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Title: Man-man!
Post by: aldo_14 on September 17, 2004, 07:16:08 am
(http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40080000/jpg/_40080790_ivanman2_203.jpg)
he has the power of.....one man!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/southern_counties/3664996.stm
Title: Man-man!
Post by: Clave on September 17, 2004, 07:20:24 am
Looks like a terrorist to me....;)
Title: Man-man!
Post by: Tiara on September 17, 2004, 07:25:37 am
Let's nuke his house just to be sure!
Title: Man-man!
Post by: karajorma on September 17, 2004, 07:27:33 am
You know. That's exactly the kind of **** I'd get up to if I were an eccentric millionaire :D

Well that and building a secret lair in an extinct volcano and plotting to take over the world. :)
Title: Man-man!
Post by: Clave on September 17, 2004, 07:29:07 am
It's always a volcano.... what's that all about?
Title: Man-man!
Post by: aldo_14 on September 17, 2004, 07:31:56 am
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Originally posted by Clave
It's always a volcano.... what's that all about?

Cheap central heating.

See, you'd think an Antartic ice base would be ideal, but noooo.......
Title: Man-man!
Post by: karajorma on September 17, 2004, 07:32:38 am
You hav some objection to being able to throw your opponents into bubbling pools of lava?

Besides the sulphurous gases cover my occasional bouts of wind quite well :D
Title: Man-man!
Post by: aldo_14 on September 17, 2004, 07:34:09 am
you'd think evil organisations would be a bit more financially prudent, though.  I mean, why not just rent some office space in, I dunno, Redmond?
Title: Man-man!
Post by: Clave on September 17, 2004, 07:36:59 am
Works for me.  Some kind of giant laser is of course, compulsory....
Title: Man-man!
Post by: aldo_14 on September 17, 2004, 07:57:38 am
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Originally posted by Clave
Works for me.  Some kind of giant laser is of course, compulsory....


Yes.  Lasers are good (http://funwavs.com/wavfile.php?quote=248&sound=260)

Plus a room specially designed (http://funwavs.com/wavfile.php?quote=221&sound=260) for the purposes of placing your enemy in an easily escapable situation involving an overly elaborate & exotic death. (http://funwavs.com/wavfile.php?quote=220&sound=260)
Title: Man-man!
Post by: Fineus on September 17, 2004, 08:07:12 am
Brighton eh? Hurrah! I've got someone to take photos of! And all for the price of a train trip there and back. Bonus.
Title: Man-man!
Post by: kode on September 17, 2004, 08:25:47 am
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Originally posted by karajorma
You know. That's exactly the kind of **** I'd get up to if I were an eccentric millionaire :D
 


heh, me too. maybe.
Title: Man-man!
Post by: Blitzerland on September 17, 2004, 07:00:13 pm
It doesn't have to be in a volcano. Mine isn't.

PRESENTING: BLITZERLAND'S GUIDE TO SECRET LAIRS

Let us start with the basics.

1.) Choose a location that no one will think of searching. Several locations could be:

A- Under your house
B- Under the ocean (bring snorkels...maybe rent some air)
C- Within someone else's lair (always effective)
D- Somewhere so obvious, no one will look (inside Lincoln Memorial, perhaps?)

2.) Make sure your lair is effectively camo-ed.

A- Cover it with grass clippings
B- Bury it
C- Post a sign declaring "free used beer" near your lair
D- Print this page out, shred it, use peices to cover lair
E- Put a huge rock on top of it

3.) Equip your lair with all the necessary stockings. You'll need:

A- Lethal weapons
B- A laboratory
C- A home theater (a quiet one, so people don't hear you playing "Matrix" at full blast)
D- A bedroom (duh)
E- A cool looking room where you can throw gigantic parties with your lackeys
F- Whatever else i've left out

4.) Recruit lackeys. Look for people with the following traits:

A- Gullible
B- Loyal
C- Stupid and worthless (you'll need comedy relief)
D- Knows CPR (if you choke on spittle while laughing demonically)
E- Strong

5.) You'll require a way of defending your lair if attacked. Try:

A- Littering the area with plasma mines (be careful getting to lair)
B- Sprinkle defense cats around your lair (careful...rates are high nowadays)
C- Play "Cher" at full blast, all the time (you'll need ear plugs)
D- Bribe goverment (they need money nowadays)
E- Hire mercs (can be expensive, if at all possible, do step F instead)
F- Train lackeys in self-defense

END
Title: Man-man!
Post by: Rictor on September 17, 2004, 08:03:33 pm
Or you could just, you know, build one on Downing Street.

...oh wait.
Title: Man-man!
Post by: Blitzerland on September 18, 2004, 09:26:56 am
Oh, one final note. Whatever the crap you do, don't leave clues whenever you commit a crime. That's just plain stupid. Everyone always does that. :mad:
Title: Man-man!
Post by: Carl on September 18, 2004, 04:09:52 pm
Vulcanoes are great for lairs. not only are they self heating, but you can harness the geo thermal power to energize your doomsday device, and for general running of the complex.
Title: Man-man!
Post by: Blitzerland on September 18, 2004, 06:50:42 pm
True. Very true.

But if you build underwater, you can use hydroelectric plants. Think of it! Way more power than geothermal (especially when completly submerged in profitable water ).

