Ringworlds and Sphereworlds

[Kamog]

Originally posted by Ed Kolis:
Why can't I upgrade my ringworld to a sphereworld!!!

Yeah, I wish that were possible, too.

It's too bad that you have make a hard choice: build a ring world, OR wait until you research sphere worlds. If you decide to build the ring world, the star is permanently 'used up' and the possibility of constructing a sphere world there is lost forever.

[dogscoff]

Regarding the fully loaded Porportions sphereworld, its simple enough to start the game with one. I

Oh yeah, but it's much more fun to build one.

build a ring world, OR wait until you research sphere worlds.

No choice at all, build a ringworld every time. They're far prettier.

[Kamog]

Speaking of ring worlds, for a while I did not understand why people kept referring to them as 'Mollys'.

I finally learned recently (by reading old threads) that there's an actress named Molly Ringwald. Never heard of her before.
So is there somebody named Spherewald?

[Slick]

Originally posted by Kamog:

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Originally posted by Ed Kolis:
Why can't I upgrade my ringworld to a sphereworld!!!

Yeah, I wish that were possible, too.

It's too bad that you have make a hard choice: build a ring world, OR wait until you research sphere worlds. If you decide to build the ring world, the star is permanently 'used up' and the possibility of constructing a sphere world there is lost forever.

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Here's the next best thing. As soon as you have ringworld tech, start building 10 plating bases and 10 cables bases and 1 ringworld base (longest to construct, so start first). In the time it takes to build the ringworld base, research the sphereworld component (3 more levels of SM) you can have significant progress on the ringworld base. You can then design a sphereworld base and upgrade your ringworld base after it's constructed to a sphereworld base BEFORE you create. Saves some construction time on your sphereworld.

Slick.

[geoschmo]

Originally posted by Kamog:
I finally learned recently (by reading old threads) that there's an actress named Molly Ringwald. Never heard of her before.
So is there somebody named Spherewald?

Yeah, Jack Spherewald. First Baseman for the 1958 New York Mets.

[gregebowman]

Originally posted by Kamog:
Speaking of ring worlds, for a while I did not understand why people kept referring to them as 'Mollys'.

I finally learned recently (by reading old threads) that there's an actress named Molly Ringwald. Never heard of her before.

My god, that makes me feel old. never heard of Molly Ringwald? Well, she hasn't made a movie in awhile. She was in the Last scene of Not Another Teen Movie. I don't think she was in a movie during the 90's. don't know why. I think she's pretty (I've always had a thing for redheads). Anybody know why she's quit acting, or is she one of those actors who gone over to stage acting?

[Slick]

Another thing I forget to do most of the time is make a colony ship with population and move it to the ring/sphereworld sector before construction is complete. Nothing like finally constructing your new ringworld and having to wait 2 more turns to construct your stinking colonizer and another turn to colonize the thing...

Slick.

[geoschmo]

Originally posted by gregebowman:
Well, she hasn't made a movie in awhile. She was in the Last scene of Not Another Teen Movie. I don't think she was in a movie during the 90's. don't know why. I think she's pretty (I've always had a thing for redheads). Anybody know why she's quit acting, or is she one of those actors who gone over to stage acting?

Good golly, Miss Molly.

After the somewhat controversial (for it's time anyway) "For Keeps" in 1988, miss Molly got one more shot at a leading role. "Betsy's Wedding" hit the screen in 1990, and left it a few days later.

She was actually in a bunch of movies in the 90's, but all supporting roles in most of them forgettable movies.

Interesting note, she was in in a short film in 1993 with Billy Bob Thornton called "Some call it a Sling Blade". Thorton reworked the story into the full length hit in 1996, but alas, sans Miss Molly.

She also had some TV work in the 90's. Stephen Kings, The Stand miniseries, which was the only thing I actually saw her in personally in the Last 15 years. And she had a role in a series called the Townies which came and went in 1996.

We can only hope for a "Pulp Fiction" like vehicle to come along and resurect her career like it did for Travolta. Otherwise she seems content with her supporting roles and raising a family.

Geoschmo

[PvK]

Originally posted by Slick:
Another thing I forget to do most of the time is make a colony ship with population and move it to the ring/sphereworld sector before construction is complete. Nothing like finally constructing your new ringworld and having to wait 2 more turns to construct your stinking colonizer and another turn to colonize the thing...

Slick.

Well there's one thing worse - having someone colonize it for you, before you get your colonizer there...

PvK

[Slick]

Originally posted by PvK:

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Originally posted by Slick:
Another thing I forget to do most of the time is make a colony ship with population and move it to the ring/sphereworld sector before construction is complete. Nothing like finally constructing your new ringworld and having to wait 2 more turns to construct your stinking colonizer and another turn to colonize the thing...

Slick.

Well there's one thing worse - having someone colonize it for you, before you get your colonizer there...

PvK

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Not my ringworlds, mister. Even during construction, I probably guard them better than my homeworlds.

Slick.