Game Proposal: Smash TV

Suicide Junkie · #1 July 27th, 2001, 03:04 PM

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-no orbital bombardments of civilian population. Troops OK. Blocades OK.
-no fireing upon civilian transports or colony ships, boarding parties / shield depleters OK.

Since this will be strategic combat, how do you plan to prevent the planet being nuked to glass if the troops fail to take the planet? The battle AI seems to be quite eager to kill everything.

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[This message has been edited by suicide_junkie (edited 27 July 2001).]

Taqwus · #2 July 27th, 2001, 03:45 PM

Perhaps one could remove weapon platforms from the game, as well as the ability for any weapon to hit a planet...

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Quikngruvn · #3 July 27th, 2001, 03:49 PM

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Originally posted by Puke:
-the planet will be outfitted with multiple spaceyards and will have a high resource production value.

I thought only one Spaceyard per planet was functional. Or maybe I'm just playing with my Home Lobotomy Kit again....

Quikngruvn

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dogscoff · #4 July 27th, 2001, 04:20 PM

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Perhaps one could remove weapon platforms from the game, as well as the ability for any weapon to hit a planet...
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But if you take away the ability to cheat, the judiciary race will never get to kick arse...

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Taqwus · #5 July 27th, 2001, 08:27 PM

Heh. Fine; then give the Judiciary a different tech tree. ;-)

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Puke · #6 July 27th, 2001, 09:48 PM

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Originally posted by suicide_junkie:
Since this will be strategic combat, how do you plan to prevent the planet being nuked to glass if the troops fail to take the planet? The battle AI seems to be quite eager to kill everything.

If the 'dont fire on planets' function is not up to par for keeping fleets from gunning for planets, then i guess you better make sure that your landing party succeeds. The attack method I was thinking of was to send in a blocade fleet to take out any orbital defense, and send the troop lander in a turn, or a few moves later on seperate orders.

Puke · #7 July 27th, 2001, 09:51 PM

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Originally posted by Quikngruvn:
I thought only one Spaceyard per planet was functional. Or maybe I'm just playing with my Home Lobotomy Kit again....

Quikngruvn

check out SJs glorious scenario ideas thread (regarding the chess game). it contains the ideas that inspired Geo's recent scenario as well as this. basically the facilities are build as modded facilities that are not space yards, and when the unmodded Version of the game is loaded, they revert back to spaceyards. you can never build more, but you get the boosted production rate untill they are destroyed.

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