Alpha Centauri 2 Forum Community Succession Game

[Mart]

Perhaps, in a few turns, we should try to free Yang in Gaia's Landing?
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After Gaians conquer Hive again, we should certainly do this for our comrade Yang

[Geo]

So we should hope Yang is captured before 16 turns pass, and we in position to drop a probe on Gaia's Landing. Or we succesfully sabotage 7 project bases as to give the Gaians some more time to capture Yang.

Now that I think of it, what did the Gaians do with all those crawlers we left behind for them?

[binTravkin]

Don't worry, we can either conquer the base that has HSA from them (or planet-bust it) or wait until we get algorithmic enhancement to bypass HSA.

[Kirov]

I'm sorry guys, I need to pass for a couple of days, I've something on my mind and can't focus on SMAC now. Play some without me and I'll try to be back.

[Kirov]

Nobody's playing? I won't be able to play for probably a couple of days, maybe someone will swap?

[Mart]

Geo can play, as he is after you.
Anyway, we are not in that of a hurry. Though for keeping interest we could maintain some pace.

[Geo]

I'm not in the mood for playing right now. Someone else can take my turn if he wishes.

[binTravkin]

I can do tomorrow evening.

[Geo]

So can I. It's just that tonight its too late already.

[binTravkin]

Ok, so you do it and then we can move more rapidly over weekend.

[binTravkin]

Opened the turn..
Gaian's have 1 tech per 3 turns. 
And they are building fusion missile needlejets and fusion missile cruisers..

We have a foil probe @ 74,30.
How about we use it to try and steal tech from Last Rose of Summer?
If we don't get Fusion Power soon, Deirdre is just going to roll over our best defenders (6*2 vs 3*2).

I think we should get all the tech we can get and then go full military.
Otherwise it looks like game over.

Gaians will likely stretch themselves by going unto island with Unity Lair and conquering it.
We can then retake and start moving from there.
Sea Collective is the last base Gaians can take without us coming in their air range.

[Mart]

Opened the turn..
Gaian's have 1 tech per 3 turns. 

There was an event, 3x energy from tiles the next turn.
This Gaian energy should be back to normal the next turn.

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We have a foil probe @ 74,30.
How about we use it to try and steal tech from Last Rose of Summer?
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Yes, let us probe Gaians for techs.
I think, the situation will change as turns progress. Still, I think, that Deirdre is to be put at ease with us. For some time, we can hide under "Green" economy. We can try this and see what happens. And we do not need to do it immediately, we can wait and switch to green when Deirdre starts to threaten us more directly, like after Hive conquered.

[Kirov]

I haven't taken a look at the turn, but maybe in order to survive we may need to expand somewhere else, onto some islets or whatnot. It takes ages for the AI to invade such small lands.

Green also seems like a very viable option right now. We don't want to repeat Earth's mistakes, now do we?

[binTravkin]

We cannot escape Gaians.
We will be in their air range within a 5-10 turns.
It's better to start fighting them before they have massed forces and while they are also simultaneously engaged with Hive, which distracts the AI enough for it to not be able to launch a proper invasion.
We shouldn't sign truce at least until we get Fusion Power from her or mind control a unit with reactor so we can retro-engineer.
And even if we do sign it, there are no guarantees. She can do a surprise attack and then it will be worse because it will be @ our home.

[Mart]

We are at present "a small fry" Chances are, if Deirdre is pleased with our social setting, she will pay more attention to other factions, giving us time to build potential.