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Shadowstrike

Emperor

The Glorious Land of Canada
Jul 2000
time: 00:14

20-04-2001 06:13

#31

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Boy! This game is fun....

Now to find a Genesis Device..... I need my own planet.

Shadowstrike

Emperor

The Glorious Land of Canada
Jul 2000
time: 00:14

20-04-2001 06:32

#32

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Why must everything be so expensive?

Edit: That was just a pointless rant after I found that a Genesis Torp costs 20,000 credits.... Never mind me.... Game is great!
[This message has been edited by Shadowstrike (edited April 19, 2001).]

Dan Magaha FIRAXIS

Firaxis Games

The Metropolis known as Hunt Valley
Mar 2000
time: 00:14

20-04-2001 07:27

#33

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quote:

Originally posted by Shadowstrike on 04-19-2001 09:32 PM
Why must everything be so expensive?

Edit: That was just a pointless rant after I found that a Genesis Torp costs 20,000 credits.... Never mind me.... Game is great!
[This message has been edited by Shadowstrike (edited April 19, 2001).]

Yeah, everything does tend to be expensive -- but there are definitely economies of scale. If you put all your credits into cargo holds early, you can start really racking up the cash though, but then you're usually underarmed and the Ferrengi just waste you.

The game defaults to starting each player out with a planet for some odd reason, but as I remember playing it back in "the day" when you were actually able to afford a Gen. Torpedo, a planet was a big deal... so I turned off the free planets for new players. When you start you're generally underfunded anyway and planets require an immense commitment to thrive.

Glad you're enjoying the game!

Dan
Firaxis Games, Inc.

Dan Magaha FIRAXIS

Firaxis Games

The Metropolis known as Hunt Valley
Mar 2000
time: 00:14

20-04-2001 07:29

#34

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quote:

Originally posted by John-SJ on 04-19-2001 09:02 PM
I looked at the gameplay instructions for TW2002, they are LONG! Is there a downloadable/printable version of the instructions available? I hate long stints of reading at my computer.

BTW Shadowstrike, if you want to use the Java version to connect go to your IE Tools->Options menu, select the Advanced tab, scroll down to the "Microsoft VM" topic and enable the 3 Java check boxes. Quit and restart your browser and you should be set to go.

John-SJ

Yes, they sure are. I think there's a big old text file that contains the very same docs. For some reason, the HTML docs package that John has up on the official game website are all squirrely and are rife with broken links, otherwise I'd have put them up. I'll see if I can't locate those docs and put them up on the game page some time tomorrow, time permitting.

Dan
Firaxis Games, Inc.

Shadowstrike

Emperor

The Glorious Land of Canada
Jul 2000
time: 00:14

20-04-2001 08:01

#35

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John, I've tried that. I'm pretty sure that there was a problem when I installed IE 5.5, and no matter if I reinstall it, it can't fix itself....

Getting that cargo space up..... Maybe I should go for fighters after that?
[This message has been edited by Shadowstrike (edited April 19, 2001).]

Urban Ranger

Apolyton Duke of Off-Topic

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The City State of Noosphere, CPA special envoy
May 1999
time: 13:14

20-04-2001 08:39

#36

Remove this text

Shadowstrike,

Try installing a new Java VM from the Windoze update site.

yin26

Emperor

This space reserved for Darkstar.
Apr 1999
time: 14:14

20-04-2001 11:12

#37

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Well, I joined **somebody's** corp and that **somebody** took my fighters away while I was offline. Come back on to see that I had been toasted. I think the lesson here is to build up a bit longer and dictate some terms. I was also beyond Fed space and was a sitting duck, apparently.

Don't know. I'll try to build up over the next few days, but coming back on-line to see everything wasted was a bummer...

Garth Vader

King

Saskatoon, SK, CA
Oct 1999
time: 22:14

21-04-2001 02:00

#38

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Oh man this is sweet. I feel like I'am 18 again!

Shadowstrike

Emperor

The Glorious Land of Canada
Jul 2000
time: 00:14

21-04-2001 02:15

#39

Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

Rats! I just got myself up to 30 cargo holds, and then I ran into a mine.... Just hope that I can buy another ship in time.....

CapTVK

King

Voorburg, the Netherlands, Europe
Jan 1970
time: 05:14

21-04-2001 18:50

#40

Inflate your Upload Space

I've already made it to Lance Corporal.

Question: How do you find the current trading prices for goods? Ports only seem to list quantity available and not the price.

Helios

Settler

United States of America
May 2000
time: 05:14

22-04-2001 11:36

#41

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i tried it but the text was way too small to read

Urban Ranger

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May 1999
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22-04-2001 14:02

#42

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quote:

Originally posted by CapTVK on 04-21-2001 09:50 AM
Question: How do you find the current trading prices for goods? Ports only seem to list quantity available and not the price.

The price (buying or selling) is a function of the port class and percentage.

CapTVK

King

Voorburg, the Netherlands, Europe
Jan 1970
time: 05:14

22-04-2001 14:30

#43

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I take it that the percentages mean how much the port has in store. So I guess that a high percentage means a large supply = low price and a low percentage = high price.

So i should buy goods at a low class port that's filled to the brim and then sell it at a high class port which has a low supply, right?

Chowlett

King

of Candle'Bre
May 1999
time: 05:14

22-04-2001 16:05

#44

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Damn. I was off for 3 days, and got blown up by the Ferengi. I now have an escape pod and no money. There hardly seems any point in carrying on. Any way I can restart?

MarkG

Guest

Not Yet
time:

22-04-2001 19:01

#45

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you can be surprised with how much the pod can get...

Urban Ranger

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The City State of Noosphere, CPA special envoy
May 1999
time: 13:14

22-04-2001 19:50

#46

Got spare money?

CapTVK,

That's the general idea, but notice that there is a percentage for both buying and selling. For example: selling 42% or buying 3%. The higher the percentage the more it is in your favour.

Seeing that you only get 250 turns (IIRC) a day, time is limited. Therefore distance becomes a concern also.

Chowlett,

I don't think you were attacked by the Ferengi. You can check the logs to find out. Like Markos, my ship was destroyed early on, and I limped along in my escape pod until I found the shipyard to trade it for a Scout Marauder. Now I am back to an Orion...
[This message has been edited by Urban Ranger (edited April 22, 2001).]
[This message has been edited by Urban Ranger (edited April 22, 2001).]

Chow Yun Fat

Warlord

Hong Kong, China
Feb 2000
time: 05:14

23-04-2001 08:37

#47

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quote:

Originally posted by Chowlett on 04-22-2001 07:05 AM
Damn. I was off for 3 days, and got blown up by the Ferengi. I now have an escape pod and no money. There hardly seems any point in carrying on. Any way I can restart?

I don't think that your ship is blown up by Ferengi. Check the logs. There is an opportunist (:-P) seeing a ship with only 2 fighters defending it, and blows your ship up!
Heee. Really sorry for that. I hope that no offense is taken.

Let's do more experiment and try to be better in the next session. I think it is safer to park in federal space unless you are a fugitive. So remember, don't try to join the Apolyton Corporation before getting its password.

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