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I think this is going to be my most interesting and engrossing SE game ever !
It deserves a story, but I am not a good writer http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif and English is not my native language.

Anyway, this is a solo AIC game. AI has low bonus. My race is Atrocity' Pandorian with Temporal trait.
Our home system is good, with a promising planet just few kilometers away http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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But best is yet to come. The only warp point leads to the Centurian system with Rock Oxygen planet !
Is it our ancestars homeworld ? (just check Pandorians history..)

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The scout goes to the next system. And what do we see ? Another Centurian system !! CO2 planet though. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif

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We keep exploring. First contact in the system connected to second Centurian.

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Jraenar homeworld is nearby. This month the first colony ship is constructed back home.
Should I colonize a planet in the home system ? Should I send it to the closest Centarian, learn
Secrets of Ancients and claim our birthgiven home ? Or should I send it far, to the
second Centarian, in the doomed expedition with the sole purpose to deny Jraenar the
spoils of Centarian ? They will certainly try to colonise it soon. This game looks to become a
very good role gaame. I keep save file, if anybody want to play it or even better to write a story,
I can post it here.

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No help yet http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif So I proceeded with the game and kept a savegame file

But the plot thickens. After a long deliberation I decided to be prudent and colonize the home system planet first. i was damn right ! remember the small greeny unexplored warmhole in the first Centarian system ? Our second scout warp it and was splashed with alien blood ! It is a battlefield between X'Chung and Praetorians :

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Forget about the Second Centarian, securing the first one will be a Hergulian dead. We coiled back building some ships needed for Cent.I coloniztion then... Disaster http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif
Our first and only colony rebelled ! Bastards !!Bloody colonials !!! No respect to the Master ! "No taxation without representation", sort of, and here we are - the radioactive storagies are cut off (Hmmm... may be THAT was the cause of rebellion - I only build Plutonium warehouses and no hospitals http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif ) As a compensation, Praetorins made Trade Alliance. What they are up to, schemers http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/confused.gif

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Never mind, 4 months later rebellion quashed. We are united again and finally ready to go to stars http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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Ohh, it's getting better and better. Another slime threaten us. Surely, this is the best solo SE game ever http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

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We must send some kamikadze colonists to Centarian II before it is too late. That colony will be most certainly doomed...

Anybody wants the savegame at this point ? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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Don't forget to tell us what tech you find in the ruins, when you colonize that world !

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I would love to write a story about this game, just a problem. Atrocities is already writing a story as the Pandorans and it might confuse people. What Mod are you playing btw? or is standard SEIV. If i was going to write a story you'd have to save the game files every turn though and send it to me, and it might be a bit of a hassle for you http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif

But if we can work round this and you can think of a different race to be i'd be hounoured to write a story about this great game! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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The bounty of plenty.

Cenarian I lived to the expectations !
I will give Nobel prizes to one and every scientists of the expedition.
They discovered -
Chemistry I - Yeahhh !
Repair I - bleahh, only 2K http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif
Applied Intelligence 1 - Oh, baby ! Groovy..
Mines 1 - OK, but AIC mines 1 are cheap.
Resupply 1 - Got to be good, now I have nice and (almost) useless ship component http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
Weapon Platforms 2 - Feel lucky today, your punk I? Yes !!! The biigest gun so far http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
Astrophycs 1 - Fly away, you' solar Eagle..
Combat support 2 - now I'm here, now I'm not http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

A year later, another colony ship arrives to Centarian 2. it is much more cryptic now.
Some kind of neurolical inteface device but it needs some study back home (ancient tech in AIC is different from stock SE)

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several years past. My only allies - Praetorians, are having
big troubles with Xi'Chung. Here you can see how the tide of war is turning.
just right from Centarian I, the scene:

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Two turns before I noticed the destruction of 30 Praetorin ships according the the "compare" window.
I can only pray Xi'Chung won't be bored and divert some fleets to my space.
We are going bust in minerals. maintanance is just too high. So, the defence must be relied on units - fighters and
weapon platforms. After several uneventual years, Centarian I has 200 fighters and Centarian II about 100 - limited by cargo capacity.

