Ogame - thread3.

[Tingkai]

After losing a major fleet battle, I've managed to rebuild.

Now I've got a large shield dome, plus a rocket base with 3 ABMs which should be enough to stop any inter-planetary missiles (those things could wreck your day, month). For the fleet, 4 lt fighter, 4 h fighters and 5 cruisers.

Should be strong enough to hold most stuff, eh.

[Tingkai]

By the way, I'm in uni 8, at 1:163:12.

Any alliances in uni8?

[Sparrowhawk]

Universe 8 is the major Apolyton alliance, if you search for it you should be able to request to join.

(and hopefully Germanos is back by then too, which will make 20 members, strength of numbers which will come in handy as the game progresses).

/me

[Tingkai]

Cool. Just starting out with a new planet. Give me a week and I'll be ready to let loose the dogs of war.

[DRoseDARs]

Yay, I can build ion cannons now! Movin' on up!

Now I just gotta wait on the resources...

[C0ckney]

bashing #10 again, he must really dislike me by now

i've expanded my herd in the last couple of days too, so i'm getting a decent resource income now, although past 4:470 or so targets are very few and far between, mostly very strong players/colonies.

shield domes take bloody ages don't they.

[germanos]

Originally posted by Sparrowhawk
Universe 8 is the major Apolyton alliance, if you search for it you should be able to request to join.

(and hopefully Germanos is back by then too, which will make 20 members, strength of numbers which will come in handy as the game progresses).

* Sparrowhawk

I'm not sure if I will return:
1- I might drop out alltogether due to time constraints
2- if the motto is 'one for all, all for one' , I'm game (pun intended). If not, I'll save my efforts for personal glory

.

I just hate it when looting is constrained by cargo capacity

[Sparrowhawk]

I am not sure I understand fleet saving, I get the concept and why you do it, just don't know how to.

Do I send out my fleet (loaded with my resources) at a lower % speed to somewhere I never intend to arrive at based on:

1) the amount of time I expect to be away from the computer

2) the amount of time I expect to be away from teh computer divided by 2 (flight time and return time)

Either way it seems I have a problem, as if i go with (1) I have to wait for my fleet to return when I cancel the order and recall the fleet and if (2) then they will arrive at their destination while I am away and deliver the goods to someone else.

Unless you can speed up their return flight when you recall the fleet?

/me

[germanos]

Sparrow, you send it to a colony, or to an ally.
Once you get back, you pro'lly have to send it full throttle back to where you need it.

[Sparrowhawk]

Originally posted by germanos
2- if the motto is 'one for all, all for one' , I'm game (pun intended). If not, I'll save my efforts for personal glory

Agreed, and I like the all for one theory, just not sure how to put it in practice.

It seems we cannot share resources (unless the receiver is less powerful then you are, which already occurs).

We are already assisting each other to co-ordinate attacks.

Universe 8 doesn't yet allow allied attacks.

I asked to share print screens of solar systems but as Skanky correctly points out, that information quickly becomes out of date. (and it seems that information on targets becomes quickly outdated as well)

Any other ideas on what else to do to make the alliance more efficient for everyone?

/me

[germanos]

Originally posted by Sparrowhawk


Universe 8 doesn't yet allow allied attacks.

[Spaced Cowboy]

You know allied members attacking together combining their fleets into a larger more powerful fleet. Currently only working in Uni 5.

I suspect that this will be our forum to discuss attacks and whatnot. I noticed that Skanky has crossed the 5K barrier. Unfortunately I don't think that we can help him until we too cross that barrier.

[germanos]

Originally posted by Sparrowhawk


Any other ideas on what else to do to make the alliance more efficient for everyone?

* Sparrowhawk

Multiple attacks with a strong assault in the first wave that breaks the main defenses (f.e. a big fleet in orbit) with the others as a follow up, only faced with planet defenses.

Something like this: (first wave detroyed his fleet, the last wave took his reserves.)

captured:

81680 metal, 79939 crystal and 14117 deuterium @ Thu Oct 27 17:53

22053 Metal, 22053 Crystal and 7342 Deuterium @ Thu Oct 27 21:24:19
36391 Metal, 30646 Crystal and 3689 Deuterium @ Thu Oct 27 21:38:14
18553 Metal, 15415 Crystal and 1861 Deuterium @ Thu Oct 27 21:50:31


There are plenty of targets like this around.

[duke o' york]

Here are a selection of loaded planets that are beyond my level 3 espionage (I know, shameful isn't it. ) and 5 probes together, but which might interest thise with better spies than I, because they're stuffed with goodies:

Resources on peece [2:210:6] at 10-27 22:57:57
Metal: 218309 Crystal: 110956
Deuterium: 38795 Energy: 2400
Chance of counterespionage:0%

Resources on Arkanian [2:212:10] at 10-27 22:40:45
Metal: 98226 Crystal: 89172
Deuterium: 33672 Energy: 2324
Chance of counterespionage:0%

Resources on Hydralla [2:218:7] at 10-27 22:49:25
Metal: 91024 Crystal: 48122
Deuterium: 28452 Energy: 2324
Chance of counterespionage:0%

All have a zero chance of counterespionage, so I don't think they'll be too tough to crack.
I'm still seeking a site for a colony though.
By the way, they're all active players, though none are in an alliance - my criteria being to avoid attacking those in an alliance unless they're (I).

[Hueij]

I tried your last one but couldn't, due to noob protection