Cleve Blakemore accuses the RPG Codex of bandwidth leeching

[Cleveland Mark Blakemore]

There is no way to sneak up on a fortified location like mine. It's militarily impossible. Unless you have air support and armored cavalry, it's just suicidal.

Some generals in WW1 thought their big fortified bunkers and underground bases were impervious to attack too, but they didn't cover the ground below them. What's to stop someone tunnelling underneath your bunker and setting off a big ass explosive device?

Clearly the terrain is malleable, you managed to build a big hole. I'd imagine under wartime conditions that the Chinese would find the will to build a few big tunnels (they like tunnels). What are your defences against such an attack, get out and look for entrances?

Them cheap sensors you link to make no mention of being hardened against EMP (1 high altitude nuke can blanket a continent). Where else have you skimped?

There you go thinking out loud again, 'bout them nukleer thingajings and whatnot and what have you.

You skimped on reading previous posts.

I'm one, maybe two, million steps ahead of you at all times. There is nothing your tiny chimp brain could possibly think of that I have not run through ten million scenarios already. It's like pitting Big Blue the chess supercomputer against Richard Simmon's Deal-A-Meal Analog Card File.

 

[kingcomrade]

 

[DefJam101]

There is no way to sneak up on a fortified location like mine. It's militarily impossible. Unless you have air support and armored cavalry, it's just suicidal.

Some generals in WW1 thought their big fortified bunkers and underground bases were impervious to attack too, but they didn't cover the ground below them. What's to stop someone tunnelling underneath your bunker and setting off a big ass explosive device?

Clearly the terrain is malleable, you managed to build a big hole. I'd imagine under wartime conditions that the Chinese would find the will to build a few big tunnels (they like tunnels). What are your defences against such an attack, get out and look for entrances?

Them cheap sensors you link to make no mention of being hardened against EMP (1 high altitude nuke can blanket a continent). Where else have you skimped?

There you go thinking out loud again, 'bout them nukleer thingajings and whatnot and what have you.

You skimped on reading previous posts.

I'm one, maybe two, million steps ahead of you at all times. There is nothing your tiny chimp brain could possibly think of that I have not run through ten million scenarios already. It's like pitting Big Blue the chess supercomputer against Richard Simmon's Deal-A-Meal Analog Card File.

The previous posts where you said the exact same fucking thing?



No one is doubting the potential of snipers and motion detectors.. you just don't understand what the word maintenance means. This shit doesn't work (ironically) like it does in movies. No wonder you can't understand complex human problems, you want everything to be perfect.

 

[Kingston]

What if I lob huge rocks on top of your entrances, possibly via catapult? How will you survive then?

 

[caliban]

Weasels! Rabid weasels! Rabid weasels with timebombs attached!

Did you think of THAT?

 

[DefJam101]

Weasels! Rabid weasels! Rabid weasels with timebombs attached!

Did you think of THAT?

He's already 2 million steps ahead of that.

(Awaits rabid weasels 40k pic)

 

[Admiral Rimjob POOBUM]

What about Sam Fisher

 

[Cleveland Mark Blakemore]

What if I lob huge rocks on top of your entrances, possibly via catapult? How will you survive then?

What if you acquire alien spacecraft technology? How will I cope?

 

[DefJam101]

What if I lob huge rocks on top of your entrances, possibly via catapult? How will you survive then?

What if you acquire alien spacecraft technology? How will I cope?

It seems more likely, circa Fallout 3.

 

[Amon Gesoto]

I'm one, maybe two, million steps ahead of you at all times. There is nothing your tiny chimp brain could possibly think of that I have not run through ten million scenarios already. It's like pitting Big Blue the chess supercomputer against Richard Simmon's Deal-A-Meal Analog Card File.

Do you have to stand in front of a mirror naked in order to achieve an erection?

What if I lob huge rocks on top of your entrances, possibly via catapult? How will you survive then?

What if you acquire alien spacecraft technology? How will I cope?

What if he was Cleve Blakemore?

