Angels MY 2141-2150

[Mart]

Originally posted by Hercules
... Price to subvert impact unit was 113ecs (which we don't have) but that's not a bad price for acquiring impact.

Hmm, I see a great benefit here. Let's say we simultaneously probe hive for technologies and get some of his units just when it will no longer matter. It will be war anyway. Let's hope that single unit there will stay. Impact attack and armor 3 is just exactly what we need.

[Mart]

We can order them to work on a tile near EM for now, and if needed they will be pulled back, if not needed for PEG they will just continue - that is a good course of action probably for now.

[ForesterSOF]

They both will help there respective cities so do it as soon as you can so we have no idle units.

idle is a four letter word.

[Mart]

The 23,61 is rolling moist. presently we get 3-2-1. If replaced with farm-solar it will be 4-1-1, good for nutrient crawling when necessary and for future pop boom. and we still get minerals from forest harvest So do we want to do it now? this tile is 3 tiles away. From the current position, each former would loose a turn, maybe do a solar colector on 22,64 just before, then proceed to 23,61?

The 21,63 is canyon (+1mineral) now 3-2-1 and a sensor there. If replaced with farm it will be 4-1-0. In order to get an energy point back we would need to replace sensor with solar colector. I wouldn't recommend this, we need that sensor. And also this tile after lifting restrictions will be 3-3-1, and rather better for a worker than a crawler.

How about that stationing former temporarily in EM for possible mw catch near Googlieplex? EM is not in the vicinity of any fungus. It is unlikely anything will threaten this former in the base, and even if true, the original scout will be back just right away. Noone commented on this so far.

I will heal the rover on monolith and for possible later mw catch near Kahlua Probing as proposed.

And acknowledged, crawlers will be shuffled in order to get he best yield for PEG. I will try to get 10 mineral/turn in EM and having full minerals now - this way we may even save a former!!! I will see

[ForesterSOF]

On the formers I would put one on each of the nutrient bonuses by 22x62.

Good nutrients available helps keep drones happy.

[Hercules]

Yep withdraw probes as suggested. Price to subvert impact unit was 113ecs (which we don't have) but that's not a bad price for acquiring impact.

The second rover maybe down to the monolith for repair and to be available for mw bashing.

yep move the AA

Not sure what to do about the 3 formers I hate having them idle.

The crawler from RPS can work a forest tile for one turn en route to EM and likewise the Kody crawler.

Ok with the other formers duties.

As we haven't got Soc Psych ( Rec Com) I am anxious to start building those network nodes. But definitely a foil probe in RPS.

[Mart]

2150

• Withdraw probe team units two tiles as indicated to the forest? It will be already on our territory, so hive unit might stop the pursuit. We also could try probe it, though we need probably the energy more for the PEG.
• The second rover to Heaven's Gate?
• There is a mindworm north west to Kahlua Probing. It may finally approach the base. I would recommend to move AA to Enigma Machine, just in case...
• Second mindworm near Googlieplex. It appears it may attack in the next turn, however I had cases when a mw rather moved to a non-fungus tile, just positioning itself for clear shot. Will it do this time? If the scout fails on defence, we might have there a second unit to counter-attack. Where from to take it? We would have to endanger another base by pulling it out...Actually I have idea. Put 2 formers temporary on guard in EM, then move scout there towards Googlieplex. If mw kills our scout, we will get it
• The three formers east from EM - go on hold? We actually need only two formers for PEG, also the two west from EM will be available next turn, just the one the most to the west will help that one finishing forest, they will do it this turn and will be free on the next. We will have 5 formers to choose from. Security issue, we may put only one or two for making something else, and have 4-3 free of orders. Or we put three on orders and if needed pull them out.
• Started foil probe in RPS first Angelic boat...
• Command Nexus in Kahlua Probing, these can be changed of course.
• Another crawler in Kodycryptor.

[Hercules]

Good to hear from you Geo.

I guess all is well in Aotearoa.

[GeoModder]

Late response, but looking at the way the landbridge to the Hive is 'cursed', let's go for a probe foil or a transport after the PEG is finished... Things are looking good tho seen from this angle... (180 degrees opposed)

[Mart]

One of the most important fixes in ini file:
ForceOldVoxelAlgorithm=1

also you probably need that compatibility patch. Smax should show 2.0 or something and Smac 5.0, if you have Planetary pack. Good luck with XP...

[Hercules]

Hi guys, I am changing comps this week to XP and all that that entails.

I can post comments here of course but I am stilll working on how to access and play turn Sav turns.

[Mart]

Gaians are researching Ecological Eng., as far as I know. We will probably think of exchanging this with Gaians. So this will be taken care of that way. Unfortunatelly our next technology maybe dictated by need of getting Ethical Calculus ASAP. By any means possible, so also our research. If we get it in other way, we just switch research then. Ethical Calculus would be usefull for us too. We need Social Psych in that place too...

[ForesterSOF]

If no soilders then yes at least the peremeter defence as you mentioned.

You can also think about researching in the area of Ecological Enginering and Environmental Economics so restrictions are lifted.

[Mart]

Sme thoughts on future production plans, please review:

• RPS base will start probe foil, probably we all feel it is needed there, and it was already proposed by someone. Probe foil has 3 rows if i'm not mistaken. When built, the probe foil may reach that unlucky hive base in 3 turns, although I doubt that there is going to be no fungus on some tiles there...
• Heaven's gate. It will soon complete a crawler. Maybe we would start perimeter defense? 100% to defense in that spot may save us a lot of grief in case Yang feels like a little "exercise" in DA territory
• Enigma Machine. Maybe Network Node? It already has Recycling tanks, so this might be good place for it, and cashing AA for some technology, if decided to do so. Also the best energy in that base - the best research benefit.
• Kahlua Probing. Recycling tanks also there. I think maybe 1) crawler or 2) Command Center. Why command center? I would value military units morale. Right after it is done (hurried, I guess), we may build scout defensive unit - just in case, if we do not have armor 3 fast. (1-2-2) The cost of it is the same as 1-2-1.
• Kodycryptor. Pump in some more crawlers there, as you Hercules already proposed.
• Veres Loft. Finally put next crawler on that mine and start build more crawlers.
• Snowflake Heaven. Maybe Recycling tanks? and then Network Node? base close to HQ so a lot of energy.
• Googlieplex. Command Center too? It might then be used to build first offensive unit, for possible counterattack - if Yang bothers us.
• Hercules Station. Still a lot of time before this base will complete current crawler there. Just started we can alter it.

[Mart]

The presend.

• The attack on mw gave 20 EC. The bar of the rover is still green. Will need to heal though in base as usuall.
• Hurried crawler in Kodycryptor. Also the one in RPS to full minerals, in order to have intended probe foil as soon as possible. We are going to have enough energy it seems. Now 47. In 2151, 2x14=28, plus 47 = 75. It is over the amount we will need.