Forum: Exhibit Hall
Mar 27 2008, 12:47 PM
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Forum: Exhibit Hall
Feb 12 2008, 08:28 AM
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Re: P'ter and Wrath
I was going to add to my first reply; even though she is a master, she is indeed a Lady ;)
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Forum: Exhibit Hall
Feb 12 2008, 04:12 AM
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Forum: Exhibit Hall
Feb 12 2008, 04:09 AM
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Re: 3D Madness
:good:
I think that comes from the description in the DLG, as I don't recall (but feel free to correct me if I am wrong) any description within the books themselves that state the ships have...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Feb 9 2008, 03:40 AM
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Replies: 27
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Re: new book
It's possible that both novels will be out this year - although I can only find a listing for "Dragonheart" at the moment (6 October for the UK, and 28 October for the USA - see RUKBAT3 for more...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Feb 8 2008, 05:21 PM
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Replies: 27
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Re: new book
I am sure Hans could fill in all the details here, but there was an announcement last year to the effect that Anne is working on another solo Pern novel, possible titled "After The Fall is Over."
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Forum: Exhibit Hall
Feb 8 2008, 05:18 PM
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Replies: 62
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Re: 3D Madness
To be honest, I'm not sure I can handle another one of me out there... personally I think one is (bad) enough :D
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Forum: Exhibit Hall
Feb 8 2008, 05:34 AM
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Replies: 62
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Re: 3D Madness
Indeed - either that or clone myself... mind you, I still have figuired out the accelrated growth bit on that...
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Forum: Exhibit Hall
Feb 7 2008, 11:58 AM
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Replies: 24
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Forum: Exhibit Hall
Feb 7 2008, 03:36 AM
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Feb 6 2008, 06:39 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 8,460
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Feb 6 2008, 12:46 PM
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Replies: 33
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Forum: Exhibit Hall
Feb 6 2008, 10:08 AM
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Feb 4 2008, 04:39 AM
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Feb 3 2008, 06:32 AM
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Forum: Exhibit Hall
Feb 3 2008, 06:29 AM
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Replies: 62
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Re: 3D Madness
Ideas I have... time? That's another matter...
Although the Bridge Commander one is the easiest one for me to set up...
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Forum: Exhibit Hall
Feb 2 2008, 05:39 PM
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Replies: 62
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Re: 3D Madness
LOL, one thing I can do, is create the Rukbat system for the Star Trek Bridge Commander game, as a warp into system, complete with a third planet using any new map... been thinking of that one for a...
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Forum: Exhibit Hall
Feb 1 2008, 04:22 PM
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Replies: 62
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Re: 3D Madness
Hiya Lady M - yes am feeling somewhat better today. The flu and I do not get on. In fact, it's always best if we're not allowed in the same room... On lots and lots of anti-biotics at the moment,...
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Forum: Exhibit Hall
Jan 29 2008, 09:13 AM
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Replies: 62
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Re: 3D Madness
:bow:
I'm not trying to be overly modest - there are a lot of people out there who do fantastic work in 3D, and I am still just scratching the surface on it... and am happy to do just that, and...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 29 2008, 09:09 AM
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 29 2008, 08:47 AM
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Re: Empathic Humans
Thank you, I know... ;) I was refering to the text of the novels - not the DLG which is not considered to be an offical source of info about Pern. The final picture within The People of Pern is of...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 29 2008, 08:43 AM
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Re: Pern Colonist Genepool topic
It also depends a lot on the people making the quotes, and what they know of history.
Yes, I know, several of us groan at the inconsistancies and errors that exist between the books, and possibly...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 26 2008, 06:20 AM
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Replies: 6
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Forum: Exhibit Hall
Jan 23 2008, 10:01 AM
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Replies: 62
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Re: 3D Madness
Well, when two masters speak, a humble apprentice (of which I still am in the realms of 3D art) takes notice...
Playing around with a few things, I'll post some picture links later ;)
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 23 2008, 09:56 AM
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Replies: 88
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Re: Future Time Measurement
Makes sense edith, after all - we know the Red Star isn't going to be next to Pern long enough for the stuff to fall from the planet... hell, ALL of this is discussed in Dragonsdawn!
I suppose...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 23 2008, 09:44 AM
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Replies: 88
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Forum: Exhibit Hall
Jan 23 2008, 03:51 AM
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Replies: 36
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Re: Talents - Sims 2 Style!
Actually, I have the same problems... the elder clothes suck... LOL.
Two main sites I use;
http://www.thesimsresource.com/
http://modthesims2.com/
Hope that helps ;)
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 23 2008, 03:48 AM
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Replies: 88
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Re: Future Time Measurement
Dragonsdawn, Chapter 17 page 370-371 of the current UK paperback edition;
"Yesterday Ezra and Jim had produced the latest analysis of the eccentric's orbit. It was as wayward, in Jim Tillek's...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 22 2008, 12:08 PM
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Replies: 88
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 22 2008, 11:20 AM
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 22 2008, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 88
Views: 30,961
Re: Future Time Measurement
Given the erratic nature of the Red Stars orbit, wouldn't there be some sort of lee-way taken into account with the creation of the Star Stones???????
