[twelve]

Khellendros, on 02 May 2014 - 01:58 PM, said:

Imperial Historian, on 02 May 2014 - 01:49 PM, said:

I will research diplomatic fleet.

Tatts I have no idea what to do to rescue your situation, I will help out with attacks if I can (I have some move freedom now at least), but I haven't got a plan as such. Try and get some ships on the board, your weapontech outclasses drek for now, so the more ships you build the better. Just don't throw them away this time!

Drek's researching neutron absorbers though makes it entirely probable that she can afford to just abandon systems and we won't be able to take them off her. But don't lose any more systems and get some material production somehow, and maybe we can salvage something here.

lol, the "somehow" part is up to you Tatts


@ Twelve:

You're now officially the fourth unofficial member of the Chillax Alliance. As such, you shall enjoy tremendous benefits. Most of them ephemeral and symbolic, of course, but we do also supply the best weed bar none - made from Planta younglings (so sweet, so succulent), rolled by the unsurpassed skill of the nimble six-fingered Lyra, and transported on elite specially-cooled Magellan preservation ships. In return, all we ask is that you throw your mighty weight against IH's clunking tin cans.

Thanks for the invite. Friends this game has been in short supply but as Tapper can attest too I have little interest in recreational drugs. Keep IH busy on the East and I will try my best to give him grief in the West that is all that I ask. Now to try and salvage something of this mess I've made for myself.

[Galactic Council]

Morgoth, on 02 May 2014 - 05:54 AM, said:

You've forgotten to add my Three new disks.

I was going to RP that, but I haven't had my coffee yet and found it was getting a little too grumpy. I need to do something about the PHD responsible for coffee making.

[Gnaw]

Imperial Historian, on 02 May 2014 - 01:49 PM, said:

I will research diplomatic fleet for 6 materials.

Tatts I have no idea what to do to rescue your situation, I will help out with attacks if I can (I have some move freedom now at least), but I haven't got a plan as such. Try and get some ships on the board, your weapontech outclasses drek for now, so the more ships you build the better. Just don't throw them away this time!

Drek's researching neutron absorbers though makes it entirely probable that she can afford to just abandon systems and we won't be able to take them off her. But don't lose any more systems and get some material production somehow, and maybe we can salvage something here.

I wish you hadn't done that. *shrug*

[Galactic Council]

Round 7 Action Phase


Turn 1

Spoiler

CF - RESEARCH - Zero Point Source bottom track. -11 science == 7 left


Morgoth - Research -

• Research - antimatter cannon and quantum grid for 16 science. -16 science == 3 left

Dr. IH, PhD, World Traveller - Research

• trade 9 material for 3 science, and research advanced economy. -9 mats == 12 left, -4 sci == 0 left

Twelve - Influence

• move disk from 318 (return Grey and orbital cubes both to Money and material cube to materials) to 304. Colonize material slot on 304.
• Move influence disk from player board back onto 318, colonize grey planet with materials.
• Reset 2 colony ships
• ($2/S0/M4 Upkeep -2)

Gnaw -Research

• Fusion Drive -3 science == 3 remaining
• Place on center track
• 0 upkeep. 0, 3, 8

Tatts - Provisional

• Research Plasma Cannons - 4 science == 0 remaining
  

D'rek -

• Research Neutron Absorber (5 science) and place it in the bottom track. - 5 science == 24 remaining
• Colonize the two planets in Sigma Draconis and money on Rigel.

Khell - INFLUENCE Lambda S. and Iota Persei

Tapper - Research

• Conifold Field if not researched yet by anyone (5 science). Place on the third track, please. -5 sci == 1 remaining
  
• Back-up: if it is taken: research Star Base.

Turn 2


CF - Upgrade dread blueprint

• ZPS over nuclear source
  
• Gluon computer over electron computer.

,

Morgoth - research advanced robotics - trading 3 materials for the missing point in science. -3 mats == 15 left, -3 science == 0 left

Dr. IH, PhD - Influence 204 and colonise the advanced materials slot, and the three advanced econ planets. Should leave one colony ship flipped up.

Twelve - Influence 318 swap the grey cube to money and then replace it with materials

Gnaw -Upgrade

• place fusion drive over blank space on interceptor blueprint
  
• remove ion cannon covering nuclear drive on interceptor blueprint
  
• place plasma missiles over left ion cannon on dread blueprint

Tatts - Influence Hex 311 colonize materials planet


D'rek - MOVe

• -one interceptor in Delta Eridani to pin Tatts' cruiser (again).
  
• -other interceptor in Delta Eridani to the GC

Khell -RESEARCH Security Council. -2 mon, sci, & mats. $0, 2sci, 1mat remaining

Tapper -Influence 206, colonize mats planet of 206 and 1 science planet of the GC, flip one colony ship face up (2 remaining face up).

Turn 3


CF - Upgrade Dread

• AM cannon over ion cannon,
  
• fusion drive over nuclear drive.

,

Morgoth - build - -8 mats == 7 left Mod note: you know you have nanobots right?

• 1 starbase in tier 1 tile with cruiser and
  
• 1 cruiser in tier 1 tile with starbase

Dr. IH, PhD - research diplomatic fleet for 6 materials. -6 mats == 6 left

Twelve - Influence 318 swap the grey cube to money and then replace it with materials

Gnaw -Upgrade Dread.

• Fusion Drive over nuclear drive.
  
• Sentient hull over blank space.
  
• -2 upkeep. $0, 3 sci, 8 mats.

Tatts - Provisional Upgrade dread

• improved hull over ion cannon
  
• plasma cannon over ion cannon

D'rek - Influence

• -move Delta Eridani (209) disc to pollux (102) - science cube returns to population track
  
• -move disc from influence track to Epsilon Carinae (324)
  
• -flip up two colony ships and colonize Epsilon Carinae (money) and Beta Lyrae (money)

Khell -INFLUECE Delta Eridani and colonise science planet. Flip colony ship.


Tapper -Upgrade:
- empty square on dread: +6 energy.
- +1 computer on dread: +2 computer


Turn 4

Spoiler

CF -

,

Morgoth -

Dr. IH, PhD -

Twelve -

Gnaw -

Tatts -

D'rek -

Khell -


Tapper -


Turn 5


CF -

,

Morgoth -

Dr. IH, PhD -

Twelve -

Gnaw -

Tatts -

D'rek -

Khell -


Tapper -


Turn 6


CF -

,

Morgoth -

Dr. IH, PhD -

Twelve -

Gnaw -

Tatts -

D'rek -

Khell -


Tapper -

This post has been edited by Galactic Council: 03 May 2014 - 07:47 PM

[Gnaw]

Oh.


Upgrade Dread.

• Fusion Drive over nuclear drive.
• Sentient hull over blank space.
• -2 upkeep. $0, 3 sci, 8 mats.

[Gnaw]

Gnaw, on 02 May 2014 - 05:08 PM, said:

Imperial Historian, on 02 May 2014 - 01:49 PM, said:

I will research diplomatic fleet for 6 materials.

Tatts I have no idea what to do to rescue your situation, I will help out with attacks if I can (I have some move freedom now at least), but I haven't got a plan as such. Try and get some ships on the board, your weapontech outclasses drek for now, so the more ships you build the better. Just don't throw them away this time!

Drek's researching neutron absorbers though makes it entirely probable that she can afford to just abandon systems and we won't be able to take them off her. But don't lose any more systems and get some material production somehow, and maybe we can salvage something here.

I wish you hadn't done that. *shrug*

My thoughts here were along the lines that those 6 mats could have been used to keep the Numbered One pinned.

[Imperial Historian]

If twelve wants to tango, I'm happy to oblige

[Tapper]

Upgrade:
- empty square on dread: +6 energy.
- +1 computer on dread: +2 computer

[Galactic Council]

Tapper, on 03 May 2014 - 07:51 AM, said:

Upgrade:
- empty square on dread: +6 energy.
- +1 computer on dread: +2 computer

Noted and edited into post upthread.

New boards posted.
For IH:

No map

Map only

That work better for you?

I can also finish up my simple hexes work. Here is a preview version of the map only. (This simple map is not current!!)

Spoiler

 simple hexes test map only.jpg (212.91K)
Number of downloads: 3

This post has been edited by Galactic Council: 05 May 2014 - 04:35 AM

[Morgoth]

Ah, I completely forgot about the nanobots.

CF - I'm considering passing at this point. I'm flexible enough with reactions to help you with an attack on Tapper if that is desired, and we'll get another round of first pick in tech.

