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Roanon June 15th, 2003 05:39 PM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
Ahh - those were the days. Playing World in Flames, Empires in Arms and similar every second weekend with half a dozen people, and enjoying games that Lasted a few months but were tremendous fun. Someone had room enough to reserve a table for the game map where it could rest and wasn't touched in between. Really great.
Unfortunately, to marry seems to ruin a true gamers life http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

[ June 15, 2003, 16:40: Message edited by: Roanon ]

Mathias_Ice June 15th, 2003 06:00 PM

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

Originally posted by Roanon:
Unfortunately, to marry seems to ruin a true gamers life http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">and a true drinker's life, and a true camper's life, etc., etc. But, ah, the rewards...(?)

Mathias

Geckomlis June 15th, 2003 06:15 PM

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

Originally posted by Roanon:
Unfortunately, to marry seems to ruin a true gamers life http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">?! You must have married the "wrong kind" of women... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif My wife actually likes that I game. Of course, she is somewhat of a geek in her own right.

Slick June 15th, 2003 06:33 PM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
Just remind your wife that there are a lot of worse vices that a husband could have. That works for me.

Slick.

Slynky June 15th, 2003 06:49 PM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
Yeah, Mathis, Tactics II by Avalon Hill. Then Blitzkrieg. Ahhh, those were the days of square gaming on Boards. Later came the hexes.

BUT, this IS a KOTH thread...LOL.

And sportsmanship is relevant. Besides seeing the good attitudes displayed, it's nice to see those attitudes noticed and appreciated.

(I usually rate a player with a 5 when I see them post a message of that nature)

Rambie June 15th, 2003 06:58 PM

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

Originally posted by Ragnarok:
Ragnarok vs. Rambie

... I want to thank Rambie for a great game and I wasn't sure if I would pull it off for along time...

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ragnarok, I'd like to thank you for a great game too. You are also a very good player and I too made some mistakes in this game. I learned allot and will hopefully not make them again.

Hopefully, we'll meet again on the battlefield sometime.

tesco samoa June 15th, 2003 07:46 PM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
Slick I never thought of that one.

Perhaps you should let gryphin know. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Geckomlis June 15th, 2003 08:43 PM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
K.O.T.H. Mathias_Ice vs Gecko
KOTH Defaults
No Intelligence
2401.6
First Contact. Looks like our home systems are reasonably remote from one another.
2401.7+
Mathias_Ice is in first place.
Dual colonial occupation in the Marjoram system.
Minor skirmishes between my deep-range explorer/spoiler ships and his colonizers, satellites, and satellite layers. On the hop, burned out one of his huge breathables and took out a colony ship in transit.

Ragnarok June 15th, 2003 09:03 PM

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

Originally posted by Slynky:
A long game, Rags! ...

Congrats to both on a good game...to have Lasted for over a hundred turns, it must have been a nice contest!

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yes, it was a long game. I guess I'm starting to be known for that. All my KOTH games so far have been over 100 turns. The shortest one I believe was with Pheonix-D that went 101 turns. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif I don't know if that means me and the people I play like to build up slowly or if it means me and the other person are more defensive then offensive.
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/confused.gif

But either way, I would like to get away from such long games. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Rambie: Thanks for the kind words. I too would love to meet you once again on the hill and perhaps we will someday. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Asmala, who is my next opponet? From the looks of the page I think I have to wait on someone, is that correct? Edit: Nevermind. I didn't see you had updated it. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif

[ June 15, 2003, 20:06: Message edited by: Ragnarok ]

Geckomlis June 15th, 2003 10:27 PM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
K.O.T.H. Mathias_Ice vs Gecko
KOTH Defaults
No Intelligence
2402.9+
Gecko is in first place.
My forward-deployed ships are increasingly getting whacked by satellites on the far side of warp points. Otherwise, I am increasingly painting little Greenie Meanie flags and planets on my hulls. It is mostly a DUC/Missile duel at this point. You know, I kinda really miss the kill/loss stats from Empire Deluxe…
Oh, ok, NOW he is chasing down my front-line ships with determination – it was fun while it Lasted. *boom* there goes another one, but I am sure they already earned a spot in Valhalla.
2403.4
I hate mines – my imploding fleet must have tilted the kill/loss ratio towards Mathias_Ice, as well as putting him in first place.

