Galactic Overlord 7- Enhanced Graphics Edition

[Tassadar500]

Who has not sent in orders?

[Atragon]

Jamski and Joncha?

[Atragon]

Smiley, did you get my PM?

[:) Smiley]

Currently at 8/15

Need orders from:
Hercules
Jamski
Joncha
Kassiopeia
Skanky
Spaced
Sparrowhawk

On another note: I've gotten plenty of addendums that add on stuff like "fight to the death" or "attack whoever's there" in the last couple of turns. Should those be the defaults?

[Tassadar500]

I'm pretty sure it means just for that turn.

[Kassiopeia]

Should those be the defaults?

Yes. I think I've suggested this before. Mainly because there are SOME here who have trouble remembering to mention all that from the get-go, and SOME have to remind them to do it to prevent disasters.

[Tassadar500]

But then the same things happen. If you have it as your default, SOME people will forget that, and do things they didn't want to do.

[Skanky Burns]

Have the exception orders as things most people would not want most of the time. The current way is backwards, Smiley's suggestion makes things make much more sense. Unlike my previous sentence.

[:) Smiley]

Concerning the two aspects:

Attack whoever's there
Reasons for attacking:
If you don't, you've wasted a turn

Reasons for not attacking:
The enemy fleet may have an OoB and composition you're not prepared for.

I like making this a default, if more people choose "attack anyone who's there", the last person to fight, thus the first to send orders, has some advantages. This means people get their orders in faster.

Jamski's original rules

If two different opponents attack at the same time without informing the GM of their alliance, then the defender must fight them consecutively, fighting first against the one who posted their orders last.
It is possible that when a player is attacked by two non-allied fleets at the same time that he loses both battles. In this case both attackers gain a base.

Further implications of fight anyone: an attacker brings more ships in case the fleet must fight twice. Defenders are more likely to be wiped out, also makes base swapping popular.

Fight to the death
Skews things in the advantage of the attacker. Attackers at worst lose their fleet, defenders get hosed completely. Whether this is a bad thing is a whole different story.
I'm not saying that FTTD should go away, but there ought to be some sort of penalty for fighting that extra round, maybe weapons are only half as powerful due to energy running low.

FTTD on the gives an advantage to those who attack first, or send orders last.

Anyway, it's a rare battle that doesn't end in six rounds.

In summary

Attack anyone
FTTD


First attackers
Bad
Good


Later attackers
Good
Bad


Defenders
Bad
Bad


Gamemaster
Bad
Good


Eliminated players
n/a
Good

For the gamemaster fight anyone means more battles to process per turn. On the other hand, fight to the death means players get eliminated faster.

[Kassiopeia]

It's just that had I mentioned FTTD last time around when in that battle against Spaced, I would have wiped him completely out. However, I have to admit that at that time to FTTD or not to FTTD was a conscious strategic decision I made, not an accidental omission.

[joncha]

Sent.

[Atragon]

I'd rather they not be defaults personally.

[Ljube]

What kind of stupid arrangement was that? Mutual protection pact?

I had to prove such nonsense is impossible in Galactic Overlord.

EDIT: The only problem I had was my pride. I grossly underestimated MORON and paid dearly for that. After all pride is a mortal sin. And though I accept what befell me as a just punishment for my sin, it's the innocent I pity. My poor ally Paddy the Scot suffered the same fate and his only sin was that he trusted my judgment.

[Atragon]

Don't worry Ljube, your sins will be purged in nuclear fire.

[Paddy]

Ugh