finally finished my first game

pathfinder · #1 September 17th, 2002, 11:39 PM

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 · #2 September 17th, 2002, 11:53 PM

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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 · #3 September 18th, 2002, 12:00 AM

Thanx pathfinder.

Arkcon · #4 September 18th, 2002, 12:25 AM

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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 · #5 September 18th, 2002, 12:31 AM

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

minipol · #6 September 18th, 2002, 12:39 AM

is it best to sue simultaneous movement? i used turn based in the Last but everybody seems to use simultaneous movement.

Baron Munchausen · #7 September 18th, 2002, 01:03 AM

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Originally posted by minipol:
Hi,

yesterday i finally finished (and won) my first game. I am usually in the habit of quiting a game when i see i am the strongest but this time i finished it. I heard the victory scene isn't much and damn right it wasn't :-)
I didn't play long enough to build sphereworlds :-(

Since i don't have much time to play Online, i'm thinking of trying the TDM mod since the ai is reported to be quite good. Any other recommendations for making a tougher (more exciting )game?

What type of galaxy / size is recommended for playing against the ai?
Is starting with a fully researched tech tree interesting?
I do already play with limited resources since it seems more realistic to me. Storage facilities tend to be more important this way.

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 :-)

Small galaxy is better against the AI. It gets you into contact quicker and gives less breathing space for your superior planning skills to out-wit the Artificial Idiot.

Starting with all techs researched and a large number of starting homeworlds in a small or medium map is a pretty good game if you like 'free-for-all' warfare. Not much of the 4X esxperience in this, though. No planning how to grow your empire in a careful fashon. Just build ships and start fighting for territory.

The AI is useless in a limited resources game. It's bad in a standard game but it's totally helpless in limited resurces mode. It has no ability to manage resources whatsoever. Don't expect the Ai to give you a long-term fight in this mode. It'll get into resource crisis by mid-game and be paralyzed.