Slick June 15th, 2003 10:45 PM

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Quote:

Originally posted by geckomlis:
You know, I kinda really miss the kill/loss stats from Empire Deluxe…

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Look in your Designs (F3) menu and click on "Stats/Strategy". It doesn't show you your entire empire stats, but you can view successes on a ship basis. Works for units too - check out how many kt your mines have "sunk".

Slick.

Geckomlis June 15th, 2003 10:53 PM

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

Originally posted by Slick:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by geckomlis:
You know, I kinda really miss the kill/loss stats from Empire Deluxe…

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Look in your Designs (F3) menu and click on "Stats/Strategy". It doesn't show you your entire empire stats, but you can view successes on a ship basis. Works for units too - check out how many kt your mines have "sunk".

Slick.
</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks Slick, knew that one. I really liked the spreadsheet in Empire Deluxe though - especailly the totals, overall and by unit type.

Lord Chane June 15th, 2003 11:14 PM

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

Originally posted by primitive:
The Primitive one has been waiting a long time on the crest of the hill. That's no good for for his temper, no good at all.

A skinny little guy calling himself Lord Chane steps up to the crest and calls out a challenge. Sounds like the poor bastard belives the Primitive one will fight an honorable battle.

- Not so young lord, cause no Lords or Lordly manners are alowed in the realm of Primitive.
You I will hunted for sport alone. Your planets I will be glassed and your people captured to serve as slaves for my barbarian hordes. For you Lord Chane, only the ball and chain awaits.

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ahh, the mind of the Primitive. Were your race further up the evolutionary ladder you would know that your place is at the bottom of the hill. But no matter. When we are finished with you your race will be even more primitive than it is now. Sticks and stones will seem like advanced tools. Prepare yourself, Primitive, for we are the true masters.

Slick June 15th, 2003 11:27 PM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
Gecko, you are going to make me play a game of ED today and I don't have the time! Please stop. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Slick.

Mark the Merciful June 16th, 2003 12:36 AM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
Sparhawk's Empire (Sparhawk) -vs- Kif Hegemony (Mark the Merciful): 2403.7

(standard KOTH game: 1 medium starting homeworld)

First contact was around turn 21, when one of Sparhawk's armed scouts turned up from a direction I wasn't at all expecting (it turns out there's a warp-line across the middle of the spiral galaxy). As a result, he managed to glass a high value breathable planet before running into a hastily deployed minefield.

In the next few turns, we met all along the front. Sparhawk had clearly sent off armed scouts in all directions, while I was pushing forward agressively with Colony ships. In one direction my lead colony ship was able to ram his scout out of the way and continue the mission. In another his scout managed to kill off three colony ships before I finally got the bugger.

It's a complex map. There are no real bottlenecks, and never less than four warp-points connecting our two halves of the galaxy. There are also cross-connections and dead systems (nebulae etc) to further complicate the issue.

At first Sparhawk's wave of armed ships slowed down my aggressive colonisation efforts. However, minefields mostly prevented him advancing into my space, and some hastily-built ramming frigates have enabled me to get rid of his scouts and push forward again. There are now two systems which are jointly colonised, and possibly another to follow.

It's a very fluid situation.

Mark

DavidG June 16th, 2003 01:03 AM

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

Originally posted by geckomlis:
... and captured the 4 colony ships that were mothballed there.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">What happens when you do this? does he get 4 mothballed ships or do they become un-mothballed when he gets them?

Slynky June 16th, 2003 01:26 AM

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

Originally posted by Stone Mill:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Slynky:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Slick:

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yes, it's a nice breath of fresh air. I know that most anyone who has the "balls" to join in KOTH has to be of a competitive nature...</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Be careful, Slynk-meister... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Now, THAT'S funny, Stone! Funny because you chose to say Slynk-meister. Slynky is the name I use when I play NTN Trivia (found in sports bars) all over North America) and Lord Chane, a friend I work with, started calling me Slynk-meister when we played. Of course, I rarely beat him there either!

Mathias_Ice June 16th, 2003 08:00 AM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
KOTH Mathias Ice vs Geckomlis:

We cranked out 70 turns today! Is this a record? After a little squabling here and there around two choke points the fronts are busting open. Gecko first glassed my colony that had been sitting on "his" side of the line (allowing me to watch in dread as he built a fleet,) then tore through my mine field at one choke point and glassed my lone colony on "my" side of that line. At about turn 65 I sent my first fleet through the other choke point. Two major battles insued simultaneously. My invasion fleet of about 10 LC gunboats and 10 mine sweepers met a fleet of about 10 of his ships over one of his colonies. The result was a glassed planet and no more enemy fleet while I suffered barely a scratch. On the other end of the galaxy, Gecko sent his invasion fleet warping through into another system of mine only to meet an opposing force on the other side. Despite being outnumbered at what seemed about 20 to 10, I got first shot and the battle resulted in what seemed like a serious upset, the dust of his 20 or so ships littering the warp point while I only lost a few of my ships. I have since warped a severly crippled ship through that warp point and have observed he still has many ships in that system. Meanwhile my invasion fleet glassed the two remaing planets in the system they have been tromping in. What a day. It's either close to being over or it will be a long and bloody fight.

Mathias Ice

Slynky June 16th, 2003 03:51 PM

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

Originally posted by Mathias_Ice:
KOTH Mathias Ice vs Geckomlis:

We cranked out 70 turns today! Is this a record?

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Well, if it's not, I'd like to see the score that did win the title http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif .

geoschmo June 16th, 2003 04:55 PM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
Geoschmo vs Cheeze 2401.8

You must be mistaken Minister. I am by no means as expert in the scientific fields as you are, but intelligent plants? How can this be possible? How could plants have evolved the ability to use tools and construct space ships?

Your Emminence, they appear to grow their ships. From what we have been able to determine from the debris of the ship we destroyed it appears the hull is a species of plant life itself. Not the same species as the Floral ones, it appears to be non-sentient itself. But the intelligent plants appear to be able to manipulate other organisms telepathically. At least that is our best guess. We will need more time to research it. Perhaps if we can collect some live specimens next time Emminence?

That may prove difficult minister. The Defense minister tells me the ship we encountered was an unarmed colony ship. But rather then avoid conflict as our colony ship captains are instructed the UF ship attacked and rammed our vessel. Obviously they have little regard for individual life. If their unarmed colony ships behave in such a manner we can only assume that any armed ships they send our way will be quite determined in battle. Their will be time for botany experiments later. Right now we will need to accelerate our weapons research programs.

Yes your Emminence.

Slynky June 16th, 2003 05:13 PM

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

Originally posted by geoschmo:
Geoschmo vs Cheeze 2401.8

You must be mistaken Minister. I am by no means as expert in the scientific fields as you are, but intelligent plants? How can this be possible? How could plants have evolved the ability to use tools and construct space ships?

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">LOL @ Geo.

Hey, Geo, you live TOO far north to have the proper respect for KUDZU! That single word will answer the above question.

geoschmo June 16th, 2003 05:25 PM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
I have heard of it. I heard you don't have to actually build houses in some places down there. Just lash some poles together for a frame and come back in a few days and cut holes for the windows. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Geoschmo

Slynky June 16th, 2003 05:41 PM

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

Originally posted by geoschmo:
I have heard of it. I heard you don't have to actually build houses in some places down there. Just lash some poles together for a frame and come back in a few days and cut holes for the windows. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Geoschmo

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I think you have a good grasp of the situation... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

In all seriousness, I read somewhere that Kudzu in optimal conditions can grow nearly a foot a day.

And back to "space plants"...now you know how intelligent plant life evolved... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Slynky June 16th, 2003 06:49 PM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
Gandalph -vs- Slynky 2405.1

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1055779814.jpg

(I figured a map might make it more interesting, so...)

Orange is Slynky and green is Gandalph.

Starting fairly close to each other, I tried to cut his exploration and colonizing off down through points 1 and 2. This was unsuccessful as shared points 1 and 2 early in the game.

With significant events ocurring around turn 40 (or so), I took control of point 1 while he took control of point 2.

But not without harmful effects. Gandalph lost a significant part of his fleet in his bid to take control (and glass planets) at point 1. I was able to take good control of that system by doubling back my fleet and killing the rest of his fleet.

Meanwhile, he wiped me like a raw booger at point 2. I had to scramble to prevent any further incursions northward from that point.

