aliens

Method · July 23, 2001, 10:32

now i just got smax a couple days ago and i havn't had a chance to play the aliens yet. but it seems to me that not many people here like playing them. is it because the human AI's are programmed to kill the aliens right away? and to anyone who does/has played aliens i've just been wondering: can the aliens build the HGP? is it called the alien genome project

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and why is it that fungboy calls me up and says that he has located the settlements of our former colleague marr. when were fungboy and marr ever colleagues? quite odd. also strange is when i ask to coordinate battle plans they say "i am not prepared to coordinate battle plans at this time" instead of "progenitor:not prepared coordinate battle plans now. you:call back later."

death_head · July 23, 2001, 10:35

The answer is simple: Bugs, all of them...

I don't like the aliens because I can't emphasize with them, and it is a real headache having to destroy everyone I meet...

NorthSwordsman · July 23, 2001, 11:09

I agree with D_H. Having to kill everyone you meet eventually... sometimes that is a pain, especially when you get lucky enough to have the opposite next door and you squash him/her in a hurry.

. But then... everyone goes after you. It gets tiresome after a while. You gotta beat them into submission just to get a moment's peace and quiet. If you want a conquest game, play the aliens. Otherwise...

Hoek · July 23, 2001, 12:23

I like playing a warrior's game with the aliens: I get these factions:

Spartans
Hive
Believers
Pirates
Cult
Usurpers
Caretakers

Then I play as caretakers and turn everyone on the Usurpers! lol

I actually enjoy playing as the aliens because of the energy grid and because you always have an enemy. I usually don't have that big of a problem with the aliens...though prolonged peace is impossible. Once, I eliminated the Usurpers with the Cyborgs' help, and there was world peace for maybe 50 years, but then the cyborgs, who were allied to me, just all of a sudden declared war...it was wierd. I guess the computer forced it to go to war because there had been too much peace.

Hoek · July 23, 2001, 12:24

dh: i believe you meant empathize, not emphasize

death_head · July 23, 2001, 12:48

I do believe i did.

*kicks monkey at typewriter*

Get it right!

Kassiopeia · July 23, 2001, 17:09

Quote:

Originally posted by TKG
and to anyone who does/has played aliens i've just been wondering: can the aliens build the HGP? is it called the alien genome project

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I actually pulled a friend's leg when playing hotseat with this... We were playing aliens, I caretakers and so on, and when we was about to hurry HGP, and I really wanted it, I said to him that what the hell are you doing with that? HUMAN Genome project! *Giggle* Was he pissed when he saw me hurry it!

death_head · July 23, 2001, 17:13

You tricky person, you!

Wiglaf · July 24, 2001, 12:05

Aliens are generally poor choices for game playing for several reasons:

1) when you play them, they are far too powerful
2) when the AI plays them, you can simply nerve gas them w/o penalty
3) they can sometimes glitch out and make treaties with enemy AI aliens

I pretty much avoid them at all costs. Nastly little buggers. BTW, happy birthday TKG

Kassiopeia · July 24, 2001, 17:01

The "Alien doesn't treaty with you if you have treatied with the other alien"-thing doesn't work. I was warm and cozy with both aliens, until Marr backstabbed me of course, with the Data Angels and the Pirates... God I hate and love this game...

death_head · July 24, 2001, 17:04

I'm just glad I can work out my meglomania in a game, and not in real life...