Starting Planet Values

Atrocities · #1 January 20th, 2005, 09:22 AM

I think we were using the FQM mod.

Its not that I am whining Timestone, its just that after having it happen time after time, and not just to me, I think it should be addressed. How would you like to start on a 99/88/92 planet while those you are playing against start on 120/114/118 planet? If they have but one breathable world near by, its game over against a skilled player. Hell I lost a koth game because my planet settings were atrocious and I was boxed in by two blackhole systems.

I just think it might be high time to address this. Make the differances between HW's within 3% of each other and no more. Or at least have it so we can set the differances manually.

Timstone · #2 January 20th, 2005, 09:25 AM

Okay, that's not cool to start with.
Sorry if I sounded a bit harsh. Hope you people can overcome this and fix the problem. No more whining from either side (your or mine).

Good luck!

Atrocities · #3 January 20th, 2005, 09:46 AM

We were conqoured in short order. Poor people might be the conscripts of war, but they seldom have the money to fight one.

Nodachi · #4 January 20th, 2005, 10:20 AM

AT, that is strange. From the info you've given it looks like you had a medium start and the other player had a good start. If it was a FQM map and a medium start was chosen that could be the problem. I've found that anytime I use a FQM map I have to go with good HW's to keep everything balanced. Now if it was supposed to be a good start I'm at a loss to explain it.

On a related note, if that happened to me I'd ask for a restart and I certainly wouldn't object to one if it happened to my opponent.

Fyron · #5 January 20th, 2005, 03:36 PM

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Atrocities said:
I think we were using the FQM mod.

Its not that I am whining Timestone, its just that after having it happen time after time, and not just to me, I think it should be addressed. How would you like to start on a 99/88/92 planet while those you are playing against start on 120/114/118 planet? If they have but one breathable world near by, its game over against a skilled player. Hell I lost a koth game because my planet settings were atrocious and I was boxed in by two blackhole systems.

I just think it might be high time to address this. Make the differances between HW's within 3% of each other and no more. Or at least have it so we can set the differances manually.

Can you please post a savegame where this happens Atrocities?