Prerelease 3.171 (Bugfixes, no more sniper shots for heavy defense)

[RCIX]

Np, it was a joke

[vonduus]

I know. So was my answer.  But really I think DF deserves its own thread in the off topic section, if it hasn't got one already.

edit:

I read the essay by Paul Graham in your sig, great read. I have always regarded gaming software as an art form in itself, game designers are artists in their own right. Well, some of them are, people like x4k and keith. The whole situation around gaming reminds me of my youth: Back then cartoons was regarded as low culture, today you can take a degree in cartoons at the university. Of course computer science is taught at the universities today, but there is a new trend in the liberal arts, I am aware that quite a few degrees has been earned the last few years by analyzing gaming software from a litterary/artistic/humanities standpoint.

I believe you have read this one too, if not, here it is: http://www.paulgraham.com/knuth.html

[RCIX]

I actually haven't, thanks for the link!

(Pro tip: emoticons make your message much sunnier. )

[vonduus]

(Pro tip: emoticons make your message much sunnier. )

Yeah, sorry (sincerely), I always forget smileys.

 

[eRe4s3r]

To make a curve back to AI War and the topic - i would love Dwarf Fortress, without dwarfs and IN SPACE ;p