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  2. Regional accents

    in Historia in Universum

    Posted

    I honestly don't remember ever encountering a Brooklynite who actually said "deese" and "dose."

    -- Nephele

     

    Come to my neighborhood and you'll hear it....and I live in East Central PA!! My friend from North Carolina always thought I was from Brooklyn, although I, like Lost Warrior, never lived outside of PA. Some people think we speak with a "Philly" accent. The county I live in is about as culturally diverse as the whole of Europe. Many different ethnicities settled here when "coal was king". If you go 7 miles SE from my hometown, the people are "Dutchified" (my late paternal GM), but if you go about the same distance in the opposite direction, you'll hear an Irish brogue (my maternal GM). I was raised in the middle, so my speech has a mix. Locals can always tell where someone is from in my county by the way they speak & certain phrases they use.

     

    When my Dad was in the Army stationed in Indiana, he walked into a bar and the bartender could tell exactly what town he was from by the way he spoke. The guy was originally from the same county & could pick my Dad out immediately.

  3. opinions needed on PC games

    in Circensis

    Posted · Edited by Vercingetorix

    I'd definately pick up Caesar IV. I've been playing that for a while and you can burn a lot of time with it. It has more of an economic lean with little military action. It has an Economic campaign (which I'm working through now) & a Military campaign (which I haven't started yet). There's also a pretty good internet community supporting the game as well. They usually put out some good user-made scenarios every so often. It has an internet play option (where you can compete with others in city size, population, most denarii, etc.), but more often than not the servers are down.

     

    CivCity Rome is along the same lines, but I prefer CaesarIV.

  7. Summer of Love, 40th Anniversary

    in Hora Postilla Thermae

    Posted

    Kyle Jason Krammes

     

    Hippyfy me, Nephele (please). Like our good Doc o' Love, I wasn't even thought of in 1967. Mom & Dad already had a 7 & a 9 year old and weren't planning on any more. Fast forward to June of 1972 when Hurricane Agnes flooded the Northeastern US....A lot of water outside....Nothing to do inside...you know what comes next ;) . Nine months later, Vercingetorix arrives!!

  12. Mythological Personality test

    in Historia in Universum

    Posted · Edited by Vercingetorix

    Mr. Rogers, Nick Tosches

    Stay clear of: Icarus, Hermes, Atlas

     

     

    Mr. Rogers??? What the heck?

     

    You and me both, my esteemed Gaul! I was Orpheus and haven't a damned clue who Mr. Rogers OR Nick Tosches are. However, our Ursus seemed to know the Rogers bit, as he made a cryptic comment.

     

    Care to enlighten the Gaulish King and I, Ursus?

     

    BTW: Thank god someone else is an Orpheus. We're such sweet souls, Vercy. :lol: And we're in such good company: Shakespeare, Hemingway, Melville.

     

    We are indeed in good company, fair Augusta...

     

    I hate to admit it, but I grew up watching Mr. Rogers....I just couldn't believe that he was thrown in with we two....now for Nick Tosches, I haven't a clue :lol: .

  13. Mythological Personality test

    in Historia in Universum

    Posted

    Looks like I'm Orpheus

    0% Extroversion, 80% Intuition, 72% Emotiveness, 100% Perceptiveness

     

    You are an artist, an aesthete, a sensitive, and someone who has never really let go of that childlike innocence. To you, all of life has a sense of wonder in it, and the story of Orpheus was written about someone just like you.

     

    When the Argo passed the island of the Sirens, Orpheus played a song more beautiful than the Sirens to prevent the crew from becoming enticed. When his wife died, he ventured into the underworld to charm Hades but, in his naivete, he looked back becoming trapped there.

     

    You can capture your unique world view and relate it to others with the skill of a master storyteller. Your sensitivity and creativity make you a treasure to the human race, but your thin-skinned nature and innocence can cause you a lot of disenchantment and pain. What's doubly unfortunate is that, if you try to lose those traits, you never will, and everyone will be able to tell that you're putting up an artificial shell to prevent yourself from being hurt.

     

    Famous people like you: Hemingway, Shakespeare, Mr. Rogers, Melville, Nick Tosches

    Stay clear of: Icarus, Hermes, Atlas

     

     

    Mr. Rogers??? What the heck?

  15. Glory Of The Roman Empire

    in Circensis

    Posted

    I've had a few unexplained CTD's as well. This usually happens when I've been playing a while and my city starts to get large. I also had to add some memory to my comp to make the game run fairly smoothly (I wanted to anyway...this just gave me an excuse to throw down the $$). Other than that, everything runs ok. I'll definately try to find GotRE.

     

    Caesar who? :) He's a wimp!!

  16. Glory Of The Roman Empire

    in Circensis

    Posted

    In a nutshell, it is so full of bugs and patches that do nothing, that the game is rendered almost unplayable.

     

    I've been playing Caesar IV quite a bit lately & have seen CivCity Rome being played by my girlfriend's son. I'd have to say that Caesar IV is the better of the two. It also seems to have a bigger fan base who are pretty talented at creating custom scenarios. The Online playing option is a pretty cool feature, as well (which unfortunately can be unreliable at times). I do agree that Caesar IV is a bit of a resource hog, but I'd hardly say that it is "rendered almost unplayable". You have the ability to zoom in on your citizens as they go about their daily business. I'm sure this looks even better with a top-of-the-line graphics card (I'm only running a GeForce 6200). I'm not running a high-end gaming rig myself and I've had very few issues with Caesar IV. Just the occasional slowdown when your city gets very large. Just my $.02 :) .

     

    I may have to check out Glory of the Roman Empire, though.

  20. Where Is Every One From?

    in Renuntiatio et Consilium Comitiorum

    Posted · Edited by Vercingetorix

    I'm from a small town in East Central Pennsylvania in the U.S. of A. I'm right smack in the middle of the anthracite coal region close to the home of Yuengling Lager (AKA America's Oldest Brewery).

     

    Welcome to UNRV Vecingetorix,

     

    Do you by any chance frequent the oldest brewery in the US, I know I would! :D

     

    I live in Leeds, England, the home of the Tetleys Brewery, I've been many a time, they do a great tour and you get a free sample of beer along the way as well, there's no better tasting beer than free beer! B)

     

    They do the same thing at the Yuengling Brewery. I've only ever been there once, but I didn't sample the beer. I never acquired the taste for it that everyone else in the county has!! :)

  21. Why Do You Like Rome?

    in Imperium Romanorum

    Posted

    I hate to say it, but my new-found interest in Rome stems entirely from my love for computer games. I had recently picked up a copy of Caesar IV at my local department store. In the game, Caesar gives you governorship of a new province & you are expected to build a prosperous city for the Empire. You must provide housing, commerce, entertainment, religion, & protection from invaders. Periodically Caesar will demand tribute in the form of denarii, goods, or legions. I played this game for hours and became interested in learning about the real-world counterpart.

     

    I then began my search for books & web sites that could fuel my need for knowledge. My surfing led me here where I am learning new things every day. Just the scope of how influential Rome was to the history of the world is mind-boggling. You can find some remnant of Roman culture in just about every aspect of everday life. Someday I'll get there, too, & see the real thing :).

  24. Veracity Of Hbos Rome

    in Rome Television Series

    Posted · Edited by Vercingetorix

    Another question I have (which may or may not be an inaccuracy)...In the various scenes in the Senate, all the players are wearing what seems to be the same white toga with a crimson stripe....except Cato. He's wearing an all black off-the-shoulder deal. Does this represent some kind of special status or rank?

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