is there a thread on proportions

Narrew · #1 April 3rd, 2003, 06:41 AM

I am going to be playing my first PBW game and they will be using the proportions mod and I wonder if there is a thread out there (as I type this I think I will just use the search feature, dugh) or is there another site that covers it in more debth?

Thanks again

PsychoTechFreak · #2 April 3rd, 2003, 09:08 AM

Rough description:
Encyclopedia Malfadorica

You find a link to Proportions HP at the end, I propose to read through the Mod documentation at the end, it's easier than trying to follow discussion threads.

dogscoff · #3 April 3rd, 2003, 09:25 AM

Post any specific questions here and you'll get an answer soon enough...

PsychoTechFreak · #4 April 3rd, 2003, 09:58 AM

Some hints:
1. MOST IMPORTANT: In your empire setup (if you can still change it) you should try to get some political bonus by cultures or characteristics, search for trade and research alliances !

2. Research Computers (for the homeworld).

Narrew · #5 April 4th, 2003, 10:50 PM

One of the things I am wondering about, the HW starts out with a Resupply Base which is not needed, what do most of you replace it with (ie research). Right now in a solo game I have just been building Research I centers on my newly colonized planets (the cheapest thing to make).

In the doc for Proportions it mentions that once you get to 50 mil pop the build speed curve tapers off, do you get a planet to 50 mil then go to other planets and get them up to 50? or work on 1 planet till near max?

That brings me to my Last item, if you have a new planet that is 5 max facilities, I have made 4 Research centers, when would you start building a Settlement, right away regardless of pop, or until after you hit 50 mil or more (am wondering if the build time will adjust as you add more pop while something is building). Can you upgrade a Settlement to a Colonial Community? or should I just start building a Colonial Community (will take forever, hehe).

Thanks for your help

tesco samoa · #6 April 5th, 2003, 06:04 AM

I think I am the only person here who does not like proportions for a pbw game...

Too slow...

But it is a fav. here for years... Which is a good thing ... as it takes years to play a game....

Narrew · #7 April 6th, 2003, 06:03 AM

Ohh, I wasnt being negative, was just wondering what people did in the early part of a game.

Fyron · #8 April 6th, 2003, 06:16 AM

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I think I am the only person here who does not like proportions for a pbw game...

You aren't alone Tesco. Proportions is not really a good mod for general PBW use because of the huge numbers of turns necessary to play a game with it. If you want to do something weird like start with 10 HWs on a small map, then it is a little better. But otherwise, it takes forever for the games to go nowhere in PBW.

PvK · #9 April 6th, 2003, 09:55 AM

Narrew · #10 April 6th, 2003, 11:54 AM

ok how about some ideas to my questions, hehe. I didnt mean to start a thread on the good/bad on the mod.