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The Lounge / Re: Introductions!

« on: June 07, 2013, 11:30:01 am »

Hi all

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The Lounge / Re: How'd you find GoI?

« on: June 07, 2013, 11:26:22 am »

I build a lot of random stuff in my spare time (from wargames kits to PCs to furniture).  I just happened to be attempting to build a steam punk themed airship for some wargames I was planning to do.  When I Googled steam punk airships GoI came up.

Then I went straight to Steam.

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The Lounge / Re: Shoot better!

« on: May 28, 2013, 12:08:26 pm »

Hi all, I'm pretty new to the game so apologies if any of you got stuck with me on the crew (I remember some of you from in game).  One thing I have noticed as a gunner is that if the captain sucks you die.  I have lost count of the times I have been stuck unable to fire because the captain won't inch the ship over to one side slightly.  Man that's frustrating,  especially when you ask them and they don't move. Then they ram us right into the enemy wolfpack and get our engines blasted up so we are sitting ducks.

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The Lounge / Re: Occupations and Careers

« on: May 28, 2013, 07:49:27 am »

Well if there was no Charlemagne then that means he never had a daughter, and if there is no daughter then there is no marriage to the Norse chieftain Rollo, which means that the entire history of Normandy in France is a lie!

It also means that I shouldn't exist as I am now not descended from Charlemagne (my family tree can be traced through Robertus de Villapari vel. de Sancto Leodegario and the family story has always been that the St Leger's were descendants of the bastard son of Geoffrey of Eu, one of Richard I of Normandy's sons).

To be honest it's not that big a deal either way for me... my ancestors gambled the money away on stupid expeditions to Eldorado with Raleigh (a distant cousin), and then had too many daughters so the rest was spent marrying them off.

And before anyone asks - no I am not rich and did not go to a posh school and university. I am working class and wouldn't have it any other way

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The Lounge / Re: Occupations and Careers

« on: May 28, 2013, 06:08:48 am »

I recently graduated with a degree in medieval history. Now I work in IT as a systems support analyst for a library consortium... not sure how I ended up in that career but it happened and that's that. 

Ill be honest Im a bit of a history buff.. But i have to ask What time period is considerd "Medieval" Post Byzantine? Post Roman?

Cus if i had a real choice in what i would study i would Probably choose medieval history. I cant get enough of Byzantine history,

Well my course started with Charlemagne and ran through to the Tudors, so late 700s through to about 1600.  Everything after I would class as early modern.

I focused on Edward I and his invasion of Wales mostly.  I love castles

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The Lounge / Re: Occupations and Careers

« on: May 27, 2013, 05:30:23 pm »

I recently graduated with a degree in medieval history. Now I work in IT as a systems support analyst for a library consortium... not sure how I ended up in that career but it happened and that's that. 

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The Docks / Re: The Sand Wasps

« on: May 27, 2013, 05:20:29 pm »

Looks good. If you need a gunner or engineer (I'm branching out into wider things) then drop me a PM or add duffybear on steam.