Space Empires Evil Ruler Handbook.

[Aiken]

29. I would never send a message, like "My awesome armadas are moving to your system XXX to grind it into dust! You're doomed, muawahahaha!", to my enemy before general attack. Those good rulers are sometime sly enough to disturb the best evil plan, so I won't give them an additional chance.

[ May 24, 2004, 15:34: Message edited by: aiken ]

[Raging Deadstar]

Originally posted by aiken:
29. I would never send a message, like "My awesome armadas are moving to your system XXX to grind it into dust! You're doomed, muawahahaha!", to my enemy before general attack. Those good rulers are sometime sly enough to disturb the best evil plan, so I won't give them an additional chance.

30. For the sneakiest Evil overlords amongst you i would build a fleet of cheap 1 turn battle cruiser and amass them near a warp point. I would the send a message saying "My forces are preparing to wipe you out in the "xxx" system. We merely Await your demise!" Then upon when they attack said fleet and discover they were decoys i would send in my real nasty fleet

[Roanon]

Originally posted by aiken:
29. I would never send a message, like "My awesome armadas are moving to your system XXX to grind it into dust! You're doomed, muawahahaha!", to my enemy before general attack. Those good rulers are sometime sly enough to disturb the best evil plan, so I won't give them an additional chance.

Corollary: IF you send such a message, make sure your armada of doom is heading to system YYY, while his fleets are massing to defend XXX, where a cloaked sun destroyer should be waiting for his day of glory.

[Renegade 13]

31. While allies can be useful at times, always remember: If they show the slightest sign of weakness, wipe their putrid stench from the galaxy. After all, they were just waiting for the opportunity to do the same to you.

[Ed Kolis]

32. To prevent your enemies from discovering the location of your homeworld, put an innocuous looking "This storm appears to be opaque to most scanners" storm over it

Well it WOULD work, were scanners not so easy to research

[Atrocities]

Originally posted by minipol:
>>3. - Glassing a planet is the cheap alternative >>to landing troops.
Glass the planet with Napalm. Burning aliens make funny noises

LOL We have a 3 A

[Atrocities]

33. - Never underestimate the power of stellor manipulation. A good cloaked star killer parked in orbit around your enemies sun is worth a 100 ships on that systems Warp Point.

34. - A "explorer ship" is a prelued to an invasion fleet, destory any such ships that enter your space.

35. - Treaties are meant to be broken.