[Imperial Historian]

I am jealous of all your explores.

[D'rek]

twelve, on 23 April 2021 - 01:47 PM, said:

How are those Saardak abilities?

Swarm of bugs with extreme durability and low self-preservation instincts, so they are willing to be strapped to an asteroid and fired through space to adjacent planets without ships.

twelve, on 23 April 2021 - 01:47 PM, said:

And dont you still need ships to do the invasion?

Nope

[D'rek]

There's a hypothetical scenario where you explore Mirage in a Supernova and somehow the Sardakk can still send infantry at it even though they can't move ships into it. The bugs just show up everywhere.

[twelve]

D, on 23 April 2021 - 01:50 PM, said:

twelve, on 23 April 2021 - 01:47 PM, said:

How are those Saardak abilities?

Swarm of bugs with extreme durability and low self-preservation instincts, so they are willing to be strapped to an asteroid and fired through space to adjacent planets without ships.

twelve, on 23 April 2021 - 01:47 PM, said:

And dont you still need ships to do the invasion?

Nope

Yeah I figure it was Starship Troopers style. But pansperma would fit with the plants too. Spores are even more durable than bugs.

[Morgoth]

twelve, on 23 April 2021 - 01:52 PM, said:

D, on 23 April 2021 - 01:50 PM, said:

twelve, on 23 April 2021 - 01:47 PM, said:

How are those Saardak abilities?

Swarm of bugs with extreme durability and low self-preservation instincts, so they are willing to be strapped to an asteroid and fired through space to adjacent planets without ships.

twelve, on 23 April 2021 - 01:47 PM, said:

And dont you still need ships to do the invasion?

Nope

Yeah I figure it was Starship Troopers style. But pansperma would fit with the plants too. Spores are even more durable than bugs.

Pft, spores are weak! Chitin is eternal

[Morgoth]

but yeah, the Sardakk now are very interesting. They feel almost entirely unique, instead of just being a boilerplate faction with a +1 bonus.

This post has been edited by Morgoth: 23 April 2021 - 02:00 PM

[D'rek]

Morgoth, on 23 April 2021 - 02:00 PM, said:

but yeah, the Sardakk now are very interesting. They feel almost entirely unique, instead of just being a boilerplate faction with a +1 bonus.

Yeah, it feels like the infantry-moving abilities plus the new techs like AI Development Algorithm help make their no-starting-tech factor much more okay, too.

[Morgoth]

And the mech, which is terrifying.

[Morgoth]

Though not like the beautiful Eidolons.

[D'rek]

Gaaah Khell gets another amazing attachment, too.

I clearly sacrificed the wrong type of goat.

[Khellendros]

D, on 23 April 2021 - 02:20 PM, said:

Gaaah Khell gets another amazing attachment, too.

I clearly sacrificed the wrong type of goat.

The more we do it, the more I think exploring is a very fun mechanic, even though I did tear my hair out slightly at Tatts getting the gamma wormhole again

[Khellendros]

Oh, I resolved the Core whatsit, Blend (removed an infantry).

[Galactic Council]

Khellendros, on 23 April 2021 - 02:23 PM, said:

Oh, I resolved the Core whatsit, Blend (removed an infantry).

Danke!

[twelve]

Tapper I'm now thinking of forgoing Tech. What are the chances of you using Warfare on your second turn? If you do I'd use my agent on you for yet another freed up system? Let me know your thoughts.

[twelve]

Tapper regardless of your thought on the above proposal can I wait until my second turn to clear out Rigel?

[Imperial Historian]

Shouldn't Morgoth have 5 infantry on Evarra btw since he used primor and his agent? Not sure how twelve expects to win that combat!

[D'rek]

Imperial Historian, on 23 April 2021 - 04:14 PM, said:

Shouldn't Morgoth have 5 infantry on Evarra btw since he used primor and his agent? Not sure how twelve expects to win that combat!

He used the Atrament on Primor and his agent on Everra.

[Imperial Historian]

D, on 23 April 2021 - 04:22 PM, said:

Imperial Historian, on 23 April 2021 - 04:14 PM, said:

Shouldn't Morgoth have 5 infantry on Evarra btw since he used primor and his agent? Not sure how twelve expects to win that combat!

He used the Atrament on Primor and his agent on Everra.

Oh misread that!

[Imperial Historian]

D, on 23 April 2021 - 01:03 PM, said:

Imperial Historian, on 23 April 2021 - 12:27 PM, said:

D, on 23 April 2021 - 12:25 PM, said:

Imperial Historian, on 23 April 2021 - 12:00 PM, said:

D, on 23 April 2021 - 11:07 AM, said:

Tattersail_, on 23 April 2021 - 09:49 AM, said:

Imperial Historian, on 23 April 2021 - 09:28 AM, said:

Tatts morgoth you can buy a free refresh for 1TG and I'll swap out your commodities.

Everyone else, I'm open to suggestions as we aren't neighbors.

I was going to say if you refresh my commodities I'll swap them with you but you are charging?

You surely don't want to keep feeding D'rek TG's do you? As I can see that's your only other option.

Pfft, it wasn't feeding TGs, it was mostly commodity-to-TG upgrading, totally different.

I am happy to make the same arrangements this round if you want to, IH

I'll see. You definitely did better out of the deal than I did last round, and the value of you swapping my commodities has gone down now I have more neighbors.

The lack of interest in talking to me about free refreshes suggests you might have difficulty swapping out your own TG, so let's see what falls out.

If you refresh my commodities I'd give you 4 commodities for 2TG, and swap out the commodities you gain via trade, but the 3:1 deal is less attractive to me now.

I'd be willing to do 2-and-2 with my agent like you suggest, but it'd have to be for an agreement to swap all commodities this round, not just those from trade secondary. I don't want to get stuck with some commodities from exploration I can't trade out. Yes, probably I'll be able to find someone to exchange them with, but the unexpected timing of it can be annoying and/or inefficient.

Okay 2-2 and a mutual trade out all commodities this round works for me.

Ok cool. Shall we do the 2-2 at the start of your first turn, and I'll upgrade your 2 commodities from that at the start of my turn?

Sure

[Imperial Historian]

Tapper/Khell/Twelve any interest in a free refresh? I'd accept 1TG when we neighbor or the agenda phase opens