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The Game So Far
I thought we needed an update on how the factions were standing, what was happening, and how it all looks to be going. I'll update this every now and then to see how the factions are getting on and what's happened. I've nicked the tech table from the Angels and filled it in for all factions (bar the AI):
Numbers represent year of acquiring the tech.
() - the technology must have been acquired in or before that year but the exact time is not known
** - the technology is currently researched and number represent expected year
G - Gaians
H - Hive
U - University
A - Angels
M - Morganities
S - Spartans
P - Peacekeepers
r - Researched
u - Unity pod
c - Conquered base
x - Exchange for another technology
e - Exchange for energy
p - Exchange for non-technology and non-energy profits
g - Gift
t - Probe team action
b - Bullying
2138
Spartans
Researching NLM in 2138, want to upgrade 2 rovers. Have 110ec, for that and rushing eastern transport foil to probe Zak.
Pop: 11
SE: 60 10 60 - 11ec, 14 turns labs.
Energy: 110
Treaty with Hive, Truce with Uni and PKs.
Will meat Morgan via foil heading west, Angels via rover in Hive territory, and possibly Gaians due to MW just below, but also foil heading east, close to a Hive base. Was biding time before attacking Uni, but they’ve been offered uni pact if they’ll attack Hive. Pop growing due to Planned.
AC Score: 11+6=17
Gaians
Researching Doc: Mob for Doc: Flex beeline with Angels, due 2148.
Pop: 11
SE: 50 0 50 – 13ec, 11 turns labs.
Energy: 14
162 labs per tech, 16 per turn, 16 in hand.
Vendetta with Hive, Treaty with Angels
Currently beelining for Doc: Flex with Angels, protecting against Hive attack, and growing due to Planned/Wealth. Planning to build HGP in 2142/3, but will be beaten by Morganites. Building crawlers solely.
AC Score: 11+7=18
Angels
Researching Doc: Mob, for Doc: Flex beeline with Gaians, due 2151.
Pop: 9
SE: 20 30 50 – 6ec, 13 turn labs.
Energy: 41
203 labs per tech, 16 per turn, 1 in hand.
Truce with Hive, Treaty with Gaians.
Currently beelining for Doc: Flex with Gaians. No Planned or FM, but using Wealth. Trying to get Adapt Econ soon to get PEG.
AC Score: 9+8=17
Morganites
Researching Doc: Flex, due 2140.
Pop: 11
SE: 40 20 40 – 43ec, 5 turn labs.
Energy: 46
203 labs per tech, 29 per turn, 125 in hand.
Truce with Hive.
Just built a CP, running FM/Wealth. Fastest tech and energy growing faction, and about to build the HGP in 2139. Busy teching and SP building, as well as infrastructure and crawlers.
AC Score: 11+8=19
The Future
The Spartans are about to get NLM, and probably go killing, either Zak or Hive. Also about to meet most factions, so unless council is called, will have an advantage there. Some decent diplomacy might see them catch up in the tech race, especially if probe raping Zak and/or Hive and Lal. They also have infiltration on the Hive, which could prove useful.
The Gaians will find that the Morganites will build the HGP first, leaving them with enough stuff to build another. I’m guessing they’ll go for the WP, around 2143. I have a feeling Angel diplomacy will become a bit shaky, with Illu’s manner and Geo thinking of ways to do them over. The Angels want the PEG. Both them and the Gaians should get Doc: Flex in 2151. Not sure where Gaian’s are going, but I can see them becoming the submissive of the two in the alliance, due to the war with the Hive, however they are growing better than the Angels, who are worrying (at least Geo is) that they don’t have the skill in their team and may struggle.
The Angels aren’t researching fast, despite preference for research of ec in sliders, and aren’t growing well, due to a lack of Planned. However they are doing good diplomacy, should get Doc: Flex in 2151 and then going for Adapt Econ and the PEG. That’s if the fast teching and building Morganites don’t get there first. If they do get it, they’ve done well, and can come back. If not, they’ll be missing out on research others have and will need some decent diplomacy to get back in it.
The Morganites are in a strong position. They’re researching fast, gaining much ec, and building SPs. Easily the strongest of the factions on their own, turning into an infrastructure powerhouse. Having said that, they’ve met no-one, and meeting the Spartan’s might not go too well. If they gain contact with the Angels and Gaians, they stand a good chance of staying ahead in research. Getting the HGP will help their growth, and they want to go for pop boom via GA, I think. A good strategy. If they can get the PTS, they may be able to outgrow everyone to such an extent that they’ll be too strong to defeat, unless the Spartans and/or a bribed Hive take them out first. With every faction keeping small bases and building many CPs, the PTS will be especially important.
