Feline Seeking Vassal Race for Galactic Conquest

[Space Voyager]

I have forgotten what a great game Ascendancy is. Newer games haven't made it obsolete. Really cool AAR!

[Jman4117]

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<Cycle 689>We acquire <Tech of Awesomeness>

 

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New technology is needed to further exploit this advance.

 

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Our <Heavy Industry World> begins immediate <Construction> of the new facility.

 

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<Cycle 693>We enter a <Frutmaka> controlled system.

 

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<Cycle 694>A gravity distortion opens throughout <Frutmaka> controlled territory. Our two vessels in <Lanesend> system are warped back to <Home System>

 

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<Cycle 695>Another of our vessels enters <Lanesend> system. As the ship with <Invasion> modules was teleported away, we have to wait on another to arrive.

 

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<Cycle 706>Luckily, another <Invasion> ship was being constructed over <Homeworld>. It uses the <Magnetron> to warp directly through the <Red Link>

 

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<Cycle 713>After battering the <Frutmaka> planet for 18 cycles, an enemy vessel enters the system to <Retaliate>

 

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<Cycle 714>After 2 cycles of fighting, the <Frutmaka> vessel is destroyed.

 

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<Eden World> begins construction of advanced <Factories>

 

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Our <Invasion> vessel soon arrives in <Lanesend> system and takes over the <Frutmaka> planet.

 

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Our <Civilization> flourishes. We <Dominate> the <Sentients>/<Animals>

 

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We arrives in <Ungridge> system, the <Home> of <Frutmaka>. Our vessel bombards one of their planets.

 

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<Cycle 745>A vessel is refitted for <Colonization> in enemy territory. If we can control any part of a <Frutmaka> system, they cannot use their <Special Ability>

 

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<Cycle 750>Our vessel is completed, then warps through the <Red Link>

 

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<Cycle 751>We have <God Tech>. Our industry now receives a 50% increase.

 

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We should research <Mass Phasing> so that we may one day build <Large Ship Hulls>

 

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Yes, word your <Aggression> in such a way, <Animal>. Prepare to be cleansed from the <Universe>

 

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<Cycle 753>A day that will live in <Infamy>. A <Nimbuloid> vessel enters <Highbeam> system and takes control of our planets.

 

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Our planet in <Vega> system continues to arm itself with missiles.

 

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Our forces enter <Algol> system, the <Frutmaka> have hostile colonies here.

 

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We shell the planet to take out the defenses. Out <Invasion> ship enters orbit and <Invades>

 

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Our <Heavy Industry World> begins construction of a <Hyperpower Plant>

 

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<Cycle 759>The <Nimbuloid> vessel that attacked <Highbeam> system comes into <Vega>. Our <Orbital Defenses> are ready.

 

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Two missile volleys strike the hull of the enemy vessel. A large explosion scatters its molecules into the <Void>

[silencer_pl]

That was pretty 'smart' - declare war then suddenly warships take over a system Remindes me of an old AI strategy in Civ 3 and 4. If AI dosen't like you but is in peace, if he is gathering large forces at the borders this means he will attack.

 

I am wondering what the devs were smoking when thinking about the alien races. From logical point of view most of the species in this game couldn't be inteligent enough for space travelr. Come on - inteligent gasses and they need ships ?

[Jman4117]

They also like to stop just outside of the range of my defenses and fire with the first weapons that are available. The range of the two weapons is almost exactly the same. So close that a human player can't use them in that manner and will take fire from the orbital defenses. After the next update there should be something to fix that little problem with range, however..

[Jman4117]

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<Cycle 761><Heavy Industry World> and <Homeworld> have completed <Hyperpower Plants>. Productivity skyrockets.

 

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Two new <Invasion> vessels are constructed to exploit our new productivity.

 

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<Eden World> continues to rapidly expand industrial output.

 

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We <Colonize> in a <Nimbuloid> controlled system. This removes their control and reduces their maximum fleet size by one.

 

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<Cycle 780>An enemy vessel approaches. We can not hold this position.

 

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Effective immediately, all constructions on planet are to be abandoned so they they do not fall into enemy hands.

 

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<Cycle 784>A new technology has been researched.

 

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Our expert system determine that we can build <Large Ship Hulls> in approximately 56 cycles.

