony, not a lavish spectacle in three
weeks time during which the final phase of my plan will be carried
out.

10.I will not include a self-destruct mechanism unless absolutely
necessary. If it is necessary, it will not be a large red button
labelled "Danger: Do Not Push".

11.I will not order my trusted lieutenant to kill the infant who is
destined to overthrow me -- I'll do it myself.

12.I will not interrogate my enemies in the inner sanctum -- a small
hotel well outside my borders will work just as well.

13.I will be secure in my superiority. Therefore, I will feel no need
to prove it by leaving clues in the form of riddles or leaving my
weaker enemies alive to show they pose no threat.

14.I will not waste time making my enemy's death look like an
accident: I'm not accountable to anyone and my other enemies wouldn't
believe it.

15.I will make it clear that I do know the meaning of the word
"mercy"; I simply choose not show them any.

16.One of my advisors will be an average five-year-old child. Any
flaws in my plan that he is able to spot will be corrected before
implementation.

17.All slain enemies will be cremated, not left for dead at the bottom
of the cliff. The announcement of their deaths, as well as any
accompanying celebration, will be deferred until after the
aforementioned disposal.

18.My undercover agents will not have tattoos identifying them as
members of my organization, nor will they be required to wear military
boots or adhere to any other dress codes.

19.The hero is not entitled to a Last kiss, a Last cigarette, or any
other form of Last request.

20.I will never employ any device with a digital countdown. If I find
that such a device is absolutely unavoidable, I will set it to
activate when the counter reaches 117 and the hero is just putting his
plan into operation.

21.I will design all doomsday machines myself. If I must hire a mad
scientist to assist me, I will make sure that he is sufficiently
twisted to never regret his evil ways and seek to undo the damage he's
caused.

22.I will never utter the sentence "But before I kill you, there's
just one thing I want to know."

23.When I employ people as advisors, I will occasionally listen to
their advice

24. I will not burst into mad laughter despite of its proven relaxing effect. If I find that absolutely unavoidable, I will do it in soundproof room, not in front of my lieutnants.

[narf poit chez BOOM]

ah, that list.

[Karibu]

Yes, but I added that Last one.

[narf poit chez BOOM]

that isn't the full list. check out the website. http://www.eviloverlord.com/lists/overlord.html

it hasn't been updated in a year, though.

[Karibu]

Great! I see that laughter thing is in there too http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif

[Atrocities]

I actually have a few on this list.

Back in 1997 the list was being circulated about on a few news Groups mail lists and I submitted several. They are in their, but have been re-written a bit.

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

To bad I was not listed in the credits.

I have started several lists, most recently the Additicted to SEIV one that we all have contributed to. (Well over 200 entries now)

Lists can be a lot of fun ans show off a lot of humor.

[ October 23, 2003, 17:26: Message edited by: Atrocities ]

[Azselendor]

Has anyone started a list in the same theme of

"I learned how to live life from watching star trek"

In our case it would be "How I learned to live life from playing space empires"

[Erax]

Hmm...

Everything I Know I Learned Playing Space Empires.

1. Mineral planets are best.

2. Always trade before attacking.

Any more ?