Galactic Overlord - Game Thread

[duke o' york]

Sorry, but I got confused with da bomb.
I have come across "all your base" before, and know of its work, but the bomb thing was a new angle on this old favourite.

Hmmm.... I was looking through the mafia threads so that I could collect together all the clues for one post in which I explained them all, but I've lost one.

[Spaced Cowboy]

Jamski,

What is that from again?

Also you forgot to update the total ship count in the chart.

[Jamski]

Gundam Wing, isn't it? Or something like that... a Megadrive game, anyway.

STOP!

Don't send your orders yet!

There are some small changes coming - the game balance will stay the same, but combat will be less of "one side eliminates the other"

With only 5 players alive I can cope with a bit more detail.

-Jam

[Skanky Burns]

And here I was thinking double-crossing would actually need my involvement in someone's downfall. Apparently I have double-crossed not one, but two empires and I didn't need to even send a ship to either of them. Hell, I just sent my war machine rolling with my other ally to destroy the empire Duke was destroyed by, and are still accused of betrayal.

****ers.

[:) Smiley]

Looks like the key to winning this game is staying in 2nd.

[GeneralTacticus]

/me waits for everyone to dogpile Spaced.

[Skanky Burns]

On a less hostile note, I have to question Vlad's stockpile tactics. What good are BPs in the bank if you don't have any bases to use them with? What good is attacking someone with insufficient force when you could have brought enough toys to cause pain?

On a completely different note, Trok and I (who have been allied from the start, btw) agreed to use different OoB. The base division is fine.

[duke o' york]

Skanky, I don't really care.
I'd still be in the game if I knew that it was possible to attack and defend with different strategies, but since I missed that then I was toast. It doesn't matter anyway, because I'm off work for a week from Tuesday and would have just gifted anything I had to whoever I chose at the time. Maybe it all worked out for the best then.

[Ljube]

Yes my Duke.

[Skanky Burns]

Well if its all the same, then I would prefer you not accusing me of double-crossing. Thanks.

[Ljube]

Vlad's stockpile tactic is just fine. He's no target now. All he needs is hide behind his shield, rebuild a base and build a bunch of frigates, watch the ensuing chaos from the safety of his barrier and pick the remains of the others.

[Jamski]

Galactic Overlord v1.1
New hardcore combat rules for Galactic Overlord

The Aim:
The aim of the v1.1 revision is to improve the distribution of results and move away from the "winner takes all" paradigm where in one case from 6 the victor would totaly destroy the enemy fleet while remaining unharmed - even with inferior ships.

The Changes:

Tougher Ships
All ships now have twice the Hitpoints of before :

Frigate    2
Cruiser    4
Battleship 6
Deadnought 8
Titan     10

Longer Combats
Each weapon system can now be fired twice in a combat, rather than once. This is in keeping with the doubled hitpoints. The OoB should now contain six entries.

Examples :

Fighters->Lasers->Torps->Lasers->Fighters->Torps
Fighters->Fighters->Lasers->Torps->Lasers->Torps

Or in short : TTFLFL etc...

Adjusted Weapon Comparisons:
Instead of the old model, where 1 laser would beat any number or fighters, and cause 1 Hit, and 1 Fighter would beat any number of Torpedoes etc, in v1.1 weapons simply double in effectiveness against the "favoured weapon"

Lasers    are x2 vs  Fighters
Fighters  are x2 vs  Torpedoes
Torpedoes are x2 vs  Lasers

Adjusted Damage:
The scores are compared after any multiplications (see above) and the one with the higher score inflicts Hits equal to the difference between the scores on the other.

Tactics 1 - Range:
You may instruct your captains to try to engage at different ranges.

• Close In - Lasers from both fleets count an extra x2. If both fleets Close In then this stacks to a x4. This negates Back Off.
• Back Off - Lasers from both fleets count an extra x0.5 penalty. This is negated by Close In. If both players Back Off this stacks to x0.25.

Default is no special orders.

Tactics 2 - Formation:
You may instruct your captains to engage using different formations.

• Bunch Together - Your ships huddle together to protect each other from Fighters, but are more vunerable to the large explosions of Torpedoes. Attacks with Fighters against Bunched Together fleets are at x0.5, while Torpedoes get x2.
• Spread Out - Your ships spread out, making the fleet hard to target with Torpedoes, while leaving individual ships vunerable to Fighters. Attacks with Fighters against Spread Out fleets are at x2, while Torpedoes get x0.5

Default is no special orders.

Example OoB Under v1.1

Fighters->Lasers->Lasers->Torpedoes->Fighters->Torpedoes
Bunch Together and Back Off.



This means a bit more work for me, but it should be worth it.
Have fun with v1.1 combat

-Jam

[duke o' york]

Jeez Skanky, as Paddy says, lighten up.

I didn't seriously accuse anyone of double-crossing me, and I don't even know who did. Someone clearly passed Spikey my attack orders, but until I have an admission then I wouldn't go around accusing anyone, and even after that wouldn't hold a grudge. It's a game! I've played Diplomacy before, and if you start making it personal then it gets to be no fun, and you'll never play it again.

However Skanky, I didn't notice you attacking Smiley's bases in this proposed alliance. Where were your ships if they were not fulfilling the promises you made?
No-one's blameless here, and I'd be very surprised if anyone came out of the game with clean hands. You have to make, the most of whatever advantage you can glean, and if that means doing the dirty, then you might be prepared to have the dirty done in return. (grammatical questions about that sentence) I attacked Spikey for no good reason other than I wanted to get things underway, and he got the hump and attacked back. Fair enough. It's only a game.

[Skanky Burns]

My apologies then. I thought

Well, except Skanky for double-crossing me in the first place.

was an accusation against me. Silly me.

Sounds interesting re the new combat system. Although based on past combats, I really liked the old version.

[Jamski]

However Skanky, I didn't notice you attacking Smiley's bases in this proposed alliance. Where were your ships if they were not fulfilling the promises you made?

Some little spy ensured he "took a dive in the 5th"

-Jam