Re: PBW \"newbie game\"
 

This game suddenly got a little more interesting for Phoenix-D and I. I have finally found another human player. It has me kind of on edge.

Re: PBW \"newbie game\"
 

Yeah, it "only" took us 31 turns to make contact :P

Phoenix-D

Re: PBW \"newbie game\"
 

I have not found any human players yet (as you know) but today I discovered the first aliens. It's the ligh colored greens (whatever their name is, Kyrat or such) but unfortunately they occupy the same atmosphere rocks as I do.
I have succeeded in colonizing the juicy system I mentioned a few days ago, and to stabilise my mineral production, though I fear it delayed other efforts. I had to spend 3 turns researching minerals II so I could upgrade my home planet's miners.
I would love to explore further, but am a bit paranoid. On my frontier are two nebulae, and I am afraid that if I send my small exploratory force through it, a human player will slip by me and attack my recently established colonies. Oh well, such are the challenges of SEIV http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/images/icons/icon7.gif

Re: PBW \"newbie game\"
 

You're worried about that?

Load up the turn after I first contact you.

Look in your northern area..

notice the frigite parked there? http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/images/icons/icon7.gif

Also: solar panels don't work as well as I'd hoped.

Phoenix-D

Re: PBW \"newbie game\"
 

What worries me is that I might lose population. That is my main concern, keeping my race alive and well. And all those ships just popped out of no where.

I suppose that I should be a tad more worried about meeting Dragonlord. That guy has quite an economic backbone.

Re: PBW \"newbie game\"
 

Me, I just find it pathetic that my first losses were not from humans, but from a pair of ships from those blue idiots. Embarassing.

Oh well, they gave my race something to vent on.

Phoenix-D

Re: PBW \"newbie game\"
 

Thus far, I'm enjoying my game - but a little disappointed at the lack of good habitable planets in my region. Perhaps my unique location makes up for it though.

[This message has been edited by capt_spoogy (edited 03 July 2001).]

Re: PBW \"newbie game\"
 

WARNING: I'm off to work for 7-8 hours so I would not recommend staying by the computer waiting for me to send in my turn.

Hey Spoogy, you should trade some ships for an alien transport that is parked around their homeworld. The computer always loads up the transports with population when they are around the homeworld. That could help you out if you have colonized a lot of Carbon Dioxide planets.

Re: PBW \"newbie game\"
 

I hope Baal can put in a few turns later tonight, I am getting bored. Finally made first contact with a human player Last turn, and curious to see what kind of relationship this will turn into.

Re: PBW \"newbie game\"
 

Sorry for the delay. I work that long night shift, so I pretty much inactive between 6pm EST to 2 pm EST the next day. But I'll always try to get as many turns in as I can during the 4 hours I'm home.

I'm in Canada, so no independence holiday for me - we just had ours on Sunday. We should be able to do lots of turns again this saturday...

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