Help with improving mpg

Hi, I drive a 2003 elantra MT averaging about 38 mpg with pulse and glide and coasting but I want to improve mpg over the coming summer months. What can I do to improve?

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Help with improving mpg

First OEM Offering Googles Android Auto Is Hyundai

From the LA Auto Show demo and subsequent Auto Shows and first drives since, Android Auto is a kick @$$ infotainment system.

Wayne Gerdes – CleanMPG – May 31, 2015

Android Auto in the 2015 Hyundai Sonata.

Earlier this week Hyundai became the first car company to launch Android Auto within its production vehicles. Android Auto is premiering on the 2015 Sonata with Navigation at dealerships nationwide and later on other Hyundai models.

At any given moment across America, approximately 660,000 drivers are using cell phones or manipulating electronic devices while driving, a number that has held steady since 2010. Android Auto helps keep drivers’ eyes and attention on the road by integrating the advanced driving-related functions of the user’s smartphone with the familiar centralized screen, physical controls and microphone of their car. Furthermore, the smartphone’s screen becomes “locked,” so drivers are not tempted to look down and interact with their phones directly while Android Auto is in use.

Owners of existing 2015 Sonata with Navigation can get the Android Auto software update free of charge at Hyundai dealers. Later this summer, owners can visit http://ift.tt/1e5VHGK and download the Android Auto software onto a USB memory drive. Owners will need a MyHyundai account to start the Android Auto download. A MyHyundai account requires name, address and a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). Once the USB with the Android Auto software is inserted into their Sonata’s USB port, it will automatically update the vehicle’s Navigation system to make it Android Auto compatible. The Android Auto compatible Navigation system with an eight-inch touchscreen display is available on the Sonata Sport, Eco, Limited, Sport 2.0T and Limited 2.0T models.

Owners will need the Android 5.0 “Lollipop” operating system or later meaning not everyone’s smartphone is capable.

A micro USB cable is required to connect the phone to the car’s USB port. The first time an owner plugs his or her phone into their parked Sonata, the phone will prompt the download of the Android Auto companion app from the Google Play. Users of Android Auto will instantly recognize familiar Android phone applications, such as Google Maps, Google Now, messaging, phone calling and Google Play Music upon connecting their Android phone to their Hyundai vehicle. These applications can be controlled by voice, steering wheel controls and touchscreen. Android Auto also will offer many popular third-party audio apps that owners have on their phones, including iHeart Radio, Spotify, TuneIn, NPR, Stitcher, Skype, TextMe and many more. Owners can find out up-to-date information about phone compatibility at Google – Android Auto smartphone compatibility.

Advantages are many…

The Google Now card-based experience provides suggested locations and travel times based on the user’s searches, calendar entries and home and office locations, as well as weather information and “now playing” information for music streamed via the phone.

App software (navigation, streaming music, etc.) is automatically updated because the apps live on the phone
Natural voice recognition with Google voice actions.

Owners can easily bring their personal reminders, suggested destinations, calendar appointments and music preferences with them when they get in their car.

Android Auto automatically pairs with the Sonata for phone calls through Bluetooth when connected for the first time via USB.

Android Auto has familiar interfaces that are easy to use and have almost no learning curve.

For more detail, consider our previous Hyundai Apple CarPlay and Android Auto Detail.

• Hyundai Blue Link to Add Android Auto Soon
  
  
• #CAS2015 - Hyundai in the Windy City 2015
  
  
• The 2014 LA Auto Shows Best in Show Was Not a Car
  
  
• Hyundai’s Blue Link Receives Major Upgrade

First OEM Offering Googles Android Auto Is Hyundai

5,000,000 3.0L, 3.2L and 3.6L Pentastar V6s and Counting

Best engine Chrysler has ever made and offered for sure.

Wayne Gerdes – CleanMPG – May 31, 2015

2015 RAM 1500 with the award winning 3.6L Pentastar V6 mated to the excellent 8-speed AT – $27,885 to start including D&H while offering owners a 17/25 mpgUS city/highway rating.

Of all the full sized gasoline fueled pickup trucks I have driven, this is the most fuel efficient. Especially with the std. 3.21 rear ratio. Now let’s talk about the V6 Pentastar family.

The FCA US workhorse just happens to be the Pentastar V-6 engine family which just surpassed the 5 million unit mark earlier this month.

First introduced in the 2011 Jeep GC, the Pentastar V-6 is the most advanced V6 engine in the history of FCA. Today, Pentastar V6 engines are available in 14 vehicles from the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram brands.

Since the start of 2015, 47 percent of FCA US vehicles sold were equipped with a Pentastar V-6 engine.

The Pentastar V-6 engine family consists of three displacements: 3.6L; 3.2L (Jeep Cherokee) and 3.0L (Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Wrangler and Chrysler 300 sold in China). Three FCA US facilities produce these engines:

• Trenton Engine Complex, Trenton, Mich. (3.6L, 3.2L and 3.0-liter)
• Saltillo South Engine Plant, Saltillo, Mexico (3.6L)
• Mack Avenue Engine Plant, Detroit (3.6L and 3.2L)

Other 2015 FCA model lineup Pentastar V6 engine uses include the Chrysler 200 sedan and 300 full-size sedan; Dodge Charger sport sedan, Grand Caravan minivan, Durango full-size SUV and Journey mid-size crossover; Jeep Cherokee and Grand Cherokee; and Ram Cargo Van and ProMaster full-size van.

The 3.6L Pentastar V6 is a three-time winner of Ward’s 10-Best Engines award (2011-2013).

The Pentastar V6 family with little or no modification can accommodate longitudinal or transverse orientations; FWD, RWD, AWD and 4WD systems; 6-speed MTs and 6-, 8- and 9-speed ATs.

All Pentastar engines feature a 60-degree, deep-skirt, die-cast-aluminum cylinder block with six-bolt main caps that provide optimal stiffness for NVH mitigation. Also contributing to NVH reduction are:

• A structural windage tray to complement block stiffness
• A structural aluminum oil pan
• Direct-mounted alternator and A/C compressor, which increase stiffness
• Select-fit pistons with polymer-graphite-coated piston skirts
• “Silent chain” timing drive with inverted teeth for minimal sprocket NVH
• Contoured composite cylinder-head covers
• All Pentastar engines feature variable valve timing (VVT), which enhances fuel efficiency

Further enhancing the driving experience is the specially designed, glass-reinforced, nylon composite intake manifold, which benefits from low-rumble tuning.

The Pentastar family’s defining design element is its exhaust manifold. The manifold is integrated with the cylinder head, which enables greater packaging efficiency.

The engine also features forged-steel connecting rods and piston-squirter jets, and its cam drive and valve-train components require no scheduled maintenance.

2013 RAM 1500 HFE


Darn efficient at almost 37 mpg in late December of 2012 during the Chicago winter.

Like I said above, the 3.6L Pentastar mated to the 8-speed AT makes the RAM 1500 more efficient than anything offered in the segment despite slightly lower EPA ratings. I would not want to be a competitor even with their compact truck offerings going up against this powerful and efficient monster under the hood.

5,000,000 3.0L, 3.2L and 3.6L Pentastar V6s and Counting

Ford Allowing Competitors to Use Its Electrified Vehicle Patents for a Fee

Ford’s portfolio of electrified vehicle patents open to competitive automakers in order to accelerate industry-wide R&D.

Wayne Gerdes – CleanMPG – May 31, 2015

2015 Ford C-MAX Energi - $32,595 to start incl. D&H while offering owners a 19-mile AER and a 40/36 mpgUS city/highway rating in charge sustaining mode when off the plug.

Ford is offering competitors access to its electrified vehicle technology patents.

According to the release, in 2014, Ford filed more than 400 patents dedicated to electrified vehicle technologies. This is more than 20 percent of the patents the company filed – totaling more than 2,000 applications.

Ford is a leader in this area with more than 650 electrified vehicle patents and approximately 1,000 pending patent applications on electrified vehicle technologies.

Ford’s believes sharing its patented technologies will promote faster development of future inventions as all automakers look toward greater opportunities.

To access Ford’s patents and published patent applications, interested parties can contact the company’s technology commercialization and licensing office. The patents would be available for a fee.

