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Why Electrum, the Good Guys are obviously Slynky and myself, since we strive to bring peace and prosperity to the whole galaxy. As you can see, we are currently liberating your people, and few casualties have resulted from this operation. Indeed, ten billion inhabitants were liberated from their burden in one year or so. The explanation is basically as follow:


"But worry not gentle reader who killed millions of civilians, while even mice have deserted your castle to escape from your dreadful wrath to behold! By reading "A Primer to Statesmanship in the Age of Space travel" that you are currently holding in your royal hands, you shall become a peaceful and enlightened leader, instead of being a "ruthless evil overlord warmonger" as your neighbours presently call you!

For instance, glassing a planet is oftentimes a hassle, as your neighbours may blame you for killing a few billion inhabitants at a whim. Instead of this poor image, you shall consider to become an enlightened leader, dedicated to promote peace and prosperity to the whole galaxy. In the aforementioned example, you are in fact merely removing the awful burden these beings carry, since you are such a benevolent sovereign.

Obviously gentle reader, you will want to capture a few million of these aliens to make your self-centered neighbours understand your true motives. Their purpose ("their" would be either these alien beings or your neighbours, as deemed necesary) will be to serve as examples, since you shall torture and torment them until they regret to be still alive. Thereafter, you are to liberate their brethrens by ending their lives at once, since you do not want them to share the same horrendous fate as your captives.

Therefore, your thralls... erh, enlightened thralls, will not fail to notice that you didn't "kill" or "slaughter" (such words are so harsh and do no justice to your serene demeanour) these beings, but instead brought them mercy by releasing them from their agony to come. Likewise, your neighbours shall see the truth in these words, and thus is the proper way to deal with such previously annoying events without being labelled with various dyslogistic terms."

Propaganda and dubious explanations aside, the game is currently revolving around riots and economics, since Electrum and Parabolize broke through "our" blockades (led by Slynky, who gave all the ships dedicated to defence), while our warships are glassing and capturing planets as quickly as possible.

Little has been going on for the Last few turns however, besides the usual raiding and the construction of a proper fleet. But it was merely the calm between the storms, for the fate of the galaxy shall be decided in the months to come, hopefully bringing victory to the *Ahem* Good Guys.

Re: Rated Challenges Thread
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I will take up the challenge, if you are still free. I have not played singly, but would welcome the chance to get off the 1000 point mark.

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[quote]Originally posted by Parasite:

Quote:

I will take up the challenge, if you are still free. I have not played singly, but would welcome the chance to get off the 1000 point mark.

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Yep, still I have time! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
What game settings would you prefer?
I would like to use one of the Tesco's Maps, but if you don't like it, I have not problems.
About other game settings, feel free to suggest what you want.
Thanks!

Edit: now realized you still have not played others rated games, or even multiplayer if I understand right your post.
This is not bad itself, because would be not the first time that a "veteran" lose a game with a "newbie". But if you can find other opponent under the 1000 points, think would be more fair with you. I will not feel myself "offended" if you take this way... In the other hand, if still do you want to play with me, I have not problems.

[ May 12, 2004, 00:14: Message edited by: Master Belisarius ]

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Parasite and me decided the game settings.

- A Tesco's Small Map.
- 2000 Racial Points.
- 3 Starting Planets (Average Value).
- No AI Players (of course!).
- No Events.
- All other settings are the standard.
- PBW with ALPU option.

Someone would be so kind to moderate this game?

[ May 13, 2004, 22:52: Message edited by: Master Belisarius ]

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I can handle if you like, Master B http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif .

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Fire surrenders to Joachim, 29 turns. Thanks for the game Fire, I seem to have grabbed more systems than you. Did you emergency build colony ships on all your homeworlds? It seems strange that I could have got two colonies into a system only two jumps from two of you homeworlds.

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Hug, I hate to bother you again!
But thanks, would be great if you can moderate this!

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Gotcha covered, Master B http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif .

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Master B/Parasite: Check it out and let me know if there are any problems. I checked for ruins and removed all of them even though you didn't list that as a setting (it just seems to me to have too much effect on a rated game). But IF you wanted ruins, I'll be glad to reset the map. Good luck!

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">The map looks ok to me! Thanks Slynky!
And yes, think play without ruins it's a good choice (although I know you forget to remove one of them! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif But I'm pretty sure will not hurt the game).