While all this was going on, I kept up my exploration/colonizing efforts. This gave me a good share of the galaxy (you can see by the map).

Not sure Gandalph's frame of mine but he seemed to let the areas we fought in stay the way they were and make an effort to expand to the west (toward point 3). We shared some systems there (2) and he had a fleet with several warships and "full mine-sweeping" capabilities moving with his MANY colony ships. But I was already entrenched enough to defend the first planet he attacked (point 3). His warships were killed attacking a planet with 5 platforms. (I think he had bad luck in movement as his ships moved into range of MY platforms but not in range of his weapons AND, I hit 100%). This left about 8 colony ships and 5 sweepers without a guard...so they are huddling over a planet of his (that I assume have mines).

In another area, I captured a colony ship of his and moved his breathers to a juicy planet of mine that was converted from 6 facs to 30 facs (142% minerals!).

In the most recent turns, I have begun an assualt on his planets into point 2.

For the first time in the game, I have become more relaxed and feel more confident. With over 100k research and 70 (superior, I think) ships, I think a victory might be waiting for me. Of course, ANY good player should be wary of a "killer" fleet that could show up at any turn.

The whole game, BTW, has only had DUCs (and a few missiles) for ship weapons. In fact, I just now upgraded to DUC 5s! (A much different game than I played with Mark the Merciful).

geoschmo June 16th, 2003 08:37 PM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
Geoschmo vs Cheeze 2402.5

No maps yet. Too early in the game and don't want to give away too much information. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

A little bit of action the Last couple turns. Cheeze got to meet my Herbacide class fighters. They do a nice job "mowing down" his ships. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif Got a couple more colony ships, and a couple of escorts.

I was not thinking much about the escorts until I saw the design. Boarding parties. Aha! Trying to get some easy colony tech are we? Hehe. Might have worked too if I hadn't had my fighters and missle frigates around. Now that I know what's going on I'll have to make sure my colony ships have an escort.

Speaking of my missle frigates. One took out a UF colony ship, but took heavy damage to his ramming tactics. I guess my captains are too stupid to stay out of ramming range even though their missles would easily allow them to do so. Ah well.

Lost one fighter squadron to a UF minefield. Not unexpected, but I had to try it anyway to see if he had mines yet.

Geoschmo

primitive June 16th, 2003 10:52 PM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
"Pulsating music, lots of horns and drums. The camera flies low over a barren landscape, strange animals roam the plains, small volcanos and tarpits are everywhere. Music rises to a crescendo, heavy chanting are added, as the camera takes a spin around a mud village where brute half-men dances around a bloodstained altar. Camera moves on to a half built (or half demolished) stone castle and flies in through an open hole in the wall, and comes to rest at a huge barbarian pacing the floor. Music toned down and fading to the sound of his steps."

For 11 months an impatient Primitive have paced the floor of his palace. A number of aides are running around taking care of more menial tasks, like research and colonizing the many available planets in the near vicinity. Scouts had been sent out in all directions, but as yet there is no sign of the upstart Lordling who challenged Primitives ambition to become the King.

"The sound of another set of steps can be heard, faster and lighter"

A messager have arrived:
- Primordial one, I bear good news. The enemy have been spotted at Last. The scout sent South and East have found two small enemy colonies in the Galgamis system.

With a mighty roar, Primitive calls for an assembly of the warriors at the Great Hall.

"Camera moves from warrior to warrior, each more brutish and dirtylooking than the previous one. Before it comes to rest on Primitive sitting on a throne."

- Make my warships ready, we leave at once.
"The hall goes suddenly silent, everybody looks embarrassedly away or down. Only a wizened little man with frizzy gray hair have the audacity to meet Primitves eyes."
- Councellor Grafenfelt, what causes this strange silence ?
- O magnificently unwashed one, may I complement you on your extra pungent body odor today.
- No sucking up you little weasel, answer my question.
- There are no warships. Greatest savage.
- NO SHIPS !!! And why is that so ?
- There has simply not been time, Rancid one. We have had all our shipyards building colonizers.
- Then build me some warships FAST, or I will cut your head off and display it on the tip of my rusty (yet pointy) spear. And make them big, with big guns.
- Ehh, Those new stains on your loincloth are very becoming…
- No stalling Grafenfelt. I want my ships NOW !!!!!
- Ahh, you see stutters the little man. We do not know how to build any warships yet. Our research have all been on other stuff, like mines and theoretical sciences.
- WHAT !!! MINES !!! That’s a cowards weapon, I’ll have your head….

