Turn Update

[Vev]

I too live near the Pacific timezone region

[Jamski]

Well I'm online the whole time... so its not really a factor for me

Jam

[Voltaire]

Next turns up… I’ll be on MSN for the next 5 to 6 hours if anyone wishes to do it then, if now many people can make it we will hold it off until a more convenient time.

-Chairman Voltaire

[Voltaire]

Turn Update-2103

Turn Update
2103





Colony Pod and Scout to the west explored a pod and discovered mineral deposits;
Colony Pod and Scout to the northwest explored a pod and discovered 25 energy credits;
Scout to the southwest returned to base to defend it;
Monolith now used for resource; &
Colony Pod production started,

[Googlie]

Voltaire:

If you set your energy sliders to30% economy, 60% labs and 10% psych your research rate for your next tech discovery will drop from 8 turns to 5 or thereabouts

The inefficiency penalty is minescule this early when only 1 base is running and the absolute # of ec's being distributed is so small (with the rounding factor).

Load the turn again and experiment with the sliders and you'll see what I mean (no tampering message, as the turn has been sent, and, of course, you'll move the units the same way so as not to reveal more map)

Of course, if you do a conventional save before the turn end then that's even better, as all your units will already have moved and you can still adjust the SE settings and ecnergy allocation

G.

[Haon]

How much energy would we need to rush that colony pod and when can that be done?

*calls micha, current economic minister*

start calculating my minion!

also my MSN:noahtrek@hotmail.com I will try and be on as often as possible.

[Jamski]

We'll need to bank some energy just for changing our SE choices as soon as possible so we should try to make some profit every turn.

-Jam

[Googlie]

And at Transcend level, SE changes will cost 40 ec's. And no reason not to change to Police as soon as you have 40 ec's and more than 2 units supported from a base, as the extra free units will pay for themselves in minerals saved within few turns.

Efficiency does get hit, but until you get the first efficiency warning it's not too big a deal - after that, of course, it does become a bigger deal but by then you are cranking out the minerals and energy anyway and will prolly have creches in every base to restore the lost 20%

[Jamski]

Effic shouldn't get hit - we are the Hive, and immune to effic penalties. We can't go below 0 can we?

-Jam

[Rokossovky]

Originally posted by Haon
How much energy would we need to rush that colony pod and when can that be done?

*calls micha, current economic minister*

start calculating my minion!

also my MSN:noahtrek@hotmail.com I will try and be on as often as possible.

Rushing the pod would be useless. We are going to grow the same turn it is built (9 turns).... efficiency is already maximized. But thanks for that tip regarding the pysch and economic settings and that Googlie, I will bring it to our glorious comrade's attention.

[Static Universe]

Originally posted by Jamski
We'll need to bank some energy just for changing our SE choices as soon as possible so we should try to make some profit every turn.

Yes, we need to keep these credits in reserve. These 25 ec's are a lucky break for us and the restart has been very good to us, netting us another monolith as well. If we can get a third monolith from that last pod in our base radius that would be great too.

[Jamski]

I would start praying to God if that happened

-Jam

[Googlie]

Originally posted by Jamski
Effic shouldn't get hit - we are the Hive, and immune to effic penalties. We can't go below 0 can we?

-Jam

You're right - I'd totally forgotten that (I don't often play as the Hive in SP or PBEM games)

G.

[Frankychan]

I agree that we should save the credits. I've missed the last couple of sessions so forgive this question if it was asked but...

Are there plans for active worm hunting to increase our reserves, or take them as they come?

[Jamski]

/me likes the idea of going worm hunting

Pass me that impact rifle will you?

-Jam