PBW "newbie game"

[BeeDee10]

I don't mind Newbie 2 slowing down a bit; it looks like it's starting to become more of a thinking game now what with the trading and negotiating that's starting to pick up.

Not that those 15-turn evenings weren't fun, of course. I just worry that if I take time to think I'll be holding everyone else back.

[Baal]

I don't know if I am going to expand that way. There may not be a whole lot of planets I would like to have. I really only go for breathable planets.

I have met Phoenix. We talked for a bit, setting up some borders. We haven't had any recent communications. I'm afraid he might be building a large armada to attack me with. I hope that I am ready for his onslaught. Maybe I should sign a treaty with him...

EDIT: By the way, in one hour from this post I'm off to work for 8 hours. Just a heads up for ya guys.

[This message has been edited by Baal (edited 07 July 2001).]

[Phoenix-D]

Actually, the negotiations in Newbie 2 are almost going TOO fast By the time a message explaining my situation is recived, another message proposing something ELSE is sent.

Meanwhile my minefields have 30mT worth of kills :-)

Phoenix-D

[Dragonlord]

quote:

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Originally posted by Baal:

I just kind of wish that everyone was aggressive so that we actually got in war causing disagreements. Maybe that's a byproduct of having only 4 human players, and no other expanding empires.

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/ooc Baal, be careful what you wish for in Newbie 1 :-) /end ooc.

I am happy to report that the very first battle in history between Dragon ships and ships from another sentient race (the Nostro, ruled by Baal) has been fought. It was a glorious day for the Dragons!

Baal and I have been contesting possesion of a system occupied by a neutral race. I had initially given him control of it, while I was building up planets and a fleet. When I saw that he was rising fast in the rankings, and even pushed the dragons out of their rightful position of no. 1 ;-) I decided to take action.

While I was sending my fleet at top-speed to the contested zone, Baal had colonised a planet there and had enough time to build a resupply depot, and apparantly, mines !
Unbeknowst to the poor Nostro ships, my entire fleet (including support ships) was soon cloaked and sitting right next to him. After a message had been sent in which we broke our tentative non-agression pact, a full scale attack was launched. However, the Nostro fleet was refueling at the time at the colony outpost, and mines had been launched just in time to provide the Nostro with added protection. Sadly, my fleet contained no minesweepers, a mistake which will not happen again.

Badly damaged from the mines, with most of their armor blown away, my five attack ships limped towards the enemy, while my support ships retreated. After a brief exchange of fire, all seven Nostro destroyers perished, while my forces lost only one destroyer.
The colony outpost followed the same fate shortly afterwards.
Then two sectors away we spotted another two ships on the way back to Nostro territory. We destroyed these too, for good measure. The remaining two Nostro ships (one destroyer and one repair ship) were too far away, and were seen fleeing the scene in the next month. We conclude that the battle was won through the element of surprise and superior weapons.

The contested system now remains under firm Dragon control, with Alpha fleet on patrol.
Now that we have demonstrated that our territorial claims are not to be trifled with, Messages have been sent to the Nostro empire via diplomatic courier to re-establish a semblance of peace. We hope that they have learned their lesson and stay in their part of the galaxy.

Signed,
Emperor Avatar the Dragonlord

[Phoenix-D]

OK, slight problem here guys.

My main comptuer just went splat. It can run for ~45 seconds, then stops. If I turn it off, then turn it back on, I get no video signal unless I remove/replace the VGA cable.. then I get the 45 second problem again.

This makes playing SE4 rather difficult. Just to make things interesting, I don't remember my password!

Phoenix-D

[Phoenix-D]

Found the problem. My GeForce 2 is on the fritz it seems. The AI may have to take over for a day or two.

Phoenix-D

[Dragonlord]

Sorry to hear about your problems, Phoenix. I hope you will be able to solve them soon.
Am a little bit confused over something: turns are processed on the PBW server, not on the machine of the host player, right?
All you have as host is a master password and the ability to add/replace players?

Are you saying you will let the AI run your race for two days on Newbie I and II?
Although that would ensure we maintain the large number of turns/day (especially at night it seems), be aware that I've heard the AI can really mess up your empire...

[Phoenix-D]

PBW runs the turns, correct.

The thing it, it's also on a timer. Miss a turn, and the AI plays that turn for you. Time limit is 24 hours.

In any case, I *THINK* I have the problem solved.

Phoenix-D

[Dragonlord]

I'm still hoping Baal will post his views on the battle we fought :-)

Phoenix, good to see you're back in the game.

[Baal]

Sneak attacks are best.

No one is ever your ally or even friendly.

That's my view.