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Ragnarok vs. Mathias_Ice
2407.7 - The battle for first place has been back and forth the past dozen turns or so. This past turn I just sent my fleet of 55 ships through the warp point to find out that he has a huge fleet waiting for me. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif He managed to destroy all my ships while his fleet was over half destroyed I do believe. That leaves him in first place for the time being. Another massive fleet is being built on my side of the warp point and I'm sure if he comes through anytime soon that he'll pay for it. *evil grin* This game is becoming more and more interesting as it goes on and I'm loving it. It's a challange fighting from my position but I don't mind. I'm learning things from it that's for sure. More updates as they become available. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif |
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Sounds like you guys are having fun!</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Indeed we are having fun. Or at least I am. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif It appears I have held off as long as I can. My fate is about to come before me. He busted through the warp point where the battles have taken place. My small fleet was able to take out and damage a few ships but still 25 remain. Then in another system he busted through there with a fleet of 17 ships. I do not have any more fleets that can take these ships on; so it is about over. I will post a image of the map in my next update. Ships are being built at a frantic pace on my side but it is not going to be enough. I feel my ships are superior in design but not having the economy from such a small section of the galaxy being mine hurt me in the size of fleet I was able to support. I will continue to fight but it will be hard at this point as I doubt I'll ever be able to go on the offensive with him attacking my interior systems. But this game has been one sweet game that I will remember for awhile. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif |
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Geoschmo vs Cheeze 2406.3
Grand Lord Ikul speaks People of the Imperium. I come before you today on the occasion of a great battle during the course of a great and terrible war. A war for our liberty, our property, our very lives. The enemy that we face is a clever and determined foe. It will take all the efforts of every one of us if we are to be victorious. However, we must be victorious. Failure is not an option. Recently the enemy launched an offensive in great force into the Xiria system. The defenders fought valiantly, but were greatly outnumbered overrun. A key strategic planet was captured and the population enslaved. The Floral fleet then moved on deeper into our empire, into the great impenatrable darkness of the Eskirk nebulae. Beyond this were two paths open to them, both equally dangerous for our people. If the invadres were allowed to get past this point there would be little or nothing to stop the complete ravaging of our great empire. Task Force Defoliant was pulled out of position from the front lines and sent to intercept this fleet. A quarter of the distance accross the quadrant they rushed. Low on fuel they took up position in the Pawtril system and awaited their fate. Never in the course of Memnorak events have so many owed so much to so few. At the cost of a great number of our valiant warriors the enemy fleet was completely routed. If the Memnorak Imperium lives for thousand years, men will speak of this battle in hushed tones. Truely, they will say, this was their finest hour. |
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As the Vikings storm the hill in drunken rage and pillage the old Graceland Palace, no brick is left on top the other.
King Rollo arrives with his personal guard of four Valkyrjars in Mark3 'Copacabana' Body Armor and slaps his forehead: "Just splendid, folks... Can anyone tell me where we are gonna crash tonite?" The Vikings look around sheepishly and some start whisteling. "Oh well, might as well use our remaining supplies and party all night." Transports pull in and begin to unload countless kegs of beer, mead, and other kinds of intoxicants from all over the known universe. The crowd begins to cheer. Animals are skewered up and are roasted over the fires of the old palace. "A speech, a speech..!", the crowd demands. King Rollo rolls his eyes, as he is not a man of many words, and swears under his breath "okay, okay, might as well". He steps upon a shield and is lifted high above the crowd: "Ahem... I never doubted we would be here. And noone deserves this more than me!" The crowd cheers again and it is a moving sight as some old Vikings wipe some tears from their eyes: "Oh my. Our King is so humble..." King Rollo steps down from the shield and gives out orders. Let's not forget our worthy adversaries along the hill. They must be thirsty too. A group of Vikings begins to send kegs of beer rolling down the sides of the hill, which pick up terrifying speed after a short while: "Heads up, down there!" The newly crowned king wakes up the next day with a splitting headache wearing only his crown and a t-shirt which reads: "I stormed the Graceland Palace and all I got was a peanut butter and banana sandwich." -------------------------------- Thank you all for your congrats, Rollo |
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Go, Mathias_Ice, Go
Come on Rags, join us at the bottom again. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif [ June 26, 2003, 00:57: Message edited by: Baron Grazic ] |
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Good accounts, Rags. Sorry about the impending doom, but it sounded like lots of tactical fun.
