[Gnaw]

Khellendros, on 07 October 2013 - 09:31 PM, said:

Gnaw, on 07 October 2013 - 08:44 PM, said:

Khellendros, on 07 October 2013 - 08:36 PM, said:

Gnaw, on 07 October 2013 - 08:22 PM, said:

And it's why I thought he should have capped the shellworld hex. Then build in it.

Alas, not enough moves available for either action to take place. We make do with what we have.

Yeah, there were. But moot now.

No, there weren't. Don't pretend you know what I'm up to

I don't need to pretend I know what you're up to. I know you don't know what you're up to.

[cerveza_fiesta]

Gnaw, on 07 October 2013 - 06:26 PM, said:

cerveza_fiesta, on 07 October 2013 - 12:10 PM, said:

Note that when you put an image in Inkscape and export the .png file, it will be reduced to whatever dpi you specify and file size will scale with canvas area. So even a 700Mb file will be reduced to something on the order of 5mb if you were to use it in the game file.

The eagle nebula looks awesome - I would def use it. Resize it in GIMP or somesuch first so that you don't crash Inkscape and then import it. I think with the game piece images the file is somewhere around 250Mb already - so you wouldn't want much more than a 5-10Mb file when you try to import it.

My main consideration with the "overexposed" horsehead nebula pic was contrast with the game tiles. They're all quite dark and the edges get lost unless there's something considerably lighter behind them.

Gawd, I suck at saying things without sounding like a dick don't I?

First, I'm sorry if I offended you with the "overexposed" comment. I didn't intend it to be critical. Hell, I didn't even have the right name - iIt's Carina Nebula not the Horsehead Nebula.

The image I use for the background won't be a max resolution Tiff anyways. And 600 ppi? That's just nuts in the first place when the best monitors I'm aware of don't go above 110 ppi and most are in the 85-95 range.

spoiled because it's computer geekery.

Spoiler

Second, I downloaded the 699mb version mostly for shits and giggles but also with the goal of using it to stress the 2008 MBP I use when out in the shop and compare it to the new one in the house. Solid Stated Drives are making upgrading older machines a very viable option and I was on the fence about upgrading this one or trying to find a less old one. The fact that Illustrator choked on importing that file isn't a bad thing. It choked on it while:

• Inkscape was running with the game SVG minimized
• iMessages was open and on screen 1.
• Preview was open with 5 or 6 image files, most minimized.
• Firefox open and on screen. With 7 or tabs.
• Chrome was open with 2 windows minimized and 1 on screen. All 3 windows had multiple tabs.
• Open Office was open with 2 small xls files open on screen.

But when I used the 80mb jpg file, Illustrator opened it just fine. If it can do that, I think I'll be well served by this one if I drop a 256gb SSD into it and put a 1tb drive in the optical drive bay. Cost ~ $250 but should extend usability for another 3 years easily.

No, you are just bad at interpreting my tone

I know the horsehead pic was light coloured. After experimentation I found a lighter background contrasted better with the tiles, especially early on before the board was filled up. I was just trying to say why I did it that way.

Anyways, RE your spoiler, yes, the SSDs are fucking awesome. I have one in my machine (only 120Gb) for the OS and my "core" programs. Boot up time is about 1/4 of the typical time and all the core programs load up likety split.

[Galactic Council]

Looked at the board. Can't skip past him. And if I recall the posting times, Tapper will be awake and off to work before SS shows back up.

Tapper, Twelve, CF, etc etc.

Please feel free to PM any provisional.action orders.

[Vengeance]

D, on 07 October 2013 - 02:34 AM, said:

Solidsnape, on 07 October 2013 - 02:31 AM, said:

I'm not enlisting in E4.

But what about REVENGE?

Overrated..

Vengeance is where it is at.

[Solidsnape]

Cash in the rest of my Sci(5) and money ($4) for 3 materials.
BUILDS interceptor in Chi Draconus.

[Tapper]

Upgrade 2x Hull to Sentient Hull on the Hull components of the Dreadnought blueprint.

[twelve]

Upgrade
Interceptor and cruiser with tachyon drive over nuclear drive. (17$, 0s, 9m)

This post has been edited by twelve: 08 October 2013 - 02:44 PM

[twelve]

Solidsnape, on 08 October 2013 - 10:17 AM, said:

Cash in the rest of my Sci(5) and money ($4) for 3 materials.
BUILDS interceptor in Chi Draconus.

I just realized this is an invalid order. You can only trade in three of one type of resource for one of another. Even though you have 9 total resources you can only trade 3 of one type of resource for another. All you can do is trade 3 science for 1 material and 3 money for one material leaving 2 science, 1 money and 2 materials, not enough to build an interceptor.

