Thorondor Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 Superlative is your voice, young song brother. It will prevail. :: Make it heard now, throughout the galaxy - throughout all waters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted July 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 Superlative is your voice, young song brother. Thank you, dear friend. There are people who would fiercely disagree though. I hope you are right at least from the AAR point of view. We are doing far better than I thought we would. Hope for the Song remains and our goal really is an all-allied victory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silencer_pl Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 Strange that Zuul are so close to each other and still none joined forces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted July 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Strange that Zuul are so close to each other and still none joined forces. True. Probably this is caused by our empire and Hivers standing in between, so they never had any conflict amongst each other. I will not complain, especially since Zuul CH is almost identical to Hiver CH, which is very close to ours. We're building as many colonizers as warships! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted July 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 This is more or less a research update as nothing much was going on for the last few turns.Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh, sooooooo much candy...https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0003-75.jpgAntimatter was already researched with whole income going into labs. We have enough moneyreserves to both research at maximum and build warships at the same time. It will be quitea technological leap.First the ultimate drive tech, so that we will have all AM ships going at the same speed.Phaser PD is always welcome, most of all against Zuul where all support ships have boarding podsincluded. It is not funny destroying their fleet, thinking that you are over the worst whensupport ships start dropping into the fray - when suddenly half of your fleet is under Zuulcommand.Another jump to advanced DNs, then we cool off for a while. Absorbers researched at normal rate.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0008-51.jpgWhat we know of.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/Turn158stateoftheempire.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silencer_pl Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Not fair AI is taking easy on you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted July 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 I blame Peacekeeper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silencer_pl Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 I blame AI takes easy on Liir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted August 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Blue Zuul empire (The Chosen) has really gone into stations. Which is probably what cost themeverything else. Nevertheless stations (and a constructor) make for a nice view. While they last.(click for large pic)https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0001-91.jpgResearch goes into communications.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0003-76.jpgCruising through clusters far away from home, beautiful worlds are found. This one will makea great outpost among Morrigi colonies.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0004-72.jpgComm research is very fast with our income and it also gives us a surplus that we can use on ships.Older fusion ships take ages to get anywhere - speaking from a current perspective. Plans are madeto retire whole fleets and replace them with new ones. Scuttling whole fleets can be a huge wasteof resources, the impact of which will be lessened by Zero-G deconstruction.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0013-36.jpgKnowledge is the key to success. Knowing others' colonies is a large part of that knowledge shouldit come to war. Our recent research venture is used to secure a NAP with Morrigi. This way we canvisit their colonies and get to know them a lot better. From a practical point of view one does alsonot need to keep a constant watch over what the destination of our scouts is. With only a ceasefirea scout that ends up at a colony can start a war.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0016-34.jpgFirst alliance is forged between Humans and Morrigi. We have NAPs with everybody except Zuul.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0017-27.jpgYes, Zuul. We do what we can to speed up our conquest in their clusters. Also it is an element ofrole play to research what we can to prevent the total slaughter of Zuul. In SotS ][ a part of Zuuljoins Liir and starts to live a lot different from their current savagery and scavenging. To put itin Liir terms, they join the chorus.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0026-17.jpgTrade income surpasses other forms of taxation.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0033-11.jpgFirst large fights start as orange Zuul (The Nameless) build larger fleets. Luckily they are stillbehind us in technology so mostly battles are controlled by our forces. The Nameless also sufferfrom their early research decisions, like very early dreadnoughts. Especially from not going forArmada CnC and using those dreads properly.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0039-7.jpgOur friends have wishes. A small fleet of three ships was formed and used to aid them as fastresponse forces where we can.