Usually, if you have the tech edge, all may not be lost, even though it looks bleak. Some players like to sacrifice research in favor of minerals. Now, if he has way more ships than you and better tech (thanks, Rollo http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif ), your butt is in trouble. |
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Ragnarok vs. Mathias_Ice
Guess what folks; it's turn 104. Yes, I have survived another 100 turn game. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif Anyway, to the update...Mathias is still going on the offensive and wiping a couple of my systems clean but I have managed to scrap together another fleet real quick like and have taken out 2 of his fleets now. (Thanks to the defending warp point first shot setting) He now has another fleet of 47 ships heading my direction with his new top of the line Cruisers. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif I will attempt to defende myself but the end is near. I am only delaying my fate with each passing turn. I do believe that my cruisers still outmatch his cruisers with no problems as his new cruiser ships still only have DUC Vs (at least theo nes I've seen so far) and I have PPB Vs. I think that if I had the economy to continue defending my current colonies, to keep building on my fleet and to defend another expansion effort that I could do it due to that fact that I out tech Mathias. But alas, I don't have the economy to do such a thing so I will await my final death. I'll update again when the game is over. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif Great game! |
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Ragnarok vs. Mathias_Ice
Game date 2410.7 (Turn 107)- I have officially surrendered to Mathias. I held off as long as I could but he busted through my Last fleet Last turn and I have nothing else. He is blockading my home world and I only have a few colonies left. Comments - Simply put: wow! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif This was on heck of a game and I loved every minute of it. It was the most fun losing I've had on the hill. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif Mathias, you played a great game and I commend you for it. Not too much I can suggest other then what we talked about during the game. Good luck on the crest of the hill! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif Asmala, please delete our game and move Mathias up and me back down with the bottom dwellers. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif Thanks! |
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Sorry for your loss Rags, but at least I now have an opponent. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif
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Ragnarok vs Mathias Ice
WOW!!! What a game! I can't believe Ragnarok held out as long as he did. How did you manage to keep ahead on research? That still has me scratching my head.(The PPB V's were on their way.) Considering I controlled 3/4 of the galaxy for most of the game it seems to me I should have been able to end it sooner than I did. Chalk that up to newbie cautiousness. Ragnarok mentioned a while back that he initially felt confident about his opening position. I thought that was kind of ironic because my first thought at starting this match was "Oh no, he's gonna be right be on top me." Thanks for a great game, Ragnarok! "Movin' on up" Mathias Ice |
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You guys could always start the game yourselves. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif Of course you may end up not being matched. You don't know who might have sent an email to Asmala in the mean time that might end up playing against Grazic.
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Heh KOTH gang - this thread is excellent so I couldn't resist stepping out from behind the peasants and gazing upon the hill in desire...
Gandalph V Joachim Only done my empire, just waiting on getting to my home 'puter to do the first turn. But, Empire set up was very hard, knowing that it would be quick and nasty makes for a very different empire construction! Hopefully I will learn heaps from you guys as I grub around the bottom of the hill! Stay tuned for more peasant updates... |
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Greetings to Joachim, from a fellew peasant. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif
Do a search for a forum called "Koth Clone" which talks about the best Koth setup. Somewhere deap in this thread would be setup options too. Make sure you seriously think about maxing Combat Attack & Defense, Construction & Maintenance. But then again, I'm on the bottom of the hill so that doesn't mean my setup is best http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif , and besides I am still changing my Empire from game to game... Rags - I'm going away for the weekend, might be able to get on-line but doubt it, so start on Monday, assuming we are matched of course. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif Edit - Sorry should have said Oz weekend, in about 1 hour... [ June 27, 2003, 07:04: Message edited by: Baron Grazic ] |
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Now that your match is ended... I would like to offer some thoughts, if I may... Consider that when an attacker know he has you on the defensive, he smells blood. Especially if he knows his fleets are gaining ground despite some losses. This is a situation of eventual doom. Consider this- a strategy called "End run," used by some of the pros here (I believe Geo and some others give good accounts). It pretty much entails giving the attacker something to worry about when he thinks he has you down and out (and he does). This is a low percentage move, but it does throw a wrench in the works. Wage war against the enemy's planets, not his ships. Commit a portion of your defense to offense. Yes this will mean leaving a system defenseless, which you will have to fall back and make a stand deeper with whatever you can... but if you choose not to engage the attacker's fleets and give him some pain, you make the attacker make some interesting choices. You may get him to turn around and chase you. You may frag enough of his planets to hurt his economy... maybe riot... and he won't be able to afford maintanance on his once great fleets. Anyway... a morsel to consider. Hope you don't mind. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif |
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Thanks for the welcomes. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
I did scan through this thread for hints - but as you know it is long. But spotted some cute ideas I will have to put into practice in my other games. As for Empire set - I'll comment when I run into Gandalph! Turn 4 no discovery... Yet. |
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Geoschmo vs Cheeze, 2406.9
Deja Vu all over again. For those of you that remember my epic battle with GozGuy this one is shaping up to be something similer. Here's the map. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1056728051.bmp All the red circles are my systems, although not every one has planets of course. Everything else I assume to be his systems, although probably not all those have planets either. System A is one of mine for now, but Cheeze has a moderate sized fleet tearing it up and i have little in the way of defenses to stop him. System B is a Cheeze system and I have a large fleet doing the same to him. It's starting to feel like the ring around the rosey that GozGuy and I played for a while. I believe I have been in first place for every turn, but that hasn't stopped Cheeze from dealing me several serious blows. Capturing planets, wiping out fleets, etc. If I had to pick, I would say I have a slight advantage at this point. Mainly because I know where his Homesystem is (C) and and I have a pretty good size fleet fairly close to it. I don't know how much he has there to defend it, but I know how much I have, and I know how much he is throwing against me in the North. So for me to still be in first place he can't have all that much anywhere else. At least that's what I am telling myself. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif Techwise I'd call it even. He might have a slight edge. Unfortunatly though I have allowed him to live long enough to develop his organic technology. I am starting to see organic armor and some decent Organic weapons. If that trend continues I could have some problems. He has yet to counter a single intel project that I have thrown at him. Mostly I have been doing nuisance projects so perhaps he has just decided to ignore them. The only one that has failed was a crew insurrection I pulled on a carrier that I blew up in combat the same turn the project completed. Ah well... Geoschmo |
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The KOTH page is now updated and new games created. I'll be out of town and unable to reach net till Tuesday so you'll have to wait till that before I can kick off the games.
