OGame: The Next Generation

[Sparrowhawk]

Oops, forgot some of your were Europeans that might not get the hockey reference. In hockey if someone takes a cheap shot at you and you arn't able to retaliate right away you "take a number" (remember the number on their jersey) and get your revenge later

It seems that ogame could be similar here

Not sure about combustion, from what Skanky told me (and I think he has Combustion Level 9) his speeds arn't much different then mine (at level 7). Combustion improvements result in a 10% increase to their ships while Impulse results in 20% increase (and Hyper Engine in a 30% but it is pricey!! ).

/me

[Cyclotron]

Originally posted by Sparrowhawk
Cyclotron, I could provide you with a list of inactives, many of which you probably already have, but seeing as we are almost next door to each other I would guess we are after the same targets

Yeah, I have noticed I'm not the only one raiding some of my inactives. There's plenty to go around, though, so it should be just fine.

[DarkCloud]

Any advice for starting builds now that Vlad has graciously enriched me?

I'm at level 4 metal mines, 2 crystal, 1 deuterium, and 3 solar plants and don't know what to do next except to increase each of them?

[DarkCloud]

Hmm... my solar system seems quite crowded with the Jedi Order?

And is it a good idea to send probes out- or will they be caught and enrage other nations against me?

[JO] Tatooine ( dartblade )
2 [JO] koriban ( lord revan )
3 T [JO] Raxes Prime ( dartblade )
4 [Apolyton] Cloudtopia ( Dark Cloud )
5 [AON] Yeeesss ( ars )
6 YabbaDabbaDoo ( Zeezrom )
7 [JO] Courosant II ( dartblade )
8 T [JO] Courosant ( dartblade )
9 T [JO] Naboo ( dartblade )
10 [Titans] Moloko XXII ( Azul )
11 T [JO] Vega ( Qui Gon Gin )
12 [JO] Korriban ( General Grevious )
13
14
15 T Colony ( Zeezrom )

[duke o' york]

Sparrow, would you mind sharing your tech levels with me?
I've checked the tech ratings, and you're only a few points behind Skanky, and I'm wondering how much more I have to get to get to where you guys are now, although I realise you'll be further ahead by then.
I've given up on research a bit recently, because I've been trying to build up some BBs for my fleets, but will be getting back to it very soon (when my ships return full of goodies )!

Espionage 6
Computer 7
Weapon 6
Shields 7
Armour 6
Energy 7
Hyperspace 3
Combustion 7
Impulse 5
Hyper Engine 4
Laser 7
Ion 5

[Sparrowhawk]

I would suggest you keep increasing Metal and Crystal and Solar until about 7/7/9 or so, then increase SOlar and Deutrium before you even look at robotic, shipyards and research labs.

[DarkCloud]

whoops- just built a research lab in the queue- thanks for the hint though- I'll work on fixing metal and crystal up as soon as the timer runs down!

(I was worried about getting smacked around by my Jedi neighbors...)

-DC

[duke o' york]

Originally posted by DarkCloud
Any advice for starting builds now that Vlad has graciously enriched me?

I'm at level 4 metal mines, 2 crystal, 1 deuterium, and 3 solar plants and don't know what to do next except to increase each of them?

Get a level 2 robot factory, and a shipyard ASAP!!!!!!
Then build some probes and some small cargoes, and get raiding inactives! After that, you can concentrate on whatever you want.

Leave the Jedis alone though! You're not a threat to them at the moment, so you'll probably only get your probes destroyed by their defences, but the rest of us might "cop some heat" as a result!

[DarkCloud]

Okay, thanks!

Here's my plan-

Research Lab (in progress)
Metal Mines (3 more)
Crystal Mines (2 more)
Solar Plant (3 more)
Robot Factory (build)
Metal Mines (2 more)
Robot Factory (level 2)
Solar Plant (3 more)
Crystal Mines (3 more)
Shipyard

Does that sound good?

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But how do I determine if someone is inactive?

[duke o' york]

They have (i) or (iI) next to their name in the galaxy screen. (i) means they have been inactive for 2 weeks (miniscule amount of danger raiding them), and (I) means they've been inactive for 4 weeks (raid like you've never raided before!!!!).

[DarkCloud]

Great!

[duke o' york]

Oh, and with the right choice of targets then raiding will produce far more than your mines possibly can.
That's why getting into space is so important.
Those of us in galaxy 2 can supply you with a few cows that we've used when the time is right for you to start raiding.

[Hueij]

Originally posted by DarkCloud
(I was worried about getting smacked around by my Jedi neighbors...)

-DC

oy... I may have pissed them off Sorry

I got attacked twice today by my next-door neighbour from JO. He didn't get much... (He was also the first guy to attack me when I just started with this game...)

So I decided to return the favour and took everything he got, including his fleet.

Then when I decided to probe him again he turned nOOb on me

So now I turned my eye to my other neighbour, also from JO. I sacrificed a Spy Probe and the Harvesters are already on their way. In about half an hour my fleet will follow. I hope he doesn't wake up before I hit him...

[duke o' york]

They're 86, and we're 109. I fully expect to get pwned.

[DarkCloud]

d-mn you Hueij!