Operation Manipulate B drones.

Kody · September 27, 2003, 00:50

With my recent work on B drones, and the usefulness of the PTS and base uprooting. We have the oppourtunity to shift B drones in other faction's bases.

In particular "The Hive", "Kommuniza City", "Jamski Clove", and "Vevtopia" will be abandoned and rebuilt. Due to the PTS it will give us a total of 8 extra population. Also it will give us the chance to place sensors under Kommuniza City, Jamski Clove, and The Hive. The captial will be moved to HongHu-KongHu.

Jamski · September 27, 2003, 15:54

This will confuse the other factions who don't know what's happening

-Jam

Googlie · September 27, 2003, 19:33

LOL - it might even confuse your own faction - who do know what's happening!!

Kody · September 27, 2003, 20:02

My own faction stopped trying to keep up with all the mircomanagement ages ago. I know I completely confused Micha when he looked at turn 2135 and saw that the HGP was 2 minerals short of building, and thinking I had stuffed up.

I was taking advantage of the PTS generating extra workers that would give us more minerals.

Micha · September 27, 2003, 20:37

Vander · September 27, 2003, 21:39

I am not even going to TRY to understand a tenth of what Kody does with the turn. I like SMAC, but I'd go batty doing half the stuff that Kody does.
I other words, Kudos to Kody

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Jamski · September 28, 2003, 11:06

We need a Comrade Kody Love Demonstration thread soon

-Jam

Kody · September 28, 2003, 11:18

Good Grief NO!!!!

Okay it's bad enough HongHu trying to pump up my ego, and it would be worse if everyone else joins in.

I have this school class photo back in grade 9 where I've got like a superior sneer all over my face. After looking at that photo a while I decided I was too full of myself.

You see I'm way more handsome when I don't have my ego all pumped up.

Jamski · September 28, 2003, 11:42

PHOTO! PHOTO! PHOTO!

-Jam

Vev · September 28, 2003, 18:42

I can provide one of Kody, just don't ask me how.

Googlie · September 29, 2003, 01:21

We have the Oscars and the Emmy's. Now we have .....

The Kodies

I'm awarding a "Kody" to the best strategist in each of the other factions, in honour of esteemed Comrade Kody, whose fame has spread throughout Chiron.

(Their forums are burning up with posts "how does he do it", etc etc. To which I reply:

"Aha - he is blessed with outstanding SMAC/X genes - he is the love child of Vel and big_canuck"

G.

Nubclear · September 29, 2003, 02:28

Riiiight

Jamski · September 29, 2003, 05:29

Its nice to have the second opinion from Tass, isn't it

-Jam

Snowflake · September 29, 2003, 10:03

Who's big_canuck Kody?

Kody · September 29, 2003, 10:20

Heh I actually asked the same question myself so I went a looking. It appears to be a player that managed to beat Buster recently in a PBEM involving Buster, Googlie, Big_chaunk, Mark13, Tau Cetui, and Shadowlord.

Big_chaunk describes himself as "a painstaking careful player". http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...68#post1350768

Also I get the impression he mircomanages a fair amount.

Snowflake · September 29, 2003, 11:08

Ahh that tells a lot.

Jamski · September 29, 2003, 16:05

Big_chaunk is Kody's DL, obviously

-Jam

Snowflake · September 29, 2003, 16:12

Can one be the love child of one's DL?

Jamski · September 29, 2003, 16:28

I don't see why not... given access to a time machine ANYTHING is possible

-Jam

Googlie · September 29, 2003, 17:28

big_canuck has some notable scalps hanging from his belt - Misotu, Buster, Mark, Flubber, Tau ceti, to name a few.

He is renowned for his tactic in a game against Tau Ceti when (as the Hive) he deployed some 300 or 400 superformers to build a 20 tile land bridge complete with mag tubes running into the heart of TC's empire and capturing 30 or so bases in one turn. Tau opened his turn and found himself with 1 base and 1 scout with a polite request to disband the base (the usual PBEM way of eliminating a player)

b_c said it took him 3 days to play that turn

G.

Snowflake · September 29, 2003, 17:36

Oh yea, I remember hearing this story. It is simply unbelievable.

Voltaire · September 30, 2003, 01:46

This bring up a slight dilemma, I take it we're (for RP proposes) moving the administrative capital to HongHu KongHu, and the "official" capital remains in the Hive for ceremonial reasons?

Voltaire · September 30, 2003, 01:50

Also as stated by Article 20, Section 2 the location of the capital is prescribed by law. Which means we need an official vote from the People's Congress in order to move the capital.

Kody · September 30, 2003, 02:12

Nope we're moving our real capital to HongHu-KongHu.

Just one of the reasons I've been pulling my hair out with planning the last preturn?

Jamski · September 30, 2003, 03:10

A vote was asked for by the Chairman, and a vote has been produced here for your voting pleasure

-Jam