goatman461

nice looking lab, but especially great piping system and conveyor belt

great looking ruins and color scheme

great to have you, hope you're ready to put that rifle to use

great looking bot

the sectioning of the building look nice but it's hard to get a good idea of what the entire build looks like. do you have an overall shot that shows the cutaway and top?

excellent shaping and proportions on the vehicle. some really nice details, too, like the steps into the truck, equipment in the bed, and antenna

great looking build and nice, sharp shots. nice greebling and crane, also.

Everything about this build is awesome. Welcome to the fleshy side of AG (Pombe?)

Location: Jurin II - E02 Tags: Spaceship, Land vehicle, Civil Building The Jin Homestead Octan is at War The Empty Homesteads on Jurin II Deep into the trees of Jurin II, Mabel leads Octan Pilot John Hannibal to the Jurinians' secret holdout against the brutal M.A.N.T.I.S. invasion. The path winds between the trees, up and down through breaks in the canopy, and silently watched by alien sentries. Finally, they arrive. The canopy opens so wide and deep that John, a spaceman, feels agoraphobic for a short moment. Small huts cling to the sides of large trunks with yards made of densely compacted leaves. The sounds of children playing nearly bring john to tears as they approach the town center. "My God, Mabel..." "Yes, John... I know." Ma Jin was waiting for them in front of the town pavilion. The colonists were listening to reports from the front transmitted ahead of their arrival by Mabel. It was a grim account: The underhanded scheming from the Council of Five (1)(2); malevolent and secretive collusion with supposed peaceful corporations (1); rampant terrorist attacks (1)(2)(3); senseless murder and destruction of property (1)(2)(3)(4)(5); the recent deaths of thousands of Octan sailors (1)(2)(3). The mood was somber, fearful, resilient, and MAD. [O - E02] Holdout - 4 by Ryan McBryde, on Flickr John dismounted the re-purposed M.A.N.T.I.S. speeder and walked to Ma. Her belly had a very distinctive bump and his heart sunk... "I... I'm so sorry about George..." "Oh John, thank you... he was a good man, and he will be missed..." "It's all my fault, Ma. I'm the Neville Chamberlain of our time. I let the wolves in and put you all in grave, grave danger." "John, we are on the frontier of space. Everybody here knew what they were getting into, including me and George. I don't want to hear any regret from you. I want to know what we're going to do about it." "I just don't know, Ma. Everything has turned upside down so quickly. Only a few weeks ago I was picking out the fields for my homestead. Before that I had already flown through more space than I knew was possible. I'm tired, Ma, and I don't know how much fight I have left in me." "Is your family safe?" "Yes, thankfully, the fighting broke out before they shipped over. But, I'm afraid I'll never see them now." "I'm sorry John." "John... this baby needs a father." "What does that mean, Ma?" "Stay here with us, be my husband and this baby's father, don't go back to that war." "Is that what George would do?" "I know George, Ma. He wouldn't rest until the skies were clear above this child's head. And neither will you or I." "There's a ship I'll have pulled up. It's no use to us here because it's too fast for our routes. Take it. And come back to us when that horrible menace is gone." "You're a good woman, Ma." As night falls and he finishes the last of his meetings with the Jurinian colonists, John embraces Ma for one last time before turning to the starfighter. The route back seems longer than before, but soon enough John opens up the engines and back into the sky. O.S.F. Green Scrambler by Ryan McBryde, on Flickr C&C appreciated

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So you should count that bonus this week. Rules need to be changed in advance, not retroactively. I got the bonus for "spaceship wreckage" and Mediumsnowman made his build based on a completely valid interpretation of Big Sal's response to his earlier build So previously it wasn't the fact that the spaceship was wrecked, but how substantial it was. If you want to change it, fine, but either announce it in advance or give the builders some time to change their entry.

No, a cash cow :) please take 63 more from me. Also, it looks like you sent Kai's to blackhawk

Depicting them as marauding rapist and thugs completely fits in with their persona, behavior, and overall story arc of the game. It is extreme, but realistic to history and even current events. So if Mantis (or Kawashita) builders have a problem with that interpretation, maybe they shouldn't lavish in their own belligerent, underhanded, and violent characters. I'll concede that that content is pushing the boundaries of any written or unwritten code of conduct, but I think it's justified in it's realism and "Eurobricks is a site intended for an adult audience." As for being fun, people are entertained by many different genres.

So I can't portray MANTIS as "Mean And Nasty Trained Invasion Soldiers" but most builds by other corporations depicting Octan can make us out to be dopes and cuckolds? And I don't believe a default judge is the same thing as EU admin staff. Am I wrong about that?

