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    Season Two: What I'm doing right nowStarted by:CavemanJoe, Nov/14/08 12:27 AM
    Thread to be updated in real-time,
    largely for procrastination-related
    purposes. All of these updates apply to
    the test server, which is closed to the
    public for now. Right now I'm going
    through the old modules and taking out
    the ones that led to imbal    		 Page:  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
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    By: CavemanJoe
    Jul/02/09 04:45 PM
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    Yarr, this is a test, ignore it.Started by:CavemanJoe, Feb/02/09 09:20 PM
    Yarr, it be time fer GD Libs ter help me
    wi' promotion upon the high seas of the
    Internet by gettin' me players ter
    plaster me ads all over them thar
    forums, y'arr.     		 
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    By: Parrillian
    Mar/11/09 02:57 AM
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    Work in progress: New default S2 themeStarted by:CavemanJoe, Apr/05/09 09:53 PM
    Go take a look at
    seasontwo.improbableisland.com and
    select the Leather theme. This, or
    something like it, will probably end up
    being the default theme for S2. The old
    theme will still be available. Bear
    in mind it's a work-in-progress - what
    do you t    		  
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    By: Twitching Bob
    Apr/07/09 11:28 PM
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    What S2 feature excites you most?Started by:Fergus, Jun/03/09 05:05 PM
    Well, now that CMJ has revealed the
    majority of S2's new changes, it's our
    turn to salivate over them. So, what
    new feature/change excites you the
    most? While I'm loving everything,
    especially the Scrapbots idea, the thing
    that has me most excited is t    		 Page:  1 2 
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    By: Bernard
    Jun/04/09 05:37 PM
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    What happens to donator points?Started by:Daychilde, Nov/10/08 06:20 AM
    Just curious to know the plans for
    donator points... Did I read elsewhere
    that Season I will continue, but Season
    II will be started on a new server? So I
    guess in that case, donator points would
    stay with the original server...?    		  
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    By: CavemanJoe
    Nov/10/08 05:46 PM
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    Welcome to the Season Two Planning ForumStarted by:CavemanJoe, Oct/30/08 04:36 PM
    Improbable Island is one of the most
    open games you're ever likely to play.
    Use this forum to determine for yourself
    how Season Two turns out. We need
    opinions from both newbies and
    experienced players, and everyone in
    between. The objective of Season    		 Page:  1 2 
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    By: Fodder Kid
    Nov/05/08 02:50 PM
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    Want to download XRumer 5.0 for free!Started by:MagicOPromotion, Apr/29/09 03:37 PM
    Hello, my dear friends. I want to
    download software pack X-Rumer 5.07
    Palladium for FREE. Any download
    link??? I'm so need this magic program!
    It's can break captchas automatically!
    Activate accounts via email
    automatically too! Absolutely great
    software!    		  
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    By: CheshireCat
    May/11/09 06:25 PM
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    Upgradeable chatline length in residence....Started by:Hermein, Apr/21/09 11:09 PM
    There are times when it would be awfully
    nice to have more than the standard
    number of characters for a chatline;
    would it be practical to have an upgrade
    option for residences to allow a longer
    line? I only ask because it seems as
    though different places     		 
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    By: Theo1
    Apr/27/09 05:52 AM
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    There are other ways we can do PvP...Started by:CavemanJoe, Dec/08/08 03:43 PM
    I think PvP would be a lot more
    interesting if we could use our buffs
    and special abilities (Implants and Race
    abilities, anyway - using consumable
    equipment would probably be unfeasible).
    However, anything but a live system
    would result in some rather od    		  
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    By: Bernard
    Dec/13/08 04:41 PM
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    The Secret FeatureStarted by:Hermein, Jun/03/09 01:52 PM
    [quote]ScrapBots The Secret Feature
    revealed - build your own ScrapBot Army!