 

[GeneralSamov]

Wow, you're smarter than Cleve Blakemore! I'll bet he never thought of that. Yes, I store all my fuel under the bunks in the smoking lounge, right beside the fireworks crates and waterproof matches. I thought about it and said, "Darn it, that just makes sense." Then I celebrated the installation of the tanks by running around them with a sparkler in each hand and the valves open pouring fuel onto the floor.

It's a shame that you weren't present when I was drawing up the plans, so you could have corrected me.

Ok, finally a funny comment

 

[Krancor]

Weasels! Rabid weasels! Rabid weasels with timebombs attached!

Did you think of THAT?

He's already 2 million steps ahead of that.

(Awaits rabid weasels 40k pic)

It's going to be really funny when the poison I put in his rice barrels kicks in.

 

[Kingston]

What if I lob huge rocks on top of your entrances, possibly via catapult? How will you survive then?

What if you acquire alien spacecraft technology? How will I cope?

EXACTLY! Seems to me you aren't a million steps ahead on this one!

 

[Araanor]

What if you have an evil (or is that good?) twin and HE'S PLOTTING RIGHT NOW TO DESTROY YOUR PLANS? Bet you didn't think of that.

 

[aron searle]

Clive has schizophrenia and is in fact plotting against himself!

 

[Keldorn]

I simply guess that he's a misled genius, assuming his own infallibility whenever opposing views are presented, so he resorts to the ultimate ad hominem double-whammy : ego-balooning and opponent-bashing.

Truthfully, he could very well have a 160+ IQ, but that doesn't mean he's never wrong and it doesn't mean his extremist stance is always justified or entirely accurate.

 

[Cleveland Mark Blakemore]

I simply guess that he's a misled genius, assuming his own infallibility whenever opposing views are presented, so he resorts to the ultimate ad hominem double-whammy : ego-balooning and opponent-bashing.

Truthfully, he could very well have a 160+ IQ, but that doesn't mean he's never wrong and it doesn't mean his extremist stance is always justified or entirely accurate.

Pedant looks hostile! Pedant attacks!

Cleve groans under assault of verbose prolixity! Cleve blocks! No damage!

Cleve gets extra attack!

Cleve uses mega-IQ to cleanly decapitate pedant's argument in one sentence! Pedant suffers critical hit to brain! Pedant brain is now crippled!

Cleve gets extra attack!

Cleve uses hypersapience to baffle and mislead Pedant! Pedant flails for reply! Pedant fails to respond in context! Pedant's skull explodes from inside when attempting to use crippled brain!

Pedant takes 40D6 internal damage! Pedant dies!

Cleve continues exploring ruins. A large metal hatch lies at the end of the ravine to the north. A dead pedant is here.

 

[caliban]

I simply guess that he's a misled genius, assuming his own infallibility whenever opposing views are presented, so he resorts to the ultimate ad hominem double-whammy : ego-balooning and opponent-bashing.

Truthfully, he could very well have a 160+ IQ, but that doesn't mean he's never wrong and it doesn't mean his extremist stance is always justified or entirely accurate.

Pedant looks hostile! Pedant attacks!

Cleve groans under assault of verbose prolixity! Cleve blocks! No damage!

Cleve gets extra attack!

Cleve uses mega-IQ to cleanly decapitate pedant's argument in one sentence! Pedant suffers critical hit to brain! Pedant brain is now crippled!

Cleve gets extra attack!

Cleve uses hypersapience to baffle and mislead Pedant! Pedant flails for reply! Pedant fails to respond in context! Pedant's skull explodes from inside when attempting to use crippled brain!

Pedant takes 40D6 internal damage! Pedant dies!

Cleve continues exploring ruins. A large metal hatch lies at the end of the ravine to the north. A dead pedant is here.

Cleve jizzes all over his keyboard again.

 

[DefJam101]

I simply guess that he's a misled genius, assuming his own infallibility whenever opposing views are presented, so he resorts to the ultimate ad hominem double-whammy : ego-balooning and opponent-bashing.

Truthfully, he could very well have a 160+ IQ, but that doesn't mean he's never wrong and it doesn't mean his extremist stance is always justified or entirely accurate.

Pedant looks hostile! Pedant attacks!

Cleve groans under assault of verbose prolixity! Cleve blocks! No damage!

Cleve gets extra attack!

