Battlefield Earth - Turn Reporting Thread

[Qantaga]

The file was just fine.

2169 to the Hive.

[Flubber]

2168 to archaic

On another question, I notice two players are now stockpiling in the Q-- My (often faulty) memory made me think this was not allowed in this game so I checked my game list and sure enough , I had a " NO" for stockpiling . I went back to the setup post by googlie and it says it IS allowed.

I did not notice anyone doing it before and now can't figure out which way we are playing. . . Either way is good with me . . . so which is it ??

[Archaic]

*Shrugs*

2168 to Mongoose.

[Qantaga]

I have used Stockpile Energy since it is very clearly allowed by Googlie's original post and I don't remember us ever deciding not to use it.

I would vote that Stockpile Energy be allowed, but I can understand if someone feels strongly against it. I am happy to go with the majority.

[Flubber]

must be a brain cramp on my part but I could have sworn that no one was using the stockpile thing when I checked before , despite what the rules say-- I will commence using it immediately

[Mongoose]

I've been using it the entire game. 'Cept maybe when I forgot, occasionally.

[Mongoose]

2168 sent to Q.

WTF?! A CULT scout infantry shows up in Mexico, threatening me with destruction if I don't release D:AP. Must have hit a dimensional gate. They have 1 lift, a Unity foil that has been in Lagos since I built the EG, at least. No IODs or any other foils. If I'm lucky, I'll be able to snare a morale upgrade when I kill it.

[Qantaga]

Very strange on the Cult scout. Good luck with the morale boost.

2169 to Flubber.

[Flubber]

Odd stuff with that cult scout

2169 to archaic


It appears that SPs are "everyone for themselves" from now on, if I am understanding correctly. I will still tech gift but only after building the relevant SP myself (if I want it)--

Speaking of which, anyone want cyberethics ?-- I don't care about the datalinks so build it if you wish. I would like to get the centauri empathy tech at some point

[Mongoose]

2169 to Q.

Odder stuff this turn. A cult mindworm ambushed a former of mine three squares form Denver. I can accept one cult unit popping into Mexico by dimensional gate..two units in as many turns defies belief. I also discovered a Hive chopper in Denver. I don't want Hive aircraft in North America, thank you very much. Without even a 'By your leave, CEO.'!

Pact terminated until the Chairman learns better manners.

[Flubber]

HIVE NEWS AT NOON


. . . In a happier story today, A Hive aircrew, damaged and far from home, used the navigation feature knows as "Go to nearest airbase" to bring themselves to safety. They had anticipated that this would head to the nearest Hive base and that they might suffer further damage before seeing home. Instead, their equipment unerringly and accurately took them to the safe haven of Denver, without further incident. Denver is a base in western North America, previously unknown to the Hive, inhabited by a friendly nation known as the Morganites. The locals in Denver welcomed the Hive troops warmly, helping to care for their injuries.

HIVE ONE O'CLOCK NEWS

It appears that all is not happy with the story of the wayward HIve aircrew after all. While welcomed warmly by local residents, The visit by the Hive aircrew to the Morganite base of Denver has caused diplomatic repercussions at the highest levels. The Hive received a terse diplomatic note severing an alliance that had lasted 60 years.

A Hive government spokesman stated, " This matter was an error by the aircrew involved and we regret the incident. We are not suprised by the Morganites position on this matter as all the nations of the world will recall that they refused to share even basic map data as the rest of the alliance has done. Without such data, we were suprised to learn that a navigational feature, used in the attempt to get the crew home safely, would instead take them to an unknown base."

" We wish to thank the Morganites for their kind treatment of our crew and confirm that now that we have some concept of where the Morganites are, we will disable this auto navigation feature on our long range reconnaisance flights. WE will also refrain from entering Morganite airspace, but scouting outside such airspace will continue as we see knowledge of the nearby geography as necessary to our national security"


----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

On the odd stuff, I figure the cult scout you saw came by dimensional gate and had captured the worm. I had it happen to me once before I even had doc: flex that a scout went through a dimensional gate and then popped an ogre. Then (about 2 turns later as I explored) I found out I was right in the middle of another human players empire (he had a large hollow center as he had followed the coast). He seemed to have a hard time believing the "peaceful intent" of my ogre LOL

[Mongoose]

"The Hive story is baloney!" a highly placed Morganite executive said today. He continued "We suspect the aircrew involved to be, in fact, highly trained members of Hive Special Operations. We further suspect that the purpose of this ostensibly erroneous and unannounced visit was to map Morganic territory, perhaps preparatory to some other nefarious operation. We view this incursion as a violation of trust of the highest order."

In other news, a Morganic Defense Ministry spokesman announced the imminent completion of Morganic Defense Force's (MDF) prototype aircraft.

-MNN Special Report

[Flubber]

A meeting in the office of the commander of Helo Wing 12

" yes general . . . The Morganites seem to think our scoutship was some sort of planned secret operation using highly trained special forces"

" Wait a second Colonel . . . Did they not meet and interview the crew of the chopper?"

" yes general"

" . . . and that crew was made up of Lieutenants Dumkoff and Idiotson"

" yes general"

" and those two are the least able pilots you have and but for the fact that they are cousins of our chaiman you would likely grounded them long ago"

" yes general. thats precisely why I sent them where I did. I figured that even THEY could handle a patrol over empty ocean. After all there is nothing to bang into out there"

" Well colonel there's no way ANYONE would mistake those guys for elite troops. Obviously the Morganites are blowing this all out of proportion for their own reasons. Well, for whatever reason, we have an international incident and I have to go before the Joint Chiefs, the Chairman and the Office of Political Compliance so that they can each chew my head off and tell me how incompetent I am . . . Where are our wayward Lieutenants now ??"

" I ordered them placed in the brig until you arrived general"

" Well, I hear the chairman is pretty pissed about this whole thing so we can leave them there for now."

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The chairman meditated serenely sitting cross-legged upon a small cushion. The defense minister entered and seated himself similarly until with a gesture, Yang bade him to speak.

" Your excellency, The Morganites are posturing and raising a great fuss over what they refer to as the Denver incident. Our intelligence services are quite perplexed by the uproar since all that happened was that an ally provided a safe haven for another. What shall we do?

" My son . . . you know that a man often sees in others that which is in his own heart . "

" I understand excellency . . . he believes we will be treacherous and aggressive because those tendencies are within them. We should therefore be prepared for the possibility that those tendencies would manifest themselves"

" Do nothing aggressive my son. A patient man will see both enemy and friend reveal their true natures"

"I understand . . . Thank you excellency"

The defense minister left as Yang resumed his meditation, motionless and silent. The defense minister entered the command centre where the joint chiefs awaited him

" Ok people, we all know that the incident with those idiots in the 12th Helo have changed things. But the chairman does not want us to upset matters by any aggressive action but does want increased preparedness against attack. You should train up your units and increase patrols. I am changing our defense condition from green to Blue in the eastern theatre only. Remind your men that the Rules of engagement under this does not permit them to fire without specific command authorization unless fired upon. That is all. I leave it to you to ensure that there are no further incidents.

[Mongoose]

LOL Yes, but...Who has the turn?

[Flubber]

q as far as I know