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Title: The secret diary of the overmind
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Oh, sorry, of course I should translate that:

Day one:

Dear diary, you'll never guess what happened today: I went towards Earth! To a nifty little outpost of those Earthlings called Niveus. Great view from the window! Plenty of space too! I really enjoy it. I spawned some dretches to explore the place, but they got shot down by the automatic defense systems. I think I will have to look for a way to actually shut that down. I did not find food in here, but I am confident it must be there somewhere. Really great view from the window!

Day two:

Dear diary, today some part of earthling arrived through the teleportation system! Great, just great, I more and more like this place! I sent my dretches out to greet it, but obviously it does not understand any language I know. However, it seems to be quite nice. It controls really strange bodies with only four legs from which they actually just use two to move. Very inefficent, I think. My hunger is getting worse, I must find something to eat.

Day three:

Dear diary, I wonder if the earthling is hostile. Today it sent some of his bodies and they actually harmed my dretches. I think I must make a clear statement of friendship.

Day three, addendum: I tried to kiss the earthling with my dretches, right on the head as is traditional. Maybe I did something wrong, because those bodies dropped dead, certainly not a good way to start mutually beneficial relations. I have a bad feeling about this, a really bad feeling...

Day four:

Dear diary - I hate myself. Why have I been so naive! Earthling is sending a part of it out there into our space just to greet me, yeah... Sending bodies with guns. So much for the automatic defense system, that shit was installed on purpose! So much for that. I am mad at the earthling, mad at the world, mad at myself. No, really, I am in a bad mood now, sorry for bothering you with my distress, dear diary.

Day five:

Dear diary, yes, earthling is in fact hostile. I withdrew all my dretches and it sent out his bodies to kill me, that shows it. Maybe that place at the window is not that good as I thought before, the long past times when I was still naive... However, with a kind of a battle starting here, I finally solved the problem of impending starvation, for now I feed on earthling's bodies.

Day sigs:

IT KILED MY HED! Buger! I siting tere, in midle of rom, stil enjoying view, then bunch of bodies come shoot down my haed! Slime! Fortunately, my consciousness is not bound to head, and I spawned granger to rebuild me head on saver place. Oh wait, earthling, until my mind gains full consciousness again! I shall take revenge then!

Day six, addendum:

Regained full consciousness again. My head is now on top of a platform. I let the granger build some acid tubes and more eggs just to be sure such things do not happen again. Earthling feeds me well with it's bodies, I think I can evolve some of my dretches into something more dangerous, and I am sure I will enjoy it.

Day seven:

Dear diary, just imagine, today I heard that the human bodies talk to each other! Can it be...?

Day eight:

Dear diary, I understand the earthling much better now. Or shall I say, earthlings? That's the reason why those bodies talk to each other and why they run around so confused and are stupid in general: They are different beings! What a waste! Evolution will teach you a lesson now! The superior lifeform is going to win, and I am already planning what to do with that outpost after my victory, for it is only a matter of time for it to come.

Day nine:

Dear diary, being an overmind rocks! I can enjoy this great view out of the window, kill earthling...s, let some of my bodies relax and regenerate meanwhile, it is just great. Poor earthlings, they can only do one thing at a time. I would pity them if I weren't so terribly evil.

Day ten:

hed blown off again. did not care enough. one single earthling came into room. should have more barricades i guess. single good fighter amongst lots dumbs. must be careful. waiting for my head to regenegere. Regenerate, of course. My head just regenerated. Okay, now it is serious. Earthlings, here I come! Fear me!

Day eleven:

Dear diary, evolution was cruel to that species: Just imagine, they have one guy maintaining the defense and supply systems. He build a bunch of gun turrets, even bigger things shooting sparks - AND LEFT A WAY OPEN WHERE I CAN SNEAK IN, HA HA HA! Oh it is so great to be superior. I have the better bodies, they are armed better as well, and I may be stupid, but not that stupid - like the earthlings are.

Day eleven, addendum, I just went - using an advanced basilisk - into their base to tear down their supply structures. It did. Stupid earthling builder! Why did not they develop some more useful species on Earth? One that can heal by itself and does not fire weapons that need to be recharged at structures so easily torn down? Evolution can be a badass. And it speaks through me.

Day twelve:

Dear diary, I ... finished them. I attacked from both sides at once, sniped their structures with my advanced dragoons and killed the rest with my tyrants, while annoying some runners with my dretches. It's over now altough that guy with that cannon that fires those huge fiery shots was impressively dangerous. He was one of the last to survive. Too bad he didn't, ha ha ha! Okay, dearest diary, I gotta spread now, so I will not write for a couple of days. I found out that the earthlings also invaded Karith and erected a cargo station there. What shall I say, here I come! Will be fun! I am looking forward to it.

