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Ahh, now I see them. I didn't think about using that option, I was looking in the planets screen and selecting asteroids but they didn't show up. I guess one way to find out if they crash the game is to do it. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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game update.

built more stuff.... Soon I will run out of closet space....

Better expand and take over the neighbours closets....

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">"invisible" asteroid fields?! What is this you speak of? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/confused.gif

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tesco, you are scaring us http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

how many other people are about to 'open' up a warp point can of whoop ***?

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haha i was just posting as a follow up to the previous post...

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I have more warships running around then I know what to do with. Maybe I should invite someone over for a nice cup of tea.... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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Well, the first fleet of Dreads should be fully trained in just a few turns (quite a PITA with no moons).

Now, where to send them ?
Heads for East, Tails for West. ---Flip--- http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

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now you're all scaring me... lol

i'm still trying to build - and colonize all my planets etc...

oh well, should be fun

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Lol, well at least I'm not the only one!

Don't worry, they're just trying to get you paranoid. I dont' think anyone will go out of their cluster for a bit, until they have all their own planets colonized. And if you come to my cluster, prepare to die very very quickly! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Maybe, but you don't know that for sure, do you ? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

The rush can be quite effective in a full tech game if the other guy has consentrated only on infrastructure (Slynky thought me that the hard way). Then again, if you are unlucky and the other guy has a fleet it is the distinct possibility that even the winning empire will end up so damaged it will be easy meat later.

All these decissions is giving me a headache. Maybe I just should flip the coin again http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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mmm... paranoia.

I am pretty curious as to what you've all been building. Too bad the only way to find out is to go and smash it with dreadnoughts... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Hehe come on over! The star destroyers are ready! Not to mention the minefields, weapons platforms, colonies full of monolith facilities, and a few other "special" surprises awaiting those of you brazen enough to come join my little party!!

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Hehe come on over! The star destroyers are ready! Not to mention the minefields, weapons platforms, colonies full of monolith facilities, and a few other "special" surprises awaiting those of you brazen enough to come join my little party!! </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">The Mousian empire has been monitering Super-space* communications and doubts this statement. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

* The forum, of course!

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Well, maybe there was a LITTLE bit of exaggeration in there. But still, you will meet a formidable force!!

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oh, come on. What kind of reply is that? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif

Try 'We will crush your puny force under our savage heel, destroy your worlds like tinderboxes and STEAL YOUR COMPUTERS! MWUHAHAHA!! AND THE ONE'S WE DON'T STEAL, WE SHALL SPAM!! HEAHAHAHA!!'

See, as an emporor, it's your job to always laugh maniacally from a position of strength. Actual force estimates play no part. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[ March 26, 2004, 06:28: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ]

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update: 2 of 5 under construction sphereworlds will be reaching it's fullest capacity of population and monoliths next turn. That should be enough to support my mothballed fleet of 1000 baseships. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Wow!
That's all?! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif
I didn't know I was THAT far ahead! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Wow!
That's all?! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif
I didn't know I was THAT far ahead! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">*Claps*

[ March 26, 2004, 23:31: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ]

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It really doesn't matter how much you have; I will always have more. How do I know this? My Evil-Prophets-of-Doom-for-the-Enemy told me.

[ March 27, 2004, 00:21: Message edited by: Renegade 13 ]

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and don't forget about the double secret alliance we have renegade

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Whatever are you talking about? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/confused.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/confused.gif

(You weren't supposed to tell anyone!! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif )

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mmm... yes, I have seen this happening before. People tend to babble when they are scared and about to soil their pants. It won't help you, though... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

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and here i thought i was the only one building a sphereworld http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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bump

cuz i'd like to know when people start fighting / opening warp point war luv http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

anyone in active combat yet?

if not, please tell us when it happens... i need a front row seat http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">That won't happen for many turns I'm sure. Most people like to build up their empire before doing something like that in this type of game. But it's very possible someone will change things around and go for an early kill.

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in RTH 1, when did the hostilities begin??

any details any of u can give about that game?

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60 turns in Last time i believe

longer the better... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

We could make it a house rule... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif


SEIV Sandbox is fun

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why do i get the feeling that many of you are not going to wait that long?

lol, if we wait that long, we'll all have sphere worlds and massive amounts of ships... i get the feeling that letting people get that far advanced is going to make it next to impossible to actually 'win'.

in any case - there are no house rules about when to fight - so it should be interesting http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[ March 31, 2004, 18:38: Message edited by: Cirvol ]

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60 turns is not to long... Think about it.

Your cluster will be complete but you will still be building on most of your planets as the atmosphere modifications do take a full year. Then building those additional 25 slots will take time...

So turn 60 is very early in this game.

Turn 80 to 100 on the other hand is when stuff starts to heat up.... Make sure you get your bases going so you can build your ships on them.

While your planets are doing their thing... So as soon as a 6 pack planet is cleared build a base

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guess it is a snowball effect where the slope goes along at 1 % for about 80 turns... then it increases to 175% on turn 81... and does not stop

unless of course you get attacked... and clobbered.

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Tesco had very good tips.

And I would also recommend building a SY on EVERY planet. Do not leave a single one. This hsould be common knowledge for us all in this game but just to not leave a stone unturned.. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
You will have more resources then you know what to do with by midgame so as many SYs as possible is a good thing.