    Construct bots out of Scrap, improve
    their stats with more armour, weaponry
    and programming, and send them off to
    fight in the Jungle, gather more Scrap,
    fight other ScrapBot Ar    		  
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    By: Hairy Mary
    Jun/16/09 01:42 PM
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    The Island TimelineStarted by:Hermein, May/01/09 02:44 PM
    I was recently given the assignment of
    figuring out what year it is in the
    Island universe. I knew of two places to
    look: the Museum in NewHome, and the
    Watcher's autobiographical story. This
    is what I found. . . The documents in
    the museum have these d    		  
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    By: Hermein
    May/11/09 10:39 PM
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    That annoying text filterStarted by:Count Sessine, Dec/20/08 05:31 AM
    How many times has someone here
    carefully crafted and posted a perfectly
    literate comment, only to have it
    pounced on and horridly garbled by the
    text filter which (erroneously) imagines
    it has detected a texting abbreviation?
    Hm. I think I see a lot of he    		  
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    By: CavemanJoe
    Dec/21/08 11:04 PM
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    Test Server Feedback and a minor announc....Started by:CavemanJoe, Jan/08/09 02:17 AM
    Okay, right now I want you to tell me
    what you think of the new Implants, and
    the core combat portion of the Stamina
    system. Go! As for the
    announcement: Some people like
    change, some people don't. It's
    becoming clear that S2 will be so
    utterly, ma    		 Page:  1 2 3 
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    By: Hermein
    Feb/07/09 01:40 PM
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    Suggestions i've not seen anywhere elseStarted by:bonnero, Dec/07/08 02:42 AM
    Well I've finally decided to throw my
    two coins of legal tender into the ring,
    or something. I'm clearly a new poster,
    but I've been on the Island for about 3
    months now, maybe more. I know nothing
    about computers so I may be expecting
    too much, we shall s    		  
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    By: Sir Gompmire
    Mar/21/09 09:31 AM
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    Suggestion Compilation: Nov. 15Started by:Zolotisty, Nov/15/08 10:29 PM
    I've been keeping up with all of the
    discussion and suggestions thus far, but
    by the very nature of a forum, it's hard
    to keep track of who suggested what and
    when. I'm seeing repeat suggestions from
    certain players, and I'm also seeing
    repeat suggestions     		 
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    By: CavemanJoe
    Nov/16/08 05:07 PM
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    Stuff you can buildStarted by:crashtestpilot, Nov/09/08 07:44 PM
    Dear Islanders, I'd like to refine an
    earlier idea about character-built items
    in this space, and see if there's
    specific feedback. We already have an
    institution (scavenging) that allows us
    to find scrap, and build weapons and
    armor for our own use.     		 
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    By: oninoshiko
    Nov/12/08 04:49 AM
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    Stastical AnalysisStarted by:Fodder Kid, Nov/17/08 08:36 PM
    CMJ, Would it be possible in Season
    II to see other players Statistical
    Analysis? I'd like to see how mine
    compares to other folks. Fodder
    Kid [size=7](short and sweet)[/size]    		  
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    By: Theo1
    Jan/08/09 01:16 PM
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    some thoughtsStarted by:hajen, Oct/30/08 08:16 PM
    I’m going to use a disclaimer for my
    lead-in of my non-sequential thought
    dump. I wasn’t here to play in the
    pre-season/ beta, and I just recently
    got into the forums (if you note my
    registered date and post count). So if
    I’m riding a horse that has alrea    		  
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    By: crashtestpilot
    Nov/03/08 10:21 AM
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    Soliciting opinions: Monster artworkStarted by:CavemanJoe, May/26/09 01:45 AM
    Hey, all. I've been thinking about
    adding monster artwork to Improbable
    Island for a long time now. I go
    through phases, y'see. A typical one
    will look like this: "It's a
    text-based adventure game. No
    artwork." "Well, maybe sprite-based
    artwork.     		 
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    By: Cath
    Jun/04/09 05:56 PM
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    Side QuestsStarted by:Aeridus, Nov/13/08 02:52 PM
    I'd like to see an expansion on Dan's
    side quests... perhaps having one quest
    giver per town, with the quests in some
    way theme-related based on that town.