Star liners are moving people around and carriers (based on small transport hull) ship fighters to the frontier.
All is well. Suddenly, Cue Cappa colonize the system just left of Centarian 2. It is now in the range of enemy fleet !
Good news - C.C. asks for trade alliance (accepted of course)
Bad news - C.C. have military alliance with Jaraenar who turned murderous
against us. I commit ships in Centarian 2 to probe the space left from us. IT DOES NOT LOOK GOOD.

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And so it proved.

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All ships are dead, no damage to Jraenar ships whatsoever and Centarian 2 is exposed to the invasion...
(you may notice I just discovered destroyers, very late by SE norms, but it is AIC mod, it is just _slightly_ different http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
And so comes our fate. Powerfull enemies at left and right, no minerals to build new ships http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif
Millions of helpless people looking anxiosly to the skies - Is it a relief force and xenocidal aliens ?

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Or, yes, I almost forgot - another piece of Intergalagtic news some time ago http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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Truly, this is one heck of the game http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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Senator,

It is AI Compain mod 3.10 game - AI is _very_ tough indeed. Not even like TDM suckers http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif . I play simultaneos turns (no tactical combat - just to help AI even more). Thus, keeping track of safe games is problematic. But I do my best http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

I would be very, very happy if you write the story of this epochial (sp. ?) game. It really desrves it. It may be best if you just load one of my earlier save games (turn 14 is best) - when I made the first contact - and play by yourself from that point. Write the story of your game and disregard my path to the world domination.

All you need is AIC 3.00 (sorry, no link at hand http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif ) and Pundorian ship set, installed in the AI Compain/pictures/races folder.

Here is the link to my savegames. You should unzip it into AI Compain/savegame folder.

1055006721.zip

Have fun, I certainly do http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif Good Jraenar is Dead Jaraenar http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif
And if you are going to play this game - please do, I really like it! - disregard my Posts completely - It SHALL be all different once you made your own decision http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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Actully, when I first colonized Centarian I, I got Ice colony colonization. It was too good to my test, I don't want to spoil the game by cheep advances,, so I reloaded game from turn 14 and get more "reasonable" tech.

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Oh, about confusion with "official" Pandoran history:
I don't think Atrocities will complain, right http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

The set up and lay out of the game is simply perfect. But you can rename the race of course.

[ June 07, 2003, 18:32: Message edited by: oleg ]

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Well i have trouble against the tdm modpack so i was going to do the game you're playing lol. But if you post the save games every once in a while i'll write about your game perhaps

[ June 07, 2003, 18:35: Message edited by: Senator Raging Deadstar ]

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YES !!! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
Please, write you story !
I would be very interested if you start from one of the save games. If not, I'll try to supply you with save games. But it certainly more interesting to you if you play by yourself.
The game setup is juct damn perfect.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">AI Compain games are different. They are not more difficult or too easy. They are just... different. Try it and have fun.

I'll keep the track of my game anyway. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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I DID IT ! I FINALLY DID IT !!!!!!

Mistake number#1 - don't build ships without engines. And so I did - all my hundreds of fighters stored in Centarian I and Centarian II
have no engines !!! And I wondered why Jraenar wiped the floor with my carriers . http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/blush.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/blush.gif

I don't give up yet. I'll replay from some older save game before I saturated all planets with unfunctional fighters...

ashes to my head... This is the ultimate disgrace: Post the supposedly the BEST SOlO SE GAME and build hundreds of fighters without engines.

Pandorians are doomed. They need better leader than me http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Jesus ! i just can't stop myself. Such trivial mistake...

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Sounds like you started a great game, Oleg. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Oleg, use the [save Backups folder] for AIC, enter the folder to see what to copy in to it.
This comes in handy to archive; before or after an event in simultaneous games and only requires Copy and Paste skills. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

A good race name can be the Centurions from the System of Centurion, if you like Tittles for this story, which is indeed a great idea and I would be beholden. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Actually, I would like to package your story with every AIC release, when you are finished.

The best way to start with Centurion rich Systems is to generate one to your liking from the in game Quadrant menu with the Centurion Ruins map (AIC v3.01+). You may generate one to a few hundred Systems from this map… In addition, it is great for a one on one game as well. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

I recommend you set the AI player count, relative to the Systems that you generate, for a balanced game, the less AI the better; for you that is. Remember, the AI likes those artifacts too.

Play with no Bonus for your first few games; the AI Races for AIC plays very well in the none Bonus start games.

