The Titanic posted:

When I see this face smiling up at me from the foot of the gynecologists chair, I know my junk is in good hands that are fast enough to take immediate action.

The Titanic posted:

That sounds kind of funny then. I could get behind a comedy sketch about cars. Though I'm also not entirely sure how it'd go, but judging from British humor it'd be kind of funny but not quite hit the mark. Not to say that there haven't been absolutely genius funny British stuff, it's not usually centered around making cars funny. But thank you for the explanation, I appreciate it!

Colostomy Bag posted:

Break out the bunny outfit with a crossbow and tell him you've seen poo poo as you give the 1,000 yard stare.

Tokamak posted:

Beet Wagon posted:

OH GOD KELLY'S COUSIN IS HERE TALKING TO ME ABOUT STAR CITIZEN AND GOONS AND REFUNDS I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG I CAN KEEP THIS UP HELP

trucutru posted:

Tell him that you're the one who beets. Then do the secret goon handshake, then play some star marine.

MilesK posted:

Does Star Citizen lore ever explain why the Chinese become an interplanetary race of turtle people?

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Originally the Tevarin followed Rijora (/REE-jorr-ah/), a warrior-code similar to Bushidō on ancient Earth. The Tevarin believed in honor, fealty and duty above all else. Breaking their strict code meant excommunication or even execution in extreme cases.

After their defeat in the first war and the loss of their homeworld, the code began to lose popularity. The Second Tevarin War was an attempt to reclaim Tevarin’s previous glory. When it failed miserably, the last believers of Rijora flung themselves toward Kaleeth, burning up in the atmosphere and crashing into the planet

trucutru posted:

After the Japanese became bird people and annexed plenty of the Xi'an territory around the time of the second galactic war, the Chinese decided that turtles are well equipped to deal with birds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8rU-bLYM7Y

DapperDon posted:

This poo poo is painful to look at. And I love some very bad sci-fi poo poo. Goddammit how can someone not have an original thought?

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The Xi'An (pronounced : / SHEE-ahn /)[1] Empire is located along the border of the Eastern Systems.

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Relations with the Xi’An have warmed over the centuries, but it would be difficult to call them friendly without a slight hint of sarcasm. ‘Guarded’ is probably a more accurate term. The Xi’An present themselves as polite but neutral, particularly to those they have never met before. This is an age-old social testing mechanism. They approach a person as a blank-slate and let the other person set the tone. There are those within the Xi’An Empire who felt that their way of life was too stifling, welcomed Humanity’s ‘childish’ emotions as a breath of fresh air and expatriated into the UEE.

-Language -

Shē’sueren – literally “Hello and Greetings with Peace.” This is the formal greeting and meant to only be used among close friends or with trusted business partners or in the hope of establishing a bond. Use of this phrase in a casual manner or when approaching a situation with tension or duplicity will immediately marginalize you in the Xi’An’s eyes.

A majority of the Xi’An can be quite forgiving when it comes to minor social infractions. They understand that, more often than not, it is not intentional and appreciate the effort to learn their customs. But if you find yourself offending a Xi’An, you don’t have to worry. They won’t get angry or try to kill you. The Xi’An find such displays of emotion to be immature. They will simply shut down and become curt, succinct, and intractable

Colostomy Bag posted:

How much is he in for?

trucutru posted:

Tell him that you're the one who beets. Then do the secret goon handshake, then play some star marine.

Beet Wagon posted:

OH GOD KELLY'S COUSIN IS HERE TALKING TO ME ABOUT STAR CITIZEN AND GOONS AND REFUNDS I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG I CAN KEEP THIS UP HELP

trucutru posted:

Tell him that you're the one who beets. Then do the secret goon handshake, then play some star marine.

Beet Wagon posted:

So I briefly mentioned something awful and refunds and he brought up Derek Smart so I just started talking a lot about beets and making sure to talk about how kayak is a good boy and I think it finally clicked. We are now talking about not star citizen lmao.

Beet Wagon posted:

So I briefly mentioned something awful and refunds and he brought up Derek Smart so I just started talking a lot about beets and making sure to talk about how kayak is a good boy and I think it finally clicked. We are now talking about not star citizen lmao.

