Just installed bob

[whitestazn88]

and i feel like ive been reborn.

that shit is sweet

[Dui]

slows down the connection for me though, so i have it turned off when i play speeds. anyone know how to fix that?

[Mr_Adams]

what's bob?

[owenshooter]

and i feel like ive been reborn.
that shit is sweet

you have gone to the dark side... i am saddened... one less CC soul player around. yet another non-counting, scroll over the map for strategy, mindless drone... sigh...-0

[KoE_Sirius]

and i feel like ive been reborn.
that shit is sweet

you have gone to the dark side... i am saddened... one less CC soul player around. yet another non-counting, scroll over the map for strategy, mindless drone... sigh...-0

This is next worse thing since the card counter.
Soon we shall just have a start button and it'll be all automated.

[owenshooter]

This is next worse thing since the card counter.
Soon we shall just have a start button and it'll be all automated.

ooooohhh!!! is someone working on that?!!! i want that!!! sweet!!!-0

[Mr_Adams]

[whitestazn88]

i feel so bad for letting you down owen. i was hoping that you would take me under your wing at some point soon

[Skittles!]

and i feel like ive been reborn.
that shit is sweet

you have gone to the dark side... i am saddened... one less CC soul player around. yet another non-counting, scroll over the map for strategy, mindless drone... sigh...-0

Owen, don't worry! I own it but I don't use it!

Woo.

[comic boy]

Im training a monkey to play my turns

[jimboston]

I haven't used this, but seen some talk about it... even played a game where someone said "don't you see that so-and-so has XXX more armies than me".... just assuming I used Ajax or BOB or whatever the hell the thing is. (Or are there mutliple "tools" out there like this?)

I could see it being useful on large maps like World 2.1, which I play a lot... but can't see how it would be needed on smaller maps.

Even so... it seems like CC's version of a "Performance Enhancing Substance". Can anyone say Roger?
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Question... in a FOW game... does this help you "see" info you otherwise wouldn't see from the logs?

[RobinJ]

Bob really just saves a hell of a lot of time. The army and bonus counts are very useful when you're looking for eliminations and map inspect is my other favourite bit. Ever tried an elimination and thought you'd made it, only to find you've skipped a territory out somewhere? well map inspect solves that and makes it a lot easier to find where you want to attack. I couldn't play some of the newer maps without it cos I wouldn't know the attack routes.

[comic boy]

Bob really just saves a hell of a lot of time. The army and bonus counts are very useful when you're looking for eliminations and map inspect is my other favourite bit. Ever tried an elimination and thought you'd made it, only to find you've skipped a territory out somewhere? well map inspect solves that and makes it a lot easier to find where you want to attack. I couldn't play some of the newer maps without it cos I wouldn't know the attack routes.

I understand what you guys are saying but if you dont need to study the map, dont need to gauge the strength of the opponents, dont need to work out the attack routes....err where is the skill

[yeti_c]

Question... in a FOW game... does this help you "see" info you otherwise wouldn't see from the logs?

No - BOB only extrapolates information that is in the log or the armies array (which is a numerical representation of the image)...

Which means that BOB only collates information that you already know...

In fact - in some instances you can interpolate extra information from the logs in FOW games...

i.e. if in Classic you see that someone gains a bonus of 3 - then you know that they hold Africa...

C.

[Iliad]

Im training a monkey to play my turns

I think you need to change the formula
+2 banana
-2 poop

Just saying

[Iliad]

and i feel like ive been reborn.
that shit is sweet

you have gone to the dark side... i am saddened... one less CC soul player around. yet another non-counting, scroll over the map for strategy, mindless drone... sigh...-0

Sorry to burst the bubble but the script doesn't actually do that.

[KoE_Sirius]

Im training a monkey to play my turns

I have been training my Goldfish to do back flips..Its involves a 12v battery and a tiny set of jump leads..he is doing good..Clever little git.Once he masters it.I'm going to teach him Risk too.

[cowboyz]

Bob really just saves a hell of a lot of time. The army and bonus counts are very useful when you're looking for eliminations and map inspect is my other favourite bit. Ever tried an elimination and thought you'd made it, only to find you've skipped a territory out somewhere? well map inspect solves that and makes it a lot easier to find where you want to attack. I couldn't play some of the newer maps without it cos I wouldn't know the attack routes.

I understand what you guys are saying but if you dont need to study the map, dont need to gauge the strength of the opponents, dont need to work out the attack routes....err where is the skill

Agreed, or the fun for that matter
People that use these things should also be branded with a big sign or something, scarlet letter style
Maybe give them some kind of icon in a wheelchair that lets people know they need help

[alex_white101]

Bob really just saves a hell of a lot of time. The army and bonus counts are very useful when you're looking for eliminations and map inspect is my other favourite bit. Ever tried an elimination and thought you'd made it, only to find you've skipped a territory out somewhere? well map inspect solves that and makes it a lot easier to find where you want to attack. I couldn't play some of the newer maps without it cos I wouldn't know the attack routes.

I understand what you guys are saying but if you dont need to study the map, dont need to gauge the strength of the opponents, dont need to work out the attack routes....err where is the skill

this is ridiculous, EXACTLY the same amount of skill is required, it simply saves me having to look over the map again and again and just makes peoples positions more clear to me.

I also have poor eyesight and have to stare at the screen and squint enough even with BOB. bob is a fantastic invention.

this is similar to complaining about people using glasses, all BOB does is make it clearer as to where people are and there army count, it is a time saver (and effectively a magnifying glass) and a very good one at that.

[newline]

Soon we shall just have a start button and it'll be all automated.

I have already done that

[RobinJ]

Bob really just saves a hell of a lot of time. The army and bonus counts are very useful when you're looking for eliminations and map inspect is my other favourite bit. Ever tried an elimination and thought you'd made it, only to find you've skipped a territory out somewhere? well map inspect solves that and makes it a lot easier to find where you want to attack. I couldn't play some of the newer maps without it cos I wouldn't know the attack routes.

I understand what you guys are saying but if you dont need to study the map, dont need to gauge the strength of the opponents, dont need to work out the attack routes....err where is the skill

Agreed, or the fun for that matter
People that use these things should also be branded with a big sign or something, scarlet letter style
Maybe give them some kind of icon in a wheelchair that lets people know they need help

But what you're talking about isn't skill comic - it's just something that takes more time than it should. And Bob can't help me for strategy - I don't trust it for gauging strength too much and it is irrelevant in escalating anyway, which is what I play most of

[Kavok]

Uhm, how exactly am I supposed to know what territories connect to what on some of the maps without BOB? In World 2.1 for example.

[Skittles!]

Uhm, how exactly am I supposed to know what territories connect to what on some of the maps without BOB? In World 2.1 for example.

You look?

[cowboyz]

Uhm, how exactly am I supposed to know what territories connect to what on some of the maps without BOB? In World 2.1 for example.

[Snorri1234]

Im training a monkey to play my turns

I thought one was already playing your turns.