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Slynky June 20th, 2003 02:26 AM

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

Originally posted by Ragnarok:
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

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Absolutely NOT! It's very interesting how people start out turn 1. ( http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif )

tesco samoa June 20th, 2003 04:17 AM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
I could not get the inititve going... Always reacting... It was when we first met... 1 turn... And I was following ... Minus a few systems...

Cheeze June 21st, 2003 05:44 AM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
Cheeze vs Geoschmo - Turn 47

I might as well concede now. Geo just entered a system with a killer fleet, and I don't see any way I'll either catch or stop it before it does real damage. I'll keep fighting until the absolute end, I'd hate to deny him every little bit of well-earned gloating. And to add to the frustration of it, I'm getting an error during the combat replay, so I cannot get an absolute sense of what happened during the battle.

Oh, and did I fail to mention he's going wild with the intel operations?

[ June 21, 2003, 04:47: Message edited by: Cheeze ]

Slynky June 21st, 2003 06:32 AM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
Slynky -vs- Gandalph: 2407.8

(standard KOTH start with exception of GOOD starting homeworld)

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

Orange is Slynky and green is Gandalph.

Since Last update, mostly juggling for position. I sent a fleet south into location 2 to try and clear the area of Gandalph planets. Received too much damage and had to retreat for repairs. Also, moved eastward from location 1 to move toward his home system. One system away, I saw 42 ships and turned my *** around (had a fleet of 28 or so ships and felt VERY uncomfortable!). Went back to guard location 1.

Then later, headed south to location 2, again. This time with more success. This fleet joined up with various small fleets in location 3. Cleared location 3 of Gandalph colonies and moved to the west clearing more.

At Last turn, he showed up at location 2 with a fleet of 57 ships (I'd say 50 are warships). Will he move west toward location 3, or move north toward my colonies? I have respectable defenses ready for either. And, seeing the fleet I ran back to location 1 from many turns ago, does he have enough resources to support another fleet to stop me from invading to the east from location 1? And are they as well-trained as mine?

Surely there are casulties to be seen soon, so I have ordered 24 cruisers to be built. It's a drain on my resources (supporting over 150 ships is ALREADY a drain!) but I figure I will have resources available as soon as the serious fighting begins.

Another fun and nail-biting game springing from a start of only one homeworld.

Krsqk June 21st, 2003 06:42 AM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
I am consistently amazed at the numbers of ships some of the KOTH players are able to field! Maybe I'm just too conservative or something, but I take much longer to get all those ships out. With nearly every report posted here, I see how much further I have to go in my SE4 skills. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Slynky June 21st, 2003 02:17 PM

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

Originally posted by DavidG:
Hey Asmala I notice there is still a game on the Hill that is over. Georgig defeated Zarix June 14.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Asmala has gone to a weekend cottage and will be back Sunday some time. (just so you know why it doesn't get fixed right away)

geoschmo June 21st, 2003 02:34 PM

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

Originally posted by Cheeze:
I doubt I have any surprises that will turn things around from here. It would shock me even more than you. I have been down before...and Cheeze always rises again!!
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Well, I concede I have the advantage, but not knowing what else you have out there or where the core of your empire is I am not ready to say it's over just yet. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

By the way, why are you here posting? Let's play already. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

Geoschmo

Grandpa Kim June 21st, 2003 06:08 PM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
Grandpa Kim vs. Gozguy -- turn 75

The GK juggernaut rolls on! I have now relieved Goz of 2 more systems against only token resistance and am moving to take more as we speak. Whatever surprise he has in store he must use soon before riots bring his empire to a standstill. My two original fleets operating on opposite wings will soon be joined by two, more modern fleets.

I would say the end is in sight but experience says different. There's always something unexpected awaiting me.

Gandalph June 21st, 2003 06:44 PM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
Gandalph vs Slynky - 2407.9

Gandalph surrenders. My Last ditch strategy move failed and I lost my entire fleet. Slynky is now wielding Cruisers with PPB V and I am stuck on LC's with DUC V. I am not sure how I got so far behind in this one. I tried a new opening strategy that I thought would result in an advantage on colonies (at least the numbers suggested it). Oh well, back to the drawing board.
Congrats Slynky, it was a thrilling ride and I look forward to meeting you again.

DavidG June 22nd, 2003 01:03 AM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
Hey Asmala I notice there is still a game on the Hill that is over. Georgig defeated Zarix June 14.

geoschmo June 22nd, 2003 01:11 AM

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

Originally posted by Cheeze:
And to add to the frustration of it, I'm getting an error during the combat replay, so I cannot get an absolute sense of what happened during the battle.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I am getting that error during combat replay too. I have had this problem in some games before with fighter combat, but this combat didn't have all that many fighters. Kind of wierd. If you look at the ship designs though you should get a sense of what happened.

Geoschmo

geoschmo June 22nd, 2003 01:16 AM

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

Originally posted by Krsqk:
I am consistently amazed at the numbers of ships some of the KOTH players are able to field! Maybe I'm just too conservative or something, but I take much longer to get all those ships out. With nearly every report posted here, I see how much further I have to go in my SE4 skills. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Really? Do you find yourself held back by a lack of resources or by a lack of space yards? Rapid expansion is critical in a two player game since you don't have the luxury of talking your way out of the early wars. Once you meet you pretty much got to be ready to fight.

Geoschmo

Slynky June 22nd, 2003 01:45 AM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
Slynky -vs- Gandalph: 2407.9

(standard KOTH start with exception of GOOD starting homeworld)

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1056237655.jpg

Well, Gandalph, I posted my score if you have any curiosity. And, of course, I'll give my take on the game.

I think we both got adequate planets/systems near our home worlds. But after expansion to systems 2 or 3 away, your selection deteriorated. Also, I tried to "lock" you in on the right side and limit your ability to roam and colonize. Somewhat successful as we shared some systems in that area and each allocated some warships to guard/defend/attack those shared areas. But I was more able to colonize to the north (and on around the "center") without worry. Ultimately, that made the difference, I think, because you led the game for many many turns. Also, you had LCs when I was building DEs. So, I defended, mostly, while I expanded and, as I see it, you had to fight a bit to expand.

Luck plays an important part in games sometimes. Over all, I think my homeworld location was better and I was lucky that you attacked my planet with your fleet of sweepers and warships when you were expanding to the west at the bottom of the map. Losing your colony escorts left you with 9 (or so) colony ships that couldn't move without safety. Capturing one of yours with a full cargo of breathers was lucky. Lucky I had a huge rich mineral planet to convert to your breathers.

And sometimes, you help make your own luck. I had 2 stealth ships watching your moves in strategic areas that you never seemed to notice.

Looking forward to meeting me again? I always welcome a good game with a good player. And given a more even map layout, I think I would probably lose. I think I said it somewhere before: I'm not "KOTH" material and I'll never get there unless I have a lucky planet start. (So, I wouldn't necessarily abandon your expansion idea just yet).

Thanks for a good game. As I have also said, KOTH thrills me the most!

PS: My colony count is 88 because I sneaked Ice tech in there several turns back and 21 top-of-the-line cruisers would come off the line in the upcoming turn)

Cheeze June 22nd, 2003 01:58 AM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
Oh sure, Geo, I have an idea how the rest of the battle went. I got my butt royally whooped. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif I would have done better, if nearly every ship there wasn't loaded down with point-defense. Still, I would have lost. Figures the only ships I captured were repair vessels...dang it!!

And it's not so much that I lost this one battle and it's over, but knowing how many ships are there and how many you must have elsewhere, leads me to believe that I'm further behind than even I guessed, and it will just get uglier for me from here!

I doubt I have any surprises that will turn things around from here. It would shock me even more than you. I have been down before...and Cheeze always rises again!!

Slynky June 22nd, 2003 05:36 PM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
Taking a look at the KOTH site, it looks like there is no one to play in the middle of the hill. Of course, Geo might be up there soon (gulp!). If so, I will have to make a special race for him! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Asmala June 22nd, 2003 11:06 PM

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

Originally posted by Zarix:
Georgig has won our game. I don't have anymore enough time for the league so I guess this was my Last game. At least for some time.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I can't understand how I have missed this message. Sorry about that and thanks to DavidG for pointing out this.