Use any options you desire.

If you have any question, Please email myself and /or post here or the AI Campaign thread.

Have fun….

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[ June 07, 2003, 20:50: Message edited by: JLS ]

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">My story !? when I finished !? I just spend 30 turns and zillion of resources building fighters without engines http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif

Yes, indeed it is a story worth immortalising. I just hope Senator (or somebody else) will do a better job with this game.

Damn, I still can not stop myself giggling. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif
Such an advertisement to my ship design skills...
300 fighters with no engines... Our Last hope for survival.. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif Sorry, I am going hysterical.. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Thankfully, I posted savegames (<45) before I did it.

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I am going to down load your Centurion save game, now and play it... Thanks http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

The new Psychic Intels update is posted if you want to add it to your game. It is a little easier to slam the AI now with intel http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

[ June 07, 2003, 20:57: Message edited by: JLS ]

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Oleg, what is the name of the ship set from your AIC race folder that the Pandoran Alliaince uses?

By renameing my set, I will load the same one all the time http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

[ June 07, 2003, 21:55: Message edited by: JLS ]

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Ok Oleg i'll start the first chapter and create a race, i might start using another setup, i don't know, depends if i can switch the race your using and information etc Most likely i'll start again, but thank you for the inspiration, i don't know many people (apart from dogscoff) who have two stories on the go but i'll give it a go! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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Here is some Back Ground on AICs Centurion Systems. For anyone interested in writing a Story Line.

The optimal System that the Centurians would create their Planet would be a Trinary System. This is do to the way their culture using the Solar energy for the day to day operations of their planets.

As the centuries go on, the suns start to loose there energy and die. Until there is no Sun at all but a few dense tiny masses and what is left of the system planet.

It has been noted that the decline in systems are gradual and the reports are that some Systems range form a Young 3 star Systems, Middle age Binary Systems, and very Ancient single star System thru to the very old Dead Centurion Systems. Indicating a powerful Solar Energy Extractors of some kind pulled mass amounts of energy from their stars to the point the Stars would implode softly one by one over the Centuries.

At some eons ago, the entire Centurion civilization was stricken by a plague. Origin unknown. Never in our time has a sighting of a Centarian being been reported.

However, it is said the Building blocks of Crystallurgy was formed from the Artifacts found that where left from the Centurians. Folklore has it, that Centurians Races are ancestors of the Crystalline.

It is also thought that the Plague that wanders our quadrant now might be a form of what has been the demise of the Centurians.

It is also reported that the Fazrahrian Race has a culture spore of this deadly plague and is searching for ways to mass-produce it.

[ June 08, 2003, 00:27: Message edited by: JLS ]

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Pandorans - from Atrocities site. Since it is MY race, I did't bother about AI files, simply moved all files to race/picures folder. Tweaking race setup in gane start took some time, but that' it http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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This is the semi-official press release about fighters scandal:
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All right, I finally stopped giggilg uncontrolably about my Engineless Fighters blinder.

In fact, It should provide some nice twist to the story. Basically, Pandorans' social structure resembles ours.
And what did we get here ? The private company Oleg-and-Brothers(all rights reserved) won the multitrillion contract to supply Pandoran Navy with fighters.
To maximise the stockholders options and CEO retirement benefits, Oleg&Brothers cut the overhead cost by shipping space fighters without some overexpansive parts. Like engines for example http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif . Naturally, all goverment inspectors have been secured. All admirals too.
It was only by the unfortunate accident of the unprovoked and cowardly (US goverment TM) attack by armed forces of rogue Jraenar regime, this small deficiency has been exposed.
The independent inquiry panel absolved the CEO of Oleg&Brothers of any criminal charges.
To ensure the best interst of public and the adequte protection of its citizens, the Goverment of Pandoran Alliance secured the contract with Oleg&Sisters consortium to supply modern fighters to Pandoran Navy.
As it is, at stardate 2407,7 the cargo space of all colonies has been inspected and cleared of combat deficient vehicles. Our Armed Forces start to receive the modernized equipment. The Prime Minister Of Pandoran Alliance is happy to announce that at no point the safety of Pandoran citizens have been compromised.

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[ June 07, 2003, 23:45: Message edited by: oleg ]

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To the CEO of Oleg & Brothers:

Can you confirm the rumor that your company has just recently completed the sale of fighter jet engines to the forces of a rogue Jraenar regime?

