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Sun, 22 June 2003 08:34  |
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Maybe we should all summarise our current positions individually here then we can comment on them.
Well, the Naphtas were put together rather slap-dashly and it shows. I admit, this is my first time playing a HP race, but it doesn't take a brain scientist to work it out and after a couple of initial troubles getting things straight I am expanding rapidly.
As a PP, my value may not be immediately apparent but I want to generate in the enemy uncertainty about my capacity. I haven't thrown a single mineral packet yet, and it may not be immediately apparent that I have 2 worlds either.
I want to make a network of mass drivers throughout the universe - that way if a team member needs minerals immediately, all they have to do is build a mass driver and I can toss some at them. Now, the IT would of course be better at this, but I hope this can still be of some use.
I chose off-centred habs to be able to make annoyance factors high by sending light packets at enemy planets and deterraforming them. I think there's a large psychological effect at being constantly barraged - and never knowing exactly which planet will be targetted either.
In any case, I am expanding south - I have about 12 or so colonisers in the air, and I already own a number of good planets. I admit, my initial colonisation strategy had a few mistakes - unfamiliarity with Xtreme Borders didn't help at all. A HP race, though, was a fairly good choice as it takes a while for things to start having an effect anyway. I have fairly high hab rate for an HP race - eventually 1 in 2 - and perhaps I should have gone for a little lower and a few extra factories.
There is no use though crying over what I could have done, only what I can do. I am still an effective member of a team, and I believe we all have shortcomings in our races - the initial game conditions meant that we had to predict what our team would want.
I've got to thank Paladin though - you've really held this together and taken a great role as defacto leader, and helped me greatly in times when I couldn't devote as much attention as I probably should have. I've got to say - I'm proud to be playing with you.
Well, we haven't lost this game yet, in fact it's barely started. I'm sure we'll give it our all, and we may just manage to take and hold that planet after all.
Alex - the Naphtas.
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2420: State of the Union
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Re: 2420: State of the Union
By: Paladin on Sun, 22 June 2003 21:01 |
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Re: 2420: State of the Union
By: Coyote on Sun, 22 June 2003 23:50 |
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Re: 2420: State of the Union
By: Paladin on Mon, 23 June 2003 07:50 |
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2420: State of the Union
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Re: 2420: State of the Union
By: Coyote on Mon, 23 June 2003 17:03 |
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Re: 2420: State of the Union
By: Coyote on Mon, 23 June 2003 20:06 |
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Re: 2420: State of the Union
By: Paladin on Mon, 23 June 2003 22:19 |
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Re: 2420: State of the Union
By: Ozone on Tue, 24 June 2003 13:17 |
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Re: 2420: State of the Union
By: Paladin on Tue, 24 June 2003 18:22 |
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Re: 2420: State of the Union
By: Ozone on Tue, 24 June 2003 23:05 |
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Re: 2420: State of the Union
By: Coyote on Wed, 25 June 2003 02:02 |
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Re: 2420: State of the Union
By: EDog on Sat, 28 June 2003 00:46 |
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Re: 2420: State of the Union
By: Coyote on Sat, 28 June 2003 01:21 |
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Re: 2420: State of the Union
By: Coyote on Tue, 01 July 2003 01:42 |
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Re: 2420: State of the Union
By: Paladin on Tue, 01 July 2003 03:23 |
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Re: 2420: State of the Union
By: Coyote on Wed, 02 July 2003 13:53 |
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