Luckily for the poor councillor the exchange are disturbed by another messenger.
- The enemy are spotted in the west (turn 13).

Primitive VS Lord Chane. Turn 20
We had a 3 planet start. Started probably as far apart as possible, as we met on both sides of the galaxy at approximately the same time. Divided the universe equally between us, and we are now both laying mines to protect our holdings. Luckily I remembered to do the ritual sacrifice of a goat before the game, so I got an uncanny number of large breathables in my half of the universe. Hopefully Lord Chane doesn't know that trick as it have not reached the FAQ yet http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Slynky June 17th, 2003 12:51 AM

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

Originally posted by geoschmo:
Geoschmo vs Cheeze 2402.5

No maps yet. Too early in the game and don't want to give away too much information. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

A little bit of action the Last couple turns. Cheeze got to meet my Herbacide class fighters. They do a nice job "mowing down" his ships. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif Got a couple more colony ships, and a couple of escorts.

I was not thinking much about the escorts until I saw the design. Boarding parties. Aha! Trying to get some easy colony tech are we? Hehe. Might have worked too if I hadn't had my fighters and missle frigates around. Now that I know what's going on I'll have to make sure my colony ships have an escort.

Speaking of my missle frigates. One took out a UF colony ship, but took heavy damage to his ramming tactics. I guess my captains are too stupid to stay out of ramming range even though their missles would easily allow them to do so. Ah well.

Lost one fighter squadron to a UF minefield. Not unexpected, but I had to try it anyway to see if he had mines yet.

Geoschmo

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Couple of good puns in there, Geo!

Boarding parties at turn 25? Wow! I bet you have some work cut out for you.

Slynky June 17th, 2003 01:05 AM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
Primitive -vs- Lord Chane

I could have quoted you, Primitive, but, your book was deemed TOO lengthy... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif .

What I wanted to say was that THIS was the cool kind of game play that makes reading the KOTH thread fun.

I've played both of you before and, without divulging tactics, I can say without too much worry that both of you aproach the game alike. BOTH of you are warriors!

I look forward to more narrative and, the inevitable blood!

DavidG June 17th, 2003 02:31 AM

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LOL Nice review Primitive. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Ragnarok June 17th, 2003 02:35 AM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
Interesting way of putting it Primitive. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif I liked it alot.

Oh, and would someone care to join me on the middle of the hill? I am starting to get lonely up here and plus I have nothing to do right now. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif Who is close to being up here?

Cheeze June 17th, 2003 07:47 AM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
The Green Ones are positively mobile in the anger and frustration. Not only have they suffered needless loss after loss, but the impudent scaly ones hurl taunts at them with very fighters that annihilate the hard-grown fruits of the garden. Oh, the indignity of it all!!! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Nevertheless, the Last bunch of animals that used 'herbicide' and the like served as rich fertilizer, and their gaping maws were used for potting young sprouts. May it be so once again!!

geoschmo June 17th, 2003 07:32 PM

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

Originally posted by Slynky:
Boarding parties at turn 25? Wow! I bet you have some work cut out for you.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Well, I need to keep my colony ships away from him or escort them, that's for sure. So far I've been lucky. The only thing he has managed to "capture" is depleted uranium shells and capital ship missles. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Geoschmo vs Cheeze 2403.1

The borders have more or less gelled now. My estimate is we both have about half the quadrant under our control. We both appear to asscribe to the "scout by colony ship" strategy, so we have ended up with shared ownership of several system along the border. Changing that will likely be a priority for both of us I am sure.

I have pretty much held first place the entire game so far, but that really means nothing at this point. I have no way of knowing how far behind me he is. All of the early battles have gone my way. He's lost several escorts and several colony ships. I lost one squadron of fighters to a minefield and had one frigate damaged by a crazy colony ship captain. Mines went up early so neither of us has lost any planets IIRC.

Now comes the phase where we fill in the colonies we skipped to get deep border penatration, and the build up to the first serious battles.