    Also, a way to keep track of the current
    quest(s) would be nice. Right now, if I
    were to forget what    		  
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    By: Cath
    Nov/13/08 05:20 PM
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    Season Two's Playable Races ThreadStarted by:YurianStonebow, Nov/12/08 03:23 AM
    Looking over the races' stats, I
    discovered that Kittymorph, which I
    thought was based on Green Dragon's
    Felyne race, doesn't have the increased
    chance of finding gems/cigarettes. In
    fact, none of them do. I can understand
    omitting that ability from Improb    		  
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    By: Sir Gompmire
    Mar/21/09 09:36 AM
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    Season Two CutoverStarted by:Count Sessine, Jun/26/09 06:08 PM
    The first of July fast approacheth.
    Players are making plans, packing bags,
    finishing off storylines, speculating
    about n-dimensional warps, and generally
    getting ready to move. So it's about
    time to ask... CMJ, how are you planning
    to handle the actua    		  
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    By: CavemanJoe
    Jun/27/09 06:01 PM
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    Season Two Balancing: Monster difficulty....Started by:CavemanJoe, Feb/18/09 08:03 PM
    So. In a stock LotGD game, the
    Requisition payout runs like
    this: Monster level / maximum gold
    payout 1 36 2 97 3 148 4 162 5 199 6 234 7 268 8 302 9 336 10 369 11 402 12 435 13 467 14 499 15 531 16 563 (level
    16 and 17 monsters are     		 
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    By: Twitching Bob
    Apr/29/09 10:02 AM
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    Season 2 in 'Testing' ModeStarted by:Fodder Kid, Nov/13/08 05:54 PM
    CMJ, I am a computer moron. I can
    turn it on, etc but coding is SOOO far
    over my head. When you said that the
    Season 2 Server is going through
    testing. What does this mean? Did you
    already code the crap that you said
    wouldn't be too hard? DO YOU SL    		  
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    By: CavemanJoe
    Nov/13/08 08:49 PM
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    Season 2 and Newbie RetentionStarted by:Former Noob, Nov/08/08 05:25 AM
    For me, the biggest turn off for this
    game is that a handful of players seem
    to dominate the game. And looking
    through this forum, they seem to have
    been dominant for some time. And that
    leads me to believe they will continue
    to do so in Season 2.     		 
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    By: cowtessa
    Nov/11/08 01:48 AM
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    Season 2 - total reset?Started by:heresiarch, Nov/16/08 09:27 PM
    I'll start out by saying that I expect
    that season two will involve a total
    reset and this doesn't bother me one
    bit. Clans, drive kills, stats,
    scavenging level - I'm ready to kiss it
    all good-bye (even my precious precious
    cigs!) BUT I do have a sugge    		  
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    By: Epaphus
    Nov/17/08 04:26 PM
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    Season 1.5Started by:Hermein, Mar/12/09 08:28 PM
    Our e-mail deprived leader
    speaks: [quote]I'm going to try and
    sort out all the outstanding Petitions
    over this weekend, and get back on track
    for coding up Season Two. The current
    ETA is "When it's Done," but I find
    myself leaning more and more towards r    		  
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    By: Bernard
    Mar/21/09 07:37 AM
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    ScavengingStarted by:Fodder Kid, Oct/30/08 06:07 PM
    I've done 10 DKs now and I can honestly
    say that scavenging is harsh on newbies.
