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CJ posted 07-25-99 07:25 PM ET
How is it that mind worms attacking a base can destroy a satellite in orbit? Once a sat is in orbit, all it needs is periodic maintenance, and surely any base with an Aerospace Complex (or the Space Elevator, if you have it) can provide that?
Jythexinvok posted 07-26-99 01:51 AM ET
I have NEVER heard of this happening,.. but can believe it. I assume this happened when mindworms attacked a base with no improvements left in it, but had built satalites? Probably just some pointer that they forgot to flag.
Mongoose posted 07-26-99 02:24 AM ET
To the best of my knowledge this DOESN'T happen. Are you sure it did? Can you produce a .sav to verify?
CJ posted 07-27-99 03:43 AM ET
Yes, I'm sure, but I don't have any of the .SAVs from that game anymore. The only reason I noticed it is because on one occasion when I was looking at the Orbital and Space Status screen, I noticed that the number of Orbital Defense Pods and Nessus Mining Stations had each decreased by two since the last time I had looked. Since I was the only faction in play at the time, had not expended any of my ODPs, and know of no other means by which to lose a satellite, I can only conclude that the Mind Worms were to blame. I am, however, more than willing to entertain alternate theories.
Aredhran posted 07-27-99 03:54 AM ET
There are also random events that can destroy your satellites.
Aredhran
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Author	Topic: Spaceborne Mind Worms?
CJ	posted 07-25-99 07:25 PM ET How is it that mind worms attacking a base can destroy a satellite in orbit? Once a sat is in orbit, all it needs is periodic maintenance, and surely any base with an Aerospace Complex (or the Space Elevator, if you have it) can provide that?
Jythexinvok	posted 07-26-99 01:51 AM ET I have NEVER heard of this happening,.. but can believe it. I assume this happened when mindworms attacked a base with no improvements left in it, but had built satalites? Probably just some pointer that they forgot to flag.
Mongoose	posted 07-26-99 02:24 AM ET To the best of my knowledge this DOESN'T happen. Are you sure it did? Can you produce a .sav to verify?
CJ	posted 07-27-99 03:43 AM ET Yes, I'm sure, but I don't have any of the .SAVs from that game anymore. The only reason I noticed it is because on one occasion when I was looking at the Orbital and Space Status screen, I noticed that the number of Orbital Defense Pods and Nessus Mining Stations had each decreased by two since the last time I had looked. Since I was the only faction in play at the time, had not expended any of my ODPs, and know of no other means by which to lose a satellite, I can only conclude that the Mind Worms were to blame. I am, however, more than willing to entertain alternate theories.
Aredhran	posted 07-27-99 03:54 AM ET There are also random events that can destroy your satellites. Aredhran