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by pyros
Thu Dec 21, 2006 9:07 pm
Forum: MILITARY HISTORY™ Commander - Europe at War : General Discussion
Topic: Am i the only one who's not in the Beta?
Replies: 20
Views: 10700

Re: Am i the only one who's not in the Beta?

I feel so lonely on these boards as every seem to be testing the game...except me :cry: Are there others like me? Cheers No my friend anguille, You are not the only one. As a senior tester and scenario designer of LEGION ARENA, I was also left outside the BETA of this game without any prior note. I...
by pyros
Thu Oct 26, 2006 5:41 am
Forum: MILITARY HISTORY™ Commander - Europe at War : General Discussion
Topic: Commander - Europe at War : Beta Test Sign Up!
Replies: 13
Views: 7625

Hi Iain,

I have just sent you my Beta application for testing Commander - Europe at War.

Please, send me a note if you don't receive it ( Pyros@myway.com ).

cheers,
Pyros
by pyros
Tue May 16, 2006 6:04 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: PC games you're playing now....
Replies: 76
Views: 47259

Hi,

At the moment I play the new WinSPWW2.

Not only is one of the best turn-based 2D tactical WW2 war-games BUT it is also available for FREE ! :wink:

Here is the DL link if anyone likes this kind of WW2 war-games:

http://download.shrapnelgames.com/downl ... nSPWW2.zip

cheers,
Pyros
by pyros
Tue May 16, 2006 5:55 am
Forum: Legion Arena & CoM
Topic: Dodge vs Block
Replies: 15
Views: 10430

Well, Block adds Melee Armor, yes. And Dodge adds Agility, while imposing a small penalty to Melee Attack (chance to hit) at levels 1 and 3. Until recently, I have been convinced that Agility was worthless, broken, didn't work worth a shit. But now I am starting to have second thoughts about it, mo...
by pyros
Sun Apr 30, 2006 11:15 am
Forum: Legion Arena & CoM
Topic: SALUTE
Replies: 5
Views: 3855

JD,

I don't know about East London , but I know that I saw you while playing for the DBM championship, downtown Athens.

Nice to meet you in person. :D

cheers,
Pyros Lambert
by pyros
Thu Dec 08, 2005 4:58 pm
Forum: Legion Arena & CoM
Topic: Fanatics are awesome!!!
Replies: 17
Views: 9802

The Greek army encouraged homosexual relations between soldiers. My friend, this is not true and in order to help you, try to think that the relations between soldiers where based on companionship and not on homosexuality as some false-informed historians have stated in the past (due to the lack of...
by pyros
Thu Dec 08, 2005 6:28 am
Forum: Legion Arena & CoM
Topic: Fanatics are awesome!!!
Replies: 17
Views: 9802

possum wrote:Or, "Well, well, wouldn't the greeks enjoy this?"
I don't understand your comment.
by pyros
Mon Nov 07, 2005 7:01 pm
Forum: Legion Arena & CoM
Topic: Mods
Replies: 9
Views: 5554

iainmcneil wrote:The textures are all DDS files which can be edited in photoshop, though all the uniforms are as accuracte as possible historically. Which are you referring to?
But of course the "naked" fanatics ... :D LOL
by pyros
Thu Nov 03, 2005 8:35 pm
Forum: Legion Arena & CoM
Topic: Rmoe Total War = legion arena
Replies: 30
Views: 18224

they are in the same catagory and why would anyone want a bad game??? i have got my copy. So my friend, Tell me, which battle are you currently fighting on the solitaire (campaign) mode? And what is your favorite unit? Have you discovered any good tactics against the elephants? Did you noticed how ...
by pyros
Tue Nov 01, 2005 4:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Hallowean!
Replies: 11
Views: 7086

Every new religion profits from similarities in order to convert the earlier religion to the new one. I know this from the conversion of the Greek Nationals (Zeus etc...) to Christians, I saw this in the tribes of Mexico and how the mixed their old religion to Christianism... One of the most common ...
by pyros
Tue Nov 01, 2005 1:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Hallowean!
Replies: 11
Views: 7086

Even if someone is watching the old good movie Spartacus while playing the Legion Arena "rebel battles chapter" ? :wink: Seriously... I am currently designing a campaign of the LZ_Xray battle and during the dozens hours of designing, I have seen the movie "We were soldiers once...and ...
by pyros
Tue Nov 01, 2005 1:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Hallowean!
Replies: 11
Views: 7086

I think Hallowean is celebrated as it is in the eve of all Saints day. :? And yeah I heard about that in Mexico a festival celebrating that is featured in that movie with Sylvester Stallone and Antonio Banderas - Assassin. Which incidentally is rather good if you've never seen it. :) I think I have...
by pyros
Tue Nov 01, 2005 6:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Hallowean!
Replies: 11
Views: 7086

Is Hallowean, a pagan (Celt) holiday?? :D

I read somewhere that "In Great Britain in particular, the pagan Celts celebrated the Day of the Dead"...

In Mexico they also celebrate (Mayas) the day of the dead!!!

cheers,
Pyros
by pyros
Mon Oct 31, 2005 9:05 am
Forum: Legion Arena & CoM
Topic: I'm new to this game
Replies: 1
Views: 2344

Hi, I won't say if ARENA is better or worst than RTW, I will just tell you that these are two strategy games based on a different concept around the same historical period. Arena has a system of simulating a realistic method of passing orders between the general and the remote units, while in RTW yo...
by pyros
Sat Oct 29, 2005 7:06 am
Forum: Legion Arena & CoM
Topic: German Legion Arena site goes live
Replies: 7
Views: 4559

jdm wrote:I will pas your feed back onto our German localisers, but for the moment as you might well guess its all greek to me

REgards
JDM
Hey,

Its "all Greek" even for me.... even the fact that I am Greek. :D

German words are like a train in a railroad. :wink:

cheers,
Pyros
by pyros
Fri Oct 21, 2005 8:08 pm
Forum: Legion Arena & CoM
Topic: Campaign?
Replies: 8
Views: 5118

Hi, The game is VERY GOOD, and you hear this comment from someone that has been playing this game for many 100s of hours... :D The available tactics and combinations are so great, that you want to play the campaigns again, and again, and again, ... and who knows, maybe someday you will be able to me...
by pyros
Fri Oct 14, 2005 7:26 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Quote from Ancient Greek text on the term Hoplon
Replies: 6
Views: 5041

Hi Ste,

I will answer you with a Clich?© :D, that happens to me:

"...the more I learn, the more I realize the magnitude of my ignorance..."

cheers,
Pyros
by pyros
Thu Oct 13, 2005 8:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Quote from Ancient Greek text on the term Hoplon
Replies: 6
Views: 5041

I just received a remark asking me why the Hoplite took his name from "Hoplon" (shield) and not from the generic term "Hopla" (tools of war, defensive armaments). here is my answer: I will try to explain you why the Hoplites took their name from their shield (Hoplon) 1. The Greek...
by pyros
Thu Oct 13, 2005 1:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Quote from Ancient Greek text on the term Hoplon
Replies: 6
Views: 5041

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by pyros
Thu Oct 13, 2005 9:32 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Quote from Ancient Greek text on the term Hoplon
Replies: 6
Views: 5041

Quote from Ancient Greek text on the term Hoplon

Iain, Since this is exposed for the first time in a forum, I am interested to hear thoughts on this issue, so I started a new thread. Definition of the ancient Greek term: HOPLON (το όπλον) το όπλο - to Hoplo (n) : first meaning was: TOOL, INSTRUMENT; later meaning was the tool of war = weapon τα όπ...

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