User:Valaggar

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[edit] Me

• I'm a big Star Control II fan.
• I'm known as Valaggar on the Ultronomicon and on the UQM Discussion Boards, as well as on the Star Control Discussion Boards.
• Although I like to think of myself as Chaotic Good, according to this test, I am actually True Neutral. (What a pity)

[edit] Empires: Dawn of the Modern World Trivia

(surely to be soon deleted by someone — that's why I pasted the content here, I like it)

• Image:Oil Smithy.jpg

  The "Oil Smithy"
  An English unit, the "Oil Smithy" is notable for historical and linguistical inaccuracies — although oil was used sometimes to burn an entire battlefield in the medieval ages, obviously there were no specially trained "oil smithies" to do this job, as it was likely the ad-hoc decision of an innovative general, not an official military doctrine. Oil was especially used in battles as flaming ammunition, thrown by siege weapons. Also, the term "oil smithy" proceeds from a common error - "smithy" actually refers to the building or shop in which a blacksmith or farrier works and keeps his tools, but is incorrectly used as a synonym for the blacksmith or horseshoer, which is a bit like calling an auto mechanic a garage.

• Image:EmpiresDMW Eisenhower Fighting.jpg

  Eisenhower defeating a German Neuer Soldat
  General Eisenhower, a unit used only in cut-scenes, has a short-ranged attack without animation - he simply keeps his fist at the back and looks at the enemy, thus dealing damage.

• Image:EmpiresDMW Chevalier Front.jpg

  A Chevalier from the front
  The French "Chevalier" has a poorly textured model that looks hilarious from the front (with a comical smile) and side (its nose armor actually hovers in the air).
  Image:EmpiresDMW Chevalier Side.jpg

  A Chevalier from the side