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

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">...which is exactly why you need to take Ancient Race, so you don't make that mistake. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Well yea it is a 1000 point security blanket in that case. If you take a chance and assume you will start further apart then I think there are better ways to spend the points.

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

I hear that the 1,000 points isn't worth it yet I've had more than one player, when deciding settings, ask to exclude it. If it's not worth the 1,000 points, then it would seem people would WANT me to waste them. I can spend those 1,000 points and still get around 130% off/def, and 3 other special traits. So, in the future, if it's a waste of points, then let me waste them and don't propose we exclude it from choice... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

There, that's all that needs to be said on ancient in KOTH from me.

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

Slynky vs Parabolize: 2405.5

Parabolize surrenders.

The fleet that I invaded with is set, by looking at the surrender map, to invade without much of a problem. Anticipating a successful invasion, I built a colonizer to move in behind me to settle and make me a resupply center (though I had supply mods on the sweepers, they wouldn't get me too far).

As to the fleet of his in the middle of the map (I guessed correctly when I said 50 or so), it would have had a hard time breaking through either of the warp points it could have chosen as I had fighters, sats, and a fleet of 40 (trained) ships as both places.

I''m still amazed at his empire management and how he could build and maintain over 100 ships! I guess I still need to learn more. As tough an opponent as he is, I don't understand why his rating is so low. I wonder if he has had too much bad luck in other games (though, after a while, the luck should be averaged out).

Good game, Parabolize! I was on the edge of my computer seat till the end.

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

Looks like Spoon and I are up. And the winner gets to get in a longgggg line for the throne... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif .

Spoon, my preferences are standard setup with one GOOD planet instead of an average one. What are your suggestions?

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

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">And people wonder why I sit on the bottom, I never have to wait for a game! (For Sale: 1 bridge, slightly used...) http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

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

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">And people wonder why I sit on the bottom, I never have to wait for a game! (For Sale: 1 bridge, slightly used...) http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I hear that!

(what makes it worse is looking at my email and seeing all the games I created running like crazy and me sitting here typing stupid things in the forum while gazing longingly at the inbox... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif )

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

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">My preference is for you to take Crystaline, Emotionless, and 150% repair. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

Failing that, your suggestion sounds good to me. Good luck!

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

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Woosies and cowards all of them! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif Real supreme rulers don't need the fuzzy wozzy comfort of ancient race.

[ January 05, 2004, 13:25: Message edited by: DavidG ]

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

Any of you guys stuck in the line waiting for a game and feel like a practice game let me know. Note that I'm no longer in the hill because I don't want to commit the time and the KOTH clone thing is getting a bit boring. So if anyone wants a game possibly like the following let me know at dgunsten@sympatico.ca :

expect at least a turn a day but maybe not much more.
Ruins (unbalancing? who cares it's fun)
No mines
No training
any other wierd settings you want.
such as:
must take a racial and use only racial weapons

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

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">It's all part of the mental game Slynk. You think ancient race is crucial. If I can get you to not use it then in your mind you are playing at a disadvantage. Even if I don't really think it's that big of an advantage having it, the important thing is how much it screws with your head not to have it. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif