[Imperial Historian]

You do realise you can't afford both those techs?

[Tattersail_]

Imperial Historian, on 11 November 2013 - 11:15 AM, said:

You do realise you can't afford both those techs?

11 science - 3 for imp hull. - 3 starbase = 5 science

aah just checked an it is only -2 modifier.

[Tattersail_]

If I was desperate to have the computers I would convert. Yet I am not.

[twelve]

Screw it. It's the middle of the night and I can't sleep. Great time to make life or death decisions. Come for me it will cost you.
Research plasma missiles convert 6 materials to science1$, 0S, 13 M upkeep -3

[Tattersail_]

So you have 14 materials left Twelve. 2 actions before becoming bankrupt and having to convert for money. You would need to build and upgrade at the very least. I think this would be the best time to do it IH I will support you with a dread.

[Khellendros]

I'm for no off-thread comms, same as Tapper. Sorry D'rek if this hurts any plans you were making, but I had thought we'd already agreed before the game on nothing off-thread.

[cerveza_fiesta]

*chimes in RE in/out of discussion thread*

I didn't mean to accuse anybody by bringing it up; it's just that the nova burst came as such a surprise to me I thought it might have been planned off-thread, and that I didn't get the memo about that being allowed. Good on you both for working that without off thread discussion! It will remind me to pay much closer attention to Morgoth's state of affairs as we approach the end of the game.

But I think it's fair to say we have nobody in *strong* favour of "off-thread discussion allowed", but at least 3 people strongly against. I'm not too bunched up about it either way, but given the strong feelings I'd throw my vote in with the against crew - For the sake of unity and happiness if nothing else.

This post has been edited by cerveza_fiesta: 11 November 2013 - 12:50 PM

[Khellendros]

So D'rek, Tapper, what are you plans this round? Lick our wounds?

One of my moves will be to influence my two un-influenced hexes, and finally find out what that discovery will be. Other than that, I'm not sure as yet.

[Tattersail_]

Khell did PM this to me..

Ganoes Paran, on 11 November 2013 - 12:53 PM, said:

Khellendros, on 24 October 2013 - 02:33 PM, said:

Tattersail you are going down. My buddies and I are going to use bleach on your yellow ships and make them our own.

Leave me alone Khell

[Khellendros]

Are there no depths you will stoop to, Tatts? Framing me like this. This one's a sloppily obvious forgery - I would never write Tattersail, only Tatts

[Tattersail_]

Khellendros, on 11 November 2013 - 12:57 PM, said:

Are there no depths you will stoop to, Tatts? Framing me like this. This one's a sloppily obvious forgery - I would never write Tattersail, only Tatts

Ha ha ha, leave my yellowness alone!

[Morgoth]

Waiting for IH, yes?

I'm holding my action until IH acts.

[cerveza_fiesta]

I'm also waiting. My first action will no-doubt be to research, but there's not much point to that until Morgoth is done. I'll be in-thread for a few hours here Morgoth, run your choices by me if you don't mind. I've been thinking of what to research and it would be good if we could get complementary tech.

I'm leaning pretty heavily toward adv. labs if it isn't taken. I see net benefit as being pretty good on that. Probably going to fortify that choke point a bit more + maybe upgrade starbases.

[Tapper]

Khellendros, on 11 November 2013 - 12:52 PM, said:

So D'rek, Tapper, what are you plans this round? Lick our wounds?

One of my moves will be to influence my two un-influenced hexes, and finally find out what that discovery will be. Other than that, I'm not sure as yet.

IMHO, we are not strong enough to start and win a protracted war. Even if we win a first few battles, then we'll be run out of materials.
I think it's the same for trying to conquer the centre (even if we do, we'd be easily displaced).

Defending could be a different matter considering its less travel time for us.
I want a big honking cannon on top of my fighters so that they look intimidating enough to scare off even improved hull players. Maybe even grab Arcturus, if I can - but the wisdom of that might be debatable.

The beneficial part of the setback right now is that there's still very few open inroads and CF + Morghy might informally join us if Tatts/IH/Gnaw get über-powerful.

[Morgoth]

cerveza_fiesta, on 11 November 2013 - 01:26 PM, said:

I'm also waiting. My first action will no-doubt be to research, but there's not much point to that until Morgoth is done. I'll be in-thread for a few hours here Morgoth, run your choices by me if you don't mind. I've been thinking of what to research and it would be good if we could get complementary tech.

I'm leaning pretty heavily toward adv. labs if it isn't taken. I see net benefit as being pretty good on that. Probably going to fortify that choke point a bit more + maybe upgrade starbases.

I'll hold of saying what I want until we get to my round. Adv.labs would be advantageous for you for sure. I mean, it'll result in me not getting all that delicious science in 202, but I forgive you. Still, you need to strenghten your star bases soon too.

[Khellendros]

Tapper, on 11 November 2013 - 01:36 PM, said:

Khellendros, on 11 November 2013 - 12:52 PM, said:

So D'rek, Tapper, what are you plans this round? Lick our wounds?

One of my moves will be to influence my two un-influenced hexes, and finally find out what that discovery will be. Other than that, I'm not sure as yet.

IMHO, we are not strong enough to start and win a protracted war. Even if we win a first few battles, then we'll be run out of materials.
I think it's the same for trying to conquer the centre (even if we do, we'd be easily displaced).

Defending could be a different matter considering its less travel time for us.
I want a big honking cannon on top of my fighters so that they look intimidating enough to scare off even improved hull players. Maybe even grab Arcturus, if I can - but the wisdom of that might be debatable.

The beneficial part of the setback right now is that there's still very few open inroads and CF + Morghy might informally join us if Tatts/IH/Gnaw get über-powerful.

Being in the middle I have no one to directly attack myself, so instead my dread is available for any fight where it might prove useful for you or D'rek - as are my 13 materials of available builds. I'm thinking about getting a tachyon drive so I can more quickly fly around to help you two out - but I'll likely need an upgraded source too.

[Imperial Historian]

twelve, on 11 November 2013 - 11:41 AM, said:

Screw it. It's the middle of the night and I can't sleep. Great time to make life or death decisions. Come for me it will cost you.
Research plasma missiles convert 6 materials to science1$, 0S, 13 M upkeep -3

Celebration sweeps through the mechanema planning wing, a draft of ancient php code is shared out, the exiles plans do not seem to be proceeding along the lines of 'CASE NIGHTMARE GREEN'. Celebration amongst the war planners has delayed the implemenation of the mechanemas own war machines, word comes through from the research department that scans of the exiles new technolog which allows them unprecedented production capability have been analsysed and replicated.

Convert 3 production to 1 science, research advanced mining Upkeep -2 £0 S=0 P=9

[Morgoth]

Research - Fusion drive and Fusion Source for 7 science

$ 2, S 3, M 7,

Upkeep - 5

[Morgoth]

at work, so little flair text I fear.

[D'rek]

re current map on page 1 - {a} didn't the interceptor from Arcturus move to the GC and die? {b} my Pulsar disc should be on UPG, not MOV. {c} Imrpoved Hull is in the wrong spot on the tech board {d} a lot of the resource counts seem wrong - mine, Tapper's and Khell's all don't match our upkeep posts, for certain


re talking off-thread - if we can trust Tatts and Gnaw not to do it, I'm in favour of it not being allowed. If they do, I'll reveal the mistake that was made on the board in round 1 that invalidates the whole game, and we'll have to start over.