[Blend]

Imperial Historian, on 26 February 2019 - 06:32 PM, said:

By my calculations your best bang for your buck Vs nom is building another warsun, leaving the carrier and getting as big a fighter screen as you can, anything else nom has the advantage.

Every fighter you move out to deal with me significantly shifts the odds towards nom

It's a good thing that you're not doing the calculations for me then! Nice try though!

[Imperial Historian]

Good luck then, I'm pretty sure I'm right but the fireworks should be fun regardless.

[Blend]

Imperial Historian, on 26 February 2019 - 06:52 PM, said:

Good luck then, I'm pretty sure I'm right but the fireworks should be fun regardless.

Never mind that I would have to drain every last resource and TG I have just to build the War Sun, it would also be leaving my underbelly nice and fresh for you to pick at, which is unacceptable. Taking Quann from you, though it means I'm your neighbour, it at least puts a carrier and some fighters between my underbelly and you. Plus I've done a few different production possibilities using the Battle Calculator, and a couple Dreads and a bunch of fighters give me a higher chance at winning against Nom's current fleet than an extra War Sun and only 2 additional fighters, which is all I'd be able to muster before next round. I can't afford allowing Nom to get a jump on me next round, so I need to ensure I put up the better fleet to keep him hemmed in.

[Gnaw]

Blend, on 26 February 2019 - 06:22 PM, said:

Imperial Historian, on 26 February 2019 - 05:46 PM, said:

Yes I'm gambling that gnaw and blend have bigger things to worry about than little old me in quann.

Wouldn't count on that - gotta move that carrier out of Mellon/Zohbat so I can build stronger ships to keep Nom warded off.

now that's what i wanted to hear

[Galactic Council]

SO sent, now post the rest of your move

[Gnaw]

Galactic Council, on 26 February 2019 - 07:53 PM, said:

SO sent, now post the rest of your move

Yes Professor GC

[twelve]

Imperial Historian, on 26 February 2019 - 05:46 PM, said:

Yes I'm gambling that gnaw and blend have bigger things to worry about than little old me in quann.

Just setting yourself up to be able to pillage just about everyone that you can I see.

And speaking of pillaging, I'm not sure if you can when I give you my 1 trade good but if you can I would appreciate that you don't. Sure if you do you get your 2 trade goods earlier than promised but I will have to downgrade my production build I had planned.

[Gnaw]

Imperial Historian, on 26 February 2019 - 05:46 PM, said:

Yes I'm gambling that gnaw and blend have bigger things to worry about than little old me in quann.

Thought about that. No, not really.

[Imperial Historian]

twelve, on 26 February 2019 - 09:46 PM, said:

Imperial Historian, on 26 February 2019 - 05:46 PM, said:

Yes I'm gambling that gnaw and blend have bigger things to worry about than little old me in quann.

Just setting yourself up to be able to pillage just about everyone that you can I see.

And speaking of pillaging, I'm not sure if you can when I give you my 1 trade good but if you can I would appreciate that you don't. Sure if you do you get your 2 trade goods earlier than promised but I will have to downgrade my production build I had planned.

Sure, I'd like the additional TG as soon as you have commodities next turn though.

[Gnaw]

Tapper?

[Tattersail_]

Gnaw is it possible for you to get D'rek's ability to get 4 TG's every time you're attacked? I guess the buffet is large for you. If you can only have two racial abilities then there are quite a lot that are good. Tapper's QDN so you can pick whatever strategy. I think only myself, Tapper and D'rek have researched theirs up to now.

[Morgoth]

Tattersail_, on 27 February 2019 - 08:26 AM, said:

Gnaw is it possible for you to get D'rek's ability to get 4 TG's every time you're attacked? I guess the buffet is large for you. If you can only have two racial abilities then there are quite a lot that are good. Tapper's QDN so you can pick whatever strategy. I think only myself, Tapper and D'rek have researched theirs up to now.

This is the coolest part of the Nekro. Picking and choosing amongst all the cool racials.

[Morgoth]

I remember speculating what would be the best combo. I don't think I found an obvious one, though for a pure combat perspective it's clearly Advanced Carrier II and Lethani Warrior 2 in combination with the flagship. An ever expanding, immortal ball of death.

[Imperial Historian]

Production biomes or eres siphons combined with mirror computing would also be pretty incredible from an economic perspective.

[Morgoth]

Every time you get attacked you get tech and 8 tgs... That's rather scary too.

[Tattersail_]

100% some good combinations to be had, and you could switch depending on what situation arises.

[Tapper]

Gnaw, on 27 February 2019 - 08:18 AM, said:

Tapper?

Here, now.

[Tapper]

Tattersail_, on 27 February 2019 - 08:26 AM, said:

Gnaw is it possible for you to get D'rek's ability to get 4 TG's every time you're attacked? I guess the buffet is large for you. If you can only have two racial abilities then there are quite a lot that are good. Tapper's QDN so you can pick whatever strategy. I think only myself, Tapper and D'rek have researched theirs up to now.

QDN is not a tech Nekro would want. For one, the fact I research it turn 3 is uncommon - I'd expect Nekro to have filled both research slots already by the time it would pop up. For another, it is depending too much on the players' capabilities of turning his 3 commodities into 3 TG reliably.

[Galactic Council]

Tapper, I'm just going through all your trades and I'm not sure it adds up.

Edit: Never mind! I read trade 2:2 with Nom as giving Nom 2 TGs for nothing in return. You're fine.

This post has been edited by Galactic Council: 27 February 2019 - 11:20 AM

[Tapper]

Galactic Council, on 27 February 2019 - 11:16 AM, said:

Tapper, I'm just going through all your trades and I'm not sure it adds up.

Edit: Never mind! I read trade 2:2 with Nom as giving Nom 2 TGs for nothing in return. You're fine.

No problemo, if something is off-putting about Hacan, it is administration. Thanks for the double check