finally finished my first game

[Arkcon]

Originally posted by minipol:

Is starting with a fully researched tech tree interesting?

Last tech i researched in that won game was a basehip. What purpose does it server? Is this the kind of ship you need for the sphere worlds?

Thanks and sorry for the rambling :-)

I like to play high tech with the AI in an small ancient galaxy. Often the only systems available for colonization are the ones you start in. No sissy allainces either -- its me or them at the instant I see them. Sometimes the AI chokes itself on the units limit, you gotta set that high. Its fun to almost win, then switch sides.

I build baseships sometimes. Often with warp open and close and repair bay III. Just to warp around the map spreading hurt without any plan at all.

Once I tried to build a heavy bombarment baseship, it was control, 2 qe engine, solar sail, nearly 75 % armor and shields and ecm, and a bunch of torpedos (the seekers), statagy-max weapon range. I thought it would possibly be a match for a homeworld full of Heavy mount Ripper, Incinerator, and WMG. Ummm. No.

[tbontob]

Arkon states in his recent post:

Its fun to almost win, then switch sides.

How do you change sides?

[pathfinder]

Tbontob: go to the menu where you save games...there is a pick-bar with "players" listed. click on it. Your race will NOT have a green bb in it. click to put a bb there then click on the other race you want to now play then click end turn. you are now the other race. PSS: you may want to turn ministers to complete AI on your "old" race before clicking end turn.

[ September 17, 2002, 23:00: Message edited by: pathfinder ]

[Arkcon]

Originally posted by minipol:
Last tech i researched in that won game was a basehip. What purpose does it server? Is this the kind of ship you need for the sphere worlds?

Thanks and sorry for the rambling :-)

The sphere world components won't fit on the baseship hull, you have to construct starbases at the star.

[tbontob]

Thanx pathfinder.

[Arkcon]

Originally posted by pathfinder:
PSS: you may want to turn ministers to complete AI on your "old" race before clicking end turn.

You have to remember to turn on the ministers first. More then once I wondered, "Where is he? I set him up so good." and then I realized, I forgot to turn ON THE AI

[minipol]

wow, a lot of good suggestions! thanks. hhmmm, i think i might get creamed by the ai this time