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KaiN_ZerO posted 06-19-99 01:09 AM ET
Recently, I started playing SMAC again. For some odd reason, I feel compelled to only play UoP. While playing a Talent game (yeah, i suck), the year passed 2400 and i still haven't researched all the technology, which doesn't feel right, since transcends and thinkers end at 2400. During the progress of the Talent game I played expansionist in the beginning and have militarized against the Believers and the other factions. I have about 30 cities... running a cybernetic/green/knowledge/democratic. I easily outnumber the rest of the factions, w/ my 700+ votes to their combined 200. I can't be supreme leader because the button doesn't show up (though I have mind-machine interface). Playing Huge/30-50 ocean/weak erosion/dense clouds. Still, I feel as if I haven't maxed out... what am I missing?
KaiN_ZerO
DrPhibes posted 06-19-99 10:42 AM ET
Hmmm
A couple of weeks of your life playing a very long SMAC game?
To max your research you need energy, sounds like you are not getting enough.
Either:
1.Boost your energy collection; or
2.Reduce your energy expenditure; or
3.Both.
Might be too late now, but next time you could try building the Merchant Exchange/Supercolider SPs in the same (energy rich) base to speed research. Throw in a few research speeding techs and your research rate should improve a lot.
Transcendent posted 06-21-99 08:55 AM ET
I've also found that on my latest game there is no option to vote for Supreme Leader on the Council menu, even though I have the pre-requisite technology (although I can't remember what that is at this moment). Is this a bug or am I missing something?
Series II posted 06-21-99 01:13 PM ET
That option could have been turned off as one of the victory conditions when you started the game.
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Author	Topic: UoP help
KaiN_ZerO	posted 06-19-99 01:09 AM ET Recently, I started playing SMAC again. For some odd reason, I feel compelled to only play UoP. While playing a Talent game (yeah, i suck), the year passed 2400 and i still haven't researched all the technology, which doesn't feel right, since transcends and thinkers end at 2400. During the progress of the Talent game I played expansionist in the beginning and have militarized against the Believers and the other factions. I have about 30 cities... running a cybernetic/green/knowledge/democratic. I easily outnumber the rest of the factions, w/ my 700+ votes to their combined 200. I can't be supreme leader because the button doesn't show up (though I have mind-machine interface). Playing Huge/30-50 ocean/weak erosion/dense clouds. Still, I feel as if I haven't maxed out... what am I missing? KaiN_ZerO
DrPhibes	posted 06-19-99 10:42 AM ET Hmmm A couple of weeks of your life playing a very long SMAC game? To max your research you need energy, sounds like you are not getting enough. Either: 1.Boost your energy collection; or 2.Reduce your energy expenditure; or 3.Both. Might be too late now, but next time you could try building the Merchant Exchange/Supercolider SPs in the same (energy rich) base to speed research. Throw in a few research speeding techs and your research rate should improve a lot.
Transcendent	posted 06-21-99 08:55 AM ET I've also found that on my latest game there is no option to vote for Supreme Leader on the Council menu, even though I have the pre-requisite technology (although I can't remember what that is at this moment). Is this a bug or am I missing something?
Series II	posted 06-21-99 01:13 PM ET That option could have been turned off as one of the victory conditions when you started the game.