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man im struggling to keep my resources upto my build rate http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

i guess thats a good sign eh? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

it should start to kick in soon tho - i am only now finishing my system robotoid factory lvl 3's etc http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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You should be building some storage facilities on some of your 30 pack planets right now.

As the resource converter has a max limit of your storage limit for each resource for conVersion.

Best to get your storage up right away from the get go.

If you have not done this

next turn build a resource converter.
And build your storage units.

IF you need to put everything on hold to get the converter out DO IT. And in a few turns you will no longer have a problem with resources... From now on in due to your build ques...

And convert resources every turn to fill those oranic and rad storage to their max.

Waste no resources.

Also have that first base space yard build more base space yards... IF you cannot use them now. Moth ball them for later. And have these puppies build 10 on each planet.

Moth ball those you cannot use right away. and unmothball them as soon as you have additional resources to use them.

Also make your build ques common.

So you use the fill que option. Saves time.

And as soon as a base yard is complete set up its way point to your training area. So your ships will automatically move there. Then add your ship class to the build que and hit repeat.

The only time i do not do this is for the troop planets where I will move the ship manually after it has picked up its troops

Also

The 6 pack planet

Build a ship yard. then atmosphere then what ever else ( such as 4 value improvements ) Save this que as 6 pack starter or what ever
And set up your 30 pack planets and save the ques..

This way you do not forget anything.

And when those 6 packs turn into 30 packs

Create new common build ques to use with the 25 facilities on them. So when another planet comes in on the atmosphere converted... you just scrap the atmosphere and then click on the fill que and select it from the list. And away you go.

Plan everything for 50 turns down the road.

You know you need large fleets. You know you need to replace large fleets quickly. You know you do not want to micro manage this when it is going full tilt. So plan for this

You need resources. You need storage. You need base space yards.

You need sphere worlds.

This is my advice. Sand Box SEIV. It is actually quite enjoyable before Primative takes out 1500 base ships in 3 turns http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

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Turn 60 should be about right time for the serious fighting to start. That doesn't mean someone won't try a raid or two earlier, but they would leave themselves very vulnerable to counterattacks if they go before the defences are ready.

As to shipyards: Build bases, lot of bases. The amount of resources this game will produce is incredible. The planetary SY's can only utilize a fraction of what all these planets can produce. In RTH-1 I had about 2000 BSYs, and I am sure a fully developed RTH-2 home cluster can support at least 1000 http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

BTW: Mineral Scanners are better than Robotoid factories. With the new patch you get +45 % http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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i do mineral scanners on the planet that has high mineral % and only mineral miners...

systems with a mix get the robotiod factory lvl 3 http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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ah, i luv this http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

i got a few warp mod ships now, and have started a handful of sphereworlds - i still have a few backwater planets which need to be colonized, but they are mostly low resource % so kinda useless except for construction yards

my miner scanners have kicked in and now i think i'll be good to go for resources for a while

anyone else care to update us with their sandbox status???

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My weavers have made nice, colorful carpets on my floor in the palace. Also couple of turns ago they produced a very large table in my imperial feasting room. I have ordered 3 turns celebration and general vacation so that all my subject could enjoy their life and prosperity my vice governance brings to my people.

I am planning to build huge monument of myself on every planet. Their building time varies from one year to three, depending on what side of character it impersonates. Hail to the Karibu the Wise!!

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

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Attack him while he's distracted? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

* Karibu.

[ April 02, 2004, 19:22: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ]

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lol, no sh*t eh?

why so evasive on your empire building info?
its not like you're doing some big secret project;)

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">My sandbox is getting full of sandburrs. They are poking me all over the place and are about me to drive my fleets of baseships to flee to another sandbox to go and play. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Can I have your sandbox, since you're leaving anyway http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

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well, we're just about at turn 20 in the game http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

its quite amazing how quickly things expand when you start with a good start like that

anyone doing anything worth reporting yet?

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Not really. But then again I may not want you to know what I am doing... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

Oh, and Spoo, my sandbox is off limits! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

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well, someone has jumped the gun,

someone just opened a warp point into one of my systems... nothing has come thru of course, but i expect it to happen next turn

whoever you are, i would strongly suggest you close that warp point this turn

there will be hell to pay if you enter

*turns to the side, directing the naval general*
'please open multiple warp points to that system and send baseship fleets alpha, beta, and delta to that system, thank-you'

now, is there any question about who owns that sandbox?

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Wow, that is an early start!

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yeah, its made me really angry - i've had to switch over the whole system to building military/defence/offence to ensure victory.

my fleets will be there next turn - but i dont know how large this guy is

i hope he's ready for a fight

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You guys worry to much !

I have the Horde sniffing out the areas close to the lair, so it might just be little me http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

While ships are coming off the assemblyline in decent numbers now, its way to early for the real action to start......
Or ? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">If they are asking their way to look at my great statues, please tell them they are not yet ready. I will properly inform everyone when they are built and invite all to the opening parties. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

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lol, great http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

i'll direct primitive to your cluster, just give me the location? 8)

so it looks like i'm up against primitive to start... just great... well, its going to be interesting

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Well i haven't looked at my turn yet, but we are a rather xenophobic race as of yet, and although I am doing my best to change my peoples opinions of other races, it will still be a few months before we will be ready to venture forth, and create a situation in which my people will be completely satisfied.

Oh, did I forget to mention that we can only be completely satisfied when we are alone? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

But seriously, I'm not ready yet!!