 

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Our forces enter the <Frontiers> of <Frutmaka> territory and begin to invade their remaining planets.

 

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<Cycle 795>A damaged <Nimbuloid> vessel enters <Hannibal> system.

 

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Orbital defenses <Erase> the incoming vessel.

 

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Another <Frutmaka> colony falls to our advance.

 

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<Cycle 811>Incoming Signal. <Sentients> detected.

 

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These dumb creatures are the Orfa. How they advanced to this level is bewildering. Perhaps they were given their technology.

 

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They are the only species discovered so far that can exist on these dead shells of worlds.

 

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<Cycle 812>Another <Nimbuloid> vessel enters <Hannibal> system to be destroyed by our defenses.

 

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<Cycle 829>We now possess the technology to allow us to construct large vessels.

 

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It is imperative that we develop <Plasmatics>. With this technology our vessels will dominate the stars.

 

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<Cycle 832>We enter the <Frutmaka> <Home> system in force. Our <Invasion> craft rushes to the undefended planet to sieze it from their control.

 

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This is the <Frutmaka> <Homeworld>, their <Civilization> will be subjugated. Their <Consciousness> will blend with the <Gestalt>. Their molecules will produce future <Machines>

 

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We find an obvious dig site on this planet. The fact that they missed it, proves our superiority.

 

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Our combat ships take out the orbital shield that protects the remaining planet. Our <Invasion> vessel moves into orbit and conquers the planet.

 

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<Cycle 833>After the planets fall, we hunt down their last ship and <Eradicate>

[Jman4117]

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An new large vessel enters production. It will be quickly refitted to carry <Plasmatrons> when they become available.

 

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<Cycle 842>Our excavations on the <Frutmaka> <Homeworld> yield advanced technology.

 

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The <Nanotwirler> is an advanced power plant will yield immense power to our future craft.

 

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<Cycle 844>We detect signals from another <Civilization>

 

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Greetings crystalline beings. The <God-Emperor> of <Known Space> asks if you are tasty.

 

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We are superior to all other <Sentients> in <Known Space>. The <Chronomyst> are potential rivals to our fleet, but we are far more advanced and have more worlds to produce more vessels if they get out of hand.

 

 

 

 

Well, that's about 4 hours of gameplay condensed down into about 60 screenshots. I pretty much took out everything but the major battles, conquests, and tech increases. Occasionally, I would show what was happening on the handful of industrial worlds, but it's starting to more and more involved so details are dropped more often than not. Next installment, I hope to get Plasmatrons on every ship I have and also find that last Frutmaka colony so we can drive them to extinction. The Nanotwirler was rather unexpected and would finally make they advanced shielding from the very beginning of the game practical. I had just researched the tech that allowed for a 1.5 unit generator, and BAM, there's the 2.5 unit Nanotwirler

[Space Voyager]

Well, that's about 4 hours of gameplay condensed down into about 60 screenshots. I pretty much took out everything but the major battles, conquests, and tech increases.

Huge work. I forgot so much about this game! The lines between systems - all races have the same network, right?

 

Is there a way to assign a governor to a planet?

[Jman4117]

Yes, the map is the same for all races. And as far as having planets work on their own. There is a later game tech that allows it, but you generally get poorly built planets from it. The AI tends to just place buildings on the planet at random without paying attention to the square colors giving boosts to different buildings and the like.

[Space Voyager]

And as correct use of land is crucial this is a useless feature... Anyway, minions RULE!

[Thorondor]

"You're disgusting, we're annihilating you!" is an apparent inevitability with 4X games' AIs.

 

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And sincere congrats: this is once more proving to be a lean, enjoyable AAR, Jman!

[Jman4117]

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<Cycle 864>We reach farther to the stars. <Red Links> are less and less an obsticle to our <Expansion>

 

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<Cycle 871>The villainous <Nimbuloids> enter <Vega> system.

 

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Our vessel exploits it's superior power generation to distance itself from them.

 

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<Cycle 872>Our vessel goads the enemy into chasing until it runs out of power. Then we close and <Exterminate> them.

 

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<Cycle 873>We have the ultimate weapon technology. A long range plasma weapon that can fire across entire star systems.

 

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New vessels will be outfitted with <Plasmatrons> to vastly out range all enemy ships and defenses. The stars will be ours.

