Let's talk about exploration

[Anodyne]

When I'm playing alone, and situated in a big continent, I prefer to find narrow isthmuses and peninsulas that I can block with one unit, to keep other factions (outside war, of course) from passing, effectively holding big areas in "our possession", if not inside our borders.

(well, I guess that was quite obvious but I said it anyway)

[Method]

Vlad (everyone else was doing it)

Ade, since we're playing map of planet, i can think of:

1. Planetneck
2. Around the freshwater sea (at NE and NW)
3. North of Mount Planet
4. North of the unity wreckage, or north of the freshwater sea for SMAC map (not 1 unit or base, but at times 3 or 4)
5. Around the end of the long channel that separates the big continent

[Vlad Antlerkov]

TKG: IIRC, Planetneck is at the end of that channel...

A start just south of the Jungle would be very nice-- close to Planetneck AND the Monsoon Jungle. Strategery, indeed.

[Method]

no, i meant the OTHER end too

[Lemmy]

I don't know if i'll be able to get online later today, so in case i don't make, i'll leave some exploration instructions here for the you to see, i'll also sned them to Crisler.

First thing would be to go for pods in sight, and in the process find a good site for our second base to be built.
After that i would like to send our scouts out to our borders, and explore outside them, while popping pods.
When exploring i suggest to avoid fungus, and only pass it if there is no other option to explore new land.
However if there is a pod in fungus, right next to normal terrain, i think it would be acceptable to go for it.