System evacuation

President_Elect_Shang · #1 December 11th, 2003, 07:26 AM

It happened to me once in SE3. The quadrant was shaped so that it was roughly split between me and my AI opponent. One system that I held was the key system with three warp points leading back to the right (all my systems) and one leading into the AI�s. I had built up four bases and had two planets populated with massive industry in orbit. I had even taken the time to shuttle in the max populations. Then I got the warning, yes it did warn you. I used it to my advantage though. I started a fight with the AI to provoke them into invading, as if they needed provoking right? The end result; over half the populations of both planets lost, all bases, and a small fleet I left to tempt the invading force further into the system. It worked pretty well as when I counter attacked they had few defenses and I swept about a quarter of their systems before the AI could churn out enough ships to stop me.

Cipher7071 · #2 December 12th, 2003, 04:22 PM

I actually had this happen to me twice in one game. It was in an ancient quadrant. Fortunately, the first time was early, and I had just managed to get a decent foothold in a nearby system when I got the message. I escaped that system with minimal losses. The second time I was in the process of creating planets in a system with a better sort of star when I got the message again. Apparently the entire quadrant was in upheaval, because I managed to close myself off before the competition could eliminate me, licked my wounds and survived.

gregebowman · #3 December 12th, 2003, 11:08 PM

I'm curious. When you people start a new game, what do you set as your events selection? I don't ever recall getting this message. I think the most recent disaster I had was a plague, and I still hadn't researched biology at the time.

Cyrien · #4 December 12th, 2003, 11:13 PM

In order to get this you have to have the highest level of even severity enabled. I confess that in most of my recent games I have events either off or at an event severity that doesn't allow for stars to go nova on you.

If you really want to get the event on anything but a few random incidents you should turn event frequency up to a higher level as well.

TerranC · #5 December 13th, 2003, 04:47 AM

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Originally posted by gregebowman:
I'm curious. When you people start a new game, what do you set as your events selection? I don't ever recall getting this message. I think the most recent disaster I had was a plague, and I still hadn't researched biology at the time.

Always at Catastrophic.

I like events

Taera · #6 December 13th, 2003, 07:38 AM

it depends, while i like events they can realy screw the AI up

Cipher7071 · #7 December 13th, 2003, 08:53 PM

I often play at catastrophic myself, but I do tend to turn it down a bit when I'm trying to figure something out, such as the characteristic behaviors of the new races that I have just encountered in the TDM Modpack.

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