Ragnarok June 23rd, 2003 05:11 AM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
Ragnarok vs. Mathias_Ice
Standard settings.

2401.4 - We make first contact in one of my systems. I put defense units in queue. Nothing much else happens this turn.

2401.5 - His ship attacks my new colony and wipes it out as combat takes place before construction. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif Things will get interesting from here on out. I just hope I'm not in as bad of a situation I think I am. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Mathias_Ice June 23rd, 2003 11:53 PM

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

Originally posted by Ragnarok:
2401.5 - His ship attacks my new colony and wipes it out as combat takes place before construction. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif Things will get interesting from here on out. I just hope I'm not in as bad of a situation I think I am. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Woot! First blood!

Don't think I'm gonna fall for your psyop about your "bad situation." Hehe.

Ares June 24th, 2003 05:42 AM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
I went back 5 pages (admittedly skimming), and couldn't find the answer to the question I'm sure is on every KOTH voyeur's mind ;-) Who is holding the title?

Ragnarok June 24th, 2003 06:09 AM

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

Originally posted by Ares:
I went back 5 pages (admittedly skimming), and couldn't find the answer to the question I'm sure is on every KOTH voyeur's mind ;-) Who is holding the title?
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Check out the KOTH league page. Currently Stone Mill is the king.

Edit: I got the link. It is found in Asmala's sig. KOTH Leage Page That shows all current members on the hill and shows who is at the top and the current king. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif Hope that helps.

[ June 24, 2003, 05:10: Message edited by: Ragnarok ]

Ragnarok June 24th, 2003 06:55 AM

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

Originally posted by Mathias_Ice:

Don't think I'm gonna fall for your psyop about your "bad situation." Hehe.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I wish I didn't have to believe it. We'll see how things go in the next few turns to find out if I will tell you why. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Baron Grazic June 24th, 2003 08:04 AM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
RexTorres's Abbidon (Rock Oxygen) Vs Grazic's EEEvil EEEmpire (Ice Methane) - Standard KOTH match - 2402.6

Rex and myself started this game in earnest today.
So far it is a big land grab with Rex taking the advantage, keeping me locked into a third of the Galaxy.

No fights as yet, but mine layers are working over time, and Rex's Colony ships seem to just get their mines launched before my ships attack, giving his settlers a nice Firework display to celebrate their new colony.

Death Toll to mines :-
EEEvil EEEmpire - 2 Escorts & 2 Frigates.
Abbidon - 1 Colony Ship.

Slynky June 24th, 2003 03:15 PM

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

Originally posted by Ares:
I went back 5 pages (admittedly skimming), and couldn't find the answer to the question I'm sure is on every KOTH voyeur's mind ;-) Who is holding the title?
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I think you'll find that same URL in all of Geoschmo's Posts in here, too. He used to take care of it.

Stone Mill June 24th, 2003 06:57 PM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
KOTH Title Defense IV: Stone Mill vs. Rollo
Turn 40
It's the beginning of the end.

I managed to piece together a medium-sized raid on Rollo's outpost system which ended in tradgedy. Note to self: if you are using ship capture, you must set that strategy to "ships- break formation." My boarding ships sat around and got pounded. He had the edge with some armor and sensors II vs my sensors I, but most else was even.

I managed to capture a planet (lost to a counterattack) and capture some of his ships in a second raid, but then... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif

The reality of a bad ecomonic start and early mistakes finally rears its ugly head- Rollo comes busting through with a 70 ship fleet.

Rollo is a great player who needs no advantage... and I know what kind of start he had... I took Ancient Race. The luck of the draw made this one very tough for me... I scrapped together resources from most every available planet, but unless he was sloppy or careless, it would be impossible for me to keep up.

I hate playing games where I have to gamble from behind the 8-ball... I often guess wrong.

So... my production can't even come close to stopping that big fleet. I may be able to delay it with creative tactics... but the end is in sight... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif

...Bags really packed this time. Time to issue Last minute executive orders and pardons... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

[ June 24, 2003, 17:57: Message edited by: Stone Mill ]

Slynky June 24th, 2003 07:22 PM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
Wow, Stone. Looks like a tough game. (Not to take anything away from Rollo).

