Worst "oops" moments in PBW?

[Slick]

You know... It isn't the act itself and its impact on the game that is so infuriating. It is the fact that you know that you personally , without help of any kind, were able to come up with such an asinine predicament. The same predicament which you would ridicule if it happened to someone else, and the worst part is that you don't see the AI making these mistakes.

Slick.

[Slynky]

Originally posted by Slick:
You know... It isn't the act itself and its impact on the game that is so infuriating. It is the fact that you know that you personally , without help of any kind, were able to come up with such an asinine predicament. The same predicament which you would ridicule if it happened to someone else, and the worst part is that you don't see the AI making these mistakes.

Slick.

Now, Slick, I've done just about all of the ones in your extensive list. And I've read, I think, all the boo-boos listed here. But, I haven't read this one:

You click on a fleet to see where it's headed (I always have "movement lines" turned on). Look around a bit, click on a few systems here and there. THEN, you forget you have that fleet selected, THINK you have another selected and say to yourself, "Ahhh, THIS fleet needs to move to this warp hole." and click the "move to" order and then the warp hole. Of course, you see next turn that you had the wrong fleet selected and it's (usually) moving exactly in the wrong direction.

[Fyron]

So I have planet with Launch Mines and then Repeat Orders to save on micromanagement. Works great. But then, I build a resource converter there. I convert some resources, no problem. Next round, I give another conVersion order. Problem is, the first one is still there from repeat build. No wonder why I was having resource problems!

[tbontob]

Slick, I agree with you.

We "know" we should know better and still we made the mistake.

Maybe what we are doing now is a form of penance not unlike donning a hair shirt and flogging ourselves around time square in medieval times.

[Stone Mill]

Two things... somewhat already touched on:

1. Trying to figure out why a ship did not obey the orders I knew I gave... freaking out and firing the ship commander... then I realize I did not "Cancel" the previous Sentry order already attached to the ship/fleet (before assigning the new order)! This was frustrating as a noob.

2. Trying to build units on a space yard ship or space yard base... designed without a cargo area. Just doesn't work.

[Slynky]

Originally posted by Stone Mill:

2. Trying to build units on a space yard ship or space yard base... designed without a cargo area. Just doesn't work.

Been there. Done that. 'Nuff said.

[Phoenix-D]

" Trying to build units on a space yard ship or space yard base... designed without a cargo area. Just doesn't work."

-Does- work if you have something else in the sector with cargo room. Just in case someone gets confused.

Phoenix-D

[Geckomlis]

I usually play with the Natural Merchants advanced trait. So, like I am 50+ turns into the game with colonies in a dozen systems… then I remember that I am not playing with the Natural Merchants trait in THIS game.

[Baron Grazic]

At the start of this thread, I said my wife cloaked her fleet, including her Sweepers.
Guess who just did that in 2 PBW games at the same turn?
The first game processed and I saw the results, and had enough time to undo my turn for the second game and then in a rush to get the turn done before the deadline, forgot to move my ships...

[Stone Mill]

Thanks Phoenix... good mention.

OMG... Gecko and Baron, you are cracking me up! Must be late...