A few of Ford’s electrified vehicle patents available

• Method and Apparatus for Battery Charge Balancing, patent No. US5764027: The patent covers passive cell balancing: discharging a cell through a resistor to lower the state of charge to match other cells. This innovation extends battery run time and overall life. This is the first invention to enable battery balancing at any time, instead of only while charging, and it enables the use of lithium-ion batteries in electrified vehicles. It was invented long before Li-Ion battery-powered vehicles became commonplace.
  
  
• Temperature Dependent Regenerative Brake System for Electric Vehicle, patent No. US6275763: The technology works to maximize the amount of energy recaptured in a hybrid vehicle through regenerative braking. By improving the interplay between normal friction brakes and regenerative braking during stopping at certain air temperatures, a driver is able to recapture more energy than previously possible, helping the motorist drive farther on a charge.
  
  
• Driving Behavior Feedback Interface, patent No. US8880290: The patent provides a system and method for monitoring driver inputs such as braking and accelerating, and vehicle parameters including energy consumption to assess driving behavior. The feedback can be used to coach future driving behavior that may translate into better long-term driving habits and improve fuel economy. This technology also has enabled drivers of non-electrified vehicles, such as a Ford Focus, to develop better driving habits.

Sounds like a win-win for the consumer and a very unusual move by Ford. I hope it leads to improved HEV/PHEV/BEVs in the near future and better industry collaboration on the next generation of electrified vehicles heading our way.

Ford Allowing Competitors to Use Its Electrified Vehicle Patents for a Fee

GM Joins the Apple CarPlay and Android Audio Tsunami

Like Hyundai, GM is set to provide an infotainment solution from Apple and Google that works better than the rest.

Wayne Gerdes – CleanMPG – May 31, 2015

Apple CarPlay in use.

With more than 2.3 billion smartphones in use around the world and rising, auto buyers are demanding better integration between their phones and their vehicles. Whether they have an Apple or Android phone, Chevrolet will provide to its future customers the smartest, simplest connected driving experience possible.

For the 2016 model year, Chevrolet will offer Android Auto and Apple CarPlay to more models than any automotive brand. The 14 Chevrolet models include the all-new 2016 Cruze.

Chevrolet’s seven-inch MyLink infotainment system gives owners a smart way to access both Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. The eight-inch version of MyLink will be compatible only with Apple CarPlay at the beginning of the 2016 model year. R&D on the 8” MyLink systems are not yet complete so Android Auto may be available later in the 2016 model year.

Android Auto is built around Google Maps, Google Now and the ability to talk to Google, as well as a growing audio and messaging app ecosystem that includes WhatsApp, Skype, Google Play Music, Spotify, and podcast players. A full list of supported apps is available at Android.com/auto.

Apple CarPlay takes the iPhone features you’d want to access while driving and puts them on the vehicle’s display in a smart, simple manner. That allows drivers to make calls, send and receive messages and listen to music right from the touchscreen or by voice via Siri. Apple CarPlay supported apps include Phone, Messages, Maps, Music and compatible third-party apps.

Many features can be controlled via voice commands through a button on the steering wheel, helping drivers spend more time with eyes on the road and hands on the wheel.

Chevrolet was the first brand to introduce Siri Eyes Free functionality and the first and only car company to offer OnStar 4G LTE across a range of cars, trucks and crossovers in the U.S. and Canada.

Chevrolet customers in markets around the world including Brazil, Mexico and Canada will benefit from this new level of smartphone integration. Specific market availability for Android Auto can be found here.

Using either application is simple in a compatible 2016 Chevrolet. A “Projection” icon on the MyLink screen is visible when a phone is not connected, then changes to indicate either CarPlay or Android Auto (whichever is applicable) when a compatible phone is connected via USB. Android Auto requires a phone running the Android Lollipop 5.0 operating system or above, while Apple CarPlay requires an iPhone 5 or later.

Compatible apps need to be downloaded to a phone before using. Apple and Google’s privacy statements and terms of use apply. Data plan rates may also apply.

2016 Model Year Chevrolet Infotainment Systems

7” MyLink Infotainment	8” MyLink Infotainment
Spark	Cruze
Cruze	Malibu
Malibu	Impala
Camaro	Volt
Camaro Convertible	Camaro
Silverado	Camaro Convertible
Silverado HD	Corvette
	Corvette Convertible
	Colorado
	Silverado
	Silverado HD
	Tahoe
	Suburban

GM moves to the front of the pack in infotainment. Hopefully the Cadillac CUE System receives this “upgrade” as well.

GM Joins the Apple CarPlay and Android Audio Tsunami

Have To Take A Leak While On The Road? Toyota’s got Your Back

At least in Japan they do. ;)

Wayne Gerdes – CleanMPG – May 31, 2015

During the Shell Dual-Fuel Charger drive, this Rest Area in MS was one of the nicest. What if you knew about the full complement of facilities before you got there?

So you are on a road trip and you need to stop to take a leak. Normally you bring up Google and ask for nearest Rest Area. But what if you have special needs? Toyota had an idea that would be cool to have here. Let’s hope it expands…

For wheelchair users and others with disabilities and/or special needs, certain aspects of traveling by car can be problematic and uncomfortable. Finding the nearest special needs restroom presents a challenge when planning a trip.

To help address this problem, Toyota is launched its newly-developed Restroom Finder app. The app, which works in conjunction with the Toyota T-Connect and Lexus G-Link telematics systems, lets users search for special needs restrooms located in rest areas on highways and public roads.

Restroom Finder provides detailed information about facilities, such as ease of access to the restrooms, and covers a wide variety of service areas, including Toyota's own Welcab Stations2. At present, the app offers information for three prefectures in the Tokai region (Aichi, Gifu and Mie). It also provides route guidance to facilities fitting the parameters within these regions.

The app can filter search results by facility type or user needs, including location of handrails or presence of care beds, diaper-changing tables, and ostomate (<-- Not sure what that means?) facilities. Users can view detailed information on facilities that fit the search parameters and set them as destinations. In addition, even if a destination that has already been set in the initial navigation screen, facilities can be added on route or as additional destinations.

Facilities covered by app

	Facilities	Special needs restrooms
Highway/roadside service areas	172	208
Welcab Stations	19	20
Total	191	228

Facility accessibility information provided by app

• Basic information (opening hours, holidays, etc.)
• Service station layout maps/plans
• Number of disabled parking berths
• Presence or absence of roofing over disabled parking berths
• Location of special needs restrooms (inside and outside)
• Ease of access between car park and special needs restrooms

Restroom accessibility information provided by app

• Entrance steps (steps, slope, or no steps) e.g. 20 cm, two steps
• Entrance door-type (automatic, sliding, or hinged)
• Entrance width (narrower or wider than 80 cm)
• Presence or absence of right-hand handrails; handrail type (L-shape, U-shape, or I-shape; fixed or movable)
• Presence or absence of left-hand handrails; handrail type (L-shape, U-shape, or I-shape; fixed or movable)
• Toilet type (barrier-free, etc.)
• Presence or absence of backrest
• Presence or absence of warm water shower-toilet
• Presence or absence of warm water shower-toilet control panel; location of control panel (wall-mounted or next to the toilet seat)
• Flush type (push, sensor, pedal or lever, etc.)
• Presence or absence of facilities for ostomates
• Presence or absence of care beds
• Presence or absence of diaper changing tables
• Presence or absence of emergency buttons

Have To Take A Leak While On The Road? Toyota’s got Your Back

Roleplaying: Acting, or Self-Insert?

I've seen roleplaying defined as a few things, and as the key to having fun and being immersed.

There's the common trope of acting; you disappear yourself inside another character.

Then there's simply playing out how you'd act if it was basically you with a few differences.

I feel like most people just say "roleplaying" when they mean one or the other, which can create some misunderstandings. Which one are you supposed to be doing? When a new player asks "how do I play?" what are you supposed to say?

Roleplaying: Acting, or Self-Insert?

S60 Update

It's been a little over 5 months since I got the S60 and I've put just shy of 3,000mi on it. (If nothing else I've saved gas by not driving anywhere. ;) ) So far I have mostly good things to report.

