Just a quick newbie question...how do you get astro dollars and what can you use them for? I read the FAQ but I either missed it somehow or it wasn't there.
Well I've successfully destroyed the starbase of the semi afk guy (hes logged in once in the past four days). Now I need to finish my transport and I'll take over his planet. All the meanwhile still building up my main planet and my newly colonized planet. Fun. And I got a cruiser half built that I'm planning on taking over to a guy thats starting to grow too much for my liking... I'll make him an offer he can't refuse.
<!--QuoteBegin--Transmission+Oct 12 2003, 06:31 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Transmission @ Oct 12 2003, 06:31 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> If I use a SU to upgrade a building, does it occur immiedietly or do I have to wait for the server to update? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> It upgrades immediately, However I wouldn't use it unless you have level 12 buildings which cost 633. simply because the price of SU's are around that at the moment.
<!--QuoteBegin--The_Mad_Knifer+Oct 12 2003, 05:52 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (The_Mad_Knifer @ Oct 12 2003, 05:52 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Just a quick newbie question...how do you get astro dollars and what can you use them for? I read the FAQ but I either missed it somehow or it wasn't there. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> once you have $150 pp total, you can spend all points on either ships, starbase or trade(astro$)
Alternatively, when you gain a player level you also get a supply unit. You can sell this for astro$
<!--QuoteBegin--Siberian Dingo+Oct 12 2003, 01:56 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Siberian Dingo @ Oct 12 2003, 01:56 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> i find it interestign that i only got a 5 minute warning with lvl 13 biology the other guy has a max science of 12
12:30:31 - Oct 12 Your defending fleet was defeated by (go to profile)at Alpha Al Tarf 2. You killed about 0%. 12:25:04 - Oct 12 Attention !!! We have evidence of an incoming fleet around that time. 7 Battleship going to attack Alpha Al Tarf 2! We suppose its the Fleet of cpirson. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> What you see is a common flaw, that got even me to begin with, and a couple of people have posted on AW forums, reporting that they got attacked before they got a warning.
So I will clear this up right now.
What happens when an enemy sends a fleet to your planet is you get a warning (instantly) and it gives you their ETA. This way it will always be on top of your News listings. However, as you may have already suspected the ETA is not always right, It can be a few minutes early or a few minutes late.
I think you got the warning several hours before hand, and hand't logged on in the mean time.
Regards Es Quatro
** for the record cpirson is a dawg. Last beta he sent 695 destroyers to my friends level 15 starbase and WON!!! with 1 destroyer to spare. As could be expected, my friends was really displeased.
<!--QuoteBegin--Transmission+Oct 12 2003, 08:27 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Transmission @ Oct 12 2003, 08:27 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Wouldn't a good strategy be to hold onto a few SUs and when you are attacked, pump them into a Starbase, raising it numerous levels instantly? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> I am 60% sure of this, because it has been a while since I spent an SU on upgrades, but I am pretty sure that you can't spend it on Starbases. Otherwise there would be level 50 starbases by now.
<!--QuoteBegin--Transmission+Oct 12 2003, 11:19 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Transmission @ Oct 12 2003, 11:19 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> If you have ships at an empty planet, but no colony, will you be alerted of an incoming fleet? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> No, you only get notified of incoming fleets if you own the planet !
22:51:24 - Oct 13 Attention !!! We have evidence of an incoming fleet around that time. 5 Transports 14 Destroyer 1 Cruiser going to attack Alpha Sirius 12! We suppose its the Fleet of Sialagio.
It's 3:41pm oct 13 now...
i cant wait for him to come to my planet. it has:
17 destroyers 6 cruisers 1 battleship 14 physics
and 7 starbase. by the time he gets there, it will be at LEAST 8 [ it has 7 point to go at +13pp/h till lvl 8 ]
what a sucker
do not mess with me.
however, he is a little newbling, and shall learn the error of his ways. i will [probably <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->] not hold this against him, but i will propose an alliance. if he denies, i will bide my time, and crush him and his allies. if he accepts [like, properly. not just "Yeh sure" then send a huge fleet to my planet] then i will be his friend and split the system with him and his ally. however, depending on how i like him, i might kill him and his allies as well.
regardless, my planet will be a little bit of a shock - slightly more powerful than a pop 5, starbase 0 planet he was expecting, eh <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
edit: he's french. i will simply destroy him then.