Beet Wagon posted:

So I briefly mentioned something awful and refunds and he brought up Derek Smart so I just started talking a lot about beets and making sure to talk about how kayak is a good boy and I think it finally clicked. We are now talking about not star citizen lmao.

trucutru posted:

B..ut, look at all this lore we have obtained for the lore masters!



E: And, by the way, the Xi'an are engaged in a war against the space-Mongols. I.poo poo.you.not.

Jason Sextro posted:

how the hell do you have cardinal directions in three-dimensional space? Plus everything else but like if you're putting cardinal directions in space you can't have Generic Space Chinese coming from, say, the north or something?

Jason Sextro posted:

how the hell do you have cardinal directions in three-dimensional space? Plus everything else but like if you're putting cardinal directions in space you can't have Generic Space Chinese coming from, say, the north or something?

ComfyPants posted:

Do the space-Chinese have a huge space wall?

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The Perry Line (2789)

A line of systems that acted as a no-man’s-land between the UEE and the Xi’An. These systems (Tohil, Oya, Gurzil, Horus, Pallas, Hadur, Indra and Virtus) became known as the Perry Line.

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So criminals within the Xi’An Empire are similar to the syndicates within the UEE, sprawling disciplined organizations whose business happens to be crime.

The Titanic posted:

Well, friend, how many 3D modelers do you think have the knowledge to build a patcher even with a tutorial to follow? Because outside of 3D modeling, CIG is running a bit scarce on actual programming talent.

Jason Sextro posted:

do they have Space-Xinjiang? Space-Tibet in Space-southwest of "The Eastern Systems" between them and Space-India?

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Indra is a former Perry Line system that the Xi’An have designated as a vibrant and diverse shipping hub where capital ships dock to unload cargo for transport. This free flow of trade has led to more relaxed security protocols than other Xi’An systems.

A seemingly endless supply of heavy metals, fertilizers, heavy machinery and clean water is required, and the Xi’An as always pay top dollar for items they need.

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Tal is a system on the edge of the Xi’An Empire and one which has been generally receptive to extended human presence. The entire planetary series is what the Xi’An call a ProductionSystem: every planet has been carefully planned and patterned as a specific work zone. Each inhabited world (Tal II through V) is filled with factories, refineries, food production domes and other facilities and each planet has a specific purpose in a larger production chain.

One visually surprising element of Tal is that the Xi’An love of large scale organization means that they have actually color coded their ProductionSystem worlds: EVERY structure on Tal II is a bright yellow, Tal III purple, Tal IV dark green and Tal V a burnt orange. Humans regularly express their disbelief that such a system is even possible, although it goes a long way to explaining why Xi’An frequently have trouble adapting to the chaos of human cities.

Although the actual system is far more complex than a simple summary can provide, merchants should know that Tal II produces large scale space fabrication, Tal III food and textiles, Tal IV processes hydrogen and antimatter and Tal V is responsible for end-stage processing of weapons. The Xi’An are happy to purchase raw materials for use on their factory planets and they sell surplus production runs at fair prices. It’s not the best place in the galaxy to score a deal, but dealing with the Xi’An is as close to being able to guarantee a small profit as you can find.

TheAgent posted:

think of it like a series of missions tacked on to the PU and if you bought sq42 you have access to these missions. each one can be instanced so you never see any other players unless in a social area

some mp/mmo games have done this before, especially when handling more story driven questlines

MedicineHut posted:

How would that work for the 3 players that have bought only the SQ42 part (didn't they split both products a year ago?)?

DapperDon posted:

No offense taken friendo.


I don't think it has anything to do with living under a rock, I have heard of it just never watched it. I happen to think that British tv shows are not good except for Benny Hill and Monty Python.

Thoatse posted:

Position is zero-order, 3rd order is jerk like me because I love when people don't understand poo poo and broadcast whooshing sounds on twitter

Beet Wagon posted:

OH GOD KELLY'S COUSIN IS HERE TALKING TO ME ABOUT STAR CITIZEN AND GOONS AND REFUNDS I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG I CAN KEEP THIS UP HELP