Earth: 2025, any advice for newbies?

[Ribannah]

Grrrrr!!! It was as I feared, I have the suspicion that maybe this threesome is one and the same player. Celtic Lair took a big chunk of my empire.
But we did what we do best and started exploring and rebuilding, and netted over 200 places all the same. The military is looking good, all those boots are shining bright. If only we could teach them how to fight ....
I have asked #6802 Cloudy Temple to become an offensive ally. They are communists, so they should have a good-sized army.

Alamos after 749 turns

Land: 3053 acres
Net worth: 731K
Rank: 6888
Population: 47K
Research: 35K
Military: 49K Spies, 167,5K Troops, 120K Jets, 150K Turrets, 50K Tanks, 5 Missiles


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[This message has been edited by Ribannah (edited March 14, 2001).]

[OmniGod]

Basically a clan's advantage isn't all that great... it's just a group of people who have banded together to become the biggest group. Essentially you end up having alliances with part of the clan in a format to allow maximum protection for the clan. You also then can profit from the actions of other clan members by following the news updates and seeing the week nations thus increasing your chance at landgrabbing. It seems like an evil cohort, but it's basically the same concept as increasing your ties with nations without a formal agreement (treaty, alliance). You only get a benefit if you maintain a watch on your clan members. The clan is APOLYTON and the pass is OmniGod

[Ribannah]

Good news! Cloudy Temple has accepted our offensive alliance offer and they have an awsome army .
So we blew the horn and attacked #5055 Dontkillme, a long overdue reckoning. The grab was good for some 300 acres and we moved up 300 places with 15 days to go ....


Alamos after 791 turns

Net Worth: 802K
Rank: 6569
Population: 51K
Land: 3362 acres
Income: 33.61
Research: 40K
Troops: 175K
Jets: 151K
Turrets: 166K
Tanks: 50K
Spies: 54K
Missiles: 5

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[This message has been edited by Ribannah (edited March 15, 2001).]

[Colonâ„¢]

Too bad you aren't in my game Ribannah, I've 15 missiles and no clue what to do with them. I'd be happy to use them to your benefit.

[Ribannah]

If they are long-range you can lauch them in the general direction of Celtic Lair ...

But they count towards the Net Worth, so they aren't completely worthless.

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[OmniGod]

The clan has informed me (at least some of them), we have 30 missles waiting to go... too bad it's the A game The last day volley at the top player will be nice
[This message has been edited by OmniGod (edited March 15, 2001).]

[Ribannah]

Well, I got missile #6

Land grabbing was good for the both of us against Dontkillme , I got another 300 of their acres. It is also interesting to see how the game works: successive attacks cost more casualties on the attacker's side.
I spied on them and they still have a sizable army. I also saw that they never did any research. Am I the only one on that path?

So next time we'll do some research and then look for another victim ...
Hopefully, my offensive allies won't cripple my military in the meantime

Alamos after 834 turns

Net Worth: 852K
Rank: 6409
Population: 56K
Land: 3637 acres
Income: 33.73
Research: 44,6K
Troops: 178K
Jets: 125K
Turrets: 186K
Tanks: 54K
Spies: 60K
Missiles: 6


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[Colonâ„¢]

Things are going well, I made another landgrab and I’ve over 4500 acres now. Despite the weak oil price a made another record sale, $35million.

Net Worth: 1636K
Rank: 145
Population: 44K
Land: 4528 acres
Research: 154K
Troops: 330K
Jets: 410K
Turrets: 441K
Tanks: 70K
Spies: 96K
Missiles: 17 (saddam would be jealous)

[Ribannah]

All is quiet on our frontiers, Dontkillme is begging for mercy but we didn't intend to punish them any more anyway.
Some exploration and a bundle of research was good for more than 400 places, while the competition is destroying each other
Cloudy Temple is now our full ally, finally a good research partner!


Alamos after 876 turns

Net Worth: 952K
Rank: 5978
Population: 59K
Land: 3817 acres
Income: 34.17
Research: 50K
Troops: 200K
Jets: 160K
Turrets: 200K
Tanks: 70K
Spies: 63K
Missiles: 7

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[This message has been edited by Ribannah (edited March 18, 2001).]

[Ribannah]

The ascent continues!
Valiant Alamos troops conquered no less than 616 acres of #1052 Partyzone, an ancient enemy because of their attacks on Balduvia, after demoralizing their army . As a result, the empire passed the 1 M landmark . Life is good!


Alamos after 914 turns

Net Worth: 1.03M
Rank: 5708
Population: 68K
Land: 4443 acres
Income: 33.52
Research: 53K
Troops: 200K
Jets: 170K
Turrets: 210K
Tanks: 75K
Spies: 66K
Missiles: 7

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[This message has been edited by Ribannah (edited March 18, 2001).]

[Colonâ„¢]

Life’s good indeed.
I’ve annexed 700 acres, of which 500 acres today, and I’ve risen to 127th spot. I’m getting close to my goal of getting into the top 100...
I’m a bit land fat now so for the next couple of days I’m going to consolidate my gains.

Net Worth: 1873K
Rank: 127
Population: 51K
Land: 5293 acres
Research: 171K
Troops: 380K
Jets: 460K
Turrets: 500K
Tanks: 80K
Spies: 105K
Missiles: 18

[Eternal]

Whenever I try to logon to Earth 2025 or Utopia I get a "Wrong password" message, apparently because all my cookies have been deleted. What I don't understand is why I was able to access my accounts from school if the cookies are so important... I guess I'll be going to the local library before work tommorrow to get on. Maybe I'll take out a nice book. Maybe I'll get a library card.

[Ribannah]

Repeated the procedure and hit #1052 Partyzone two more times for an additional 454 acres
Since each new attack on the same opponent gets more expensive in terms of losses, that'll be it, on to greener pastures. OmniGod, they're yours!


Alamos after 950 turns

Net Worth: 1.11M
Rank: 5486
Population: 74K
Land: 4887 acres
Income: 33.22
Research: 57K
Troops: 205K
Jets: 175K
Turrets: 225K
Tanks: 81K
Spies: 69K
Missiles: 7

I still have questions about this game. Does anybody know what exactly the purpose of a Military Complex is?

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[Ribannah]

I was just attacked by someone who has only jets and turrets, and yet took 500 of my acres in one attack. Is that normal????
It doesn't seem very realistic to me. If this is possible, it's a major flaw in the game IMHO . How can jets take land??
Do I get his land without resistance if I attack with troops and tanks of which he has none?

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[OmniGod]

The military complex saves big cash on military costs... that is the upkeep costs... but if you're rolling in it then don't worry about it... Things just aren't going too good for me lately, thank goodness this all starts anew soon... at least I can count a victory in the A1 game with a networth of 1.2million....