yeah, i just took control over my whole system buy way of bluffing, I sent a large attack force at the last remaining guy's home planet. Then in a message, I told him that I had +56% to attack and defense. See that with the info I gave him, it was impossible to win, and he retired <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->. Hehe poker face.
The last guy in my system is being annoying - capturing planets that are rightfully mine. >=(
Hopefully he won't magically get more than 700pps in 14 hours to build a level 11 starbase on a newly captured planet to stop my 116 destroyers ... <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
if you sent the destroyers before he captured the planet, i don't think he gets notification. grrrr...i feel the need to kill something, but i can't D:
I tried a sneak attack against a guy in the neighbouring system, Lvl 7 SB and he had been absent for 5days. My fleet of 50 destroyers is 2 hrs away from hitting him... and he signs on. The ****.
My system allie had done the same thing in the early days of this beta. What gives? He is away for days at a time and always comes back an hour or two before he gets hit.
It been a bit of a blow loosing that many ships. I have plenty of planets I can expand to so am going to concentrate on growth for now. I aim to buy the Basalt Monolith when trade clicks round tomorrow.
<!--QuoteBegin-dirtygabbsnevada+Mar 5 2004, 07:49 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (dirtygabbsnevada @ Mar 5 2004, 07:49 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-ZiGGY^+Mar 3 2004, 11:36 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (ZiGGY^ @ Mar 3 2004, 11:36 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> If your brother doesnt log in tomorrow I will attack him Im afraid :/ <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Y BE AFRAID? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Rich, all i want you to know is that i REALLY hate you.
mmmmm k so i was curious does a banker name get 3% interest an hour or a day?
I am not doing so bad. My allies and I have finished with our galaxy and have almost taken over another. And I also took 2 different people's homeworlds <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo--> to bad my culture does so slow.
<!--QuoteBegin-[LoDw]keef+Mar 10 2004, 01:22 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> ([LoDw]keef @ Mar 10 2004, 01:22 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> mmmmm k so i was curious does a banker name get 3% interest an hour or a day? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> 3% per <b>day</b> <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
should i take out thsi guys last planet in my system. or save up and get more destroyers... its a level 10 star base and i have 159 destroyers posed to strike think he could get a level 13 starbase is 24 hours
<!--QuoteBegin-Transmission+Mar 10 2004, 11:36 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Transmission @ Mar 10 2004, 11:36 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> With a 24 hour warning he'll destroy your fleet. People forget that speed is waay up there in importance, matching culture and production. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Yep, basically the only way to guarantee victory is to give your opponent as little opportunity to respond as possible...ideally you want the flight time to be a few hours (like...4), but that's pretty much impossible at this point. unless you can cut your flight time down to like...12 hours, i wouldn't try it.
*edit* the only exception is if you're sure he took a big penalty to both attack and defense, or you are sure you have +6 math AND physics on him... and then i would try to shorten flight time as much as possible, as well as doing multi-wave attacks...just to be sure.
I am never listening to Behrooz ever again <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
I took a -4 speed penalty, and it has caused me nothing but trouble
I have wasted the past... however many weeks since i joined AW
here's a tip: DO NOT TAKE A PENALTY TO SCIENCE. DEAR GOD DON'T. My suggestion/personal preference: -1 growth +3 science -1 culture -1 production -1 speed +3 attack/-3 defense (+4/-4 if you really know what you're doing and have allies nearby) +1 start lab
*edit* and if you have no confidence in your abilities at all, just go with +1/-1 or 0/0 on the attack/defense.
well, guess it's been decided for me <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
-4 growth, +4 culture
hehe
is there anything i can slightly sacrifice to get +1 or +2 speed?
<!--QuoteBegin-eediot+Mar 11 2004, 12:38 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (eediot @ Mar 11 2004, 12:38 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> well, guess it's been decided for me <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
-4 growth, +4 culture
hehe
is there anything i can slightly sacrifice to get +1 or +2 speed? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> imo culture is overrated. you don't need a +4. and i certainly wouldn't recommend a -4 to population; you'll regret it in the long run. i wouldn't take more than a -1 (or maybe -2, if you're feeling masochistic) penalty to any of the productive areas (culture, production, research, growth), since those affect your long-term expansion and well-being. As for speed, you don't need it. a +2 to speed is only 3 extra levels of energy anyway; your extra science should be more than able to compensate.
<!--QuoteBegin-Transmission+Mar 10 2004, 11:36 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Transmission @ Mar 10 2004, 11:36 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> With a 24 hour warning he'll destroy your fleet. People forget that speed is waay up there in importance, matching culture and production. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> =\
Whats wrong with the lab kit....I wub it <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin-Mullet+Mar 11 2004, 01:15 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Mullet @ Mar 11 2004, 01:15 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Whats wrong with the lab kit....I wub it <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> it gets useless fast ed =\ i regret it
I chose start up lab and am quite happy with the selection. It allowed me to have an early victory with higher Physics and has meant my energy levels increased quickly. How does this compare to non start up lab people?
Biology 4 Economy 4 Energy 11 Mathematics 6 Physics 7 Social 8
heh hope no enemies read this <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
I'm feeling a bit happier now about astrowars, the guy that defeated my 50 ships hasn't retaliated. In fact I think he is a noob (more so than me), he is only upping his SB, is only culture 2 and hasn't taken any planets.
Just brought my basalt monolith. Hope it is the right choice, there are plenty of free planets for me to nab now becasue another system parnter has just become UKNOWN. Just sent 50 ships to kill his lvl 8 SB. Hope he hasn't got ships orbiting.
<!--QuoteBegin-[LoDw]keef+Mar 11 2004, 11:48 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> ([LoDw]keef @ Mar 11 2004, 11:48 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Rich your a freaking RETARD! jesus change your freaking signature, your gena get banned. And stop copying ed. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Hey Keef, are you the same keef that I met ingame?
<!--QuoteBegin-slashburn+Mar 11 2004, 09:39 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (slashburn @ Mar 11 2004, 09:39 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Social 8 <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> You need way more social.
You people are going to extremes with races. Balance is still the best. No one thing is useless. Therefore, only have slight changes. I took a +1 culture -1 pop. I get my next pop level a few hours after my system mates, however I get my planets much earlier (since that's what I focus on). It's working out very well.
In my opinion, speed and culture are the two most important factors. Culture is the only way to win, and the more the better. Speed is <i>always</i> needed for <i>everything</i>.
If you take a -4, that will <i>really</i> screw you over if you're put into the wrong situation. However, with a -1, you can still remain competitive.
<!--QuoteBegin-[LoDw+--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> ([LoDw)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->keef,Mar 11 2004, 11:48 AM] Rich your a freaking RETARD! jesus change your freaking signature, your gena get banned. And stop copying ed. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> woah woah woah, easy with the anger there little debbie, just calm your self down now ya here
ps. and why are you useing my name
oh yah ID Population Starbase Owner 1 3 0 ns_Nuketheplace 2 1 0 NSPIRATE 3 0 0 Free Planet <<<<fleet arriving at 1247 tonight (est) 4 8 1 ns_Nuketheplace 5 7 6 ns_Nuketheplace 6 6 3 NSPIRATE 7 8 4 NSPIRATE 8 7 3 NSPIRATE 9 5 0 NSPIRATE <<<<i have 158 ships here, 59 comming, and another 66 from another planer 10 9 10 ch0wch0w <<<<<going down soon because of above planets fleet 11 4 6 NSPIRATE 12 2 0 ns_Nuketheplace <<<<hes an ally
i make 85 pp an hour now =) level 7 culture in 10 hours 55 culture an hour 63 science
o.m.g **** ASTROWARS! They just banned my name because they said I've been using multiple accounts which is TOTAL ****! They wont even freaking listen to me! I was ranked 300 and I was having fun! **** them. I'm never playing astrowars again.
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Hopefully he won't magically get more than 700pps in 14 hours to build a level 11 starbase on a newly captured planet to stop my 116 destroyers ... <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
*edit* Victory. woo
My system allie had done the same thing in the early days of this beta. What gives? He is away for days at a time and always comes back an hour or two before he gets hit.
It been a bit of a blow loosing that many ships. I have plenty of planets I can expand to so am going to concentrate on growth for now. I aim to buy the Basalt Monolith when trade clicks round tomorrow.
Y BE AFRAID? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Rich, all i want you to know is that i REALLY hate you.
mmmmm k so i was curious does a banker name get 3% interest an hour or a day?
to bad my culture does so slow.