Besides, what if your volcano erupts? :p
Title: Man-man!
Post by: Tiara on September 18, 2004, 06:51:53 pm
I prefer a spacestation orbiting Pluto. I want some gawddamn privacy when I'm building my uber weapon o' d00m™!
Title: Man-man!
Post by: redsniper on September 18, 2004, 07:03:46 pm
I plan on using a "time machine™" to go back in time and then building a "giant laser™" on the moon which will turn it into a "death star™" I will then hold the world ransom for... [:drevil:]One Million Dollars™[/:drevil:]
Title: Man-man!
Post by: aldo_14 on September 18, 2004, 07:06:49 pm
Ah, the dreaded "Alan Parsons Project™"
Title: Man-man!
Post by: Ghostavo on September 18, 2004, 07:11:28 pm
Wasn't there a site that "sold" "secret lairs", "weapons of d00m", etc...?
Title: Man-man!
Post by: redsniper on September 18, 2004, 07:12:14 pm
the only man who can stop me now is "Austin Danger Powers™"
Title: Man-man!
Post by: Carl on September 18, 2004, 07:20:43 pm
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Originally posted by Blitzerland
But if you build underwater, you can use hydroelectric plants. Think of it! Way more power than geothermal (especially when completly submerged in profitable water ).


only if it's in an extremely fast flowing river.
Title: Man-man!
Post by: Grey Wolf on September 18, 2004, 07:35:02 pm
Ghostavo, I think you're thinking of www.villainsupply.com
Title: Man-man!
Post by: Ghostavo on September 18, 2004, 07:42:42 pm
yep, that's it :D
Title: Man-man!
Post by: Blitzerland on September 18, 2004, 08:40:43 pm
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Originally posted by Tiara
I prefer a spacestation orbiting Pluto. I want some gawddamn privacy when I'm building my uber weapon o' d00m™!


Kinda expensive. Way too cold there.

Additonally, it is always benefical to have multiple lairs, in case someone tracks down and destroys one of them

"Sir! We've lost lair 1!" cried the foolish lackey. "So what, you simple fool?!" cried Blitzerland, "we can simply fall back to lair 2! Or maybe lair 3! I prefer lair 4, actually. Really warm in Egypt, you know."

The benefits are huge (maybe build a summer lair for when it gets too cold). Yup. Lairs are my thing. Yup.   :cool:

Too bad I can't find half of them. Maybe it was a mistake not to tell any of my lackeys where it was. Yeah, that was smart. :)
Title: Man-man!
Post by: Flipside on September 18, 2004, 09:43:26 pm
The other advantage of Volcanos is that when you leave the planet, just before your Doomsday device goes off, you can set the Volcano off and have one last bit of fun watching the locals flee in terror ;)
Title: Man-man!
Post by: karajorma on September 19, 2004, 04:51:10 am
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Originally posted by Blitzerland
Besides, what if your volcano erupts? :p


That's why you choose an extinct volcano :p
Title: Man-Man eh?
Post by: Fergus on September 19, 2004, 04:59:52 am
Hmm, sounds oddly familiar, I'm sure I've seen that on one of PCGs many last pages.
Title: Man-man!
Post by: Janos on September 19, 2004, 05:50:36 am
That guy is a ****ing genious.
Title: Re: Man-Man eh?
Post by: aldo_14 on September 19, 2004, 05:54:01 am
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Originally posted by Fergus
Hmm, sounds oddly familiar, I'm sure I've seen that on one of PCGs many last pages.


Your memory serves you well.........

(actually, it was a competition for 'Most useless superhero' to tie in with the release of Freedom Force, IIRC)
Title: Man-man!
Post by: Ghostavo on September 19, 2004, 06:22:46 am
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Originally posted by karajorma


That's why you choose an extinct volcano :p


You mean like the Etna? ;7 :lol:
Title: Man-man!
Post by: Clave on September 19, 2004, 01:01:05 pm
Forget volcanoes and planets, what you need is an inconspicous cottage in the countryside with lots of escape routes:

(http://homepage.mac.com/clave/misc/mybaselower.gif)

(http://homepage.mac.com/clave/misc/mybaseupper.gif)

(http://homepage.mac.com/clave/misc/mybasesection.gif)
Title: Man-man!
Post by: karajorma on September 19, 2004, 01:24:30 pm
Aren't people going to notice steam coming off the pool in the middle of winter? :p
Title: Man-man!
Post by: aldo_14 on September 19, 2004, 01:54:14 pm
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Originally posted by karajorma
Aren't people going to notice steam coming off the pool in the middle of winter? :p


Never mind that, if it's underground in an inconspicous location in the countryside, how are you minions going to find their way to the job interview?
Title: Man-man!
Post by: Clave on September 19, 2004, 01:57:35 pm
I have to make some changes...
Title: Man-man!
Post by: Janos on September 19, 2004, 02:15:01 pm
Huge black building with no windows and badass guards armed with G36K's would be so much better.
Title: Man-man!
Post by: Flipside on September 19, 2004, 04:58:35 pm
Heh, may as well put road signs up 'Evil Geniuses' Secret Lair, this way'. Much better to have something looking innocuous and ineffective that suddenly becomes a threat to a nations survival.

Works for politicians ;)