[GruelThePurple]

My current game is Mid-Diff with High Bonus, set for 255 systems, Low Tech and high cost, single homeworld, 13 AI & 5 Neutrals, TDM Modpack; and I have seen some henious things.

I have run through about 145 turns so far, and the top spot belongs to the Zorians. They have spread like the plague and colonized everything they could. After nailing some of the colony ships, I found out why... They are only running with 5M to 10M colonists a pop.

However, with a huge operational base of planets (something like 140), it is not uncommon to see 40+ ship fleets being thrown against my forces.

Whenever I do gain some ground against the zealots, I normally have to withdrawn shortly thereafter to resupply and re-equip. By the time I return to the system I had cleared, it has been recolonized.

Talk about cockroaches...

Not to mention they and the Darloks are currently both Espionaging me into the ground.

If it wasn't for a couple key warp points and tons of mines, I would have been overrun a long time ago.

I have also run into the Borg and the Rage. Strangely enough, the Borg has yet to leave their home system, and they own only their home planet... I have run into very little of the Rage, but they had propositioned me with a Trade Treaty right off. Due to their distance from me (with some Partnered Neutrals in the middle), they are not a threat any time soon.

This should prove to be a long, bitter struggle.


[This message has been edited by GruelThePurple (edited 16 May 2001).]