Battlefield Earth II -Turn Reporting Thread II

FlameFlash · May 7, 2003, 12:26

Quote:

Originally posted by Googlie in Battlefield Earth II -Turn Reporting Thread
This is a SMAX game

Difficulty level is Transcend, tweaked (see below)

Players, in turn order, are:

Hive - Hobbes
University - knowhow2
Morgan - Shai-Hulud
Drones - FlameFlash

The AI factions are the Usurpers, allied with their submissives, Miriam and Cha Dawn:

You have escaped the alien crossfire on Chiron and have returned to Earth, only to find the Usupers esconsed on the Australian continent.

You have each others (and Cha and Miriam's) commlinks

Game conditions are:

all winning conditions on
do or die on
look first on
tech stagnation - no
spoils of war - on
directed research
intense rivalry - no
no unity survey
random scattering of Unity pods
No random events
all other custom conditions - no

other conditions:

pods do not produce monoliths (there are several scattered around)

The AI start with their HQ's already built and the Usurpers have a few additional bases with rec commons in addition to their usual recycling tanks

Suggested play rules (Forum Wars' set)

• Communications - available form the beginning - you have everyone's commlink
• Total freedom in Design Workshop (upgrades anytime, during turn or on-field,
• Retro-engineering - OK, except for using the probe rover chassis before discovering Doc. Mobility
• SE switches "quickies" forbidden - (obviously you can experiment to see what effect various SE choices have, but cannot change, play moves, then change back in the same turn)
• Council notification - immediate broadcast to all players (Post in the thread and e-mail in advance to all by player who anticipates calling the elections, citing candidates and votes. After each player's turn, post in the thread the running totals)
• Stockpiling in Qs anytime - OK
• Crawlers Upgrade anytime - OK
• Probe actions: Must choose vendetta option when probing other players, rebuke if a pactmate (OK to probe teammate at any time)
• Using the AI - Cannot use the AI to bribe on council votes nor to demand withdrawal of units
• Cannot use the right click feature for multiple drop moves to extend range (ie limited to 8 tiles unless owning the Space Elevator SP)
• Cannot use the 'set waypoint' feature for automatic worm hunting/lifecycle enhancements
• Must 'Accept' or 'Decline' an offered Pact or Treaty that the other player has indicated 'Accepted' before exiting the diplo box and playing the turn (i.e. no accepting pending treaties/pacts *after* declaring vendetta in the same turn )
• Cannot use the F4 feature (or the bases feature of the F2 screen) to change an infiltrated faction's workers to specialists

2111 has been sent to Hobbes, and passwords have been sent to all

Note:

As everyone has everyone else's commlinks, at the end of the setting up turn, Miriam called elections, and had her own and Cha Dawn's vote. (everyone is a candidate) I voted for knowhow2 in order to create a hung election (assuming FF votes for himself, and that Zak and Hobbes vote for themselves, the vote will be 2:2;1;1;0 - Cha being the zero)

Also note that I was prompted to select a tech for each of you to research. I avoided duplication, or already obtained techs in these selections. Obviously you can change them in-game the next turn.

Good luck all

G.

Please note that nothing has, as of yet, been updated.

H0bbes · May 7, 2003, 18:45

Turned to Hercules, K2's replacement.

Hobbes

Hercules · May 7, 2003, 20:49

Yes well received turn but awaiting pwd from wherever. Feel free to send your perspective on the game so far.

I 'll visit earlier thread for email addies

Hercules · May 7, 2003, 21:01

Morgan - Shai-Hulud.

It appears I send the turn to Shai-Hulud. Has anyone his address and two is he still playing.

FlameFlash · May 7, 2003, 21:34

Actually... we're looking for a replacement for him too...

Archaic · May 9, 2003, 11:13

Hello everyone. I'll be taking over for Plan9 in this game from now on.

Googlie · May 9, 2003, 20:17

password has been sent to Archaic

Hercules · May 10, 2003, 05:58

I have asked Googlie for password

Googlie · May 10, 2003, 21:44

Quote:

Originally posted by Hercules
I have asked Googlie for password

Passwords for K2 have been sent to Herc

G.

FlameFlash · May 12, 2003, 11:31

Many thanks Googlie, Herc.

Glad to see this game back up and running.

Hercules · May 12, 2003, 22:45

Turn 2177 to Archaic.

Archaic · May 13, 2003, 07:21

Flameflash, can I have your email for the turn please?

FlameFlash · May 13, 2003, 10:27

Heh... crap... it's flameflash@mac.com sorry.

Archaic · May 15, 2003, 02:19

Turn sent.

H0bbes · May 15, 2003, 23:20

2178 2 Herc.

Hercules · May 16, 2003, 21:19

2178 to Archaic

H0bbes · May 20, 2003, 02:20

2 Hercules.

H0bbes · May 20, 2003, 02:23

2 Hercules.

Hobbes

H0bbes · June 7, 2003, 01:13

Time for a replacement methinks.

hobbes

Hercules · June 7, 2003, 08:03

I have emailed FF to see if the turn 279 was received from Archaic. And in case Archaic didn't receive his,(full email box) I 'll send his turn to him again.