Cleve uses mega-IQ to cleanly decapitate pedant's argument in one sentence! Pedant suffers critical hit to brain! Pedant brain is now crippled!

Cleve gets extra attack!

Cleve uses hypersapience to baffle and mislead Pedant! Pedant flails for reply! Pedant fails to respond in context! Pedant's skull explodes from inside when attempting to use crippled brain!

Pedant takes 40D6 internal damage! Pedant dies!

Cleve continues exploring ruins. A large metal hatch lies at the end of the ravine to the north. A dead pedant is here.

First Grimoire combat video released!

 

[Norfleet]

... but a lot of this comes from watching war movies made after the 1960's. The impression that a well fortified fortress just becomes completely insecure instantly is the stuff of Hollywood fantasy.

Well, yes. But you also have to figure a lot of what you're constructing qualifies as makeshift at best and maintenance is going to be a bit difficult. Some, possibly even most, of that equipment is going to malfunction at some point. I run into this issue all the time, and pretty much design for it.

The insecure position is the guy topside doing the frontal assault. That's the casualties.

You also have to figure that anyone actually planning an assault knows this. Unless they have a really burning need to die in large numbers, they're not going to try that. What are your plans for siege? Assuming your attackers simply lay siege to the place and try to starve you out, how long can you hold out? Do you have a self-perpetuating food source available? Underground water tap? I personally find rats are a good choice. While some people would not care to eat rats, they are actually quite tasty, and are a hardy species that can be raised with little to no maintenance. After all, they *ARE* vermin. Surviving when they AREN'T wanted is second nature to them. It's trivial to keep them alive if you DON'T try to kill them, given how hard it is to eradicate them to begin with. Plus, they eat nearly anything and also function as garbage disposal. But without a source of underground water (and filtration/distillation equipment!), and some indefinitely perpetuating food supply, it is simply a matter of time. Then all this equipment likely requires power to operate: What are you using? Solar? Unreliable. Solar panels have limited maintenance-free lifespans, and tend to break down. Plus, they must be mounted topside, exposing them to hostile fire. Wind? Same problem. Generators? Limited fuel. Your two main options are pretty much either geothermal or RTGs/SRGs. Geothermal is locationally specific, and may require you to drill pretty deep. This is not a bad thing, since embracing the Morlock lifestyle in full will certainly prepare you to survive anything up to and including the theft of the Earth's atmosphere. Working off radioactives, on the other hand, well, really expensive. I hope you have deep pockets if you're going this route. Solar and wind are too exposed and easily damaged in the event of hostile attack, and are not viable for fortified installations.

 

[Keldorn]

I simply guess that he's a misled genius, assuming his own infallibility whenever opposing views are presented, so he resorts to the ultimate ad hominem double-whammy : ego-balooning and opponent-bashing.

Truthfully, he could very well have a 160+ IQ, but that doesn't mean he's never wrong and it doesn't mean his extremist stance is always justified or entirely accurate.

Pedant looks hostile! Pedant attacks!

Cleve groans under assault of verbose prolixity! Cleve blocks! No damage!

Cleve gets extra attack!

Cleve uses mega-IQ to cleanly decapitate pedant's argument in one sentence! Pedant suffers critical hit to brain! Pedant brain is now crippled!

Cleve gets extra attack!

Cleve uses hypersapience to baffle and mislead Pedant! Pedant flails for reply! Pedant fails to respond in context! Pedant's skull explodes from inside when attempting to use crippled brain!

Pedant takes 40D6 internal damage! Pedant dies!

Cleve continues exploring ruins. A large metal hatch lies at the end of the ravine to the north. A dead pedant is here.

You are always delusionally battling (flailing away at) hyper-exaggerated (non-)threats, such as me. I'm one of your greatest admirers.... but I predict that you're too scared to change your polarized & extremist stance which ultimately ends up distancing you greatly from anyone who doesn't agree with you 100% of the time, meaning - EVERYONE.

(and no, a person with an IQ of 236, would ALSO disagree with you frequently as well, BION, and if you were locked in a room together you would NOT be absorbed by the so called superior grey matter, BION).


The fact that I have a far more superior *creative* (non-pedagogical) intelligence than you, REALLY irritates you. In fact, you are envious, as your unfinished CRPG project LACKS said artistic imagination.


