Veki Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 This is the first time to have two SotS AARs running at the same time, really great to see that the old lady still has this much life left in her.Why not make it 3 AAR at the same time? I finally decided to give this AAR thing a try as I've never done it before. Welcome to my Hiver AAR!I'll try to play the same game setup as SV and Silencer.https://i.imgur.com/IeZRel.pngOne opponent of each race and 2 random to make things interesting.https://i.imgur.com/Ah3NAl.pngThis is our starting location. We are at the edge of the map.https://i.imgur.com/ZULszl.pngI don't have some grand research plan so I pick tech that I think I'll need most at the moment.https://i.imgur.com/WKHQFl.pngAs you can see, we are exploring our cluster + 1 gate is going to cluster right of us. We have discoverend 2 nice planets (they were colonized immediately).https://i.imgur.com/8Rq4el.pngNext tech to research is Cruiser construction. You can see all tech we have researched until now as well (Of course in 3 cases we went overbudget).https://i.imgur.com/7ZI4ml.pngAnd our first random encounter! What did we encounter? Dreaded swarm or maybe formidable Asteroid monitor?https://i.imgur.com/e3bJ7l.pngNeither! It's Alien derelict.https://i.imgur.com/QGlfQl.pngAs you can see, we have a new colony and we have scouted a nice planet. Planet with Alien derelict is not so nice.https://i.imgur.com/m1PUbl.pngWe have a new colony. 3 more planets are scouted. Only 1 is good and 1 has Alien derelict.https://i.imgur.com/Li5Ryl.pngWe have a new colony and Alien derelict is dealt with.https://i.imgur.com/zFVL1l.pngWe have cruisers now! Now lets make them easier to build.https://i.imgur.com/QpcLJl.pngWe have scouted 2 nice planets which are immediately colonized. And our gate is halfway to the other cluster.https://i.imgur.com/trnDll.pngSome more research completed (and on time for a change!)https://i.imgur.com/ffnAal.pngWe have scouted a nice planet. But of course, this had to happen. Frankly I'm surprised it didn't happen sooner.https://i.imgur.com/JsKqFl.pngAnd we start to research fusion.https://i.imgur.com/A4HsQl.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silencer_pl Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Congratulations and good luck. Is that some kind of mod for the more summarised battles kind of SotS2 way ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veki Posted August 4, 2012 Author Share Posted August 4, 2012 Thx. I'm not using mods in this AAR. This is SotS ANY 1.8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 The Veki collective strikes! :: *grabs popcorn* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veki Posted August 4, 2012 Author Share Posted August 4, 2012 Soon! :: *passes soda to Thorondor* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veki Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 While fusion is being researched we scout a new planet (that we can't colonize) and we have a new colony. Also planets that we colonized first are finally finished with terraforming and infrastructure improvement.https://i.imgur.com/ig5rNl.pngSo we have bees in our cluster. And they are going for a planet we can't colonize. Hope we get a lot of honey from them.https://i.imgur.com/MdiSVl.pngWe have scouted 2 nice planets which will be colonized immediately.https://i.imgur.com/zOgDll.pngWell, who do we have here?https://i.imgur.com/yAcd4l.pngOur tanker is no match for their DE. But our CR is.https://i.imgur.com/wc8f9l.pnghttps://i.imgur.com/jWYtnl.pngAnd fusion is ours! Only 14 turns to research it. Now we go for mega-freighters so we can make a lot of money (we'll need it).https://i.imgur.com/UV22sl.pngAnd again VN visit us.https://i.imgur.com/lTSBRl.pngCR freighters are immediately put into production. And lucky us, we have Modular construction so we'll get 5% more from trade. https://i.imgur.com/dWV8zl.png8 ships incoming. Good thing we already sent another gate in that cluster so we won't loose easy access to it.https://i.imgur.com/xAwykl.png5% is ours. Now since we have Zuul as neighbours, let's research some weapons.https://i.imgur.com/91NDil.pngLets get the party started!https://i.imgur.com/adOd2l.pngAn interesting thing happened. Only DE attacked the gate. CR just went in the opposite direction and waited for DE to destroy the gate.https://i.imgur.com/z2x4jl.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/KmddTl.pngBattle report reveals they have green lasers. Well, that's good.https://i.imgur.com/4WZSsl.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silencer_pl Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 The request content cannot be loaded.... Poor image provider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veki Posted August 7, 2012 Author Share Posted August 7, 2012 Nah, it's the forum that tries to show picture in some kind of window. Try "Open in new window".Also I edited the links now so it should work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Oh Veki, this is just awesome. Reading this AAR at the machine I'm currently sitting at (not even Flashplayer) gives it little credit, but I'll take extra time for this AAR when I get home. Really, great to see you took the time and joined in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Veki, I can't see the pics as well. Never had these problems with photobucket. Perhaps you would consider a move? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veki Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 Sorry guys for not replying for so long. I was on vacation last week. I updated first post and corrected all links in it. Tell me if it's ok now. If it's ok, I'll fix the rest of the links tomorrow (+ a new update!