02-11-2004 00:03									#61
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Geo,
Sorry if I missed that. We will need 10 crawlers for Virtual World. Maybe it is better to instabuild it in order not to triger other factions to start it if we linger with this SP too long in a queue, then we need many more crawlers around than we have now. That one near HG will be too far for it in near turns.

	02-11-2004 00:23									#62
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Erm... we still have an Alien Artifact in Kahlua Probing, so 2 crawlers less?

	02-11-2004 00:24									#63
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Yup, forgot that
Maybe do it in Enigma Machine? More in the center

	02-11-2004 04:41									#64
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Yeah better to prepare for instabuild

	06-11-2004 04:50									#65
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2146 is in
Some good news, there are two! mindworm boils near the rover where two probe teams are. An attack should give at least 20EC, I think. Then we have 34 EC (14EC we have already) - hurry recycling tanks (the lowest cost - no minerals forwarded for next turn) in Enigma Machine and in next turn start and instabuild with 10 crawlers (no forwarded so no mineral loss). In 2148 we may have completed Virtual World.
In Verres loft there is lack of 1 mineral to complete crawler next turn. Might be hurried too...

	06-11-2004 05:14									#66
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Can you play the turn again, Mart? I'm on a working weekend and at the same time preparing for my upcoming vacation.

	06-11-2004 05:17									#67
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O yes, before I forget it:

Googlie reported in the diplo forum that they have sent Gene Splicing in the diplobox. They expect Biogen for it.

't Is time some of you guys start checking on the diplo forums, for my time is getting more and more limited... 10 days and I'm on the plane!! Wuuuhuuuu!!!

	06-11-2004 06:11									#68
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Yup,
A screenie in a moment...

	06-11-2004 07:33									#69
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The year, current 2146:

• Perform attack on 2 mindworm boils near hive border
  
• Would it be beneficial to move the other rover two tiles as shown in the screenie? this way if mw moves towards Hercules Station - we will have clean shot in the next turn. Is it worth sending the rover there?
  
• Building road on mineral bonus/rocky tile mine in order to have 7 minerals in 2 turns
  
• Next turn Kodycryptor crawler will be lacking 1 tile to reach Enigma Machine or Kahlua Probing. We will have 9 crawlers available only. Thus 1) take Alien Artifact + 8 crawlers or 2) 9 crawlers + 2 formers, now 2 tiles from EM.
  
• Move now 3 crawlers closer to Enigma Machine and in 2147 instabuild Virtual World in EM using as mentioned above
  
• According to our diplomacy with Spartans I'll put Biogenetics for their already offered Gene Splicing and accept it. We get it next year.
  
• Send probe teams without cover into hive territory? Rover is going to be quite exhausted I guess...
  

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	06-11-2004 13:11									#70
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I would say keep the probes a bit spreaded while approaching the border again. The rover surely needs to heal first after it's encounter with the mw's... I only hope the odds are good enough?

And getting some extra planetpearls with the rover near Hercules Station won't harm IMHO.

I favor using the AA for SP production, it's been lying idle long enough...

	06-11-2004 13:56									#71
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I promissed the rover crew a crate of xenobrew plus they all plugged in into recent centauri-karate-do exe.

Anyway, I hope to kill both in one attack. Prey for my processor to slip the appropriate electron in the right moment...

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Geo, just curious how good will be your internet access during your travel?
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you not gonna believe this. just read the fight report.
In one attack both mindworm boils were defeated, and the rover got 0 (zero) damage! Also it's morale went to disciplined from green. It can still continue to escort both probe teams, but I consider when to spread them.

Xenobrew makes miracles!

We got 40 ! EC from planetpearls.

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	06-11-2004 16:08									#72
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For review:

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	06-11-2004 22:43									#73
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I need to go now, so I posted the turn.
Should I inform Gaians, that the expected turn for completed research is 2151? Also Gaians are supposed to put Mobility into preaccepted exchange in next turn 2147? And we give them Flexibility as soon as we have it?

	06-11-2004 23:38									#74
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Read the diplo thread, their is some sort of embargo muscling between the Gaians and the Spartans.

Maybe they will try again to trade doc:mob with us, haven't checked the Spartan diplo thread yet...

I only told the Gaians we got sth the moment we got it, but at times I used my own discretion when things looked urgent.
For non-urgent stuff, I would keep that rule, that's my advice.
The trade agreement was indeed that we sent over Doc:Flex to the Gaians when we have it (pré-accepted). But that was when we received doc:mob from them first. In case we receive doc:mob by other means, I suggest to explain the situation and ask if they would agree with another tech for doc:flex (Social Psych comes to mind).