What do you think?

[cerveza_fiesta]

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Secure; Encrypted subspace Transmission >> origin unkown
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Received at Procyon Intelligence Service - 0090, stardate 2014.05.05

Verification code: SSDSFD66990SD77SDF0-7S7797SDF777SDDD


Simulacrum 003 Data Dump:


Separatist manufacturing facilities have been directed to construct multiple Antimatter Cannons. Suspect that intent is to outfit all new dreadnoughts at the Formahaut Shipyards with this weapon technology. Remaining manufacturing capacity at the Shipyard is dedicated to ablative hull plating manufacture. Suspect that this plating for dreadnought hull reinforcement.


No further information available at this time


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UPGRADE


Dreadnought with Antimatter cannon over ion cannon, hull in the blank spot.

[Gnaw]

noted
-gc

[cerveza_fiesta]

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Secure Subspace Transmission; Origin Procyon; Relay via Psi capricorni > Alpha Centauri > Beta Hydrii
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To the High Dean of the Beta Hydrii Prime Academy for the Military Arts, Esq., Ph.D.:

The time draws near for our Simulacri to act. We have received word that the shipyard personnel have performed in-sector shakedown tests and Separatist command is a mere cycle from launching the dreadnoughts.


I am relieved in a way that you are not planning a push for the centre of the galaxy this year. Though we would surely prevail, I fear the separatists in Formahaut will not act in Directorate interests should a surprise invasion fleet arrive at our doorstep.


If you are satisfied with your own defenses, then we agree conservation of resources is the prudent course of action.


SD C. Fiestum.

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[Morgoth]

Might be we will want to attack this turn, but if we chose to do so my ships are relatively mobile.

pass

[cerveza_fiesta]

We could pretty easily head for his homeworld too. It's 1 less production and 1 less VP, but it also won't be much of a challenge to capture.

[Morgoth]

cerveza_fiesta, on 06 May 2014 - 01:41 PM, said:

We could pretty easily head for his homeworld too. It's 1 less production and 1 less VP, but it also won't be much of a challenge to capture.

It would certainly be a good way to expand while also reducing the power of our main rival.

[Galactic Council]

cerveza_fiesta, on 05 May 2014 - 12:57 PM, said:

UPGRADE


Dreadnought with Antimatter cannon over ion cannon, hull in the blank spot.

Morgoth, on 06 May 2014 - 01:03 PM, said:

Might be we will want to attack this turn, but if we chose to do so my ships are relatively mobile.

pass

Noted and noted. Waiting on IH now.

[Galactic Council]

Galactic Council, on 04 May 2014 - 02:04 AM, said:

I can also finish up my simple hexes work. Here is a preview version of the map only. (This simple map is not current!!)

Spoiler

simple hexes test map only.jpg

Does anyone find that image format useful? It cuts the file size in half which is important to phone users. But if it's not useful to anyone I'm not going to finish it.

The finished hexes would look like Procyon and Spica in this shot:

Spoiler

 simple example.jpg (32.77K)
Number of downloads: 0

Larger text for name and number with all oriented the same direction. The way the file works I have these hexes above the scanned images with ships, discs, etc above that. I simply hide the hexes that I don't want to show. Cubes, ships, etc are all stacked correctly regardless of which set of hexes I choose to show.

[cerveza_fiesta]

I like it a lot, but I don't have a problem on the phone or otherwise with keeping the status quo large raster image.

The fully-rendered hexes do add a nice ambience to the game however....but if it means people have an easier time with the file then I wouldn't vote against the simplified board just for aesthetic reasons.

Maybe a compromise - just relabel the hexes with bigger text against a rectangular black background. You could fit it over the existing nameplates pretty easily. Use a font like Arial or Courier that deals well with the pixelation that inevitably accompanies image compression. If we could do the same to the upkeep numbers on the playerboards (and any other small, but important text) we could dispense with the full-resolution image entirely I bet.

EDIT

By the way Gnaw, I am super glad you're back and well and modding again. I forgot how fun this game was and you do a very good job as gamemaster.

This post has been edited by cerveza_fiesta: 06 May 2014 - 05:00 PM

[D'rek]

Like CF, I find it just as easy to use the full images as the simplified ones, so it doesn't matter to me, whatever is easiest!