(Completed) Dave here, ask me anything

It's been suggested I should do an AMA, like Amok & Ivan used to do. I thought "sure, why not", so here we are!

As the title says, feel free to ask anything, including (or especially) non-game related stuff.

Ready.... go!

Dave | 18.01.2020

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Adolf Jiang

Posts: 2
From: Japan

18.01.2020 - 19:52

Adolf Jiang

How much atwar?

I_Hate_You_All
Djibouti Legion

Posts: 921
From: Mexico

18.01.2020 - 19:53

I_Hate_You_All

When will we have the map & scenario editor in the HTML5 version? I know u and clovis have hard work there, but wuld be nice if you could give us a hint for that.

Other thing, how are the next new strategies and upgrades?

Fatcheek
Red Army

Posts: 436
From: Egypt

18.01.2020 - 19:54

Fatcheek

How much is atwar

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RP is terrible, but NWE is the worst of all

I_Hate_You_All
Djibouti Legion

Posts: 921
From: Mexico

18.01.2020 - 19:54

I_Hate_You_All

Ahem another question. Axis or Allies? lol.

Palmitas
Djibouti Legion

Posts: 1714
From: Argentina

18.01.2020 - 19:57

Palmitas

Dave, Did you thought of playing more usually?

Professor Adog
The Imperial Academy

Posts: 1830
From: UK

18.01.2020 - 19:57

Professor Adog

Can I buy Alois?

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Karlo18
Paradox

Posts: 216
From: Serbia

18.01.2020 - 19:57

Karlo18

When is North America going to get an update?

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Dave (Admin)
Benevolent Dictators

Posts: 2577
From: USA

18.01.2020 - 19:58

Dave (Admin)

Written by I_Hate_You_All, 18.01.2020 at 19:53

When will we have the map & scenario editor in the HTML5 version? I know u and clovis have hard work there, but wuld be nice if you could give us a hint for that.

I'm not sure what you're asking... the HTML5 map/scenario editor has been available since Amok/Ivan's time, long before me.

Written by I_Hate_You_All, 18.01.2020 at 19:53

Other thing, how are the next new strategies and upgrades?

You'll have to wait and see

Written by I_Hate_You_All, 18.01.2020 at 19:54

Ahem another question. Axis or Allies? lol.

Allies, of course

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All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer,
but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.
--Sun Tzu

Tundy
Salt Industries

Posts: 5885

18.01.2020 - 19:59

Tundy

Why didn't you accept Hellykins offer to buy the game?

DeepFriedUnicorn
Salt Industries

Posts: 2281
From: Ireland

18.01.2020 - 19:59

DeepFriedUnicorn

What's the plans or Ideas for advertising? On the site and off?

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Dave (Admin)
Benevolent Dictators

Posts: 2577
From: USA

18.01.2020 - 19:59

Dave (Admin)

Written by Palmitas, 18.01.2020 at 19:57

Dave, Did you thought of playing more usually?

Yes, I play on a top-secret alt, but not as often as I wish I could.

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All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer,
but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.
--Sun Tzu

Tribune Aquila
SP Police

Posts: 2224
From: Russia

18.01.2020 - 20:00

Tribune Aquila

Your administration has encouraged people to join atWar, which is highly detrimental to their social and physical well-being. Do you have any compassion for the kids who play your game?

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Happiness = reality - expectations

Dave (Admin)
Benevolent Dictators

Posts: 2577
From: USA

18.01.2020 - 20:00

Dave (Admin)

Written by Professor Adog, 18.01.2020 at 19:57

Can I buy Alois?

Yes, I'll sell you Alois. PM me for my bitcoin address

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All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer,
but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.
--Sun Tzu

Lil Rain
Epic Clan

Posts: 133

18.01.2020 - 20:00

Lil Rain

Why not use RewriteRule at Htaccess file instead of using urls with .php?

Garde

Posts: 2842
From: Canada

18.01.2020 - 20:01

Garde

Sup David-Sama,

When do I get to strike fear into the hearts of those who would deny me?

<3

Dave (Admin)
Benevolent Dictators

Posts: 2577
From: USA

18.01.2020 - 20:01

Dave (Admin)

Written by Karlo18, 18.01.2020 at 19:57

When is North America going to get an update?

It should get an update, but when it will actually happen, I have no idea...

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All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer,
but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.
--Sun Tzu

Alois
Blue-Dragons

Posts: 2641
From: USA

18.01.2020 - 20:04

Alois

Written by Dave, 18.01.2020 at 20:00

Written by Professor Adog, 18.01.2020 at 19:57

Can I buy Alois?

Yes, I'll sell you Alois. PM me for my bitcoin address

excuse me what?

