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peace_keeper posted 07-24-99 11:45 AM ET
I would like to know if people play blind or sighted, simple one word replys will do. I play blind, for no reason
Krushala posted 07-24-99 11:47 AM ET
Yes I play with a blinfold on to give the ai a chance.
Hamlet posted 07-24-99 10:46 PM ET
blind...sighted makes the game a walkover :-)
Geo posted 07-24-99 11:03 PM ET
Blind research for the fun of it.
Koshko posted 07-25-99 02:21 AM ET
I like to see and pick.
SubDriver posted 07-25-99 03:03 PM ET
Blind, since it is more challenging and more fun - i.e., more surprising what I actually get, like real research is.
mcostant posted 07-26-99 11:09 AM ET
Blind. And without the discovery tree poster (my game's box miss it, so I'm really a blind researcher), and I don't check the datalinks tree too, because I hate the missing of an overall view.
aceplayer posted 07-26-99 04:19 PM ET
you might want to check the old topics - cause this was done before - I think
blind off won big...
HolyWarrior posted 07-30-99 12:56 AM ET
Those that prefer blind research might as well set up the autoguvs, get a beer, and let the computer play your faction.
Planned research, definately.
akaoni posted 07-30-99 04:08 AM ET
Of course there is an inherent disadvantage in blind research. That's why one chooses it, in addition to aesthetic reasons of course. I like blind research for that very reason. One is forced into other means for acquiring needed technology. Sure, it sucks sitting around waiting for Doc:Mobility to come up, when you want to get the navies moving, or seeing the UoP start the HSA when you aren't even close to that tech, but that's the challange of it!!
Blind research all the way!
Akaoni
Tokek Belerang posted 07-30-99 05:00 AM ET
Blind, always. Scientists just don't sit down and decide to discover literacy. No way you can put a name on something in advance, and the exact things you can do with it.
What you _could_ have, is knowing that someone else discovered something and then go for it yourself, already knowing a little of what it is supposed to look like. This would entail that the algorithm that decides what to research next takes into account what's already been discovered elsewhere. Not too hard to do.
Kek
White_Cat posted 07-30-99 05:50 AM ET
I agree that discovering stuff like literacy in the old Civs shouldn't be planned, but by the time SMAC comes around most of it probably is. Things aren't discovered by accident anymore, and likely haven't been since fire and the wheel. It is very realistic for the government to tell its scientists "We need you to develop the technology to mass-produce rovers" or "We need to be able to build sentient computers."
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Author	Topic: Blind or sighted
peace_keeper	posted 07-24-99 11:45 AM ET I would like to know if people play blind or sighted, simple one word replys will do. I play blind, for no reason
Krushala	posted 07-24-99 11:47 AM ET Yes I play with a blinfold on to give the ai a chance.
Hamlet	posted 07-24-99 10:46 PM ET blind...sighted makes the game a walkover :-)
Geo	posted 07-24-99 11:03 PM ET Blind research for the fun of it.
Koshko	posted 07-25-99 02:21 AM ET I like to see and pick.
SubDriver	posted 07-25-99 03:03 PM ET Blind, since it is more challenging and more fun - i.e., more surprising what I actually get, like real research is.
mcostant	posted 07-26-99 11:09 AM ET Blind. And without the discovery tree poster (my game's box miss it, so I'm really a blind researcher), and I don't check the datalinks tree too, because I hate the missing of an overall view.
aceplayer	posted 07-26-99 04:19 PM ET you might want to check the old topics - cause this was done before - I think blind off won big...
HolyWarrior	posted 07-30-99 12:56 AM ET Those that prefer blind research might as well set up the autoguvs, get a beer, and let the computer play your faction. Planned research, definately.
akaoni	posted 07-30-99 04:08 AM ET Of course there is an inherent disadvantage in blind research. That's why one chooses it, in addition to aesthetic reasons of course. I like blind research for that very reason. One is forced into other means for acquiring needed technology. Sure, it sucks sitting around waiting for Doc:Mobility to come up, when you want to get the navies moving, or seeing the UoP start the HSA when you aren't even close to that tech, but that's the challange of it!! Blind research all the way! Akaoni
Tokek Belerang	posted 07-30-99 05:00 AM ET Blind, always. Scientists just don't sit down and decide to discover literacy. No way you can put a name on something in advance, and the exact things you can do with it. What you _could_ have, is knowing that someone else discovered something and then go for it yourself, already knowing a little of what it is supposed to look like. This would entail that the algorithm that decides what to research next takes into account what's already been discovered elsewhere. Not too hard to do. Kek
White_Cat	posted 07-30-99 05:50 AM ET I agree that discovering stuff like literacy in the old Civs shouldn't be planned, but by the time SMAC comes around most of it probably is. Things aren't discovered by accident anymore, and likely haven't been since fire and the wheel. It is very realistic for the government to tell its scientists "We need you to develop the technology to mass-produce rovers" or "We need to be able to build sentient computers."