Custom Race- Best Stats?

[Spaced Cowboy]

Oh and I forgot, ??You get -4 for morphing?? What??

[vmxa1]

If you come to that screen you can clear all picks. That gives you 10 picks. If you use them all you go down to 100%. If you use none you will be at 200%. If you start selecting negitive picks you will increase the picks. say you clear and select -2 pick, you will now have 12 picks available and 220%. You can select 10 negitive picks and go to 20 picks, 300%. When you get to Gaia transform/fungi/evolution and reseach evolution, you are offered 4 more picks. If you do not use them you will then have 24 picks for 340% or 3.40 time your score. That is the max. You play with only negitive traits.

[Spaced Cowboy]

Okay, so my question is:

Does taking all negative picks take away from the "fun" factor of the game?

[vmxa1]

Originally posted by RPMisCOOL
Okay, so my question is:

Does taking all negative picks take away from the "fun" factor of the game?

It makes it very much harder in the begining. I only do it to run up scores, so it is very rare. Score runs are no fun at all. This is due to having to colonize all planets/asteriods and gas planets. Takes a lot of time and can make a grown man cry near the end. If you just do it to see what it is like then it is no diff than other race traits other than harder.

[moomin]

It's somewhat more challenging. At least till you jump that first Sakkra world and grab yourself a good colonist to replace your own useless race with

[Aqa]

Continuing last post...(way up)

I ended up having sillies as farmers, three of their colonists and the natives feed my empire Production is very high and AI is on the run... Tough I played only on hard, I'll try with imp on next game

[vmxa1]

Love those Saks for their subterran. I can't remember using Sillies.

[Aqa]

No sub races in that game. I got bored killing AI and just kicked Antarans out of their home world.. Imp game started poorly and is doomed. Played SMAC most of the weekend tough

[vmxa1]

That can happen. I have not played a SMAC game in a long time, burn out got me and I no longer have it. Doing some AoW2 now. Warcraft 3 shipped friday, so lots to keep me busy.

[moomin]

Hmmm. I always have MoM, SMAX, and Moo2 on my HD. Currently their sharing the place with AoW2, Neverwinter Nights and Morrowind. Morrow gets the most playing time - really an immersive game, that one.

[vmxa1]

I installed Morrowwind while my son was visiting and he when home with the CD, so I have it installed and never played it. That's alright as I would get motion sickness anyway.

[moomin]

It's not a FPS, you know. I wouldn't worry about motion sickness. But if he took the CD I guess you're out of luck.

Well, there is moo, right?

[vmxa1]

I know it is an rpg, I never buy shooters, but 3d games tend to get me dizzy. I had an accident and damaged my inner ear.

[moomin]

I'm so sorry to hear that. Guess 3Ds are out for you then. At least you'll find the temptation to buy a console easy to resist.

You know, I was off RPGs for 10 years or so and recently found my way back with NWN and MW, and I finding myself having a real blast. These games have come a long way in those ten years.

I find myself wondering why a ten year old game like Moo or a six year old game like Moo2 is still the very best you can get in the 4x line-up, when the RPGs clearly show progress is possible.

[vmxa1]

Well Moo is an elemental game, not complex, but still not redundant. Moo2 is a ton of detail that matters without be painfully over brdening with micromanagement. Look at the discussions on races or ships designs, all of which can work. Small things that have impact.
I have found RPG worth while all along. Might and Magic, Diablo, Baulders gate, etc. They have managed to get a good game from time to time. RTS and TBS have not beena ble to always do that IMO.