Rated Challenges Thread

[Slynky]

Originally posted by Mark the Merciful:
I've no idea what the balance mod is, or what it does. I'd rather play without.

A quick rundown:

It creates a galaxy with (one of) every kind of planet type and atmosphere except NONE. They are all the same size and same resource percentages. No nebulas, asteroid fields, black hole systems, etc. One asteroid field in each system...@ 300% for every resource. All planets are 100%. No moons (as there are no NONE atmospheres). So, in short, no matter what colony type and atmos you take, you are sure to have 3 dome chances in every system and one breathable. It's considered a way to remove a bit more of the luck from a game and I've played on it several times. I like the balance. Others dislike the excitement of knowing what's in each system...Primitive, for one, I believe.

[Slynky]

Originally posted by Alneyan:
Are you speaking about the other thread? If it is so, the said footage is a wonderful "-" on my computer. But if I launch the mothballed IE, I can indeed see your malicious work.

That strange problem still rears its ugly head. I wonder why it afflicts you when I point to an image on the Ratings site and you can't see it yet you can see the Ratings site. Strange.

[primitive]

Balance mod or not is no biggie with me. I have only played with it once so I think I can handle another game

[Slynky]

Originally posted by primitive:
Balance mod or not is no biggie with me. I have only played with it once so I think I can handle another game

Alneyan prefers it, you don't care a lot, I'll take it if Mark, who started the challenge, decides on it.

Originally posted by Slynky:

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Originally posted by primitive:
Balance mod or not is no biggie with me. I have only played with it once so I think I can handle another game

Alneyan prefers it, you don't care a lot, I'll take it if Mark, who started the challenge, decides on it.

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I'm still on No, at the moment. Let's play without.

[Joachim]

Originally posted by Slynky:
The Grudge-Match of Doom
Mark/Slynky vs Primitive/Alneyan

Whoever does it, should generate (with ruins turned off) a medium spiral map that "looks good" for a team game and one that leans toward the large size (I've noticed that the size of the maps generated with medium can sometimes be kind of small).

Is 65 systems enough?
I was under the impression that if you set starting points on the Star it would pick it somewhere in the system, yet it puts it on top of said star. So I should have set up start point in a spot in the system?

[Slynky]

When I set a start point, I usually just pick a spot near the center. I figure it's no big concern.

And remember, set specific start points (1 and 3 on one side and 2 and 4 on the other).

As to number of systems, I've never counted. I just noticed that there was a fairly big difference in the size of maps generated by "medium spiral". That's why I said pick one of the larger ones.