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ok I finaly surenderd.
thanks to Phoenix-D for the great game.

conclusions:

although I got lucky with the placement and had over 2/3rds of the galaxy, phoenix was compensated by haveing way more mineral planets.

I got to confedent that I was winning, till phoenex sent fleets of 30+ ships with minesweepers through all 4 of my defended warppoints all within 3 months...

I should not have gone for drones, it was a waste of time.

I need to lower my organics and rad raceial traits and increace maint and mineral ext.

build enough minesweepers damnit!!!!

missiles ships are probibly not the greatest for defending warp points...


alright!
pair me up again Asmala!

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">As you wish.

[edit] Hey, I was promoted to Second Lieutenant. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif

[ December 19, 2003, 18:04: Message edited by: Asmala ]

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Good game se5a. I thought I was screwed for a while, especially when you pushed me out of Iolo (one system from my HW; we started pretty close)

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">As you wish.

[edit] Hey, I was promoted to Second Lieutenant. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Does that mean you can drink alcohol now? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

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G'day se5a, It appears we are up for KOTH slaughter.

How about:
Standard Koth
No Ancient

Rated? I'm keen to lose more points http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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greetings from across the ditch!
check your email.
I would like no intel, and good homeplanet value.
all rest KOTH standard.
I think no No Ancient is koth standard anyway isint it?

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Cool, what about the rating?

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No ancient is NOT koth standard. But it's fairly common. And some have suggested it be adopted as a standard setting. As far as I know Asmala has not done that, I know I did not before him.

Geoschmo

[ December 21, 2003, 13:24: Message edited by: geoschmo ]

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ohhh no ancient! duh, I was thinking ancient tech aka ruins...

ahh
what do you mean by rated?

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

As Geoschmo said ancient trait isn't Banned in KOTH standard settigs. But no ruins is default.

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Perhaps a new post should be made, just reminding us all of what 'Koth Standard' is?

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Well...

I was in a KOTH game with Electrum. Got my Last turn on Saturday. Now, the game is gone off PBW. Mmmmmm, I'm left in puzzlement.

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Well, the game has been deleted and Asmala gave you credit for a win according to the KOTH page. Guess Electrum surendered and you missed it. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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I just realized I am waiting for a shot at the King, for nothing. I have no chance of winning. My possible opponents are Rex, Bbegmott or Asmala. All of whom I have played, and all of whom have beat me rather handily in past games.

I might as well save time and go back to the bottom now and get back to playing. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Well, the game has been deleted and Asmala gave you credit for a win according to the KOTH page. Guess Electrum surendered and you missed it. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Hmmm, wonder how I could have missed it. I submitted the Last turn and was waiting. No email saying so and no other word that I can see here in the KOTH thread. Oh well.

Thanks for checking it out, Geo. I didn't think of looking at the KOTH page (because, Last I knew, I was waiting on a turn from Electrum).

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I know how you feel but one needs to give it a shot anyway. Besides a bit of luck to swing things your way, the way I look at it, if I lose, perhaps I will learn something.

Oh...and there is always the KOTH cronicles one gets to appear in... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Rated as in Slynky's rating system... I'd attach the link but that would require technical knowledge.

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

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Cool, what about the rating? </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">OK, no intel, no ancient, good planet.
Have uploaded emp.

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">The turn of the king game can not be processed for some reason. Help please!

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2404.5 Nodachi's empire surrenders to the collective http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif might of the Bioforge Collective.

This was a fun game and I even held first place for a fair bit but in the long run I couldn't get my research done quickly enough to give Parabolize a good fight.

Parabolize, thank you for the game. I wish you well on your journey up the hill! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Electrum, here I come!

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">The turn of the king game can not be processed for some reason. Help please! </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">It's run now. No problem. Just a glitch.

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Thanks.

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Well, Parabolize, it looks like me and you (if I read it correctly).

I prefer KOTH standard with 1 good starting planet...what is your "bid"?

(now we can be in TWO rated games with each other http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif )

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">no intel and no ancient
One of these times I am going to win.
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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Nodachi- I have no idea how you paid for the orbital SYs and all the frigates but thats what gave you 1st place most the game. It was fun http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif .

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Paid? You mean you have to pay for stuff in this game? No wonder I'm stuck at the bottom! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">no intel and no ancient
One of these times I am going to win.
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">That sounds fine...let's lock and load http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif .

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

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Rated as in Slynky's rating system... I'd attach the link but that would require technical knowledge. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I don't have him down as a member, Joachim. And, the link is below any of my Posts http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif , in case you need an easy way to point it out in the future. Anyway, that's probably why he didn't understand.