Geoschmo

cybersol June 17th, 2003 09:36 PM

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

Originally posted by Asmala:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by cybersol:
[non-KOTH member with future aspirations]

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">This is an open tournament so if you want to participate just send a message to me.</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks for the open invitation. I will wait a bit to join so I can finish the AI's I have been working on recently. There is enough to learn on that front to keep me busy right now.

Stone Mill June 17th, 2003 09:50 PM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
Great reviews. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif Keep 'em coming.

Ragnarok June 17th, 2003 11:27 PM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
Hello down there...(echo..echo..) I'm still sitting up here alone. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif Any longer and I might fall asleep and ya'll catch me off guard and knock me to the bottom again. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

Geckomlis June 18th, 2003 04:49 AM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
K.O.T.H. Mathias_Ice vs Gecko
KOTH Defaults
No Intelligence

2407.9
Southern Cross Army
The deep-range colony in Xillantha system has fallen. Millions killed. A handful of defsats and fighters made a Last ditch stand. They confirmed one kill and one probable cripple before we lost contact with planetary defense command. That leaves at least 25 ships remaining in the enemy fleet. We do not have anything to stop the Green Meanie’s Empire fleet’s advance short of our core worlds. Our people are have lost faith and soon will lose hope. All remaining fleet units are being diverted to the Wurtuy system for a forlorn hope warp point defense. Even at maximum speed, most ships will not arrive in time. We have no choice.
2408.0
Xillantha system has fallen. The Last Southern Cross ship refused orders to abandon the system and flee – they were overrun without mercy. They only had time to report the warp transit of the Green Meanie fleet before the explosion that marked their demise – a warrior’s death, at least. Their defiance will earn them a place in Valhalla. The Green Meanies are here… drums in the deep…
A reverent silence has fallen over all of our worlds. For the first time in the war, we have won a major fleet action. 17 ships held the line at the Wurtuy/Xillantha warp point. The only Green Meanie units that survived the engagement are now our fleet’s prizes, their crews craven before the might of our marines. To our horror, they are bipedal and green like us, a twisted, nightmarish parody of our own people. Their physical presence stirs in us a primal, sickening, response – we feel their EVIL on a gut level that is unfettered by any rational control. The prizes and their crews will be displayed at the homeworld so that our people will know our enemies are not gods, not giants, but just men. Then they will be studied…some of the engineers have been quietly discussing “destructive testing”…
A fleet detachment is being dispatched to Xillantha VII to look for survivors, bury the dead, and say the rites.
Fleet Command is feverishly analyzing the battle logs. How, against all hope, have we been victorious? There is elation, but also fear.

Baron Grazic June 18th, 2003 07:13 AM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
Grazic's Rock Empire Vs Tesco Empire (Standard KOTH game, both using exact same Empire Design)

Year 2409.8 and we are both still going strong.
About a dozen battles have taking place between the our Rock LC Fleets and Tesco's LX/LC Fleets, victory going both ways.
Rock Fleets have destroyed a dozen of Tesco's colonies and cleared 3 systems but have only been able to retain 1 system.
It could be a long game because after realising an early victory was out of the question, I've been planning a long haul to victory.
Rock Intelligence Centers are now Online and commencing attacks.
So far Tesco has refused to take the offensive, but I'm sure that is not going to Last much longer.
Game continues...

Mathias_Ice June 18th, 2003 08:58 AM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
K.O.T.H. Mathias_Ice vs Gecko
KOTH Defaults
No Intelligence

Date 2409.5

King Meanie accepts the surrender of the Southern Cross Army. While your living war machine will be promptly dismantled, your people will be treated fairly and justly.

My adrenal glands were pumping from first contact, when I saw his race setup. Totally not what I expected. And now I'm extra excited as this is my first KOTH victory after suffering three brutal defeats. Thanks for a great game, Gecko!

Shshshshs, don't wake Ragnarok, jumping him in his sleep will most likely be my only hope.

Please move me up, Asmala.

Ragnarok June 18th, 2003 03:41 PM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
*Ragnarok is sleeping heavy still waiting on someone to take on when he hears footsteps. But they aren't as loud as normal footsteps, almost like tip toe steps. Ragnarok peeks with one eye to find Mathias_Ice getting ready to pounce on him. Ragnarok jumps up just before Mathias_Ice jumps on him and Mathias_Ice then hits the hard hill surface.*

"Ha! That'll teach you to try and sneak up on me! Let the games begin!"