It's a little early to come to a conclusion on fuel economy since the car is new, almost all of my miles have been around town, and this winter was horrendous. No past year in my mileage logs can possibly compete for prolonged low temperatures. That said, I was able to find a few tanks from the V70 that should be comparable based on similar average temperature and average speeds. The result is a 30-40% improvement in FE. The S60 is only 100lb lighter, I haven't been driving fast enough for aerodynamics to be worth much, and I've been commuting along the same route that I always have. In short, the Drive-E 4-pot does as well as one could hope for a 240hp engine.

In all other respects I'm still really pleased with the S60. It does all the things that a car in its segment is supposed to do. It's the first car I've owned in years that I feel like driving just for the sake of spending some time on a back road in nice weather. (My old Accord Coupe was probably the last.) The only black marks come in the form of a few intermittent rattles, the most significant of which was an easy fix and the others seem to have gone dormant since spring arrived.

The only funny thing is that as much as I like the car, I haven't really "bonded" with it. I don't know what that's about. It could be that I just don't care about these things as much as I used to. That wouldn't be a terrible thing. Or it could be that I have to drive it somewhere other than to and from work. Or maybe this is just "meeting your hero" syndrome. It could be that the car does its job so well and with so little drama that there's nothing left to be excited about. There's no sense of accomplishment.

To be continued. Road trip season awaits...

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5,000th post!

S60 Update

Nieuwe Nederlandse voetbalpiramide

Download: Een nieuw bestand is zojuist toegevoegd door DaanAZ99:

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Gezocht!

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Bovenstaande systeem is al achterhaald. Nu met 4 hoofdklassen ipv 6.

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Op verzoek heb ik dus de nieuwe voetbalpiramide gemaakt. Ik heb hem nu tot en met de hoofdklasse gemaakt. De huidige promotie-degradatie playoffs zorgen er op de een of andere manier voor dat hij maar voor één seizoen draait. Dus daarom heb ik het maar even op de Engelse manier ingesteld: laatste 3 teams degraderen, 2 teams promoveren en de laatste promotieplek wordt door de nummer 3 t/m 6 beslist. Er zijn ook geen periodes. Ik heb de indeling van @Steinbolt; aangehouden.

Ook moet ik nog even kijken hoe ik Brabant United het beste laat werken. Brabant United is nu een aparte club met een eigen jeugdopleiding. FC Den Bosch en RKC zijn nu de moederclub die gratis hun spelers kunnen overnemen en zelf hun spelers kunnen verhuren. Brabant United heeft een maximumleeftijd van 21.

Tweede elftallen zijn een B-team. Ik kan niet apart voor die teams aparte regels opstellen. Ik zou er -21 teams van kunnen maken of zoals in Spanje en Duitsland dat teams met een vaste selectie werken.

Er zal later waarschijnlijk nog wel een update volgen.

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[POLL] In De Schijnwerpers mei 2015 - STEM NU !

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De beste novelles van de afgelopen twee maand in verwikkeld een strijd om die ene begeerde plek In De Schijnwerpers, waar het zonnetje steeds lustig schijnt.

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Play offs Europa League

Vandaag 4e geworden met Feyenoord. In de finale van de beker verloren van PSV, de kampioen.

Nu moet ik play-offs spelen voor de Europa League? Ik zou toch rechtstreeks gekwalificeerd moeten zijn? Ofwel als verliezend finalist van de beker, of als nummer 4 van de competitie (nummer 3 Ajax krijgt het eerste ticket, ik de tweede omdat PSV de beker won)?

Is dit een fout die nog niet verholpen is? Of ben ik niet goed bekend met de regels over deze play-offs?
Dit is het eerste seizoen, dus Nederland heeft gewoon 3 Europa League tickets.

Play offs Europa League

Evaluatie Giro

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New Member...2009 VW Jetta TDI

Thanks for offering this site and a wealth of automotive knowledge. I will intently read and learn from this vast pool of experienced motorists and perhaps be able to add to it. Our car is a very well cared for and maintained Turbo Diesel. Although it has 125,000 miles , you would never assume so by its outward appearance or drive ability. And , I am totally un accustomed to driving for nearly a month on one tank of fuel . My wife and I drive school buses, yes we are Sr Citizens, ha, and our car does not see many miles on our daily commute, sometimes not even reaching operating temperature. I've been told this car needs to be driven hard from time to time, for me that is a reversal in motoring mentality that will be a hard fix. I'm not an "old fuddy" behind the wheel but have never redlined any of my vehicles, ever! Trying to get my wife to visit her folks in Buffalo, about 360 miles round trip just to "see what she's got" so to speak. Any spin on "drive it hard"? Also, if anyone has info on what brands of diesel fuel get the best ratings it would be great to log that as well. Thanks for membership, Jim!:flag:

New Member...2009 VW Jetta TDI

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1e on my mind... sell me on neat books I can use with it...

I've been running a BFRPG game for a few months now, and recently decided to dig out all my old AD&D 1e books to add some content to the game. Now I'm thinking about starting up an AD&D 1e game later this summer with some pals.

Because of that, I splurged and picked up a ton of second-party OSR books during Lulu's last sale. Now I'm wondering if there are any other great books out there I should know about, and consider picking up at some point. Here's what I just got:

Old School Adventures™ Accessory CC1: Creature Compendium
d30 DM Companion
d30 Sandbox Companion
Petty Gods: Revised & Expanded Edition (Casewrap Hardback)
First Edition Fantasy: OSRIC Unearthed
Monsters of Myth
OSRIC 2.2 (HC)
First Edition Fantasy: Dungeon Hazards
Malevolent and Benign: A First Edition Bestiary
The Wilderness Alphabet (paperback)

And then I've got all the old TSR hardcovers, plus Battlesystem, the two Books of Lairs, and some other assorted doodads.

I'm not really interested in adventures, but any other cool sourcebooks, I'd love to hear about them. Thanks!

1e on my mind... sell me on neat books I can use with it...

Instant Circus Is Going to get You!, super-powered RPG module

Heroic Havoc #1: Instant Circus Is Going to Get You! is the first in a series of RPG modules by The Wyrmkeep Entertainment Co. designed for GM's seeking fun and challenging adventures for their players. I have launched a funding drive on Kickstarter to enhance the module with extra content and other supplements like paper miniatures.



A troop of performers has pitched a tent and is offering a free show. The problem is that audience members go in, but they don't come out, including a couple of peace officers! The police are perplexed and are not against the idea of having costumed vigilantes investigate. How will the heroes respond when they discover what is transpiring in this unusual circus? The only way to find out is to run this module and see what your players will do!

Backers of this project have access to exclusive rewards such as color prints of the villains, circus stickers, the ability to name an NPC, credit in the module, and more. I invite you to join us in the process of making a great module!

Thanks for your interest!

Instant Circus Is Going to get You!, super-powered RPG module

Ship to Ship combat

When getting ships for ship to ship combat (RPG not miniature) do you prefer:

A) Basic designs with power points that can be spent in areas (shields, hull, etc) as you wish

b) Structured ships with all points already set for each ship


c) doesn't matter as long as the rules are done well

Ex. Say I have a tank size attack vehicle. Should the game tell me how much Shielding, weapons, and such / let me spread out a pool of point to my systems

Ship to Ship combat

Need help remembering a game.

The library in the last city I lived in had this really cool old Wargaming/Rpg book. The cover had a wizard and this little demon thing on it. The rules seemed rather Byzantine from what I recall and covered both roleplaying and wargaming.

Anyone have any idea what the game in question might be? I have a mind to track down a copy.

Need help remembering a game.

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[Cycling League] BMC Racing Team

TDI scan gauge issues

Not sure if any TDI folks can weigh in or have and idea but I thought I'd post it here. My problem is nonrandom appearance of 9999 mpg on scan gauge when accelerating. I think it's preventing me from learning the best way to drive.

I definitely get the 9999 when coasting in gear, which makes sense as the fuel flow is shut off. This other 9999 happens sporadically during acceleration (including the pulse in my pulse and glide). I think it's the scan-gauge's way of correcting for the calibration factor I have put in, or just a glitch with the way it monitors TDI. It seems to only occur when pulsing or otherwise accelerating at a decent load, however. I've noticed if I do a slow, careful pulse, taking a long time to get up to speed, that it won't do it. It also doesn't seem to do it just driving in a steady state. Obviously the problem it makes for me is that I dont' feel I can accurately judge whether a brisker pulse is better for fuel economy than a slower pulse, since it seems the more aggressive pulses give artificially inflated overall fuel economy numbers as a decent chunk of the pulse is eaten up with a "9999".

