Sweet! I have a team now! And my team leader is the man with the big black hat (or is that an afro?) I guess now is the time to start working on my first diplomatic victory >_>
I've spent some time trying to duplicate this, but I've not been successful (even using crtl-N, which apparently doesn't matter) In my current game, the Yor have out-colonized me (and I'm playing Torian) and have a better economy and industrial capacity (which probably says something about my playing ability), but evil is doing well. I've only played on Medium and smaller maps, with everything abundant except for number of planets, which is set to common. Minor Races are set t
I haven't given thought to a second character yet, but IronicMoon is now on the top of my list for names ;)
I'm glad I can play a part :) This seems to be a lot like the GOTM for Civilization, and seems to be a fun way to get pushed out of my comfort zone. I looked at the settings for Round 10, and I have to say that I had quite a shock. I have never had a diplomatic victory before (I usually do conquest, or if I get lazy, influence), and have never played on a map set up quite this way. I usually go for abundant on everything :) As for the nickname, I can't claim full originality
I'm interested in joining the MVL. I have been playing GalCivII since it's release, but have just recently started browsing the forums. Until just a few weeks ago, I thought the Metaverse was for multiplayer ;) The character that I'd like to use is RhetoricalSun.
I didn't know that you could hit crtl-N to regenerate a map, but now I'm afraid to try it T_T I usually play on medium maps, challenging difficulty, and the Korath Clan expands like crazy, goes to war early, and generally kicks butt. The only other evil race I've played against in ToA was the Yor, and they expanded well, but I took them out early. They had 8-10 planets at the time. I'll try crtl-N on my next game and see what difference there is.
This is the number one reason why I play with "Mega Events" off. If they weren't so game crippling I'd give them a shot. As for your question of whether or not to build alternatively armed ships, that's really up to you. Personally, I'd keep on playing just to see if I could beat them. If you have the time and desire to do so, go for it. If you'd have more fun restarting, then do that instead.
I agree, it does get tiring starting the conversation all the time. The AI takes the time to taunt you when they are researching advanced technologies, so why not in the middle of a war? I hate to use SoaSE as an example, but I wouldn't mind something similar to the way the AI taunts you before an attack. I think it would give the game a little more immersion.
Ah, that's good to know. I couldn't figure out why on my last game my income kept jumping around from +500 to -200 every other turn. It was really strange to be in the yellow, rush buy a building, and see yourself green again. Until now, I assumed it was the taxes being lost from filling transports ^_^
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