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0040-5.jpgThe Chosen are offered a way out both on an empire and colony level. So far they refused them all.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0041-4.jpgIt is high time to take a walk on the wild side. Research is thrown into what has been our goal fromthe start, a Liir only technology added with ANY. You'll need to read a bit more to find out whatit is, unless you have guessed it already. Luckily, our research tree is really rich and we are notstopped by tech tree sadorandomizer. I got a bit scared when fusion projector was researched butour desired link did not show - than I remembered that this link is very likely to have otherdemanded prerequisites. Later on those.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0044-2.jpgThrowing a quick look at the former Tarka colony reveals that it is already making money. Hiversare more numerous than our own kind as they were able to settle the colony much sooner. Also, it isideally bugformed. Hmmmmmm, perhaps I should fiddle the sliders to allow a full Hiver population.Anyway, the Tarka that are left are happy.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0052-1.jpgLove these little touches Kerberos made. I don't want to know what this Zuul must have thought aboutwhile floating in space, spending his last seconds looking at a huge dreadnought that ended his dreams of pillage.(click for large pic)https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0055-1.jpgSecond Tarka cluster and Human cluster are being intensively explored. This is mostly done by "Morje"(Sea) class refinery cruisers that brought our exploration/colonisation fleets this far. They cantravel very far so there is no need to give new orders to ships with lesser range all the time.The distance between the two clusters is 91,6LY, a distance that can be travelled in mere eight turnswith state of the art engines.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0056-4.jpgI have no idea why, but I just remembered that it would be wise to send a propaganda cruiser to allempires - BEFORE wars break out.Last piece of the puzzle is added.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0060-3.jpgThe Nameless surprise us with an attack further from their territory than we thought they wouldtravel. While defences are scrambled I remember that we have Hiver gates at that colony... Why notmake use of those? A phone is used, nice words are chirped. And we are refused. When the fight begins,Hivers have a huge host present.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0058-1.jpgBut what it does is protect the gates.(click for large pic)https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0069-1.jpgFinally we dive where no other can. Shield projector is a step towards Shield focusing, which givesus a Protectorate ship mission section. Put on a cruiser it can project an Mk3 shield over destroyers,on a dreadnought it can also cover cruisers. A fully armed cruiser force, additionally shielded bya protectorate, is definitely something I want to see. BTW, have you recognised shield projector?It was nicely seen in the Peacekeeper Enforcer vids, where PE deploys those little shield hats on thestrings. They will be used on our ships, too! A forward looking moving all-stopping shield projector,costing us a large turret but able to stop a barrage of heavy combat lasers, must be seen in action.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0078-1.jpgOur intermediate goal is reached. Playing a hard AI game I was afraid even this would be unachievable.This deserves a full design screen. A "Materin objem" (Mother's Embrace) dreadnought.(click for large pic)https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0081-1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silencer_pl Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 If you get meson shields that would be awesome and make that projector a children toy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted August 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 Meson shields only stop energy weapons. Zuul are fielding heavy stormers quite a lot - those mesonshield sections could break like paper. For now I'm quite happy with all-around versions. Both mesonand mk4 shields are available but protectorate section gives all surrounding cruisers a free mk3shield, at no loss to their original armour and firepower. Something I wouldn't want to pass, especiallysince it is a Liir-only technology. Oh, and projector looks really cool!A lucky break in a form of a salvaged technology! What a difference a turn of research can make.Expert systems are immediately on the menu.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0002-79.jpgHmmmm, this alliance does not seem to be very stable.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0007-57.jpgCloaking is snatched for a case of needed covert ops, sadly advanced version is not available. Fusionwarhead is the first in the row of colony defence strengthening techs, also we need an alternative shouldenemies start fielding absorbers.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0008-52.jpgOur colonies dot almost all clusters.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0018-29.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silencer_pl Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 After meson shields are grav shields which stops all ballistic weapons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted August 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 After meson shields are grav shields which stops all ballistic weapons And no energy weapons. One would need a very specialized enemy to field any of those. I guess meson shields are useful much more often as heavy combat lasers are the standard in SotS but frankly I like ships with more firepower and less shielding. They make a nicer show! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silencer_pl Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 But now you are sacrificing DN firepower for some protection. It would be easier to sacrifice some CR firepower in command section than whole Mission section for DN. And remember that Armada CnC have enough CP to add one DN and few other CR's. Also during my Morrigi play I said that 2 Messon Shielded barrage type CR's stopped 5 Tarkasian Dreadnoughts without taking a scratch. Sure I was using Meson Projectors and Pulsed Grav beams but the ammount of DN firepower and shields didn't even flinch. Space Voyager 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted August 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 Also during my Morrigi play I said that 2 Messon Shielded barrage type CR's stopped 5 Tarkasian Dreadnoughts without taking a scratch. Sure I was using Meson Projectors and Pulsed Grav beams but the ammount of DN firepower and shields didn't even flinch. Damn, I'm convinced. It seems almost cheating (against the AI) but hey, it's hard AI... I'll definitely go with projectors and protectorate first, just for the looks of it all, then meson. Especially if peace scenario fails. Ehm, even if it does not fail, I'll probably provoke a war from a saved game after finishing the AAR. I play Liir so rarely that I wouldn't want to end it too soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silencer_pl Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 Not that I want to influence your AAR somehow Just stating my own opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted August 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 Don't worry, I'm not claiming to know all about this game. If one is unable to take a good advice or take a good argument into consideration, he has a problem... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted August 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 Finally our first alliance is forged. Hopefully this is just the first step in the making ofa galactic peace.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0001-92.jpgBecoming an ally also means sharing all information. Humans reveal all the missing data on theirand also Morrigi colonies.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0012-42.jpgCurrently we have two strong alliances.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0002-80.jpgThe number of Hiver members of our societies is large enough to drop all overpopulation. Withthese many Hivers they will fill the void fast and our trade won't suffer too much.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0004-73.jpgResearch on the planetary defences is halted for the time being. Let's see where beams take us.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0006-53.jpgZuul remind me that the time of fusion ships is over. The remnants of the fleet take refuge andawait scuttling. What we have left from fusion fleets is put on guard duty, only until ouradvance forces arrive and go past them.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0017-28.jpgHm, a Hiver ship just hanging out there?https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0019-28.jpgNo, it is a missed farcasting effect. Not that it is a problem at the moment but knowing Hivershave farcasting is essential.In The Pure's cluster (what is left of it) we find a nice surprise. It seems as though they losttheir HW at some previous event. Soon this will be a huge thriving Liir colony.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0020-24.jpgIncredibly, beams go all the way. I see pulsed graviton beams for the first time.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0015-32.jpgThe Chosen can stand our pressure no more.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0022-20.jpgAs Zuul have a CH almost identical to ours, there is no scouting. We send colony ships to allworlds that we have not yet explored. We grab the main prize, most worlds with infrastructurealmost intact.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0031-10.jpgMorrigi decide to join us! We welcome fellow singers.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0023-35.jpgPropaganda cruisers, Poet class, reaches the last of the empires and weaves epic songs of painthat lead to universal peace and harmony.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0034-8.jpgResearch takes us further.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0036-9.jpgThen suddenly a weird fight is started. Our intel was unable to tell who is friend and who isfoe before the fights started, but then Morrigi drones took of in the moment they spotted - us!https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0045-6.jpgI can only speculate what caused them to fall from alliance to hate this fast. Perhaps the Poetat their world was writing worst songs ever or perhaps they just aren't into singing and wantedus to shut up. More likely though it is a result of Morrigi seeing all our colonies and freakingout. They didn't scout any of our clusters earlier so it must have come as a shock to them to have30+ colonies revealed, and new ones appearing each turn.At the same time, The Pure stopped struggling. Mostly the result of Humans and their swift advance.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0047-4.jpgWe need to achieve as little bloodshed as possible. For now ceasefire is enough.