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Re: Scanner-plotted path. Wed, 23 March 2011 01:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
neilhoward

 
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This one of those times in Stars! where the most you reliably can do is to punish the lazy (and hope for favour from the gods). The ultimate consequence is that MM makes for superior offence and defence.

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Re: Scanner-plotted path. Wed, 23 March 2011 01:50 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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nmid wrote on Wed, 23 March 2011 03:12


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hmmm... you are right, but how many would refer to stars calculator for past travel, when stars! already shows it to them.
The MM will be too high for them on a regular basis.
I would generally use it only for future travel.

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Finally, consider a enemy with full scanning, no planet hopping (or full pen-scanning)... can you hide your point of origin in the 1st year?
Planet hoping and 2 year jumps, would not work in case the fleet is under scanner coverage in the 1st year.



neilhoward wrote on Wed, 23 March 2011 11:07

This one of those times in Stars! where the most you reliably can do is to punish the lazy (and hope for favour from the gods). The ultimate consequence is that MM makes for superior offence and defence.


True... but point still exists as to how to do it in the 1st place.... Going to testbed it tonight.


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I know my minefields.. but I'm a chaff sweeper.
I used to curse when I got stuck in traffic... till I realised I AM traffic.

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Re: Scanner-plotted path. Wed, 23 March 2011 02:01 Go to previous message
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nmid wrote on Tue, 22 March 2011 22:50

Going to testbed it...


That will get you the best results 250 times out of 10.

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