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Forum: Space Empires: IV & V January 23rd, 2002, 08:58 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,734
Posted By MegaTrain
Ancient Race too powerful?

I've been playing some solo games, and I think I've decided that the Ancient Race racial trait is just too powerful for its price.

In the first turn, you can:
1. Identify the home systems,...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V January 11th, 2002, 07:08 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 10,891
Posted By MegaTrain
Re: Off Forum - Lord of the Rings

jaolhe - I guess you're right. I'll have to look back at the first book to see why I thought Glorfindel was Elrond's son. If I remember right, it was a phrase something like "Glorfindel of the House...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V January 8th, 2002, 08:32 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 10,891
Posted By MegaTrain
Re: Off Forum - Lord of the Rings

I'm a big fan of the books, and have read them many times, so here was my reaction to the movie after seeing it Last week:

First thing is: Good Movie! I enjoyed it very much, although I found...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V January 3rd, 2002, 07:52 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,732
Posted By MegaTrain
Re: Newbie Intel Questions. Thanks!

Yep. All your points sound correct.

In my Last PBW game, I concentrated on my 1 opponent that had not developed any intel, and later on switched to another opponent that had. The second opponent...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V December 30th, 2001, 01:02 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,881
Posted By MegaTrain
Re: Game Bottleneck

You concur with your frustration about the lengthy build time for large advanced-technology ships. Sure, it might take you 5-8 or more turns to build a fully loaded Dreadnought, but don't look at it...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V December 29th, 2001, 06:45 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,881
Posted By MegaTrain
Re: Game Bottleneck

Actually, the population of a planet can be a pretty substantial bonus to construction rate. Here are the numbers (population figures are minimums for that bonus level):

Pop - Bonus %
100 - 5%...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V December 21st, 2001, 01:56 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,012
Posted By MegaTrain
Re: mines and mine sweeping

1 important clarification, though. Unlike satellites, once you launch the mines (from a planet or ship or base or whatever), they cannot be recovered by any means. They can be self-destructed, though.
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V December 20th, 2001, 12:01 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,012
Posted By MegaTrain
Re: mines and mine sweeping

exactly.

Also #4 - If you failed to sweep all the mines, but your ships survive the remaining mines, then battle will ensue between your wounded fleet and the enemy ships.
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V December 12th, 2001, 06:58 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,654
Posted By MegaTrain
Re: mothballing ships?

As discussed in the other thread about mutinies, your best bet for that is counter-intelligence.

The most common use for mothballing is to stop the payment of maintenance. If you have a large...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V December 9th, 2001, 07:26 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,539
Posted By MegaTrain
Re: defending against mutiny\'s?

Counter intel only works while it is in PROGRESS, not once it gets finished. So if you haven't started one, START IT NOW. It's only when its FINISHED that it doesn't do any more good. When the first...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V December 9th, 2001, 07:19 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,964
Posted By MegaTrain
Re: New Races Preview

Very nice. I like the M the best. Then B, L, T and H in order.

T has some interesting shape potential, but I agree it needs more windows.
The segments of the L design present some interesting...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V December 9th, 2001, 04:20 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,343
Posted By MegaTrain
Re: SEIV Gold and Satellites

This has already been mentioned in another thread, but they have made a change that partially accomplishes what you want: Sats and Weapons platforms now get the range bonuses for larger weapons...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V December 8th, 2001, 08:42 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 6,071
Posted By MegaTrain
Re: Stealth Armor: Unbalanced

I think in the Gold release they've fixed it so when a cloaked minesweeper enters a mine field, it automatically decloaks to sweep.

Well, that's better than just being killed by the minefield, but...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V December 7th, 2001, 10:43 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,933
Posted By MegaTrain
Re: SE IV Questions

1) Let's see if I can remember them all:
Escort - 150kt
Frigate - 200kt
Destroyer - 300kt
Light Cruiser - 400kt (can support Large mount weapons)
Cruiser - 500kt
Battle Cruiser - 600kt...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V December 7th, 2001, 05:55 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,768
Posted By MegaTrain
Re: How is PPP (Puppet Political Parties) Supposed to Work?

Maybe you always had a higher tech level than your opponents. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V December 6th, 2001, 08:33 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,768
Posted By MegaTrain
Re: How is PPP (Puppet Political Parties) Supposed to Work?

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>No. If your opponent surrenders, you do not get his tech. Only what you can analyze from any ships he has..<hr></blockquote>
...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V December 6th, 2001, 07:48 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,768
Posted By MegaTrain
Re: How is PPP (Puppet Political Parties) Supposed to Work?

Ah. I figured it out.
The same turn the PPP took place, my Last remaining ships in the system were killed by my enemy.

Before you say "well duh, if you can't see into the system you can't see...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V December 5th, 2001, 10:32 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,078
Posted By MegaTrain
Re: Two seperate forums?

I didn't notice that a new forum for SEIV Gold had been added, and I guess by now its been removed.

I DO have a proposal for splitting the forum, though.

Have one SEIV forum (this one) for...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V December 5th, 2001, 06:24 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,984
Posted By MegaTrain
Re: Gifting Planets??

No, no no no no no...

Don't JETTISON their population. They now belong to your empire, and you don't want to kill them.

Just move your population onto the planet from your transport, then move...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V December 4th, 2001, 08:20 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,984
Posted By MegaTrain
Re: Gifting Planets??

The owner of a planet doesn't matter, it is the population of the planet.

If you did gift each other planets, you would still have to shuttle the correct-breathing population to the planets.
...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V December 4th, 2001, 08:17 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,768
Posted By MegaTrain
How is PPP (Puppet Political Parties) Supposed to Work?

I did a search on the topic, and nobody seems to agree. It seems that the intent of the intelligence operation is actually to CONVERT the planet over to your empire, like Ship Capture.

But I just...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V November 27th, 2001, 06:39 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,278
Posted By MegaTrain
Re: more stuff we need

Regarding trading technologies:

I can't confirm that it would work with AIs, but try this:
When you request a trade, request MULTIPLE copies of the SAME tech. I know it works with human players,...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V November 16th, 2001, 08:16 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,922
Posted By MegaTrain
Re: Neural Combat Net

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Lynx:
Sorry, you cannot acquire the unique ruins technologies through Analyze. In fact, you cannot even...
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V November 16th, 2001, 12:36 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,947
Posted By MegaTrain
Re: gift / trade units

One way I know for SURE would work is to have the units in the cargo of a ship, and trade the ship.
I've never tried just trading a fleet of fighters or a pile of sattelites.
Forum: Space Empires: IV & V November 16th, 2001, 12:32 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,160
Posted By MegaTrain
Re: Maximum range vs. planets

I've found that the range strategies don't seem to apply to enemy PLANETs, only to enemy ships.

My example: a powerful fleet easily capable of defeating all enemy in the sector including their...
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