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Yeah, Primitive, I agree. No way Elvis should be wearing a crown... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

However, I still have my bets on "Calvin and Hobbs".

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The evil Nodachians have met the Thermolian peace ships with treachery and deceit. So we will now withdraw to our space and await the inevitable attack that is soon to come. We are far too small and weak to stand long against their might, but we will fight with honor. We fear them not, for we know that one day they will be Thermolian, they just aren’t quite ripe yet http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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This Nodachi/Thermodyne war is something. To hear them tell it the other guy is always the attacker and they've both lost all their battles. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

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The patched-together merchant marine fleet entered the system too late. The foul Thermolians had already captured all of the Nodachian children and laid waste to the unarmed planet's peaceful farms and were heading back into the systems stolen from the Nodachians with their bounty.

How can the noble Nodachians stand against a foe that regards children as a food source?

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As the evil Nodachians were in the act of ambushing the Peace Flotilla, Thermodyne was convinced to return from retirement. As he saw the Nodachians chasing after the remains of the Peace ships, he planed a hasty defense. As the evil Nodachians entered the Thermolian frontier system, they were attacked with a fury born of desperation. The Nodachian fleet was forged from better technology, but the Thermolian crews held a much firmer resolve. In the end, the slaughter was total. Not a single Nodachian escaped, all are now Thermolian. Many speeches were made about the victory, but all carried the same theme, never again would the Thermolians allow the Nodachians to threaten Thermolian space, and the invaders would be forced to leave Thermolain claimed space. The Thermolians were a peaceful race of artisans these days, but they still knew how to use the boot!

That has to be the longest gambit I ever ran in an SE4 game. I thought Nod’s would never try to force that warp point where I had the ambush set.

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The brave merchant captains were determined to rescue the children stolen by the Hell-spawned Thermolians. Blinded by their cause they passed through the warp point and were promptly set upon by a great hoard of Thermolian ships. Outnumbered one-hundred to one they fought bravely but could not overcome the long odds.

With her merchant fleet gone how long can the Nodachian Empire hold out against this ravenous host?

Thermo, this has been an extremely fun game so far. I can't wait to see what happens next! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

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As Thermodyne directed his tiny fleet back into disputed space, he wondered how the Nodachians would receive them this time. Across the Empire, slogans had started popping up, painted on barns and blank walls. “Give Them Liberty or Give Them Death” was the most popular one by far.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I'm finding that out... The Black Hole riders have pulled two surprises out early, technology-wise.

The colonists and transports in this game have turned out to be fightin' support units. So funny how our first waves of colonizers are bashing into each other... I can imagine the look on the passenger's faces! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif

Asmala's empire means the Mercator people harm for sure, he has torched two new deep space colonies, and we're trying to scrap together some defensive surprises of our own...

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yes, I've had suprises like that myself recently. Like Primitive's wild-eyed colony ship captains turning kamikazee when attacked by my frigates. It's quite a shock when your current top-of-the-line warship loses a battle to an unarmed vessel.

Kind of makes me wonder how different history would have been had the Captain of the Lusitania chosen to ram that U-Boat.... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Geoschmo

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I'm sure you will express some nasty surprises.

I have noticed that the number of different planets vary much. In my previous game against Primitive I had in my home system plus in adjacent systems seven huge breathables! Too bad they were gas giants and I have rock colonization tech http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif And now in my game againt Stone Mill I have found very few and very small breathables. I hope Stone Mill hasn't found more breathables than me or else I would be in big problems http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif