PBEM Stories

KiloOhm · #1 March 20th, 2001, 02:12 AM

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Originally posted by Lupusman:

I had a big problem!
Intel to the rescue.
Like I said, two against one is no fair, and they had the bad habit of keeping both their fleets (12 and 18 ships each) in the same sector.
Communications Mimic!
I really would have loved to see their faces when they loaded up their games.
Now I just have to mop up the remaining few ships that survived the combat.

Regul and Culture, you know who you are.

[This message has been edited by Lupusman (edited 19 March 2001).]

OK, what's communication mimic do? I haven't delved too deep into intel yet. Although I will have to start as my Last PBEM opponent used it on me a bit. (BTW, he smoked me.....

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Regards,
KiloOhm

Griffin · #2 March 20th, 2001, 02:44 AM

The communications mimic (at least in this case) causes an immediate state of war between two races. Needless to say this is quite a nasty attack as previously friendly fleets and ships immediately attack each other, and any planets being orbited by ships are attacked. Not to mention loss of trade, research etc.

Lucanos · #3 March 20th, 2001, 04:07 AM

Lupusman, that was very clever, you made the two HUMAN players look like AI-players...

(laughing)

...very good. These are the things I love about the game.

KiloOhm · #4 March 21st, 2001, 02:48 AM

WOW! Nice move. Remind me not to play you.

quote:
Originally posted by Griffin:
The communications mimic (at least in this case) causes an immediate state of war between two races. Needless to say this is quite a nasty attack as previously friendly fleets and ships immediately attack each other, and any planets being orbited by ships are attacked. Not to mention loss of trade, research etc.

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Regards,
KiloOhm

Nitram Draw · #5 March 20th, 2001, 03:06 PM

Good move! I didn't realize there was a minister of dis-information. I'll have to hire one in my next game

DirectorTsaarx · #6 March 20th, 2001, 08:31 PM

In my Last 1.19 game, the AI used Communications Mimic on me 3 or 4 times. I had empires I'd never met at war with me. I finally managed to succeed with a "Capture Ship" intel op against one of those empires; the ship was 40 or 50 systems away! It would have taken YEARS to meet them! I had a bit of fun, though - it was the Cue Cappa race, and I captured a Dreadnought with Allegiance Subverters. Oh, the fun I had trying to get home... too bad patch 1.27 & 1.30 came out before I could build a decent fleet & get them home...