QBrigid reporter for Intergalactic Enquirer

[ June 08, 2003, 00:06: Message edited by: QBrigid ]

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http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif We sell for less http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

sorry about my typing lately. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

To JLS : take a look at First Centurian system.
There is NO picture for the asteroid field. Just blank space. This is because you can NOT specify asteroid field size in system.txt file. It is always must be "any". If you put "tiny" or any other size, SE get confused and does not assign any picture (may be even numbers - not sure) to asteroids. It is certainly a bug but we must live with it. All asteroiids must be "any".

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Great ! I'm looking forward to it !

Theoretically, you can use any of my savegames for your race. Just copy race picture files to Pandoran folder in AICompain/pictures/races folder. It is impossible to change race description or name during the game though http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif

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Yes, I know http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif

This is the Centurians Dead System

I am trying to work this thru and get a dead tiny massed star.... I have tried adding several abilities.
There is no harm in it, other, and then it being an empty system for now, with a interesting and obscure very tiny asteroid.

I have an alternate for Centurians Dead System, and it works, I know you will like this, Oleg http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Link below if you want it now (size 23k).
Will be released with next upgrade, if it works out.

>>>1055034519.zip<<<

Please let me know, your thoughts?

[ June 08, 2003, 13:04: Message edited by: JLS ]

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hmmm, I think I'll give it a try. I'll post the first chapter in a few days. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

I downloaded the new centurian file, I'm curious...I'll let you know my thoughts.

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War started in honest. Xi'Chung apparently secured the system next to Cenurian I and declared the war.
Two fleets, one with 25 ships another with 11 attacks Centurian I. The planet is protected by 7 destroyers, 60 fighters
and 4 medium weapon platforms. Here is the charge of the first, larger Xi'Chung fleet.

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Very soon they all be dead. Here is why http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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We lost all our ships and half of the fighters but killed all invaders. That should teach them a lesson !
Hmm. not really. two months later another fleet arrives. Thet just keep coming and coming !

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Oleg,
This is fascinating. I would much rather watch your game.

Watch out for the XiChung, they are dreadful and the meanest race in AIC.

If they ever start next to me, I always start a new game. You are playing this game with a AI low bonus, do not know about you, but I have a hard time with the AI in that setting.

How do you save the jpg pictures and have them available for us to see?

Neat game, and you are telling a great story http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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Wow!

It's lots of hard (well, not hard, but tedious) work to keep us filled in.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Although, tough still with Low Bonus;~ QB
The AI has been tamed a little with [none] Bonus games, when starting a game in AIC v3.00 or better.
If you have not upgraded yet, you may want to retry Bonus (none) the AI is less over bearing with most game starts with the default settings.

As I recall, you like the No Warp start games. All but a few of the AI might get boring in the none bonus. If this is the case, try a low bonus with that start.

If starting a game with the Centurion Ruins Map, please keep in mind the AI also will prosper from the Artifact finds, just as much as the Human Player. ~(AI-Hive with Light Cruisers, or AI-Terrans with Ice, etc. )~ Earlier then the designed plan.

It is strongly recommended that you start with a lower then usual Number of Computer Players, when starting a new game with the AIC Centurion Ruins map.

[ June 08, 2003, 18:59: Message edited by: JLS ]

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">WOW, Oleg in less then 10 years you have Temporal ( 4 ) Weapons http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

> Yup, Level Four Temporal jpg < I also see level 3 Structured Armor...WOW ! What else can we see?
Not bad http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

[ June 08, 2003, 18:44: Message edited by: JLS ]

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I am still #13 out of 13 players. Hard to beat AIC with bonuses ! Poor Praetorians are #12 - Xi'Chung pounded them really hard. But the bloodshed inflicted by my weapon platformes should give Praetorians some breathing time.
I indeed do rather well in Science department:
My Pandorians have 120% intelligence, scientists culture and Temporal College on Homeworld (another 5% bonus http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif ) Also, I shiped ~150M people to my first colony (the one which rebelled) and build 10 research expeditions. All things together, I feel pretty good abour my tech. levels. Oh, and remember Centaran I ruins !