3% per <b>day</b> <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
I'll have an extra $4 because of it tomorrow!!
Yep, basically the only way to guarantee victory is to give your opponent as little opportunity to respond as possible...ideally you want the flight time to be a few hours (like...4), but that's pretty much impossible at this point. unless you can cut your flight time down to like...12 hours, i wouldn't try it.
*edit* the only exception is if you're sure he took a big penalty to both attack and defense, or you are sure you have +6 math AND physics on him... and then i would try to shorten flight time as much as possible, as well as doing multi-wave attacks...just to be sure.
I took a -4 speed penalty, and it has caused me nothing but trouble
I have wasted the past... however many weeks since i joined AW
I am going to have to start again. Sigh.
Here's what i have now:
-4 growth
+4 culture
-2 science
+2 attack
-4 speed
+4 defense
i am going to have:
-4 growth
+4 culture [ gotta love it ]
-2 science
+2 production
i might even cancel out the science and production...
My suggestion/personal preference:
-1 growth
+3 science
-1 culture
-1 production
-1 speed
+3 attack/-3 defense (+4/-4 if you really know what you're doing and have allies nearby)
+1 start lab
*edit* and if you have no confidence in your abilities at all, just go with +1/-1 or 0/0 on the attack/defense.
-4 growth, +4 culture
hehe
is there anything i can slightly sacrifice to get +1 or +2 speed?
-4 growth, +4 culture
hehe
is there anything i can slightly sacrifice to get +1 or +2 speed? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
imo culture is overrated. you don't need a +4. and i certainly wouldn't recommend a -4 to population; you'll regret it in the long run. i wouldn't take more than a -1 (or maybe -2, if you're feeling masochistic) penalty to any of the productive areas (culture, production, research, growth), since those affect your long-term expansion and well-being. As for speed, you don't need it. a +2 to speed is only 3 extra levels of energy anyway; your extra science should be more than able to compensate.
=\
okay...
-2 growth, +1 culture, +1 speed
?
it gets useless fast ed =\ i regret it
Biology 4
Economy 4
Energy 11
Mathematics 6
Physics 7
Social 8
heh hope no enemies read this <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
I'm feeling a bit happier now about astrowars, the guy that defeated my 50 ships hasn't retaliated. In fact I think he is a noob (more so than me), he is only upping his SB, is only culture 2 and hasn't taken any planets.
Just brought my basalt monolith. Hope it is the right choice, there are plenty of free planets for me to nab now becasue another system parnter has just become UKNOWN. Just sent 50 ships to kill his lvl 8 SB. Hope he hasn't got ships orbiting.
Culture 6 in 15hrs and then I get my artifact.
slashburn
I LOVE IT!!!!!!
YAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAH
WEEEEE!!!! YEEEEPIIIIII!!!!!!
YAH!!!! YAHOOOO!!!!!
Hey Keef, are you the same keef that I met ingame?
lol that sig is one sick puppy.
Social 8
<!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
You need way more social.
You people are going to extremes with races. Balance is still the best. No one thing is useless. Therefore, only have slight changes. I took a +1 culture -1 pop. I get my next pop level a few hours after my system mates, however I get my planets much earlier (since that's what I focus on). It's working out very well.
In my opinion, speed and culture are the two most important factors. Culture is the only way to win, and the more the better. Speed is <i>always</i> needed for <i>everything</i>.
If you take a -4, that will <i>really</i> screw you over if you're put into the wrong situation. However, with a -1, you can still remain competitive.
woah woah woah, easy with the anger there little debbie, just calm your self down now ya here
ps. and why are you useing my name
oh yah
ID Population Starbase Owner
1 3 0 ns_Nuketheplace
2 1 0 NSPIRATE
3 0 0 Free Planet <<<<fleet arriving at 1247 tonight (est)
4 8 1 ns_Nuketheplace
5 7 6 ns_Nuketheplace
6 6 3 NSPIRATE
7 8 4 NSPIRATE
8 7 3 NSPIRATE
9 5 0 NSPIRATE <<<<i have 158 ships here, 59 comming, and another 66 from another planer
10 9 10 ch0wch0w <<<<<going down soon because of above planets fleet
11 4 6 NSPIRATE
12 2 0 ns_Nuketheplace <<<<hes an ally
i make 85 pp an hour now =)
level 7 culture in 10 hours
55 culture an hour 63 science