| complete morons unite |
Tue, 15 March 2005 08:22  |
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 griboedov |
 | Crewman 2nd Class |
Messages: 14
Registered: March 2005
Location: netherlands | |
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Browsing around this site I got the feeling that I am not ready to join a real game yet. How on earth (any other planet is the same thing) do they reach the 25K limit by 2450?!?
I Would like to start a not too large game with some absolute newbies. My ideas: Agree on a race for all to play first, some discussion about moves outside the game, play up to a certain resource limit, then start something real.
The reason for this sandbox is, that I feel reluctant to invite Mentors / Tutors to my game: It can't be fun to watch such a cripple lose.
As to something real: In phase two I would like to invite mentors. I think it can be fun if they ally one on one with the beginners, playing a race with a few hundreds left over racial traits points, thus partially relying on their tutoring skills.
So:
I need 3 to 5 volunteers for torture and at an uncertain time in the future the same number +1 of experienced players. Would be nice to have some of the latter around while the sandbox is up in about a week or so.
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| Re: complete morons unite |
Wed, 16 March 2005 07:12  |
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| Robert |
 | Lt. Junior Grade |
Messages: 393
Registered: November 2002
Location: Dortmund, Germany | |
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There are several "how-to"s, check the newsgroup and go for "jason cawley" articles like this:
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rec.games.computer.stars /browse_thread/thread/b254385ac7d15c50/34eabd75c7d6b179?q=ja son+cawley+25K+how+to#34eabd75c7d6b179
Go for CA or JoaT, 19% growth, around 1in4 hab, 12/9/16 factories, 10/3/14-16 mines...
Keep planets at 33% for as long as possible, take IFE to export pop quickly, autobuild-Q factories first, then mines, then terraform.
Use an easy testbed first (small, packed, alone, max mins), you can pick harder ones later.
But for more detailed "how-to"s check the newsgroup.
If you still cant make it, dont hestitate to ask again - all of us have been in your situation once 
Robert
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| Re: complete morons unite |
Wed, 16 March 2005 10:23 |
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| griboedov |
| Crewman 2nd Class |
Messages: 14
Registered: March 2005
Location: netherlands | |
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This is just too silly. AccBBS is some kind of standard for everyone?
My post was not about the 25K limit, by the way, but about getting a game together.
Without BBS your initial ~50rsc have to double over 9 times (once in 5.5 years), with BBS less than 8 times (once in 6.3 years). (Assuming exponential growth; The actual growth is faster than exponential by the way, as long as there are planets available with less than 25% pop and you plan on building factories).
However, I did the math and am planning on starting a thread on how I see it, after I read what others have contributed. There is some simple truth to tell about optimising doubling times.
Just a nice word to close this thread as far as the discussion is concerned: From all that I have seen in various posts, I think this is a very friendly and helpfull community, able to make a dangerous addiction like stars! even more lethal.
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