Yeah I know who I am, and I think it was a legitimate plot point. If you have something you need to say to me about it, do it directly, or I'm glad to listen to the admins if I violated some rule

great build but really great job with the lighting. that last shot is perfect

NPU with those lbg helmets on the ship! wish I had thought of that. the car looks very sleek and I like the separate sections it has. and the pillars look great in the lab, feels like you're in a much bigger space

Location: Jurin II - E02 Tags: Spaceship, Land vehicle, Civil Building Space over Jurin II is clear, for now, and open for Octan Pilot John Hannibal to search for his Jurin colonists. When reports of the hostile invasion came in, Hannibal feared the worst for all of the families the had recruited to Jurin II. He knew they were a hardy bunch, but the wretched outlaws of M.A.N.T.I.S. were equally horrid and violent. What they would do to a family of colonists kept Hannibal from sleeping for the last two weeks. As soon as Octan's fleet got to Donwarr, Hannibal got his cargo ship out of the system before any orbital skirmishes could close off his route. His ship was loaded with supplies, but the main objective was to pull as many women and children out of E02 before M.A.N.T.I.S. came back for more rape and pillage. "John, I'm picking up a heat signature inside, but it appears to be from the fireplace. Nothing human, that is alive at least. I'm sorry John." "What's the count up to, 14?" "15 empty homesteads John." "Well this one at least has a hot fireplace, maybe they left recently. I'm going to go check it out." "John, there's something else. Two cold-blooded life forms are in the trees. They look like octopuses." "The Jin's mentioned these before. I think they're suppose to be friendly, but I wasn't expecting them in this area. We relocated the Jins to the RTMP sector for that very reason. "Just watch my back, I'm going to see what's going on inside." "JOHN!!! STOP!!!" "Mabel?!? We've been looking for you and the colonists. Where've y'all been sweet girl?" "Oh lovely John, don't take another step, the house is a trap. Ma Jin set it when George was killed by those nasty M.A.N.T.I.S. thugs." "George is... poor Ma. Um, thanks Mabel. What kind of trap? Anything to do with the octopuses in the trees?" "Kind of, it's a really nasty trap, but their just here to clean up so we can catch more Manties. You remember those flesh eating plants on the jungle floor? Well, the Juries, those octopus guys up there, helped Ma bring some up to trap any marauders that wander up here. Between the rumors of the Jin's moonshine and the heat signature from the fireplace, I bet we've taken out more than 20 of those jerks. It's hard to tell sometimes with the way we find them." "Okay, slow down Mabel. Why don't we go sync you up with Dora and we can go find Ma." "What are you carrying back there anyway?" "Oh this? I'm in charge of moving supplies since I can lead any Manties into those plant traps. I've got mostly weapons on this trip. Just got done helping the Tysons shoot down a scout ship that had been trying to find a way to their home. A lot of the homes are further down in the canopy and hard to navigate to, not like this one, Ma wanted this spot up high so customers could find their way in." C&C appreciated. I hope you M.A.N.T.I.S. bums like the new nickname.

nothing specific, maybe just bump the planets one rank down the alien list each month so you can add in new planets to the top and everybody knows when they can expect the combo they want. for example, somebody may want to kill a Zabrak on Hoth, so they just have to wait 3 months until Hoth bumps down to the Zabrak. In the meantime, you could add Takobo, Garel, and Hosan Prime to the top of the list. Or, you may want to add to the bottom of the list so the more experienced builders get the first shot at the new planets.

as we get more planets through Rebels, what about a rotating planet/alien combination on the BH game so we can get more diverse builds? it might even encourage somebody to build during a certain month b/c they really want to build for a specific combination available at that time.

No. On Flickr, open your photo, on the bottom right "download-view all sizes," click the thumbnail size, right click the photo, copy image url/address, insert it between [ i m g ] [ / i m g ] without the spaces Glad to have you

Not bribery. Incentive package. Just check the Octan English Dictionary

If you join Octan, you could be part of the Merchant Confederacy, a bunch of alien anarchist, so... kind of. Just pick a planet and we'll make Jhuyser Corp. a proud subsidiary of Octan

63 to Bob, 500 to medium from the pool

Great timing Brickwolf. We'll get you into the Octan only PM whenever you get at least 10 posts. Feel free to look through and comment on the past entries to get caught up on AG and to get the posts you need. You'll also need a 100x100 shot of your character to go in the player index.