[quote]Well, we have SA that meets every Friday at snack time at the crypt.[/quote] Hmm... Judging by the number of smileys you used, that must have been something funny. Maybe if I knew what SA stood for I'd understand... I know, I'll Google "SA" and see what comes up first... Ah! Now it all makes sense... I think.
But maybe that's a good thing. There are plenty of heroes and villains around, but there aren't enough people who need to be rescued. How about the Galactic Victims Association?
Let's see, what science-fictiony things can I think of that might sound cool? The Mercenaries The Space Cavalry The Galactic Rebellion The Post-Humans The Smugglers The Time Travellers The Empire of Chaos The Dimensioneers The Mutants The Galactic Gypsies The Psychic Guild Hm... How many of these ideas already have empires attached to them?
[quote]Call our Empire "The Geeks" I would fit that description but I think that may alienate potential players.[/quote] Dunno... If you read the 'Geek Test' thread, a lot of us wanted to score high on that. [quote]I think that the European alliance kind of takes care of that. A separate British Empire is not neutral enough to gather players from more than one area.[/quote] Very few British feel as European as that. It's like expecting Canadians to join a North America
[quote]Want something really neutral,How about "Stardock Fan Club" ?[/quote] Doesn't sound very neutral to me. I want to create a place where people can bitch about the flaws in GalCiv. How come so many of the starbase upgrades have descriptions that don't fit in the box they go in, eh? I hope someone got fired for that one! ;)
[quote] But, if competition is competition to kill off a successful empire, then that competition is harmful to the Meta and we all lose.[/quote] I'm not trying to kill off the Guardians, even though they killed off the Fellowship. I would like to overtake the Guardians, just for the challenge of it, but that doesn't mean destroying what was there. Having said that, I think killing off a few old empires and starting afresh might be a good thing. [quote]Would a name change
[quote]If I remember correctly the Guardians was founded as a splinter group from your empire.[/quote] Yup. I didn't join the Guardians because I had a story arc in progress. I think my empire will be a themed empire. Would people be interested in a superhero/supervillain theme? Anyone got any better ideas?
[quote]The problem is, as I pointed out before, is even if all the active Guardians left, the GG would still be in first at an extimated 10M or so.[/quote] Wow, hadn't realised it was as tough as that. Let's see, suppose I managed to recruit the two Guardians present, and Ricbayer, and, let's say, Technician himself... We'd still be a long way behind. But it would be a challenge! And as the retired Guardians' scores decayed, it would eventually become a real possibility. Did anyone thin
[quote]I wish I had joined the Guardians now...You still can [/quote] I mean, I wish I'd joined the Guardians because if I had, I'd now be in a good position to split you up and lead half of you away into my new empire. I don't think joining now would have the same impact. My objective has always been to find or build an empire which had some hope of overtaking the Guardians.
The optimum strategy is probably the Theoden Technique: Join a really big empire. Raise your profile, for example by editing the Metaverse Review. Wait until your emperor retires and the empire's momentum is gone. Then strike out on your own and hope some people follow you. If they do, then others will follow, and these will be the most active players. I wish I had joined the Guardians now...
[quote]best would be we take them from the Guardians[/quote] Yeah, but persuading the Guardians to leave isn't easy. What we really need is fewer empires. We need some people to give up on their own empires and decide to throw themselves into the kind of new, exciting, active empire I like to imagine mine would be. I have some advantages as an empire founder - a lot of players already know my name. It's pretty much impossible for a newer player to gain the sort of momentum requ
Do you think if I flounded... I mean, founded... a new empire, anyone would join it?
[quote]It looks like Tech could use a sponsor.[/quote] He's not there yet. First, he needs an intervention. All his friends need to get together and tell him he has a problem. If that doesn't work, we could try a military intervention, more extreme but probably appropriate for such a severe case as this.
Resource bonuses should affect your entire civilization. The improvement in influence isn't instant, which probably explains your misleading experimental result.
Culture was my standard technique for winning gigantic maps, back in my pre-AP days. I always switched off cultural victories so it would score as a conquest. It's really quite easy on gigantic maps, because there tend to be a lot of influence resources. If you can buy, beg, borrow or steal them all, and build a +68% starbase on each one, then you can usually culture flip the entire galaxy, with a bit of help from Party Palaces in the difficult spots.
[quote]It may take years for him to get to step 3[/quote] Even seemingly hopeless cases can be cured by The 12-Step Downie Technique! Greldon, Naqmir, Magnumaniac, Primipilus Alexus, JaxomCA, Mayito and Lothmorg are just some of the people who have succesfully reclaimed their 'lives'! Was The 12-Step Downie Technique responsible? Yes! And that's a fact! A fact so clear it needs no evidence!
[quote]He is not only the number 1 guy in the verse but he also will ultimately become the founder of a 12 step program entitled;"Galactic Civilizations Anonymous" [/quote] Actually, I'm the founder. I did one some time back. It went: 1 Admit that you are powerless over your addiction to GalCiv, and that your life has become unmanageable due to your addiction. 2 Believe that a higher power, such as alcohol, can restore you to sanity. 3 Make a decision to turn your life
[quote]Anything personal, or just the target of the day?[/quote] Oh, I meant 'you' plural. I have no particular grudge against you personally. When I finally crush you, it will mean no more to me than were I to step on an ant. I hope this is of some comfort to you. :)
Yes, that light blue face is me grinning smugly at the thought of your imminent demise. I'm thinking of becoming a Lex Luthor-style criminal mastermind. I'm just worried that there might be a lot of paperwork involved.
Because they're not my wounds, and I'm secretly evil.
[quote]I didn't want to re-open wounds[/quote] I did.
We've gone over this enough times. Repeating the accusations serves no purpose but to reopen old wounds. But, what the hell: Lothmorg, the number one player, who had been submitting several galactic maso conquest victories a day, was accused of resubmitting the same hacked game repeatedly; he denied it but quit anyway. Mayito / Mario / The Renegade, also in the top ten, confessed to creating a political party that gave him a +30% PQ boost and then using modding tools to del
[quote]Then I go to the diplomancy screen and do a trade embargo on all remaining AI. [/quote] That is so totally different from the type of tactics I would use... I would have thought the AIs could easily make plenty of money from trading with each other. My main concern is making sure I have a reliable income. As long as I have money coming in, I can buy and bribe my way out of any problems. So I do whatever I can to encourage AIs to trade with me, such as colonising as many worlds as poss
Don't forget the introduction of Altarian Prophecy. That made it possible for players like Technician to get 60K scores in Alliance victories in an hour or two, creating yet more score inflation and helping AP players catch up with those who had previously enjoyed a big lead.
[quote]For example, freighters from good economic "star systems" perform better than those from poorer ones.[/quote] I'm 99% sure it's the population of the whole star system that is important here. (And the population of the destination star system too.) [quote]I believe that it is an attack and defense bonus for ships coming from that planet.[/quote] I agree. Generally speaking, social improvements (including Capitals) affect the planet only, apart from Trade Goods and Gal
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