I have won one sector challange

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Here is the short story

Settings:
Map size - Medium
Clusters - tight
Planets - rare

Bonuses (with party populists):
Research +30
Morale +30
Diplomacy +80

Difficulty - painful(all AI intelligent)

Sector (very corner) 7-0
Sol 1 planet PQ 19
Lasitus 1 planet PQ 19
Zeus 1 planet PQ 15

Tax Rate 50
Spending 100

2178 June
Got +40% PQ on Lasitus. Resuting PQ 26

2179
Contact Arceans (3 systems)
Contact Alexians
Contact Yor (3 systems)

2180
Arceans have 4 systems
Contact Drengin (2 systems)

2181
Contact Alterians (1 System)
Bribe Yor to start war against Arceans

2185
Alexians joind to Arceans
Arceans now have 5 systems

2186
Contact Carnoids

2187
Contact Torians (they have 1 system)

2188
Yor surrender Arcean
Arceans now have 8 systems
Finally make Alliance with Arceans
and as ally Senate declare war with Carnoids
Declare war with Torians as Ally

2190
Buy SB
Ship attack +5
SB defense +11
Culture +10
Technology + 19
for 3000 and antimatter with warp drive from arceans

Torians surrender Arceans
Arceans now have 9 systems
Declare war on Drengin to honor alliance
Drengin also surrender Arceans
Arceans now have 11 systems and control almost the whole Galaxy

2191
Alterians declare war with me
Arceans honor alliance and declare war with Alterians
Buy SB
Economics +13
for 2000 and extravganza

Influence situation:
Terrians 1 sector
Alterians 2 sector
The rest - Arceans

Buy Influence SB for 4000 and tech and now have have 2 sectors under my influence
Buy Battleship tech for 10000 and two morale TG

2193 November
4 sectors under my influence
Alterians surrender to me
So because of I'm in alliance with Arceans I achieve Alliance victory

Of course the score is small. I have submitted this game.
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
I should also add that this is really amazing game. During the last I found some absolutely new (at least for me features).

First, there are a lot of talks that alliance is possible only when you have military and/or influence power compartible with Major. My game clearly show that this is wrong. I made alliance with Arceans who have military power 20-30 times greater than me.

Second, several turns before happy end of game, I lost this game as "Cultural defeat", this was written on submission screen. I never heard about such possibility. After reloading autosave, Alterians suddenly surrender to me and I achive alliance victory.

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
I myself only play with Alliance as the 2nd game winner, with Conquest of course. And from what I have seen, it depends more on the morality of the people you are tyring to Ally with. I've Allied and won with the Altarians when I had nothing more then a couple ships defending my 1 system. If you supply your allies with Techs and/or resources they will have a reason to keep you around. I also close down any of my trade routes not going to my allies, making their economy depend on me being alive.

~SDC~
Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
I am also trying for diplomatic victory. Large/abundant, tight clusters, all incredible.
I took diplomacy, economics and morale bonuses.
I didn't go into expansion phase much, just settled home sector and few systems nearby. I have no military to speak about (just few star fighters) and keep myself alive by maintaining good relationships with everybody. Periodically they AI come with demands for money which I refuse, but the next turn I give them a good tech as a gift. I keep military spendings to the minimum and research stuff AI doesn't rush to and then cross-trade techs, keeping something for the presents. It's mid-game now and I still have good relationship with everybody. The biggest danger is the cultural pressure Altarians are putting on me. So far it's very fun game. Now I only need to win it somehow ;->
Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top
Sergey, I think you should show Staffa that you can win a one system challenge (ie just Sol) :)
Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top
Do you mean One planet challenge ? One system with 3 planets will be the same as I have already done. But believe me, it wasn't easy. As for one planet challenge I'm not sure is it possible, but may I'll try.
Reply #9 from Stardock Forums Top
Yeah, maybe 1 planet challenge is more realistic on tiny or small maps rather than medium.