FG: Galactic Overlord VI: Resistance is futile - Part 2

[Atragon]

But with no home bases...

[joncha]

Excellent!

[Sparrowhawk]

Orders have been sent!

/me

[DrSpike]

Sent

[GeoModder]

Right, so I suppose that with the baseswap any stocked shield or spy is eliminated as well?

[Kassiopeia]

No, not to my knowledge. Usually when base swapping happens both parties have run out of them, though.

[Sparrowhawk]

I wondered the same thing, but in the past in this game when someone has lost their bases on the same turn as they gained other bases any stockpile was kept. The only time it seems that they are lost is if you lose all of your bases without gaining any bases (in other words you are left baseless). The rules are not entirely clear on this point.

The only reference I can see is:

Shields:

It is possible for a player to send out a fleet and have it run into a shield or loses the battle, while his home bases are simultaneously captured. In this situation, the fleet remains independent, but will lose all stockpiled shields, spies, and BPs, and will lose 10% (rounded down) of it’s original numbers every turn due to lack of supply. Thus, such a fleet would be advised to capture or negotiate for a base ASAP.

Emphasis added

Which implies to me that the only time you lose your stockpile is when you have no bases at the end of your turn.

Having said that, if Ljube should decide otherwise, that's fine with me, I am not sure which way benefits me more, and either way works for me

/me

[GeoModder]

Well, I gather there will be quite a bit of baseswapping then if both of you keep attacking each other each round...

[Ljube]

The rules are clear. Only if you run into a shield or lose a battle and lose all of your bases in the same turn as well you continue your existence as a baseless fleet without any stockpiled shields or spies.

[Ljube]

Round 23 – One base apiece


DrSpike and Sparrowhawk each built a base. Sparrowhawk tried to spy DrSpike but ran into a shield.

 
Player Name
 
Bases
 
BPs
 
Tonnage
 
Frigates(1)
 
Cruisers(2)
 
Battleships(3)
 
Dreadnaughts(4)
 
Titans(5)
 



 
Las
 
Fig
 
Torp
 
Las
 
Fig
 
Torp
 
Las
 
Fig
 
Torp
 
Las
 
Fig
 
Torp
 
Las
 
Fig
 
Torp
 



DrSpike
 
1(29)
 
105
 
330/193/190
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
1
 
-
 
2
 
-
 
-
 
11
 
66
 
38
 
28
 



Sparrowhawk
 
1(30)
 
109
 
150/150/295
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
1
 
-
 
-
 
1
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
29
 
30
 
59
 

[Kassiopeia]

Yay, such tension, Sparrowhawk now gained a four BP advantage over DrSpike as result of all this.

[Sparrowhawk]

Orders are in.

Does anyone else think this seems like a long game?

Note: I am going out of town tomorrow and not back until late wednesday, possibly not until Thursday. I hope to have internet access and should be able to post, but it will be sporadic at best. Hopefully I check in at the right times.

/me

[Atragon]

Kassie: True, but spike still has the tonnage advantage.

[Kassiopeia]

Of course, I meant he gained a four BP advantage compared to the situation before the baseswap.

[Skanky Burns]

This is the game that never ends.
It just goes on and on my friends.
Some people started playing it not knowing what it was,
And they'll continue playing it just because
This is the game that never ends...