[Gnaw]

Tapper, on 24 July 2013 - 02:57 PM, said:

Khellendros, on 24 July 2013 - 02:47 PM, said:

twelve, on 24 July 2013 - 02:42 PM, said:

So anyone else notice what a kick ass army Tapper has built himself lately? I wonder what he is planning on doing with all those little ships he's got built? I have a feeling we are going to find out shortly.

My assumption was that he was building it in response to SS.

Mostly, yes.

The tech also gives me a fighting chance if I ever have to face improved hull based ships when I attack Tatts through his back door.

Corrected for accuracy.

[Gnaw]

Ganoes Paran, on 24 July 2013 - 03:27 PM, said:

Okay Influence, remove discs from 324 and 311, flip colony ship. Put materials cube back to track

Uh. Why are you removing from an artifact hex? Considering all the trouble you've gone to get the key.

[Imperial Historian]

What are you doing tats? You've let twelve talk you into a bad move again just pass.

Also if you'd placed that cube on 311 on any other tile you'd be sitting pretty.

[Tattersail_]

Imperial Historian, on 24 July 2013 - 06:50 PM, said:

What are you doing tats? You've let twelve talk you into a bad move again /> just pass.

Also if you'd placed that cube on 311 on any other tile you'd be sitting pretty.

I was going to influence the hex I win when beating dreks cruiser. Please tell me if you think that is wrong, originally I was going to pass and bankrupt material hex?

[Imperial Historian]

You have roughly 20% odds of not taking that hex, the influence doesn't really give you much except less hexes. I've not done the maths but can't you do exactly the same by just bankrupting both those hexes?

[Imperial Historian]

Also by going first you can influence dreks hex before anyone is in a position to fight you for it.

[cerveza_fiesta]

But by doing so you might miss out on good research...

i.e. you might want something and be forced to choose between influencing that hex and doing research, which gives D'rek a chance to just re-influence it.

Seems like a better deal production-wise to try for the hex with the orbital, really.

This post has been edited by cerveza_fiesta: 24 July 2013 - 07:23 PM

[Tattersail_]

I have no colony ships. Shit you've made me doubt myself.

[Tattersail_]

Basically my plan was to influence dreks hex instead of the two I had. I don't lose an artifact although there is a slim chance.

[cerveza_fiesta]

Yer fine. If you're trying to weaken D'rek to further your cause, you'll do a better job of it by capturing a system of hers than you will by spreading your inf discs across uncontested system that you can re-capture later.

[twelve]

CF map corrections that I noticed. My materials need to be 2 not 8, Solid has two normal actions so you need to move another disk from his track to research, Khell has four actions so he needs an influence disk moved from his track to the upgrade action. Thought you might like to know.

[Gnaw]

Damn. Just looking at the player boards.

Somebody is about to have a really bad day. SS you may not have noticed but Tapper has antimatter cannons, positron computers, and ion missiles. And none of it is on his Starbase blueprint.

[Morgoth]

Sigh, this is the problem of being in a weaker economic position (as well as all other positions)

Upgrade - Add gauss shield over hull on orbital.

[Imperial Historian]

Can't you pass and do that as a reaction if you need to?

[Tattersail_]

Morgoth, on 25 July 2013 - 06:43 AM, said:

Sigh, this is the problem of being in a weaker economic position (as well as all other positions)

Upgrade - Add gauss shield over hull on orbital.

You could always maybe move two ships out saving them for when you are stronger? I don't know, could you not move at least one ship to hit one of her hexes?

[Imperial Historian]

Gnaw, on 25 July 2013 - 12:49 AM, said:

Damn. Just looking at the player boards.

Somebody is about to have a really bad day. SS you may not have noticed but Tapper has antimatter cannons, positron computers, and ion missiles. And none of it is on his Starbase blueprint.

He can easily remedy this by grabbing plasma missiles next go. Even if tapper attacks this go, upgrading with fusion drives will keep him safe.

[Morgoth]

Ganoes Paran, on 25 July 2013 - 07:22 AM, said:

Morgoth, on 25 July 2013 - 06:43 AM, said:

Sigh, this is the problem of being in a weaker economic position (as well as all other positions)

Upgrade - Add gauss shield over hull on orbital.

You could always maybe move two ships out saving them for when you are stronger? I don't know, could you not move at least one ship to hit one of her hexes?

Then I would have to go through you, which would cost me more than I can afford alas.

[Tattersail_]

Morgoth, on 25 July 2013 - 11:18 AM, said:

Ganoes Paran, on 25 July 2013 - 07:22 AM, said:

Morgoth, on 25 July 2013 - 06:43 AM, said:

Sigh, this is the problem of being in a weaker economic position (as well as all other positions)

Upgrade - Add gauss shield over hull on orbital.

You could always maybe move two ships out saving them for when you are stronger? I don't know, could you not move at least one ship to hit one of her hexes?

Then I would have to go through you, which would cost me more than I can afford alas.

Good job you just said that. I was thinking you could go round me but there is only one way in. Oops.

[cerveza_fiesta]

Curious as to why you're going w shields Morgoth? In every scenario I ran the hull was a better component.

[Imperial Historian]

Because if he has one ship without shields, any time d'rek rolls a 5 she can hit the orbital. And once her plasma cannons come online I think not hitting is slightly more beneficial than the hull.

Personally I'd have passed and upgraded in response.