Right now I'm trying more like the gentler pulses I've seen recommended for TDIs here (70-80 LOD reading goal), and my scan gauge numbers look worse (when comparing same 15 mile trips), BUT if I look at overall how fast the fuel gauge is falling, it looks better than the old way! No matter what of course the actual fuel used is what matters most, but its a little harder to do tank to tank comparisons and be sure that the pulses were what made the difference, than it is to do "on the fly" shorter time frame comparisons using scan gauge.

I'd worry similarly that if I tried to compare a steady state, driving with load kind of deal (which some seem to think is as good or better for the TDI than P and G), the pulse and glide would look artificially better given the 9999's during pulses... I think based on tank to tank comparisons that P and G does better for my commutes, but it'd be nice to be able to judge on the fly, and I dont' feel I can do that with this glitch/correction/whatever it is...

Any ideas on how to address? It might just be a fundamental flaw with TDI and the correction factor, in which case, too bad. Its still useful for judging steady state mpg per mph etc...

TDI scan gauge issues

Amber for small groups

It was always my impression that the game was designed with large groups in mind. Core mechanics like the auction seem to rely on there being quite a number of participants. Otherwise there's not much bidding and you could wind up with just one or two ranks per attribute. This in turn leaves little space for secret ranks (which I find rather essential with randomness removed), when you obviously either outclass everyone in a given area or compete with just one other player. Makes advancement problematic too.

The sample auction in the book involves eight players, which I would say is a lot. Throughout two decades of gaming I've only played a few sessions with so many participants, and those were exclusively convention one shots. My last game of Amber had five players, and I don't suppose it would work well with less than four. However, in most other systems I limit participation to three or four at most, seeing it as optimum groups size.

Did you try running Amber for groups of three or less players?

If so, how did it go? How did you handle attribute auction? Wasn't the game too predictable with low number of ranks?

Amber for small groups

[W.I.P.] Classic Logo Pack Nederland

Even terug in de tijd? Vond je net dat ene logo van jou club van vroeger, toch mooier dan het huidige? Met dit logopack kun je terug in de tijd. Het Classic Logo Pack brengt je terug naar vroeger. Je hebt de keuze om jouw favoriete logo in Football Manager te zetten!



Mis je een logo? Of klopt er een niet? Laat het weten! Binnenkort te downloaden! ;)

(* Kwaliteit van sommige logo's zijn niet denderend. Het zijn, natuurlijk, oude logo's.)

[W.I.P.] Classic Logo Pack Nederland

[Cycling League] Garmin - Sharp

Gezien het feit dat @Kelvin; momenteel al het werk doet voor een mooie Cycling League, vind ik dat het tijd wordt dat ik er ook wat moeite in ga stoppen. Ik had dit hele verhaal een tijdje terug al getypt en gedaan, maar kon hem nog niet eerder samenvoegen/uploaden doordat ik Photoshop maar niet aan de praat kreeg. Uiteindelijk met het tweederangsprogramma GIMP de bende maar geupload. ;c Excuus voor het feit dat het plaatje wat smal en moeilijk te lezen is. In dit topic zal ik proberen wat mooie updates te maken van hoe Garmin - Sharp er voor staat in de MU Cycling League. Uiteraard zou het tof zijn als andere mensen dit ook zouden doen. :)

[Cycling League] Garmin - Sharp

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2d12 +

Do you think a rule mechanic of 2d12 + is too swingy with lower skill ratings when used in a "versus" (i.e. a contested) roll?

For example, with a 2d12 +1 roll against a 2d12 +2 roll, there seems to be too much weight given to the 2d12 variables. In other words, that +1, +2, +3 modifier doesn't seem to make much of a difference.

As the characters improve, they'll have skill ratings up toward +16, but at the lower end (specifically from around the +1 to +4 range), it feels too swingy.

It could be argued that that's how it should be at lower skill ratings; that you are chancing more or less to luck to get you through the day. I'm not convinced though.

Thoughts?

2d12 +

Spelers zijn gebleseerd

Ik heb een aantal spelers die geblesseerd zijn :(
Waar kan ik zien hoelang ze nog geblesseerd zijn?

Spelers zijn gebleseerd

Cryptworld Monsters Macabre Kickstarter

Goblinoid Games has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the interior artof a new Cryptworld book.

Looks like we've got more monsters, more unsettling powers, optional rules, and more to support this great game.

Just downloaded the draft and plan on spending the weekend digesting it.

Cryptworld Monsters Macabre Kickstarter

[Avalon Games] The Chillun are Loose in June!

Inspiration, free association and google searches.

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I used to just brainstorm, but that article helped me to focus my brainstorming.

I've been kinda blocked for adventure writing lately. (I don't have a group at the moment, I'm just keeping my hand in) And I sometimes go google image searching for inspiration.
I went through every image in my inspiration folder, and typed out a very quick, less than a sentence impression of each image. Like "Dragon runes" or "The party splits up". Whatever bubbled into my head. I then numbered them all (came out to 170something adventure elements) and proceeded to RNG 5 elements, and then a further group of 5 in case I needed elaboration or alternates. It came out rather well, and got me writing a scenario quickly.

Like-a-this-

55 Illegitimate reign
139 Dragon runes
71 Dragon riders
84 Ballroom
112 Mountain pass

21 Ironic tragedy
166 Standing before the king
101 Mountain carved into a statue
147 Giants in the sea
47 Fairies as help and hinderance

You don't have to take every entry literally. For example, I doubt I'll come up with a use for "ballroom", but I might.

Just wanted to share that. :D I found it fun to come up with an adventure scenario from random bits, and to process that inspiration folder into a bit more helpful way.

Inspiration, free association and google searches.

Invoegen van MANU DB & In-Game aanpassen

Hallo iedereen,

Ik heb 2 vraagjes waar ik niet mee uit kom:
Hoe kan ik de db van dit forum bewerken in FM Editor 2015?
Hoe kom ik aan het vinkje in-game zodat ik in de game mijn financiën bijvoorbeeld kan aanpassen?

(Mac trouwens)

Greetz, Thimo.

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Ideas for Going After Players

A lot of the GM Advice I've been reading, and my own recent play experience, have led me to the conclusion that going after the players (not in a bad or hostile way, but making the person/environment opposition active and very challenging/harrying) produces much more satisfying sessions (with the end result being that players still get to be awesome and achieve their goals).

I'm currently running V20 in a Dark Ages setting, but I run lots of other stuff too.

What things have you done or do you keep in mind to "harry" the players and get this satisfying effect?

(Cross-Posted in RPG.NET (because I still get great advice from there sometimes) and Google+)

Ideas for Going After Players

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[FM15] Letters to Truus

Spoiler for uitleg:

Ik heb het bijna een heel seizoen volgehouden, maar het begon toch weer te kriebelen. Een novelle, gewoon om het spelen van FM nog wat leuker te maken. De meeste posts zullen brieven van Louis zijn. Natuurlijk komen ook gewoon de transfers, uitslagen en ander nieuws aan bod. De komende weken gebruik ik als introductie, ik heb het spel daarom nog niet opgestart. Kritiek, tips en lofbetuigingen zijn altijd welkom, mits je Truus er buiten laat!

[FM15] Letters to Truus

Rossini' - Bielsista 2.0

Rossini' - Bielsista 2.0

Spoiler for Tactiek:

Houd je van een tactiek waar agressief, aanvallend voetbal met veel druk vooruit de hoofdelementen zijn? Dan zit je hier aan het juiste adres! Kansen kansen en nog eens kansen, dit krijg je te zien in combinatie met hoge druk naar voor en snelle uitbraken.


Training

In de voorbereiding zwaar op tactiek trainen en op teamwork. Als je ploeg (bijna) volledig het systeem onder de knie heeft, moet je bij de wedstrijdvoorbereiding overschakelen naar aanvallende impulsen. Rust voor de wedstrijd staat trouwens uit, rust na de wedstrijd aan. Tijdens het seizoen moet het hoofdaccent gebalanceerd zijn met een gemiddelde intensiteit.

Spoiler for Resultaten Standard 2014 - 2015:

Teamshouts

Deze zijn heel belangrijk in deze FM. Stel dat je op achterstand staat, moedig ze dan aan op een assertieve manier als het in de eerste helft is, en gebruik naar voren drukken op een felle manier bij een achterstand in de tweede helft.