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DRENKO
ALLY END

Posts: 7
From: Serbia

18.01.2020 - 20:05

DRENKO

What's your alt?

Alois
Blue-Dragons

Posts: 2641
From: USA

18.01.2020 - 20:06

Alois

Written by DRENKO, 18.01.2020 at 20:05

What's your alt?

ur mum

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Echoo
Red Army

Posts: 344
From: USA

18.01.2020 - 20:09

Echoo

Can i buy alois and adog as pets to feed my hunger of claiming lands for the great dave empire of monkey slaves harvesting weed and mangos to stop global warming

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they said play atwar,they said it would be fun,dam

We are not the same - I am a Martian

PleaseMe
Paradox

Posts: 2549
From: Germany

18.01.2020 - 20:12

PleaseMe

Can you change name change deleting so people cant hide behind name changes!! too many name changes and I can never keep track of who's who.

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Palmitas
Djibouti Legion

Posts: 1714
From: Argentina

18.01.2020 - 20:14

Palmitas

Written by Dave, 18.01.2020 at 19:59

Written by Palmitas, 18.01.2020 at 19:57

Dave, Did you thought of playing more usually?

Yes, I play on a top-secret alt, but not as often as I wish I could.

LOL

Echoo
Red Army

Posts: 344
From: USA

18.01.2020 - 20:16

Echoo

Written by Echoo, 18.01.2020 at 20:09

Can i buy alois and adog as pets to feed my hunger of claiming lands for the great dave empire of monkey slaves harvesting weed and mangos to stop global warming

also if theres any issues with this the exits to atwar is in the corner of your scene

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they said play atwar,they said it would be fun,dam

We are not the same - I am a Martian

Tribune Aquila
SP Police

Posts: 2224
From: Russia

18.01.2020 - 20:19

Tribune Aquila

Hi, I appreciate what you've done for this game, but I have a few concerns. I'm mostly concerned about the way your administration has treated minorities. The smallest minority on Earth is the individual, and those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities. By nature, man should be free to express himself. As a man of unpopular opinion, I really value this ancient tradition. Will your administration respect all types of expression, and faciltate an environment where people like me can engage with others in meaningful dialogue? In particular, will you allow Unleashed to speak his mind? Like myself, he's a man of unpopular opinion, and I'd appreciate if your administration would go out on a limb and listen to what he has to say, even if it is unpopular.

Thank you.

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Happiness = reality - expectations

Zephyrusu
The_Empire

Posts: 3702

18.01.2020 - 20:20

Zephyrusu

Is it not possible that photons actually have mass, and that it is just so small that it lies within the margin of error of our best sensors? This would in turn imply that the speed of light is not truly c, but in reality something a little less than c.

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Someone Better Than You

Oleg
Prestige

Posts: 7280
From: Montenegro

18.01.2020 - 20:21

Oleg

Who is your favorite singer/band?
What are the plans for AW?
Do you love Pavle?

What is your annual income

?

P.S. I have information about Dave's alt account. Will be hosting auction for it, message if interested. You will need to attach your bank balance as proof of having enough money for auction.

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Dave (Admin)
Benevolent Dictators

Posts: 2577
From: USA

18.01.2020 - 20:22

Dave (Admin)

Written by DeepFriedUnicorn, 18.01.2020 at 19:59

What's the plans or Ideas for advertising? On the site and off?

In general the things I'm focusing on are:

1) Paid ads -- We've been testing facebook ads, and banner ads on various other sites over the past year. From these tests I've been making changes to try and improve our conversion rate, and to make the ad spend somewhat more justifiable.

For example there is now a completely separate user sign up process for people who click our ads. Basically you click our ad, it takes you to a special landing page where you pick a username, and then immediately you're taken into the tutorial game. This has improved our conversion rate significantly, but still it could be better. That's why we're currently working on revamping the tutorial itself. We need to make the game seem less overwhelming right off the bat, and make things more appealing for new users to stay around.

2) Email marketing -- this will be starting up soon. We have a huge database of users that we aren't tapping into yet, and it will cost basically nothing to send some emails and try to get some old and/or inactive users back. Just a few days ago I purged over 200k obvious spam accounts from our database, and I hope to start sending emails to the cleaned up list in the next week or two.

3) Influencer marketing -- I don't want to reveal too much yet but I'm working on a deal which I hope will bring a lot of traffic. (It will also cost a lot of money...)

4) This is somewhat later down the road, but once our mobile version launches, that will open up a whole new avenue for people to find out about us.

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All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer,
but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.
--Sun Tzu

Dave (Admin)
Benevolent Dictators

Posts: 2577
From: USA

18.01.2020 - 20:22

Dave (Admin)

Written by Tribune Aquila, 18.01.2020 at 20:00

Your administration has encouraged people to join atWar, which is highly detrimental to their social and physical well-being. Do you have any compassion for the kids who play your game?

