Mind Worm Armageddon!!!

[Frankychan]

I've only had one volcano ever erupt in my games (multiple games over time), but I've never had an asteroid hit my base!

That must suck the big one....

[Skanky Burns]

An asteroid strike on my capital in a game many many years ago is what prompted me to play with random events off ever since.

[Barinthus]

Asteriods?!? That's one thing I've never experienced. I wonder what other random events are out there?

[Frankychan]

What does it do? Does it completely obliterate the base or just wipe out most of the population.

[Plan9]

It obliterates the base and leaves a new crater.

I found out the hard way.... NEVER build all your SPs in 1 base.

I think I read somewhere that the asteroid strike never hits an existing landmark (Mt.Planet, Mesa, Unity Crash Site etc.).

[Frankychan]

Holy friggin crap!

I'm glad that THAT's never happened to me before....

[Jamski]

I always play with random events on... and I'm kind of sad I never saw that one

-Jam

[Skanky Burns]

I was... mildly miffed...

[Illuminatus]

I saw it at least a dozen times, not including a strange bug with repeated asteroid strikes.

[SynthetGod8]

Not only does an asteroid obliterate every base within the new crater, but it makes all the land for quite a distance dry.
I've only ever seen it twice. Once it destroyed an Alien capitol and severly crippled them. hehe

[gwillybj]

Ah, the thrills and chills of random events!

Originally posted by DataAeolus
Asteriods?!? That's one thing I've never experienced. I wonder what other random events are out there?

See Random Events: Facilities and Secret Projects.

Originally posted by Plan9
I think I read somewhere that the asteroid strike never hits an existing landmark (Mt.Planet, Mesa, Unity Crash Site etc.).

The asteroid always strikes a base, and always a base belonging to the Unsurpassed faction. It does not always strike the HQ or the largest base, although those seem to be the most frequently hit.

Originally posted by Frankychan
Holy friggin crap!
I'm glad that THAT's never happened to me before....

Get Unsurpassed asap and stay there. You'll get 'Roided eventually

[Plan9]

Perhaps I should have chosen my words better:

I meant that if you absolutely have to concentrate most of your SP building in 1 base, it will be safe from asteroids if you do so in a base located on a natural landmark.

[Barinthus]

Re: Ah, the thrills and chills of random events!

Originally posted by gwillybj

See Random Events: Facilities and Secret Projects.

Many thanks! Great thread

[Mead]

Originally posted by Flubber
Chaos theory has it right-- SAM artillery will just slam the locusts.

Also vev has the concept for ecodamage after committing atrocities. I have also done this for fun just to play with the worms but the reality is if you nerve gas more than a couple of times you will be eating worms. If you plan to nerve gas a LOT, you better have at least one artillery and one empath unit per base and preferably 2 to 3.

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Putting drop pods on the artillery allows you to use fewer SAM units.

With drop, ensure your SAM artillery units are well postioned throughout your empire so they can reach every base. Once you get orbital insertion this should not be difficult. Before then, you have to ensure that every base has enough within 8 spaces.

Mead

[Chaos Theory]

Drop SAM artillery would be nice, except units are limited to two special abilities...