Re: Even MORE galaxy suggestions...

From: d8ilvja@dtek.chalmers.se (Jakob Ilves)

Date: Thu, 06 Aug 1992 22:25:53 +0000

In article <1992Aug6.200325.22112@kronos.arc.nasa.gov> hall@kronos.arc.nasa.gov (Michael Hall) writes:
>In article <13153@chalmers.se> d8ilvja@dtek.chalmers.se (Jakob Ilves) writes:
>

>I *hate* it.  If my race can detect the mass, speed, and destination of every
>enemy group in transit even to worlds I don't own (for the intercept command),
>then why can't I get this information on my print-out?!  Why do my
>intercepting fleets act almost brainlessly when presumably the information
>on the groups in transit was available to the emperor (me)? It just doesn't
>make good science-fiction sense.

This is one of the reasons I would like a (working and not too
cumbersome) guard command. The movement of the guarding groups are
only based on information which is in the turn report (incoming
groups). But there is a hole in my logic. If an enemy fleet jumps and
attacks one of your worlds in only one turn, there will not be no
entry in the "incoming groups" paragraph. Maybe this should be
changed? All groups which are approaching or has allready reached my
worlds would be listed there. The allready arrived groups will have
their "distance remaining" field set to blank/zero.

Another flakyness: how should the guardians know if the incoming ships
are friends or enemies? Maybe introduce ANOTHER command in order to
send ships to allieds planets without triggering guardian intercepts?
Or have the guardians know which planets are "trustworthy"? Argh! This
would only make the game messy!!

< Stuff regarding flakyness of Intercept deleted >

There is also the possibility of sending the fleet which you suspect
to be intercepted to some planet were a fleet which will kill the
enemies awaits. Nice traps! First rip of a colony, then retreat to the
planet there all the heavy reinforcements are and watch the
intercepting defenders become debris and gasclouds.

>game design/mechanics, rather than introducing new commands.

What do you mean? Not introduce more commands??? MAN, WHAT WE NEED IS
**MORE** COMMANDS, SO ALL NEWBIES WILL BE EASYKILLS BECAUSE THEY
CANNOT GRASP THE GAME WITHOUT PARTICIPIATING IN 5 CAMPAIGNS!!!! Just
like empire, you know ;) (Ok, ok, I was just kidding, do not flame me,
please... :)

regards HaJK (Jakob Ilves) <d8ilvja@dtek.chalmers.se>

References

Even MORE galaxy suggestions...
d8ilvja@dtek.chalmers.se (Jakob Ilves)
Wed, 05 Aug 1992 21:41:09 +0000
Re: Even MORE galaxy suggestions...
hall@kronos.arc.nasa.gov (Michael Hall)
Thu, 06 Aug 1992 20:03:25 +0000