[Tattersail_]

How many colony ships does he have? He can flip one for a material.

[twelve]

Ganoes Paran, on 08 October 2013 - 03:03 PM, said:

How many colony ships does he have? He can flip one for a material.

He used them all last time to get a build. I guess he could do an influence action to reset a colony ship so he can flip that over for a science and then convert 6 science and 3 money for 3 materials so he can do another build.

[Solidsnape]

twelve, on 08 October 2013 - 03:10 PM, said:

Ganoes Paran, on 08 October 2013 - 03:03 PM, said:

How many colony ships does he have? He can flip one for a material.

He used them all last time to get a build. I guess he could do an influence action to reset a colony ship so he can flip that over for a science and then convert 6 science and 3 money for 3 materials so he can do another build.

Nah fuck that.
I'll UPGRADE interceptor with improved hull over ion turret and upgrade cruiser improved hull over computer.

[Galactic Council]

Round 9

Turn 1:

Spoiler

• Tapper: Research Sentient Hull, middle track, please.
• Change in VP: +2
• Twelve: Research Nanorobots.
• Change in VP: +1
• CF: RESEARCH artifact key for 12 science. 5 science in bank + 9 money => 6 science + 3 materials => 1 science. + 20 materials please (2x homeworlds, ancient orbital, zeta draconis)
• Khell: RESEARCH Wormhole Generator for 10 Science.
• Change in VP: +1
• GP: Move both dreads into GC
• Morgoth: Research - Positron Computers, trading in Three materials for 1 science.
• Change in VP: +1
• D'rek: DEVelop Artifact Link
• Change in VP: +X (x == 3 at the moment)
• SS: BUILDS 2 cruisers in Chi Draconus. Trade $3 for 1 materials.

VP

• Twelve - 39
• D'rek - 36
• CF - 31
• Khell - 23
• Tapper - 22
• Tatts - 21
• SS - 15
• Morg - 9

Turn 2:

Spoiler

• Tapper: Provisional: I will Build a dread in my home planet after SS's turn.
• Twelve: Provisionally research monoliths Tech mission complete.
• Change in VP: +2
• CF: Build 3 interceptors in Beta Sextantis
• Khell: MOVE Cruiser from Rho Indi to Zeta Herculis.
• GP: Reearch Shell World. Convert 21 money into 7 materials. Place in PSI Capricorni
• Change in VP: +5
• Morgoth: move - Dreadnaught to the abandoned system 202, Formaldaux
• D'rek: MOVe Cruiser from Mu Arae to Pollux
• SS: MOVES both cruisers from chi draconus into former homeworld

VP

• Twelve - 41
• D'rek - 36
• Tatts - 26
• CF - 31
• Khell - 23
• Tapper - 22
• SS - 15
• Morg - 9

Turn 3:

Spoiler

• Tapper: Build 2 fighters in homeworld (1 from mats, other by converting 9 science ).
• Twelve: Build
  • 2 cruisers in Zeta Herculi
  • one monolith in GC
  • Change in VP: +3
• CF: UPGRADE Starbase; missiles over hull & ion cannon
• Khell:

  Khellendros, on 02 October 2013 - 04:59 PM, said:

  

"The Cruisers SS Drowned Rat and SS Whale of a Time, currently stationed in Arcturus, shall MOVE. They shall fly through Pollux, where they shall update the systems from scout to fighter of the SS Fish out of Water, before splitting. The SS Drowned Rat shall carry on to Vega, to meet their main force of the Hegemon scum, while the SS Whale of a Time shall go to Psi Capricorni. Let us realise the fears of the Hegemon, and they shall know they have only themselves to blame for their impending doom!


• GP: influence remove disc from psi capricorni return 1 econ cube and 1 mat cube - income is now: $10, 0 sci, 2 mats
• Change in VP: -6
• Morgoth: influence to place a disc in 202
• Change in VP: +1
• D'rek: build a Starbase in Rigel and a Cruiser in Mu Arae. trade 4 science for 1 materials
• SS: BUILD an interceptor in chi Draconus. Flip colony ship cards for 3 materials

VP

• Twelve - 44
• D'rek - 36
• CF - 31
• Khell - 23
• Tapper - 22
• Tatts - 20
• SS - 15
• Morg - 10

Turn 4:

