Turn Update

[Frankychan]

things look in order. Are we going to terraform-improve Fellowship city's nutrient resources anytime soon, or will we be focusing on another base first? My main problem is that there is no growth for that base.

[Googlie]

Originally posted by Jamski
Re Rush-building:

I thought the cost increased for each row of 10 minerals. Last row costs 2ec per mineral, penultimimate row 3ec per mineral, 3rd from last, 4ec per mineral etc...

-Jam

Yes - the cost does increase for units and for SP's (but not for facilities), but once you know what that cost is it's always the same formula to rush to the 1 year completion level

For Units. once you are given the cost to fully rush, it's always a constant from that point on, reagrdless of the # rows left to fill - and that constant is the quoted full cost minus twice the base's mineral production

I'm not sure that anyone successfully plotted how the full rush formula works. I ran a simulation on 2 units - a laser interceptor (costs 320 with 4 rows of 10 minerals) and a shard needlejet (costs 1170 with 9 rows of ten minerals). Here are the results:

# rows to complete (mins) ........full 'hurry' cost ..... energy = * mins

Interceptor:

4 (40 minerals) ............ 320 .... 8
3 (30 mins) .................. 105 .... 3.5
2 (20 mins) .................. 60 .... 3
1 (10 mins) .................. 25 .... 2.5
1/2 (5 mins) ................. 11

Shard Penetrator:

9 (90 mins) .................. 1170 .... 13
8 (80 mins) .................. 480 .... 6
7 (70 mins) .................. 385 .... 5.5
6 (60 mins) .................. 300 .... 5
5 (50 mins) .................. 225 .... 4.5
4 (40 mins) .................. 160 .... 4
3 (30 mins) .................. 105 .... 3.5
2 (20 mins) .................. 60 .... 3
1 (10 mins) .................. 25 .... 2.5
1/2 (5 mins) ................. 11

(Note that from 30 minerals down it was the same for both units)

For facilties, it's always twice the # minerals after the first 2 rows (or 1st row for the big faciltiies when the box gets scrunched into elongated rows) which cost 4 per mineral

G.

[Voltaire]

Ok turn's up again, I'll be on MSN for the next 1 to 2 hours. If anyone shows up we'll conduct the turnchat, if not I will proceed to do it myself.

-Your extremely sleep deprived Chairman

[Voltaire]

Turn Update-2108

Turn Update
2108











Not much to report, popped a pod to the west where the rover is currently located and received nutrient resources. The former we've produced in Fellowship City is planting a forest in the tile to the north of the city.

-Chairman Voltaire

[Static Universe]

Did I miss the turnchat? My MSN account is set up at staticuniverse@hotmail.com. Do not email this account as I do not plan on reading it.

[Haon]

The area with the two minerals and new nutrients, on a west side of the hill, would be a very good new base site.

[Rokossovky]

Here are my move requests for next turn. Please take them into consideration Glorious Comrade Chairman.



Also, may I suggest that, considering a second former is being built at fellowship city, the production at Voltairograd be changed to a Colony Pod (we need to expand, and Fellowship city is stagnant right now and thus perfect for former production, while Voltiarograd is growing)?

- Rokossovky

[Vev]

Would it going for a new base be a better as not only do you get 2 squares of harvesting (base & one other) but free minerals to help build a new former?

[Rokossovky]

After we complete the former at fellowship city, may I humbly submit that we produce another scout patrol (we can always use them to go mindworm hunting to increase our ec's)? Also, can we pretty pretty please research doctrine: mobility next? I will feel much better when we have some mechanized units (other than unity rover).

- Rokossovky

[Vev]

Well I am supporting your recommendation for a new colony pod. I am just asking if anyone would like to comment on my thoughts on the benefits of a new base vs a new former.

[Gnool]

Build a new base I say.

[Frankychan]

New former. I believe a new base can wait. If we build a former, we can speed up our unit production/increase energy/jump start our population. Although it will be a small delay now, we'd reap the fruits later.

With new former, we can improve our tiles and have our bases grow faster as well as link up our bases faster.

[Static Universe]

I agree with Comrade Rokossovky that a colony pod should be constructed at Voltiarograd. A second former is a luxury that can wait.

[Rokossovky]

Originally posted by Frankychan
New former. I believe a new base can wait. If we build a former, we can speed up our unit production/increase energy/jump start our population. Although it will be a small delay now, we'd reap the fruits later.

With new former, we can improve our tiles and have our bases grow faster as well as link up our bases faster.

We would still be getting a second former from Fellowship city that can be used around Voltairograd.

[Jamski]

Colony Pod

We should build sooooooooooo many bases as possible.

-Jam