Retired Thread: Coordinated Attack on the Heart
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Topic: Retired Thread: Coordinated Attack on the Heart
Posted By: SunStorm
Subject: Retired Thread: Coordinated Attack on the Heart
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2012 at 20:12
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The attack will commence on April 1st at 00:00:00 Illy Time. *This is not an April Fools joke* (^_^) Due to the 2nd Anniversary Tournament, alliances are producing SURPLUS troops and experiencing negative gold syndrome. To alleviate this, and attempt unlocking a potential DEV secret, I am suggesting the following:
As some of you have seen, I recorded a section of gameplay and posted it online after converting it to a looping .gif animation. I will be doing the same for this attack! I will begin recording 2 hours before the attack and I will continue until two hours after the attack. We will be able to watch any new developments (growths - transformations - or just simply another EPIC battle). I wish you all the best and I hope players will join in this activity as a community! Please post questions, concerns, comments below...
Edit: Retired this Thread - please go to http://forum.illyriad.co.uk/heart-of-corruption_topic2004.html -------------
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SunStorm http://forum.illyriad.co.uk/heart-of-corruption_topic2004_post39945.html#39945 rel=nofollow - http://forum.illyriad.co.uk/heart-of-corruption_topic2004_post39945.html#39945 wrote:
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Posted By: SunStorm
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2012 at 20:27
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Some helpful information: http://uk1.illyriad.co.uk/#/World/Map/-994/-824/6" rel="nofollow - http://uk1.illyriad.co.uk/#/World/Map/-994/-824/6 Don't send high level commanders - they disappear without a trace and cannot be resurrected.  -------------
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Posted By: Nokigon
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2012 at 20:40
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I've got 37 diplos on their way there, all on individual orders. |
Posted By: Marquesta
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2012 at 20:58
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>Prepare your army and coordinate to have them arrive on April 1 Time? ------------- ~~Marquesta Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of troubles, and by opposing, end them... |
Posted By: SunStorm
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2012 at 21:34
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Time will be 00:00:00 I will begin recording 2 hours before and after - so dont be late. (^_^) -------------
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Posted By: dspn23
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2012 at 22:13
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cool :P shall i send all the troops? of just a few?
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Posted By: Marquesta
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2012 at 22:28
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/me needs to learn how to not jump to the middle of the post without reading the header......
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Posted By: Gilthoniel
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2012 at 12:12
Oh yes it is  |
Posted By: JimJams
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2012 at 17:17
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I will partecipate, joke or not ;-) ------------- 
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Posted By: SunStorm
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2012 at 19:25
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I cannot tell you how funny I find this The only reason I chose the 1st was to allow a little over a week between the end of the tournament on the 21st and the coordinated attack. I am DEAD serious. (^_^) That plant is gonna get it good! MUA HA HA HA!!! Disclaimer: This could end bad... *but it will be fun!* -------------
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Posted By: Rill
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2012 at 22:22
| I'm just glad my cities are nice and safe in Tamarin. |
Posted By: dspn23
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2012 at 22:32
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do we realy need forced march or that is just to make them faster? cause i would prefere them to be slower and give those 910xp into another comander
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Posted By: PirateKing
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2012 at 22:37
Aarrrr! This be madness! Aye, ye can count me in!  ------------- http://elgea.illyriad.co.uk/external/alliance.asp?AllianceID=401" rel="nofollow - ~SouthSeasPirates~ |
Posted By: Rill
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2012 at 23:32
| You only need forced march if you're too slow to get there by April 1 otherwise. Personally, I think this is madness, but have fun with it. |
Posted By: dspn23
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2012 at 00:17
| cause i am not in tournament so i am shure if i send them right now they arive in time... lol |
Posted By: Aurordan
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2012 at 00:17
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Posted By: Captain Ganoes Paran
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2012 at 09:44
| :D great idea i'm in ~me/ puts salt and pepper to his troops ~ |
Posted By: dspn23
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2012 at 15:48
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will you're troops not start thinking they are just food?? i am not going to do that as they might just run away...