I think the Morganites are strong, but it’s still anyone’s game. Diplomacy will likely clinch it. In having met Zak and Lal, the Spartans are somewhat breaking out, and the Hive being so strong in the middle is hurting the Morganites more, with not being able to meet other factions. Yet it also protects them. If the Spartan war goes well, they’ll be very powerful and hard to stop. However they’ll need to do well to avoid being left behind by the Morganites. If they’re still behind by the time Morgan gets MMI, they’re probably too late. But with decent defences they might hold off long enough to probe rape and catch up.
It’s looking interesting
Numbers represent year of acquiring the tech.
() - the technology must have been acquired in or before that year but the exact time is not known
** - the technology is currently researched and number represent expected year
G - Gaians
H - Hive
U - University
A - Angels
M - Morganities
S - Spartans
P - Peacekeepers
r - Researched
u - Unity pod
c - Conquered base
x - Exchange for another technology
e - Exchange for energy
p - Exchange for non-technology and non-energy profits
g - Gift
t - Probe team action
b - Bullying
Code:
Technology G H U A M S P Doctrine Mobility E1 *1xx* - - *151* (138) 101 - Centauri Ecology E1 101 117 Ab - 114 r (114) (114) - Progenitor Psych E1 - - - 138 r - - - Biogenetics D1 137 r - - 137 x (138) - 101 Information Networks D1 107 (128) 101 101 105 119 - Industrial Base B1 124 (117) - 106 r 101 - - Social Psych B1 - - - - - - - Applied Physics C1 - - - - - (138) - Doctrine Flexibility E2 - (122) - - *140* (137) - Ethical Calculus E2 - - - - - - - Polymorphic Software D2 - - - - - - - Planetary Networks D2 116 117 Ab - 101 119 126 - Sec. of the Human Brain D2 - - - - - - - Industrial Economics B2 131 (128) - 122 r (138) - - Nonlinear Mathematics C2 - - - - - *138* - High Energy Chemistry C2 - - - - - - - Doctrine Loyalty C2 - 101 - - - - - Field Modulation C2 - - - - - - - Intellectual Integrity E3 - - - - - - - Centauri Empathy E3 - - - - - - - Adv. Subatomic Theory D3 - - - - - - - Optical Computers D3 - - - - - - - Industrial Automation B3 136 x - - 130 r (127) - - Gene Splicing B3 - - - - - - - Adaptive Economics B3 - - - - - - - Adaptive Doctrine C3 - - - - - - - Doctrine Initiative E4 - - - - - - - Synthetic Fossil Fuels E4 - - - - - - - Ecological Engineering E4 - - - - - - - Silksteel Alloys B4 - - - - - - - Cyberethics B4 - - - - - - - Planetary Economics B4 - - - - - - - Superconductor C4 - - - - - - - Adv. Military Algorith. C4 - - - - - - - Neural Grafting C4 - - - - - - - Bioadaptive Resonance C4 - - - - - - - Doctrine Air Power E5 - - - - - - - Centauri Meditation E5 - - - - - - - Applied Relativity D5 - - - - - - - Pre-Sentient Algorithms D5 - - - - - - - Bio-Engineering B5 - - - - - - - Environmental Economics B5 - - - - - - - Superstring Theory C5 - - - - - - - Fusion Power D6 - - - - - - - Orbital Spaceflight D6 - - - - - - - Monopole Magnets B6 - - - - - - - Photon/Wave Mechanics C6 - - - - - - - Mind/Machine Interface C6 - - - - - - - Retroviral Engineering C6 - - - - - - - Centauri Genetics E7 - - - - - - - Probability Mechanics B7 - - - - - - - Biomachinery B7 - - - - - - - Adv. Ecological Eng. B7 - - - - - - - Unified Field Theory C7 - - - - - - - Organic Superlubricant C7 - - - - - - - Nanometallurgy E8 - - - - - - - Centauri Psi E8 - - - - - - - Homo Superior E8 - - - - - - - Advanced Spaceflight D8 - - - - - - - Nanominiaturization B8 - - - - - - - N-space Compression C8 - - - - - - - The Will to Power E9 - - - - - - - Industrial Nanorobotics B9 - - - - - - - Matter Compression C9 - - - - - - - Sentient Resonance C9 - - - - - - - Frictionless Surfaces D10 - - - - - - - Digital Sentience D10 - - - - - - - Secrets of Creation D10 - - - - - - - Super Tensile Solids B10 - - - - - - - Sentient Econometrics E11 - - - - - - - Quantum Power D11 - - - - - - - Self-Aware Machines D11 - - - - - - - Eudaimonia E12 - - - - - - - Singularity Mechanics D12 - - - - - - - Secrets of A. Centauri D12 - - - - - - - Quantum Machinery B12 - - - - - - - Matter Editation B12 - - - - - - - Graviton Theory E13 - - - - - - - Secrets of Manifolds D13 - - - - - - - Matter Transmission B13 - - - - - - - Applied Gravitonics E14 - - - - - - - Temporal Mechanics B14 - - - - - - - Threshold of Transc. E15 - - - - - - - Controlled Singularity C15 - - - - - - - String Resonance C16 - - - - - - - Transcendent Thought D16 - - - - - - -
Spartans
Researching NLM in 2138, want to upgrade 2 rovers. Have 110ec, for that and rushing eastern transport foil to probe Zak.
