Finite resources vs infinite resources

Suicide Junkie · #1 February 26th, 2002, 12:41 AM

Actually, I only controlled 3 systems. Taking care of what I did have was the key.

My homeworld, in fact was well on its way to unstoppable resource growth.

HP Delron · #2 February 26th, 2002, 02:04 AM

some good points but i think the key to a good finite resource game is to DISABLE all resource improvement plants.

Suicide Junkie · #3 February 26th, 2002, 05:38 AM

If you do that, you end up with a heat death for the universe.

Perhaps better would be a one-per-planet value improvement facility. Then you still get to balance conservation & productivity.

Teach the kiddies responsible use of resources!

HP Delron · #4 February 26th, 2002, 06:12 AM

Eventually everything dies... even the universe, sad but true

Suicide Junkie · #5 February 26th, 2002, 06:19 PM

Sure, but it takes longer than a decade to happen

If you disable Stellar manipulation, you'll get a better heat-death scenario, as the stars go nova one-by-one.

1FSTCAT · #6 February 26th, 2002, 10:16 PM

I like them. I've never learned to grow my resources though. In every game I've played, we all just strip-mine, and pummel until everything is gone, then we wither-up and die.

There's probably a more graceful way, but I haven't learned it yet..

I feel like it gives another reason to fight over planets, too..

capnq · #7 February 28th, 2002, 01:09 AM

I've only played one finite resource game, and disliked it so much that I've never played another. IMO completely stripping the resources of an entire planet within a few years is totally unrealistic.