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[Sonlirain]

Make him the Duke Nukem of spess commanders!
1 - C
2 - C
3 - A
4 - C
5 - C
6 - A
7 - A
8 - A

Does this test have any impact on the game anyway?

Als i must say that i don't really like fighter mechanics in IG... they just fly up and stand there getting shot like some battlecruiser.
It's up to you tho.

[mainiac]

A. Yes, I do lack self-confidence.
C Off the wall assumptions.
C. Never.
A. Yes.
A. Nothing compares to a well authored poem.
C. Never.
A. I couldn't care less.
A. At the drop of a hat.

When you are in the universe of the damned, it's best to swim with the current.

[EuchreJack]

Two things:

1) Letting us answer the test guarantees a game over, because if you answer like a psychopath, then it's game over.  And how else do you expect us to answer it?   

2) You've made a big mistake by building the spaceship factory first.  What you really need is money.  However, since you've already spent the money, might as well let it ride.  You can get money by building trade spaceports on every planet, then building banks on planets with trade spaceports.  You'll have to build additional power plants to power those, but it is SO worth it.  I'd also suggest selling the research centers to fund your trade buildings: You won't be using them for several hours, and you really need the money now.

[mainiac]

It never ceases to amaze me how you can post a LP about any obscure game on this forum and some grognard will come along to guide you through the intricacies.

[USEC_OFFICER]

Does this test have any impact on the game anyway?

It's mostly fluff, but like EuchreJack it can end your game if you answer poorly. My (non-LP) playthrough got that far into the game.

2) You've made a big mistake by building the spaceship factory first.  What you really need is money.  However, since you've already spent the money, might as well let it ride.  You can get money by building trade spaceports on every planet, then building banks on planets with trade spaceports.  You'll have to build additional power plants to power those, but it is SO worth it.  I'd also suggest selling the research centers to fund your trade buildings: You won't be using them for several hours, and you really need the money now.

I haven't built a spaceship factory yet, thankfully. It's just my strategy at this point. If you want me to spend my extra money on trade buildings, I'll gladly go for it.

It never ceases to amaze me how you can post a LP about any obscure game on this forum and some grognard will come along to guide you through the intricacies.

I don't think that it holds true for any obscure game, but at least it means that I don't have to appear more comically inept than I already am.

[EuchreJack]

It never ceases to amaze me how you can post a LP about any obscure game on this forum and some grognard will come along to guide you through the intricacies.

If you're referring to me, the first time I've played this game was after this topic was started.  I just got farther in the campaign and (possibly) read more about the game.  Notice that I didn't weigh in on fighters vs. destroyers, as I honestly don't know.  Also, I only meddle when I like the game/genre.   

2) You've made a big mistake by building the spaceship factory first.  What you really need is money.  However, since you've already spent the money, might as well let it ride.  You can get money by building trade spaceports on every planet, then building banks on planets with trade spaceports.  You'll have to build additional power plants to power those, but it is SO worth it.  I'd also suggest selling the research centers to fund your trade buildings: You won't be using them for several hours, and you really need the money now.

I haven't built a spaceship factory yet, thankfully. It's just my strategy at this point. If you want me to spend my extra money on trade buildings, I'll gladly go for it.

Actually, I've changed my mind, lol.  I suspect the mission clock doesn't go forward until after you build your first spaceship factory (but I honestly have no idea), so I suspect it would be best to get your first spaceship factory and barracks as soon as possible.

I'd suggest selling the research facilities and using the cash to build one spaceship factory, one barracks (on achilles), and as many trade ports as possible with what is left.  In the subsequent turns, more trade ports, then barracks, then banks, using excess funds to purchase type 2 fighters.  Dunno if it is best, but it's what I did.  Sadly, captain rank is mostly waiting around for the events to fire.

Other fun things to do (in whatever order/priority anyone prefers):
1) Build an equipment and/or weapon factory (weapon factory allows you to upgrade your current and future capital fleet with more dakka, whereas equipment gives you shields for build destroyers)
2) Build morale-boosting facilities (churches are great, I'm partial to bars as well)
3) Expand food/housing on the two beginning worlds that have nothing, although they need morale buildings before their populations will grow.

Thing I don't know, but suspect: Growth is connected to happiness.  Happier populations grow more, unhappy populations decrease population (whether they move or die, I dunno).

Good luck, I look forward to future adventures!

[Remuthra]

Now, let's see just how borderline mentally disturbed we can make this guy.

1. I lack self-confidence when it comes to relationships! Do these feelings describe your inner emotions?
C. I am always confident in relationships.

