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NullAshton said:
And the style is?
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I'm not sure I can state the entirety of it in words, or even that I understand it fully myself, but here are a few ground rules that seem pretty solid:
1. No superweapons. Arbitrarily declaring victory is a big no-no here.
2. No mass cloning, invulnerability devices, or other "trump" technologies or powers that make you impossible to beat. Unless, of course, there is a clear, finite, and reasonably low limit to it (I believe somewhere back in the archives is someone who had four clones, each controlled by an AI from one of the SE games from 2-5, with the SEV one being permanently locked away for fear of the devastation it would cause), or you can make it consistently funny, or possibly if it is a direct counter to someone using a superweapon on you. Using such devices may be marginally acceptable if it's clearly an attempt to establish that you're sitting on the sidelines in a coming fight.
3. Above all, be creative and make it funny. Repeatedly bringing in large fleets (or ridiculously large single ships) and blasting away went out of style LOOOOOOOOOOONG ago.
4. Low tech is good.