Re: VGA Planets -- Players needed

From: rmg53668@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Ryan M. Grant)

Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1993 18:36:30 +0000

thamilto@fnugget.intel.com (Tony Hamilton) writes:

>I, too, would like to see more discussion on this newsgroup. I posted two
>messages so far asking a variety of novice questions, and received no answers.
>I'm not sure what a newsgroup like this is good for if you can't at least get
>advice from the pros...

It's all NetLuck to get your question answered at all I guess.

>I'm still waiting to hear from someone what the TRANSPORTATION, DEFENSE, and
>PATROL missions do, in game terms.

Useless.  It may be convienent to keep track of what ships are assigned what
roles, but there are no documented uses for any of these.  Transportation
can be accomplished on Exploration missions, and Defense and Patrol are
unnecessary since if you run into someone you will fight them regardless.
Their uses may be realized in a future version however, and that might be why
they're there now.  (By being so certain in my answer I am assured that if
I am wrong, someone will bother to point it out.  I cannot of course be
_absolutley_ certain since they could be as-of-yet undocumented features.)

>BTW: Just received my registered copy of the game. Tim is really on the ball,
>and actually gave a 24-hour turnaround as promised on the order form! I can't
>wait to try out Tech 7 and above, especially in engines ...

It's a whole new ball game.  The multiple fighter bays take over the game
from the torp based ships.  In the lesser tech levels this was a bit more even,
since multiple fighter bays were much more rare.  The only chance for someone
with torpedoes on their flagship is to go full blast with the
trade-interception strategy.

- Ryan Grant

References

Re: VGA Planets -- Players needed
thamilto@fnugget.intel.com (Tony Hamilton)
Tue, 02 Feb 1993 16:41:37 +0000
VGA Planets -- Players needed
mdm@mondy.uucp (Michael Mondy)
Mon, 01 Feb 1993 05:09:42 +0000
Re: VGA Planets -- Players needed
mdm@mondy.uucp (Michael Mondy)
Mon, 01 Feb 1993 05:12:27 +0000
Re: VGA Planets -- Players needed
wws@sunray.att.com (Bill Stoll)
Mon, 01 Feb 1993 19:39:00 +0000

Referenced By

Re: VGA Planets -- Players needed
thamilto@fnugget.intel.com (Tony Hamilton)
Tue, 02 Feb 1993 16:41:37 +0000
VGA Planets -- Players needed
mdm@mondy.uucp (Michael Mondy)
Mon, 01 Feb 1993 05:09:42 +0000
Re: VGA Planets -- Players needed
mdm@mondy.uucp (Michael Mondy)
Mon, 01 Feb 1993 05:12:27 +0000
Re: VGA Planets -- Players needed
wws@sunray.att.com (Bill Stoll)
Mon, 01 Feb 1993 19:39:00 +0000