Gas planets vs rock planets??? - Page 2

spoon · #11 May 8th, 2003, 06:45 PM

I tend to choose Rock, since the early game is all about expansion, and having more spaceyards available is helpful. However I'm basing that on the assumption that there are more rock planets than ice planets - which may be wrong...

Aloofi · #12 May 8th, 2003, 06:52 PM

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Originally posted by spoon:
However I'm basing that on the assumption that there are more rock planets than ice planets - which may be wrong...

I think is right. In the new game I started yesterday my empire knows of 165 planets, of which 102 are rock.

oleg · #13 May 8th, 2003, 06:54 PM

There question of planet abundance has been raised many times before. It was very well documented there are fewer Ice planets than Rock.

Ruatha · #14 May 8th, 2003, 08:18 PM

Check these out:

http://www.shrapnelgames.com/cgi-bin...=005074#000012

http://www.shrapnelgames.com/cgi-bin...3;t=001768;p=1

[ May 08, 2003, 19:23: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

Fyron · #15 May 8th, 2003, 08:21 PM

That is all one link Ruatha... I think you need more [ url ] and [ /url ] tags in your post.

Ruatha · #16 May 8th, 2003, 08:24 PM

Nope, needed one less space.:
not "/ URL" but "/URL", don't know why the BBS made that.

[ May 08, 2003, 19:25: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

JLS · #17 May 8th, 2003, 11:57 PM

GAS versus ROCK ???

Fuel For thought.

If you start with GAS you have less Planets True, but what you have; is big. How many moons add up to a Huge Gas.

A game with Neutrals, you can always trade techs for their Rock or Ice and you will gain; because they can not leave the System to haunt you.

In NO WARP games, Rock is still the best bet

FQM: Rock may be best.

[ May 08, 2003, 23:04: Message edited by: JLS ]

PvK · #18 May 9th, 2003, 12:21 AM

They're all good. Lots of good explanations here why.

Gas giants give you bigger planets which is better for defense (more room, fewer to defend), but lots of little planets mean more maintenance-free shipyards (one per planet).

PvK

JLS · #19 May 9th, 2003, 01:08 AM

Good point and Tip. PVK

[ May 09, 2003, 00:09: Message edited by: JLS ]

Taera · #20 May 9th, 2003, 05:04 AM

i personally prefer ice planets. one reason is role-play, another is i just like the idea of ice planets.

i have to say though, ive been playing with ice-methane race (THE rarest combo) and then i went for rock/methane... heh, that was a huge difference

they're all good. each have their pros and cons, just like anything in SE

thats why we play this game eh?