Re: length of game...and weapon platforms
Since my copy of Gold arrived, I've started two PBW games and eighteen solo games. I've finished two of the solos, and abandoned two others because I'd only set them up to test something. None of the rest are anywhere near ending.
How long a game will take varies wildly: the victory conditions probably have the biggest effect, then which if any mods you're using, then some mix of all the other settings on the Game Set-Up screen. Plus how much time you have free to play, and how many games you're playing at the same time.
The first game I finished was set-up to only go 15.0 years. The second game I finished was set for a score of 200% of second place after 10.0 years, and ended exactly then.
[ edit ] Forgot the cargo part.
There are three different cargo handling commands. Transfer (T), which has been mentioned, gives you complete control over what goes where. Load (L) and Drop (D) will automatically move all of one type of cargo.
Launchable units (drones, fighters, mines, satellites) also have a parallel set of orders: Launch/Recover (U), Launch Remotely (I), and Recover Remotely (O).
[ May 30, 2002, 21:58: Message edited by: capnq ]
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