Tried to think of something witty to justify the bump... but I've tooo busy trying to reconstruct the Who wins this battle fleet composition, well that and trying to post an image, sothis will just have to do.
I am actually curious about fleet sim, because I think the average ship terrans would be easier not harder to beat so it I am curious to know if fleet sim is calibrated correctly. Assuming it is, then I think the IMPORTANCE of targeting sequence is a surprise to many of us. Off___Def_____Hit points G128__G112____hp46 G112__G98_____hp46 (2) G28B6_G24_____ hp2 G28___G24_____hp24 (4) G21___G17_____hp15 M53___B12_M0__G13______hp163 M49___
The Iconians win.[/B] Except for the one battle they lost, they had over 30 hp left. Twice, they came away with TWO ships. Quite frankly, I was suprised at the one loss. The terrans were very lucky and got two Iconians in the first Round. [B]The other battles all follow the Same pattern.[/B] The terrans take out the 70 Hp Iconian and damage the second. The Terrans lose their top battleship and suffer great damage to the second in the first round. Both sides lose a ship in the
In the beginning there were the Dread Lords, and their ships were good, too Good. They had ships that higly outclassed anything I could build. The counter was slow small ships in fleets that had weaponry that made the Dread Lord defenses have reduced efficiency. Each round the dread lords took a ship, and I took a bite. I would get the last bite When I started playing against the AI players, they started with slow small ships. The counter was to build big hulled ships with
Terrans 2 Iconians 0.
Predictions: Terrans 1 Iconians 0. Thanks nullspace for getting the ball rolling!
It was meant as a thought experiment. A lot of folks have chimed in about fleet size, hull size, defense and the like. Time for them to put their reps on the line and take a stand!
Seriously, this cutesy phrase has to stop, please You've obviously never heard me speak that sentence... Mumble, Have we strayed too far from the OP? I thought the monkey was a real trip into space, but darned if the bard himself
Results later. I am just curious what folks think will happen.
Quixen, Terrel Owens proves your point. I agree with what you say, but I would like to change the spin. It is not because of this time. Study any great empire of the past, and you will see that destruction always came from within before external forces result in the eventual demise. I'ld Also like to point out that religion and politics are one and the same thing. The reason the US founding fathers separated them was because they wanted to remove all the priviledges
Just one option to Mumble's Advice... I can usually conquer the entire universe on suicidal with 1-2 Huge hulled ships and a lot of defense. I actually have done a lot of math on why this works. One other thing the math pointed out is that swarms are NOT cheaper than massive hulled ships. You want cheap ships, just put fewer guns on your massive hulls. I had originally in
I have not seen this bug, and I pay close attention to the AI when trading. In fact, the AI often scolds me If I have forgotten that they have a better tech. If I were to guess, I bet you are trading cumulative techs. The best example is speed. Every tech level gives you a percentage speed increase in addition to new engine types. That bonus is quite significant in the early colony rush.
Don't you need to apologize to me first? Oh, wait, there was nothing you needed to apologize for. Occassional bouts with PMS occur in every man's life... There I go wishing I were a woman again.
So I need to apologize about the Orca's thing to. It appears my memory fails as well as my eyesight, and at the tender age of 44. What is to become of me? Well at least I won't see it coming and won't remember how much better things used to be. Funny, I thought the not normal part of being scotts Irish was the propensity to go to war wearing only body paint, partying at funerals, and a strange marriage of ingenuity/insanity. I Like the image of frugality being the abnormal element in
I you are referring to my strategy, that wouldn't be ignorance, it would be intelligence, because it was a strategy post that no-one read. If you are talking about the strategy the Rusians used to defeat the French in 1812 and the Germans in WWII, then there is a learning opportunity. The russia
Well, I see there is a lot to respond to here. Mumble, no insult intended with the name. When you are as old as I am, these small characters on a screen are not always clear. Also, no insult to you personally, as a matter of fact, I respect your forum personna. I almost joined the ORCA's as a result of it. I do have disdain for the Cumbaya mentality that elected our current president back before he decided the world was an evil place. I also feel the Star Trek New Generati
The nationalism post is actually a good response to Mumblefez's can't we all jest get along Cumbaya soliloqy. The short answer is No. The long answer is No, because no matter how big or small the group, there will always be a faction to disagree with any and all decisions. Its called diversity, and we're hardwired with it to maximize our chances of survival. Say, for example, we choose a moron to lead us (any examples come to mind?), some of us will be smart enough not t
Most of my games are limited to 'Earth' and "Mars' or equivalents. That makes it easier to keep your economy balanced. Even easier if you don't take mars. Forget the planetaty rush thing, that will just piss every one off and make life hard. Forget the influence gambit, that will just piss everyone off and... Research Trade, Planetary Invasion and Speed. Utilize Russian winter. The first race to declare war will have a huge fleet with nothing to hit. You w
Just to add a corrollary... That is why production and research bonuses are worth less than equivalent economic bonuses. You will always get 100% of your economic bonus, you will only get 100% of your other bonuses when you are committed to 100% focus in that category.
yep, me too. but in GALCIV you must pay for everything. Bonuses increase the amount you can pay for, not how much you get. As a result, no matter what you want to do, you can't do it without economy. Fortunately, those freighters run more than enough of a surplus to offset the federalist bonus, so it should still work with research bonuses. At least thats what I was going to test after playing each of the races. I would also point out that In spite of being a technologist a
Logic Dictates that we should help each other. BTW. I just reread your post. I use Federalist governments for that Economy boost. I also play races that get an economy boost. I burn at the full 100% rate not the 67% rate you mention. That extra couple of research points can make a big difference in early tech races for trading. You better be getting freighters flying by the time you
In response to the economy question... I waited till 1.4 so it is 1.4 advice. I play Suicidal, so I figure if it works for me, it ought to work on lower settings. So my best planet grab was 5 in the start game. The strategy may not work on denser settings. Q. How do I balance my early economy?[/B] A. You don't. In fact, start with a morale of at least 75% for population growth. [B]Q. How do I survive negative cash flow?[/B] A. You get a 5K cash cushi
As has been stated before the biggest need for population is to keep those transports filled. Nobody has mentioned a side effect of successul conquest. I play suicidal and generally wait for wars to come to me. But when they do come, they tend to end quickly. This usually means I have spent 20-50% of my population gaining 2-6 new planets. This is a double wammy because my maintenence costs have increased by 20-50% at the same time my taxes have decreased by the same amount. <br/
Mumblefez, The two test ships are attacking a control ship, they are not attacking each other. If they attack each other, not only do you have random50's issue (is it the defence or the offence) but you have the ship issue (was ith the Experienced offense or the rookie defense) Much better to run the two test samples against a control.
.. and tosses and turns because of worries that kingship brings Or because it fears lightning strikes. I will get this back on topic, bear with me... Coming from a neighborhodd that is rapidly learning that lightning does strike twice because two houses became torches in the last month from lightning. I feel the need to draw a paralell between this thread and the false proverb that lightning n
