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I'm cool with that. 2000 point empires?

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Do you see something wrong with this picture. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

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What? (grin) Uploaded you guys a new game turn. Did I screw something up AGAIN?

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Thank you.

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That was my new cloaking technology! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

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This one will be over shortly. Parabolize has kindly (and painfully) reminded me that I neglected to do some defensive building. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/eek.gif I knew things were going toooo smoothly... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

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This is HIS type of game. He's darned good at it! I gulp http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/fear.gif every time I post a full-tech game and he's around http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/shock.gif.

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2402.2 - Nodachi surrenders to Parabolize.

I made a couple of mistakes that by the time I realised I had made them it was way too late. Parabolize, again I apologize for what must have been a boring game for you. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/redface.gif


Anybody want to improve their rating? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif I'm up for pretty much anything and like weird settings. How about a sphereworld start? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/biggrin.gif

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Boring? No just short. For future games do 2 things. 1 "police" troops. 2 scout with your ships. I had LOTS of helpless planets just like you. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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Would someone be interested in a rated game? Once this week is over (by Saturday), I should have much more free time on my hands, so I could play a rated game at a decent pace (only two turns a day until then).

My only preferences are:
- Playing on a fairly big map (the smallest medium maps or the biggest small), where there is enough room to do some expansion, and multiple borders.
- No Warp Opener/Warp Closer

Otherwise, I am in for almost anything; I would even accept a challenge with Asmala if he wanted (I am not taking too many risks here, since he has some exams this week, and shouldn't be browsing the forum). Of course, there are players I dread more than him, but I shouldn't have such thoughts; it will be bad for my self-confidence levels, and forehead size.

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I'll play you Alneyan. Doesn't look like our rematch is going to happen in Koth anytime soon. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Medium-ish map and no warp openers/closers is fine with me.

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Oops. I guess I shouldn't have begged for having a rematch. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

The other questions about the settings are my usual ones: intelligence or not? Is the Ancient trait allowed? Are the Racial traits fine? (Mainly the Talisman and the Crystalline Armour) Any other twist?

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Alneyan V Geo rated Challange

Medium, mid-life quad
No: Warp openers/closers, intel, ancient race, talisman, or crystal armor. Religous trait ok for the facilites and crystal weapons ok, just no using the armor.
Three good planets
High resource start

Sound good?

Anyone want to host? Actually one of us could host it even. Do you want a random map start or do we need someone to make one for us?

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I am fine with these settings. Feel free to host the game if you want (I would rather not do so myself); either way is fine with me.

A map with hand-set starting points would be better, both to check the size of the map (some medium maps can get *quite* big).

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Ok, I'll set the game up. So we'd probably need someone to make a map for us? With no ruins, right?

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No ruins indeed. Incidentally, you may have to upload my Empire file yourself. It looks like the Odd Bug (where I cannot connect to PBW, among many other sites) is back with a vengeance. *Grumbles*

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I won't be able to actually start the game till tonight, assuming we can get a map by then. If you can't get your .emp file uploaded email it to me.

Geoschmo

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I can do the whole thing if you guys prefer.

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Thanks for the offer. Fyron made a map and the game has started.

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Here's an example of a new map type I was playing around with- Rich Resource maps. This one is a modded FQM Standard map but it could be applied to a stock game map too. The overall effect on the game is that it takes resources out of the equation and should speed up the game slightly. If nothing else it's something different! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

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Thanks Fyron then!

I should rejoice of leading in score at gamestart; beware Geoschmo, for I have a much better economy! (Or simply one more resource point on any of my homeworlds; guess which interpretation is preferred by my ever-growing forehead?)

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A gentle bump, and a partial update on my game with Geo.

Annual Forecast of the Frobboz Magic Company, Five Years After the Beginning of the Bidding Affair. (Turn 50 or so)

The game has been very quiet until turn 45 or so, with only four of my ships destroyed by mines, and two of his taken down by my own forces. I have focused on expanding in the early game, as I had good planets for once, and almost enough of them to sate my greediness. I went for the two other colony techs rather early on; both were researched before turn 45 I think, and Gas was done around turn 40. My Empire has then been colonising all planets in sight, while it seems like Geo has not been doing so much colonisation; he does have Gas tech however, though no Ice in view.

I had a few more systems under my greedy hands, and enough space to expand without being too vulnerable against an early assault. Light Carriers were nonetheless built, should something unexpected (say, fifty Light Cruisers) arise. Minesweepers were thrown in for good measure, and my first fleets soon found themselves on the offensive.

Around turn 50, my first fleet secured a few systems in the north-west, and that whole border with Geo. A handful planets were glassed, he abandoned the others, and a few vessels were destroyed on both sides when I ran into his defending vessels. In the meantime, 17 Light Cruisers were sighted in the middle of the map, but soon fled when my own fleet entered the area. (I had about 30 Light Carriers, and a few ships in the system itself)

Such is the situation at the moment. Geo assures me he has no trick under his sleeve, but I cannot believe him, of course. I believe he can still turn the tables, though his window of opportunity might be getting narrower now. We both have Battlecruisers, if nothing else, but we have only shown weak weaponry and ECM/CS in the few battles we have fought. What other technologies we have is still a mystery, if we have any.

So here we are, at turn 51. What will happen next in my takeover bid? Will Geo be able to strike back at the Corporation? Will Mary and Jack find the happiness they deserve despite the schemes of John? We will find out next week.

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The Imperium has sundered! And surrendered too! The Empire is freed from the tyranny of the military! On this glorious turn 72 (or so), the forces of Geo deemed the fight to be hopeless, and welcomed the assistance of Frobboz Electric troops to revolt against themselves. In a short but enthusiastic speech, CEO Flathead of the Corporation has declared this day to be "a major victory against military powers, and the triumph of economy".

Well, the Last twenty turns have been a lot of fighting, with my forward fleets unexpectedly running into too many defending warships. He was pushed out of a few systems, though he managed to capture several of my state-of-the-art Dreadnoughts. I had expected my first wave to do a bit better than that, and so radically altered my plans. It meant changing the name of the vessels, and increasing the strength of all fleets by twofold (had you expected me to actually have a good idea for my military?).

I reached Dreadnoughts, Shield Depleters and APB before turn 50, and so had a sizeable force to throw at Geo for the second wave (a few hundreds of Dreadnoughts when he surrendered). These fleets did a much better job, glassing one of his homeworlds, and destroying most of the fleet that was guarding it. More dreadnoughts were on the way, but Geo did not fancy fighting them, as it looks like most of his own warships had been destroyed (or damaged) during previous battles.

Alas, his surrender has prevented me from showing off a bit; neither my Ringworld nor my Star Destroyers were able to demonstrate their abilities before the surrender. (Five basic hulls for a SD retroseries were already built, and two of them nearing the front, with six "direct" vessels in production) A shame truly.

Where was I? Oh, it has been a good game, and I shall thank Geo for having let me settle our old score. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif Thanks to Fyron for the very nice map as well; don't you love these bigger maps?