    I understand that it takes A LOT of time
    to make better gear, etc, but the fact
    that Cyber City is REALLY far out of the
    way for a newbie to get to. We all
    started as a human     		 
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    By: Fodder Kid
    Nov/07/08 02:44 PM
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    Saved DaysStarted by:Fodder Kid, Nov/03/08 06:18 PM
    This might not be the best place for
    this post, but I'll stick it here
    anyway. I work a full time job,
    teaching math to middle school
    delinquents, have 2 kids, and a wife. I
    have no problem kicking a little bit to
    Caveman Joe each month, but if it was p    		 Page:  1 2 
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    By: Mister Rik
    Nov/08/08 07:07 AM
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    Reasons for travelingStarted by:Hairy Mary, Nov/04/08 10:04 PM
    A few people have mentioned that it
    might be nice to have more reason for
    traveling by foot through the map. No
    idea who or where, there's a lot of
    posts to look through. However no-one's
    come up with any good ideas for how to
    achieve this. Neither have I     		 
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    By: Karzan
    Dec/30/08 12:05 AM
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    Raven Inn's bartenderStarted by:Fodder Kid, Dec/05/08 02:14 PM
    In Season II can the Raven Inn's
    bartender ACTUALLY tend a bar? I'd like
    to be able to get drinks there as
    opposed to just etching my wife's name
    in a table. Thoughts? FK     		 
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    By: Bodoni
    Dec/09/08 02:50 AM
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    RacesStarted by:Fodder Kid, Nov/14/08 01:35 PM
    I figured it would be best to stick this
    here as opposed to adding to the new
    sticky thread. Can you also add some
    tattoos or recognition type stuff for
    people that play different races? Or
    even go so far as to make certain quests
    only doable as a certa    		  
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    By: Fodder Kid
    Nov/14/08 06:18 PM
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    PvPStarted by:CheshireCat, Nov/09/08 06:53 PM
    Given the option to now turn off PvP, I
    think it wouldn't be a bad idea to raise
    it back to the 5% wager/10% loss it was
    before. This makes is desirable for
    some, and seeing as they can only turn
    it off/on once per DK, greater risk
    bears greater reward,    		 Page:  1 2 
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    By: Hermein
    Dec/07/08 03:49 AM
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    Pricing bug in Mutated MunchiesStarted by:Hermein, Mar/07/09 11:35 PM
    This is repeatable for me: enter Mutated
    Munchies with more than 150 req (I
    tested with various values, for this
    example I used 500). Choose Spam and
    Brains. After eating, req total is a
    negative number (500 changes to -2650).
    After returning to New Pittsb    		  
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    By: Hermein
    Mar/07/09 11:35 PM
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    Possible Party system? Started by:Nasharon, Oct/12/13 08:47 PM
    Hello there. So just to sum
    this up so its not too dreadfully long
    here are some ideas I have. The main one
    being a party system and details I have
    had with it. We all
    have our friends and clan members we
    want to play with s    		  
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    By: Sneaky
    Oct/13/13 12:48 PM
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    Politics ModuleStarted by:crashtestpilot, Dec/31/08 06:11 PM
    So, there I was, having a smoke, and
    rubbing my chin, when this idea popped
    out: Right now, Politics is all about
    bragging rights, plus items and
    multiples of same. Groovy. Love more
    items. But! What if holding the city
    actually gave the holding clan so    		  
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    By: Count Sessine
    Jan/01/09 04:15 AM
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    Moved: Please don't reward altruism.Started by:Hairy Mary, Nov/01/08 07:01 AM
    There's been several comments in several
    posts in threads all over the place
    talking about rewarding altruism with
    niceness points for a high score table
    or somesuch. Please don't for several
    reasons. I) Altruism comes in many
    forms. Not just gifting (a    		  
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    By: CavemanJoe
    Nov/02/08 03:21 AM
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    On Event-based LocationsStarted by:crashtestpilot, Nov/06/08 04:34 PM
    Dear Islanders, Let's summarize what
    we're talking about here, so we have a
    jump-off point for more exciting Season
    2 brainstorming and speculation, shall
    we? Okay, I'll start. At this time,
    we have several (what I'm calling)
    event-based locations in    		  
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    By: Count Sessine
    Nov/08/08 06:23 AM
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    New StatStarted by:Fodder Kid, Nov/07/08 03:35 PM
    First and foremost, feel free to delete
    this post if it is something that would
    require a shitload of crazy coding to do
    so. 8O I've been kicking this idea
    around since I was first logged
    in. Currently we have Attack,
    Defense, Charm, Vitality, Stamin    		  
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    By: Count Sessine
    Nov/07/08 06:47 PM
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    Moved: My to-do listStarted by:CavemanJoe, Oct/27/08 02:04 AM
    Been a while since I did an update on
    this, so: SEASON 1 ENHANCEMENTS,
    BUGFIXES AND BALANCING Replacement
    module for Dan's Potions, which will
    cause extra hitpoints to become
    exponentially more expensive, while
    starting out cheaper. OR Repl    		  
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    By: oninoshiko
    Nov/10/08 03:00 AM
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