AAR 5 (Morgan): Aliens are bad for business.

[Green1]

Well, Antimind seems to be keeping it's word.

Nonlinear Math is done. Progenitor Psych is next for aquafarms.

[ete]

I'm in a bit of a better position, mostly due to not starting right next to the scariest faction around. Still not cracked that last caretaker base though. Looking forward to mining Mt Planet when I lift mineral restrictions.

Probably all the screenshots of my game you'll get for a while, don't want to distract too much from Green's game.

[Green1]

Procyon builds Planetary Energy Grid.

...and after the typical threats an nonsense, we are offered a business deal. Pact with Antimind for war on the caretakers!!!

[Green1]

We accept.

And the Antimind transfers a 2-res unit to us and reveals it's map!

[Green1]

I'm in a bit of a better position, mostly due to not starting right next to the scariest faction around. Still not cracked that last caretaker base though. Looking forward to mining Mt Planet when I lift mineral restrictions.

Probably all the screenshots of my game you'll get for a while, don't want to distract too much from Green's game.

Ete.. Good luck!

[Green1]

We also buy Optical Computers from Antimind for 100.

[Green1]

..and we will end the session with that. I may pick up a bit more tonight.

How weird. Morgan in a pact with Antimind!!!!

[Sigma]

Sigma, did you make the Procyon passive or aggressive/both in the personality selection when making this faction? If its the latter I have a bad feeling for Morgan...

I believe I made them passive.

Also lol at them getting the Planetary Transit System again.

[ete]

My game is going.. very well really. The Usurpers and Exterminatus apparently teamed up and killed the Annihilators (yay). I'm still almost perfectly tied on the powergraph for first against the Procyons and AntiMind with a few others going strong, but aside from a handful of worms the AntiMind has sent over I'm being left alone to build. Have taken a pretty terrible tech route, but eh. I'm grabbing most of the SPs due to rush buying crawlers and trading them in, expanding my island to link up with a few nearby small islands. Looking forward to going to war. Just wish I could be building in FM, but that would make the AntiMind's attacks too dangerous and stop me grabbing some natives.

[Green1]

My game is going.. very well really. The Usurpers and Exterminatus apparently teamed up and killed the Annihilators (yay). I'm still almost perfectly tied on the powergraph for first against the Procyons and AntiMind with a few others going strong, but aside from a handful of worms the AntiMind has sent over I'm being left alone to build. Have taken a pretty terrible tech route, but eh. I'm grabbing most of the SPs due to rush buying crawlers and trading them in, expanding my island to link up with a few nearby small islands. Looking forward to going to war. Just wish I could be building in FM, but that would make the AntiMind's attacks too dangerous and stop me grabbing some natives.

That is awesome.

I love random maps and hostile world games. You never know what you are in for. In simulations, the Annihilators do get beaten 30 percent of the time when paired with other monsters of their weight class.

Me, this game just wants me to suffer. Not that I have a problem with that. Nor am I a masochist. I just like challenging games.

This type of game play inspires me, though. For AAR 6, we should develop a threat that will need 2 players to stand up against and have an MP epic AAR! If PBEM was not so much of a headache...

Story could be after the apocalypse of Ete's AAR and this constant fighting between the Antimind, Exterminatus, and Anihilators... a NEW threat appears!

Oh well... will probably have to settle on something SP, but I can dream.

[JarlWolf]

I would be willing to do an MP AAR. I don't care much for competitive MP, but this could be an excuse to do MP for someone so I'd be down for it.

And by then you'd get a microphone for Skype so we could easily organize this.

[Green1]

I would be willing to do an MP AAR. I don't care much for competitive MP, but this could be an excuse to do MP for someone so I'd be down for it.

And by then you'd get a microphone for Skype so we could easily organize this.

Yeah.. I am looking end of September for that. There are issues with MP we would have to iron out. I will try to get that mic towards then as I believe I will be starting a new gig next month.

I agree with you Jarl about competitive MP somewhat. 4x is not as bad, and I think the MPers over here are cool. But the communities of other wargame MPers leaves something to be desired at times.

I will put up a thread in a day or so to start the initial stages of the planning.

[JarlWolf]

Well its not even so much about community, I could care less if this community was far less hospitable in MPing as it is (You guys are golden and remarkable gentlemen) its more so I honestly just don't care to fight against other actual people for the most part. I don't get a thrill in it, I feel like its more of a job now because that's how I had to be if I were to survive.

I prefer cooperative because it allows a lot more things. And we wouldn't have to worry about screencapping things at all.
We could even blend our two styles together, your eruption of posts and my crafted epic. It'd be beautiful.

[Green1]

Well its not even so much about community, I could care less if this community was far less hospitable in MPing as it is (You guys are golden and remarkable gentlemen) its more so I honestly just don't care to fight against other actual people for the most part. I don't get a thrill in it, I feel like its more of a job now because that's how I had to be if I were to survive.

I prefer cooperative because it allows a lot more things. And we wouldn't have to worry about screencapping things at all.
We could even blend our two styles together, your eruption of posts and my crafted epic. It'd be beautiful.

I agree. But I am kind of a hybrid, though. Even in MMOs, I detest just only PvP - as long as I do not have to deal with folks that put ego and identity in to a game where they must win at all times. Did not work when I was a kid, definitely not now.PvE is a good balance, but a human opponent is needed at times to shake things up. There must be balance. Though there is something to be said about a 40 year old owning teenagers at their own game . My only deal is the combat must be strategic and worthwhile but not unfair. If I do lose, I want to see how I could improve. Not that I got one-shot.

There is a lot so say about cooperative. It is fun.

As far as eruption of posts, I see it as it is something I will do anyways, might as well share. When I game, I do it for a few hours. Do not get me wrong, I still work and have a life. But, I have a passion for gaming. I love sharing this with other gamers.

[JarlWolf]

Of course. And your eruption of posts is what inspired me to make my own AAR, and your eruption of posts is entertaining. Its constant, its fun and its full of action and witty humour.