Er zitten ook varianten in voor de standaardsituaties, waaronder de throw in van @Nom de Guerre;. Kijk dus alles goed na!

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[Kickstarter] MONSTERS MACABRE, a sourcebook for Cryptworld

The Kickstarter is now live!

All backers can download the current draft that just needs one more editing sweep and interior art.

Now add more terrors to your CRYPTWORLD horror game with Monsters Macabre!

Monsters Macabre is a new sourcebook for CRYPTWORLD, featuring:

• 71 new THINGS to haunt the night
• 10 new unsettling powers
• A complete adventure featuring one of the new creatures
• Rules for monster PCs
• Guidelines for creating your own THINGS
• Optional rules for variable weapon damage
• Tables for generating random monster hunting organizations

Approximate page count 64 pages.

[Kickstarter] MONSTERS MACABRE, a sourcebook for Cryptworld

Modern DA: Fae (and possibly coexisting with C:tD)

Has anyone ran a modern era DA: Fae game here and is it possible? Of course I've been wondering how the Fae in the modern era can perfectly function in the modern era without any problems and plus I hope there is future supplements about porting DA: Fae in the modern era.

Plus another idea I've had is that about the possibility of DA: Fae and C:tD coexisting in the same setting and present them as separate supernaturals without no links to each other? Or if there is "links" I think the closest one I can think of where it doesn't disturb the DA: Fae portion is that what if Dreaming Changelings are 'sprites' that put into human souls or something similar to how insects put eggs in other insects which the larvae grow and burst inside them which is how I envision Dreaming Changelings to be. Or maybe it's best to present them as entirely different Supernaturals somehow which DA: Fae are actual Fae while Changelings are just manifestations of born from human dreams. Perhaps for example a Sidhe meeting a Firstborn face to face which is a clear example.

So any ideas?

Modern DA: Fae (and possibly coexisting with C:tD)

Favorite Die-roll Task-Resolution Mechanic

Obviously this is subjective: What game/system has a dice-resolution mechanic that is your favorite. I don't mean, you like it. I mean that when you play other RPG's you wish they used this mechanic from your favorite system and can't stop feeling that while playing.

and WHY?

Favorite Die-roll Task-Resolution Mechanic

Good font for a samurai game?

I have my game (Bushi D6 - see sig). I was wondering if there were some good fonts for such a game? I know they exist, based upon similar rpg's, but I don't know what they would be called.

Mainly want it for the title and maybe chapter headers. Regular text will probably be TNR or something similar, unless there is a very readable font for regular text (which I doubt).

Good font for a samurai game?

Config-File Aanvraagtopic

Hebben de kitmakers voor jouw een setje shirts gemaakt waar jij tevreden bent. Oké, je hebt nu een shirt, maar die moet nu nog in FM. Je kunt de moeite nemen om fmXML te downloaden en zo zelf een config maken. Veel mensen hebben daarna last dat het niet lukt. Als het niet lukt, of je wil het liever aan iemand anders over laten kun je dat hier zeggen.


In een post moet je:
- Doorlinken naar je kits of deze uploaden.
- De naam van je club (en als je de wachttijd wil verkorten) ook het id.

Uiteraard kun je het ook zelf proberen. Verdere uitleg vind je hier.

PS. Je kunt hier ook je id's voor faces en logo's aanvragen.

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[1/16F] Ronald111997 - Geppiej

Beste over 2 wedstrijden gaat door. Gebruik je aangewezen team tijdens de wedstrijden, geen ander team! 2 wedstrijden onderling, direct achter elkaar spelen. Bij 2 maal gelijk moet een 3e beslissingswedstrijd gespeeld worden (uitdoelpunten tellen NIET dubbel ivm wedstrijden op neutraal terrein).
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@ronald111997; @Geppiej;

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[1/16F] Ronald111997 - Geppiej

[1/16F] Christiano - Krm91

Beste over 2 wedstrijden gaat door. Gebruik je aangewezen team tijdens de wedstrijden, geen ander team! 2 wedstrijden onderling, direct achter elkaar spelen. Bij 2 maal gelijk moet een 3e beslissingswedstrijd gespeeld worden (uitdoelpunten tellen NIET dubbel ivm wedstrijden op neutraal terrein).
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@Christiano; @Krm91;

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[1/16F] Christiano - Krm91

[1/16F] 007mark - MG (FMI)

Beste over 2 wedstrijden gaat door. Gebruik je aangewezen team tijdens de wedstrijden, geen ander team! 2 wedstrijden onderling, direct achter elkaar spelen. Bij 2 maal gelijk moet een 3e beslissingswedstrijd gespeeld worden (uitdoelpunten tellen NIET dubbel ivm wedstrijden op neutraal terrein).
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@007mark;
MG (FMI)

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Deadline: Vrijdag 5 Juni 23:59

[1/16F] 007mark - MG (FMI)

[1/16F] maxsuperboer - fcdb 4-ever

Beste over 2 wedstrijden gaat door. Gebruik je aangewezen team tijdens de wedstrijden, geen ander team! 2 wedstrijden onderling, direct achter elkaar spelen. Bij 2 maal gelijk moet een 3e beslissingswedstrijd gespeeld worden (uitdoelpunten tellen NIET dubbel ivm wedstrijden op neutraal terrein).
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@maxsuperboer; @fcdb 4-ever;

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[1/16F] maxsuperboer - fcdb 4-ever

[1/16F] Hixxo - Stefanos

Beste over 2 wedstrijden gaat door. Gebruik je aangewezen team tijdens de wedstrijden, geen ander team! 2 wedstrijden onderling, direct achter elkaar spelen. Bij 2 maal gelijk moet een 3e beslissingswedstrijd gespeeld worden (uitdoelpunten tellen NIET dubbel ivm wedstrijden op neutraal terrein).
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@Hixxo;
@Stefanos;

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Deadline: Vrijdag 5 Juni 23:59

[1/16F] Hixxo - Stefanos

[1/16F] Ronald111997 - krm91

Beste over 2 wedstrijden gaat door. Gebruik je aangewezen team tijdens de wedstrijden, geen ander team! 2 wedstrijden onderling, direct achter elkaar spelen. Bij 2 maal gelijk moet een 3e beslissingswedstrijd gespeeld worden (uitdoelpunten tellen NIET dubbel ivm wedstrijden op neutraal terrein).
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@ronald111997;
@Krm91;

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Deadline: Vrijdag 5 Juni 23:59

[1/16F] Ronald111997 - krm91

[1/16F] Tamara1908 - Hoidaniel1

Beste over 2 wedstrijden gaat door. Gebruik je aangewezen team tijdens de wedstrijden, geen ander team! 2 wedstrijden onderling, direct achter elkaar spelen. Bij 2 maal gelijk moet een 3e beslissingswedstrijd gespeeld worden (uitdoelpunten tellen NIET dubbel ivm wedstrijden op neutraal terrein).
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@tamara1908;
@hoidaniel1;

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[1/16F] Tamara1908 - Hoidaniel1

[1/16F] Duarte. - MrGizMo

Beste over 2 wedstrijden gaat door. Gebruik je aangewezen team tijdens de wedstrijden, geen ander team! 2 wedstrijden onderling, direct achter elkaar spelen. Bij 2 maal gelijk moet een 3e beslissingswedstrijd gespeeld worden (uitdoelpunten tellen NIET dubbel ivm wedstrijden op neutraal terrein).
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@Duarte.;
@MrGizMo;

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[1/16F] Duarte. - MrGizMo

[1/16F] Cimbomcu - The Kerfts

Beste over 2 wedstrijden gaat door. Gebruik je aangewezen team tijdens de wedstrijden, geen ander team! 2 wedstrijden onderling, direct achter elkaar spelen. Bij 2 maal gelijk moet een 3e beslissingswedstrijd gespeeld worden (uitdoelpunten tellen NIET dubbel ivm wedstrijden op neutraal terrein).
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@cimbomcu;
@The Kerfts;

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[1/16F] Cimbomcu - The Kerfts

