A question about race images

Narrew · #1 June 4th, 2003, 03:07 AM

I am in a number of PBW games, and there is this Character

that seems to change his/her race/ship set image about ever other turn.

Now I don't want to name names (I don't want him to think I am picking on him), I just get a bit confused of which freaking game I am in, when I see all these different Icons ect...

umm, maybe I shouldn't have pointed out how confused I am getting, I would hate to think of EVERYONE changing their Icons on me

And finally, how can you change your icon like that?

Grand Deceiver · #2 June 4th, 2003, 03:31 AM

Hmmm,

Never played PBW but sounds like a good strategy to me (even if highly questionable in my opinion).

Maybe you should try some intel projects to see if they have hired the Iraqi Information Minister!

"Verily I say unto you! We do not have any ships in the Alpha Sigma Sector. As a matter of fact we do not even have the technology to get there! Wherever there is! But if we were there you would stand no chance as we would scatter your forces like drunken camels before at a breeding farm!
You only think we look like we do! It is a lie! We look like we have always looked..it is a ploy of your own Politicians to make you hate us and stray from the true path!"

Hugh Manatee · #3 June 4th, 2003, 03:54 AM

do you have the right shipset for that character's empire? if you don't the game replaces his shipset with a random one every turn.

Narrew · #4 June 4th, 2003, 05:45 AM

Very funny Grand Deceiver.

I will check that out Hugh Manatee, you might be right. Ohh, is there such a thing as a small Manatee?

oleg · #5 June 4th, 2003, 11:48 AM

Actually, even if you don't have his shipset installed on your computer, you can create a folder in race directory with correct name and dump some ugly pictures there. For example you can make his race look like Alien Queen. Too bad he could not see it

Phoenix-D · #6 June 4th, 2003, 05:36 PM

And that, I should note, is the counter to idiots who do things like making an all-black shipset. Fortunately there aren't many of them.

Hrothgar · #7 June 4th, 2003, 06:31 PM

Phoenix-D, that's brilliant! I don't think it would have occurred to me. Hope I remember it if I ever play anyone with an all-black ship set.

Narrew · #8 June 4th, 2003, 06:39 PM

well Hugh Manatee was right, it was a game I took over for someone else, and I didn't check the race files *sigh*