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0054-3.jpgI hope Morrigi will get over the shock soon and realize that winning with us is much better thanfighting against us. Not really a happy ending of the update, but at least we have prevented thewar for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted August 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 Finally we catch a glimpse of our "Materin objem" protectorate DN in action. First of all I was surprisedto see that shield projector only projects a single umbrella. Frankly I was expecting something in the rangeof Peacekeeper.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0056-5.jpgWhole protectorate thing proved to be very micromanagement demanding. You need to babysit the formation likecrazy, especially when you do not want the DN to be overly exposed. Not to mention rotating ships that lostthe shield to the back until it is back up, then back to the front etc... One of those toys that followers ofRTS will love. I don't.We have all the toys we wanted before constructing the love and joy of SotS ANY, a flagship. Voilà!(big picture)https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0058_velika.jpgResearch speeds on.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0061-1.jpgA try to prevent further bloodshed. A failure.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0065-2.jpgJust an illustration of what trade sectors look like in a huge galaxy like this. Trade view is only helpfulas far as checking the sectors' numbers for each cluster, so that you can manage trader construction in thespecialized trade sector listing, a really useful tool.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0069-2.jpgAs somebody was kind enough to give us drugs, we take measures to keep them under control. And a jump toHPMs, a real pain for our potential enemies. Orbital complexes are put on hold for now.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0073-1.jpgA video update to help visualize all my rambling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted August 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 In case you haven't noticed, you'll need to go to YT and enable HD to read the accompanying text in video updates.Next few turns are mostly spent with grinding the last remaining Zuul empire and avoiding fights with Morrigi. Andresearch, naturally. The dark side of Liir, biowar. This is how we freed from Suul'ka, and if need be, this is howwe will achieve harmony in the Song.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0081-2.jpgResearching bioweapons is always hazardous, even when you are not speeding up the progress. I sure don't need toboost the labs but accidents happen nevertheless.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0087-1.jpgAnother weird fight is triggered at Pyyrus. What now? Morrigi aren't even there and it is an unclaimed world,so we must have yet another enemy!https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0082-1.jpgBut no, it turned out much differently. Morrigi ARE there, their ships cloaked.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0085-2.jpgThe fight was between Morrigi and Hivers, not us! Morrigi seem to be gaining enemies, I don't like the looksof it. How are we to bring them all together? Another realization that came with the fight; both Morrigi andHivers use a mix of ballistic and energy weapons. Hivers already have impactors, too. Meson shields are kept inreserve for now. So are our "Fotosinteza" (Photosynthesis) absorbers class DNs, two already built.Battling Zuul, our flagship is used for the first time. No flashy showdown, Zuul are not capable of providinga real fight any more.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0096-1.jpgResearch readies us for possible biowar. Nano virus is researched as a precautionary step for the predicted jumpinto AI research.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0091-1.jpg"Nemi krik" (Silent scream) cruiser class is designed. It has not yet been decided whether to build them in advanceand park them at every allied planet, just as an insurance.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/SotS%20TAR/screen0101-1.jpgThey will not be used against Morrigi yet though. If they can not be reasoned with we'll research furtherassimilating techs for dragons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silencer_pl Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 So you are fighting for world peace I see? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted August 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 So you are fighting for world peace I see? Being Liir, this is a part of role-play. I'm definitely thinking about proclaiming myself for a god Suul'ka. Which would change the rules of role-play dramatically. https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/Smiley/smgoodbad.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 To chant in the same key is a harmony, in all, we seek to hear and see. :: Let not any power enchant, master SV; in the end our claim is water and sea - just free to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silencer_pl Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 I definitively want the stuff he drinks. Being Liir, this is a part of role-play. I'm definitely thinking about proclaiming myself for a god Suul'ka. Which would change the rules of role-play dramatically. https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/Smiley/smgoodbad.gif Right... tell to the other fish which were on war path in all my gameplays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted August 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 To chant in the same key is a harmony, in all, we seek to hear and see. :: Let not any power enchant, master SV; in the end our claim is water and sea - just free to be. Beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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