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Re: Marathon standard I'm confused about

Posted By: Joshua Bell Date: 7/10/04 1:26 p.m.
In Response To: Marathon standard I'm confused about (Scumbag)

: Hey folks. Quick little question, from a Halo player who has been looking at
: Marathon for a while. (Wish I could play it, but I have limits to how low
: I'll slum for a game, and 2D sprites and lack of solid controls are
: dealbreakers)
On the controls front, simply enable mouse control and remap the keys to WASD, with Shift to run, Tab for map, Space for action, and R/F to cycle weapons, and it's not so bad.
I just played all the way through Marathon 1 for the first time and it was a blast, using M1A1 1.5.
: Durandals all "I can be a God", right? Well, he's still an AI,
: still stuck in computer cores and stuff, right? How, then, can he
: 'inevitably' be 'infinite'?
Well, for one thing, he's insane, so you have to take anything he says with a grain of salt. For another, presumably he become as powerful as anything in our universe can be; humans are just neural patterns stuck in wetware. If the fictional Marathon universe allows some sort of transcendance then I don't see why Durandal can't make it. It's all up to the rules of the universe.
Read "Destination: Void" by Frank Herbert for a disturbingly similar plot.
(I really want to see someone do a "Marathon: Void" scenario, where you take on the roles of Timberlake and/or Flattery being ordered around by Bickel, Hempstead, the OMCs and eventually the Ox via computer terminals. The threats are robox repair units, odd physics phenomena, radiation, and the ship itself.)

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Marathon standard I'm confused about Scumbag 7/10/04 11:00 a.m.

Re: Marathon standard I'm confused about Bob-B-Q 7/10/04 1:19 p.m.

Re: Marathon standard I'm confused about Forrest of B.org 7/10/04 1:23 p.m.

Re: Marathon standard I'm confused about Joshua Bell 7/10/04 1:26 p.m.

Re: Marathon standard I'm confused about ukimalefu 7/10/04 9:25 p.m.

Actually... Scumbag 7/11/04 9:28 p.m.

Re: Actually... Johannes Gunnar 7/12/04 6:15 a.m.

Re: Actually... Steve Levinson 7/12/04 9:07 a.m.

Re: Actually... Yossarian 7/12/04 9:12 a.m.

Re: Actually... Steve Levinson 7/12/04 10:12 a.m.

Re: Actually... •M 7/12/04 12:28 p.m.

Re: Actually... Forrest of B.org 7/12/04 10:07 p.m.

Re: Marathon standard I'm confused about Andrew Nagy 7/13/04 11:04 a.m.

Re: Marathon standard I'm confused about Johannes Gunnar 7/13/04 2:19 p.m.

Response to everyone above Scumbag 7/13/04 4:21 p.m.

Oh, and some other things Scumbag 7/13/04 4:24 p.m.

You done it now... *NM* deathmonger 7/13/04 5:14 p.m.

Re: You done it now... Andrew Nagy 7/13/04 5:37 p.m.

NO POINT, I said. *NM* Andrew Nagy 7/14/04 7:24 a.m.

I agree, but who are you to ORDER us not to reply? *NM* Steve Levinson 7/14/04 8:10 a.m.

I'm Rick James, biotch. *NM* Andrew Nagy 7/14/04 9:02 a.m.

Re: I'm Rick James, biotch. Mark Levin 7/14/04 9:39 a.m.

Well, no. *NM* Andrew Nagy 7/14/04 10:26 a.m.

Re: I'm Rick James, biotch. Andrew Nagy 8/5/04 8:24 p.m.

Re: Oh, and some other things Forrest of B.org 7/13/04 5:53 p.m.

Too busy to quote everyone in different posts Scumbag 7/13/04 9:53 p.m.

Re: Too busy to quote everyone in different posts HolyMcGibblets 7/13/04 10:20 p.m.

Re: Too busy to quote everyone in different posts Forrest of B.org 7/14/04 7:49 a.m.

Re: Too busy to quote everyone in different posts HolyMcGibblets 7/14/04 1:40 p.m.

Re: Too busy to quote everyone in different posts Count Zero 7/13/04 10:54 p.m.

Let's give this guy a break, but watch your words Steve Levinson 7/14/04 8:27 a.m.

More pointless flames against Scumbag; ignore *NM* Andrew Nagy 7/14/04 8:56 a.m.

Another question Andrew Nagy 7/14/04 9:12 a.m.

Marathon: Resurrection! *NM* Andrew Nagy 7/15/04 2:09 a.m.

Just to clarify the numbers game Steve Levinson 7/13/04 5:57 p.m.

Re: Oh, and some other things Syngekhoomei 7/13/04 9:02 p.m.

Re: Oh, and some other things ukimalefu 7/14/04 1:04 a.m.

