ASPK II - turn tracking thread

knowhow2 · October 28, 2001, 18:15

4-player SMAC
Large Map, high erosion, average native, average rainfall,
50-70% water
Tournament Rules for "other maps"
Blind Research Off (directed)
Do or Die: eliminated players are not restarted
Spoils of War off
Non-Blind (directed) research
No random events
All victory conditions allowed including cooperative
Unity survey off - map is unknown
Look first on

Playing Order

Bella Hella (gaians) Kazzmaj@aol.com

Arborman (morgans) nickist@home.com, nickistca@yahoo.com

Ironwood (spartans) ghoti@pacbell.net

Black Sunrise (peacekeepers) indra@blacksunrise.com

knowhow2 · October 29, 2001, 08:07

I still don't have Lord_Icewinds email so to kickstart the game I'm gonna play his turns till he gives me his email.

turn 2102 send to arborman

arborman · October 29, 2001, 10:23

The game has begun. Exploration minimal at this time, though I see energy bonuses. Turn sent to ghoti

Ironwood · October 29, 2001, 13:33

2102 to Black Sunrise!

Oh, and Knowhow2, I don't think you're going to get Lord_Icewind's email. I just plain excluded him from IW1.

Black Sunrise · October 29, 2001, 14:22

Peering in the darkness, Indra stared at the screen.

"Lord Icewind, come in. Lord Icewind, this is Unity-4. Come in. Is there anyone out there? Sir, do you want me to keep trying?"

"Hmmmm. It seems that the powers that were in place on the Unity are not the powers that have made it to the surface. Well, it matters not. Send the broadcast to whomever is out there."

knowhow2 · October 29, 2001, 15:38

2103 to arborman

I start looking for a replcement

arborman · October 29, 2001, 18:30

Cursed worms on this planet. Turn sent to Ironwood

Ironwood · October 29, 2001, 19:06

Quote:

Originally posted by arborman
Cursed worms on this planet. Turn sent to Ironwood

I like having +2 morale

2103 sent to Black Sunrise.

knowhow2 · October 29, 2001, 20:10

okey I found a replacement.

Bella Hella.

Kazzmaj@aol.com

hopefully Black Sunrise sees this post before posting. if he doesn't, I forward the turn to Bella Hella.

okey, if everythings goes well, this is the last time I post here

have fun, guys!

knowhow2 · October 29, 2001, 20:16

Double posts

Black Sunrise · October 29, 2001, 20:47

"Sir. Message broadcast to knowhow2 appears to be failing."

"Damned interference! This 'Planet' is a Sunspot-ridden hellhole! First we lose track of Lord_Icewind, now Knowhow2! Try sending it to Bella Hella. Maybe she made it down safely."

Bella Hella · October 30, 2001, 20:46

our botanists have discovered a mildly hallucinogenic form of the standard fungus which has surrounded us. after inhaling the smoke from the new strain, i found myself giggling wildly and feeling extremely hungry. our citizens seem to find it equally appealling, and not much work is getting done. unfortunately, it also caused me to contact CEO arborman @ home instead of @ yahoo. i do hope he receives my transmission.

arborman · October 31, 2001, 01:53

That gaian has misplaced the message. It simply must be sent to @yahoo, since the @home system is currently useless and messages aren't getting through.

Bella Hella · October 31, 2001, 11:54

whew! what a party last night. the new fungal strain (we've dubbed it "weed" since it can grow in large quantities in almost every kind of soil) was passed around all night.

i re-sent my transmission to CEO arborman. yahoo!

arborman · October 31, 2001, 19:01

The transmission has been passed to Ironwood.

Ironwood · November 1, 2001, 05:13

2104 to Black Sunrise.

Black Sunrise · November 1, 2001, 10:17

Sir, this "fungus" is impassable. We are wasting our time.

Continue the attempt. I want that supply pod!

arborman · November 2, 2001, 20:27

Call the CEO, some more worms have been sighted.

He doesn't like to be waked unless there is serious danger. Are they coming this way?

