[Galactic Council]

posting a new "start map"

Please double check for mistakes and errors.

[Morgoth]

cerveza_fiesta, on 11 November 2013 - 03:34 PM, said:

@morgoth,

I'm contemplating the advanced labs and doing another orbital (since we're quickly getting to the point where more orbitals is a waste of resources), but I'm loath to leave Formahaut so weak. With your new drives/sources can you get some forces to Formahaut this round? I have enough leftover money that I can fortify the starbase hulls and between us it should be enough to turn away and would-be attackers.

The alternative is pivoting right now toward military. Grab some computers before they're gone and a probably a source, then upgrade and build more bases.

I lean toward the first, because with 5 rounds remaining after this, a stronger economy can only be beneficial. Between us we should be able to hold Formahaut, yes?

I am not really able to respond until later, long day at work.

[Galactic Council]

Morgoth, on 11 November 2013 - 04:18 PM, said:

I am not really able to respond until later, long day at work.

Don't rush then.

I need some time to get a verified clean and correct board file. Switching back and forth between computers while upgrading the operating systems has resulted in having several round 3 svg files.

[cerveza_fiesta]

Ok, I'll hold up. It's kind of a pivotal switch of direction for me if I go military/money at this point so I'm happy to wait for a bit of input from Morgoth.

It's a holdiay in Canada today anwyay, so y'all can get stuffed.

[Galactic Council]

cerveza_fiesta, on 11 November 2013 - 04:37 PM, said:

Ok, I'll hold up. It's kind of a pivotal switch of direction for me if I go military/money at this point so I'm happy to wait for a bit of input from Morgoth.

It's a holdiay in Canada today anwyay, so y'all can get stuffed.

It's a holiday here too. Veteran's Day. Which only banks and post office pay attention to. It's an excuse for a sale for everyone else.

I'm a veteran (peacetime) and I find the inherent "Buy from us because we're more patriotic than the other store" more than a bit nauseating.

[Galactic Council]

Galactic Council, on 11 November 2013 - 04:23 PM, said:

Morgoth, on 11 November 2013 - 04:18 PM, said:

I am not really able to respond until later, long day at work.

Don't rush then.

I need some time to get a verified clean and correct board file. Switching back and forth between computers while upgrading the operating systems has resulted in having several round 3 svg files.

As long as I'm doing ^, is there anything anyone would like changed in the layout?

For example, I don't like the Tech Board. It's difficult to see in the jpg how many of each item are there.

[cerveza_fiesta]

I find it's fine. The stacked effect is clear enough to me, but you could easily place a text number over top of each one if you want to make it absolutely explicit.

I would also like all influence discs in alliances to be bi, or tri-coloured. Mine should be orange and white, but with more orange than white. Morgoths would be more white than orange of course.

Perhaps concentric coloured rings.

Also, my ships looking like the hydrans' is very inaccurate. Different civilizations would obviously evolve different ship designs. I would like you to redraw the ship models for each race according to our roleplay characters' personalities and aspects.

[cerveza_fiesta]

AND I WANT IT NOW!

[Khellendros]

I want a cloudy obscuring haze over the hexes controlled by Tapper, D'rek and myself, to reflect our...'relaxed' civilizations.


AND I WANT THAT NOW!!!

[Gnaw]

cerveza_fiesta, on 11 November 2013 - 06:17 PM, said:

I find it's fine. The stacked effect is clear enough to me, but you could easily place a text number over top of each one if you want to make it absolutely explicit.

Good idea

I would also like all influence discs in alliances to be bi, or tri-coloured.

That's doable.

Perhaps concentric coloured rings.

Confusion with the star bases

Also, my ships looking like the hydrans' is very inaccurate. Different civilizations would obviously evolve different ship designs. I would like you to redraw the ship models for each race according to our roleplay characters' personalities and aspects.