Nope

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All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer,
but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.
--Sun Tzu

Echoo
Red Army

Posts: 344
From: USA

18.01.2020 - 20:26

Echoo

Dave I got a question
h
why did my shield turn green after a week of being away from atwar

and people go AFK for years and still have nice gold shields

and what's with the dot am I marked for death

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they said play atwar,they said it would be fun,dam

We are not the same - I am a Martian

Dave (Admin)
Benevolent Dictators

Posts: 2577
From: USA

18.01.2020 - 20:27

Dave (Admin)

Written by Lil Rain, 18.01.2020 at 20:00

Why not use RewriteRule at Htaccess file instead of using urls with .php?

.htaccess files are specific to Apache, and our website doesn't run on Apache

Anyway we certainly could do "pretty URL" rewrites, but it's not a high priority. (Unless Superhero, our resident SEO guru, tells me to do so...)

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All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer,
but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.
--Sun Tzu

Dave (Admin)
Benevolent Dictators

Posts: 2577
From: USA

18.01.2020 - 20:28

Dave (Admin)

Written by Garde, 18.01.2020 at 20:01

Sup David-Sama,

When do I get to strike fear into the hearts of those who would deny me?

<3

I think the time has come. PM your nefarious plans and we'll get started.

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All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer,
but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.
--Sun Tzu

Dave (Admin)
Benevolent Dictators

Posts: 2577
From: USA

18.01.2020 - 20:28

Dave (Admin)

Written by Alois, 18.01.2020 at 20:06

Written by DRENKO, 18.01.2020 at 20:05

What's your alt?

ur mum

^^^

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All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer,
but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.
--Sun Tzu

Dave (Admin)
Benevolent Dictators

Posts: 2577
From: USA

18.01.2020 - 20:29

Dave (Admin)

Written by Echoo, 18.01.2020 at 20:09

Can i buy alois and adog as pets to feed my hunger of claiming lands for the great dave empire of monkey slaves harvesting weed and mangos to stop global warming

Sorry, I already sold Alois, but make me an offer for adog

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All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer,
but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.
--Sun Tzu

Dave (Admin)
Benevolent Dictators

Posts: 2577
From: USA

18.01.2020 - 20:30

Dave (Admin)

Written by PleaseMe, 18.01.2020 at 20:12

Can you change name change deleting so people cant hide behind name changes!! too many name changes and I can never keep track of who's who.

Yes I agree and this is already on my list, I'll get around to it someday...

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All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer,
but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.
--Sun Tzu

Echoo
Red Army

Posts: 344
From: USA

18.01.2020 - 20:30

Echoo

Umm i will offer u 2 years of service to atwar

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they said play atwar,they said it would be fun,dam

We are not the same - I am a Martian

Dave (Admin)
Benevolent Dictators

Posts: 2577
From: USA

18.01.2020 - 20:30

Dave (Admin)

Written by Palmitas, 18.01.2020 at 20:14

Written by Dave, 18.01.2020 at 19:59

Written by Palmitas, 18.01.2020 at 19:57

Dave, Did you thought of playing more usually?

Yes, I play on a top-secret alt, but not as often as I wish I could.

LOL

Not sure why that was funny, but ok

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All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer,
but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.
--Sun Tzu

Dave (Admin)
Benevolent Dictators

Posts: 2577
From: USA

18.01.2020 - 20:33

Dave (Admin)

Written by Zephyrusu, 18.01.2020 at 20:20

Is it not possible that photons actually have mass, and that it is just so small that it lies within the margin of error of our best sensors? This would in turn imply that the speed of light is not truly c, but in reality something a little less than c.

I'm not sure what you just said, but if it has anything to do with breaking the warp speed barrier, I'm all for it

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All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer,
but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.
--Sun Tzu

Dave (Admin)
Benevolent Dictators

Posts: 2577
From: USA

18.01.2020 - 20:35

Dave (Admin)

Written by Tribune Aquila, 18.01.2020 at 20:19

Hi, I appreciate what you've done for this game, but I have a few concerns. I'm mostly concerned about the way your administration has treated minorities. The smallest minority on Earth is the individual, and those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities. By nature, man should be free to express himself. As a man of unpopular opinion, I really value this ancient tradition. Will your administration respect all types of expression, and faciltate an environment where people like me can engage with others in meaningful dialogue? In particular, will you allow Unleashed to speak his mind? Like myself, he's a man of unpopular opinion, and I'd appreciate if your administration would go out on a limb and listen to what he has to say, even if it is unpopular.

Thank you.