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

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">So Electrum didn't inform you. I got this message from him:

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">KOTH Standard:
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• <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">small spiral arm quadrant</font>
• <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">no A.I. or neutral players</font>
• <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">no ruins</font>
• <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">no events</font>
• <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">5000 units</font>
• <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">1000 ships</font>
• <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">everything else will be the default SEIV game settings</font>

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

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I know how you feel but one needs to give it a shot anyway. Besides a bit of luck to swing things your way, the way I look at it, if I lose, perhaps I will learn something.

Oh...and there is always the KOTH cronicles one gets to appear in... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">You got that right - I was merrily taking out BB's planets with my fleets and all of a sudden I run into warp points with some surprises - which I won't divulge as a courtesy. Not to mention he also surprised me with a fleet out of nowhere which takes out three of my 10 home planets. Anyway my confidence is shaken and next time I'll remember to guard my rear more forcefully. Still I have plenty of fight left in me so he shouldn't get that crowned sized just yet.

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

Time to bump Gecko up and me down. At this rate I should invest in a padded stop at the bottom. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

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K.O.T.H. Master Belisarius vs Katchoo

Katchoo surrenders. Congratulations to MB on a well fought match.

Nothing exactly went right for me in this game. Rock Planets were scarce, which led to low Resource Mining, which led to me having to mothball every Ship that came off the assembly line right away. Even if I unmothballed my reserve Fleet of Frigates in time to strike first I would have either lost the Ships to MBs Warp Point defenses or lack of Resources.

Sometimes you bite the dog, and other times the dog bites you. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/blush.gif

Asmala, go ahead and bump MB up to the 3rd Floor. I'm taking a bit of a break with Christmas barrelling down, but I should be ready to be victimized again by the start of next week.

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Thanks for a good game Katchoo!

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RexTorres (Rex Enclave) vs BBegemott (Vengeful Dreamers)
King match
Turn 2406.9
10 starting planets + Tesco Map + default

I was successfully resisting RexTorres pressure so far. If 'resistance' is the right word to mean that I was basically watchng his fleets destroy ~40 or so planets, including 6 huge breathebles. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif

For the first time in the game I found myslef in the 1st place in this turn. However stats mean very little when stellar manip ships come into action.

I have glassed 5 Rextorres homeplanets already, but there are ~140 enemy ships split in two fleets in my teritory. And they pretend to rampage my homeworlds as well...

Now things are starting to heat up. The homeworld rush continues http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Thanks for a good game Phoenix-D. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif Do not despair: I have spent a lot of time getting recycled in KOTH too.

Gecko

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Koth page is updated and we have a new player. Welcome Spoon!

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Thanks! And I'd like to apologize beforehand for all the expletives I'll be yelling at you all from the Top of the Hill!

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

How fast can we get this thread to the 2000 post mark?

...ready...set....GO!

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif

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

David, do you actually play SE4, or just hang out in the forum making avatars? If so you should join KOTH.

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I do play SE4 from time to time, but I have never tried any of the 'multiplayer' options.

Is the setup hard? what is involved? Maybe I should give it a try.

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

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Well, the setup is basically one-to-one competitive matchs. The settings themselves are usually fairly standard, but you may convince your opponent to alter these. The difficulty of the game itself depends on the level of your adversary. You will have a much easier time against my League than against Asmala or Rex. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

The full information should be available here.

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Thanks for the link, I'll browse through the info and let you people know if I feel up to the challenge.

Cheers!

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Welcome Spoon!

Hehe...if you can spoon it up, "we" can dish it out... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

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Now, there's a wild game for the throne http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">You've never played SE4 against humans? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif The game is created for multiplayer games. Or at least I think so. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

You don't have to read through all those rules. Most of them are not-so-important stuff about forfeits and such.

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Not anymore. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Not anymore. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Not sure the Proportions mod should count...if you get my meaning http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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King of the Hill (KOTH) Statistics http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif
As of December 24, 2003:

30 = Active Members
14 = Active Games
157 = Games Completed
10459 = Turns Played, Completed Games
18 = Highest Number Games Completed by One Member
70 = Highest Number Turns Completed in 24 Hour Period, Single Game
24:1 = Highest Ratio, Game Turns Completed/Game Length (Days)
67 Turns = Average Game Length
62 Turns = Median Game Length
175 Turns = Longest Game
13 Turns = Shortest Game

Kings of the Hill:
Preacherman
Stone Mill
Rollo
RexTorres

[ December 24, 2003, 12:22: Message edited by: Geckomlis ]

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Phoenix-D vs Spoon

First contact.. 2400.2.