Do you cheat?

Will · #1 April 14th, 2001, 06:45 AM

I have, but it was for making the StarBase components for SphereWorlds/RingWorlds... I didn't feel like taking the time to make one in an actual game, so I made a few in a no-AI game.

Other than that, I just use tactical combat

Darwin · #2 April 14th, 2001, 09:16 AM

Thats an interesting question, I cheat occasionally, But it doesn't really matter, as I only play against the computer.

The main cheating I ran into was a while back ago I was playing a game of SE3 with someone PBEM, 9 turns into the game he opened a warp point into my home system and destroyed my homeworld. I was stunned.

I asked him how in the world did he ever find me. He unashamedly told me that he opened warp point, if I wasn't there, he reloaded turn, open another, repeat untill he found me, Thus exploring the entire galaxy in one turn.

I was floored, I said "But, that's cheating." He went on to explain the "everyone" does it, and you simply can't compete in a game that allows warp point manip if you don't.

I told him he could have the game. And let him record the win. He didn't consider it cheating, I consider cheating to be anything you do that gives you an advantage that Aaron didn't plan for. If Aaron had wanted that he would have included a Undo button.

Anyway, That was my Last PBEM game, and will be my Last ever.

Taqwus · #3 April 14th, 2001, 07:52 PM

Hrm, cheat? Not in this game. It's less necessary than, say, FO:2 (where you may have to at least save/reload due to the extreme lethality of critical hits) or the Gold Box games (especially _Pools of Darkness_ with LOTS of save-or-die situations).

capt_spoogy:

You don't have to send a fleet to wipe out all those planets if you can get him to surrender... or if you can PPP them away.

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CaptSpoogy · #4 April 14th, 2001, 09:57 PM

Captain Spoogy likes to maintain massive fleets of individual named starships. He does not want to bother with managing 100 planets or rioting populations. Just 100's of starships is all he wants.

Dracus · #5 April 14th, 2001, 10:15 PM

[quote]Originally posted by Darwin:
[b]Thats an interesting question, I cheat occasionally, But it doesn't really matter, as I only play against the computer.

What fun is there in cheating, even against a computer.

He went on to explain the "everyone" does it, and you simply can't compete in a game that allows warp point manip if you don't.

Not everyone does it. I don't

Anyway, That was my Last PBEM game, and will be my Last ever.

Play my test game on the new server. You might find pbem play to be fun.

[This message has been edited by Dracus (edited 14 April 2001).]

raynor · #6 April 14th, 2001, 10:22 PM

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Originally posted by Taqwus:
Hrm, cheat? Not in this game. It's less necessary than, say, FO:2 (where you may have to at least save/reload due to the extreme lethality of critical hits)

What is FO:2? Is this Fallout Tactics?

mottlee · #7 April 15th, 2001, 04:59 AM

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Originally posted by Darwin:

The main cheating I ran into was a while back ago I was playing a game of SE3 with someone PBEM, 9 turns into the game he opened a warp point into my home system and destroyed my homeworld.
Anyway, That was my Last PBEM game, and will be my Last ever.

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Hmmm how in the world did he even get to open warp points in 9 turns w/o cheating?!

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