Go search the google sketch up site for one you like. Some of those are easy as hell to recolor

[D'rek]

Hey look it's a simple map:

Spoiler

 g4_circles.jpg (422.68K)
Number of downloads: 3

[Khellendros]

D, on 11 November 2013 - 07:11 PM, said:

Hey look it's a simple map:

Spoiler

g4_circles.jpg

Thanks D'rek. You can put it in your place called holder.

[Morgoth]

Morgoth, on 11 November 2013 - 04:18 PM, said:

cerveza_fiesta, on 11 November 2013 - 03:34 PM, said:

@morgoth,

I'm contemplating the advanced labs and doing another orbital (since we're quickly getting to the point where more orbitals is a waste of resources), but I'm loath to leave Formahaut so weak. With your new drives/sources can you get some forces to Formahaut this round? I have enough leftover money that I can fortify the starbase hulls and between us it should be enough to turn away and would-be attackers.

The alternative is pivoting right now toward military. Grab some computers before they're gone and a probably a source, then upgrade and build more bases.

I lean toward the first, because with 5 rounds remaining after this, a stronger economy can only be beneficial. Between us we should be able to hold Formahaut, yes?

I am not really able to respond until later, long day at work.

I agree that you'll benefit from increased science. Between us we'll be able to grab hold of a lot of tech, which will be beneficial. If needed I will be able to place both cruisers in Formahaut, but right now I believe Tapper sees that we'll be a necessary partner for the moment, especially when the.. uh.. circle alliance conquers all of twelve's juicy systems.

[Khellendros]

I see 5 options for us this round:

- Bide our time, re-gather our energies, plot venegeance and galactic domination.

- Try and take Arcturus.

- Invade CF.

- Invade Tatts.

- Pretend this is round 3 and try for the GC again. Between us we could muster around 9 interceptors.

[Morgoth]

Although, CF, I feel you should have some sort of deterrent. My ships are hardly impressive.

[Galactic Council]

Gnaw, on 11 November 2013 - 06:59 PM, said:

cerveza_fiesta, on 11 November 2013 - 06:17 PM, said:

I find it's fine. The stacked effect is clear enough to me, but you could easily place a text number over top of each one if you want to make it absolutely explicit.

Good idea

I would also like all influence discs in alliances to be bi, or tri-coloured.

That's doable.

Perhaps concentric coloured rings.

Confusion with the star bases?

Also, my ships looking like the hydrans' is very inaccurate. Different civilizations would obviously evolve different ship designs. I would like you to redraw the ship models for each race according to our roleplay characters' personalities and aspects.

Go search the google sketch up site for one you like. Some of those are easy as hell to recolor

I was on phone so no idea how serious CF was being.

Marking the hexes in a way to reflect alliances strikes me as being useful. Thoughts?

[Galactic Council]

Morgoth, on 11 November 2013 - 08:29 PM, said:

Although, CF, I feel you should have some sort of deterrent. My ships are hardly impressive.

CF, now that you've got his input feel free to continue on. I'm somewhat confident my file is correct now.

[Khellendros]

I think CF was being whimsical

I was being entirely serious though.

[Galactic Council]

Round 4 Action Phase



Turn 1


Tatts

• Research Improved Hull
• Upkeep -5
• Bank $4, S8, M14
• Production $15, S6, M4

Gnaw

• research neutron bombs -2 sci
• -5 upkeep. 0, Sci 7, Ma 13

Twelve

• Research plasma missiles convert 6 materials to science
• 1$, 0S, 13 M upkeep -3

Imperial Historian

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

Morgoth

• Research - Fusion drive and Fusion Source for 7 science
• $ 2, S 3, M 7,
• Upkeep - 5

CF

Tapper provisional.

• Research Gauss Shield for 2 science, (middle track).

Khell




D'rek








Turn 2


Tatts



Gnaw


Twelve




Imperial Historian

Morgoth



CF

Tapper

[Galactic Council]

Khellendros, on 11 November 2013 - 08:37 PM, said:

I think CF was being whimsical

I was being entirely serious though.

I agree.

Rope. Piss. Up.


His first one does make sense though. To me at least.