The Grudge-Match of Doom - (trashtalk/game progress)

Communique: Emperor Slynky
Classification: Top Secret
Subject: Outrageously doctored intel

Start Transmission:

You have far too much time on your hands.

Endit

[ June 07, 2004, 10:38: Message edited by: Mark the Merciful ]

[primitive]

Date 2400,9
Extract from the communication between the forward base in the Mentocka system and High Priest Primitive back in the devirginising chambers.

- We bare strange news o rancid one:
A race of incredibly ugly aliens have been encountered. They call themselves the Trithian empire, and claim to be technologically superior to us. Yet when we inspect the wreck of their "mighty" fighting ship we find that its of the smallest possible size (escort) and only has engines of the most basic design.

- Wreck, you say. Was there a battle ?

- Not as such, o ye of the foul breath. A colonizer met this anoying little bug at warppoint. The crash scratched the paint a bit, but else the ship is OK.

- The paint ? Not the beatifull custom red flame paint ? Arrrgh !! Exterminate the ugly bugs !!! Arrrgh !!1 *.@ 3$€ ..

..... Communication interrupted.

[Slynky]

What cheap scum uses mines (I lost a valuable ship)?

Oh, never mind...I use them, too

[Joachim]

Update??

[Paul1980au]

Mines are part and parcel of a good defensive strategy especially against AI ships that dont carry minesweepers in their fleets.

[primitive]

- High Priest Primitive. Some of our border system has been infected with tiny organic antlike thingies. Our allies, the Ilythiiri, claim they are ships, but our scientists cannot think of any reason such tiny ships would be of use in this day and age (2403.0).
- No organic infection will be allowed to desecrate the holy skies of the Horde. Send in some real ships and blow them away.

Alneyan has been away on vacation, so it has been slow going for a while.
Mark and Slynky both took Organic. I am Religious and Alneyan fight without any racial techs.

Currently turn 30. Up to now all action has been with mines and a few random ship battles. First real blood came Last turn when the Organic duo glassed a couple of Alneyans planets.
At the moment both of them are moving medium fleets of mainly Destroyers forward to the frontlines so I expect some real action within the next couple of turns. We have a lot of shared systems with hard to defend planets around so there are plenty of room for manoeuvring.

Let the fun begin

[Paul1980au]

Id plant some mines aournd youre planets to leave a few surprises (coat the whole space around youre planet with 2-5 mine minefields - it makes them come through and leave a few ships

If you have a random movement nebula as a buffer it is always good to leave a few mines and sats floating around the space ! as things in the way of invading ships.