Favorite Racial Tech Trait

DirectorTsaarx · #1 January 23rd, 2003, 10:35 PM

I always go for Temporal (although, until the next patch comes out, it feels like cheating).

I've never played a combo race (well, not since the first couple games, where I was trying to figure out the differences between the racial abilities). But I chose Temporal + Deeply Religious, because I'm planning to try the Deeply Religious trait while I wait for the next patch. Not to mention the AI I have in mind for modding (if I ever find enough time to do that) would match the concept of a Religious race...

Arkcon · #2 January 23rd, 2003, 11:24 PM

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Originally posted by Pax:

Temporal+Organic, Advanced Storage, and 10 populated worlds at maximum tech ... with a newly-built-and-colonised SphereWorld.

Within fifteen to twenty turns, with the Temporal Cloning facility build and a couple freighters making the rounds, you should have the SW populated to the 77B max.

That, and Temporal Spaceyard III, gives you ~117K build rates (I forget if I'd bought any Construction rate improvements during EMP design). Fully-laden mega-destructor Battlemoons in, say ... 6 turns. 7 tops.

Heh.

Oh yeah, *rubs hands* *drools* yeah

Grandpa Kim · #3 January 24th, 2003, 01:35 AM

Hey, Fyron! I counldn't vote cuz my favorite is "none".

I just drool over those extra 1500 points that the racial types swallow up. Also I have fewer things to research and am ready for bear much earlier in the game.

Kim

Fyron · #4 January 24th, 2003, 02:41 AM

You can be ready for bear as early as a normal race. Just wait to research the racial techs.

None isn't a racial tech trait.

Taera · #5 January 24th, 2003, 05:10 AM

racial traits are fun because they take those 1500 points from you and make each game more interesting as they requie specific strategies, designs and counter designs and strategies. Its a good payoff - early game vulnurability (unless you leave the weapons for "later". mostly this goes to organic/crystallurgy as their weapons only good at levels 5-10) for later superiority (tell me whatever you want, having a racial trait, any racial trait, gives you wider variety of tactics and techniques)

Fyron · #6 January 24th, 2003, 05:15 AM

oops... wrong thread

[ January 24, 2003, 03:16: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]

QuarianRex · #7 January 24th, 2003, 05:41 AM

I tend to be a big fan of the Temporal trait (though I haven't used it since the Last patch). I prefer using human type races and temporal is the one trait that seems to be based more on advanced tech instead of alien physiology.

As for combos I gravitate towards Temporal/Religious. Why? Fewer tech overlaps. I can use it all without leaving anything out (I hate to research two different racial weapons techs and only wind up using one, it seems like such a waste).

A close second on Favorites has to be Psychic. I love those telekinetic projectors. Although I have never really used the AS much as of yet.