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Making a fusion reactor is not overly difficult. Making one that can produce net power at steady state and last for decades is extremely difficult.

Slarty, what Master1 said. I was merely saying that symbols are important in that part of the world, not to imply that it isn't important here or elsewhere. My comment is that he served as a rallying point for that movement, and now he's gone. As usual, Fareed Zakaria does a far more elegant job of stating what I'm trying to say.

Quote: Typical egotistical American garbage. That's why the world hates you. I will remind our members that this is hate speech, is not allowed on these forums, and punishments for using it are severe. Please continue respectful discussions.

SoT, the Bradbury (the museum you are referring to run by LANL) does have various cylinders in their plutonium exhibit, but uranium is not one of them. Their heaviest one is tungsten, which has a similar density as both uranium and plutonium. Incidentally, when I was in school we had a subcritical pile that was recently decommissioned. It was a lattice of cladded natural uranium metal hexagonal rods in a pool of light water. As part of the lab class, I got to hold one of these rods, and yes, I can tell you it was quite heavy.

Cario Jim, there's tons of uranium in Australia. The form it, and all other natural uranium, is in is completely useless for making a nuclear bomb. Heck, you have a hard enough time making a civilian nuclear reactor with the stuff. It needs to undergo an expensive and energy intensive process called enrichment before it can be used in such as fashion.

The purpose of the war was to systematically disable the organization that attacked the US, Al Qaeda, which was tied very closely with the Taliban. Unfortunately, Al Qaeda is complex, international in score, and compromises many loosely affiliated groups. I'm sure most reasonable people agree that there was a lot of mission creep and things became unfocused to the detriment of the US. Nonetheless, some retaliation was absolutely necessary. Yes, disabling the threat was important and that was mostly done with relative quickness. If nothing else, a message needed to be sent that you cannot brazenly attack the US and not expect retribution, otherwise everyone with some grudge against the nation, whether justified or not, and the resources to do so would do the same. I put the objective of capturing and killing Osama Bin Laden in that category. Was it worth the resources spent? That's a philosophical question and I'm not sure you can objectively put a value on sending a message of, "Think twice before you mess with us, because, if you do, you will lose everything."

Bin Laden was more of a symbolic nature these days. One thing to keep in mind, however, is that the Middle Eastern culture tends to value such symbols as important: hence the World Trade Center as one of the primary targets. If nothing else, this will be a psychological boost and blow to the respective sides. As for anarchist groups having and testing nuclear bombs somehow unnoticed, highly unlikely considering how constantly those seismic readings are monitored by global powers. You can't really hide it. Further, it really does take the capability of a nation state to manufacture the materials necessary for such a device. Also, the tests would have to have been underground (again, requiring massive resources) otherwise radioisotopes that are key signatures would have lit up radiation detectors around the world.

In related news, Osama bin Ladin is dead.

Weird. I don't know what you may have missed. Those are the four triggers. I can give you a modified version to get you past that if you would like.

Ask Astervis about the disappearances.

Personally, I've never found giving something 2500 health and invulnerability to be a problem. For all practical purposes, this monster is unkillable.

In Xanthor, did you search the bookshelf at 23,55? In Rune, did you search the desk at 23,28? In Malachite, did you speak with the mage at 40,9?

First you need to return to Astervis after you have checked on all the mages he listed. This will set up a new event. Once you investigate that and return, you should be told to retrace your steps. Once that occurs, search Zarmond's house.

You might want to see if you can recover those tablets for a second opinion.

Those buttons remove the walls at 13,19 and 28,32. There are no other secret passages there.

SoT, I agree a little bit that buying lottery tickets is not a bad idea assuming that it only cuts into that portion of money that one could easily lose without any major impact. In other words, if this is an "entertainment" expense, it is okay. However, that's the theory, and the practice is a bit more grim. The problem with lotteries, casinos, and gambling in general is that they tend to prey on the those of lowest income, and generally least educated, who do not have much disposable income and tend not to appreciate the impossibility of the odds in favor of that rare dream. Add to this the rush of risk taking can be highly addictive, and you end up with a vast majority of poor gamblers actually making the lives of them and their families worse. As I said earlier, one of my probability professors looked at this as his hobby, so I got lectured extensively. There is no shortage of cases of poor people figuratively betting the farm (the money they need to pay the bills) on a $100+ million dollar Powerball jackpot. That's all well and fine if it only affects the individual, but what about their children that now must go hungry because of their parent's stupidity?

You can't on both areas. They are in there as a few of those annoying things designers put in to distract players. There are, however, other secret passages in the conveyer area.

Have you found the secret passages at 17,45 and 6,55?

It's a little long for many tastes. It really should be approached with the mindset of a new Exile game and not a small scenario. I wrote it to be in similar style to the Exile series, so if you're looking for that kind of adventure, this could be for you. Overall, I'm proud how it turned out, even looking back on it a decade after writing it. Certainly I spot lots of things I would change or had made better, but nothing is perfect. Granted, my recommendation is hardly impartial. I suggest reading the reviews, and if you like what you see and have a many free nights, give it a whirl. As you see, I'm still around and try to support players.

Step on the tile at 39,27 and turn back thereafter. You should see a new opening. See if you can figure it out from there.

The walls have secret passages.

Throw some coins in the box in the nearby (north of the room containing the altar) room.

There are seven altars. Here are their coordinates: 32,8 51,10 57,19 47,49 30,49 17,49 3,45

I slept on this issue and realized that I stepped over the line and apologize. The way this was handled was poor and got out of hand. All I wanted was for Synergy to tone down his rhetoric. Sorry to Nikki as well for cutting him off. Please continue this discussion if you would like.

Could you be more specific as to where you are stuck? Hint: The first thing you need to do is attack the guards and fight your way in.