Command Nexus: Hive War

[moomin]

PTS isn't all that valuable to us right now, while CDF is. But there is great value in denying Yang the PTS - his dismal little commie dictature has trouble with growth, and PTS helps him no end.

[Aaron Blackwell]

The PTS system will add population to all bases below size 3 ??

I did not knew that, if that's the case, it does in fact increase the value of the project.

As for the colony pods that are being built ... okay, if you say that plenty are being built ... well I'll have to trust you
( I haven't seen every report on the situation).

In fact, my primary concern, is to have the CDF built in a very near future as well as having decent garrison for base defence ( which we do not have right now).

That's why I play devil's advocate to push people to do something to quickly solve that problem.

If the defence problem is solved in the near future, I'll be pretty happy.
That is my only concern for the moment.

But let's get real ... More than a hundred years and we still do not have proper defence

Sorry, but after what I saw when I was living at the hive , I was a little bit scared

Cheers

Aaron Blackwell

NB : I know it is a bit out of topic, but could someone be gentle enough to show me where is the Chironian News Network ? I would like to propose my help in that department and I need a few microkred to buy me a beer at the recreation common

[Drogue]

Originally posted by Aaron Blackwell
The PTS system will add population to all bases below size 3 ??

No, I think it reduces drones at bases under size 3 though.

Originally posted by Aaron Blackwell
As for the colony pods that are being built ... okay, if you say that plenty are being built ... well I'll have to trust you
( I haven't seen every report on the situation).

I think at the last count we had 16 in build queues! I think this has been reduced, but we dont have that much of the continant left, and most other places will have been taken up by other factions soon.

Originally posted by Aaron Blackwell
But let's get real ... More than a hundred years and we still do not have proper defence

Is that so abnormal. We haven't needed a decent defence yet, so spending precious minerals and time on it seemed needless until now. I agree we should think about upgrading garrisons, but we need to keep infrastructure and facilities going aswell IMHO.

Originally posted by Aaron Blackwell
Sorry, but after what I saw when I was living at the hive , I was a little bit scared

Well, you know better than the rest of us. I think waiting until we have infiltration in place to see what Yang has up his sleave. Does he have a large standing army, or is he all talk and no trousers?

Originally posted by Aaron Blackwell
NB : I know it is a bit out of topic, but could someone be gentle enough to show me where is the Chironian News Network ? I would like to propose my help in that department and I need a few microkred to buy me a beer at the recreation common

If you want to help with CNN I think this: http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...threadid=63750 is the thread. Or talk to Darkness' Edge or GeneralTacticus, I think they organise it, though I could be wrong (haven't been here too long myself)

[Method]

if that's not the link, it's in the directory

[GeneralTacticus]

If you want to help with CNN I think this: http://apolyton.net/forums/showthre...&threadid=63750 is the thread. Or talk to Darkness' Edge or GeneralTacticus, I think they organise it, though I could be wrong (haven't been here too long myself)

DE organizes it, I just send in reports from the DoFA.

[Earwicker]

Originally posted by Aaron Blackwell
The PTS system will add population to all bases below size 3 ??

I did not knew that, if that's the case, it does in fact increase the value of the project.

Yep, that's one of the great benefits of the SP. Upon completion of the PTS, all your size 1 or 2 bases immediately grow to 3. A nice little turbo boost! And new bases start at 3. And all bases size 3 and under have one fewer drone. It rocks!

Originally posted by Aaron Blackwell
As for the colony pods that are being built ...

There are many on their way (16?!, didn't realize we had that many good base sites waiting) as well as a number of great places to put them where food can already support a size-3 base.

Originally posted by Aaron Blackwell
In fact, my primary concern, is to have the CDF built in a very near future as well as having decent garrison for base defence ( which we do not have right now).

I don't dispute the need for defense, and agree that the CDF is going to be a key part of our survival. But so is expansion and growth, and it seems that the competition for the PTS is stiffer than the competition for CDF. As long as we have it in place when (if) any Hive troops show up.

Originally posted by Aaron Blackwell
But let's get real ... More than a hundred years and we still do not have proper defence

I agree with Drogue. So far, our defensive needs have been against wild mindworms - against which armor and weapons are irrelevant. We will soon be in a position to prototype formidable military units, and in time to make a difference in the war effort.

[Aaron Blackwell]

I do not dispute the fact that there was no real need for military upgrade so far.

But one thing to bear in mind in that department is that you need to be ready BEFORE any kind invasion comes your way.

Delaying too much our military improvment leaves us prone to surprise attack which can be very damaging to our infrastructure.

Hum .... Maybe we should open a new thread to make the summary of all the upgrades we can already have and those we could prototypes in a near future and decide how much of our any reserves we could devote to it so that it doesn't affect our infrastructure development.

What do you think ?

[Earwicker]

Good idea! It would be simplest to take care of that in one fell swoop than having dozens of individual polls.

And I agree completely that our defense needs attention - it's just a question of the right timing. Our probe will reach the nearest hive base in a few turns, giving us a much better idea of the urgency of the situation.

[Kirov]

One question OOC - is it possible to probe transport full of cargo? IIRC the answer is yes, but I'm not sure...But we could try to subvert Hive invaders in the full sea, if it is needed...

[GeneralTacticus]

I don't think so, you may be thinking of being able to board and capture loaded transports.

[Method]

which is a feature of SMAX, not regular SMAC. IIRC, you can't probe a transport full of units

[Earwicker]

You can't - it's like trying to probe a stack.

In SMAX you can use a marine detachment to capture a loaded transport, but we aren't in that game . . .