MY 2160 Planning Thread

[Googlie]

Originally posted by Zeiter
I would just like to repeat something that Vishniac said in another thread: don't forget that we can scrap a facility in Morgan Industries when we capture it.

Right - In the sim the Recycling Tanks get destroyed in the attack, so only the Network Node remains - it'd be the obvious choice to disband anyway, being the most valuable

[vishniac]

I'll be available all week-end (except saturday between 11AM - 1PM CET) and happy to join the live. But is it the "Chat" option here on top or some special crypted link?

[Snoddasmannen]

Originally posted by Googlie
By my reckoning Morgan will have the turn in around 7 hours, and then we can expect it Friday evening around 11.00 pm Pacific time (Saturday morning around 7 or 8 in ther morning in Europe)

Is it best to schedule a live invasion then, or to wait a handful of hours to co-ordinate early Sat on the Pacific coast/midmorning Sat on the Atlantic coast and late afternoon in Europe?

I can always make some inconsequential moves and post a midturn save late Friday my time (PST+1) and then we can go live after a few hours sleep to accommodate the max # of players wanting to tune in

The last suggestion sounds good to me
Two days and say 2 hours from now (I'm useless with time zones and stuff), would that give you enough hours of sleep? Give us a little status update when the turn arrives, then go straight to bed

I'll be available all week-end (except saturday between 11AM - 1PM CET) and happy to join the live. But is it the "Chat" option here on top or some special crypted link?

Usually it is in a Java chat room which is linked to from the Spartan Federation website:

http://googlie2.tripod.com/thespartanfederation/

Here are some of the old chats:

http://www2.onyx.nu/pb/chatter/chatter.php

It is open to anybody, so maybe we should have a pass-phrase

So who will be there?

[Modo44]

I will be there, just tell me when to enter.

By the way, it did not load in Mozilla. Had to use the Exploder. ACK

[Googlie]

Originally posted by Snoddasmannen
It is open to anybody, so maybe we should have a pass-phrase

Well, while the Spartan Federation site is open (one would need to google search it, though) and while that chatroom is also linked to the Spartan Chronicles website, there's no traffic on the latter these last couple of years and the url of the former is only known to us in this private forum

I think we're pretty safe. I may be able to password-protect the website but I don't believe that I can password protect the chat room itself (it's a Bravenet freebie)

[Googlie]

Originally posted by Zeiter
I also have a question: is energy collected in a rioting base? And is the rioting determined before or after the energy is calculated?

This is what Morgan will see upon opening their turn (as near as I can make the simulation. - they lose Morgan Industries and perhaps Morgan Mussels as well in the raid)

They only lose the energy in the size-3 bases as that's where the drone riots occur:

[Maniac]

Originally posted by Googlie
- another mine for Rio Grande to work. Which begs the question - do we want to maintain RG and FB both as 11-minerals bases, or do we want to restore FB to its megaminerals (18) state by rehoming that (nowRG) crawler on the minerals mine?

In case we'd want to hurry the RG crawler, I'd suggest to leave the crawlers as they are this turn: it reduces the hurry cost, and it gives us a bigger return due to the stockpile energy bug. From next turn on though rehoming them to FB seems good to me.

Why not Social Engineering Den? (Or have we visited there before - I can't remember) If we land the probe in the fungus at 46:38 we can try SED first, and if that's gotten new locks then can proceed to UL assuming no blocks (or to the Drone Mound)

We'll reach SED this MY 2160, but the Hive will only research Field Modulation MY 2161. So we'd have to wait a year.

[Snoddasmannen]

Originally posted by Googlie


This is what Morgan will see upon opening their turn (as near as I can make the simulation. - they lose Morgan Industries and perhaps Morgan Mussels as well in the raid)

They only lose the energy in the size-3 bases as that's where the drone riots occur:

Great info Googlie

Though it is hardly as devastating as I had hoped for, it's still a decent blow against them. In the long run, the loss of the PTS will be very expensive for them ... And if we can pull of a hit against the HGP their entire game plan will be over.

[Googlie]

Looks like we'll get the turn around 11:00 pm or midnight tonight Pacific Coast time (8 or 9 on Saturday morning in Europe)

How does a Saturday 6:00 am Pacific // 9.00 am US East Coast // 2 - 4 pm Europe "live invasion" sound to all?

Here's the Command Center directions

[Modo44]

Well, all the new Rec Commons will not exactly help their build queues. A big part of thet drop might be permanent.

But still, a bigger follow-up will be necessary IMO.

Originally posted by Googlie
How does a Saturday 6:00 am Pacific // 9.00 am US East Coast // 2 - 4 pm Europe "live invasion" sound to all?

Sounds good to me.

[Snoddasmannen]

Originally posted by Googlie

How does a Saturday 6:00 am Pacific // 9.00 am US East Coast // 2 - 4 pm Europe "live invasion" sound to all?

Yes I think I can make it

[vishniac]

Barring any unexpected problem, I'll be with you to follow the invasion Live from Klenda... hem, from Morgania!

[Googlie]

The fleet is but a scant few hours away ...............

[Googlie]

As dawn breaks, the SCC GeneralTacticus engages the Morgan Plasma Hovercraft:

[Zeiter]

Whoa, when did we arm the fleet with conventional missles? Cool!

I have a feeling that the Morganites won't be the only ones in for a shock. I'm sure the others will be plenty alarmed when they see the yellow superpower take a dive in the powergraph.