Lordship of Development - volume II

[binTravkin]

We do not need to concern with AI diplomacy questions. Finding is as expected, question still remains which one? I would leave out Sparta, since they would not obviously leave so many pods - they are great pod poppers. So we have either Angels or Morgans in my opinion. If we move Spore Launcher there we will probably establish contact since the faction will see us on their next turn and will contact us. Question is, do we really want this to happen?
See my opinion in diplomacy thread about other things-

We will at least have contact with em, it's an advantage, but if we don't want to talk with them, we can be silent or at least politely explain that "we, the feeble Gaians are not worthy to have trade with you as we do not posess any valuable items right now"
Little bit of lie..uh!

About those synhtmetal probes - GOOD IDEA, but we dont definitely want them to be in all bases as such things (full rows after pod) doesnt appear in core bases, only in those to whom the pods are closest..

[smacksim]

I havn't seen the turn to estimate where the enemy might be. Consider an approach from the side, to throw them off the location of our homeland. It's unfortunate that the Hive territory was learned so early b/c approaching from the North leaves the most questions for whatever faction it is.....

Play it. Play it. Play it.

[Chaos Theory]

Played it.

[Chaos Theory]

Plan of Action for 2132

Prepare for popping the pod on the new continent, without making attempts at initiating contact with other factions.

Attempt to kill/capture the stray native life

Heal the mind worm nearest the unity foil, in preparation for boarding in 2133. Alternatively, we can board in 2132, if it's possible.

Keep probe gimps in production.

[smacksim]

It looks like our foil made it home before we were ready. Since the MW can move 3 over the fungus, we don't save too much movement by loading up now, or do we? If our MW get's bogged down plowing fungus-worms, we'll never get to HiveLand or points north, so yeah, I'm for loading the MW sooner, then paddling our canoe north. It's not a great situation though, considering how frail our foil is. A wandering IoD could sink us.

Perhaps the safer plan would be to heal one more turn and slowly move north along the land, not risking our worm at sea. It's currently a good blocker for the worm herd. What do people think?

CT, could you be a little more specific about the plans for our New World rover and SL? I can't really tell where you were thinking of moving them...

[Chaos Theory]

I'm proposing moving the rover and spore launcher to the tile 1 west of the pod, and then moving the spore launcher to the pod in 2133, with the rover and launcher available to clean up any mess.

[binTravkin]

Keep probe gimps in production.

Please notice that VS and FT have pods in close vicinity, so they should build synthmetal probes (gimps I suppose), to effectively gain 100% build by pod!

About movements in the W continent - OK!
We could alike also to the N, where is a MW and rover - move them close and then pop that pod to SW from rover
Rover should be anyway dislocated to non-fungus & non-fungus-in-vicinity area for healing

[binTravkin]

Well, that was your intent, maybe (about movements in N), but I haven't read much of previous "plans for action"..

[Chaos Theory]

I can put a 6-row PT in production right before popping a pod, and switch back if the pod doesn't grant a full hurry.

[Illuminatus]

That is exactly what we had in mind . Oh and BTW I hope no ties in decision making will happen in near future or anything that may additional opinion. My computer is experiencing problems with hard disk and I am taking it to repair today afternoon. Since I am not a priority customer it may take a longer time before I am back.

[smacksim]

Turn is in. Oh-oh-Diplo.

Get your poker faces on Gaians

[Chaos Theory]

Plan of Action for 2133

Heal northern mind worm once more

Send northern rover further north to explore, as it will not be able to heal anymore in the field.

Pop pod on new continent with spore launcher

Continue to opportunistically rush probe gimps


Decisions:

One of our cities (can't remember which) will be finishing a probe team. What next? Do we want another former (which we can support somewhere without cost, IIRC), more probe gimps for a SP, a CP that we might have trouble using, or what?

[smacksim]

Former, if we can re-home for zero support. Otherwise a PT. Strangely, we could take a CP across the ocean to someone elses continent, before we meet them, but that's a little too agressive, not to mention slow with our foil.

Also, we need to start thinking about whether to try for contact with our rover/SL on the new world after popping this pod.

[Chaos Theory]

There's a difference between making a probe team and a probe gimp:

Probe team: ideal for probe operations
Probe gimp: ideal for disbanding, gives the stockpile energy kick more often, good for probe defense (not that we need that now)

With 3 probe teams on the way, we don't really need more probe offense without contact. I say we make more probe gimps.

[smacksim]

There certainly is a difference. While we are cash strapped I do prefer the 1-1-1 probe team to the 1-1-2. There are times when the extra minerals from a 1-1-2 are preferable however.

So what's your opinion on how/when to contact the New World faction? To all the others, Chaos Theory and I play a very similar game. That doesn't mean there aren't other opinions out there. Please do keep contributing!

Speaking of which, I wonder where Net Warrior has been?