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Forum: Exhibit Hall
Jan 22 2008, 08:56 AM
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Replies: 36
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 22 2008, 08:07 AM
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Replies: 88
Views: 30,961
Re: Future Time Measurement
I checked the text recently... Chapter 17 of All The Weyrs... But yes, as Gidget would say "It's an elephant in the room..."
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 22 2008, 07:46 AM
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Replies: 88
Views: 30,961
Re: Future Time Measurement
@ Kath: All true, what we know for fact based off the text is that the orbit had been changed by 9.3 degrees. To be honest, I don't if that would a difference to the Star Stones at all, or the Thread...
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Forum: Beyond Anne McCaffrey
Jan 22 2008, 04:59 AM
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Replies: 83
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Re: assigned reading in school
It's how I came to discover the Dark Is Rising sequence, and the Earthsea stories, which I wouldn't have found on my own. It's how I came to read Orwell as well.
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 22 2008, 04:41 AM
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Replies: 88
Views: 30,961
Re: Future Time Measurement
Page 405/406 of the current UK edition paperback of All The Weyrs of Pern has the scene of Jaxom and AIVAS talking about the required time jumps. (For people without the current UK edition, Chapter...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 22 2008, 04:27 AM
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Forum: Exhibit Hall
Jan 22 2008, 04:26 AM
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Replies: 62
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Re: 3D Madness
Cheers for the info Hans - that's a great help :good: I had rememebered about the "wheel" bits, and have some thoughts on how they might look in terms of the way cargo and stuff was attached. They...
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Forum: Exhibit Hall
Jan 22 2008, 03:35 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 15,777
Re: Talents - Sims 2 Style!
LOL, hey I run the game on my monster machine, which is a duel core, 8 gig of ram jobie... and it still has issues now and then... mind you the ammount of stuff I've got in there... someone brought...
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Forum: Exhibit Hall
Jan 22 2008, 03:33 AM
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Replies: 79
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Re: The Globe of Pern
:D
Funny, but I was kind of thinking along those lines myself... BUT, the 3D stuff is a sideline, a hobbie, and whilst I can work on several models at once (and do), I kind of have a list - and...
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Forum: Exhibit Hall
Jan 21 2008, 11:10 AM
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Replies: 62
Views: 18,508
Re: 3D Madness
If you can describe it, go for it. There are two more ships to design after all, and they are not all going to look the same :D Heck - you may even have better ideas then me on this score... so go...
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Forum: Exhibit Hall
Jan 21 2008, 10:56 AM
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Replies: 62
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Re: 3D Madness
Ok, here's something a little more "inspired" -
http://www.twomadmen.net/r3/inez/PCICS003a.jpg
http://www.twomadmen.net/r3/inez/PCICS004a.jpg
Thoughts always welcome...
(No it's not...
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Forum: Exhibit Hall
Jan 21 2008, 09:25 AM
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Replies: 62
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Re: 3D Madness
I agree, although there are a couple of things I do like... LOL, am working on something that's inspired... and perhaps more in keeping with the description... :D
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 21 2008, 08:36 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 20,659
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 21 2008, 08:31 AM
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Replies: 52
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Re: Empathic Humans
:eek:
I wonder if wondered into a paralelle universe where you did post the message, and that's what I'm remembering? Can I get away with that one? No? Fine, :(
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 21 2008, 07:53 AM
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Replies: 52
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Re: Empathic Humans
No?????
Nuts, I swear the more grey hair I get, the more my memory is going...
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Forum: Exhibit Hall
Jan 21 2008, 07:07 AM
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Replies: 62
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Re: 3D Madness
:crazy: Not to sure this is the right direction to go in... but I wanted to see what the design in the Dragonlovers Guide looked like... Things tend to look very different in 3D, which is why I...
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Forum: Exhibit Hall
Jan 21 2008, 06:31 AM
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Replies: 62
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Re: 3D Madness
Ok, simply out of interest, becasue the general feeling is to ignore the design in the DLG, I knocked up a very quick mesh based on it:
http://www.twomadmen.net/r3/inez/PCICS001a.jpg
Yes, I know,...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 21 2008, 04:57 AM
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Replies: 52
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Re: Empathic Humans
I think edith pointed out that term originated in Wales, and has kind of filtered through into general use throughout the UK, and other parts of the world.
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Forum: Exhibit Hall
Jan 21 2008, 04:01 AM
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Replies: 79
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Re: The Globe of Pern
Of course, that means making a 3d model of the Yoko's bridge :faint2:
Mind you, I'd had some thoughts on that idea already... :D
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