GOTM May

Start.

Not much to say really, sent the colony ship down and then left. The survey ship went up and to the right. Spending set to 90/0/10 with 100% expenditure. Started colonising "outside in". Kept morale at 100%, as you can produce colony ships from earth with more people on, as your growth gets a nice bonus at maximum morale. Researched Communication theory then universal translator. Ran into the Arceans first and a drengin colony ship on a mission to some far flung part of the map. Initial land grab seems to have gone ok! Stayed neutral (as I normally do at the start of a game) selecting the evil options for a +18PQ bonus and a good option later to balance it out. Recieved a free scout when I switched the USS hero to survey mode.

Build Up Phase.

Everything SEEMS to be going really well. Got a few resources, been beaten to some. Seem to be doing well on the economy side of things, as I've been getting most trade goods (Diplomatic translators first, then gravity accelerators). The biggest AI race are the Torians, so I'm going to be good. I've sent lots of trade at them. Not fired a shot yet, although the Torians seem to be in a war with the Drengin and Yor, and have just had a starbase on the right (on a military resource, WANT!). Just going through my standard build cycle. Also have been trading with the races for what they'll let me have. Trying not to step on any toes, as I want to build up a lead without any wars dragging me down.

The Arceans just got that event that adds a point to a stat each turn.
Just been given 17 free corvettes. Races keep asking me for ships to help against their fight against the Torians. I've been giving away my Battlehammers. Everybody likes me.... might try for an alliance victory... if it wasn't for the fact I think that's ending it all too soon, I like getting to end of the tech tree, feels unfinished if I don't.

Gone Good

Everything's going very well. I've just gone good, everybody's my friend. Giving away loads of dreadnoughts to the weaker AI's..... The Yor have thrown in the towel, and surrendered to the Arcean empire. They meanwile have lost their first planet to me, the one they beat me to in the first part of the game.

War

Damn.

Turned out good though, as I've had dreadnoughts for ages, so I had fun for a few turns, then asked for peace, gaining some nice tech in the process!

Lost control of the senate.

Bed Time.

Hopefully this is allowed! But I've got work tommorrow.............


OK, following seeing some posts on the forum, I decided to win by Tech, as most seemed to be winning by culture. The end game then turned into me ignoring everybody else and just racing to the finishline. Some really pushy sales to the other races, of all my tradegoods, for a ridulous amount per turn. All this to offset the massive losses I got for building all those research buildings. So there you have it a metaverse score of 403. 

The save isn't just before the end game but a turn before "beyond human" is finished, i.e. is 2 turns before the end, so if anyone wants to have a look around and play a couple of turns, they can set the research slider to zero.

Well, that was fun, a little rough round the edges though.

Starvald