It is minerals shortage that worries me. Dozen of starliners cost almost all my homeworld income in maintanence ! I must trade radio to minerals in 2:1 ratio with AI just to stay alive (they drive hard bargins http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif ). But now, when my mighty fleet (all seven shiny destroeyers http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif ) are dead, I can afford new construction.
Jraenars keep quite, thankfully. I have no real chance to defend Centarian II now http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif

[ June 08, 2003, 19:55: Message edited by: oleg ]

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I use PrtScr. and paste it in Photoshop. Then save picture as jpeg file and upload here. It is indeed tedious http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The AI trades at 2:1 . The reason for this, is so the Human Player will be hard pressed to bankrupt that AI of any one particular resource.

IF you were playing against another rival Human Player, how would he trade, if he/she new you were in a desperate need 20kt of Organics http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif
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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">As you should, you are doing awesume http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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Oleg, the Centurion, planets are good for the ruins, do you think that they may be a distraction from the economy? Considering there is only One Planet in the System. (if so, that was my goal)

If you should find a Centurion System that is a Binary or Trinary, go into Stellar Harnessing to complement the Astrophysics you have already achieved thru the Artifact you found from the Ruins.

Build Solar Panels and trade the excess rads for needed minerals thru the Trade Center (industry Tech) or most AI.
Cue Cappa, Cluck Ruk and Terrans being the Merchants will enjoy your trade offers more frequent then some other AI’s http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

This continued trade offers, could help subsidize your Military Goals http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif
(To a somewhat a pre-calculated Point)

Please remember, most races especially Xenophobe’s do not like offer trade that often http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif

Please do not underestimate, setting up OutPosts (Asteroid MINING), or Radioactive Processing Vessels to extract any needed Resources from nearby Asteroids.

Organics also need to be Harvested for your empire to Grow. (star liner maint) Keep an eye out for a few rich Organic Planets to settle early http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Now if you were of crystalline descent with the Knowledge of Crystallurgy and fortunate enough to have a few Centurion Systems. Interesting how this Parallels for a Story Line http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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Could you post your Colonies Report {f5}, with Value then Production highlighted?

~TIP~ You will not succeed in AIC; if you play it, like it was a war game. Keep one eye on the Economy at all times and the other on your neighbors. Just as if you were playing against a Human Player.

Respect to AI Low and Medium Bonus, in AIC. The AI curb will increase, as the game Years go by. It will not be - as you may expect http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

[ June 08, 2003, 22:58: Message edited by: JLS ]

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Here are empires status around the First Centurian Battle:

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The numbers are before AI bonus factored in. You can see how down the list I am. But still, I am the most advanced race, albeit VERY poor http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Oh, and Jraenar can not attack me because of insufficent supplies. They certainly need to build more supply ships or research cargo II !!
Several times I saw Jraenars ships turning back just after warping to Centarian 2 system. This is despite having a supply point in the nearby system ! (they have a military alliance with Cue Cappa who has a supply bace there ).

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[quote]Originally posted by JLS:

Quote:

Oleg, the Centurion, planets are good for the ruins, do you think that they may be a distraction from the economy? Considering there is only One Planet in the System. (if so, that was my goal) If you should find a Centurion System that is a Binary or Trinary, go into Stellar Harnessing to complement the Astrophysics you have already achieved thru the Artifact you found from the Ruins. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yes, I wish I had one more planet there http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif I have a different plan - build some towns and enjoy the solar income !

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Not knowing the whole picture.
I would agree, you are in need of resources, you barely have more, then you started the game with.
What level of Resources Extractions where you, when you had level 4 Temporal Weapons? Your opponent then, the Hive only had level 2 Organic Weapons…. You may need some infrastructure techs to get the economy jump-started.

If you have any multi star systems, sure Urban Development would be great for the long run, but I believe you need Solar Panels for Rads to trade for minerals, so you can increase your fleet sooner. You are at war, man. Get on a war footing, as fast as you can.

FYI:
It takes a large investment of People, Time, Food, and Energy to Maintain Urban Construction on far away Colonies.
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Mixed SAT fields should help you on the Defence, but with out CVs or Fighter Patrols at the warp point the AI will blow thru that.

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It is tough to play the game you have now, you have many AI Players for a Centurion Map, and you only have 3 Systems. It looks like the Jraenar and the XiChung have a head start building up the infurstructure on a few Binary or Trinary systems themselves. You will need 3-5 more Systems to compete.

