STGOD2k6 Discussion Thread

Thirdfain · Post by **Thirdfain** » 2006-06-14 05:55pm

My apologies. I'll edit immediately; I can live without the 80 pts

consequences · Post by **consequences** » 2006-06-14 06:00pm

Spyder wrote:The original plan was to stick to 10% of base rather then current. The reason behind that is that it's much easier to track linear increments.

Of course this, as everything is open to discussion.

I'd just like a ruling on what effect infrastructure improvement has.

Of course, given my power's anarchist nature, it would be entirely reasonable for the Raveners to have to pay a certain number of points each month just to tread water.

Adrian Laguna · Post by **Adrian Laguna** » 2006-06-20 01:51am

I finally finished the post. Roger "Machete" Scabb* is back in business. In case anyone wonders about Roger's accent, I have no clue what I was going for, so if it doesn't sound like anything in particular, it's perfect.

*Yes it is a sterotypical pirate name, it's that way on purpose both in and out of universe.

Duckie · Post by **Duckie** » 2006-06-20 02:03am

Note To Onlookers: While it may look like the Khar are wtfpwning the Raveners, if you look closely you'll notice that his ships suck horribly.

Okay, no, seriously, the small escorts were like [1] pointers. The wtfpwning will come later.

Spyder · Post by **Spyder** » 2006-06-20 06:44pm

Thirdfain wrote:My apologies. I'll edit immediately; I can live without the 80 pts

I've been considering writing a script that'll do the hard work for us. That would pretty much give us the ability to impliment whatever system we like. The problem is time.

Adrian Laguna · Post by **Adrian Laguna** » 2006-06-20 08:55pm

Updated OOB, ten days late for the second time in a row. Now my pirate enclave is more than just fluff. I think I also have the only smilie in the entire OOB Thread.

Thirdfain · Post by **Thirdfain** » 2006-06-21 12:55pm

Waitaminute- how many rounds of construction have everyone done?> I've done 2 in total...

Post by **Beowulf** » 2006-06-21 02:50pm

Thirdfain wrote:Waitaminute- how many rounds of construction have everyone done?> I've done 2 in total...

April, May, June. Dunno what you've been up to.

Thirdfain · Post by **Thirdfain** » 2006-06-21 02:53pm

I thought one of the rounds had been skipped due to game slowness.?

Duckie · Post by **Duckie** » 2006-06-21 02:55pm

Thirdfain wrote:I thought one of the rounds had been skipped due to game slowness.?

No, although you might have thought so based on my semi-serious attempt to secure points from May despite inactivity, and I'm pretty sure half of the active powers (like 3 people or so) missed May so it would seem so.

I'm sure, given the fact that Crobuzon has been busy making everyone else's life inconvenient (;)), that you would qualify for the update you missed. Maybe it just got held back in Parliament or something. *shrug*

EDIT- Just a flavor post, because I haven't had one before. It's meant to highlight the fact that the Khar leadership, in addition to having a love of crazy religious ceremonies, are getting a bit antsy to go kill something, especially what with crazy pirates jumping in and attacking random systems. (If you didn't catch, there were 5 seperate groups sent by the Raveners).

Spyder · Post by **Spyder** » 2006-06-21 04:56pm

Thirdfain wrote:I thought one of the rounds had been skipped due to game slowness.?

We delayed June a bit. It seems to be picking up now, we should keep them on track from now on.

Thirdfain · Post by **Thirdfain** » 2006-06-21 05:10pm

So I should have 3 rounds of construction so far? I'll add the third ASAP.

Spyder · Post by **Spyder** » 2006-06-21 05:21pm

Yeah, you can stockpile if you want though. Rounds of construction are meant to be noted in the body and at the end of your OOB so you can quickly trace back what you added in a particular round.

I've also been kicking around the idea of major colony/expansion operations involving devoting large numbers of points to expansion projects which will then result in higher incomes.

Adrian Laguna · Post by **Adrian Laguna** » 2006-06-21 05:41pm

It would be really nice if all the "waves of expansion" posts were more than just fluff.

It would be even nicer if only my "waves of expansion" posts were more than just fluff, but that would be an unfair advantage. The mods would never allow it.

Spyder · Post by **Spyder** » 2006-06-21 06:33pm

Adrian Laguna wrote:It would be really nice if all the "waves of expansion" posts were more than just fluff.

It would be even nicer if only my "waves of expansion" posts were more than just fluff, but that would be an unfair advantage. The mods would never allow it.

How the current system works, if you've been expanding for a while you can request a status upgrade to the next tier e.g major. You need to get out there and become very agressivly expansionist before the mods will accept it though.

I'm considering adding something more concrete.

Thirdfain · Post by **Thirdfain** » 2006-06-22 02:11am

Ship Construction Month #3

Capital Ship Construction

"Pax Crobuzona" Class Superdreadnought Battleship [120][+60 W]
BB-29 ICNS Arma Leges Crobuzona,
BB-30 ICNS Lex Legis Crobuzona
-240 points

"Thunderer" Class Dreadnought Battleship [80][+40 W]
BB-31 ICNS Torrent,
BB-32 ICNS Furious.
- 160 points

--400 pts total

Escorts, Crusiers

"Ghosthead" Class Armoured Cruiser [20][+10 F)
2 built
-40 pts

"Vampir" Class Destroyer Escort [8][+4 F]
32 built
-288 pts

-328 pts

Ground Troops

Marines: Kreshastan Guard: 50 pts
50 points of men on the Lesser Library, in addition to the older troops previously deployed.

*SPECIAL*

22 pts spent on Civil Militia Section "H"

Adrian Laguna · Post by **Adrian Laguna** » 2006-07-03 02:45am

My plans begin to come together, but I'm not done yet.

[Insert evil laughter]

Spyder · Post by **Spyder** » 2006-07-03 06:32pm

Just a quick note:

If you're intending to inflict losses against another empire with Privateer forces, you have to pay for their ships out of your point total.

Edit: That wasn't specifically towards Adrian, he's been PMing me with the details which are all in order.

Adrian Laguna · Post by **Adrian Laguna** » 2006-07-08 02:58pm

I forgot some details of the IM conversation I had with Thirdfain. Just added them as a new third paragraph to my last post. The Crobuzonian diplomats also asked for a bunch of exotic materials, but since the only one I can remember is "rhinoceros horn" I did not write that part. I'll just say that the Mekidar reply was, "I'm unfamiliar with most of those things, and doubtful about whether the Republic has any of them. If you could give us samples and descriptions of how they are obtained, we could perhaps look into whether we have any of those things, suitable equivalents, and if they can be synthesized."

I've also been working with Spyder (over IM) on an epic space battle involving pirates, a helpless freighter, and Cruiser with fighters. It has maneuvering, shooting, and much running away.

Spyder · Post by **Spyder** » 2006-07-23 04:51am

Definately hiatus time. We'll start things back off if interest picks up again. In the meantime, let's have a look at how we could be doing things better.

Companion Cube · Post by **Companion Cube** » 2006-08-26 02:13am

Not to break the hiatus, and I'm sorry for the bump, but I'll be out of contact until around the 5th of September.

Spyder · Post by **Spyder** » 2006-08-26 07:20pm

It's not really an official mandate. It breaks when people start playing again.

Adrian Laguna · Post by **Adrian Laguna** » 2006-08-26 11:46pm

Well, I'm ready when everyone else is ready.