Day twelve, addendum: Days on earth seem to be much longer than back home, just imagine, one day on Earth is roughly sevenhundred of my days long! Strange creatures, no wonder they lost the fight. And the bodies are mortal too! What a failure of evolution are they, are they not? Whatever, I spread to Karith now. Write you in a couple of days, your's, the overmind.
Title: Re: The secret diary of the overmind
Post by: Atom Eve on March 19, 2008, 01:20:19 am: I lol'd.
Title: Re: The secret diary of the overmind
Post by: thirdstreettito on March 19, 2008, 01:28:20 am: Quote from: Atom Eve on March 19, 2008, 01:20:19 am
I lol'd.
Title: Re: The secret diary of the overmind
Post by: mooseberry on March 19, 2008, 01:51:47 am: Quote from: thirdstreettito on March 19, 2008, 01:28:20 am
Quote from: Atom Eve on March 19, 2008, 01:20:19 am
I lol'd.
Title: Re: The secret diary of the overmind
Post by: Paradox on March 19, 2008, 03:48:05 am: Any more quote pyramids=lock
Title: Re: The secret diary of the overmind
Post by: X-20 on March 19, 2008, 05:13:00 am: MORE! i liked this :P good job. ;)
Title: Re: The secret diary of the overmind
Post by: n.o.s.brain on March 19, 2008, 05:27:02 am: :overmind:
day 17:
excuse my forgetfulness dear diary, I was exploring the karith station with my dretches. My dretches were very successful in surprising some stray earthlings. Now that I have fed well, I can think more clearly. I have the layout figured out now. if only I can get one of my grangers to that one snowy mountain, I could use a hovel to propel my granger outside the fence. then my head would be safe from future human annoyances, while my bodies could feed off of the earthling scum.
day 18:
Ah, my stunning logic has succeeded in stumping the earthling hoards! they look at me through the fence, as i sit on the snow laughing at them. however, my head is getting cold out here on the snow, making my mind.. numb... must... move...
Title: Re: The secret diary of the overmind
Post by: your face on March 19, 2008, 05:46:48 am: day 19:
Dear diary, oh great, many of the earthling scum are screaming the word "HAX!"
I don't know what that means, but I suspect their just trying to be nice to my head. Suddenly my head feels warm as a funny thing exploded behind me.... ah, the warmth---h....
Title: Re: The secret diary of the overmind
Post by: Tycho on March 19, 2008, 07:55:35 am: (http://usteam.hu/forum/Smileys/default/rotfl.gif) (http://usteam.hu/forum/Smileys/default/rotfl.gif) (http://usteam.hu/forum/Smileys/default/rotfl.gif)
Good job you guys ;D
Title: Re: The secret diary of the overmind
Post by: your face on March 19, 2008, 07:18:35 pm: C'mon! We need day 20! ;D
Title: Re: The secret diary of the overmind
Post by: Kaleo on March 21, 2008, 02:29:00 pm: Quote from: your face on March 19, 2008, 07:18:35 pm
C'mon! We need day 20! ;D

It's dead.
Title: Re: The secret diary of the overmind
Post by: Revan on March 21, 2008, 02:39:07 pm: AAHHHHHHHGH!! stop it! I am starting to feel sorry for the overmind!

Since you came up with the idea of the om at first wanting to be friends how about a mod where it is humans and aliens against some super powerful enemy?
Title: Re: The secret diary of the overmind
Post by: Amanieu on March 21, 2008, 02:51:24 pm: Humans & aliens vs. dinosaurs!
Title: Re: The secret diary of the overmind
Post by: Revan on March 21, 2008, 02:55:50 pm: I was thinking sort of like the gaia and robot factory threads, or so I can be slapped with the "You might be new thread...": Protoss!
Title: Re: The secret diary of the overmind
Post by: zybork on March 21, 2008, 11:48:54 pm: Quote from: Revan on March 21, 2008, 02:39:07 pm
Since you came up with the idea of the om at first wanting to be friends how about a mod where it is humans and aliens against some super powerful enemy?

There is one thing you should consider: In this game human players fight each other. They are sitting behind their computers, going into a virtual war. So Tremulous in fact does a great deal about creating a "super powerful" enemy against them humans can fight together, namely the virtual arena. It satisfies our lust for fight and therefore gives us something we have lost in a world where we do not have to hunt for our food anymore, but because the arena is just a virtual one, you get up from your chair after the game and you are all okay, if not your screen should have exploded or so ;-)
Title: Re: The secret diary of the overmind
Post by: + OPTIMUS + on March 22, 2008, 12:35:29 am: Quote from: zybork on March 21, 2008, 11:48:54 pm
...you get up from your chair after the game and you are all okay...

I am just thinking about the abovementioned stuff nowadays, even my diploma is going to be based around this question....
e.g.: with the 'hunting' example you told that something is "not okay" so we sit down to play cuz' we miss something. so basically we sit down to be okay in a non-okay world :-)
Title: Re: The secret diary of the overmind
Post by: zybork on March 22, 2008, 01:58:46 am: soundtrack while writing this: Sodom, Agent Orange

That's the thing with being civilized: We enjoy the benefits of civilization, but there is no benefits-only situation, deep inside ourself still is the beast that want's - or even needs - the joy of hunting - it of course does not like the fear of being hunted, which may be selfcontradictory, but only if you assume that there must be a plan behind all this; in fact, there is none, leaving us humans with selfcontradictory, irrational elements called feelings, feelings we have to deal with.

It's a very interesting topic, very interesting indeed.
Title: Re: The secret diary of the overmind
Post by: Revan on March 24, 2008, 03:36:27 pm: Quote from: zybork on March 22, 2008, 01:58:46 am
soundtrack while writing this: Sodom, Agent Orange

That's the thing with being civilized: We enjoy the benefits of civilization, but there is no benefits-only situation, deep inside ourself still is the beast that want's - or even needs - the joy of hunting - it of course does not like the fear of being hunted, which may be selfcontradictory, but only if you assume that there must be a plan behind all this; in fact, there is none, leaving us humans with selfcontradictory, irrational elements called feelings, feelings we have to deal with.

It's a very interesting topic, very interesting indeed.

I considered attacking your "reasoning" but then I remembered last time, I am sick of flame wars.

EDIT: typo
Title: Re: The secret diary of the overmind
Post by: Menace13 on March 26, 2008, 01:40:56 pm: FLAMEwars?