Wow, Mega-Screwed

When Mega-Events Attack!

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I'm a traveling consultant, so I don't get to play a lot. Usually, it's a couple hours once or twice a night during the week. I do take the occasional weekend to play a big map. With my limited playing skill, I'm hoping that I'm getting better at the game so I tried my first game on Tough last night. I was doing fine, got pretty lucky that the Drengins and Torians got into a war while I milked up all the influence in the galaxy (as Terran). I tend to build my military a little late. I had done a lot of research and was upgrading my basic military units with my latest technology and, in an oversight, failed to notice the cost of upgrading all of those units. My military strength skyrocketed to above and beyond what both other races could stand to put against me, however I had just hurt myself economically. Wanting to see if I could turn things around, I focused on economy buildings. I had gotten myself into a position where I was sure I could stop my economy from destroying itself right when the galaxy experienced an economic depression. Unable to believe the timing, I hit the turn button a few times in a row just to see how thoroughly screwed I was. Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse, another Mega-Event (something about people taking over some of everyone's planets) happened. I had maybe I had maybe 15 planets, the Torians 6, and the Drengins 10. I lost 7 of my planets to find out that my technology (the highest) was inherited by these races, and they had even taken my home system!

Does anyone else have any great stories about the entire game turning upside down in the span of literally just a few turns?
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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Does anyone else have any great stories about the entire game turning upside down in the span of literally just a few turns?
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Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
In that case, you might as well churn out as many transports as you can, cut back on research, and go to war.

The other races are also having problems as well.
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Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Luckily i haven't gotten the jagged knife event yet (thats the second one you got).
Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Of all the mega events, the Jagged Knife one is by far my least favorite. It just... sucks. Especially when half the planets it takes are yours. Anyway, isn't it ironic that you actually have to have a stronger economy to lease something than to buy it outright? You apparently pay through the nose for that instant gratification. I hope that in the TA expansion they change that a little.
Reply #5 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Of all the mega events, the Jagged Knife one is by far my least favorite. It just... sucks. Especially when half the planets it takes are yours. Anyway, isn't it ironic that you actually have to have a stronger economy to lease something than to buy it outright? You apparently pay through the nose for that instant gratification. I hope that in the TA expansion they change that a little.
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Actually the way I've heard it the Jagged Knife isn't a mega event.
Reply #6 from GalCiv2 Forums Top


Does anyone else have any great stories about the entire game turning upside down in the span of literally just a few turns?


One word: Suicidal.
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