Re: Xpace -Opinions or comments?

From: jspickes@swampthing.dorm.umd.edu (John Spickes)

Date: Sun, 23 Feb 1997 00:00:00 +0000

In article <5e89tj$5c1@news.tamu.edu>,  <smm7138@acs.tamu.edu> wrote:
>The main drawback I've found is that the galaxy is so darn big it
>would probably take me years to run into the computer players in
>the default position races mode. (That's real years, not game years.)
>I understand that, because it was created to be played with about
>two hundred players as opposed to three - ten.

There's an option to set the starting distance from your enemy.  Set
it a little smaller maybe.  You'll still run into the computers.

I've noticed that the computer players seem to be somewhat lacking in
the beta version.  For example, they don't seem to do much but explore.  They
don't colonize any new planets or anything like that.  The do build several
command ships.  Seems to me that they just need to assign ships to their
commanders and have them colonize/build/etc. and they would have a fairly
functional AI, at least for expansion.  Anyone have opinions/information
on the computer players?  I've heard they're supposed to be good in the
full release, and it sounds like they're likely to be.

Anyone have information on the Xpace development?  It's been a while
since the beta was released and I've not heard anything for several months.
The web page hasn't been updated much, either.  Still coming along?  Is there
any source of current information on Xpace?  You beta testers have anything
to say?  :)

--John

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References

Xpace -Opinions or comments?
smm7138@acs.tamu.edu
Mon, 17 Feb 1997 00:00:00 +0000

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Xpace -Opinions or comments?
smm7138@acs.tamu.edu
Mon, 17 Feb 1997 00:00:00 +0000