Ooh, another top of the page for me...2 in 2 days
        
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| another top of the page for me |
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You know, people who read this stuff in the Stardock Central browser get 100 posts per page. To them, you've got a middle of the page.
     
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| We will probably be at 15,000,000 by June 1st |
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I think only if Matthew gives up a few more. 
A lofty goal, indeed. 
 
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Good morning Loth, Weyrleader, ED, quik, and whoever else might be around. Regarding the 15M 'goal', we gotta be careful about these challenges/jokes--too many people are taking them seriously!
Related to that, Greldon casually 'encouraged' me almost a month ago that at my pace he thought I'd be in the top 25 in a month! Joking or not, I took him seriously and while I've made significant progress towards that end I'm still looking at a pretty steep climb with 'renewed activity' ahead of me. (Which is to say, things in the top 25 seem to really be heating up! Very cool!)
Now back to climbing! 
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| BTW, you could join the Guardians and really get to know what is necessary to revitalize the FotR |
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I've been studying the Guardians for ages - they are my pals, after all - seeking a way to destroy them utterly. My conclusion is that what is needed to revitalise an empire is the people who are currently in the Guardians.
You could always rejoin the Fellowship. The advantages are:
- Small group of active people, among whom you will not be lost and forgotten.
- A place in the senate for pretty much anyone who asks for one, especially an experienced player like you.
- The hope that you might rise up in the empire rankings - the Guardians have nowhere to go but down.
- The right to appear on the Guardian thread at any point and make smart-alec comments.
- And all the beer, elf-bread and satire you can stomach!
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| - Small group of active people, among whom you will not be lost and forgotten.- A place in the senate for pretty much anyone who asks for one, especially an experienced player like you.- The hope that you might rise up in the empire rankings - the Guardians have nowhere to go but down.- The right to appear on the Guardian thread at any point and make smart-alec comments.- And all the beer, elf-bread and satire you can stomach! |
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Matthew, with the possible exception of the elf-bread those are pretty much the reasons I joined the Guardians and remain a very satisfied member! (And regarding your comment about the Guardians having "nowhere to go but down," it seems to me that we just keep doing things that no other empire has done--first player to 2M; first empire to 5M, 6M, 7M...; first empire thread to 10K; and so on.)
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Yeah,
cheat...
I always went out and tried to find 'em and it really held me back on masos.
What you need to do is get a map that looks alright save it "good start" is what I use.
Then turn on cheats and ctrl+u and ctrl+shift+s
u-lets you see the whole map
shift-s gives you all techs including stellar cartography so you can see yellow stars.
Draw a quick little map with dots for all the decent systems, and stars for any that are 17+,
then hope you can get 4-5 on rare/huge so that you will have a chance against the computer and you are all set.
Go back to your save game...it never knows you cheated and you are good to go
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| The right to appear on the Guardian thread at any point and make smart-alec comments |
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As Guardians, we have that right anyway!
Seriously, the Fellowship still has an ideal theme to build on. As long as you (Downie) and the rest of the gang keep chatting and making interesting conversation, you'll bring in new blood.
The Guardians are in an interesting position. We may be at the top, but we have plenty of room to grow. We set goals of getting the empire score to 15 million, getting individuals into the Top 25, holding onto the position we have, and simple things like that. Since we're in first, we don't have to be too worried about playing Masos and scoring 60k, we just play what we like. Look at my scores...I haven't played a 60k game in ages. I play what's fun for me, with no pressure to play games I don't feel like.
Finally, the Guardians are more like a family. We share our thoughts, personal experiences and just RL worries with each other in our private forum. It's nice to know there are people who can relate to you and understand what you're going through. I guess that's why our thread here and our forums in the Senate Halls are the most active. We've got lots to say and we know there's someone there to listen.
The Yor may have been a catalyst for the Guardians to band together, but we've got so much now to stand by each other for. Jobs, relationships, family life and social activities are what has kept the Guardians together. And our strong will to succeed and improve!
I know this sounds like we're taking things too seriously over here (I recall being accused of that somewhere along the line), but the game is just the cement that binds us all together here. It's our community that is driving the Guardians to excellence.
 
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| Om biger maps is Their a way to find yellow star befor the AI can colonies them |
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Yes, but it's considered 'cheese.' Save your game, turn cheat keys on (in the main menu), then Ctrl+U to reveal the entire map. After you've peeked, remember to reload your save game, otherwise your score will be zero.
I do this at the start of a game to determine whether what appears to be a good starting location is in fact a good one. And I 'justify' it in my mind based on the fact that the AIs already know where everything is, and that I can't afford the time to run through a whole bunch of 'false starts.'
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Theoden, looks like we were typing our responses to Matthew at the same time--but you said it much better!  (Maybe that's why you're the Emperor, huh? )
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KerPlunk!
Still mystified as to why I can't get a consistent 60k. I'm doing everything like you guys say, I stay in 'til 2190, I usually conquer one or two majors (always the yor no matter what) and one or two minors then I ally up and I should be set, but no way hose`, end up with a 58k game grr!
Early game I rush as fast as I can to GSE, I find if I get that it makes the entire game 80% easier. I also try and get tri-strontium steel, and trade for diplos. This game I ended at dreadnaught technology, with almost all of the peripheries up to there researched.
any more suggestions? I wanna continue moving up the ladder, and since my games are becoming worth less and less that 2k is going to become more and more important.
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| looks like we were typing our responses to Matthew at the same time |
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Great minds think alike!
Hey, I know that post was a little deep, but I honestly believe if we were just here for the game, we'd probably lose interest very quickly. The game just brings all of us together, we do the rest here!
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| any more suggestions? I wanna continue moving up the ladder |
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quick, sorry I don't think I can help. I still have to play Huge/Maso/Military to get a 60k score, I never figured out how to get there with an Alliance. 
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Well, I've got to go. I hear my daughter waking up from her nap.
Everybody have a great day!
For Honor and Justice!
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(Oops. It double-posted when I did my edit.)
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loopcub, Quik, and Weyrleader, I am consistently scoring 60K on huge masos using Magnumaniac's strategy. (Note that this is not the largest size map.)
Quik, the only difference that I can detect between what you're doing and what Magnum taught me/us to do (by the way, strategy is in the Maso strategy thread over at our private forums in the Senate Halls--sorry I don't know how to link yet!), is that you are conquering one or more civs. I don't. Beyond a handful of colony ships and scouts at the very beginning of the game I don't build (or buy) a single military vessel of any sort. And as you pointed out, GSE makes a huge difference in the game! That's really my first telltale sign that I'm on my way to a 60K maso.
And let's keep interacting to figure out what other differences might exist--so that your 60K masos can become as consistent as you want them to be.
Afterthot: Forget to mention that these are 60K large masos with an alliance victory.
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Have we decided when we are going to do the good vs evil competition. I vote June. We will probably be at 15,000,000 by June 1st. 
