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

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Try this and see how much fun it is when you win. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Quite true. No disagreement. But, I think, the results will be 1 of 2 things: (1) You win and then think it's because the opponent was just a weak player (therefore, the victory is a bit diminished) or (2) You lose and feel it's due to the map and wish you had spent the time doing something else.

NOW, if I played on a map that held benefits for one person while harming MY game/position and I won that game and it was Asmala, I'd probably get so swell-headed NO one could stand me... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif .

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

As usual, Geo, better words than I could assemble. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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

Renegade, I see your opponent has uploaded a turn after you message. I put the game on fully automatic. Let's see if that helps.

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

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Getting lucky is fun. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif Oh well guess I'm the only one who liked the kinder gentler KOTH of days gone by.

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

You know having events effect the gameplay can make one unlucky or lucky. In my latest game vs the AI ive had a few medical plagues - have a ship for each 3 systems that can quickly move to problem areas.

1 planet explode but that is good considering my planets number around 88. Also had a ship constuction base get warped to a random unsettled map point (it had some population and sats on board) therefore being on the other end of the 255 system map i was able to build a few colonies and expand from the top left and bottom right corner. Its good to attack 1 big enemy from both fronts - they are really pushing themselves to combat my multi front attack. Perhaps a smarter AI would help

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

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Parabolize,

Yes, it looks that way on my side of the map too. I'm a gas race, are you? I figure as long as we are both gas, then the map is balanced. If you are not, I'm probably screwed.

taterbill </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">H2 rock http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif
but I will restart if you want http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Parabolize,

In the name of kinder, gentler, KOTH, and for the sake of the 17 turns we got in yesterday, let's just keep going. When I lose I can just blame it on the map.

taterbill

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

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Thanks a lot Asmala. I emailed him and he said he wouldn't be able to do turns on weekends, so I'm not sure if fully automatic is such a good idea. However, he said some days he could do more than one turn a day, so maybe it'll balance itself out http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif We'll see.

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

Parabolize,

What just happened? I uploaded a turn, then immediately downloaded the next turn, and it's like the AI has played a turn for me. I suddenly have all kinds of crappy AI designs, and worse yet, they are all half finished at all my shipyards. My ships are suddenly going all over the place, I wasted a turn of research, etc. Arrrggghhh!

Did the same thing happen to you, or was it just me?

taterbill

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

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Just you.
I dont know why it happend maybe you sent the wrong turn http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/confused.gif
Anyway turn off the damn AI in your ministers menu! I hate it when that happens.

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

OK, I'm gonna throw in the towel. First the map, now this... You wouldn't believe how stupidly designed my new half-finished fleet is! Oh well.

I do always turn off the AI ministers, but this one time I forgot. Figures.

Good luck Parabolize. You win w/o firing a shot.

I do believe there are serious issues w/ your maps Tesco. I think they'll be fine as long as both players chose Rock. Otherwise, they're toast.

Asmala, please leave me off the board for a while. I'm actually having more fun in my multi-player games.

Thanks.