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September 1st, 2002, 08:34 PM
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Re: managing empires
Depends on how many games you play at a time, and who you play against.  Try playing games against people with a lot of skill/experience. You'll learn a lot. 
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September 1st, 2002, 08:40 PM
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Re: managing empires
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Want to build a Missle Boat that fires continually almost every combat turn? I know how and I learned that about a week ago.
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Three different levels of CSM? Then each would fire at a different range. In thoery this could result in a few missles eveery turn. It wouldn't be perfect of course because of differences in ship movement between your ship and the enemy, but it would be close.
I agree, as many games as I have played, I continue to learn new stuff all the time. And I even relearn a lot of stuff I used to know but forgot. Ideas for straategies I gave up on, but then saw later put into practice by someone you worked out the kinks, that sort of thing.
That's the main reason I don't like playing the AI. It's not so much that they are bad, cause I have lost solo games before. It's just that after a few games, they never show me anything new.
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September 1st, 2002, 09:00 PM
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Re: managing empires
I'm a compulsive micromanager; I can't handle more than 2-3 active PBW games.
I've recently decided I need to concentrate on finishing some of my solo games, as well. I used to cycle through all of them, but it seemed like I was spending too much time refamiliarizing myself with the situation in each game.
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September 1st, 2002, 09:06 PM
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Re: managing empires
The time bug got me. I was in something like 11 games at once, now I am in one, and that too is pressing me right now.
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September 1st, 2002, 09:33 PM
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Re: managing empires
I am slowly getting in more games. Although I think I'm at my limit right now. I'm in 4 games. One is going to start tomorrow evening. The other 3 are in progress now.
I usually spend about 10 minutes for a turn. I go through log files, check my research and build ques and then I just my empire lines, battle lines, etc. The max I've done for a PBW game is I think 30 minutes.
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September 1st, 2002, 11:47 PM
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Re: managing empires
The most I've spent on a PBW game would be about 1.5 hours, but that was only because I had a 180 planet empire that was rioting. Building Police Troops is tedious. 
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September 2nd, 2002, 12:21 AM
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Re: managing empires
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The most I've spent on a PBW game would be about 1.5 hours, but that was only because I had a 180 planet empire that was rioting. Building Police Troops is tedious.
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The new multi add really helps make that less painful. Unfortunatly you can't do a muti-add of "one turns worth", but you can do a muti-add in blocks of 5. You can get close.
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