Starbase Plus

I decided this should have it's own topic:
In response to T.E.O.'s post under Yellow Alert.

The game was originally posted on RC World Forum as follows:
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It would be an "old school" game as follows.
100 turns or 100 planets, whichever comes first.
Standard TimHost ship list.
Starbase Plus
Wraparound Map
Fast-start, maybe 5x for a week, 3x for 2 or 3 weeks, and then 2x for the rest.
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So, unless everyone now says they would like to request it's removal, it should stay in and be functional.

Just as a reminder, you can find the doc at:
http://www.rcworld.de/downloads/vgapfiles/starbase.txt.

It's main features are:
Transfer of cash between bases.
Bases can lay or sweep mines.
You can build ship components at one base and transport them to another.

Not too big a change from a "basic" game.
Game Master

I didn't mean to start a ruckus. Honest. I thought that it was turned on, and if not then it's no big deal. Especially if it means starting over.

I like the part -about moving money around and laying mines. I don't usually move parts around, but that's just me.

Sorry for starting trouble. This kind of trouble is not the usual crazy in-game mayhem I enjoy starting.

G

Sorry deck... (and sorry, game master)

if someone's started trouble, then me. I didn't remember the first settings/configs (and I didn't find them in this forum - as I'm in France I get no access to my home archives.)

So please excuse my remark of late adding an addOn.

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Remains 2 questions: what money to transfer? And where are the minerals to build torpedoes? That's all gone for constructing the bases...
Do I make something wrong?

Help!! t.e.o.

I don't think it should cause a restart if they forgot to activate SB+ and do it now. I wouldn't want to start again either. Unless they screwed us with a resource barren galaxy too! I think I'll ask about that too. I KNOW I picked a rich one. If this is rich, then I'M SURE happy I didn't pick a poor one.

I understand TEO's comment about what money and what resource?

Soooo hungry... no minerals... reduced to eating amorphous soup...

Petrock wrote:()... reduced to eating amorphous soup...

Seems they rub off on you... hehehe t.e.o.

Lizard soup would be okay too

I think SB + is the only add in worth much. I did think we were going to use it.
Now, this Phost crapola I can do without. I now remember why I swore to never play a Phost game again years ago. I still hate it.

Game run now, you no argue bout it.

You play.

Argue about next game.

Silly ole Baer... you still mad bout splodin pick-a-nic basket

No argue, play and win. Next game, no Phost or no Baer. Matters not

Petrock wrote:Lizard soup would be okay too

erm... maybe no petrock? Most of the Lizards are poisoned.
But we're in the mood to let you try, hehehe

@ Baer: yes, starbase+ is ok. Even when it improves the minelayers (7,9) abilities unbalanced.

For me it's one thing: A RANDOM MAP! (Please, please... please...)

=> did you ever tried "explore map"? I like this more realistic simulation, *not* to know the whole galaxy. (But it means a disadvantage for the jumping people (6,8,A), 'cause they don't see their possible targets).

CU, t.e.o.

It also gives an advantage to the HYP ships as well as MBR's as they can explore and uncover the map more quickly.

Even though I seldom play a race with HYP ships, I think I'd like to try Explore Map in a future game. For some unknown reason, I've never played a game with this add on.

I agree with /\/\ule, I never have, I would like to try it.

Salut,

if there's a next game, let's try and perform the "explore map" addon.

t.e.o.

That's 3 for and none against!

I'm hoping we can grow our little group.

I'd be willing to try it. I am usually blind and dumb anyway, so it makes sense to make the game universe fit the one I live in real life.

Deckroid, Vizier to the Birdmen.

PS - We See YOU

AH...

OH NEVERMIND

Petrock wrote:AH...

OH NEVERMIND

yes.... ? Just exploded?

hihi t.e.o.

I suspect the rocky one was left speechless by the All-Seeing Blind Bird. At least, I know I was.

I'm game as well

Any word on the Starbase +? I keep hoping to be able to move some stuff around without alerting my neighbors when I do. Geeze, they are SO nosey.

So are we SB + or not?

I was up hiking the high country for the last few days and just got back. I haven't followed up again yet. I have sent several emails to the host, each one being a little more demanding, and still not answer!

Is someone trying the features and finding they do not work? I ask this to make sure they didn't fix the problem and determine no answer was necessary. Maybe, I'll look at my turn to see if there is a feature I can test. I'll also sent yet another email to the host along with a note saying I plan to start peppering the forum if I can't get an answer or a fix.

I'd really be more angry at the PF Host Team if I hadn't had similar problems with Ricki occasionally going MIA. Also, I vaguely remember some of the problems I had during my short stint as a host and that makes me a little more patient. Anyway, I'll follow up some more and right now I don't have an answer.

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/\/\ule, what is a good primer for PHost? I really do not like it but I better learn more about it if I am going to avoid mistakes.