It would have been interesting (to me, anyway) to hear more about growth and progress along the way...after all, the battle is taking place on top of the hill!

(perhaps you have a surprise for him and are keeping it secret from this thread... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif )

Mathias_Ice June 24th, 2003 10:02 PM

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

Originally posted by Stone Mill:

...Bags really packed this time. Time to issue Last minute executive orders and pardons... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

(Not at your situation Stone, just your comment.)

Stone Mill June 24th, 2003 10:38 PM

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

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

...Bags really packed this time. Time to issue Last minute executive orders and pardons... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

(Not at your situation Stone, just your comment.)
</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">LOL! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif Well, you can laugh at my situation too... I'm still having fun. It's been a while since I've had a boot in the rear. I've had my fair share of luck along the way, too.

Slynky- shhhhhhhhhhh! don't give away the details of my secret counter attack. So secret, even I don't know about it! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Stone Mill June 25th, 2003 02:34 AM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
::: Elvis slumps over on his throne and vomits. :::

All Hail the new King, Rollo! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif Well done.

I leave to all:
One sequin jumpsuit
Cool sunglasses
A peanut-butter and banana sandwhich
The Graceland estate
One Last, "Shake, Rattle, and Roll."
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif

Asmala, I'm going to take a little break from KOTH. Wshew!

:::Looks down :::
Wow, baby... that's a long way down! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif

geoschmo June 25th, 2003 03:21 AM

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

The King is dead!

Long live the new King. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Slynky June 25th, 2003 03:42 AM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
Hey, is that "fat" Elvis I see? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Nice streak, Stone. Well done!

And congrats, Rollo!

(Rollo must have used a secret weapon...donut-shaped ships http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif )

Baron Grazic June 25th, 2003 04:12 AM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
Congratulation Rollo... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
I'm sorry to see you having a break StoneMill, but on the other hand, things haven't got any better for the EEEvil EEEmpire, with Rex tightening the noose, and I wouldn't want to come up against you at the bottom of the hill. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif
I still have 1 more trick up my sleeve but if it doesn't work, then look out below...

Ragnarok June 25th, 2003 04:46 AM

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

2404.5 - Well, I can now let it be known why I was talking about me being beat this game. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif I am pinned into a corner of the map and I'm surrounded by Mathias. When I first opened the game up on turn 1 I thought I had a pretty good starting position; but as the turns started going by I found I have a few empty systems and hardly any good planets to colonize. So I began to panic. But then I meet Mathias and that makes things worse. I try to get a different way to expand but I soon find Mathias waiting there as well. He has over 2/3s of the map most likely and the 3rd that I have is not that productive of territory. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif So baring any miracles here I do believe Mathias will pull this game off rather easy. However, the past 2 turns I have managed to pull into 1st place. But as we all know that never means anything. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif More updates to come as they become available.

Baron Grazic June 25th, 2003 07:32 AM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
RexTorres's Abbidon (Rock Oxygen) DEFEATED Grazic's EEEvil EEEmpire (Ice Methane) - Standard KOTH match - 2405.0

While the EEEvil EEEmpire commenced its attack in the shared Zitrod System, RexTorres's fleet commenced his attack in the shared Terex System.
In the Zitrod system, victory went to the EEEvil EEEmpire, with heavy losses, but we did manage to capture about 200K worth of technology, not including Rex's Rock Colonisation technology. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
Perhaps the battle results would have been better if our ships weren't using DUC1!!! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif
On the other side, the Abbidon took complete control of the Terex System, followed by Kartogia, destroyed 1 planet in the Resshrak and cleared the Qikitrin System.
Our attempt to use fighters to stop the fleet failed, and after the EEEvil EEEmpire saw the Abbidon's follow up second and third fleets, we surrendered. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif

Good luck further up the hill Rex... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Message from the EEEvil EEEmpire to the Universe :-
though wEEE fall now, wEEE shall risEEE again.

