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Originally posted by U.E. Admiral:
**Yes, you may attack Lethe. I will take control of their defense. You may want to wait till you're guarenteed success though. Your current assult leet doesnt look like enough.

sigh I hate n00bs that join something and then never look back... I should send him spam mail.

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I'm aware of my attack fleets incapablity. Thank you for the answer.

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Isn't it curious that the home of the Torgo Virus can garner a greater income than the home of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation? (Planets: 5M, Stations: 3M.) I guess all that income lost to sick / dying workers is made up for in bio-weapons research.

Or, maybe SCC was bundled into the Astex boost? Yeah, that sounds right, I suppose.

Sorry, just something I thought was related to this thread.

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Well, you see the point was to make it simple. I cant give each planet or station a different income.

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Once Propus is decided (within the next few days I suspect), I'm going to ask for a one day truce so that I can tally up the cost of the Second Battle of Propus (in ships, lives, and cash).

Btw, if the research falls under OOC rules, shouldn't the range extension on the neutron cannons/turrets be voided since it was a direct response to the ExProton weapons?

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In that particular case, Consul Bob had intended to increase the range mid-research. Just like what i did with my Owl Class Jadzian Fighter. You just happened to start work on the ExProtons at the... is it the right time? or the wrong time? Whichever.
He thought that you'd find that suspicious(sp?), so he even raised the research time on it by a day.

I know this because he spoke with me about his projects and strategies the day we came up with the idea to start the webstory.

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Invalidated: (Even with Consul_Bob's boost (Shouldn't it be "Proconsul_Bob"?), spl_cadet's ExProton Weapons still seem to enjoy a not inconsiderable range advantage on his Neutronic Weapons. (I admit, I could be reading the numbers wrong here; what calculation are you using for range? I use Speed X Count / 100.))

Edit: Okay, I read the numbers wrong. The range advantage is indeed inconsiderable.

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(This message has been edited by Eugene Chin (edited 08-20-2004).)

Catapult Fighter
Cargo: 1
Shield: 25
Armor: 10
Regen: 15
Accel: 575
Speed: 400
Turn: 4
Fuel: 300
Space: 5
Weapons:
4 Neutron Cannons
2 Loyalty Missile Racks + 6 ammo
1 Rocket Launcher + 4 ammo

Cost: 1,000,000
Time: 3 Days

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Trimaplast Armor
Armor: 30
Mass: 10
Max: 1
Cost: 100,000
Time: 3 Days

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Originally posted by Eugene Chin:
**Even with Consul_Bob's boost (Shouldn't it be "Proconsul_Bob"?), spl_cadet's ExProton Weapons still seem to enjoy a not inconsiderable range advantage on his Neutronic Weapons. (I admit, I could be reading the numbers wrong here; what calculation are you using for range? I use Speed X Count / 100.)

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The stats we post are stats for resedit(exept with ships. Ship stats are shipyard values). If you want to know just how effective or how long their range is, then make a weapon plug with those specs. The range Cadet has over Bob is not significant. No pilot could hold the exact range any longer than to get a shot or two off.

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Originally posted by Jimbob:
Yeah, times have been good. This makes me want to try and get another one going, maybe next month if people are still interested. Search me for a new idea on the story, though. Maybe Aliens vs. Confed/Rebel (whoever wins)

To be honest with you, I really think a well crafted Confed / Rebel scenario would work best. I learned a lot from managing "EV Webstory," and (if constructs like logistics, accurate ship pricing, and strategic limitations are properly implemented) the scenario could be made into a strategically deep game.

What would be best are two concurrent webstories, one more open and flexible and the other more challenging and deep, as the only way for the latter to work is with a small number of experienced players.

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Hello Rak, haven't seen you in awhile. Whatever happened to your website?

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Originally posted by spl_cadet:
Hello Rak, haven't seen you in awhile. Whatever happened to your website?