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Posted By: Toradore
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2012 at 20:49
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Sure, why not :) I'll send a few along, just to help out :P *cough* And it'll help to reduce the amount of gold spent on troops after the tourney.... *cough*
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Posted By: PurpleRain
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2012 at 21:02
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I have been itching to figure this "plant" out for a while, I personally think our troops will all be eaten lol. Im happy to send an army along with you all though :) Will be fun :D |
Posted By: SunStorm
Date Posted: 05 Mar 2012 at 02:11
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(^_^) This is sounding exciting already! Though nothing may happen, I am looking forward to it and I'm not quite sure why... LoL Yeah, forced march is for the slow-pokes (like my alt up north) who cant make it in time. No need for everyone to do this. -------------
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Posted By: Createure
Date Posted: 05 Mar 2012 at 02:52
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Posted By: Rill
Date Posted: 05 Mar 2012 at 03:11
| let us know what happens. |
Posted By: SugarFree
Date Posted: 05 Mar 2012 at 03:45
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^probably nothing. and by the look of that thing the troops ain't coming back either ------------- Nuisance |
Posted By: abstractdream
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2012 at 04:36
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Will the server clock change between now and then? I seem to remember Rill mentioning Brits have DST. This would make a difference. Be good to know. ------------- |
Posted By: Direb
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2012 at 13:22
From the directgov website:British Summer TimeBritish Summer Time (BST) starts each year on the last Sunday in March and ends on the last Sunday in October. On Sunday 25 March the clocks will go forward, meaning we lose an hour. British Summer Time ends on 28 October at 2.00 am when the clocks go back to 1.00am. BST is operational on the following dates:
Summer time changes on standard dates throughout the EU, so Britain and Ireland constantly remain an hour behind most of Central Europe. WHICH IS ALL VERY INTESTING BUT IT APPEARS THE GAME IS STAYING ON GMT |
Posted By: SunStorm
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2012 at 19:23
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(^_^) Just a little over a week!
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Posted By: The Duke
Date Posted: 22 Mar 2012 at 21:36
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Audrey Feast is fast approaching ------------- "Our generation has had no Great Depression, no Great War. Our war is spiritual. Our depression is our lives." |
Posted By: SunStorm
Date Posted: 22 Mar 2012 at 21:50
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Doh - I missed the window for launch on my alt - oh well, he only had one army to send.
Everyone, begin calculating times and set alarms/timers to go off! I will be recording with three (or more) different filters applied. (two shown below) Below is an image where full visibility has been applied - the other (with white) has blocked out all images except the actual heart of corruption. With these, we will be able to immediately see new growth (if it grows instantly, that is) THIS IS GONNA BE AWESOME (or a complete waste of time)  -------------
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Posted By: SunStorm
Date Posted: 23 Mar 2012 at 01:42
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Hey, here is a new thought that someone sent to me= There is no need to send only armies - if you have it, you can send diplomats, caravans, messengers, etc. I think this is an AMAZING idea! Im gonna toss a lot at it! lol (^_^) -------------
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Posted By: Silent/Steadfast
Date Posted: 23 Mar 2012 at 02:04
 Good luck.... ------------- "Semantics are no protection from a 50 Megaton Thermonuclear Stormcrow."-Yggdrassil (June 21, 2011 6:48 PM) "SCROLL ya donut!" Urgorr The Old (September 1, 2011 4:08 PM) |
Posted By: BellusRex
Date Posted: 23 Mar 2012 at 02:14
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This should definitely be interesting, Sunny! But now you're actually forcing me to do math and figure out arrival times, lol... ------------- "War is the father of all things..." |
Posted By: SunStorm
Date Posted: 23 Mar 2012 at 02:25
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I know - the math is killin me also - I am calculating for all my cities - diplomats, caravans - troops..... I'm gonna go all out. (^_^) -------------
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Posted By: SugarFree
Date Posted: 23 Mar 2012 at 02:38
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you people are insane ------------- Nuisance |
Posted By: Swedish
Date Posted: 23 Mar 2012 at 17:22
| Being insane is fun sometimes |
Posted By: Mandarins31
Date Posted: 23 Mar 2012 at 17:37
| And the opposite is true as well... |
Posted By: Hugie
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2012 at 22:20
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don't do the maths! Send your army, get the time, recall your army. Or was that what you were already doing?