Re: Oh, and some other things Johannes Gunnar 7/14/04 4:54 a.m.

Re: Oh, and some other things Lt Devon 7/15/04 4:57 p.m.

Re: Oh, and some other things Simon of team Sigma 7/15/04 6:05 p.m.

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: On the controls front, simply enable mouse control and remap the keys to : WASD, with Shift to run, Tab for map, Space for action, and R/F to cycle : weapons, and it's not so bad. : I just played all the way through Marathon 1 for the first time and it was a : blast, using M1A1 1.5. : Well, for one thing, he's insane, so you have to take anything he says with a : grain of salt. For another, presumably he become as powerful as anything : in our universe can be; humans are just neural patterns stuck in wetware. : If the fictional Marathon universe allows some sort of transcendance then : I don't see why Durandal can't make it. It's all up to the rules of the : universe. : Read "Destination: Void" by Frank Herbert for a disturbingly : similar plot. : (I really want to see someone do a "Marathon: Void" scenario, where : you take on the roles of Timberlake and/or Flattery being ordered around : by Bickel, Hempstead, the OMCs and eventually the Ox via computer : terminals. The threats are robox repair units, odd physics phenomena, : radiation, and the ship itself.)

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Marathon standard I'm confused about	Scumbag	7/10/04 11:00 a.m.
Re: Marathon standard I'm confused about	Bob-B-Q	7/10/04 1:19 p.m.
Re: Marathon standard I'm confused about	Forrest of B.org	7/10/04 1:23 p.m.
Re: Marathon standard I'm confused about	Joshua Bell	7/10/04 1:26 p.m.
Re: Marathon standard I'm confused about	ukimalefu	7/10/04 9:25 p.m.
Actually...	Scumbag	7/11/04 9:28 p.m.
Re: Actually...	Johannes Gunnar	7/12/04 6:15 a.m.
Re: Actually...	Steve Levinson	7/12/04 9:07 a.m.
Re: Actually...	Yossarian	7/12/04 9:12 a.m.
Re: Actually...	Steve Levinson	7/12/04 10:12 a.m.
Re: Actually...	•M	7/12/04 12:28 p.m.
Re: Actually...	Forrest of B.org	7/12/04 10:07 p.m.
Re: Marathon standard I'm confused about	Andrew Nagy	7/13/04 11:04 a.m.
Re: Marathon standard I'm confused about	Johannes Gunnar	7/13/04 2:19 p.m.
Response to everyone above	Scumbag	7/13/04 4:21 p.m.
Oh, and some other things	Scumbag	7/13/04 4:24 p.m.
You done it now... NM	deathmonger	7/13/04 5:14 p.m.
Re: You done it now...	Andrew Nagy	7/13/04 5:37 p.m.
NO POINT, I said. NM	Andrew Nagy	7/14/04 7:24 a.m.
I agree, but who are you to ORDER us not to reply? NM	Steve Levinson	7/14/04 8:10 a.m.
I'm Rick James, biotch. NM	Andrew Nagy	7/14/04 9:02 a.m.
Re: I'm Rick James, biotch.	Mark Levin	7/14/04 9:39 a.m.
Well, no. NM	Andrew Nagy	7/14/04 10:26 a.m.
Re: I'm Rick James, biotch.	Andrew Nagy	8/5/04 8:24 p.m.
Re: Oh, and some other things	Forrest of B.org	7/13/04 5:53 p.m.
Too busy to quote everyone in different posts	Scumbag	7/13/04 9:53 p.m.
Re: Too busy to quote everyone in different posts	HolyMcGibblets	7/13/04 10:20 p.m.
Re: Too busy to quote everyone in different posts	Forrest of B.org	7/14/04 7:49 a.m.
Re: Too busy to quote everyone in different posts	HolyMcGibblets	7/14/04 1:40 p.m.
Re: Too busy to quote everyone in different posts	Count Zero	7/13/04 10:54 p.m.
Let's give this guy a break, but watch your words	Steve Levinson	7/14/04 8:27 a.m.
More pointless flames against Scumbag; ignore NM	Andrew Nagy	7/14/04 8:56 a.m.
Another question	Andrew Nagy	7/14/04 9:12 a.m.
Marathon: Resurrection! NM	Andrew Nagy	7/15/04 2:09 a.m.
Just to clarify the numbers game	Steve Levinson	7/13/04 5:57 p.m.
Re: Oh, and some other things	Syngekhoomei	7/13/04 9:02 p.m.
Re: Oh, and some other things	ukimalefu	7/14/04 1:04 a.m.
Re: Oh, and some other things	Johannes Gunnar	7/14/04 4:54 a.m.
Re: Oh, and some other things	Lt Devon	7/15/04 4:57 p.m.
Re: Oh, and some other things	Simon of team Sigma	7/15/04 6:05 p.m.



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