AAR 5 (Morgan): Aliens are bad for business.

[ete]

I've basically won my one, just finishing off the last couple of Procyon bases and gassing the rest of the AntiMind continent into oblivion. I kinda find aliens much easier to play against midgame since you can just gas them for a handy 50% attack bonus and more importantly kill their bases from a distance with air power, no need to clear out all the defenders just hit it 3-4 times and it's gone. Even one or two shots on a big base makes it near-useless to them for a while and often kills a load of units it's supporting.

Also, for fun, I freed the Annihilators from the Usurpers. They're submissive

Edit: Don't you just love capturing a stack of eight demon boil mindworms?

[Buster's Uncle]

I've captured upwards of 40 at a stroke before - naturally, that doesn't happen much, and never when you could still use the troops...

[Green1]

Well, It is time for some more action.

I got a bit distracted last night playing around with Yitzi's patch. I still have not delved into Yitzi's massive alphax drone settings, but I will. He has some settings in there dealing with pacifism drones I think fix a fundamental flaw with AI Morgan and Aki Zeta (who love free market) that is effectively a game changer and HUGE fix. He has listed these values in the wiki. I also will have to spend time at some point going through all the new arrangement to add the changes I prefer like changing retirement year, etc. Perhaps after this AAR.

Also got distracted reading and catching up on various forums I like going to. Sometimes I do like to revert to lurker and read what others have to say for a change. I so love reading forums.

I had also cranked up some Fallen Enchantress at the urging of my daughter. Man, I wish Stardock would put in a multiplayer option of that game or at least hotseat. It would be a great way of having child visitation.

[Green1]

Oh my....

This is bad.

I made a third installation to try out the patch I DLed. I go back into the directory in the old installation where this AAR is, and can not for the life of me find it!

I know it must be be hidden somewhere.....

[Buster's Uncle]

Check the other directories...

[Green1]

Found it!!!

[Buster's Uncle]

 

Oops.  I need to make a party smilie.

[Green1]

yessindeed.

Looking at the situation and since we are pacted wit Antimind, I think it is time to see what is on that big island to the east and start building naval forces. That small sea base of procyon seems to be a good target. Sea probes would be cool, too.

[Green1]

Procyon builds the Maritime Control Center.

[Green1]

Ethical calculus discovered. Next, Planetary Networks so we can start probing.

[Green1]

Before our impact foil was eaten by an Isle of the Deep, we discover that island to the east is actually two islands.

[Sigma]

Procyon builds the Maritime Control Center.

Wow, that's a pretty nice job at prioritizing. Good job guys!

[Green1]

We purchase Adaptive Doctrine from Antimind for 100 EC.

[Green1]

Exterminatus builds the Citizen's Defense Force...

[Green1]

Looks like Exterminatus has air power. A jet just took out an exploring transport.