• Tapper: Move 1 cruiser and 1 fighter from homeplanet to Beta Sextansis (CF's lower bottom right wormhole world).
• Twelve: Build 2 cruisers in Zeta Hurculis 1 monolith in Zeta Hurculis (17$, 0S, 9M Upkeep -5)
• Change in VP: +3
• CF: Build Starbase in Beta Sextantis and one in 55 Cancri.
• Khell: MOVE Interceptor from Arcturus to Mu Herculis.
• GP: Build two interceptors in Aldebran. flipping all 3 colony ships
• Morgoth: move - Dreadnaught into hex 103
• D'rek: Move Cruiser in Mu Arae to Vega. Move Dreadnaught in Vega to Altair.
• SS: UPGRADE interceptor with improved hull over ion turret and upgrade cruiser improved hull over computer
• VP

• Twelve - 47
• D'rek - 36
• CF - 31
• Khell - 23
• Tapper - 22
• Tatts - 20
• SS - 15
• Morg - 10

Turn 5:

• Tapper: Upgrade 2x Hull to Sentient Hull on the Hull components of the Dreadnought blueprint.
• Twelve: Upgrade Interceptor and cruiser with tachyon drive over nuclear drive. (17$, 0s, 9m)
• CF:
• Khell:
• GP:
• Morgoth:
• D'rek:
• SS:
• VP
  • Twelve - 47
  • D'rek - 36
  • CF - 31
  • Khell - 23
  • Tapper - 22
  • Tatts - 20
  • SS - 15
  • Morg - 10

This post has been edited by Galactic Council: 08 October 2013 - 04:42 PM

[cerveza_fiesta]

@Gnaw,

I really need to see a board update, I've completely lost track of what's going on...the latest update is like 2 of Tapper and SSs moves back now.
I can't figure out Tapper's play here at all - I mean, he's got the firepower to wipe out my fleet in Beta Sextantis (not without heavy casualties on his part of course), but for what? 2 points?

And I can block him up enough he's going to have to spend all his moves to get anything through, and then he won't have the discs to influence much.

This game is so weird now, everybody is just doing random shit because there are no alliances and ownership of the galaxy isn't within anyone's reach except 2 players.

Maybe I should start helping Twelve win? Seems as good a plan as any.

[D'rek]

cerveza_fiesta, on 08 October 2013 - 05:30 PM, said:

Maybe I should start helping Twelve win? Seems as good a plan as any.

I don't think he needs your help.

[twelve]

D, on 08 October 2013 - 05:39 PM, said:

cerveza_fiesta, on 08 October 2013 - 05:30 PM, said:

Maybe I should start helping Twelve win? Seems as good a plan as any.

I don't think he needs your help.

I'm not against it either though.

[Gnaw]

cerveza_fiesta, on 08 October 2013 - 05:30 PM, said:

@Gnaw,

I really need to see a board update, I've completely lost track of what's going on...the latest update is like 2 of Tapper and SSs moves back now.

I'll get one up shortly.

I can't figure out Tapper's play here at all - I mean, he's got the firepower to wipe out my fleet in Beta Sextantis (not without heavy casualties on his part of course), but for what? 2 points?

Ellifino

And I can block him up enough he's going to have to spend all his moves to get anything through, and then he won't have the discs to influence much.

Yep

This game is so weird now, everybody is just doing random shit because there are no alliances and ownership of the galaxy isn't within anyone's reach except 2 players.

Assumption Big one.

Maybe I should start helping Twelve win? Seems as good a plan as any.

If you wish. No, it's not.

I'm working on the board. Going to run to the store for smokes.

[cerveza_fiesta]

I was just commenting on the kind of arbitrary nature of what everyone except D'rek and Twelve are doing. None of us can make up the point deficit so we might as well just batter each other right?

Whatevs, I'm up for it

[D'rek]

cerveza_fiesta, on 08 October 2013 - 05:57 PM, said:

I was just commenting on the kind of arbitrary nature of what everyone except D'rek and Twelve are doing. None of us can make up the point deficit so we might as well just batter each other right?

Whatevs, I'm up for it

Depends on if you have a "second place is as good as last" or a "I should try and get more points than as many other players as I can" mentality.

[cerveza_fiesta]

That's more or less what I've been going for. I can see how Tapper plans to pull ahead of me anyway. Cap my 4 points down south and put a single interceptor in Epsilon Eridani to take away that too. Even if he can only influence a homeworld in the end, he'd be ahead of me in points.

[Gnaw]

cerveza_fiesta, on 08 October 2013 - 05:57 PM, said:

I was just commenting on the kind of arbitrary nature of what everyone except D'rek and Twelve are doing. None of us can make up the point deficit so we might as well just batter each other right?

Whatevs, I'm up for it