[1/16F] Fcfanzuid (FMI) - Sliepy

Beste over 2 wedstrijden gaat door. Gebruik je aangewezen team tijdens de wedstrijden, geen ander team! 2 wedstrijden onderling, direct achter elkaar spelen. Bij 2 maal gelijk moet een 3e beslissingswedstrijd gespeeld worden (uitdoelpunten tellen NIET dubbel ivm wedstrijden op neutraal terrein).
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@Sliepy;
Fcfanzuid (FMI)

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Deadline: Vrijdag 5 Juni 23:59

[1/16F] Fcfanzuid (FMI) - Sliepy

[1/16F] Jessy1107 - Yoeri (FMI)

Beste over 2 wedstrijden gaat door. Gebruik je aangewezen team tijdens de wedstrijden, geen ander team! 2 wedstrijden onderling, direct achter elkaar spelen. Bij 2 maal gelijk moet een 3e beslissingswedstrijd gespeeld worden (uitdoelpunten tellen NIET dubbel ivm wedstrijden op neutraal terrein).
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@jessy1107;
Yoeri (FMI)

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Deadline: Vrijdag 5 Juni 23:59

[1/16F] Jessy1107 - Yoeri (FMI)

[1/16F] Youroo (FMI) - Danny123

Beste over 2 wedstrijden gaat door. Gebruik je aangewezen team tijdens de wedstrijden, geen ander team! 2 wedstrijden onderling, direct achter elkaar spelen. Bij 2 maal gelijk moet een 3e beslissingswedstrijd gespeeld worden (uitdoelpunten tellen NIET dubbel ivm wedstrijden op neutraal terrein).
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@danny123;
Youroo (FMI

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Deadline: Vrijdag 5 Juni 23:59

[1/16F] Youroo (FMI) - Danny123

[1/16F] Markhuizenga (FMI) - PJHoutman

Beste over 2 wedstrijden gaat door. Gebruik je aangewezen team tijdens de wedstrijden, geen ander team! 2 wedstrijden onderling, direct achter elkaar spelen. Bij 2 maal gelijk moet een 3e beslissingswedstrijd gespeeld worden (uitdoelpunten tellen NIET dubbel ivm wedstrijden op neutraal terrein).
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@PJHoutman;
Markhuizenga (FMI)

Betreft MU tegen FMI, verdere info (steamnamen, emails) later vandaag per PM.

Deadline: Vrijdag 5 Juni 23:59

[1/16F] Markhuizenga (FMI) - PJHoutman

[1/16F] Mav - Sterocco (FMI)

Beste over 2 wedstrijden gaat door. Gebruik je aangewezen team tijdens de wedstrijden, geen ander team! 2 wedstrijden onderling, direct achter elkaar spelen. Bij 2 maal gelijk moet een 3e beslissingswedstrijd gespeeld worden (uitdoelpunten tellen NIET dubbel ivm wedstrijden op neutraal terrein).
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@Mav;
Sterocco (FMI)

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Deadline: Vrijdag 5 Juni 23:59

[1/16F] Mav - Sterocco (FMI)

[1/16F] Maartenn (FMI) - Barteh

Beste over 2 wedstrijden gaat door. Gebruik je aangewezen team tijdens de wedstrijden, geen ander team! 2 wedstrijden onderling, direct achter elkaar spelen. Bij 2 maal gelijk moet een 3e beslissingswedstrijd gespeeld worden (uitdoelpunten tellen NIET dubbel ivm wedstrijden op neutraal terrein).
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@Barteh;
Maartenn (FMI)

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Deadline: Vrijdag 5 Juni 23:59

[1/16F] Maartenn (FMI) - Barteh

[1/16F] Christiano - Geppiej

Beste over 2 wedstrijden gaat door. Gebruik je aangewezen team tijdens de wedstrijden, geen ander team! 2 wedstrijden onderling, direct achter elkaar spelen. Bij 2 maal gelijk moet een 3e beslissingswedstrijd gespeeld worden (uitdoelpunten tellen NIET dubbel ivm wedstrijden op neutraal terrein).
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@Christiano;
@Geppiej;

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[1/16F] Christiano - Geppiej

[1/16F] jlovess - Jonas (FMI)

Beste over 2 wedstrijden gaat door. Gebruik je aangewezen team tijdens de wedstrijden, geen ander team! 2 wedstrijden onderling, direct achter elkaar spelen. Bij 2 maal gelijk moet een 3e beslissingswedstrijd gespeeld worden (uitdoelpunten tellen NIET dubbel ivm wedstrijden op neutraal terrein).
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@jlovess;
Jonas (FMI)

Betreft MU tegen FMI, verdere info later vandaag per PM.

Deadline: Vrijdag 5 Juni 23:59

[1/16F] jlovess - Jonas (FMI)

Bekendmaking 1e en 2e plaatsen groepsfase

Bij deze de bekendmaking welke deelnemers er door zijn in de poules. Ik ga zometeen de loting bekendmaken voor de KO's.

Aangezien niet alle wedstrijden gespeeld zijn in veel poules, is het nogal een klus voor de organisatie om te bepalen welke deelnemers er uiteindelijk doorgaan in iedere poule. Dit betreft lastige beslissingen, maar we zoeken oprecht naar de meest faire oplossing in bepaalde poules. Wij hopen dan ook als organisatie, dat, mocht de beslissing niet in iemands voordeel uitvallen, deze begrip kan opbrengen voor onze keuze en de situatie in de poule.

Mochten er wedstrijden geschrapt zijn in een poule, wordt dat uiteraard gemeld.

Poule A:


Wedstrijden Sacioli worden geschrapt omdat anders een oneven beeld ontstaat tussen de andere 4 deelnemers. Fcdb heeft aangetoond er alles aangedaan te hebben om de wedstrijd nog af te laten werken.

Poule B:


Wedstrijden Peterzinho worden geschrapt omdat anders een oneven beeld ontstaat tussen de andere 4 deelnemers.

Poule C:


Wedstrijden Magikarp worden geschrapt omdat anders een oneven beeld ontstaat tussen de andere 4 deelnemers.

Poule D:


Wedstrijden StandardFan17 en Roel417 worden geschrapt, Standardfan17 ivm oneven beeld in de poule, Roel417 ivm inactiviteit.

Poule E:


Wedstrijden stan7 en winnenh wordt geschrapt omdat anders een oneven beeld ontstaat tussen de andere 3 deelnemers.

Poule F:


Wedstrijden Hegeman geschrapt omdat anders een oneven beeld ontstaat tussen de andere 4 deelnemers.

Poule G:


Poule is compleet, geen veranderingen nodig.

Poule H:


Na lang beraad blijft de stand zoals deze is. Er worden geen wedstrijden geschrapt en de bovenste twee gaan door.

Poule I:


Wedstrijden henk123 en Nielsjuh78 worden geschrapt omdat anders een oneven beeld ontstaat tussen de andere 3 deelnemers. Henk123 heeft te weinig aangetoond dat hij wedstrijden wilde afwerken, Nielsjuh78 was inactief.

Poule J:


Er worden geen gespeelde wedstrijden geschrapt. Het was Jeroen_FCT's eigen verantwoording om de laatste wedstrijd af te werken en zo een tweede plek af te dwingen.

Poule K:


Wedstrijden Nasje92 en rz worden geschrapt. Nasje92 ivm oneven beeld in de poule, rz ivm inactiviteit.

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The True History of the Frogmen and the Paris Swamp

A Publisher for Dark Albion? Plus: The True History of Frog Men and the Paris Swamp!

So for the first time in a while there's been some interesting news regarding the possibility of some kind of publication of quality being made out of my awesome homebrew campaign, Dark Albion. As you can see if you click the link, you can already get a ton of info for this setting for free, on the thread dedicated to it. But I have quite a bit of extra material that is not out there, and that plus a professional look plus a hopefully affordable PDF or PoD would I think make Albion a really great addition to the stable of OSR fantasy settings. While I have run the Albion campaign for LotFP, I would make any actual book system-neutral for use with any OSR-type game.

The news, in any case, that after a long period of languishing, the author of the Fantastic Heroes & Witchery RPG, a fairly gonzo-sided OSR game, is looking to make Dark Albion happen. He's even made a few same mock-ups of what a cover might look like, which you can see on the Albion thread.

The irony is that "Albion" may end up being published by a Frenchman. Have the English lost all their pride? Some might actually ask if the French have, mind you, given how the Albion setting portrays the area we'd know as France as "Frogland", ruled by vicious and evil chaos-worshiping Frogmen!