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Posted By: dspn23
Date Posted: 27 Mar 2012 at 17:39
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well i had mistaked... i am 10H late... or 34H depending on if it is to arrive between 30 to 1 or between 1 to 2
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Posted By: invictusa
Date Posted: 28 Mar 2012 at 07:27
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If anyone hasnt sent yet . . . try clicking covert ops. It is a in game feature that "supposedly" lost use. ------------- ...and miles to go before I sleep. |
Posted By: Brids17
Date Posted: 28 Mar 2012 at 19:14
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I haven't sent one of my armies just yet, so I'll do that. =) Not sure it'll make a difference but who knows. -------------  |
Posted By: SunStorm
Date Posted: 28 Mar 2012 at 20:08
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(^_^) We shall see. I truly hope SOMETHING happens.... lol, I have even tried to "harvest" the heart with my caravans... they survived!!!! but came back disappointed. lol
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Posted By: Mandarins31
Date Posted: 28 Mar 2012 at 21:13
| Maybe should you send your armies led by lucky names commanders, like The Uncorruptable or something :p |
Posted By: SunStorm
Date Posted: 28 Mar 2012 at 21:18
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has anyone ever sent assassins - can we assassinate it? lol
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Posted By: Anjire
Date Posted: 28 Mar 2012 at 21:20
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No diplomatic units work, even messengers...(at least dwarf diplomat) Yes, I was bored and sent one of each type of diplomatic unit(t1/t2) to Audrey a long long time ago. |
Posted By: invictusa
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2012 at 02:08
Also keep in mind there is a "left" and "right tentacle" Adjacent to HoC Sent A lvl 0 wolfrider + wolfrider companion in 3 pairs to HoC, LToC, and RToC, all in covert ops. Nothing special happened. ------------- ...and miles to go before I sleep. |
Posted By: SunStorm
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2012 at 18:32
ok.... sent muh troops - now I wait 
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Posted By: GM Luna
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2012 at 19:18
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Did you hear that sound? Something like a stomach growling.... hmm... Luna ------------- GM Luna | Illyriad Community Manager | community@illyriad.co.uk 
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Posted By: Rill
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2012 at 19:42
| lol |
Posted By: Ander
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2012 at 19:58
| Man! It has grown!!! |
Posted By: Ander
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2012 at 20:02
| A few more corrupted tiles here and there, a fewer corrupted squares have become clear land again. (maybe an indication that the thing could be cleaned up? Or maybe that the corruption is like a creature which can move it's tendrils?) |
Posted By: Ander
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2012 at 20:03
Awesome SS, you are the nerdest Illy player ever! 
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Posted By: Ander
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2012 at 20:22
| well, including the HoC centre, 36 corrupted tiles when SS took the last screenshot, 38 corrupted tiles currently. It has shifted here and there a bit. |
Posted By: SunStorm
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2012 at 20:55
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Posted By: PurpleRain
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2012 at 21:10
| All Sent from me SunStorm, looking forward to seeing the outcome on Audrey :) |
Posted By: Ander
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2012 at 21:29
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As your diplomatic mission moves deeper into Melder territory, the vegetation becomes twisted, wildlife scarce. As your traders approach [-994|-824] in Kumala they can see trees twisted out of shape, their trunks split by fungal growths which have erupted from within, and dark vines strangling their branches. It seems that the creepers ensnaring the trees are moving slowly, perhaps blown by the wind. Or perhaps it is not the wind. Your units press on, moving closer to their destination. But you hear no more from them. Your diplomats have vanished without a trace. Rumour reports that after your units disappeared in the Corrupted Lands, more land became twisted and dark. Verdant jungle has become infested with putrid fungus and dark creepers, as though the destruction of your forces had fuelled the spread of the corruption to nearby lands.
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Posted By: demdigs
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2012 at 21:54
| You guys are playing with magic beyond your comprehension, proceed with caution |
Posted By: Gilthoniel
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2012 at 10:58
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STOP PRESS! Audrey has just been admitted to the maternity wing of Centrum Medical research Centre! |
Posted By: Bonaparta
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2012 at 11:10
| I just hope we will not have a little shop of horrors on our hands soon... |
Posted By: Mandarins31
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2012 at 13:45
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Actually, did anyone attack the roots already? Or did various tests on the 0 food tiles? |
Posted By: Kumomoto
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2012 at 13:50
| Do we have screenshots over time? |
Posted By: Ander
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2012 at 15:27
roots yield the same results. The diplos that hit the uncorrupted 0 food tiles which were once corrupted, also yield the same results.