2. If I need to make spur of the moment decisions, my responses are often:
C Off the wall assumptions.

3. When I have problematic issues, am I still optimistic?
A. Always

4. Do I ever let my emotions get the better of me?
A. Yes.

5. An inspiring piece of poetry is of more importance than the most powerful weapon.
C. Mass destruction is the greatest thrill of all.

6. I am strong enough to face my fears.
A. Always.

7. When I get the blame for situations beyond my control, I feel:
A. I couldn't care less.

8. Because rationality does not always get the desired response, you may have to resort to extreme measures!
A. At the drop of a hat.

[JackOSpades]

It never ceases to amaze me how you can post a LP about any obscure game on this forum and some grognard will come along to guide you through the intricacies.

Yep Beer Nuts are the best 

[USEC_OFFICER]

Update 2

Spoiler: For Everybody Who Answered the Test (click to show/hide)

What the hell did you guys expect to happen?

Spoiler: Of Pirates and Smugglers (click to show/hide)

Alright, that's enough of that stupid test. To be honest I can't remember exactly what I put down, but I doubt that it really matters in the long run.


Centcom gets a hydroponic farm because it's people are starving. I'm also going to build a metric ton of nuclear power plants in this update, since I'll also be building a long of energy-hungry buildings too. So if the screenshots looks more irradiated than normal, you now know the reason.



Following EuchreJack's advice I sell off all of my useless Dev centers and build a bunch of trading ports everywhere, as well as banks to go with them. Though looking back on things, that was probably a mistake. Why?


Because Morale boosting buildings are cheaper, take up less space and use less resources. And all the morale boosting buildings means that I can jack up taxes almost as high as they go and produce tons of money that way. I'm 95% sure that lots of morale also improves the growth rate of planets too, which (when combined with our fertile trait) means that we get lots of yummy growth and more people to tax.


With that in mind, let's start building lots of morale-boosting buildings everywhere and see how high our tax income can get.


Probably the best video in the entire update.

Unfortunately the Garthogs don't seem to understand the point of trick-or-treating, so it's up to Dante to set things right.

: Gee whiz!

Quiet Dante. You're barely in this update.


The pirates are- Oh, let's just cut to the chase and watch ships blow up.


It's not like we can convince the Garthogs to stop attacking anyways.

Now this fight is a little trickier than the previous ones, since the Garthogs are closer to you in firepower and numbers.


Probably the best thing to do is hang back and let their fighters come to you. That way you can eliminate a couple of the before the destroyer arrives to complicate matters.


Some loses are unavoidable, but your fighters are more or less the crappy level 1 kind, so we don't really care about them.


The enemy destroyer is the largest source of firepower and HP the Garthogs have, so taking it out turns the battle into a mop-up.


The first time I played this battle (in a non-LP game), I lost all my fighters. Obviously I've made a bit of an improvement. 5000 credits isn't too shabby of an award, since it'll replace our loss with 2000 credits to spare.


San Sterling apparently has a bit of a drug problem. For some reason the governor needs our help to stop the smuggler. As opposed to, you know, tightening security and investigating all imports to the colony.


Obviously we need to investigate the traders with red squares around them for cocaine future space drugs. And by investigate I mean attack them so that we can bring up the in-combat communication screen.


Like so. Now the guy doesn't stop moving, and I think I'm supposed to let this guy go since he has agreed to have his cargo searched...


But then again I don't have a blinking red rectangle around me, so open fire!


Hah! The 'milk delivery' excuse is the oldest one in the book!




*Obligatory shot showing how much Imperium Galactica hates my trackpad* So if my building layout seems wonky in future shots, it's due to technical issues.


Another day another possible smuggler.


Alright, let's see how far this guy gets before I fill him with enough holes to make him turn around.


W-what? Somebody actually listened to me? We managed to avoid a fight by talking? Break out the champagne boys, fantastic negotiators just paid for itself!



Unlike the previous ship, this guy claims that he's out of fuel and must land at San Sterling.


Silly trader. This game doesn't even model fuel for ships!


Oh. Uh... maybe that guy really was out of fuel. Whoops. My bad.


I'm not entirely sure what alien language this ship is speaking, but I'm pretty sure that he just insulted your mother, Dante.

: Not Mama Johnson!


The results are predictable, to say the least.


The Commander calls us up to congratulate us on stopping the obvious smuggler. Let me repeat that again. The governor of San Sterling called in the entirely bloody navy to stop one ship which was obviously smuggling illicit substances. As opposed to letting the ship land and, you know, arresting the crew? For all we know it could have been carrying gifts for orphan children or something like that.

Spoiler: Fun Times Ahead (click to show/hide)

With this smuggling business all over and done, the fleet gets a well deserved rest in Achilles. Blasting at undefended traders is hard work, you know. Dante also experiences strange visions that I'm sure is not important at all. Since, you know, visions of a familiar room aren't exactly threatening or scary in the least.



