No.3500[View All]
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thought I might try this again. maybe it won't disappear this time.
4627 posts and 4134 image replies omitted. Click reply to view. No.8290
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>>8289Once I knew you were around, sure.
No.8291
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>>8290Why that in particular? were you planning that little chat we had?
No.8292
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>>8291Not for today in particular. Or… ever. I was still hoping to figure it out myself. But my probing turned into you offering and then one thing led to another.
But I'm glad we did.
No.8293
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>>8292I was pretty worried about it too. I just didn't think you felt strongly enough about me for it to matter.
No.8294
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>>8293I wasn't entirely sure you'd tell me. Hence my hesitation.
No.8296
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>>8295You really
were worried I'd be scared off, hm?
No.8297
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>>8296Hm… somewhat, but mostly I was just having a good time.
No.8298
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>>8297I can tell!
And I have been too.
No.8299
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>>8298I told you what I was into! You only have yourself to blame.
No.8300
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>>8299Well, considering the amount of fun I've been having, more like I have myself to
thank. No.8301
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>>8300Ready to admit how much you liked it?
No.8302
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>>8301Only when I'm down again.But, all things considered, shouldn't you be going to bed soon? I had you up far later than I should have last week. It's gotten to be that time again.
No.8303
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>>8302And what if I intend to keep you far away from that?I'm already in bed. Do the dogs need their usual late night attention?
No.8304
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>>8303Well, then when I've got you where I want you and you're already blushing.
Ahh, alright then. But yes, they do and I've got a bit to do for them yet.
No.8305
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>>8304And where is that? Sitting on top of you and pinning your arms?
No.8306
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>>8305More like on your back looking up at me.
No.8307
>>8306You have funny plans.
Nighty night.
No.8308
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I also watched a lot of Boats stream last night finally!
Banu Rassi was the best part.
No.8309
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Problems as Omani.
Indian superalliances that I can't weasel my way into. Timurids are holding on well. Poor contact with the west lagging technology bad. Perpetually exhausted manpower and economic shortcomings that make mercenary armies untenable.
Plan
Horn of Africa. I have taken most of the countries I can reach outside of Mamluk guaranteed Alderaan. Outclassed by Ethiopia, but I greatly outclassed their navy. No claims by Mamluk in Ethiopia. Alderaan can be fed to my vassal during this war. Potential pitfalls. At least 10 years of consolidation. Weakened and angry Mamluks. The worthless Ethiopian Trade Node. Even more development facing away from Europe.
No.8310
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It is on this day that we honor the lives lost in the crucial battle of Alpha Caeli. After years of war, the Federation was able to strike a crippling blow against the Klingon Empire, but not without taking casualties of our own.
It was this battle that resulted in the current state of the Klingon Empire, still struggling to rebuild to their former height from before their war with the Federation. In the years after, the Husnak Ascendancy declared war against the weakened Klingon Empire, a war that is still being waged despite both weakened states battering themselves against one another. Should one gain a significant advantage over the other and win that war, that will define what threats the Federation will face in the quadrant.
The coalition between the Ferangi Alliance, and the Sheliak Corporate is making headway into the territory of the Romulan Empire. While the Federation is not directly involved, we continue to show support to our historic friends the Ferangi. Many Ferangi citizens of the Federation have friends or relatives in the Alliance that are seeking to loosen the hold of the totalitarian Romulans in the quadrant. There is talk of a faction in league with the Romulans, however they have been present for only the initial battles of the war. They are called the Fen Domar States, and there are rumors that they were forced to pull back to their own territory to repel an outside threat of unknown origin. The rumors don't end there. Talk of entire worlds not only being occupied, but soon laying down their resistance to join fully with this occupying force within the span of a few months have some Federation citizens nervous.
Nevertheless, the Federation itself is now once again at peace, and is devoting resources back into the extensive terraforming programs that were in progress before the attacks from the Cardassian Union and Klingon Empire. In the last five years, six new planets have been made suitable for the multitude of species that are living together in the Federation. The future is looking prosperous for the Federation.
No.8312
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>>8308 Ooo, I hope you liked it!
I'm not sure if you caught the multiplayer game. At the end, there were some very salty players. My nation (by chance, also Austria, same as in the Saturday game) was not doing very well, but I had a good time with it. I decided to keep playing after they ended. Aside from the rebellions, it was pretty chill.
>>8309 That sounds pretty rough! Have you considered spawning your own institutions?
>>8310 Is it….
the Borg? No.8314
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>>8313 What are you going to do?
No.8315
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>>8314Fortify like mad. The Borg won't even need to actually win a war to assimilate my planets.
No.8316
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>>8312I did catch it! I think my favorite part was when… I don't know who was trying to derail the argument by trying to hear about your game.
>>8312I'm not quite lagging far enough behind for the cost to make sense, but it will hurt a lot more by the end of the century. It is only 1515. I had a free ideas slot so I grabbed exploration. That will help me get colonialism and some direct contact with the west for printing press which I anticipate will be the worst problem. Anything beyond that and if I don't have Mediterranean access then something has gone wrong.
>>8310You're still alive somehow!
No.8317
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>>8316Yep, and I'm actually in a good position right now as a result. So I'm building up to make every light year be something that gets paid for dearly if another power invades.
