Democracy in Peril (3) - Turn Thread

[Qantaga]

2162 sent to Flubber.

Tau, a very wise decision on your part. Thanks for looking out for me! I have backed my labs up to make sure we can pull off the necessary swaps, but I will bump it back up next turn if all goes according to plan.

I knew that I was going to learn a lot in this game from the two of you. Thanks for all the great advice.

[Flubber]

Q problem with the turn-- I need a resend please

Tau -- must have been the datalinks--perhaps I'll get a message when I open the turn

[Flubber]

2163 to tau

Adaptive doctrine to you both and opt comp to q.



I think I might jump off the attack a turn early since I have a lot of forces in "Forward Attack Base" -- That and the uni is two turns away from Advanced Military Algorithms. I figure I can capture 2 bases on the first smack before the Hive can build any AAA units. Hopefully I can steal AMA in the next few turns. With that and cyber ethics you can both go for pre. alg. and fusion

Q I have a chopper just north of UN equality base-- let me know if you spot any cyborgs.

Tau I will send you my next chopper.

[Tau Ceti]

2163 to Qantaga.

The Datalinks never really give you a message. The only time you would see anything at all is if you get something as the result of a discovery of an AI between you and the next human player in the turn order. Even then, you would just get the "Our researchers have made a breakthrough" screen.

[Qantaga]

Thanks for the techs. I was able to choose AMA and readjust my labs so that I will get it next turn.

2163 to Flubber.

[Flubber]

2164 to tau
superconducter sent

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Military Communique from Colonel Buckley to central Command


Initial attacks were successfully concluded with the capture of Social Artery and Unity Lair and the destruction of a small Hive military base. Second-wave troops are now in position to move forward while the Assault troops recuperate. I have ordered a period of airstrikes through 2164 to degrade the defensive abilities of the Hive in a cluster of urban centres in the centre of the lines with major ground troop assaults to take place in 2165

[Tau Ceti]

2164 to Qantaga.

Good news on the war effort, Flubber. More credits have been sent.

[Flubber]

I have an idea that I am ready to implement. I have a drop unit ready to be dropped into a PK base. I would gift it to Q and Q could then drop his way across my territory to the Hive lands in time for THAT unit to be the one to take the capitol of the Hive and the empath guild-- That single unit could be used to capture some of the Hive's bigger bases while I defend prior conquests. It would require a little coordination between us but I think with even one unit we can get a few bases in PK hands. Next turn I will check to see if I can drop a unit up Morganites way to do the same thing


Good idea?? Q, you will have to deal with one base with p-drones but I figure thats relatively minor for the payoff

and Tau, thanks for the cash -- Every bit means another rushed or upgraded unit . I am hoping my current forces are sufficient but each extra chopper shortens the war . The AI are very close together and if I have success against the Hive, I could be able to push on against another AI. . . might need a navy against the borgs though-- they seem to favor seabases

[Qantaga]

Gentlemen,

I am at a customer site today on a last-minute, one day trip. I will not get home and be able to play the turn for about 12 hours or so.

Flubber, I am very interested in your plan. I would love to play a role in the takeover of the Hive cities and would welcome the drop unit. And, you are correct, the drones would be a very minor problem indeed.

[Flubber]

No problem qantaga-- we all have jobs etc.-- I will look for the turn tonight

the good guys should get the governorship within 10 years if we do this right

[Flubber]

2165 to tau

The Hive troops are being stubborn-- I have not lost anything yet but decided to take a turn to "degrade their command and control facilities"-- essentially I wiped out their sensors, formers and took out a number of troops but made no move to take a base. Next turn I should take 3-4 bases depending on how the attacks go

[Flubber]

Quick question-- how do you go about gifting a unit to a human player. I was looking through the menus last night and did not see it but I know it CAN be done-- I know I would find it if I looked hard enough but it just seemed easier to ask

[Qantaga]

Flubber, the unit has to be inside the other player's territory. Then, when you choose "Action" for that unit, you will have a choice to "Turn Over Unit Control".

I didn't get a chance to post last night, but I wanted to say what an impressive first strike you have made against the Hive.

AMA has been sent to both of you.

[Tau Ceti]

2165 to Qantaga. I will not be able to play more turns tonight.

The shortcut for gifting a unit is Ctrl-Shift-U. However, I think you may run into some problems, at least if you try to give a unit to me. I cannot see your borders - which means the game does not consider us to have "met", and we then cannot give units to each other either. We may have to arrange a rendezvous of ground or naval units before it works.

[Flubber]

really tau-- My unity chopper in your base does not count ??

I went back to the turn and tested this and see where I went wrong. When I looked at the available " action"choices it was not there initially but if I moved the unit to use up its available movement points, then the option appeared

and tau, the problem should not be that huge since to gift you a land unit, I have to drop it over your way in any event.