Re: Galaxy Variants

From: slothoub@xs4all.nl (Confused)

Date: Fri, 07 Jun 1996 00:00:00 +0000

Jonathan Cebra (cebra@ids2.idsonline.com) wrote:
: Recently there was a suggestion to add a variant to Outback which is
: apparently being tested in Xzone.

: This variant consists of permitting attackers to take over planets
: by bombing
: them instead of destroying them.  My question is for the players
: (or GM) of
: Xzone.  What provisions are made for cooperative conquest, if more
: than one
: player bombs?  Who gets the planet? The player with the greatest ship
: mass
: remaining, for example? (Or perhaps by player number?)

: What if a neutral third party has the greatest ship mass (if that is the
: criterion)?  Or if the defender has the highest ship mass remaining (a
: standoff of highly defended, lightly armed warships.)

I am the GM for Xzone, to answer your questions,

(1) Currently the player that bombs the planet gets the planet.
This is, in case there are more players on that same planet,
the player that come first in the "Status of Players" list
found in the turn report. (The Player number)

I do agree though that this is unfair and is a problem, since it
will always be the same player that will get the planet.

It is only a problem when the players that are at the planets
form an alliance though.

So as a solution a new command will be added which allows a player
to 'give' a planet to another player. That way the parties in an
alliance can divide the conquered planets.... if one of the players
decides not to the alliance will be short lived :) just as in real
life.

(2) I can not see how there can be a natural party.

(3) In case there is a big shield ship the planet will be bombed
and change owners... but will change owners again the next turn.
Effectively destroying the planet, just as in normal galaxy.

References

Galaxy Variants
cebra@ids2.idsonline.com (Jonathan Cebra)
Fri, 07 Jun 1996 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Galaxy Variants
cebra@ids2.idsonline.com (Jonathan Cebra)
Fri, 07 Jun 1996 00:00:00 +0000