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 It is ok and it is good read, too! Moar, pretty please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silencer_pl Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 The first is ok, the second isn't so don't forget that one too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 He was asking for first post only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veki Posted August 21, 2012 Author Share Posted August 21, 2012 Let's see how Zuul are standing. Looks good : CR, fission and nuclear warhead.https://i.imgur.com/0Ar0il.pngLooks like we have raiders near our homeworld.https://i.imgur.com/83BXRl.pngOk, PD is completed. Now let's improve our colonizes. Hope we'll get Bio transfer as well.https://i.imgur.com/ZmxC2l.pngAnd more raiders at our homeworld.https://i.imgur.com/dd7Kwl.pngC'mon guys, how many of you are there? And we have Bio transfer. Yey! We research is ASAP.https://i.imgur.com/e4j3tl.png2 planets are scouted. One is perfect and will be colonized immediately, the other is inhabitable.https://i.imgur.com/rPlRTl.pngBesides better weapons, we need more ships on the battlefield and bigger ships. So our research is headed that way.https://i.imgur.com/Nnjnhl.pngAnd we're about to meet our 2nd neighbor.https://i.imgur.com/2aYrGl.pngMorrigi. That's good.https://i.imgur.com/TbjX6l.pngA turn later. This is even better.https://i.imgur.com/WQYd7l.pngDN is within our reach.https://i.imgur.com/AUYgrl.pngBut first we need something else.https://i.imgur.com/K1VpWl.pngGood! We have a NAP with Morrigi. Now we can focus on Zuul.https://i.imgur.com/26VC2l.pngThis is just my luck. First, I failed to destroy the Queen in 1 turn and then when I kill the Swarm I get 51k credits.https://i.imgur.com/U1Xo2l.pngAnd now we go for DN.https://i.imgur.com/czxs7l.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 So you're getting flying fortresses! But you'll need to equip them with something. So far I see practically no weapon research, so you're probably equipping ships with missiles and will research better warheads soon. Still, you're missing a lot of very good ship sections. Any plans in that direction? The only suggestion I have would be more scouting, we need to get moving. Hivers are even more burdened with this as speed is not our virtue... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silencer_pl Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 I want to understand how Hivers can be successful with missiles since when PD Phasers hit the field any missile is rendered useless, except maybe for Mirvs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veki Posted August 21, 2012 Author Share Posted August 21, 2012 Hivers forte are HP and firepower. So no, we're not going for missiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silencer_pl Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Good, because I don't like missiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Most fit, we survive, and once with the enemy we are done, we grow, far to go and greater become. :: We are the Hive; we are One; we Overcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silencer_pl Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Most fit, we survive, and once with the enemy we are done, we grow, far to go and greater become. :: We are the Hive; we are One; we Overcome! I want that stuff you drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veki Posted August 24, 2012 Author Share Posted August 24, 2012 Last planet in our cluster is scouted and will be colonized.https://i.imgur.com/xGGkpl.pngLucky us! We have scouted independent Hiver colony and it automatically joined us. A very nice planet.https://i.imgur.com/RPvWTl.pngMiracles do happen! We've finished DN ahead of schedule. Now we go for CR CnC research.https://i.imgur.com/Q3HPNl.pngZuul colony. We'll just go to another planet, maybe they are not there.https://i.imgur.com/RqXNbl.pngWe finished strikeforce CnC and now we go for better weapons. Unfortunately, we only have Particle beam available for research. Let's try Plasma cannon, maybe we'll have more luck with that branch of research.https://i.imgur.com/6I9G2l.pngAs you can see, this cluster belongs to us now and we have colonies in neighboring clusters.https://i.imgur.com/czPxEl.pngWe have incoming Zuul fleet. Also our research of Plasma cannons is complete and we'll research Anti-Matter next. We also have Fusion cannons available for research.https://i.imgur.com/5VgWGl.pngSince Zuul is coming to the planet with Alien derelict and we are researching Anti-Matter, we've managed to disable it and get a very nice 25% bonus to research for 4 turns.https://i.imgur.com/Je34Zl.pngThis will be fun!https://i.imgur.com/yJ4NUl.pngZuul CR before it exploded. In the back you can see Zuul DE. On the 2nd picture you can see DE Bore ship before it exploded as well.https://i.imgur.com/rRnp8l.pnghttps://i.imgur.com/ZfenBl.pngFlawless victory! You can see they have UV lasers and AP rounds. Still quite weak.https://i.imgur.com/DW1Vil.pngAnd these guys again. https://i.imgur.com/LAVTXl.png2 Queens incoming. That means more money for us. https://i.imgur.com/a2DvXl.pngHmmm?https://i.imgur.com/XVqgil.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silencer_pl Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 One question, why are you trying to research energy weapons when it is known that Hivers are all ballistics ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Breaking the bonds of optimal can be called creativity, or an experiment. GO VEKI! Silencer is naturally correct on Hiver lore - which is integrated into game's research tree's expected availability of a technology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veki Posted August 24, 2012 Author Share Posted August 24, 2012 I think going for ballistic weapons would be a bit boring. So I'll try to win this with energy weapons. Maybe I'll get lucky and have a really good energy weapon.+ I'm not really fond of ballistic weapons (except Impactors). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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