Gas planets vs rock planets???

PvK · #1 May 9th, 2003, 12:21 AM

They're all good. Lots of good explanations here why.

Gas giants give you bigger planets which is better for defense (more room, fewer to defend), but lots of little planets mean more maintenance-free shipyards (one per planet).

PvK

JLS · #2 May 9th, 2003, 01:08 AM

Good point and Tip. PVK

[ May 09, 2003, 00:09: Message edited by: JLS ]

Taera · #3 May 9th, 2003, 05:04 AM

i personally prefer ice planets. one reason is role-play, another is i just like the idea of ice planets.

i have to say though, ive been playing with ice-methane race (THE rarest combo) and then i went for rock/methane... heh, that was a huge difference

they're all good. each have their pros and cons, just like anything in SE

thats why we play this game eh?

Cyrien · #4 May 9th, 2003, 05:58 AM

Yes. I have to admit that for all my earlier reasons for ice/none roleplay is probably the biggest. My favorite race is the Alteri/Eltyri/Altyri/etc... and no matter what else I experiment with them they are always ice/none. It's just part of their evolution and the fundamental concept.

Maybe someday I will make an AI for them and see if anyone wants to make a shipset for them. Could be fun.

narf poit chez BOOM · #5 May 9th, 2003, 07:04 AM

someone should be able to make a little program to count all the planet types. secttype.txt, i think i mean.

[ May 09, 2003, 06:05: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ]

Fyron · #6 May 9th, 2003, 07:30 AM

You need to balance that against the entries in SystemType.txt too, or else you will get skewed results.

Smolf · #7 May 9th, 2003, 08:22 AM

Well, it seems like I have underestimated the value of Ice plantes. Maybe I should grab my skies and head for new territory?

It would be pretty cool if somebody could make a little program which count the number of planettypes. That would answer the (apparently) long standing question whether there are fewer ice than rock planets.

But I still prefer gas planets. They have a huge storage capacity and are perfect for stacking large amounts of troops and mines. But thats just my opinion.