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For the ones where you have already created teh game on PBW and just needs the first turn done once they get their .emp files in I can do that if you want. They can post here or email me. But as far as reporting wins/losses, updating the Koth page, or getting new opponents that can wait till you get back. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
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I see I get to be paired against the 2nd highest-rated KOTH player, DavidG.
To "see" my reaction, picture tears streaming from one of Mr. Bean's (Rowan Atkinson) contorted facial expressions. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif So, the sooner it gets started, the faster I can reminisce with friends in the gully. [ June 27, 2003, 21:35: Message edited by: Slynky ] |
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Gandalph Vs Joachim.
Pop! Ah the beautiful sound of the cork coming from a bottle of Henschke Shiraz 2374. Praetor Joachim smiles across the stunningly set table, covered in flowers and glinting silverware - "My dear?" "Of course - I love that drop." Responded tonights entertainment. The deep purple Shiraz glided into the Crystal... "PRAETOR!" Blurted Count Vrule as he burst into the private dining room. "I said dont disturb me!". "It is true the prophecy is correct - we are not alone." "What?" "We have encountered a ship in the Ephandra system. It fired upon our scientific ship which returned fire. The Alien ship is bigger than our explorers but seems to have very similar systems. Both ships sustained damage. Fortunately Captain Alowitios damaged it more than it hurt him." Praetor Joachim grabbed the cyrstal glass and turned to dash to the Cabinet room, thinking ahead he spun back and grabbed the bottle - this could be a long meeting. {OCC} We found each other 13 turns in. Gandalph is very Berseker. I am similar but to a lesser extent. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif |
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Geo, if you have a spare moment http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif , can you setup the first turn for "K.O.T.H. Grazic vs Warlord Ragnarok".
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Ok, refresh my memory where Tesco posted the maps?
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I found them. He posted them in the PBW map library. Damn him for putting them where they belong. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif
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Ta to Geo & Tesco.
Here goes another game, and I look forward to Rags updates. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif [ June 30, 2003, 04:10: Message edited by: Baron Grazic ] |
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Grandpakim vs. Gozguy
Well, it's finally becoming clear why I've had such and easy time with the Goz. His end of the map is littered with nebula systems and a smattering of asteroids and black holes. Lack of useful systems is spelling his deathknell. Right now, the only thing holding me back is the slow speed of my lead fleets. Six fleets are now closing in on his Last five systems. Not long now... |
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As long as we both know it. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif
Want to know why you are in first place? I did a rooke mistake, told my Home World to emergency build a colony ship and forgot to 'Repeat build' it, only noticed after 4 turns. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif |
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Edit: I need sleep, it's been a long day. I'll get more turns in tomorrow Baron. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif [ June 30, 2003, 05:38: Message edited by: Ragnarok ] |
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Cool, thanks for informing me.
14 turns in 1.5 hours - good start... |
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Sparhawk's Empire (Sparhawk) -vs- Kif Hegemony (Mark the Merciful)
Please put mark one place up. And me at the bottom. This week was somewhat busy for me, and I totally lost focus on the game. Also sorry to mark for the sometimes slow turn from my side. It was a nice game, but he got faster mines on strategical point and that probally was my dead. He was now attacking me from two sides, where I have no ships present. And with the talismal he's got a winner. So therefore I will not longer struggle to get more turn, because he would win in the end...I think.. Have Fun. sparhawk |
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