Nato Unravelled

[big_canuk]

2108 to Misotu.

I've got monolith for 1st base, 2nd base on what looks like long river. Another river and an energy special close. Rainy rolling square for 2nd base. Looks like a good size land mass. Switched to planned with 1/2 the money from the Unity Wreckage. Knew where you were hiding. Was ready to build 4 foils, 5 rovers, 1 garrison, and 2 probes and pay you a visit. Too bad you weren't in the jungle. I could have used the extra population.

[Basil]

I just sent the 2nd start to Tau Ceti.

I've checked this one for balance before sending it out, and it's not obvious which team has the better starting position.

Good luck!

[Misotu]

LOL Big_C ... only just saw your post. Makes me very glad I whinged

Thanks for doing all the work on this Basil - it's very much appreciated

[Tau Ceti]

Yes, thanks, Basil! 2102 was sent to Googlie earlier today.

[This message has been edited by Tau Ceti (edited December 22, 2000).]

[Googlie]

Turn e-mailed to big_canuk

[big_canuk]

NU1B 2102 to Misotu

[Misotu]

2103 to Tau ...

[Tau Ceti]

2103 to Googlie last night. Merry Christmas, everyone!

[Googlie]

turn turned to big_canuk

(Would there be snow on Chiron at Christmas?)

G.

[big_canuk]

2103 to Misotu. HoHoHo, Merry Christmas!

[Misotu]

Season's Greetings everyone, and apologies for the delay. I don't think there would be snow on Chiron at this time of year, since I've never seen any snow anywhere on Planet, not even in the polar regions ...

2104 to Tau.

[big_canuk]

NU1 2104, and NU2, 2103 both sent to Misotu

[Misotu]

2105 to Tau.

[Googlie]

2104 to big_canuk's x-drive

[Basil]

Misotu:
I think that there is *LOTS* of ice and snow on Chiron. You can tell, because on Terra, the only way the sea level could rise as a result of global warming (by anywhere near the amount seen in SMAC) would be by the melting of the polar ice caps.

Skanderbeg talks of a game where the sea level rose 3000+ meters . In order for this to happen, Chiron would have to have truly massive polar ice caps. I notice the standard game maps are twice as wide (east-west) as they are high (north-south): if they are covering the whole planet they should have roughly equal dimensions. I infer that everywhere north of 45 degrees N and south of 45 degrees south is covered in an ice sheet... Even so, that ice sheet would have to be several kilometers thick for the observed increase in sea level to take place .