UNV and Return to Earth Turn Tracking Thread

[Zeiter]

Okay, we can use this thread for both of our games.

Game parameters for Return to Earth:

conquest and economic victory ON
cooperative victory ON
Steal tech OFF
Blind research ON

colonyan is Yang
Zeiter is Miriam

Also, I think we should make it a rule this game that we cannot contact each other in-game until our units meet each other.

Basically, the backstory for this game would be similar to the backstory for my "the last crusade" scenario. Crew finds AC uninhabitable, comes back to Earth, finds it in ruins, brings back some mind worms with them, etc.

Here it goes, 1st turn of RtE:

[Colonyan]

I will post unvoyager 2150 santiago's turn first.

[Colonyan]

Well done map! Is game end at 2500?

[Zeiter]

Ack! My computer froze up on me while I was playing my UNV turn, so I had to reload the save.

Thanks for the compliment. The map isn't perfect (you'll notice the oceans are a little too small and Asia is a little off) but I think it's fairly realistic.

I set the ending year for RTE at MY 3000. Not that I think it will take that long, but just to be safe.

I'm going to post both save files in one winzip file. I think that would be easier to deal with than two separate zip files.

[Colonyan]

2151UNV 2301rte

have a good turn.

[Zeiter]

In the UNV game, Morgan is researching a build technology with 2 turns to go. Let's hope it is Industrial Automation.

Here you go:

[Colonyan]

We are close than I thought in rte game. It's gonna be interesting.

[Zeiter]

In the UNV game, I'm going into a condenser-building phase right now with all of my bases. Hopefully, Morgan will trade me IA, then I can pump out some crawlers while my formers get a condenser or two at every base, and then I hope to build creches, hab complexes, and drone control facilities as I pop-boom to possibly size 14 in most of my bases. At least, that's my plan.

Good going with the awesome tech rate! What would your guess be as to which tech you are currently researching? What are your tech priorities? I have mine set on build, so perhaps you could set your priorities on explore or something, to make sure that we both don't end up researching the same tech.

Here are the turns:

[Colonyan]

well I have no choice but I will try to build some water base on west side bay. Get some enery may be ? I m not sure...

[Zeiter]

Hmmm, it looks like you zipped your 2152 turn instead of my 2153 turn for the UNV game. Oh well, just send it next time.

I'm generally not a big fan of sea bases, but if that's what you feel like doing, than go for it.

Here's the rte turn:

[Colonyan]

It might take nearly20years to get sea colony pod and actually get the base...

Ah----! d _mn it. I'm so stupid. Make this kind of mistake often. I think I gonna make a sub folder.

Here's your turn.

[Zeiter]

Yeah, for a while I just had all of my saves in one folder, but recently I've organized my current single player saves in the main folder, old archive single player saves in another folder, and my multiplayer saves in the third folder.

woohoo! I just got Industrial Automation! And I trade Deidre that for Eco Engineering. So now I'll give those to you.

Secret projects I would very much like to have in the UNV game:

Command nexus
Maritime Control Center
Empath Guild
Citizens Defence Force
Ascetic Virtues

I don't mind if you get the PTS, the longevity vaccine, the virtual world, the planetary datalinks, or the neural amplifier. Although what SP's do you want? I'm very flexible.

here are the turns:

[Colonyan]

your turns

[Zeiter]

Just so you know, if you happen to get into any trouble with Deidre or Yang in the UNV game, I have my 2-2-4 laser skimship in nearby waters, which could provide some artillery fire. And if need be, I oculd always upgrade it to an impact weapon-class foil. So if Deidre or Yang try to bully you around, I would advise you against any appeasement, as I think we are strong enough now to take them, and I have some short-term firepower on hand nearby to help out with.

Here are the turns:

[Colonyan]

All right. Thanks for your support. I need couple of more bases.