Neptune's Pride

[Tonitrus]

And Toni is putting up a pretty spirited defense himself - I've only managed to really take 2 decent planets from him, and they were both very exposed and not defensible by him. Otherwise I've just managed to be a nuisance snatching low value planets he has not defended. It is kind of fun to just snatch a planet, then split when the counter-invasion fleet appears to land on some other crappy planet.

A spirited defense, perhaps, but I see the hammer about to fall. 

[Fireblade]

Game #2: The Shituation



Okay, here's the legend. I can't zoom out all the way, and my mouse is broken so I have to use that pad on my laptop ( ). So more the map got cut off. But at least it shows the most important parts.

Dark Red = Fireblade
Cyan = Katmai
Orange = Jaron (Partly off-map)
Red = FunkMonk
Yellow = Kleves
Blue = Berkut
Purple = Tamas (south of me)
Bright Green = DisturbedPervert (partly off-map)
Dark Green = Szmik
Brown = Agelastus
Pink = Grumbler (west of me)

[frunk]

Having interstellar travel is "unrealistic."  That doesn't mean that, within the game's conventions, there are not "realistic" elements that are completely negated by one player allowing  another to take him over out of spite for a third player.

What "realistic" elements are negated by one player allowing another to take him over?

[Agelastus]

Well, Ulmont's lost over 350 ships in the last day, but he's worn me down. 

[ulmont]

Well, Ulmont's lost over 350 ships in the last day, but he's worn me down. 

Yay, Passchendaele.

[grumbler]

What "realistic" elements are negated by one player allowing another to take him over?

I withdraw my contention.

[Jaron]

I don't like the lack of randomness in battles. It wouldst appear that knowing the number of attackers and defenders gives a static mathematical result.

I dislike the "I must bring 21 ships minimum to win".

[szmik]

I don't like the lack of randomness in battles. It wouldst appear that knowing the number of attackers and defenders gives a static mathematical result.

I dislike the "I must bring 21 ships minimum to win".

Then bring much more without maths

[Jaron]

It isn't the point, szmik. My point is I wish they introduced a bit of random numbers to their calculations to vary the results.

It would be like playing PoG without die rolls. Just assuming each attack is a 6. 

[szmik]

It isn't the point, szmik. My point is I wish they introduced a bit of random numbers to their calculations to vary the results.

It would be like playing PoG without die rolls. Just assuming each attack is a 6. 

I got your point. It would need just slight change in engine, for example introducing to hit percentages which would rise with technology. Quite simple I guess, but probably more CPU demanding.

[Berkut]

Knowing that the combat system is deterministic, I have to wonder at the attacks some people launch...

You know my WS, so why would you ever send less than my WS at a star defended by 1 ship?

[Habbaku]

I think this game would be more interesting if everyone involved was actually participating.

Funk, is it possible to have a smaller game, perhaps, with people who are inclined to be active?

[FunkMonk]

I think this game would be more interesting if everyone involved was actually participating.

Funk, is it possible to have a smaller game, perhaps, with people who are inclined to be active?

I have enough "credits" left to make one more game. I don't mind using them to make another free game for you guys.

[Agelastus]

I think this game would be more interesting if everyone involved was actually participating.

Funk, is it possible to have a smaller game, perhaps, with people who are inclined to be active?

Who's not participating? I thought only LaCroix had dropped out from all the players of the two games?

[Agelastus]

Well, Ulmont's lost over 350 ships in the last day, but he's worn me down. 

Yay, Passchendaele.

Well, I said I had a "western front" feel to our position, didn't I? 

Well, it also appears I have misjudged my staying power. I'll be wiped out in 12 more hours, rather than the 24 left from my estimate of yesterday.