Alpha Centauri 2 Forum Community Succession Game

[Geo]

My mistake.
No 3.5?

EDIT:
I just checked on the drone rules explanation that comes with the 3.4 patch, and code 0 doesn't seem to be active? At least, the codes run between 1-63 according to it.

[Mart]

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EDIT:
I just checked on the drone rules explanation that comes with the 3.4 patch, and code 0 doesn't seem to be active? At least, the codes run between 1-63 according to it.

Code 0 is the "old" setting, before new functionality. Which may be not true for all new alphax.txt entries, that Yitzi makes.
The remaining values can be added to have multiple functionality, e.g. 3 means 1 and 2, both active.

[Kirov]

I thought Kurvivor was next?

[Mart]

Kurvivor skipped his turn.
It is Vishniac's turn, but he did not play his last one, so I don't know this one.

[Vishniac]

I won't come back, thanks for all!

Someone revived an old PBEM where I need to fulfill my duty.
And this succession game finally wasn't so appealing (but at least I learnt new tricks  )

[Mart]

We are presently in Hive faction, performing some actions that Lal brainwashed convinced us to do.
We are on Deirdres blacklist. So far she has not attacked Yang, but for how long?
Kirov? You are the next XO of our mission for 5 MY.

[Geo]

Kirov? You are the next XO of our mission for 5 MY.

Who's the CO then?

[Mart]

Kirov? You are the next XO of our mission for 5 MY.

Who's the CO then?

Lal? (Brainwash Followers Master)

[Kirov]

2161:

Moved one transported probe at C. Burrow to infiltrate Deedee.

Tried to speak to Zak, but he politely declined.

Home wise, I decided to continue to build RecTanks and formers and add forest where possible. I decided not to spend a single penny until I have to.

2162:

More unit moving.

2163:

Zak and Dee started Ascetic Virtues.

Dee called me and demanded to go to war with Miriam. Terrified, I nodded in silence. I managed to murmur an invitation to a Treaty, but instead she scolded me for my central planning economy. I run away and cried all night.

We infiltrated Deirdre. More crying.

2164:

Truce between Deirdre and Zak. That was fast.

2165:

Truce between Miriam and Dee.

The northernmost foil probe run into an IoD! Just two turns away from Gaia’s Landing.

2166:

Several things happened:

- we got SFF; next is Build in mere 30 turns
- C.Burrow finished a foil probe team
- drone riots at Sea Collective; sorry, I thought I’m safe; that second garrison units needs upgrading
- the poor foil probe in the north survived, but please proceed with caution


So you get a shot at freeing Lal plus we've got free transports and probes to infiltrate Morgan or whomever we want. Gaia is going a very interesting way and she may prove pain in the cheek to overcome. Which is good.

One more thing: with Lal, I would try switching difficulty to Transcend so we don't get free non-drones.

[binTravkin]

One more thing: with Lal, I would try switching difficulty to Transcend so we don't get free non-drones.

I think this is always so in "switch-games", that you get Thinker level difficulty in citizens and SE choices (24 ec switch cost).
Unless you know a way to edit it in file or scenario builded.

[Mart]

Deirdre, when being probed for freeing Lal will most likely stop being polite. Then, if we fail, any subsequent probe teams may have very difficult time to approach Gaia's Landing. So the intention to place first multiple probe teams is very valid.

We could try southern approach. There is this bay south of Gaia's Landing, that reaches quite to the north. A probe team could land there and arrive to the base yet the same turn. We can hope for having clear path along the roads.

[binTravkin]

Remember that unloading the probe team takes 1 move. So, it needs to be no more than 2 tiles away from Gaia's Landing to manage arriving the same turn.

What do you think about switching our research priorities to either Explore or Explore+Conquer?
We should get IA from probing Morgan and we have prerequisites for D:AP which is now THE tech to have.

[Mart]

Yes, I think it is like exactly 3 tiles.
Single Explore is better, the game will choose a tech from all 4 anyway, just with varying chance.

[Kirov]

Disembarking units from a transport always takes 1 mp no matter the terrain, so we either unload next to the HQ or on some road 2 tiles away.

[Geo]

So, Bodissey is next according to the list. Do I wait a couple days or play my turn?
Also, is the plan to switch sides the moment Lal is freed?
I never switched sides before so would need the procedure spelled out.