Some basic questions

Baron Grazic · #1 September 16th, 2002, 07:58 AM

I knew I should have spent more time on that QuickType program

dumbluck · #2 September 16th, 2002, 07:59 AM

BG: LOL!

My best reply time is 3 minutes. What's yours?

Rainstorm · #3 September 16th, 2002, 08:01 AM

I have been toying with trying PBW, but to be honest there's so many mods and whatnot that I'm pretty confused by the whole thing, I think I should focus on beating the AI a few times first. I definitely like the TDM AI I am using now, though.

At least I'm learning new things each game (like Stellar Manip ships have ludicrously high maintenance costs!)

Baron Grazic · #4 September 16th, 2002, 08:02 AM

You probably just saw my best response time, and I was still to slow

Give PBW a go - Look for Standard or Gold games, which ever you have, there is always a few games waiting to start or join an existing game. If you lose then it wasn't your fault, it was a bad empire to start with

Do a few practise games using the 'Simitanious (SP?) moves' and then jump in - Only way to learn.

[ September 16, 2002, 07:05: Message edited by: Baron Grazic ]

dumbluck · #5 September 16th, 2002, 08:10 AM

Rainstorm: PBW is the best, bar none. There are usually at least a couple of newbie games you can get into, and you can be a replacement player. Then, even if you do horribly, you can save face by blaming it on the mess the previous occupant left behind.

In short, TDM makes the single player game tolerable, but it doesn't compare to PBW.

One word of caution, however. PBW is simultaneous move only, so you might try a single player game or two with that setting, just to get used to it's quirks. It has several, stategic combat only being the biggest one...

spoon · #6 September 16th, 2002, 05:48 PM

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Originally posted by Rainstorm:
Is there some kind of breakeven for when it's not worth building mineral mines, etc? I've just been ignoring planets with less than about 90 percent mineral value.
Thanks!

I usually set the cutoff at 75%-80% for minerals, and 130% for Rads and Organics. I rarely find myself in the situation where I have "too many" minerals -- and when I do, there is almost always an ally that appreciates a mineral gift.

And PBW is the way to go.

-Spoon

javaslinger · #7 September 16th, 2002, 06:21 PM

At the end of my turns I always go through the construction window and ship orders window to make sure that all my ships have orders and I haven't forgotten to set some build orders on some remote colonies somewhere.

And definately give PBW a shot.

Also watch out for the Earth Alliance in the TDM. They scare the **** out of me.