 

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<Cycle 882>A large <Guardian> vessel is refitted to carry the new weapons.

 

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More ship tech awaits!

 

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<Cycle 887>A vessel approaches <Homeworld>

 

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Our new vessel demonstrates the power of the <Plasmatron> as it fires from across the system.

 

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Our friendly ship that entered <Home System> at the same time enters orbit of <Fifth World> to receive the new upgrade.

 

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More <Invasion> vessels are constructed to replace the obsolete <Medium> vessels that are stranded far from <Home System>

 

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This variant will carry a <Plasmatron> to allow it to attack lightly defended worlds in the absence of a warship.

 

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<Cycle 901>We receive signals of a <Hostile> vessel entering <Hannibal> system.

 

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Our new warship uses its <Magnetron> to warp instantly into <Hannibal> system. Upon arriving it opens fire on the <Nimbuloids> that have just entered.

 

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No further signals from the enemy vessel are detected. Target presumed <Terminated>

 

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Our forces advance through the <Star Lane> to <Vega> system. We fire at their <Orbital Defenses> from out of range.

 

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They quickly fall to volley after volley of plasma fire.

 

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<Cycle 903>Our <Invasion> vessel that was previously operating in the area of <Vega> returns to take back our <Colonies>

 

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The <Nimbuloids> fall and we move to press the attack to other <Nimbuloid> controlled systems.

 

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Our <Machines> advance. The <Sentient> gas <Animals> dissipate in our path. New weapons allow our vessels to attack their worlds. They will be <Erased>

[Space Voyager]

Ha, you own half of galaxy! is this the cleanup phase?

[Jman4117]

I've explored half. I only actually own the systems that have a blue circle around them, Mostly at the very top of the map.

[Jman4117]

Hordes of plasma equipped vessels are being built to cleanse the universe. Hail to the God-Emperor!

 

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We discover a more powerful propulsion system for our vessels. The trade off is that efficiency is greatly reduced. We are going to ignore this technology. But...

 

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It unlocks the technology for GIGANTIC hulls! We need this! The slots that ships have go something like this: 5, 10, 15, 25. This means that a Gigantic can carry over double the payload of a large after you factor in the engines, star lane drives and basic power that all ships need. Ok, back into character..

 

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<Cycle 905>Our Machines begin their assault against the <Nimbuloids>. Our first plasma equipped vessel enters one of their systems in force.

 

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The <Eden> world is ripe for the taking. Orbital guns guard it however and we need to take them down.

 

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<Exterminate>

 

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<Cycle 906>Our <Invasion> vessel arrives after an additional cycle.

 

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The system falls to our assault. Our forces withdraw and move to the next occupied system.

 

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<Cycle 907>A retreating <Nimbuloid> vessel enters <Hannibal> system.

 

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We are ready for them though and open fire.

 

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Two blinding red flashes is all the <Sentients> observe before they are <Terminated>

 

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<Orfa> <Animals> enter <Home System>. Since we have a <Plasma> equipped vessel guarding the area so we initiate <War State> with <Orfa>

 

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We declare war on you. Prepare to die.

 

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We hold our position. The grotesque vessel comes into range and we open fire. After 5 shots, the enemy vessel is <Erased>

 

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On a recently captured world, we begin excavation.

 

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<Cycle 909>Our attack vessel enters the <Highbeam> system and commences the liberation of our worlds in system.

 

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<Cycle 912>After 3 additional cycles, our <Invader> arrives.

 

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Our core <Frontier> world is <Retaken>

 

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<Cycle 913>We continue to clear the sub-cluster of <Sentients>. Our vessel drops out of subspace into the <Chippendale> system.

 

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<Cycle 916>Our <Invasion> ship also arrives and commences operations.

 

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<Cycle 919>Our dig in <Vega> finishes. New technology awaits.

 

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We have acquired a technology that allows us to increase maximum population on a planet by 10. This takes up no spaces on the surface, and is only usable once per planet.

 

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<Cycle 921>We find the last inhabited <Frutmaka> world.

 

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Their species has been <Erased> from the <Universe>

[Jman4117]

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<Cycle 922>A <Nimbuloid> vessel enters <Chippendale> system. Our <Invasion> vessel is returning to <Hannibal> system for refits, its escort remains in system to <Intercept> the enemy.