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Posted By: Ander
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2012 at 15:28
there is a previous screenshot here http://forum.illyriad.co.uk/coordinated-attack-on-the-heart-of-corruption_topic3256_post40920.html#40920" rel="nofollow - http://forum.illyriad.co.uk/coordinated-attack-on-the-heart-of-corruption_topic3256_post40920.html#40920
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Posted By: shadow
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2012 at 15:43
| Dvspn won 5 of each type of elemental in the drawing recently held. It sure would be nice if we knew what happened when all 4 types were sent together, in the same army, to the HoC. Since the ele's survive, Dvspn really has nothing to lose in attempting it. Just thought i would throw that out there :) |
Posted By: SunStorm
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2012 at 18:02
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Poor elementals.... I wouldn't ask for such a sacrifice... *remembers something about the "fate" of Kurfists elemental*
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Posted By: PurpleRain
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2012 at 21:32
Ahhh its not a sacrifice, I have sent one there in the past, he came home...empty handed but came home... that's the main reason I wanted to win them, to send one of each out there, since they seem to be the only thing to come back o.O
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Posted By: SunStorm
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2012 at 21:41
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ooh i c
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Posted By: Mandarins31
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2012 at 21:47
| And preatorians died also i guess, only Elementals... you definitally ask him to try that idea |
Posted By: demdigs
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2012 at 16:36
| the hoc is expanding really quickly it is well over 38 squares now at 47 squares |
Posted By: Brids17
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2012 at 17:13
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Since when did march have a 31st? -.- ------------- |
Posted By: Mandarins31
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2012 at 18:46
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Lol... Well i suppose it grew just after Brids"s attack right? :p |
Posted By: surferdude
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2012 at 18:50
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Posted By: Brids17
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2012 at 18:58
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Lol yes...Why can't all the months just have the same number of days? >.< ------------- |
Posted By: SunStorm
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2012 at 20:40
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Eek! 4 more hours! (^_^) I will begin recording in 2! Best of luck to all! Lets see if this plant bleeds a little (or evolves in any way). -------------
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Posted By: SunStorm
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2012 at 23:37
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(>.<) I only see incoming armies from myself and one other person. poop - so much for the attack... oh well, still recording.... (^_^) -------------
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Posted By: Silent/Steadfast
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2012 at 01:26
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Guess what you guys did? "[00:26]<System> ** News flash: The Circle of Five report the sudden appearance of an unnatural undercurrent in the magics of Illyria." And guess what the heart is doing now? It's beating! Looks like those troops were a real AED! Here's day one:  Here's now:  Great work!!
------------- "Semantics are no protection from a 50 Megaton Thermonuclear Stormcrow."-Yggdrassil (June 21, 2011 6:48 PM) "SCROLL ya donut!" Urgorr The Old (September 1, 2011 4:08 PM) |
Posted By: SugarFree
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2012 at 01:35
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YMMV but it looks like a pretty BAD work. congratulations on dooming us all. nice job breaking the world, heroes.. ------------- Nuisance |
Posted By: Marquesta
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2012 at 01:51
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I've had a rough couple of days and just realized I forgot to send my army. They're off now, better late than never? Interesting results anyway! Wonder what's next /me rubs hands in anticipation! ------------- ~~Marquesta Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of troubles, and by opposing, end them... |
Posted By: Brids17
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2012 at 01:53
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Wow! This could be the first of some really cool map graphics in the future. ------------- |
Posted By: SunStorm
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2012 at 02:49
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. . . It's alive . . .