No.8319
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>>8318Coward strats!
So I let them have a couple of occupied planets, and then went out of my way to just ignore that and just start obliterating their spaceports. Then I occupied a planet as far away from my territory as possible to drive them away. Once I'd bled them of raw resources, I started to go after their fleet. I'd engage until I was at risk of losing some of my important ships, then bail. My ships would appear back and available for use somewhere deep in my territory where it was safe, and the Klingon fleet just got more and more damaged and had nowhere to go for repairs. So I won by merit of ruining the Klingon economy, essentially.
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>>8315 but don't you have to keep them from assimilating other planets as well?
>>8316 oh yeah, that was (I think) the guy who left during the rehost and wanted us to crashed so he could rejoin the mp game. He was also doing the Banu Rassi challenge at one point. That's funny because I wanted to go back to listen to the arguing. :P
seems like a good plan!
>>8319 nicely done!
No.8321
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>>8320Well I'm not actually under any obligation to.
But yes, I thought it was a good strategy as well. All the damage that was done to me in the process was fixed easily enough.
No.8323
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>>8322Well if they want me to help they'll need to open their borders and not be so whiny about my presence.
No.8324
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>>8320What do you think about all of it? It was all too dramatic to me!
>>8319Ooh. That's a good strat. You kept from being surrounded while you did that?
No.8325
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>>8324I was able to make a bit of time. In the first war with the Cardassian Union, their primary target was the Cardassian Republic, not the Federation. However, as they would need to eventually attack me directly, I could let them have a few early victories against the Republic as I dealt with the Klingons. The Klingons were attacking the Federation directly in their own war, not as an ally of the Cardassians. So I dealt with the Klingons first, before swirling around to deal with the Cardassians.
In the end I was able to bring both to a White Peace, which suits me fine. I'm actually not looking to expand my territory again any time soon. There are a lot of planets I've yet to colonize within my own borders. I'll let my enemies fight among themselves for a while.
No.8327
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>>8323 but their honor demands that they do it alone!
>>8324 Did you follow the issue they were talking about? just wanted to know before I answer your question.
No.8330
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>>8328 That sums it up pretty well!
In the first, France declared war on Aragon, and Aragon had a vassal Savoy. But rather than joining the war like a normal vassal, Savoy was a scutage vassal, so it never joined the war. So while France was at war with Aragon, it declared a separate (negotiated?) war on Savoy which Aragon couldn't join because it was already at war with France. Under normal circumstances I would say, yeah, it's an exploit and should probably have a rule against it, but the war ended with a peace deal between France and Aragon in which France got land from Savoy, so either way, France needed to declare war and the result was ok with both France AND Aragon, the two nations directly involved. Why Venice (the host) was so against it, I'm really not sure. As far as I'm concerned, the issue resolved itself.
The Ottomans and France allying is a bigger issue that happens in multiplayer games - coalitions recruit the strongest useful allies available. I can see both sides of the issue and I don't think there should be a rule against it. However I think it is generally bad for the game and should be discouraged. But it also depends on the way people are playing. As it is, super-powerful France doesn't really bother me because he doesn't seem to want to destroy my nation or the HRE, but if he just goes after Aragon repeatedly, I could see that as a problem that players (in game) should do something about. The Ottomans player is of the "it's ok if I kill you because you can move to a different country" mentality and is most likely to cause problems in a mega-coalition. As far as the argument, I'm on the side of less rules being better.
It looks like I'll be picking up (and hopefully installing) a radiator tomorrow!
No.8331
>>8330I don't recognize the voices so I had just a little trouble.
Nice! You'll be able to get on the road again!
No.8332
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>>8331 That's understandable; what's your opinion on the issues?
yeah! well, assuming I can install it properly.
No.8333
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>>8326Exactly, so I'm spending my energy credits on terraforming, and minerals on making sure my ships are upgraded. I'm a bit over capacity, but colonies and sapceports will fix that, maybe even let me field a little bit more.
>>8327Oh the Klingons aren't at risk. But the Romulans might be.
No.8334
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>>8332I mean. If the injured party agreed with it then it is rather excessive to impose, isn't it? The second one is more reasonable, but begs the question of what happens in areas where a similar thing is possible on a smaller scale. I do think it would be good to have something in the rules that ultimately discourages things that make the game less enjoyable, like limiting the selection of certain "privilege" countries multiple times in a row.
>>8333Credits make the galaxy go round!
No.8335
>>8333 Is there no option to intervene?
>>8334 Individual multiplayer campaigns can continue for 2-3 months!
this thread is incredibly laggy!
No.8337
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>>8336 You should start a new thread!
No.8338
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>>8334They certainly make planets go round.
>>8335I could, but at the same time that will draw unwanted attention to me before I can reasonably fight the Borg. They're still way too strong for me.
No.8343
>>8337I did!
>>8338Especially in that game, managing money is critical.
No.8344
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>>8343Even more now, seeing as with this mod I can't just build a Dyson Sphere to fix my energy woes.
No.8347
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Honestly, I'm surprised at how well the models hold up zoomed in. I think I'll enjoy this game for a few playthroughs.
