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Singularity posted 07-12-99 08:43 PM ET
I just got a new high score for me, 11145 with the Gaians, I'm working on perfecting my strategy with them. I got up to Tran. thought 335, I love it when you have 90 bases and get 5 techs per turn.
Krushala posted 07-12-99 09:54 PM ET
after around 9000 I can't stand it anymore. I am sick of that eternity lays ahead of us and behind. Have you drank your fill?
Koshko posted 07-12-99 10:04 PM ET
I usually Transcend about 20 turns after VoP which I start building immediately.
laurens posted 07-12-99 10:12 PM ET
Singularity:
Try out your transcending/micromanagement skills over in the tscd_zakharov_2241 scenario ("Thou Shalt Transcend"). Set the record for us
site at http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Dome/3802/
Edward the fish posted 07-13-99 03:19 AM ET
if you dont want to get the final tech over and over set all you enagy to economy and non to reserch then you use teh cash to by transedens.
edward
Singularity posted 07-13-99 05:06 PM ET
I'll try that scenario tomorrow. Thanks.
laurens posted 07-13-99 09:41 PM ET
Oh yes... I have a nice competitor :p
Though I'm sure you will definitely be better. Hope to complete it in 3 days time.
mindwormh8er posted 07-13-99 09:46 PM ET
How the heck do you get 90 bases?
I play this game like 6 hours a day but i still hardly know how to work it.
Singularity posted 07-14-99 09:21 AM ET
The 90 bases? Easy, make colony pods with drop pods and do orbital insertions. With many of my transcendence victories, i could have conquered the planet completely long ago. On my best one, the believers only had one base left, and I completely surrounded it with demon boils. Then I just waited. My typical base was about 54 pop., and automated formers just didn't do the trick, so I had to run them all manually, about 2-3 per base. Of course support wasn't a problem becausemost bases had a production of around 150, one at the Borehole cluster had over 300. Of course that many bases isn't normal, I had to build more to keep my tech up as cost increased. By the end of the game I had about 1,000,000 energy credits (20,000 per turn) and could just buy the ascent. Of course part of it was luck, if my satellites had been blown away, I would have been screwed. I had about 100 of each type up in orbit. I had to leave off ironman though because the manual formers ate time like you wouldn't believe, and I do have to sleep no matter how long I want to stay up playing SMAC. By the way, even with all going to economy I would still have to put up with it once a turn.
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Author	Topic: Anyone beat this?
Singularity	posted 07-12-99 08:43 PM ET I just got a new high score for me, 11145 with the Gaians, I'm working on perfecting my strategy with them. I got up to Tran. thought 335, I love it when you have 90 bases and get 5 techs per turn.
Krushala	posted 07-12-99 09:54 PM ET after around 9000 I can't stand it anymore. I am sick of that eternity lays ahead of us and behind. Have you drank your fill?
Koshko	posted 07-12-99 10:04 PM ET I usually Transcend about 20 turns after VoP which I start building immediately.
laurens	posted 07-12-99 10:12 PM ET Singularity: Try out your transcending/micromanagement skills over in the tscd_zakharov_2241 scenario ("Thou Shalt Transcend"). Set the record for us site at http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Dome/3802/
Edward the fish	posted 07-13-99 03:19 AM ET if you dont want to get the final tech over and over set all you enagy to economy and non to reserch then you use teh cash to by transedens. edward
Singularity	posted 07-13-99 05:06 PM ET I'll try that scenario tomorrow. Thanks.
laurens	posted 07-13-99 09:41 PM ET Oh yes... I have a nice competitor :p Though I'm sure you will definitely be better. Hope to complete it in 3 days time.
mindwormh8er	posted 07-13-99 09:46 PM ET How the heck do you get 90 bases? I play this game like 6 hours a day but i still hardly know how to work it.
Singularity	posted 07-14-99 09:21 AM ET The 90 bases? Easy, make colony pods with drop pods and do orbital insertions. With many of my transcendence victories, i could have conquered the planet completely long ago. On my best one, the believers only had one base left, and I completely surrounded it with demon boils. Then I just waited. My typical base was about 54 pop., and automated formers just didn't do the trick, so I had to run them all manually, about 2-3 per base. Of course support wasn't a problem becausemost bases had a production of around 150, one at the Borehole cluster had over 300. Of course that many bases isn't normal, I had to build more to keep my tech up as cost increased. By the end of the game I had about 1,000,000 energy credits (20,000 per turn) and could just buy the ascent. Of course part of it was luck, if my satellites had been blown away, I would have been screwed. I had about 100 of each type up in orbit. I had to leave off ironman though because the manual formers ate time like you wouldn't believe, and I do have to sleep no matter how long I want to stay up playing SMAC. By the way, even with all going to economy I would still have to put up with it once a turn.