Strangely enough, this hasn't really seemed to bother most French fans of the setting. Whereas the Scottish consistently get worked up about how they're kilted barbarians. I guess we see which of the two have the better sense of humour.

Keep in mind that much of Albion is not just a fantasy but a fantasy based on popular perceptions of the English; so Ireland is a kingdom of barbarians and faeries, Scots Land a frigid land of kilted brutes, and France of course is literal Frog-men. While England itself is a classist land of serf-oppression and corrupt feuding power-mad aristocracy.

Over the course of the campaign "Frogland" has been somewhat developed and elaborated upon; for example, it became clear that the Frogmen are only the inhuman minority who rule over a Frankish human majority that are treated like slaves. Their chief territory is Paris. They govern through the help of their advanced (chaos) magick and human collaborators.

(the "Paris Swamp", a term which apparently has confused some of the French fans, is a play on "Lutetia", which in Latin means "city of swamps or mud")

But before the Frogmen emerged from the Paris Swamp and conquered most of those lands, there were human kingdoms there, of Frankmen, some of whom were ancestors to the Anglish Kings by marriage (hence their claim of rule over Frogland and their constant wars with them these past 150 years). The lands of Burgundy, and Burgundy's vassal Lorraine, are still ruled by humans. And later in the timeline of the campaign, the lands of Brittany rise up in human rebellion against the Frog overlords, and with the help of Albion and Burgundy gain their freedom (or rather, they did in my campaign; in yours things might go much worse).

As to the Frogmen's origin, I would hearken them back to ancient times, before humans dominated the world. We know from Albion's prehistory that when humans were created as slaves for the ancient Elves, it was the Elves and the Dragons who ruled over most of the world, the two not always friendly with each other. I would like to think that things like lizardmen and frogmen were created by Dragons in the Dragons' image, to act as slaves and ground troops to oppose the humans and goblinkind that the Elves had created.

You'll note that in The Wash, Albion's own swamps, there are also Frogmen, who are primitive and degenerate, rather than the sophisticated variety that rule Frogland. They were probably left over there from the time of the Dragons.

Anyhow, even if it will take a Frenchman to make Albion a reality, I'm excited by the prospect.

RPGPundit

(may 25, 2014)

The True History of the Frogmen and the Paris Swamp

Mage: the Ascension and Social Justice Warriors

So I've seen some discussion on some other forums about the new Mage 20th Anniversary edition that's recently come out. I don't have have it and may not buy it, based in part this SJW stuff.

What I hear is that there are a lot of Social Justice Warrior nonsense spread through out the books, comments and sidebars here and there, plus some pretty extreme anti-white racism from some of the (possibly writer's voice) splats. Now I haven't seen any of this first hand, has anybody else here read or heard of this from the new Mage book and have any comments on it? Like I said, there is some discussion on other RPG forums, but as you might expect, only one side is allowed to be expressed in some of these places, so I though people here might have a bit more to offer.

Mage: the Ascension and Social Justice Warriors

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Terug

Na een afwezigheid van enkele jaren, terug aan een nieuwe FM carrière begonnen :).
Heb vroeger (jaar of 5a6 geleden nog op een ander forum gepost over FM, ben de naam kwijt, maar was destijds het populairste FM/CM forum van de benelux, heb daar ook onder deze naam gepost..
Verder niet veel speciaals te melden, ben geboren in 1988, en supporter van de parel der kempen, KVC Westerlo.

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FIFA 16

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Misschien 2 dagen plezier aan, waarom eerst geen deftige scheidsrechters, deftige passing of de Oekraïnse competitie...

FIFA 16

Wheel size and alloy vs steel?

I'm a little confused on what is better for mpg gains on a car. I know for example, the 2015 Toyota Corolla LE ECO, comes standard with 15" steel wheels and claims 42 mpg. The LE ECO plus, which comes with 16-in. aerodynamically designed alloy wheels, only nets 40 mpg. The only other difference is fog lights. Total weight difference between the cars is 20 lbs.

On my car, the 15 Corolla LE (non-eco), it has 16" steel wheels. Out of curiosity, would it benefit more from 15" steel, or 16" alloy?

Wheel size and alloy vs steel?

NKG Update - Spring Sale, Dwimmermount, Dresden Files, Iron Kingdoms Unleashed and Mo

Hello everyone!

Welcome to our next new & rare games update - if you didn't notice already, our massive Spring Sale is on now! This is where you'll find the lowest regular priced items all year long! Everything (well *almost*, there are a few publishers who refuse to let us lower the prices any further) is a bare minimum 10% off, new releases, rare items, clearance items, you name it. We have also lowered the prices even further on thousands of items, you'll find this noted with the "priced reduced" icon. Every time we have a sale the shelves get a little bare so be sure to check out our website catalog asap. Be sure to check out our ".01 cent" item selection for freebies you can add to your order.

Buying/Trading Thank you for those who sent in trades last week, you kept us pleasantly busy. If you have extra games, cards, miniatures, etc. available feel free to email us anytime with a list or if you are local stop into the shop. You can also just mail in items for a quote if you prefer (talk to us first about shipping, we have FedEx labels we can send you to mail these in on our account and cover the shipping).

New Releases Highlights from this week are below and offered at sale pricing right out of the gate! Be sure to follow the red link below to see everything that is available - please note that the sale pricing only shows on the website and not on the newsletter link.

Any questions or comments please let me know at any time.

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Role Playing Games
• Dwimmermount for Adventurer Conqueror King and Labyrinth Lord, as well as the Illustration Book and Map Book
• The Dresden Files Volume #3 - The Paranet Papers
• Deus Vult - Rouen for RuneQuest II
• Issue #5 of the Lamentations of the Flame Princess related zine The Undercroft, imported from the UK
• Traveller the Third Imperium Reft Sector Map Pack
• Witch Hunter The Invisible World - The Legion Cycle
• Iron Kingdoms Unleashed - Limited Edition
• The 25th Anniversary Issue of Knights of the Dinner Table (hard to believe it has been that long!)
• On the rare books front, Stargate SG-1 supplements, Harn - Encyclopedia Harnica, Paranoia XP and much more
• Rare Pacesetter numbered limited edition modules

Miniatures & Miniature Games
• Ares Games Sails of Glory - Series III, Complete Collection
• 4Ground tree bases (primed)
• Dragon's Don’t Share and Khanjire the World Breaker box sets from Reaper
• Soda Pop Relic Knights unique figures, Super Dungeon Explore box sets and much more
• Warlord Games Robin Hood & His Merrie Men releases
• Ant-Man - The Legacy of Hank Pym Box Set, Pathfinder Iconic Heroes box set #3 and more from WizKids
• New pre-painted buildings and terrain imported from Ziterdes
• Restocks on Reaper, Scibor Monstrous, Secret Weapons bases (including many new for the first time to NKG), Fenryll, Games Workshop and many others
• Rare Target Games Warzone box sets
• D&D Dicemasters singles, as well as Yu-Gi-Oh and Avengers singles
• Rare Mechwarrior singles from WizKids
• Monday Knight Productions 6mm Terrain
• Old Glory Pirate Ships
• Et Sans Resultat! Including Player's Kits from The Wargaming Company
• Battle Foam Flames of War trays
• CoolMiniorNot Kaos Ball KS Exclusives
• Litko Star Wars - Imperial Assault Token Sets

Collectible & Living Card Games
• Modern Masters 2015 Boosters and Boxes for Magic the Gathering as well as the related Ultra Pro supplies
• Cardfight! Vanguard G Series Vol. 2 - Soaring Ascent of Gale & Blossom Boosters
• Game of Thrones Chapter Pack #6 - The Blue is Calling
• Dungeon Crawler Unbound Delve Packs #4 and #5

Board Games & War Games
• Fire and Ice - Winter-Continuation, Lapland Wars (2nd Edition) from Critical Hit for Advanced Squad Leader
• Cheapass Games Pairs Troll Deck
• Fantasy Flight Games Tigris & Euphrates
• Iello's Guardians' Chronicles expansions as well as Welcome to the Dungeon
• Dawn's Early Light (2nd Edition) and Rommel at Gazala from Lock 'n Load
• No Man's Land from Ludifolie
• One Small Step's Folio Series #1 - Shining Path
• Good Cop, Bad Cop (2nd Edition) from Overworld
• Crazier Eights from Recoculous
• Flapjacks & Sasquatches - Cup of Joe Expansion
• Noir (Black Box Edition) from Level 99 Games
• A huge restock of Critical Hit ASL and Advanced Tobruk
• A copy of the *amazing* War of the Ring Collector's Edition from Fantasy Flight Games!
• Modern War #18 w/Green Beret - Vietnam


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Deadline for the Indie RPG Awards

The Indie RPG Awards for games release in 2014 are still registering until this Saturday, May 30. I think there's a fair mix of games registered, but all the best games of 2014 should be represented.

