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[JarlWolf]

(He's a compulsive liar, were all barbarians.)

[Arbee]

Spartis doesn't speak for ALL of us, mind you.

[Buster's Uncle]

Ah.  So you ARE a rowdy bunch.  I'm hep.  23 SKIDDOO!

[Arbee]

I know for a fact that Ulti is an extrovert who likes to tear down walls and leave his stamp on the place, and he only gets worse when he's around Jarl and me.

[Buster's Uncle]

This is a pretty relaxed place that runs on respect flowing in all directions.  Jarl will tell you we're cool.

[Geo]

...  Jarl will tell you we're cool.

And if not, there's still Siberia to manage that. 

[551262]

I am 551262, and I am an emigrant from Apolyton.net. Not so much activity there.

In regards to SMAC, I prefer mostly SMAC, not SMAC-X, and play the Mac version. A Spartan registrant, mostly because it is a relatively easy faction to play, mostly because I play for fun, not a challenge, it comes naturally.

I would like to learn a lot more, and I need to focus more on Momentum play and not Hybrid. Building I can do but you won't find me shouting BUILD BUILD BUILD in the Morgan camp.

I'm up for trying a few IP games, I'd love to have some solid players to jostle with, but I expect to loose (after all, I usually play the A.I on Talent, if I'm up for a challenge then I'll go for Librarian, and only play on Small maps on a regular basis) but I'm a good looser. To make things interesting, I could be the Believers, pacted with the University and someone else, against Morgan and two more troublemakers. Basically, pit tech+military against cash+military and see what happens.

I haven't played any MP games before and I dislike LOOONNNG protracted games. I rarely play on Huge maps because it takes me a week to get the game over with. I usually get bored, frustrated or tired of endless micromanagement.

But yeah, that's me.

[Buster's Uncle]

Welcome to AC2, #.

(I hope you won't abandon 'poly entirely, as that would embarrass me to Martin Gühmann a little after I've talked him into trying for an activity push - I just now sent him a recommended speech to the members before I saw you here. )

You should have plenty of luck finding what you're looking for here.  Look around Command Nexus for others who've posted looking for some IP action...

[551262]

Drone activity increased at Apolyton Base! Recreation Commons destroyed!

Huh. He inquired of my opinion about the status of the section, I didn't have a lot to add because the section isn't very active.

Mostly I came there to try to draw out CEO Aaron for more info and tips. The immense depth of this game requires a healthy dose of tutoring and dos/don'ts. I see that he has an account here but I also gather that it has yet to be used.

It doesn't have to be him specifically, though, when I make inquiries (like should I build scout patrols early game when trying to nab a hotly contested, strategy-critical SP that is part of my plans and disband them in the target base or...?) I do desire authoritative responses, if possible. Technically this game isn't really my kind of game (too complicated, excess micromanagement) but somehow I've stuck on to it.

[ete]

If you're looking for a MP PBEM game on a map which is built to allow rushing (both conventional and native), with the possibility of some building but giving a big advantage to whoever controls the contested middle ground, I've made a map recently and am looking for players. http://alphacentauri2.info/index.php?topic=4144.0 if you're interested.

[Buster's Uncle]

It doesn't have to be him specifically, though, when I make inquiries (like should I build scout patrols early game when trying to nab a hotly contested, strategy-critical SP that is part of my plans and disband them in the target base or...?) I do desire authoritative responses, if possible. Technically this game isn't really my kind of game (too complicated, excess micromanagement) but somehow I've stuck on to it.

You want to post in Theory of Everything for that kind of stuff.

[551262]

Well I could take a look at it sure, just to see what it's like.

I'm actually still at the original CD release of SMAC for Mac, it's not the latest version. Maybe I should upgrade soon.

I'm actually not that much of a frantic-stumbling-over-myself rusher, it's that I find warmongering more challenging and easier than nitpicking over facilities and exotic base EC tinkering. EDIT: Tree Farm, Recycling Tanks, (Robotic Assembly Plant in later game), Command Center, Bioenhancement facility, Perimeter Defense if needed (more than likely not), two police garrisons, one or two AAA-ECM garrisons, a SAM attack rover, an Aerospace Complex if needed and I'm set. As long as I get 20+ minerals per base and am kicking butt in the field that is good enough

I did actually build a map in the Scenario Editor which was totally ocean. Generous pod and resource bonus squares. Maybe we can try something like that someday? The Spartans started with two sea colony pods and a unity gun foil, everybody else with two sea colony pods and a unity transport foil. Would be interesting, for start, just to see what happens. (SMAC only, not for SMAC-X.)

[ete]

I was actually vaguely planning to make my next map aquatic.

[551262]

I was actually vaguely planning to make my next map aquatic.

This is what mine look(ed) like. Never tried it, can't quite figure out the Scenario Editor.

[ete]

There's a handy guide to the scenario editor here if you want: http://alphacentauri2.info/wiki/The_Scenario_Editor