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Taz leans in to admire the map...

...(and grab the 200th post)

BTW nice map - how'd you do it?

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Taz, you ARE the dude! ( http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif )

Just a screen print, cropped, and photoshoped.

Alas, I am a better narrator than a player http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif .

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">How incredibly lame... 4/6 religious races in one game...

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">How incredibly lame... 4/6 religious races in one game...</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Perhaps, but when reputations are on line and newbies want to win, seems like the natural choice. Of course, it's one of the reasons I see games ban Religious trait.

(Edit: And it follows that it helps to take the same trait so it can be traded)

[ May 31, 2003, 04:36: Message edited by: Slynky ]

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">How incredibly lame... 4/6 religious races in one game...</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hey, you talking to me? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

If it were a 6 person free for all game I would tend to agree with you. But this was a special game, so things are done a little differently. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Geoschmo

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Sorry, guys, for the delay. Just got back from Kentucky on business and will hop to the turn now.

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The Eldonia Clan, RexTorres, sent a fleet maurading into my empire. He bypassed the first system he entered and moved deeper into my territory obviously intent on wreaking as much havoc as possible. It killed 10 - 12 planets before being destroyed itself. We intercepted and destroyed another fleet attempting to move into our territory before it could do any harm. Altogether Eldonia lost about 40 ships. I lost the aforementioned planets. The new problem is the opposition's intel attacks. I'm losing a ship or two each turn to mutinies. I guess that pay raise we gave the military wasn't enough! Damned disloyal traitors! And now there's a new problem. Someone is spreading lies on some of our colony worlds and riots have begun breaking out. The Emperor has declared martial law and we're upping everyone's daily Scotch ration. Hopefully that'll quell the problem. Oh, and did I mention that the head of the IIA (Imperial Intelligence Agency) has been found guilty of gross negligence for failing to foresee the threat now facing the Empire? As penance, we are a theocracy, he will now serve as chief altar boy at the Our Father of the Rigid Staff church until he has absolved himself of his sins.

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"Our Father of the Rigid Staff"...

LOL!

Reminds me of the Triple R: Rigid Rod of Reality!
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

So far, though, our plan is working fairly well. Lull them into a sense of false security and then strike! I have assembled a fleet of 37 battleships and sweepers for over 200 mines...I'm ready. Little did they suspect it would be ME, Talisman-less as I am, to be striking deep into territory!

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Olden Ones -vs- Black Hole Alliance 2405.1

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1056399393.jpg

Key:

Olden Ones - top of the map
Black Hole Alliance - bottom of the map
Red systems - Shared systems, conflict, borders being discussed
Numbers - More than 1 homeworld in system
Letter T following name - Religious (has Talisman)
Greyed-out system - Nebulae or worthless systems
Orange line - General battle boundaries

General info - Both teams took one ancient race and two religious races.

Update - One month late with the yearly update. What can I say but, "War is hell!"

The Olden Ones have relied heavily on intel attacks against Lord Chane for most of the year. Most attacks were successful. There have been ship mutinys, planet arnachys, resource thefts, you name it. At the same time, there were ship incursions to deal with in his area. Needless to say, it's been tough for Lord Chane.

Elsewhere, Geo has decided he wants a cul-de-sac all to himself (see middle of map and trace the red battle markers... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif ). Some planets were scrapped and others were invaded. Slynky's empire mourns the loss of the loyal population who trusted them.

Finally, on the left, and most recently, small incursions were made against 1FSCAT's empire. A few planets burned and several ships destroyed. Both Asmala and Slynky have invaded.

Score at this turn:

Olden Ones: 2nd, 3rd, 6th
Black Hole Alliance: 1st, 4th, 5th

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Question:
Interms of Map design, was the way I layed out the center of the map a good or bad idea.