Edit: - Game completed in 2 days, not counting the first 3 turns. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

[ June 25, 2003, 06:37: Message edited by: Baron Grazic ]

Slick June 25th, 2003 08:51 AM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
It is a sad day; it is a happy day,
There is a new King of the Hill,

The Old King tried striking
At the on-coming Viking,

They punched, they jabbed,
They wrestled, they stabbed,

In a huge cloud of dust,
They parried and cussed,

The King was tested,
And finally bested,

It was Custer's Last stand,
Then a change of command,

The Old King steps down,
With grace and renown,

The Old King's retired,
The New King's all wired,

With sounds of the drummers,
He awaits the new-comers,

To contiue the drill,
At the top of the hill,

But there may come a day,
When the Old King says "Hey..."

"...forget this inaction!
I feel an attraction..."

"I need satisfaction"
And jumps into action,

To charge once again,
While leading his men,

With incredible skill,
Up the dangerous hill,

To take once again,
By guiding his men,

The top of the Hill,
by sheer force of will,

So beware you players,
Lurkers, nay-sayers,

All over the Hill,
We may see him still,

The man of great skill,
Known as Stone Mill!

It is a sad day; it is a happy day,
There is a new King of the Hill.

==============================
My congratulations to Rollo, the new King of the Hill and to Stone Mill for an impressive reign.

Slick.

Stone Mill June 25th, 2003 12:29 PM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif Yes Slinky- that is Fat Elvis, you see. I estimated the "washed up" image was appropriate... hee hee... it makes me chuckle. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Slick- that Rime was terrific. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif Should be told around campfires for ages!

And thanks for the compliments... Once again, I'm amazed by the great crew we have here and the level of sportsmanship amongst the players. I'll be back... and look out below! heh heh... I'l be nice and fresh... hopefully against an unwary newbie... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Slynky June 25th, 2003 06:48 PM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
You guys are just TOO funny http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif . It's fitting the "changing of the guard" should be accompanied by such wit!

David E. Gervais June 25th, 2003 07:02 PM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
Rollo, congrats on the title of 'King of the Hill', but deep inside we all know you're realy the 'Jester of the Hill'. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

Asmala June 25th, 2003 09:03 PM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
Congratulations to the new king! There isn't now contender so enjoy your break. We got a new KOTH player again, welcome Joachim.

The KOTH page is up to date, as usual http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

primitive June 25th, 2003 09:05 PM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
Busy ravaging and pillaging on the planets formerly owned by Lord Chane, Primitive suddenly notices that something has changed. The neverending music coming from the top of the hill had stoppet. No more "Jailhouse Rock", no more "Blue suede shoes", no more "Don't be cruel" and (thank god) no more "Let me be your Teddy Bear" http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Hail to the new King, my you reign be good (but not too long http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif )

Kudos to the old King for making the hill a fun place. Looking forward to your return Stone.

geoschmo June 25th, 2003 09:12 PM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
So how many different Kings have their been now? Seems like I remember Gandalph being the first one. Do I have that right? Is it just those three?

Ragnarok June 25th, 2003 09:14 PM

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

Originally posted by geoschmo:
So how many different Kings have their been now? Seems like I remember Gandalph being the first one. Do I have that right? Is it just those three?
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I do believe this is just our second king. Stome Mill was the first if I'm not mistaken.

Edit: I just thought of this after posting my message. But perhaps this could be added to the KOTH page. Make a section showing all the kings that we have had. How long they were able to hold their crown and so forth.

[ June 25, 2003, 20:16: Message edited by: Ragnarok ]

geoschmo June 25th, 2003 09:19 PM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
No, I rememeber now. It was Preacherman, not Gandalph. He beat me to become the first King. There was no King at the time. Then StoneMill unseated him.

What happened to Preacherman by the way. Haven't seen him lately.

Geoschmo

Ragnarok June 25th, 2003 09:22 PM

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

Originally posted by geoschmo:
No, I rememeber now. It was Preacherman, not Gandalph. He beat me to become the first King. There was no King at the time. Then StoneMill unseated him.

What happened to Preacherman by the way. Haven't seen him lately.

Geoschmo

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">That's right. I forgot about him. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif I haven't seen him around here either.

geoschmo June 25th, 2003 09:43 PM

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

In the begining the hill was dark and chaos reinged and all were embroiled in petty wars about it's base and sides and none was worthy to sit upon the throne.

