donjon wrote on Mon, 28 March 2005 12:18

however, 30% is the floor... is that not not enough to gen full facts in 100 years?

Currently playing in a game with minimum concentration in both germ and bora (could have been worse with iron and bora). There were some calls for a re-gen (I think from some HP races ) but we carried on in the end.

Is making for an interesting game since we also have a restriction on the number of worlds we can colonise and so there is a scrabble for germ rich worlds.

Personally, I prefer having the possibility of low concentrations to keep us on our toes in race design

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however, 30% is the floor... is that not not enough to gen full facts in 100 years?

It's not just a matter a maxing facs, but maxing tech too. It would also be nice to be able to build as many facs and ships as you desire in the first 20 years. There are limits of course, but extra surface Germ about 30 would make a substantial difference. To be honest I'm hoping for at least 60. That would be good

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Currently playing in a game with minimum concentration in both germ and bora. Personally, I prefer having the possibility of low concentrations to keep us on our toes in race design

Okay, but your game doesn't have a 100 year gen does it. Makes a massive difference to a game like this one.
In a usual game I quite like low Germ as many players don't cope well with it, whereas I do
Low Iron is more bothersome to me in a normal game, but yes you just have to deal with it.
In a game with 100 years gen there's very little you can do to compensate over that time frame and it does make a difference as to whether we can max our tech or not. That's kind of the idea.

If it's decided by either the host or player vote that low germ is the go, then I might just turn around and choose IS. Suddenly it's looking a lot more viable

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I my testbeds I run out of iron much earlier than out of germ. My current approach for this game is to build as many ships as possible, and build only so many mines to get enough iron for that. Factories are just a resource booster to make those mines to dig out enough iron. It will be plenty of time to build them in the next 100 turns. BR, Iztok

Idealy, higher amounts of both Iron and Germ would be preferable, but higher amounts of Germ is particularly important becuase if you have a low amount of germ at the Homeworlds then it tends to be so across the entire galaxy. The HW is okay because it always maintains minimal 30 concentrations, but the rest of the planets won't. Consequently many planets will fail to produce sufficient resources and therefore minerals.

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OK,

I'll take it over...
unless someone objects...

regards,
donjon

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Was hoping you would take over (since you joining too )

Ill send you the email addresses of the current players involved.

-Xcalibre-

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Yep,

Me included

I have done pretty extensive testing and have honed my race to that size.

I am going to post to Mr. Stars! later this morning.

regards,
donjon

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donjon wrote on Thu, 07 April 2005 05:41

Yep, Me included I have done pretty extensive testing and have honed my race to that size. donjon

I'd probably be up for hosting "Galactic Awakening - Part Two" in a couple of months. I'd change some of the rules, though. Namely, the teams are arranged before hand, and the starting positions rearanged so they start in the same quadrant. The universe was a medium/large dense/packed. Split fleet dodge would be allowed, as there is no good way to police it, and ain't that big a deal. I'd also disallow CA, as it's nice to see what combo's others come up with.

If this sounds interesting to anyone, let me know and I'll revist this when GA - part 1 is close to finished.

-Matt

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yupper...too much testbedding to change anything now........
probably like 15-20 races with almost an hour or more on each.......no changes please......
Let stick with what was decided at the beginning...

regards

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Chuckle,

Since posting to Mr. Stars my enrollment has swelled to 20 players.

We are looking at two runs, my friends

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Crappicus wrote on Thu, 07 April 2005 18:08

Sweet.... do I still just send you my passworded race file?

Yes, please do

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When does the race have to be in? Do non-300k races even have a snowballs chance in hell?

I would have to qualify the "300K" by saying it all depends upon the PRT

For some PRT's coming up with 300K is almost easy... for others its not possible or likely... of course, whether a 300K PRT has the wherewithall to become a contender for winning would depend a lot on his/her allies.

regards,
donjon

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Hi!

Crappicus wrote on Fri, 08 April 2005 02:08

Do non-300k races even have a snowballs chance in hell?

What will count will be proper tech and available amount of minerals. Race with 300k will just spend its minerals faster.

And, as donjon aready pointed out, the other two allies. If we all get in the game with our best designs, I have a strong feeling there will be extremely high demand for certain services nobody will be able to provide.
Eh, let's and !
BR, Iztok

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Yeah, but if you ARENT a mega-producer, it is likely your allies will cut you loose. I've had that happen in a game like this. My allies were stronger than me.... so they killed me. The only way to ensure you have a chance in this game is to be big enough your allies dont look upon your space with envious eyes.

It would be surprising for that to happen this game. Everyone will be so busy with enemies right on the doorstep that they should be protecting an ally even if it is a bit weaker. Might be different however if you end up way behind on tech.

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Well, the race I wanted to use only ended up with 18's accross the board for research, but with a bit of post-sleep time would be extremely formidable. The race I am using ends up with 26's accross the board

There won't be any time for sleeping, as the knives will be out very soon after the 100 year gen. You made the right choice to go with the race that achieved 26's across the board

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Galactic Awakening is now closed.
Two games have been defined and one started at this time

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