<!--QuoteBegin--eediot+Oct 13 2003, 01:02 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (eediot @ Oct 13 2003, 01:02 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> edit: he's french. i will simply destroy him then. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Yeah, the french I have encountered have been backstabbing manipulative and merciless,
I will have fun destroying him, he seems a powerful S.O.B Level 7 starbases etc and he sent that huge [relatively] fleet just to take over my planet... it was at the end of the system, lvl 5 pop but no starbase, and i wasnt doing anything <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> meh
Everyone knows that the french are not to be trusted in this game right. Right. Well in the morning, i will have elminated another frenchie from the astrowars galaxy. Well maybe not elminated, but i will have every planet of his sieged, and every other planet in the system sieged. Hopefully leaving him with no choice but to resign. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
So long frenchies <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
He has been quiet helpful. He has provided me with 6 supply units, which at the current price will produce a good 6 or 7 battleships for me <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
My home system is about to get a become a greeeeen staarrr <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> yarrrr!
<!--QuoteBegin--Diablus+Oct 13 2003, 09:37 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Diablus @ Oct 13 2003, 09:37 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> NOOOO NOOOO NOOOOOOOO!!!!! i just spent freakin 2022 PP's on a freaking starbase when i meant to spend it on battleships... i HATE U STARBASE I HATE U!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> LOL! Too bad starbases aren't like deathstars where they can move... even if they would be horrificly slow that would be awesome.
That cronodragon guy is still messing with me, I need any spare astrodollars you guys can send. FAST <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
PS all his planets are in 1 system so feel free to send your fleets of death to kill him
I sent a fleet with a colony ship to an unoccupied planet, and defeated the ships sitting there. However, for some reason my colony ship did not colonize the planet. Is it because there were occupying forces, or because it wasn't sent after the planet was taken? Do I have to resend it to the planet?
sorry grey lol i cant see your galaxy, i would help u sending some of my fleet to help ya, 30 destroyers, 4 cruisers, and 6 battleships (id send all but i need the other 20 destroyers, 7 bships, and 4 cruisers to defend my ga,laxy while the rest were gone)
I made a colony on a planet at 22/41. My home base is at 25/41. 22/41 is closer to 0/0 than 25/41, so how come I can't use the spend all points function there? Does that fact that I have planet 12 in 22/41 matter?
Me and a few others are planning an all out assault on a well defended system. (avg pop 12, avg starbase lvl 10) all those involved are welcome to a share of the spoils!
These frenchies have been giving Nil_IQ (aka NS_Roadkill) some trouble, so anyone in the vicinity of Almuredin (-36/-10) who wants some action let us know. The bad guys names are Satanik_boy and patch79, so if you see these guys, we can coordinate an attack. I would like to get 4-5 ppl to send fleets all at once, they won't know what hit them!
I made myself a handy chart because I wanted to see how much attack and def the different ships had per unit res spent. Here, now you can have it too. =P
nuketheplace sent me a message, but ...MY INBOX ISNT WORKING!!! <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
now, at level 0 energy, I sent a couple ships to colonize a planet one planet away from me in the same system. at level 2 math, the ETA is sometime midday TOMORROW. Now, if it takes a ship 1 day to go 1 planet over, it must take DECADES of REAL TIME for a ship to go to another star system... right? or does this game say 'to heck with physics and logic'?
perhaps a more pertinent question is this: since I launched that little fleet with level 0 energy one hour ago, I since upgraded energy to level 2... will the ships be upgraded midflight and get there faster, or was I an idiot who should have waited til my research was done to launch?
I don't know why I'm askin' anything though; none of my newbie questions are gettin' answered <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
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It upgrades immediately, However I wouldn't use it unless you have level 12 buildings which cost 633. simply because the price of SU's are around that at the moment.
Regards
Offensive
once you have $150 pp total, you can spend all points on either ships, starbase or trade(astro$)
Alternatively, when you gain a player level you also get a supply unit. You can sell this for astro$
Regards
Quatro
12:30:31 - Oct 12 Your defending fleet was defeated by (go to profile)at Alpha Al Tarf 2. You killed about 0%.
12:25:04 - Oct 12 Attention !!! We have evidence of an incoming fleet around that time.
7 Battleship
going to attack Alpha Al Tarf 2!