(0.o)  The Heart Beats!!!!!  (These .gif's + others are on my blog) -------------
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Posted By: Nilock
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2012 at 05:24
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you FOOLS! because you lot kept sending sacrifices, it now LIVES! i have a feeling that this wont be as easily solved as the Rift was (where all we had to do was kill some skeletons). |
Posted By: Brids17
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2012 at 05:35
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It's a...I don't know what he is...but I think it's kind of cute tbh... http://elgea.illyriad.co.uk/#/World/Map/-990/-816/5" rel="nofollow - http://elgea.illyriad.co.uk/#/World/Map/-990/-816/5
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Posted By: Silent/Steadfast
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2012 at 05:57
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It's a dwarf. And it wants your BRAAIINNSSSS!!!! (And probably some gold and a beer, you can't change the fundamental nature of a dwarf.) ------------- "Semantics are no protection from a 50 Megaton Thermonuclear Stormcrow."-Yggdrassil (June 21, 2011 6:48 PM) "SCROLL ya donut!" Urgorr The Old (September 1, 2011 4:08 PM) |
Posted By: Anjire
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2012 at 06:10
My pet! |
Posted By: SunStorm
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2012 at 06:19
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Hummm - I see more of those little units wandering around the heart and I hear reports that they are incoming attacks.... (>.<) If this has doomed anyone, well.... perhaps an apology is in order. (not sure whether to be worried or not... perhaps this is the beginning of AI and factions) -------------
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Posted By: Nilock
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2012 at 06:22
we said the same thing when Undead begain pouring out of the rift. dont get you hopes up is all im saying
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Posted By: SunStorm
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2012 at 07:17
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Now that the attack is over, further information and updates should be sent to
http://forum.illyriad.co.uk/heart-of-corruption_topic2004.html This (above link) is the original HoC thread -------------
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Posted By: SunStorm
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 21:25
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BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND ! ! ! A NEW attack will commence on June 5th at 00:00:00 Illy Time. *Be there or be square* (^_^) Due to popular demand (perhaps sheer boredom as well), there will be yet another attack on that infamous foliage we lovingly call "Audrey II." Ready your hedge clippers and sharpen your gardening shears - This beast is gonna get pruned! After triggering a response from the plant during the last attack, there is a need to acquire more tentacles! What will these slimy parts do?!?! I will once again set up several computers to record this and will post the results in the official HoC thread! But before we commence, I will leave you with a quote: "Battle not with monsters lest ye become a monster." ~Friedrich Nietzsche~  -------------
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Posted By: Subatoi
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 21:49
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I'm pretty sure it was called the ECN Plant before Audrey II. Just sayin
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Posted By: SunStorm
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 21:51
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Posted By: Quackers
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 21:56
I'm pretty sure that thing is not a duck. If I can get a troop going in my alt, i'll send lol. |
Posted By: SunStorm
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 22:00
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[36.36%]Posted By: Subatoi
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 22:15
I'm pretty sure I remember you tricking players into voting for Audrey II with the promises of resources. Just sayin. ;)
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Posted By: SunStorm
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 23:21
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Actually, they offer was for chocolate chip cookies. Any takers this round? P.S. Don't let this side conversation distract you from the post: http://forum.illyriad.co.uk/coordinated-attack-on-the-heart_topic3256_post45567.html#45567" rel="nofollow - http://forum.illyriad.co.uk/coordinated-attack-on-the-heart_topic3256_post45567.html#45567 The attack commences in about 12 days -------------
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Posted By: Subatoi
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 23:39
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I wouldn't call this a side conversation my friend, I would call this a conversation about the correct naming of the Heart of Corruption (which we all know can't be called that but is only called that since we are currently having issues about referencing the mystery with the *correct* name). |
Posted By: Hora
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 23:57
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lol, vote number 5 for ECNP just magically turned up... coincidence??
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Posted By: SunStorm
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 23:58
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LoL (^_^)
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Posted By: Subatoi
Date Posted: 25 May 2012 at 00:18
| I must have a supporter, I was the first vote for the ENCP |
Posted By: SugarFree
Date Posted: 25 May 2012 at 00:38
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seems like the person that came up with that name is ashamed for having posted that in GC out of pure Lulz. ------------- Nuisance |
Posted By: Hewman
Date Posted: 25 May 2012 at 01:45
| I will def be contributing troops this time! |
Posted By: PurpleRain
Date Posted: 26 May 2012 at 21:16
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Gotta do this again...I really want one of them tentacle things...why? I dunno I just do XD I shall be sending at it! :D Thanks for the organisation!! :D |