Re: Supernova Hints - please.

From: Aaron Boyden <6500adb@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu>

Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 00:00:00 +0000

On Sat, 9 Sep 1995, Martin Nicholson wrote:

> Can anybody point me in the direction of where I could go for help and
> advice on Supernova.
>
> I am just about to start a new game and I would like to play something
> other than a Death Machine.
>
> Any thoughts?

Lots.  Sober contemplation has led me to return to my early infatuation
with cyborgs.  The 10% colonization bonus lets you build up your Mcr
income just a little bit quicker at the start, and that is certainly not
an advantage to be taken lightly.  The lack of mental powers srikes me as
more of an advantage than otherwise, as mental powers are black holes
sucking up research centers desperately needed for the design of better
warhips and more efficient industries.  However, for the very long run,
the slow pop growth rate is a problem, and the troops are awfully
expensive, though on that point it must be noted that they're still cheaper
than death machines and they're almost as effective as dragons.

Otherwise, it's been my experience that SNII is fairly well balanced
between the various races.  Mostly this is because they're not all that
different from one another, but that's not the point.  If you believe in
building real warships instead of those sissy carriers and drone
launchers, you would probably prefer nuclear or transmutational science,
the former if you want to get off to a fast start, the latter if you want
long term stuff.

Anything else you wanted advice on?

---
Aaron Boyden
6500adb@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu

"If there were gods, how could I endure it, not to be a god?  Hence, there are
no gods." -Nietzsche

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Supernova Hints - please.
Martin Nicholson <Martin@crozet.demon.co.uk>
Sat, 09 Sep 1995 00:00:00 +0000