 

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Upon observing our vessel, the <Nimbuloids> flee. Their <Animal> tendencies cause panic. They move far from the star lanes. Our vessel has greater endurance and closes with them after they run out of power. The <Animals> are <Exterminated>

 

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<Cycle 933>We have discovered new technology. We can now build cities on planets to increase population and <Gigantic Ship Hulls>

 

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Our power rises. The <Animals> decline.

 

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Our science discovers a very useful piece of equipment: The Replenisher. It will allow all weapons on our vessels to fire twice per cycle.

 

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<Cycle 935>We enter <Chronomyst> space. We are now in a position to deal with them. And by "deal with", I mean, kill.

 

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<Cycle 937>Our advance scout has discovered a new system. <Transmissions> for <Sentients> are detected.

 

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Greetings hideous walking eye.

 

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<Cycle 938>After 3 cycles of our forces attacking, the <Chronomyst> respond.

 

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They enter <War State> with <Minions>

 

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Our <Heavy Industry World> has been upgrading its facilities to further speed the production of new vessels. We exploit the new hull technology to build a <Gigantic> vessel. Legions of warrior droids can now be carried on a single vessel.

 

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<Cycle 956>Our forces have been clearing nearby <Chronomyst> space. We now guard the main <Red Link> into the rest of their territory. A <Medium> vessel exits the link. Our vessel fires.

 

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Their molecules are scattered across <Discordia> system.

 

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Our <Invasion> vessel has finished refits and returns to taking <Nimbuloid> planets.

 

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<Cycle 966>We now have to ability to <Terraform> <Black Squares>

 

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We advance further into <Nimbuloid> space. We encounter a <Large> vessel.

 

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It takes 10 shots from our <Plasma> weapons before it is finally <Erased>

 

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<Cycle 975>Our first <Gigantic> vessel is constructed and begins its journey to the <Chronomyst> front.

 

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<Cycle 980>We enter <Atropos> system. <Orfa> forces are detected. Initiate attack protocols.

 

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We begin construction of 2 more <Gigantic> vessels. One is a gunship with 7 <Plasmatrons> and a replenisher. The other is a clone of the previous 12 module <Invader>

 

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We conquer the <Orfa> world in <Atropos>. This planet is highly developed by <Barbarian> standards. Our dig here will only require 5 cycles.

 

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Our expert systems continue to research minor technologies. Today we begin <Advanced Fun Techniques>

 

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<Cycle 988>Our <Invasion> vessel enters <Bodkin> system. The final <Nimbuloid> colony is taken.

 

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<Cycle 989>Our suspicions are confirmed. No further signals are detected from the <Animals>

 

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We continue to dominate the galaxy. The vermin are dying in droves. Their molecules are recycled into future war machines. They will all be destroyed!

[silencer_pl]

Victory countdown initiated. T - 10 posts

[Jman4117]

If that. I have plasmatrons and gigantic hulls packed full of invasion modules. They are toast assuming I don't run into the Chamachies or something like that.

[Jman4117]

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Firstly, every planet gets a Lush Growth Bomb. This will give each planet 10 extra spaces for free, meaning that we can tear down those old outposts that are on just about every planet finally!

 

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New technology is discovered from alien ruins.

 

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This is a very useful tech. It allows us to use one piece of equipment to send every ship in a star lane to the end. It takes a full turn, so it's not as fast as the Lane Magnetron, but it is much more efficient if you want to send a whole fleet through.

 

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Another tech is also discovered this turn. It allows the impressive Uberlaser, a weapon that's 1.5x as powerful as the Plasmatron AND it fires TWICE per turn. Making it 3x as powerful, but at the cost a considerable range. This is a good weapon if the game lasts long enough to make effective use of it. The Plasmatron will still be used for bombarding planets due to its range.

 

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Now that we have the Uberlaser, we're going for the tech that makes it more useful. The Accutron will give it a boost in range.

 

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<Cycle 993><Chronomyst> vessel as just entered <Tensoric> system.

 

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The <Animals> come into our weapons range in an <unarmed> vessel. They are <Erased>

 

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ooookay...I think I have found a bug related to Lush Growth Bombs, seems I get techs just from building Lush Growth Bombs instead of having to have 10+ outposts as I've read about before I ran into this.

