Democracy in Peril (3) - Turn Thread

[Tau Ceti]

2148 to Qantaga.

Flubber, your plan sounds good (just how many times have I said "I agree with Flubber" in this thread? ) Humans cannot give cities to each other, so the only way is to bring along units, as you described. To further complicate things, you can only give us units if they are in our territory, and you cannot transport them. So it is not very practical in most cases...

[Qantaga]

Flubber, I hope your travels are going well. I am running into a few delays this trip, but I will be back home Friday morning.

The turn was a little interesting. The Consciousness sent a probe team next to one of my bases. Aki called up and immediately declared Vendetta, so I guess it's time to start building some defenses. I will be able to take out the probe next turn, but I guess the AI is ready to make a move.

2148 to Flubber.

[Flubber]

Qantaga

If you see something more substantial coming I may have to hurry my change to planned so I can have some air units available to help defend you. Next turn, I will take a longer look at their builds and standing army and post an update-- The army they had-- as posted previously, was no threat. It will be interesting to see what they do different now that they have "found" you.


I'm 5000 kms (4 timezones) away from home but travels are good and I shou;d be Smaxing by Sunday evening

[Flubber]

2149 to tau

Folks. . . i stole cyberethics on my turn. The Hive was listed as 4 turns from the datalinks. If you want me to build it i will need immediate cash gifts to upgrade crawlers -- 50 ec each would help. Otherwise, i will proceed with militarization with a view to taking it by force.

[Tau Ceti]

I will have to start reading the thread before playing. No cash sent this turn, but I can do it next time, which should still give you time to finish ahead of the Hive?

2149 to Qantaga.

[Flubber]

I should have given you an in-game message -- you had mentioned before that you play before coming to the board-- my fault . . .

If the Hive does not "rush" it, next turn should be fine--Given our setup, I consider this an important wonder and intend to do everything necessary to get it. The other option is qantaga send me 100 ec --

[Qantaga]

2149, and 100 credits, sent to Flubber.

[Flubber]

2150 to tau-- Thanks for the money qantaga-- it was a great help

I upgraded 2 crawlers and with a switch to planned after cashing them, should be in a position to complete the datalinks next turn. We might not get much benefit since the AI are not sharing tech but it will be good to deny the AI that benefit when we decide that certain higher level techs should be shared.

I did remember to upgrade the maps to you so take a look--

As well, I looked at the infiltration data-- its weird-- aki is researching cyberethics and the Hive is going for superstring both of which the uni has-- Uni is researching optical comp.

As for units, the Uni is the weirdest as they still only have 4 unit types and they are up to 30 scout rovers

-- The Hive has 4 impact squads complete and 1 impact speeder under construction to go with a mix of defensive type units

The consciousness are going naval but have not mounted anything more than a laser on a ground unit yet-- They do have both impact and laser foils however and have 2 probe teams-- we must be vigilent as they also have a couple of transport foils

Still no threats to speak of . . . unless the Spartans are heavily armed-- Since I am going planned next turn anyway, I will start a couple of choppers to send as assistence in your territories-- those AI bases could mean an attack soon.

Despite the sidetrip to the datalinks, I see nothing that would prevent my planned Hive attack in the mid 2160s.


Oh do either of you want any of my tech ?? I did not know if one of you might want cyberethics to go knowledge or whether wealth remains the better choice for you. Let me know. (I will leave wealth when I start pumping out units, to avoid the morale hit)

[Tau Ceti]

2150 and 50 credits to Qantaga. 20 credits to Flubber, as interest.

Infiltrated the Spartans this turn. Still no large threat, though they are building up. Currently they have 1 Impact Squad, 6 Recon Rovers and a Laser Foil, but they are building 2 Impact Rovers and 4 more Impact Squads.

Tech: Intellectual Integrity, Doctrine: Loyalty, Doctrine: Mobility and Nonlinear Mathematics. Nothing too interesting, but I have little else to do with my probe team than steal it anyway. Flubber, if you have any of these, could you send them to me next turn?

Or would it be better to keep research cost down and stay in a truce with the Spartans (they are seething but we have never talked), rather than provoking a vendetta when they are so close?

[Flubber]

Either way is good but if they are not yet at vendetta with you, why provoke them yet-?- I think I have some of those techs and will give them if you wish but looking at the list, there is nothing that you NEED that much-- as you say nothing interesting there--

I'm just envious of your research rate and believe that keeping research rates for you two good is the key, so you can beat the AI to fusion. Get to fusion first and the AI is toast. My research rate will soon tank as I build a military --

ON the flip side, take a look at all the techs I have and let me know if there are any that could be useful to you. I am hoping to steal poly software so you can switch. Sorry qantaga-- no one has the one you are researching.

As I say either approach seems fine and I will offer any of those listed techs I have as gifts and leave the decision to you.

Qantaga, any thoughts??

[Flubber]

2151 to Tau

I finished the PDL and the Hive has abandoned it in one base.
I sent tau two of the 4 techs that the Spartans have so its his decision as to what is best

I'm in Demo planned wealth now for SP and military building so my tech rate will be really slow

[Tau Ceti]

2151 to Qantaga.

Decided to give peace a chance (for now ). Forgot to mention last turn that the Spartans are working on Planetary Networks.

[Flubber]

I will go back to sending "map only" until you explicitly ask for a tech. I could be able to steal most of those eventually anyway.

Will you send your probe exploring now??

[Flubber]

2152 to tau

[Tau Ceti]

2152 to Qantaga.

The probe has already been sent exploring. Santa called me this turn and told me
1) she was pleased that I had refrained from interfering in her affairs,
2) my pursuit of wealth was shocking,
3) she would not long tolerate collaboration with her mortal enemy, Foreman Flubber.

But no vendetta yet. I have asked you for HEC, so I can be somewhat more prepared for the inevitable.