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Re: Is HP IT possible? Sun, 09 November 2003 07:45 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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I'm actually currently working on a HP IT race... it's why I came on the forum this morning. I've got a few questions to ask - and they're at the bottom of the post...

Basically my aim for the race was...

a) to push out around 3k of resources on a perfect planet.

b) Not to take ORBM

c) To take UR

d) to have as wide hab as possible at 17% growth.


So here goes....

IT
UR, RS

0.52g to 2.48g
-92c to 108c
rad immune
17% growth
1/3 hab

1/2500
14/8/20
10/3/10

all tech expensive, start at 3 box checked.


Righty... reasons for my choices...

Rad immune: better planet distribution since my hab is central on other bars. Gives plenty of greens.

UR: mostly to help build a stargate on new colonised worlds. By using privateers to colonise in crash and burn style - you can can split the fleet at the last minute and scrap everything after you take the world. This basically gives a lovely resource injection, enough to get a gate built quick. It also has huge advantages in the end game - which is what this entire race is designed for : END GAME.

I didn't take ARM for obvious reasons (listed on another post) and I didn't take ORBM because I wanted mining robots rather than relying on planets.

The resources were as good as I could get really. I wanted to build less factories and have a higher output from them. These settings dropped me just over the 3k mark. I could probably lower the number of factories and still get my 3k target (19 factories would keep me over, 18 just under).

The planetary mineral settings are cheap and basic. My default queue is...

1020 factories
1020 mines

Basically I'm trying to build as many factories as possible. Early on in the 2 test beds I've run so far, mines were built as required - but once a reasonably sized mining operation was in place freighters were stargating here there and everywhere.

The big problem I can see this race having is getting to the end game based firstly on the really crappy technology settings and secondly that it's
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