We suppose its the Fleet of cpirson. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
What you see is a common flaw, that got even me to begin with, and a couple of people have posted on AW forums, reporting that they got attacked before they got a warning.
So I will clear this up right now.
What happens when an enemy sends a fleet to your planet is you get a warning (instantly) and it gives you their ETA. This way it will always be on top of your News listings. However, as you may have already suspected the ETA is not always right, It can be a few minutes early or a few minutes late.
I think you got the warning several hours before hand, and hand't logged on in the mean time.
Regards
Es Quatro
** for the record cpirson is a dawg. Last beta he sent 695 destroyers to my friends level 15 starbase and WON!!! with 1 destroyer to spare. As could be expected, my friends was really displeased.
I am 60% sure of this, because it has been a while since I spent an SU on upgrades, but I am pretty sure that you can't spend it on Starbases. Otherwise there would be level 50 starbases by now.
I dunno how to play, I'm gonna check it out tomarrow hopefully if I remember. Looks cool.
No, you only get notified of incoming fleets if you own the planet !
Attention !!! We have evidence of an incoming fleet around that time.
5 Transports
14 Destroyer
1 Cruiser
going to attack Alpha Sirius 12!
We suppose its the Fleet of Sialagio.
It's 3:41pm oct 13 now...
i cant wait for him to come to my planet. it has:
17 destroyers
6 cruisers
1 battleship
14 physics
and 7 starbase. by the time he gets there, it will be at LEAST 8 [ it has 7 point to go at +13pp/h till lvl 8 ]
what a sucker
do not mess with me.
however, he is a little newbling, and shall learn the error of his ways. i will [probably <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->] not hold this against him, but i will propose an alliance. if he denies, i will bide my time, and crush him and his allies. if he accepts [like, properly. not just "Yeh sure" then send a huge fleet to my planet] then i will be his friend and split the system with him and his ally. however, depending on how i like him, i might kill him and his allies as well.
regardless, my planet will be a little bit of a shock - slightly more powerful than a pop 5, starbase 0 planet he was expecting, eh <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
edit: he's french. i will simply destroy him then.
edit: he's french. i will simply destroy him then. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yeah, the french I have encountered have been backstabbing manipulative and merciless,
but that are just the french i have encountered
Death to the french!!!
Es Quatro
I will have fun destroying him, he seems a powerful S.O.B Level 7 starbases etc and he sent that huge [relatively] fleet just to take over my planet... it was at the end of the system, lvl 5 pop but no starbase, and i wasnt doing anything <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> meh
So long frenchies <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
He has been quiet helpful. He has provided me with 6 supply units, which at the current price will produce a good 6 or 7 battleships for me <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
My home system is about to get a become a greeeeen staarrr <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> yarrrr!
LOL! Too bad starbases aren't like deathstars where they can move... even if they would be horrificly slow that would be awesome.
PS all his planets are in 1 system so feel free to send your fleets of death to kill him
Denebola (-37/40)
I made a colony on a planet at 22/41. My home base is at 25/41. 22/41 is closer to 0/0 than 25/41, so how come I can't use the spend all points function there? Does that fact that I have planet 12 in 22/41 matter?
I just wanted to let everyone in on this.
Me and a few others are planning an all out assault on a well defended system. (avg pop 12, avg starbase lvl 10) all those involved are welcome to a share of the spoils!
These frenchies have been giving Nil_IQ (aka NS_Roadkill) some trouble, so anyone in the vicinity of Almuredin (-36/-10) who wants some action let us know. The bad guys names are Satanik_boy and patch79, so if you see these guys, we can coordinate an attack. I would like to get 4-5 ppl to send fleets all at once, they won't know what hit them!
TuBeL (astrowars name also TuBeL)
PS did I mention they are french
at 0 economy, per 30 PP,
Destroyer: 2 attack, 1 def
Cruiser: 1 attack, 2 def
Battleship: 1.8 attack, 1.2 def
perhaps a more pertinent question is this: since I launched that little fleet with level 0 energy one hour ago, I since upgraded energy to level 2... will the ships be upgraded midflight and get there faster, or was I an idiot who should have waited til my research was done to launch?
I don't know why I'm askin' anything though; none of my newbie questions are gettin' answered <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
nm, i cant change my name. there is no option to. oh well.
I'm gonna go live by somone if I can figure out how to paly this damn game.