I made a (url="http://"http://www.powerpolitics.org")new one(/url) that's even better.

(Edit: Used HMTL instead of UBB by accident)

(This message has been edited by General Rak (edited 08-20-2004).)

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Originally posted by spl_cadet:
**Palamino-class corvette

Cargo: 30
Shield: 325
Armor: 70
Regen: 200
Accel: 450
Speed: 400
Turn: 4
Fuel: 300
Space: 50
Crew: 210
Weapons:
6 ExProton turrets
1 GSB rack with 4 GSBs

3 million, 4 days

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... This ship has more turrets than a Confessor Battlecruiser(remember, i moderated that down to 4 Turrets and 6 cannons), it's faster than most fighters, it has more protection than the Confederation's War Frigate, and matches the War Frigate in all other fields exept fuel(which isnt all that important). All that for a million less than a War Frigate?
I think not.

I'd have to moderate that down to an absolute max of 4 turrets, and still raise the price to 5M on the basis that it's an entirly new design(not a modded freighter which, even if it was it should still be more than 3M), and that it can kill any ship in it's shield class without breaking a sweat.
That my friend, is well worth paying the extra.

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Alright... Swithich's last game post has had a short story brewing in my head for two days. Would it be inappropriate to post it on the Tech and OOC thread?

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Yes, it would. If you can post a link to the story it'd be fine though. I just dont want this possibly massive story in the OOC thread.

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Insanity has its advantages
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I apologize for my sudden disappearance. I did mean to post... it's just that I was unable to, due to circumstances beyond my control. Namely, moving. And since it's summer vacation and all, I've been stuck with a frigging 33k connection and a computer buried somewhere in the pile of boxes and books. I'll get my own computer back and a faster connection in about a couple days or so, but until then...

screams in fury

I guess I have three pages to read before I post. Not that bad, I guess, but still.

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Bob has returned, so I am once again a Subordinate for the confeds and a moderator.

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UE: Fine with me. Though we agreed on a five/five split for the Battlecruiser.

What precisely is this Confed catapult thing?

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Orbital Defense Platform

Speed: 0
Accel: 0
Turn: 30°/sec
Shields: 500u
Charge: 0.84u/sec
Armor: 80u
Space: 0
Cargo: 0
Fuel: 0
Crew: 100
Cost: 1,000,000

2 Missle Racks
+ 60 Missiles
6 ExProton Turrets
2 Torpedo Launchers
+ 60 torpedoes

Research time: 2 days

(Note: Reason for the low cost is that it doesn't have any need for engines or a hyperdrive, both of which are rather expensive (especially on larger ships), and it is simply a space station with lots of weapons)

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Originally posted by spl_cadet:
**Orbital Defense Platform

Speed: 0
Accel: 0
Turn: 30°/sec
Shields: 500u
Charge: 0.84u/sec
Armor: 80u
Space: 0
Cargo: 0
Fuel: 0
Crew: 100
Cost: 1,000,000

2 Missle Racks
+ 60 Missiles
6 ExProton Turrets
2 Torpedo Launchers
+ 60 torpedoes

Research time: 2 days

(Note: Reason for the low cost is that it doesn't have any need for engines or a hyperdrive, both of which are rather expensive (especially on larger ships), and it is simply a space station with lots of weapons)

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Well, space stations cost alot anyway. =p
And cost is not just determined by it's stats, but also by it's effectivness at the time of research. That thing there could kill... maybe 2 confed cruisers if it was attacked directly. Which it wont be more than likely.

It's weaponry cost comes to 760,000 credits.
The shield grid comes to 1,000,000 @ 2,000 per unit of shielding.
Add in effectivness value, and well... it'd be like 30M considering it can kill 2 cruisers a once. lol
All in all...
It's revoked on the grounds that it is too powerful. It makes for a virtually unbeatable defense.

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(This message has been edited by nfreader (edited 08-22-2004).)