YOWZA.

 

[leavemethehellalone]

Lol when did cleve come back? (and y?)

 

[Cleveland Mark Blakemore]

... but a lot of this comes from watching war movies made after the 1960's. The impression that a well fortified fortress just becomes completely insecure instantly is the stuff of Hollywood fantasy.

Well, yes. But you also have to figure a lot of what you're constructing qualifies as makeshift at best and maintenance is going to be a bit difficult. Some, possibly even most, of that equipment is going to malfunction at some point. I run into this issue all the time, and pretty much design for it.

The insecure position is the guy topside doing the frontal assault. That's the casualties.

You also have to figure that anyone actually planning an assault knows this. Unless they have a really burning need to die in large numbers, they're not going to try that. What are your plans for siege? Assuming your attackers simply lay siege to the place and try to starve you out, how long can you hold out? Do you have a self-perpetuating food source available? Underground water tap? I personally find rats are a good choice. While some people would not care to eat rats, they are actually quite tasty, and are a hardy species that can be raised with little to no maintenance. After all, they *ARE* vermin. Surviving when they AREN'T wanted is second nature to them. It's trivial to keep them alive if you DON'T try to kill them, given how hard it is to eradicate them to begin with. Plus, they eat nearly anything and also function as garbage disposal. But without a source of underground water (and filtration/distillation equipment!), and some indefinitely perpetuating food supply, it is simply a matter of time. Then all this equipment likely requires power to operate: What are you using? Solar? Unreliable. Solar panels have limited maintenance-free lifespans, and tend to break down. Plus, they must be mounted topside, exposing them to hostile fire. Wind? Same problem. Generators? Limited fuel. Your two main options are pretty much either geothermal or RTGs/SRGs. Geothermal is locationally specific, and may require you to drill pretty deep. This is not a bad thing, since embracing the Morlock lifestyle in full will certainly prepare you to survive anything up to and including the theft of the Earth's atmosphere. Working off radioactives, on the other hand, well, really expensive. I hope you have deep pockets if you're going this route. Solar and wind are too exposed and easily damaged in the event of hostile attack, and are not viable for fortified installations.

That all sounds really complicated.

Now, in addition to solar, wind and diesel generator, I have acquired HFC technology. I can store enough fuel cells to keep the shelter humming right through nuclear winter and the ten year cobalt-60 decay cycle.

What I really need but can't get yet is simple nickel-iron ferrite batteries. Incredibly, these are the most expensive components I need and can't get. I have regular gel rechargeables at present and I am not happy about it, because they won't last much beyond 6 years if charged expertly every single cycle. So this remains an area I am working on.

I also want to replace my modern diesel generator with a Lister, again it may take some time before I can get a good one at a decent price.

Either way, I'm pretty certain I could outlast any poor soul aboveground by a couple of decades or so. I don't think it is realistic to believe anyone will camp outside the region and wait most of their adult life for someone to emerge. That's something that won't happen. They'll make a stupid advance, they'll get whacked, then upon the dumb remainder fleeing they will be intercepted and destroyed like rabid dogs.

My silos are abundantly stocked, within and without. I can squeeze a trigger longer than any trespasser can afford to hide behind a stump in the crevass and live off roots and bugs.

I pretty much know what the average citizen is packing in "G" force and needless to say, I'm not worried. If they were smart enough to be dangerous, they'd have built shelters of their own. Pathetic rag-tag scavengers humming and crotch-grabbing while snapping their fingers like Huggy Bear will be even less effective in an emergency than they are now. Everybody is cool according to television and they're all super commandos, but I reckon they'll have a different perspective after a couple days without solid food.

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In real life, people aren't so smart. I've never seen these super commandos of which you speak. Although I have seen thousands of desperately confused and deluded metrosexual males who could not successfully conduct observation on the McDonald's takeout window without accidentally crushing their own testicles.

 

[Suchy]

eh...

 

[Master_of_teh_Obvious]

Cleve, if you press the button to ignite the naplam in the ravine BEFORE turning off the valve...wont the fire travel back up the naplam, into your bunker and cause a massive explosion?