Unclear. They are on the extreme edge of our sensors. Some of our scouts are damaged and running back to safety.

The board isn't going to like this. How can we increase sales with the threat of those bloody worms in everyone's minds.

Maybe we should consider an increase in weapons manufacturing and advertising. We're bound to see an increase there.

Very well. I'll inform the CEO after his morning manicure.

Ironwood · November 2, 2001, 20:50

2105 to Black Sunrise.

Sergent James Terrenian eased his rover into the garage at Sparta Command.
The mechanic walked over to the vehicle. "Well, let's see what we have here." He began to open the hood... and experienced a feeling of dread. "Whoah!" he shouted, as he let the hood slam down and jumped back.

"It must be what I thought," the sergent commented.

The mechanic swore. "Why didn't you warn me?!"

"Well, I wasn't sure. We were attacked by the mindworm boil out on the road. I thought we'd toasted them all, but then the engine started acting funny. Thought I'd take it in."

"Yeah yeah, more likely, wanted to put one over on a civilian." He sighed, then shouted. "Benny! Get the worm toxin! We've got a live one down here!"

Bella Hella · November 2, 2001, 20:56

ASPK 2105 to arborman

"grand beatch bella hella? can i have a word?"

"sure, dania. what's up?"

"well... i don't know. it just seems kind of slow around here. too quiet. is there anything wrong?"

the leader of the gaians smiled. "with peace? not a thing. hey, relax, dania. everything's ok." she reached her hand in her pocket and pulled out a little plastic baggie filled with bright pink stuff. dania's eyes widened.

"is that the new strain?"

"yup. the growers are calling it 'chiron pink'. would you care for a sample?"

dania grinned. "sounds good to me."

they went over to the window and sat down in plush beanbag-style chairs. the land below stretched before them, aweing them both with its beauty and wide open spaces. they were even more awed after a couple hits of the pink.

Bella Hella · November 2, 2001, 21:00

is the order somehow messed up or are people not posting the turns?

Black Sunrise · November 2, 2001, 21:56

Sir. We have discovered why the Fungus was so impassable. Some form of native life infested it.

Indeed?

Sir, it attacked our patrol. Fortunately the flamethrowers proved very useful.

Hmmmm. I am disturbed. Flamethrowers were banned at the Geneva Convention. Issue orders to discontinue their use. We will simply have to find another way to address this situation, should it arise again.

Ironwood · November 3, 2001, 22:18

Yup, that sounds like the gun control people. Weapons come in handy for preserving ones life, and they complain about the weapons used.

Bella Hella · November 5, 2001, 20:04

2106 to arborman

dania and bella sat in silence for a while, occasionally passing the pink stuff back and forth. before they realized it, another year had gone by.

arborman · November 5, 2001, 21:04

turn sent to Ironwood

Psst, hey mister, can you spare a credit?

Ironwood · November 6, 2001, 03:31

Quote:

Originally posted by arborman
turn sent to Ironwood

Psst, hey mister, can you spare a credit?

Between you and Bella Hella, I am becoming very confident of my ability to dominate this game.

Not really, but you guys don't exactly give of an air of competance.

Uh, oh yeah. Turn sent to Black Sunrise... several hours ago.

Black Sunrise · November 6, 2001, 13:23

To say this year was boring does not begin to state it.
To say that we watched Mistress Cleo reruns states it pretty clearly.

Bella Hella · November 6, 2001, 21:37

2107 to arborman

MINDWORM CAPTURED!!!

how's THAT for an air of competence???

dania and bella burst into snorts of laughter as the captured mindworm was brought in.

"funny lookin' lil thang, isn't he?" said bella. she and dania exchanged a glance and started cracking up again.

arborman · November 6, 2001, 23:20

Air of competence hey? Well, we'll see about that. I'll have you know that my scout patrol has almost escaped the fungus. Whaddaya think of that? Huh?

Ironwood · November 7, 2001, 00:37

Excelent. I'm playing with people who have a sense of humor. That is good.

2107 to Black Sunrise.