 

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But it unlocks the Recaller! This thing is awesome. It warps you back to your home system from anywhere on the map. And since our main refit stations are in the home system we get to bypass all that walking back to a refit base crap!

 

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The <Orfa> <Homeworld> falls.

 

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Our <Gigantic> <Invasion> vessel arrives in <Tensonic> system. Our escort opens fire on the <Chronomyst> world, bringing down the defenses for <Invasion>

 

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<Minion Space> <Cycle 1000>

 

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One of our front line <Invasion> ships arrives in <Hannibal> for refits. It receives a <Recaller> and <Colonization> modules so it can take over unoccupied systems.

 

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<Cycle 1001>We have signal!

 

https://img846.imageshack.us/img846/7804/antag409.png

Sup, flea.

 

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<Cycle 1002>After 1 cycle, the <Marmosians> contact us.

 

https://img27.imageshack.us/img27/931/antag411.png

A completely empty threat, we'll just laugh and ignore them for now. They are the weakest <Sentients> in the <Galaxy>

 

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Turn 1006...I definitely have a bug here, I've had about 10 techs just appear on me, mostly useless. This is one of them. It's a very inefficient engine, we'll keep the Ion Banger for now.

 

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By turn 1014 a huge horde of free tech allows the best weapon to be researched. This weapon is awesome. About 10x the total damage per gun as the Plasmatron because it fires a whopping 3 times!

[Jman4117]

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<Cycle 1017>Our forces begin to push into <Chronomyst> controlled systems. This planet has a new type of shield around it that takes 9 shots to destroy.

 

https://img831.imageshack.us/img831/5035/antag426.png

Our new warship is completed in orbit of <Homeworld>

 

https://img689.imageshack.us/img689/4748/antag427.png

A <Lush Growth Bomb> will be set off to increase living space.

 

https://img148.imageshack.us/img148/5134/antag430.png

YAY! Another free tech...

 

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<Cycle 1018>A pair of <Chronomyst> vessels come into <Elwyssen> system to protect the planet.

 

https://img163.imageshack.us/img163/6429/antag432.png

We fail to bring down the shields of the planet before we are attacked by the enemy vessels.

 

https://img853.imageshack.us/img853/8498/antag433.png

One down, the other holds position at the <Star Lane>

 

https://img684.imageshack.us/img684/602/antag438.png

We get another free tech on turn 1023, and boy is it a nice one. It allows use to repair vessels in the field. Team it up with the Sacrificial Orb, Plasma Coupler and a lot of power generators and you have a beast of a ship that can transfer power and armor to friendly vessels. Just be sure that you repair the vessel that's sending armor or you'll lose the ship.

 

https://img33.imageshack.us/img33/5664/antag439.png

<Cycle 1024>Our forces arrive in the <Chronomyst> <Home System>

 

https://img860.imageshack.us/img860/4977/antag440.png

Their <Homeworld> is bombarded with plasma weapons.

 

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The <Chronomyst> <Homeworld> falls to our warrior droids.

 

https://img805.imageshack.us/img805/5557/antag442.png

Constuction of a new vessel in orbit of <Homeworld> begins. It will be used to conduct field repairs of damaged vessels.

 

https://img828.imageshack.us/img828/3092/antag444.png

<Cycle 1027>Another <Chronomyst> system falls to our forces.

 

 

https://img641.imageshack.us/img641/8783/antag446.png

Looks like that last system was just enough to push us over the edge into a win. There are a few different ways to win. 2/3 Occupation, Occupying all Homeworlds, Killing everything that isn't you, or if you want a real challenge Ally Everyone. I'm not sure the last one is even possible with the antagonizer patch. The AI is just too aggressive toward the player. I've only got an allied win when I played without the patch and as the Baliflids.

 

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The Minion Empire, Cycle 1028

[Thorondor]

https://img8.imageshack.us/img8/9510/terminatorarmy.gif

 

Praise thee, !!

 

::

 

What is the reasoning behind that 42% score, if I may so boldly enquire?

[Jman4117]

No idea, but I can enable cheats and tweak things and see if I can figure it out

[Jman4117]

Ok, I cheated and took every planet on the map that was remaining, my score only went to 47%

 

Then I started a new game as the Balifids and apparently I can't get anyone to ally me, but that might just be the antag patch. I might try without it later.

[silencer_pl]

I take my guess that some point of them are research.