You have a tough an uphill battle, Oleg.

But it appears you have the Research Advantage for now. Also the XiChung and/or Jraenar already have another war as well.

[ June 09, 2003, 01:29: Message edited by: JLS ]

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Hive had Light Cruiser a long while ago (suspect from a Ruin) Therefore, I do not expect the hive to get to Cruisers any time soon.

I new you were in for fight for the game then, but not before I found out you where against the Xi'Chung Hive in the first place.

I was afraid QBrigid was going to spoil your surprise, earlier with her Post.

~

Playing against the Hive in AIC, is like playing against the most Notorious Multiplayer Person you know http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif

[ June 09, 2003, 01:11: Message edited by: JLS ]

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You have no Neutrals in your game http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/confused.gif which is costing you major Trade and Research treaty income.

In addition, they can be a good barrier against the Major AI players in the Middle to late to Late game.
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Good luck, Oleg. I am turning in, for the Night http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

If you decide to start a new game, I posted some of AICs 3.0? new readme.

>>> AIC READ ME <<<

[ June 09, 2003, 03:59: Message edited by: JLS ]

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Blah ! Neutrals are for whimps ! We, the brave Armed Forces of Pandoran Alliance, will rule the Galaxy. No dirty trick can save those critters http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif

Re: need input about SE game :)
 

Go, get em, Tiger http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Re: need input about SE game :)
 

Several months passed since Xi'Chung invasion. Centurian I used the pause in hostilities and managed to build Planetary Space Yard. Now we can build ships closer to the battle line. And repair ships too. There is a crippled destroyer on the orbid. It should take time but we will fix her !
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Hmm. something is wrong here. Two months later, and no job is done :
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Lazy bastards http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif I'll court-martial you ! Is it a bug ? NO - my repair crew are PATHETIC (90% aptitude). SY repairs one component per turn - that's 0.9 by scum Pandoran workforce - that is zero, nill, because SE uses integers. Doahh.

[ June 09, 2003, 14:32: Message edited by: oleg ]

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">You can get it to repair by building a ship with a space yard or repair bay component on it. Repair is totaled per sector, so you need enough components or facilities in that sector to equal at least one total after adjusting for your characteristic amount.

Geoschmo

Re: need input about SE game :)
 

That’s, what you get for not teaching your Society, just the basic repair skills at the Academy http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

You just had to get that 150 Points from repair, now look, we are hard pressed to repair our ships, Mr. Prime Minister. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

If a Repair Base Station is not near.
We may have to go with a more expensive Medium Transport Hull, with two Repair Bays But the added cost http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif

OR a Few cheap Small Transport Hulls with one Repair Bay, (SLOW moving) but may just do the trick ... Mr. Prime Minister

[ June 09, 2003, 14:35: Message edited by: JLS ]

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The lull was short. Jaraenar start harrasing Centurian II system :
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But those lizards are cowards ! They retreat without the fight. Another million years of evolution and they might even become chickens http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Xi'Chung are another proposition. Another battle for Centurian I :
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The end result is the same - total annigilation of Bugs http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif I am very proud of my planetary deffences, Every single shot of the mighty Temporal Cannons hit the target. In fact, all credits should to go the Senior Gunnery Mate Stg. Harkness. He skillfully aimed the fire from his fire control bunker : http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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It 2.5 years we annigilated 25+11+14+12+11=73 Xi'Chung ships. Tonnage lost must be incrediable. I estimate it 3 million tonns. Add here 100+ fighters (both Pandoran and bugs) - another 1.5 million tons of radioactive debris. The space around Centurian I should look like Saturn' rings http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif Surely, even Bugs can not sustain such loses !
The small force of two destroyers make a short visit to the next system. Thankfully, there is no mine fields and ships return with vital intelligence - Holy Mother Terra ! 80 Bug' warships !!

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If they pull half of them together and strike with one blow, how can we stop them ?
Also notice small Jraenar fleet. It passed before through two my systems - I had no forces to challenge them. Certainly they do have the range to invade Centurian II But why did't they do it yet ? We are at war for few years now.

[ June 09, 2003, 14:19: Message edited by: oleg ]

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ah, it is actually 10 times more in shipping tonnage - Bugs lost 30 million tons !