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Ouch. the two contacts that Phoenix mentioned are the same two races that I discovered. Something seems to have gone wrong with the equal distribution of starting positions. We now have 4 of the 7 human races boxed into a sector that is altogether maybe 15% of the galaxy.
If this turns to war, (and two races are close to war already) then it could be that the other three humans have free reign over the rest of the galaxy (after killing off the AI). It remains to be seen whether one or more (of the 4 up north) human races will come out of our corner with sufficient strength to take on the other three races who will have quietly grown big.

My own position: I have soom room to expand eastwards, but two of the other northern races have to go through me or the Scrons to reach the rest of the galaxy...they're boxed into a corner. And I expect to find another race to my east soon.

Will keep y'all posted on developments.

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Hmm, posting seems to be dropping off.
Doesn't anybody have anything to report?

Come on, share your adventures and insights with the world http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/images/icons/icon7.gif

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The shooting hasn't started yet, and their isn't much I can say without giving away my plans http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/images/icons/icon7.gif

Phoenix-D

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Dragonlord:
Hmm, posting seems to be dropping off.
Doesn't anybody have anything to report?

Come on, share your adventures and insights with the world http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/images/icons/icon7.gif<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Sorry, it's been kind of a busy day. I'll do my turn now and then post some news.

Rollo

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One of my blockading fleets just got smashed by my AI enemy. Man, they pour out one light cruiser after another. What does computer bonus mean again http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/images/icons/icon7.gif? Do they cheat or what?

If they keep doing this I'll have to retreat to my own territory and there will be no more plunder for my Vikings http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/images/icons/icon9.gif.

Better send out some more explorers to find some more friendly types (if there are any). Colonized a ruin with high hopes and what did I find? Massive shield thingies. Too bad no colo tech, but I think it's better that way. If somebody finds another colo tech early in the game, it might unbalance it.

Rollo

PS: Dragonlord, would you mind turning the statistics on the PBW off? Since we play with "allied score" most of the information there is classified. I don't mind, if you leave score and even tech levels on, but the rest should IMHO be off.

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Yes there is war in the NW quadrant. Not a declared war, but war none the less.

When the Scron first encountered the Bakulon, we would have gladly extended an olive branch. Cooperation and trade is much more beneficial to all concerned.

However, the Bakulon's greeting, without warning or a declaration of war, was the destruction of two new but defenseless colonies.

The Scron now look to eradicate such vermin from the galaxy.

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I'd love to post some news too, but there's little I can say without giving away information that could potentially put my allies and/or enemies at risk. I'll post summaries of previous events once they are no longer of any use. http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/images/icons/icon7.gif

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I'm having a great old time roleplaying a Merchant race...I took this ability initially for the reduced maintenance, but figured I'd go with it and trade with everybody. So far quite succesfully. Now I know I should have taken "Natural Merchant" as well :-)

Meanwhile I keep a nervous eye out in all directions. Am building a fleet to deal with the Amon'krie, and hope my customer (allies) don't get alarmed by the rising number of ships they can see in my stats. I try to orchestrate my trades (star charts, resources, anything!) in such a way as to avoid an all out war in the northern section of the galaxy.

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Dragon is trying to be Switerland during WWII. And so far, doing a good job at it.

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Oh yeah, I love this roleplaying. I'm trying to meet up with the happy-happy joybots of the Irrh-nur, cause I know they're good at it too.
I like having the merchant backstory. For instance, this month (turn)I told one customer that he had been selected "customer of the month" and gave him some free star charts, just for the hell of it http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/images/icons/icon7.gif