Year 2402.0 The Trithian Empire (Slynky) versus the Arcadia League (Alneyan)
Settings: No mines, zero racial points, intelligence disabled. Everything else as default.
Contact was made peacefully Last month with an unknown species at one of the League outer colonies. The casualties were war within the range of acceptable losses for such an operation, ranging only between two and four million settlers or so, who were busy constructing defences when the attack occurred. Contact has yet to be made, but we still expect to solve this dispute diplomatically. The matter shall now be handed to the military, which will supervise the deployment of warships. These will be used to ensure our point is made and well understood by these unknown beings.
So. I was wondering about Slynky when he reassured me by making contact and destroying a colony in the mean time. Annoying, but it was my fault for forgetting to put defences *before* the attack. Unfortunately for me, battle happens before production.
As for economics, I had quite a good start, so I won't be able to blame the map this time, but merely my own silliness. (I forgot to put settlers on one of my colonizers, resulting in a delay of five months. *Sighs*) Both our Empires are quite similar in design, save for the fact he took another advanced trait I don't have. And it seems like Slynky put this trait to good use, but what else should I expect from him?
Before these negotiations, I was slighty ahead according to the score since turn 10 or so. But we all known the score is deceptive. At least, it helps raising the morale to know I am not behind in this field.
Now, how to retaliate against Slynky remains an open question. Or how to survive for that matter.
[ November 23, 2003, 13:34: Message edited by: Alneyan ]