And by the by did two step forward and through the right of victory over their enemies did lay claim the right to the mantle of the King. And thus did Preacherman face Geoschmo on the field of battle, and thus was Preacheman victorius and took his rightful place on the throne and Geoschmo was cast off into utter darkness.

And so Preacherman was the first true King and his reign was one of peace and light and all was well in the Kingdom of the Hill.

And by the by the good King Preacherman did grow old and feeble from lack of challange, so that when a the Mighty Stone Mill finally rose from the depths of the Hill he slew good King Preacheman with his sword and a twist of his hips.

And Stone Mill the magnificent took his place upon the throne and was crowned the second King. And he looked upon his Kingdom and said, "Thank you, Thank you verra much."

And thus all was well in the Kingdom of the Hill and all it's citizens lived in safety for Stone Mill the Magnificent was a mighty warrior. Three times did challangers rise to face the Stoney one, and three times did he slay them all in their course.

Asmala the Wise, 1FSTCAT the Brave, and RexTorres the Strong did all seek the throne, and all were denied in turn for Stone Mill was truely the King.

But by and by did the King grow fond of looking at himself in the mirror and practicing his snarl and eating the royal peanut butter and nanner sandwiches.

And thus did a new challenger come from the Northlands. One who was a king in his own right in the land of his birth and born and bred to the task of fighting. And thus did Rollo raise his sword up to smite King Stone Mill. And as King Stone Mill lifted himself from his throne to face the challenge of Rollo, he did by and by slip on a nanner peel and was slain.

And thus did Rollo the Fearsome become the third King. And all was good in the Kingdom of the Hill, for Rollo had brought beer.


[ June 25, 2003, 20:47: Message edited by: geoschmo ]

Stone Mill June 25th, 2003 09:56 PM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
LOL!!! Great stuff!! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Just daydreaming... perhaps it would be nice to add a "King's Corner" on the KOTH page with the legacy of the Kings, length of the reign, number of defenses...

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Asmala June 25th, 2003 09:59 PM

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 
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Originally posted by Stone Mill:
Just daydreaming... perhaps it would be nice to add a "King's Corner" on the KOTH page with the legacy of the Kings, length of the reign, number of defenses...
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Great idea but I don't have time to carry it out. If someone can do the King's Corner it would be great.

primitive June 25th, 2003 10:20 PM

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

Great book, keep it updated.

Ragnarok June 25th, 2003 10:25 PM

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

2406.4 - I have held first place for awhile now but a turn ago I lost it only to gain it back the next turn. This past turn was the first major battle. Mathias charged into one of my systems with if I remember correctly 20-25 ships. I had a fleet of 32 ships at that very warp point. Battle took place, I lost 2 ships, 3 others were damaged while he escaped with 2 that didn't get killed off that are now sitting at the warp point on my side waiting to be destroyed. Who knows what this means for me but hopefully it will be good. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif I am very suprised I am doing half way good with how much space I have and how bad of a start it was. But this has been a very fun game and I look forward to seeing the outcome. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

More updates to come.

Slick June 25th, 2003 10:26 PM

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

Originally posted by Stone Mill:
LOL!!! Great stuff!! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Just daydreaming... perhaps it would be nice to add a "King's Corner" on the KOTH page with the legacy of the Kings, length of the reign, number of defenses...

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ok, you slug, you have been resting long enough. Get back to work on your Strategy Articles. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

p.s. Hmmm... I sure am in a butt-kicking mood all day today; the people who work for me are walking on eggshells. The "good cop, bad cop" plan works! I'll probably buy them lunch on Friday...

Slick.

Stone Mill June 25th, 2003 10:37 PM

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

Originally posted by Slick:
Ok, you slug, you have been resting long enough. Get back to work on your Strategy Articles. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

p.s. Hmmm... I sure am in a butt-kicking mood all day today; the people who work for me are walking on eggshells. The "good cop, bad cop" plan works! I'll probably buy them lunch on Friday...

Slick.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Sorry, Slick, I know I owe you the final update to 17.3... It's been on my back-burner. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
Let me get right on that sir.

Can you FedEx lunch?!? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif


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