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Wed, 29 September 2004 22:05  |
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Concept: **Restricted scanners game** 
The idea is to increase paranoia by minimising knowledge of the other races. It also should dramatically encourage offensive play. It will be possible (at significant cost in terms of fleet numbers) to provide a minimal scanner net to protect your inner worlds, but you will still be highly vulnerable to cloakers.
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Race Wizard:
PRT: AR, JOAT, SD and PP are all banned due to inherant scanning abilities. CA banned as monster econ.
LRT: NAS trait banned
Hab: 3i banned
PRT specific restrictions (for balancing):
IS speed trap mines are not permitted
IT must remove all colonists from it's extra start star for one year on or before turn 2410. They can of course recolonise afterwards.
SS is the only race permitted to build Super-Stealth Cloaks (i.e. other races can only bulid the most basic Stealth Cloak.)
Planetary scanner restriction:
Planetary scanners are only permitted on HW stars. You are not permitted to build any new planetary scanners. If you capture a (HW) star you *are* permitted to build a scanner there.
Ship scanner restrictions:
Battle scanner, Rhino scanner and Pick Pocket scanner are the ONLY permitted ship scanners at the start of the game.
Mole scanner is permitted on and after turn 40 (by which time you should have cloaks...)
No other scanners are permitted.
[update: MT item - Multi-contained-munition is NOT permitted]
[update: MT item - Mega-Poly-Shell (80/40 armour) is permitted after 2450]
[update: MT item - Langston Shell (50/25, shield) is permitted at any time]
Approximate max scanning table:
Hull \ Scanner . . Rhino . Mole . . . Pick Pocket
Scout (1) . . . . . 50 . . . . 100 . . . 80
Frigate (3) . . . . . 66 . . . . 132 . . . 105
Rogue (5) . . . . . 75 . . . . 150 . . . 120
Galleon (8 ) . . . . 84 . . . . 168 . . . 135
Metamorph (17) . 102 . . . 203 . . . n/a
Nub (36) . . . . . . 122 . . . 245 . . . 196
Minefields:
Standard minefields are permitted. Speed trap minefields banned.
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Universe:
4-6 players = Small universe, normal density (around 128 stars)
7-9 players = Medium universe, sparse density (around 216 stars)
10+ players = Medium universe, normal density (around 288 stars)
Global settings:
ACCBBS = on
Random events = on
PPS = off at start, but enabled from 2480 (using victory condition)
Starting positions: "further"
Cheats:
Chaff permitted
Split fleet permitted
All other known (and unknown) cheats and exploits are banned. If you are not sure if something is within the rules, mail me.
Victory: Solo victory by highest score at turn 2500. PPS will be enabled from 2480.
Game will be hosted on autohost.
Game will use donjon's ranking system, probably at level 3 (LI).
Turn gens will be set to generate as soon as all turns are submitted, with a maximum of 48 hours. On the 22nd December turn gens will be reduced to 72 hour intervals (max) until the 2nd January. If a player does not submit for 2 gens in a row they will be set to inactive. If a player does not submit for 5 gens in a row a replacement will be sought immediately.
The host will be playing.
Please send PASSWORDED race files to me at dogthinker AT gmail DOT com with the subject line "dark". Please do NOT send me your password. Please check your race carefully to make sure if fits the description above. Once the game has started you will be REQUIRED to send your passwords to a neutral 3rd party (donjon). If you have to change your password during the game you must inform the nuetral 3rd party immediately and provide the new password. All passwords will be made available to all players at the end of the game, so please don't choose a password you commonly use in other games.
If anybody is suspected of cheating the neutral 3rd party (donjon) will be asked check the relevant turn files.
Phew.
Good luck. 
[update: fixed typo - PPS is on from 2480.]
[update: clarification - if you manage to capture a HW star, you are permitted to build a planetary scanner there]
[update: increased IT penalty, by reducing the time limit to 2410]
[update: MT item - Multi-contained-munition is NOT permitted]
[update: MT item - Mega-Poly-Shell (80/40 armour) is permitted after 2450]
[update: MT item - Langston Shell (50/25, shield) is permitted at any time]
[Updated on: Thu, 30 September 2004 22:33] Report message to a moderator
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