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Jethro83
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Newcastle, Australia
Mar 2002
time: 15:20
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Only Lal can say whether something is ethical/unethical or not, his society being the last remnant of the UN.
But that hardly stands for anything since he gets wiped out quickly most of the time, and as such the position of Planetary Governor is anybody's who can hoard up a huge population, The Empath Guild, or support from other factions.
A trick I use to get full support for Planetary governor is to probe all other factions and frame them enough times so that everyone hates everyone else except me. I enjoy the chaos I caused and humbly step up to chair Planetary council. That's the kind of thing I do as the Believers, as I prefer to cash in on their probe rating instead of their zealotry attack bonus. And in the case that I do get caught, I can use my zealotry attack bonus to discourage them from continuing with their vendetta.
Last edited by Jethro83 on 16-07-2002 at 14:53
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Jethro83
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Newcastle, Australia
Mar 2002
time: 15:20
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quote:
Originally posted by Tassadar5000
Eh? Tried that, but I wasn't going fast enough (compared to Zakharovs 4 techs per turn) and so I tried probing him, but then other factions got quite angry and....Then the game ended. Even factions that were Magnanimous with me... |
That's why you run Fundamentalist and frame someone else. I've found that my probes are more successful than not at stealing research data and energy credits to frame another whenever I run the Fundamentalist SE model as the Believers (totalling to +3 Probe rating). My last game using probes exclusively, I had everyone at each other's throats very quickly after gaining Planetary Networks. I only had two or three incidents where I got caught, but with superior military numbers, I was able to persuade them to turn their greedy eyes away from my bases. In fact in some cases, I didn't even fight the enemy before they sued for peace (peace I didn't even have to pay for).
Most facilities the Believers don't even need that much at all. I've found that anything increasing psych, or labs is pretty much useless. Instead of building such facilities, build up strong numbers of troops. Since the Believers have +2 Support innately, they can easily afford it, and being technologically backward early on, can't afford not to. When I build my base facilities, I find that I only need ones that boost economy, production and Morale, as well as ecological ones. And by production I include the Genejack factory. Since you don't need to do the research yourself, the -50% tech penalty of Punishment spheres means nothing at all, leaving no compunctions against using Genejacks. Since there'll be no drones when the spheres are in place, Free Market can be run with near impunity (still the -3 Planet issue, but when you've cleared away the fungus, and have Centauri Preserves around, it isn't that much of a problem. Especially with the Manifold Nexus in your territory).
And if you get the UN Charter repealed, you could use nerve gas to make your units even tougher than they already are on the attack. By the time you have Plasma Shard weaponry, add nerve gas pods to that, with the Morale bonuses of Fundamentalist and Power, as well as the 25% attack bonus, and you'll still be combat effective for the rest of the game.
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I'll just let you be a religious fanatic, you let me be an unethical russian researcher. |
I'm on the same bandwidth as the Spartans or the Gaians, and if I had SMAX, I'd probably be on the same bandwidth as the Drones, or the Data Angels.
However, I still find the need for a challenge, so I try using factions of whom I am not even on the same bandwidth. And since I hate religious fanaticism with a passion, the Believers satisfy this need. Using factions I relate with 75-100% (UoP included) is far too easy.
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- Groucho -
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Peacekeepers, of course. Everyone else is a splinter group.
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spartak
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UoP all the way - I normally play them so....
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The Bloody Baro
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Spartans all the way!!!! Good old military a$$ kickin' fun!
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The Bloody Baro
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plus to all of you who want AI running everything read this
Those peolple who live on a planet ruled by AI have found out that logic doesn't care.
So since I have a history of not caring for others Cyborgs in a close second followed by Free Drones. I'm a socialist in SMAC. However in real life I'm democratically independant republican.
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14-07-2002 21:56
I've always thought that their main purpose was to give the AI some competitive bite, and that's about it. 
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