Pop: 11
SE: 60 10 60 - 11ec, 14 turns labs.
Energy: 110
Treaty with Hive, Truce with Uni and PKs.
Will meat Morgan via foil heading west, Angels via rover in Hive territory, and possibly Gaians due to MW just below, but also foil heading east, close to a Hive base. Was biding time before attacking Uni, but they’ve been offered uni pact if they’ll attack Hive. Pop growing due to Planned.
AC Score: 11+6=17
Gaians
Researching Doc: Mob for Doc: Flex beeline with Angels, due 2148.
Pop: 11
SE: 50 0 50 – 13ec, 11 turns labs.
Energy: 14
162 labs per tech, 16 per turn, 16 in hand.
Vendetta with Hive, Treaty with Angels
Currently beelining for Doc: Flex with Angels, protecting against Hive attack, and growing due to Planned/Wealth. Planning to build HGP in 2142/3, but will be beaten by Morganites. Building crawlers solely.
AC Score: 11+7=18
Angels
Researching Doc: Mob, for Doc: Flex beeline with Gaians, due 2151.
Pop: 9
SE: 20 30 50 – 6ec, 13 turn labs.
Energy: 41
203 labs per tech, 16 per turn, 1 in hand.
Truce with Hive, Treaty with Gaians.
Currently beelining for Doc: Flex with Gaians. No Planned or FM, but using Wealth. Trying to get Adapt Econ soon to get PEG.
AC Score: 9+8=17
Morganites
Researching Doc: Flex, due 2140.
Pop: 11
SE: 40 20 40 – 43ec, 5 turn labs.
Energy: 46
203 labs per tech, 29 per turn, 125 in hand.
Truce with Hive.
Just built a CP, running FM/Wealth. Fastest tech and energy growing faction, and about to build the HGP in 2139. Busy teching and SP building, as well as infrastructure and crawlers.
AC Score: 11+8=19
The Future
The Spartans are about to get NLM, and probably go killing, either Zak or Hive. Also about to meet most factions, so unless council is called, will have an advantage there. Some decent diplomacy might see them catch up in the tech race, especially if probe raping Zak and/or Hive and Lal. They also have infiltration on the Hive, which could prove useful.
The Gaians will find that the Morganites will build the HGP first, leaving them with enough stuff to build another. I’m guessing they’ll go for the WP, around 2143. I have a feeling Angel diplomacy will become a bit shaky, with Illu’s manner and Geo thinking of ways to do them over. The Angels want the PEG. Both them and the Gaians should get Doc: Flex in 2151. Not sure where Gaian’s are going, but I can see them becoming the submissive of the two in the alliance, due to the war with the Hive, however they are growing better than the Angels, who are worrying (at least Geo is) that they don’t have the skill in their team and may struggle.
The Angels aren’t researching fast, despite preference for research of ec in sliders, and aren’t growing well, due to a lack of Planned. However they are doing good diplomacy, should get Doc: Flex in 2151 and then going for Adapt Econ and the PEG. That’s if the fast teching and building Morganites don’t get there first. If they do get it, they’ve done well, and can come back. If not, they’ll be missing out on research others have and will need some decent diplomacy to get back in it.
The Morganites are in a strong position. They’re researching fast, gaining much ec, and building SPs. Easily the strongest of the factions on their own, turning into an infrastructure powerhouse. Having said that, they’ve met no-one, and meeting the Spartan’s might not go too well. If they gain contact with the Angels and Gaians, they stand a good chance of staying ahead in research. Getting the HGP will help their growth, and they want to go for pop boom via GA, I think. A good strategy. If they can get the PTS, they may be able to outgrow everyone to such an extent that they’ll be too strong to defeat, unless the Spartans and/or a bribed Hive take them out first. With every faction keeping small bases and building many CPs, the PTS will be especially important.
I think the Morganites are strong, but it’s still anyone’s game. Diplomacy will likely clinch it. In having met Zak and Lal, the Spartans are somewhat breaking out, and the Hive being so strong in the middle is hurting the Morganites more, with not being able to meet other factions. Yet it also protects them. If the Spartan war goes well, they’ll be very powerful and hard to stop. However they’ll need to do well to avoid being left behind by the Morganites. If they’re still behind by the time Morgan gets MMI, they’re probably too late. But with decent defences they might hold off long enough to probe rape and catch up.
It’s looking interesting
Don't tell me you just discovered it five days ago.
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