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by esoteric
Tue Dec 31, 2013 9:22 am
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: Morale Partners game
Replies: 2
Views: 5302

Re: Morale Partners game

Like it!
by esoteric
Thu Nov 21, 2013 6:45 pm
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: Interest Check
Replies: 5
Views: 7467

Re: Interest Check

It sounds somewhat entertaining, but given the explicit warning that this is the scenario I'd just make sure the guy playing the mushroom had no chance at all. You'd have to disable more basic game features or put in more complicated constraints like no probes, no migrations, no PBB's, etc.
by esoteric
Tue Oct 01, 2013 3:38 pm
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: Preferred Games
Replies: 6
Views: 9877

Re: Preferred Games

Well, I like No-Comm games, games with small-medium sized maps, and maps that can be unwrapped flat. Random maps that don't rely on prior knowledge are favored. Games with a headstart can be interesting as can ones with heavy resource constraints... I like the idea of the new character types, but I'...
by esoteric
Thu Sep 05, 2013 9:26 pm
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: Probes
Replies: 2
Views: 5384

Probes

Okay, so something changed at some point and people and documentation are out of sync. The help file says that probes go out before combat and I've been told that this is the way things work by others. "A fleet may probe one or more worlds adjacent to the world it orbits at the beginning of the...
by esoteric
Fri Aug 30, 2013 6:18 am
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: Game Setup
Replies: 9
Views: 11207

Re: Game Setup

Right, David, and in other circumstances such as weak starting resources, a trader will serve almost no purpose at all. The traders advantage is almost strictly numerical rather than tactical and is only numerical past the start of the game (it can be boiled down to a number of ships). You also have...
by esoteric
Fri Aug 30, 2013 6:08 am
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: No-communication games
Replies: 11
Views: 12855

Re: No-communication games

Were there really questions about agrees2p? I was the gifter in that game but was not the first... While there is intended to be no Comm out of game, there is Comm IN game by way of gifts which I absolutely try to use to advantage and so should everyone, otherwise you're missing out on a whole dimen...
by esoteric
Thu Aug 29, 2013 8:52 pm
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: Game Setup
Replies: 9
Views: 11207

Re: Game Setup

I wouldn't emphasize the trader position too much...
by esoteric
Thu Aug 29, 2013 10:29 am
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: No-communication games
Replies: 11
Views: 12855

Re: No-communication games

Wow, bummer. Those are actually the games I'm more likely to sign up for since I don't have to directly deal with people!
by esoteric
Sat May 19, 2012 7:12 am
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: Reducing the player pool
Replies: 5
Views: 7577

Reducing the player pool

This map situation is getting to be a big issue. There are those of us that are interested in playing a reasonable game with a manageable map, but these maps that are requiring a 3D or '4D' interface in order to arrange and navigate in addition to prior knowledge of the configuration to rationally s...
by esoteric
Sun Jun 26, 2011 7:07 am
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: Map topology
Replies: 5
Views: 6638

Re: Map topology

I miss a lot of things these days.
by esoteric
Fri Jun 24, 2011 8:52 pm
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: Map topology
Replies: 5
Views: 6638

Map topology

So, historically the maps have been computer generated and 'flat' topologies. In one game I'm seeing a structure that strikes me as at least cylindrical for the bits I've seen; I assume potentially toroidal. Has there been a change to this?
by esoteric
Sun Mar 22, 2009 8:11 pm
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: First Playtest of 5 new characters - Feedback
Replies: 4
Views: 5619

Re: First Playtest of 5 new characters - Feedback

I think scavenger played fine except that I didn't play it well :-)
by esoteric
Sat Mar 21, 2009 4:37 pm
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: 3rd pbem-spiele.de Classic Game
Replies: 3
Views: 4854

Re: 3rd pbem-spiele.de Classic Game

To get it moving I took up a second position and it won't let me take a third; I noticed this isn't showing up on the general list of games/positions available. If you could shift it from a private game to a public then other people might be able to fill the position much easier.
by esoteric
Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:25 pm
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: industry3p
Replies: 25
Views: 20338

Re: industry3p

Having thought about it, yes, it's when orders are issued. Where this really hurts is the ponderous stuff- through some genius machinations I was able to claim a total of 90 empty fleets around one planet but had to transfer 1 ship to each of the them (individual orders) (btw it's very difficult to ...
by esoteric
Wed Jan 14, 2009 1:08 pm
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: industry3p
Replies: 25
Views: 20338

Re: industry3p

How long is that bug report submission supposed to take? It's been running for over 10 minutes now.... industry3p is my big game.