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937 days, 1 hours, 41 minutes ago

http://play.planets.nu/#/sector/188009,, good map joining ,...

http://play.planets.nu/#/sector/188009,, good map joining , come see wasps in action on the 12 man map where it counts, oh an tim the maker of planets is playing an for strategy development , be a fine thing just to watch ,,, still got some room

937 days, 1 hours, 33 minutes ago

RE: http://play.planets.nu/#/sector/188009,, good map joining ,...

oh ,there can be only 1

936 days, 20 hours, 3 minutes ago

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man this is a bird map if there ever was one, an there aint no bird yet an no carrier commanders either, cmon yall blood in the water

936 days, 4 hours, 32 minutes ago

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936 days, 3 hours, 54 minutes ago

decius

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It's worth noting some important settings changes:
Star Clusters: 15
Nebulas: 7
Debris Disks: 15
Max Ion Storms: 6 (cloudy)

That's am awful lot of stellar cartography, which can really change the balance of the game. Different elements of stellar cartography favor some races over others and, in general, add more luck to your starting position.

Personally, I wouldn't join such a game unless I was looking for something *really* different. And even then, I still probably wouldn't.

Yes, the nebulas favor the Birds in some ways, but I'd argue the cloudy ion storms don't. The star clusters negatively affect the HYP races while benefiting the Fascists and Robots. And the debris disks...mainly only help the EE and possibly Horwasp? (I'm not very familiar with them yet, but I've heard rumors about Rocks being thrown from debris disks...). And there are other things affecting the balance, too.

936 days, 3 hours, 33 minutes ago

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> the debris disks...mainly only help the EE and possibly Horwasp?

Debris Disks usually have a LOT of minerals in them. Once they're up and running, they can keep a large shipbuilding industry going.

936 days, 3 hours, 30 minutes ago

ndek

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That leads me to a question... Will "destroy planet" work on my own planets? Looks like a promising way to get more minerals out of lousy planets.

936 days, 3 hours, 28 minutes ago

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@Ndek: It does.

936 days, 3 hours, 25 minutes ago

ndek

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Thanks, Glyn. Makes me quite tempting to buy it. Before, it looked more like a role playing instrument than a useful tactical weapon.

936 days, 3 hours, 23 minutes ago

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debris disk are a boon for a wasp , instant functionality , 1 hive colonized all, it allows for a multi ship launching point for hitting same target, I experimented outflying to include jacker launches, didnt try higher speed launchs though

936 days, 3 hours, 22 minutes ago

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@Ndek: Debri disks can be used to clear away Minefields/Webs.

936 days, 3 hours, 19 minutes ago

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hey glyn did those rocks keep flying after my death

936 days, 3 hours, 17 minutes ago

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@Ghostrider: I didn't see any since you FoF... so I think they were removed.

936 days, 3 hours, 4 minutes ago

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thanks

936 days, 2 hours, 59 minutes ago

decius

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@Whisperer
Yes, lots in the ground, and high densities too. But...it's hard to get the minerals out of them and some races are better at it than others (EE being the best, but Crystal Emeralds also work well, and some other ships with more cargo than a MDSF). Loads of MDSFs can work too, if you happen to have them, but not everyone does.

I forgot about their ability to destroy/limit minefields...that makes the map a little more interesting too, but again, probably hurts some races more than others (Robots, Crystals).