Asmala June 18th, 2003 09:58 PM

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Mathias_Ice vs Gecko, 95 turns and four days! Wow http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif

The KOTH page is updated. We got new players again, welcome Rojero and Katchoo!

Ragnarok June 18th, 2003 10:25 PM

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

Originally posted by Asmala:
Mathias_Ice vs Gecko, 95 turns and four days! Wow http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif

The KOTH page is updated. We got new players again, welcome Rojero and Katchoo!

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Wow, we really are attracking new prey...I mean uhh new ones to have a nice friendly game of SEIV with. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

As for the 95 turns in 4 days...That is alot! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif Wonder if me and Mathias can tie or break that record. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/confused.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif

Geckomlis June 18th, 2003 10:45 PM

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

Originally posted by Ragnarok:

As for the 95 turns in 4 days...That is alot! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif Wonder if me and Mathias can tie or break that record. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/confused.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Sure you can! The hard part is playing 70 turns in one day...dawn to dusk, so to speak. Sort of brutal and "happy as a clam" at the same time. Speed chess, anyone?

Roanon June 18th, 2003 11:28 PM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
K.O.T.H. Roanon vs RexTorres (Default settings)
Game is over, I surrendered.
Set me up at to bottom again, I'll try again to run uphill!

We met very early, around turn 5 or 6 as far as I remember. I wasn't prepared and he was too near already, so my homeworld was blockaded on the very next turn before I could react. Even though I was able to break blockade next turn and even advance for a short time, RexTorres kept sending warship after warship and he managed to push me back, reinvade and glass several of my planets - only a few turns before I finally finished researching mines - too late for me. Even though I was cornered I tried to keep up colonization in the vain hope that if he has more than double the warships than my whole fleet he didn't have that much colonizers. Unfortunately, I was wrong, plus of the 5 systems behind my home system that I had hoped to be able to colonize I encountered 1 nebula, 1 passing gas giant and 1 black hole sucking in one of my precious early colony ships. I doubt that I could have won, but maybe with less bad luck I may have Lasted longer.
I surrendered turn 34, when I had to notice that, in addition to frigates and all this fancy ship and combat stuff, RexTorres had researched mines too a few turns ago and was already busy laying them. Unable to leave the few systems that I was confined to, I had to give up.

I'm hoping for the next game and a few breathable planets larger than tiny...

rextorres June 18th, 2003 11:59 PM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
Thanks for the game! Luck is a big and interesting part of the game!!

Mathias_Ice June 19th, 2003 12:15 AM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
I doubt we'll be able to do 95 turns in four days, my Father' Day present was to get to play SEIV all day, Does she love me or what?

Mathias Ice

Stone Mill June 19th, 2003 04:13 AM

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

Originally posted by Mathias_Ice:
I doubt we'll be able to do 95 turns in four days, my Father' Day present was to get to play SEIV all day, Does she love me or what?

Mathias Ice

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Nice!!! That lady is a keeper!!!
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

geoschmo June 19th, 2003 06:39 PM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
Geoschmo vs Cheeze, 2403.9

Things are starting to warm up. I managed to throw together engough mine sweepers to overcome his planetary defenses and "Task Force Gardener" and succesfully eradicated the infestation from the Xiria system. That's one less system we share and one more in my control, for now anyway. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Geoschmo

Ragnarok June 19th, 2003 10:49 PM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
Ragnarok vs. Mathias Ice
2400.0

Our new empire is now underway. Construction queue is full and continuing to operate at peak efficientcy. Other then that...Nothing. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Hmmm, I guess I should wait until something more exciting happens to post an update, eh? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

Baron Grazic June 20th, 2003 01:28 AM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
Thanks Tesco.
Have they fixed the phone lines permently yet?
I was always worried that when I advanced from that system with 2 Warp Points into your area, I would see your fleet advancing from the other warp point. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

tesco samoa June 20th, 2003 01:34 AM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
Turn 102 Grazic vs tesco.

Move Grazic up

Move tesco back to the bottom.

Thanks for the Game Grazic and thank you very much for not getting too upset with my crazy schedule lately.

Take Care.

P.S. It must have been nice holding the initive the whole game.

Look out above !!!!!!!!!!


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