First Moves

[Jamski]

Make a POLL !!! Everyone likes a democratic desicion

-Jam

[Static Universe]

Originally posted by War of Art
I'm not sure what the risks are, exactly, but getting a free colony pod in the second turn = we win the game. Loseing one of our starting colony pods = we lose the game. Its quite a gamble, unless....

...we stack the pod with a scout patrol, that is we pop the pod with the colony pod, and then move a scout patrol on top, if the pod contained a worm.

Worth a try?

-Jam

Be nice to get a monolith upgrade for the scout before trying it, but then isn't there a chance we'll lose the monolith as well (1 in 20?)?

[Static Universe]

Originally posted by Voltaire


I don’t see the need for another scout right away, start work on a colony pod assuming we’ll get a pop. increase in time for the colony pod to be produced. This stacked with a possible free colony pod should put us above all the other human factions, we would pretty much be guaranteed a win if we play this right.

Yes, starting another colony pod now is an excellent idea.

[Jamski]

I'm not sure... will we grow in time, or will we be wasting minerals? What happens if we move the worked tiles around? Can someone do the maths? I suck at working out the variables. It may be just as quick to build a scout patrol and then a colony pod, which would be better, yes?

-Jam

[Micha]

Having an additional scout patrol to protect the colpod is a completely different situation! Of course we should do this! Better two, since it´s possible to have 3 or 4 mindworms spawning at a time.

[Jamski]

If its only money, or a comfrequency, or a terraforming pod, then we won't have lost anything, anyway...

-Jam

[Vev]

My home PC access is limited at the moment, plus I've yet to reinstall SMAX after reinstalling the OS. Can someone say how much minerals does it take to build a colony pod and the scout?

As with nutrient issue, its either growth in 6 turns with the sea square or in 9 turns with the monolith.

[Jamski]

I can never remember the numbers, so don't look at me...

-Jam

[Zero]

Originally posted by War of Art
I'm not sure what the risks are, exactly, but getting a free colony pod in the second turn = we win the game. Loseing one of our starting colony pods = we lose the game. Its quite a gamble, unless....

...we stack the pod with a scout patrol, that is we pop the pod with the colony pod, and then move a scout patrol on top, if the pod contained a worm.

Worth a try?

-Jam

Looks like mindworm could be spawned awefully close to the base. Could we afford to have mindworm attack our city if we stack a scout with a colony pod? just wondering.

[Googlie]

I was asked a question in one of the other team forums, so in fairness the answer is reproduced below:

I actually had to dumb down the AI after my first playtest (I'd given the Angels and the Believers a monolith right beside their three bases - the B's spawned like rabbits while the A's outresearched the UoP and the Borgs for the first ten to fifteen turns (with the 2 monolith energy per base)

So I tinkered with their monoliths - but of course couldn't stop a monolith being pod-popped (well I could have, by checking off the "pods never produce monoliths" box in the Scenario settings, but eventually we'd be left with the pods just producing native life if we deselected everything else !!!)

Also had started them with a crawler on a forest tile per base for the minerals (lurking, so that the dumb AI doesn't use them for exploration - I've seen that quite often), but had to take them away as well.

So they are AI's with developing muscles, but not on steroids .....

G.

[Micha]

Ok, so let´s get them all!!!

[Jamski]

Three free bases! No... SIX free bases. Thanks Googlie

-Jam

[Googlie]

Please see and comment on:

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=86125

G.

[Micha]

Wow, that guide holds a whole treasury of knowledge! GUIDE

Although it doesn´t cover every possible strategy (which actually isn´t possible ) I recommend every comrade to crossread the essential parts!

[Googlie]

Voltaire:

When playing the official 2103 turn, can you go into the game preferences and deselect always investigate monoliths

See my post:

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=85391&pagenumber=3

Thanks

Googlie