It looks like all other factions make extensive use of probes already, and we're supposed to be the hackers in this game and are nowhere yet on that part.

My internet access: quite seldom, and unpredictable. I'll mostly go to an internet shop or use a hostel connection when forwarding news to the homefront. Browsing on 'Poly will be very low on the priority list I'm afraid.

O, before I forget it: a hero's welcome for the brave rover!!
That was one lucky strike I must say.

	07-11-2004 02:48									#75
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Excellent strike Mart. Sorry I have been absent the past turn.

Seeing as how we are struggling getting techs, I tend now to favour using 9 crawlers and two formers and keep the AA for Ecol Eng or Env Econ or such.

	07-11-2004 03:17									#76
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AFAIK there's no way to predict what tech will come out of an AA?

	07-11-2004 06:56									#77
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I think also that AA might wait a bit longer. There is still PEG which is a very good SP.

I proposed change to social for 30-40-30. We have slow research, but economy is doing better and I hope it will haul soon our research. In the next turn we will know if we will be lucky with Virtual World, as far as I know, if no other human factions start it before us, we most probably have it. Vw is powerful if we have network nodes, so after it's completed net-nodes might be on of the top building queue options. With gene splicing we may have soon large population increase.

	07-11-2004 07:01									#78
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One more thing - I planned for using AA, so we will unfortunatelly need either 3 formers or 2 formers and pay around 16EC in order to get it without AA.

	07-11-2004 12:46									#79
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We got plenty of cash now I suppose, and probably next turn some more planetpearls with that mw on the other side of Seraph's Wing Bay?

Still need to download the pressend...

	08-11-2004 03:14									#80
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I am ok with that Mart.

	08-11-2004 19:58									#81
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For some reason I wasn't getting the updates to this thread.

Everything is looking good though.

	09-11-2004 01:54									#82
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The solor supply looks good so I would add a few mines so we could get the raw minerals to build.

Also I would put in the long term goals a water research colony in Wing Bay.

I also propose colony pods to build the SE area then put a Tera. on auto road so movement is quicker.

On worm reduction I have found that a mixture of Forests and farms Ecology reduces worms and does not greatly have negative impact the Ecology.

Last is it OK for me to DL the latest turn and then use AXHelp to look at our situation as long as I only look at our stuff.

	09-11-2004 05:24									#83
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Well that's a good start ForesterSOF.

Yes go ahead download the turn. I have just sent you our password.

You will find that we haven't discovered Ecol Eng yet for the mine tech.

	09-11-2004 05:31									#84
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Re AXHelp: You will need to ask the moderators views on that one.

I originally thought you meant SMAX help but I get the impression you mean an external bulletin board forum type thing.

Even before you do take a look at the rules thread in the main forum for guidance.

	09-11-2004 09:27									#85
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There are help programs for SMAC and SMACX. They are both external and would allow me to look at exactly what everyone is doing.

HIGHLY ELIGAL by the rules. That is why I asked so I could do something legaly. Thankyou; and I believe more suggestions will be forthcomming after an analysis of our progress so far.

	09-11-2004 19:51									#86
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Some fast looking.

1. Slow down on the production of crawlers.
2. V. Loft could make 2 CPs and send them to 32x66 and 34x74.
3. After the formers are done send them to the nutrients and minerals in the SW.
4. Snowflake could make some Sentinals to explore and go around to the cities to bost moral.
5. Koddy could work on an Aqua Farm to help feed the people and a Hab to increase pop.
6. Hevens Gate could make a CP and send it to 29x55 so the new city would get bonus for just being by good stuff.
7. Macromanage 1 former to auto build roads so supplies can be moved faster.

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	09-11-2004 20:17									#87
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1. Those are needed for an upcoming secret project. The current production is replacement for those who will be disbanded.
4. We got -1 police, extra scouts/sentinels won't help raising the morale.
5. Aquafarms? We don't even have doc:flex yet, so we can't built seaformers and thus plant kelp fields which are the only thing that benefit from that facility.

Currently we have hit the b-drone limit, so additional bases will only create more drones. We need rec commons to counter that before creating new bases.

	09-11-2004 21:55									#88
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5. I was thing in terms of in the build que so hopefully they are ready at the same time flex is done.

I like to macromanage and have running build ques that I look at every few turns to update them unless an emergency takes place.

Ecodamage - Since we do not have Social Psych at the moment I would get a former to do some forest planting.

	09-11-2004 22:54									#89
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One of the bugs that is permitted in this team game is the Stockpile bug, whereby when units are completed and stockpile is placed at the top of the queue, an amount of energy (based on minerals used) is also given to the reserves. Hence you will rarely see build queues filled in.

	13-11-2004 04:08									#90
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The 2147 is in

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