[DirectorTsaarx]

I'm still trying to win my game; the Ukra-Tal finally decided to make a treaty with me (perhaps the fact that I proposed a trade (which they accepted) and was nice about not glassing their worlds, and was at war with their enemy (the stinking Terrans) helped...). Anyway, we're now at Partnership (their doing, not mine; they refused all of my requests, probably because I was in 10th (!) place out of 10 real empires - the five "neutrals" are still in 11th-15th place). And we're both wreaking havoc on the stinking Terrans. Who are making me understand just how powerful the CSM V's are, even when I have decent PD support (planets are launching up to 12 missiles at a time - and I'm still only up to frigate-class ships!!!). Fortunately, the Ukra-Tal and I have managed to push the Terrans to 10th place, and I'm now number 9. I got really ticked when they glassed one of my homeworlds (it took them YEARS to get around to it, but they kept at it, and I could never get enough defenses on it, because every time I put enough defenses there to destroy a ship, they IMMEDIATELY came back with a bigger fleet, and then they mined the entrances so I couldn't even get ship support in there, oh it was a mess...)

Long live the Moebius Consortium (I hope)!