Re: Stupid Newbie (again)

From: M22367@mwvm.mitre.org

Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 17:52:22 +0000

In article <1993Jan20.193948.4462@ibr.cs.tu-bs.de>
gottscha@ibr.cs.tu-bs.de (Thomas Gottschalk) writes:

>
>In article <1993Jan19.050600.2195@fuug.fi> an4871@anon.penet.fi writes:
>>I have just become involved in my first Galaxy game.  I'm a newbie
>>in a new land and I could really use some advice from all of you
>>net.galaxy.gurus.  Once I get the hang of it, I'll not need you
>>help as much, but right now I am confused on where I should start.
>>
>Welcome, aehmm, what was your name?
>
Yah, this anonymity is really pointless.

Unless you have a bloodthirsty maniac with his homeworld within 10ly of yours,
(or you choose to be the bloodthirsty maniac), the following works for the
first few turns:

1) Produce CAP
2) Build light freighters.  1/0/0/0/1 is a good design, unless that leaves the
   nearest planets more than 2 turns away.  If so, beef up the drive.
3) Load half your cargo ships with COL and half with CAP and send pairs to all
   the uninhabited worlds you can reach.
   Also on turn 3, build some medium-weight warships like 16/1/7/10/0 (3xturn).
4) Now you can build some weenie escort ships with stats like 3/1/1/1/0.
   These three ship designs all move at the same speed (10ly/jump), ensuring
   your escorts arrive in a battle at the same time as your bigger guns.
5) By now you should have made friends with at least one neighbor and (things
   being what they are) discovered at least one uncooperative person.  For some
   reason they are always off to your southeast, I don't know why, they just
   are ;-)

You will also have a defended homeworld, colonies, light warships to send to
   clear off unprotected enemy colonies and medium warships to deal with
   lightly defended enemy worlds.

From here on it's your call.  Big home defenses?  If you've got neighbors
   you don't trust.  Drive Research? Hey, if you've got the time, this is the
   place to put it.

Build up your colonies, build more warships to defend them, DRIVE research,
   static defenses at your planets...

I hope you remove your mask and tell us how it goes for you in your game.

- Mike (Tintin, Game 4)

References

Re: Stupid Newbie (again)
gottscha@ibr.cs.tu-bs.de (Thomas Gottschalk)
Wed, 20 Jan 1993 19:39:48 +0000
Stupid Newbie (again)
an4871@anon.penet.fi
Tue, 19 Jan 1993 03:36:45 +0000

Referenced By

Re: Stupid Newbie (again)
gottscha@ibr.cs.tu-bs.de (Thomas Gottschalk)
Wed, 20 Jan 1993 19:39:48 +0000
Stupid Newbie (again)
an4871@anon.penet.fi
Tue, 19 Jan 1993 03:36:45 +0000