The list and registration is up on the site at:

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Please give a gander and register games you think should be there.

Note that this is a new domain name from last year, so if you have old links, please update them.

Deadline for the Indie RPG Awards

Editor

Jongens of ik ben gek of...

Ik heb Steam geopend maar vind geen spellenlijst.

please help mij

Standaard Waar kan ik de editor vinden?

1. Open Steam en ga naar de tab "Spellenlijst".
2. Naast de zoekfunctie klik je op "ALLE SPELLEN", hier selecteer je Tools.
3. In de lijst die nu verschijnt dubbelklik je op Football Manager 2015 Editor en daar volg je de instructies.
4. De editor wordt geïnstalleerd.

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[DramaScape] The Core w/50% coupon till 5/31/2015

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Team Meetings

Ik vraag me af, hoe jullie omgaan met verschillende reacties bij een team meeting. In een ideale situatie is het hele team het met je mededelingen eens, en gaat het team er in motivatie op vooruit, maar het gebeurt ook regelmatig dat er verschillende geluiden uit de spelersgroep komen, de helft is het eens, de helft is het oneens. Wat zijn in zo'n geval de beste keuzes, want ik krijg het steeds maar weer voor elkaar dat in zo'n situatie uiteindelijk het hele team in motivatie achteruit gaat... :(

Iemand ideeën?

Team Meetings

It's 1967 and Oldsmobile engineers get serious about fuel economy

Thus the Cutlass Supreme F85 Turnpike Cruiser is born.

Quote:

AUTO INDUSTRY observers long have predicted Detroit would build cars specially designed for long-distance, high-speed cruising on tomorrow's super highways. These cars would be considerably different from cars intended for normal city-suburban transportation. They would be designed for smooth, effortless cruising at 60-90 mph, with a minimum of engine vibration and noise. Fuel consumption at 80-90 mph would be what owners now expect at 50-60 mph. The handling would have to be firm and stable, especially in crosswinds, but without a harsh, choppy sports car ride. Very important, the acceleration in the normal passing range, from 50-70 mph, would have to be up to current 400-cu. in. engine standards, with no great compromise for high-speed fuel consumption. Just such a car is available now at Oldsmobile dealers. The car represents Detroit's first serious effort at a specific car design to meet the challenge of the 41,000-mile network of interstate super highways to be completed early in the 1970s. Efficient, high-speed, long-distance travel on these highways calls for a very special combination of equipment that cannot be readily "designed" on current option order forms.

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It's 1967 and Oldsmobile engineers get serious about fuel economy

2d6 v 3d6 v 1d20: Which is Aesthetically pleasing?

This seems to be an age old debate. Which is better? Xd6 vs 1d20? Probabilities seem to dominate this discussion and it's fair enough. I'd say the biggest advantages are how the probabilities of both options affect the system math. But I wanted to look at it from an aesthetics perspective. I realise this is completely subjective and everyone will speak from their own personal biases and that's fine because I want to hear the reasons. I'm working on a ruleset and I am completely torn on the issue and don't know which way to side to land on.

So which do you find more aesthetically pleasing? Have all rolls be a 1 or more d6 or have multiple dice types with the primary dice being 1d20.

Advantages of Polyhedral Dice
* All D&D fans (and fans of d20 derivatives) are more likely to give your game a chance.
* You can get more granularity with weapon damage rolls as they'll always be some multiple of polyhedral dice. E.g. With polyhedral dice one attack can hit 3 targets for 1d6 each (average is 10.5) while another attack can hit a single target for 2d10 total (average is 11).

Disadvantages of Polyhedral Dice
* Those gamers who hate d20 and refuse to play any games with it won't play your game.
* With new gamers I have seen it time and time again. They take a good session or two to learn which roll uses which dice and if they only play once a month it can take up to 6 months for them to learn it.
* Dice are more expensive for new gamers (which is why attacks that require lots of dice almost always require d6).

Advantages of Using d6s
* Those gamers who hate d20 are more likely to give your game a chance.
* A certain percentage of D&D gamers will be willing to play your game.
* Everyone (including D&D gamers) has some d6s lying around. If they don't it is significantly cheaper to buy a box of them vs enough polyhedral dice that you can always roll them at one time.
* Newbies will always know which type of dice to roll.

Disadvantages of Using d6s
* Those D&D gamers who refuse to play anything that isn't d20 based won't play your game.
* You're limited to damage rolls being separated by intervals of 1d6. You can have a modifier to the damage roll, but is that aesthetically pleasing?

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So what do people think? Is it aesthetically pleasing?

Talking a little about the probabilities. I'll get to damage rolls in another post as I want to run some numbers first. But with skill checks this is where 3d6 may shine.

2d6 Skill Roll
Unskilled (DC 5): Skill Rank 0
Amateur (DC 10): Skill Rank 5
Professional (DC 15): 10
Expert (DC 20):15
Unparralleled (DC 25): 20
Epic (DC 30): 25

All checks have a 72.22% chance of succeeding.

3d6 Skill Roll
Unskilled (DC 5): Skill Rank -2
Amateur (DC 10): Skill Rank 3
Professional (DC 15): 8
Expert (DC 20):13
Unparralleled (DC 25): 18
Epic (DC 30): 23

All checks have an 80% chance of succeeding.

1d20 Skill Roll
Unskilled (DC 5): Skill Rank 0
Amateur (DC 10): Skill Rank 5
Professional (DC 15): 10
Expert (DC 20):15
Unparralleled (DC 25): 20
Epic (DC 30): 25

All checks have a 80% chance of succeeding.

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Why is the lowest DC at DC 5 and then all subsequent categories add +5 to the DC? Because as a GM it's easier for me to remember that the number is going to be around 15 vs 22 or 23. As people we tend to find it easier to jump ahead by lots of 5. I've seen this in D&D 4th edition, Pathfinder and D&D 5th edition. Multiples of 5 are always easier for DMs (IMO).

So in this scenario 2d6 and 1d20 have the same bonuses, although in 2d6 you're 7.78% less likely to succeed. In a d20 game -1 to a skill check isn't really seen as that big a deal and that's how I'm seeing the difference.

The 3d6 roll is the least aesthetically pleasing because it's not in multiples of 5.

The biggest problem I have with the 1d20 roll is that an Epic roll which is intended to represent the highest hardest thing possible, can be achieved by a mere expert 55% of the time. An expert is meant to be good, but not THAt good. A way around this is to increase the Epic DC to 35 and give an epic person the ability to roll 2d20 and take the best result. According to google this takes the person with a +25 bonus to the check from succeeding 55% of the time to 80% of the time. Mathematically it achieves EXACTLY by reducing the expert to a mere 5% chance of success. However we've skipped DC 30 as being a category and introduced a new mechanic (roll 2d20 and take the best) that has to be given to the player somehow. That decreases the aesthetic beauty of the 1d20 roll.

If we look at 2d6 then an expert cannot ever reach the DC 30 epic roll. This firmly places the expert as the pinnacle of mundane human achievement (Heroic tier in D&D 4th ed terminology) while it gives the Epic character a 72.22% chance of success without needing to introduce any special mechancis or increasing the DC by +10 instead of +5.

To be perfectly honest I'm inclined to abandon the d20 mechanic in favour of a 2d6 mechanic. However I'm hesitant simply because d20 is such a well known brand and unifying identity. All d20 games share a lot in common amongst their fans.

What do people think? Are there reasons for going with Xd6 over polyhedral dice that I haven't considered? Are there even more reasons to want to abandon polyhedral dice in favour of d6 that I haven't considered? Which do you find most aesthetically pleasing and why?

2d6 v 3d6 v 1d20: Which is Aesthetically pleasing?