Space Empires 5

Zarix · #1 July 12th, 2002, 03:39 PM

SJ, that is a pretty good idea. With one change it would be nearly perfect. The terraforming facility should of course change the conditions to optimal by default. But there should be also possibility to change conditions to whatever one wants.

[ July 12, 2002, 14:39: Message edited by: Zarix ]

geoschmo · #2 July 12th, 2002, 03:41 PM

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SJ, that is a pretty good idea. With one chance it would be nearly perfect. The terraforming facility should of course change the conditions to optimal by default. But there should be also possibility to change conditions to whatever one wants.

No, you would want it to change the conditions to whatever is ideal for the population currently on the planet. If that's not optimal, then you don't want optimal. That's the point.

I have a question though. Not that it matters for game play or anything, and I won't use the "R" word, but how exactly would terraformers change the gravity of the planet?

Geoschmo

Zarix · #3 July 12th, 2002, 04:06 PM

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No, you would want it to change the conditions to whatever is ideal for the population currently on the planet. If that's not optimal, then you don't want optimal. That's the point..

I meant that when you build the facility, it starts changing the planet so that the people living there become happy. Then if the player decides that those people are annoying, the player could increase the temperature and suck the air out making some vacuum-packed beef.

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I have a question though. Not that it matters for game play or anything, and I won't use the "R" word, but how exactly would terraformers change the gravity of the planet?

That is quite simple. To decrease the gravity they have to put springs in every shoe on the planet. When increasing it they replace the springs with heavy weights.

geoschmo · #4 July 12th, 2002, 04:23 PM

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I meant that when you build the facility, it starts changing the planet so that the people living there become happy. Then if the player decides that those people are annoying, the player could increase the temperature and suck the air out making some vacuum-packed beef.

Oh. ROFL! I didn't realize you were going for the "Evil Overlord" kind of thing there. There are more efficent ways of dealing with annoying populations, but I guess the inefficency is where the fun is. The fact that you would go to so much trouble to make their lives miserable shows what a cruel, heartless bastard you can be if you are shown the proper "respect". I LIKE it.

EDIT: Along with these lines, give us the ability to grant independance to a colony. Then you can turn around and glass it the next turn. MUUUHAHAHAHA! You can do the same thing now by gifting it to another race, but the other race has to accept the gift, then you run the risk of them getting upset at you for glassing the colony, and you don't get the satisfaction of the "Skull and Bones" log message telling you that you totally wiped that new empire out. Hehehehe, that would be so fun!

Geo

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Growltigga · #5 July 12th, 2002, 04:45 PM

Geo, genocide is not acceptable in any social circle I am aware of. Evil Overlord or not, you should really try and curb these tendencies toward the mass slaughter of innocents.. after all, the good lord did say that one should turn the other cheek and not do unto others as you would not like done unto yourself and let's face it, you wouldn't be too chuffed to find out you were the target of an evil despotic maniac with a predelection for extreme violence and an appalling tendency to go "MUAAUUAAUAUAUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH"

You probably will be stroking small white persian cats next

Zarix · #6 July 12th, 2002, 05:12 PM

New victory condition for SE5: Hell

To win the game you have to transport at least 10M of each race in the game to a planet and terraform that planet to barely liveable to all those races.

geoschmo · #7 July 12th, 2002, 05:16 PM

Ah yes, but when you are the all powerful ruler of all that you survey, whether your predilictions are socially acceptable is of no concern. Societal mores only exsist to assist in keeping the masses in line with the arbitrary wishes of their Emporer. Or did you miss that day in "Despot 101"?

You haven't lived until you have had a quiet candelight dinner with the concubine of your choice sitting on the veranda watching the light show created by millions of rioting Xiati being jettisoned from your transports and reentering the atmposphere. It's fantastic!

Geo