I never quite know what to make of you Sean. Sometimes you post very thoughtful, rational arguments about things, and sometimes you're just trolling. I'm never 100% sure which

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All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer,
but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.
--Sun Tzu

Palmitas
Djibouti Legion

Posts: 1714
From: Argentina

18.01.2020 - 20:36

Palmitas

Written by Dave, 18.01.2020 at 20:30

Written by Palmitas, 18.01.2020 at 20:14

Written by Dave, 18.01.2020 at 19:59

Written by Palmitas, 18.01.2020 at 19:57

Dave, Did you thought of playing more usually?

Yes, I play on a top-secret alt, but not as often as I wish I could.

LOL

Not sure why that was funny, but ok

I find it funny idk why

Dave (Admin)
Benevolent Dictators

Posts: 2577
From: USA

18.01.2020 - 20:41

Dave (Admin)

Written by Oleg, 18.01.2020 at 20:21

Who is your favorite singer/band?

Max Raabe & Palast Orchester

I'm fortunate enough to have seen them in Germany (twice), and I see them whenever they come to the U.S. on tour.

Written by Oleg, 18.01.2020 at 20:21

What are the plans for AW?

- Continuing to work on advertising/marketing (see my answer to DFU's question above)
- Mobile version
- Desktop and/or Steam version (but probably won't even think about his until after the mobile app is launched)
- Completely rewriting the legacy atWar code... one bit at a time
- About a billion little changes and fixes (my list is enormous...)

Written by Oleg, 18.01.2020 at 20:21

Do you love Pavle?

Yes of course, who doesn't? ❤️ #nohomo

Written by Oleg, 18.01.2020 at 20:21

What is your annual income ?

Not as much as I'd like.

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All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer,
but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.
--Sun Tzu

Dave (Admin)
Benevolent Dictators

Posts: 2577
From: USA

18.01.2020 - 20:44

Dave (Admin)

Written by Echoo, 18.01.2020 at 20:26

Dave I got a question
h
why did my shield turn green after a week of being away from atwar

Why you asking me? Alois is the one you paid for the green shield

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All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer,
but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.
--Sun Tzu

Oleg
Prestige

Posts: 7280
From: Montenegro

18.01.2020 - 20:46

Oleg

Got one more question actually, sorry

What do you think about this year's Nobel prize laureates?

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Echoo
Red Army

Posts: 344
From: USA

18.01.2020 - 20:47

Echoo

Written by Dave, 18.01.2020 at 20:44

Written by Echoo, 18.01.2020 at 20:26

Dave I got a question
h
why did my shield turn green after a week of being away from atwar

Why you asking me? Alois is the one you paid for the green shield

but i own alois and adog

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they said play atwar,they said it would be fun,dam

We are not the same - I am a Martian

Echoo
Red Army

Posts: 344
From: USA

18.01.2020 - 20:50

Echoo

I have one more question

what keeps atwar running
and why havent u deleted ww1

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they said play atwar,they said it would be fun,dam

We are not the same - I am a Martian

Muellertyme.
Losers Queue

Posts: 239
From: USA

18.01.2020 - 20:51

Muellertyme.

I feel like it would be cool if you could buy certain things with reputations, or if they were at least not useless, but I understand that would be hard to implement. But I would suggest like a calling card thing (from COD) that you could attach to your name, simply for fun,
Cheers

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Mars Attack!
Red Ball Express

Posts: 114

18.01.2020 - 20:52

Mars Attack!

How does dominicano make 39k + 30k in two 50 turn games yesterday? special boost/help...triple boost SP does not work for that much SP...who helped him to reach rank 17 when i was ahead of him by 7.5k SP? mods or admin will not give me anwers or explaination to this bogus SP https://atwar-game.com/users/profile.php?user_id=644977 lol

PleaseMe
Paradox

Posts: 2549
From: Germany

18.01.2020 - 20:54

PleaseMe

Can you start making ads like this? I think it might get people to play because it definitely got me to play when I was like 10 years old.

http://prntscr.com/qpoorq

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Dave (Admin)
Benevolent Dictators

Posts: 2577
From: USA

18.01.2020 - 21:06

Dave (Admin)

Written by Oleg, 18.01.2020 at 20:46

Got one more question actually, sorry
What do you think about this year's Nobel prize laureates?

Honestly don't even know who they are this year, sorry. I don't really pay attention to the Nobel prizes anymore... considering some of the people they've awarded "Peace" prizes to, I don't take any of it seriously.

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All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer,
but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.
--Sun Tzu

Garde

Posts: 2842
From: Canada

18.01.2020 - 21:09

Garde

Written by PleaseMe, 18.01.2020 at 20:54

Can you start making ads like this? I think it might get people to play because it definitely got me to play when I was like 10 years old.

http://prntscr.com/qpoorq