Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 

Would the reason be, that besides the colony in the Ishantrissti System, the EEEvil flEEEts now hold more than 50% of the galaxy? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif
At least we hold it for now, who knows if you fleet has the power to take back the southern system?

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I am not currently at liberty to say what the reason is. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif But you don't hold more then 50% of the galaxy, you just have cut me off from the rest. Once you have colonies in EACH system over there then you will hold it. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">"If God is for us, who can be against us?"

This was a really interesting map because there were no chokepoints, so we both had to guard or attack through at least four warp points at any one time.

We spent turns 20-35 (ish) skirmishing between my Colony ships and ramships and Sparhawks armed scouts, and I think I came ahead out of that, forcing myself into systems Sparhawk would like to have claimed. Then I managed to get minefields laid in strategic locations, solidifying my advantage.

I also seemed to have developed a big economic lead, because I'd expected that Sparhawk would be able to put something nasty together with the time and research points (825,000 of them) that I spent getting to Talisman tech. But in fact, when I got my first attack fleets together (Light Cruisers with DUC V, PDC IV, ECM II, Talismans and Armor) and started advancing (around turn 50), I was only running into Destroyers with DUC IIIs.

It's now turn 55, and as well as the two fleets Sparhawk's seen, there'll be another arriving next turn, and another the turn after that. So if he doesn't have a huge fleet hidden behind his lines (which is what I was assuming), then the game is indeed over.

Thanks Sparhawk, it was fun. I hope it was for you too!

Mark

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Why, thank you sir!

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Aren't rusty spears a violation of the Geneva Conventions?

I haven't seen Tesco's maps or any discussion about them (I think they happened before I started playing KOTH). Can I take a look at one or two examples before I agree, or are we supposed to play them sight unseen?

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 

Hi Mark there are 25 maps...

There is 4 starting places set at 'any'

They are small maps and designed to place the players at meeting each other either by turn 10 or 20 turns later... depending on the location... So that surprise is still there.

The maps are available for download at the pbw site their called koth maps...

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Tesco, I can't remember, were those maps generated with SE (standard) or with the TDM Mod?

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 

KOTH Geo vs Cheeze - Turn 2408.7

The Flora had suffered massive setbacks, and it seemed the Reaper (hehe) was coming for certain. The Flora prepared several Last stand defenses, but it was clear that the Memnorak were far too superior in combat, and that was without their great advantage in numbers. An unexpected positive result in a crucial skirmish delayed the Memnorak advance, when their warfleet engaged three Flora fighter wings. A support convoy had met the warships but the fighters were between them, and one group of brave fighters swept into the support craft and did far more damage than expected. Three important colonies fell to the Memnorak, but went down in some great battles.

The Flora have devised new plans. When roots and tendrils cannot go through rock, they find ways to under or around it, and then wear the hard surface away. It apppears that some unexpected attacks have born fruit, and the Flora have taken root in some Imperium colonies.

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">What would that have to do with anything? Or are you speaking of FQM Mod?
TDM will generate the same maps that standard SE does as it only changes the AI. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

[ July 01, 2003, 16:33: Message edited by: Ragnarok ]

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Rusty (yet pointy) spears are listed as WMDs: Weapons of Messy Disembowelment.

I browsed through some of the Tesco maps a while back, and most (but not all) are larger and looks better (and fairer) than the average random map.
It's all up to you, I am happy with any setup http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Send me a message/mail with your decision.

Primitive