Rookie Mistakes

[Purna]

The one that keeps biting me is the "repeat" order on a build queue, when I change from building all the mines I can to some kind of facilities or ships. I'd really like an option to clear the "repeat" order whenever the first queue item changes.

[oleg]

I agree about "repeat". It would be better if SE goes through whole order and then cycles back. This way one can program a planet to build mines, fighters, troops, ships, etc. without a need to revisit it almost every other turn !

[ August 29, 2002, 19:18: Message edited by: oleg ]

[TerranC]

At the start of the game, when I'm not focused, I do either one of two things:

Forget to start researching
Forget to build anything

it cost me a game.

On the sphearworld:

Militia: 3200 for 64 billion
Number of troops needed to take sphearworld in one fell swoop: 460 Large Troops equipped with 2 sheild generators and 3-4 ground cannons

Causes an access violation.

[geoschmo]

Terran, have you tested that recently for access violations. I think some of those got fixed with the latest patch.

You could get 460 troopers on a single large transport with cargo III's I think.

Geo

[DavidG]

Hmm Maybe we should compile a top 10 list of rookie mistakes to help the newbies along:

1 - Sending out a colony ship with no population on board (this has got to be #1 )
2 - Forgeting to remove the 'Divide points evenly' on the research screen.
3 - Giving ships or fleets orders without clearing previous orders.
4 - Building mines or satellites and not realizing you need to launch them
5.....

[Grandpa Kim]

... 5. Not using weapon mounts. In my PBW games this is by far the most noticable mistake.

You know, guys, I must play this game way differently than most of you. When i get my turn, I first check the log very carefully, then I go to each system and check every ship/fleet and planet. When I've done all my systems, I then go through each of the screens-- colonies, ships, construction, research, empire, log again (to reply to Messages) and finally diplomacy. Then I worry about what I missed!! It is not unusual for a typical turn to take me 4 hours!

As an example, I am playing in The Quest for Terran Prime, as is Geo. I've seen Geo take less than ten minutes to play a turn in that "little" game. Tonight's turn took me nearly 2 hours.

I savor every turn and to me that is the enjoyment of the game. Not that my way is any better, but this gives me max pleasure.

Kim

[Gryphin]

My biggest repeated mistake is playing a 1AM.
(Hmm, posted at 1:41AM) better quit befor I make all of those mistakes.