I also take the opportunity to bump up our tax income some more. Our trade income is more or less fixed at 6000 for now. Achilles is almost producing that much in taxes alone.


To celebrate our newfound wealth, I finally start building a starship factory. You can also see the barracks in that screenshot, so I'm not exactly skimping on the defence here.


The governor of Centronom also arrives in our sector.


And there he goes. To be honest, I'm not entirely sure what the entire point of that objective is besides "Do you have a ship capable of moving around?" If you're wondering, yes Commander Douglas sends us a message about escorting the governor but it's short and forgettable (much like the mission).


With our spaceship factory up, we can start building level 2 fighters.


Hmmm... Look at these things. They're not particularly strong, but they have 10 firepower each. I'd have to double-check my game, but if I remember correctly our destroyer only has 15 firepower, and costs 4 times as much. Unfortunately we're limited to 30 fighters (for each type) but 300+ dps ought to be enough for now.



I, uh... totally meant to do that. (If you have no clue what's happening, I built that police station to wring more money out of New Caroline. The fact that it was actually needed was pure coincidence.)


The Garthogs are attacking San Sterling!


And by attacking I mean that they're still out by their homeworld and are nowhere near San Sterling. Also they have 12 spaceships, so...


Have fun with that, guys. It was nice knowing you!


I'm only half joking. San Sterling has 8 tanks to defend it.


The Garthogs have a similar invasion force as before, so that's 6 tanks and two of what I'll generously call non-combat vehicles.


The terrain on San Sterling is pretty cramped, but luckily we manage to catch the Garthogs on open ground and surround them.


The results are obvious.


We lose 2 tanks to the enemy's 6, but thankfully we'll have plenty of time to build more tanks.

Spoiler: Medical Emergency (click to show/hide)

Did I say fortunately? I meant god fucking damn it.


For those of you who hate watching videos, I'll summarize. New Caroline has infected with a virus and needs us to set up a quarantine because its people are bloody incompetent and can't stop ships from leaving the planet.


What follows is five days of concentrated tedium and shear hatred. You see, you can't let any infected ships leave New Caroline, so you have to talk to them to get them to turn around.


Depending on the ship they'll either turn around or you'll have to use excessive firepower to get them to turn around. And the kicker?


After a few in-game hours they'll try to escape from New Caroline again. And again. And again and again and again. So you can't simply fast-forward the game until the virus is over. Oh no. You have to chug along at the slowest game speed to make sure that you catch every fucker trying to escape for thirty goddamn minutes. I'm not kidding. I checked the times on my screenshots. God help you if you forget to stop uninfected ships from arriving at New Caroline like I did.


Through the magic of LP, you don't have to experience the same rage-inducing experience I did. Obviously you'll want to build a hospital on New Caroline to fight the infection.



I also build some parks and the like, so that I can raise taxes and can earn even more money. Must suck to have to do your taxes while leaking fluids out of several orifices, but that ain't my problem.


Eventually the plague ends. I'm going to dispute the whole 'barely surviving' thing though. You all saw the status screen. Population growth was in the three hundreds, and was probably the highest in the sector.


Behind the scenes I managed to build a weapons factory and produced some tanks for defence so we're shifting production to lasers for now. I'm pretty sure that both of our ships have maximum lasers, but I'm going to start producing some destroyers to protect my fighters and they'll need the extra weaponry. And yeah, you read that right. I'm going to deploy a destroyer screen to protect my fighters. I didn't see that coming either, but destroyers have way more HP than fighters, so...

Anyways we have a new objective to compl-


Hahahahahahahahahaha. Fuck this shit, I'm out.

Not much to talk about this update. We've got a couple factories up and running, and soon we'll be producing and outfitting destroyers of our own. Money-wise we could be better, but that's why we have morale-boosting buildings and taxes. The only real reason I'm ending the update here is because... Well... It should be pretty obvious if you've read the thing.

[Tarran]

The virus mission is actually quite easy if you can prevent any ships at all from arriving at the infected planet. At that point, you can fast forward while just checking every ten seconds (on fast forward) instead of having to worry about infected traders sneaking past your navy.

Anyway, calm down, you only have to do it one more time. After that, you can tell your commander that something obviously weird is happening and you'll never have to deal with viruses again.

[Aqizzar]

Once again, I remember the videos being ugly and the early game missions tedious... but I forgot just how ugly and tedious.

Also, I remember doing either a quarantine mission or some kind of "catch the smuggler" thing, and I was talking to every ship that went to or from a planet (not realizing it would just tell you).  You can try to talk to anyone and tell them to turn around, and if you don't actually have a good reason you'll say crazy shit and they respond in kind.