Astrowars

[beth]

So what happens when you win? Do you get the planet that you fought against? Or just points, rank, etc? and the looser gets knocked back?

 

[stacyt]

When you win, you get experience points. After a certain number of points you gain a player level. After each player level you get an su. You can use that to put a building up 1 full level, or you can sell it. I usually sell it. You get cash, that can be used to buy PP's.

 

[beth]

After this beta is over, do you like start over from sq one again with your "abilities" culture, etc? I hope not.

 

[stacyt]

When the next beta starts everyone gets reset. So you do start from square one.
On the upside, you'll know how to build much faster. I've done a lot more fighting this beta than I did the 1st few weeks of the last beta.
Plus I'm 3X ahead of where I was planet/infastructure/fleet at this point last beta.

 

[beth]

What do I need to take out an "unknown" planet? It has only 2 SBs and 1 pop?

 

[belothsurf]

I won my second battle, and now I'm player at level 2-16%. That dropped me down yesterday to an 834 ranking. But today I'm back up to 1219. I haven't been able to check in much because I've worked the last 2 days.
I spent the supply points, but I accidentally spent one too many, and I have a minus 1 balance. Does this mean that the next time I gain one, I have to repay it?....I can't get away from debt, even in a game....
Also, I sent a fleet to a planet yesterday, that was being sieged by someone. Now my fleet has arrived, but no battle took place. He has a pop of 2 so I'm now sending 2 transports to take the pop out. How come there was no battle? Did the person seiging the planet maybe move his fleet away before mine got there today? Also, the planet owner has not checked in in 6 days?
Also, providing I take out his pop, my culture won't reach the next level till afterwards, so will I get the planet after I reach the next culture level, or will I then have to send colony ships then?

 

[elfdoctors]

Originally posted by Beth
What do I need to take out an "unknown" planet? It has only 2 SBs and 1 pop?
Beth, Using the battle calculator, you will need 5 destroyers (to take out the starbase with two surviving - for full experience). You will also need 1 transport (to take the population down to 0 (and then it will be your planet if your culture is high enough).
Spot - I believe that a -1 balance means that you entered the order for the supply unit to be sold, but that it has not yet executed. After the next update, you may find that you have more dollars to spend.
If there were any destroyers at the planet you launched, there should have been a battle. Either the besieger moved away, or the planet was only being sieged by transports (which die immediately if they are not escorted by destroyers). If your culture is high enough you will get the planet if you lower the population to 0 with transports. If not, you will get a message saying the inhabitants have rejected you. You must relaunch back to the same planet and then you can gain control after your culture goes up. You may be able to buy cybernets while your ship is en route to get your culture up before he arrives.

 

[belothsurf]

Yeah, you're right, the first time I didn't click on the little white button, so it didn't happen. Good, I'm not in debt...:nervous:
And my culture level won't go up to 5 for more than 60 hours, and my 2 transports will be there in about 32 hours, so that would take an awful lot of pp's to get it down............:thinking: .....but...now that I know I'm not in debt...can I borrow some of yours?? I've got good credit.....really....I'm good for it......."truuuust" me. .. he-he...just kidding
Beth, what has happened with the guy attacking you?

 

[beth]

Originally posted by elfdoctors
Beth, Using the battle calculator, you will need 5 destroyers (to take out the starbase with two surviving - for full experience). You will also need 1 transport (to take the population down to 0 (and then it will be your planet if your culture is high enough).


Thanks, doc. I saw that after we spoke in pm. That makes things a lot easier! I thought I'd just be shotting blindfolded or something. Still, game is pretty slow. I'm getting more pts but all the pps needed for items increase by leaps and bounds! Myself and the guy I'm playing with will take the Beta Al Tarf star system before the weekend and we'll then be heading out to another star system. So far no indication that anyone around is stronger than us. But, then again, I suppose some far reaching arms could grab us! Wish me luck fellas! The Force Be With You!

 

[belothsurf]

Btw Doc, I just saw that you are still at #3...........

 

[elfdoctors]

There are four NEMOs in the top 6 right now, including Runner who is also based in my system.
SammyStingray (a.k.a. JohnnyWrath) is at 13.
I will probably fall today as I can only get 2 points today. I will take control of my 6th planet tonight after the update. The NEMOs that I am working with will finish establishing control of another system. (This system started out with 4 hostile players).
Beth, once your planets get to a desired level of buildup, all their production can go to buying destroyers, artifacts, etc.. Get your planets up as quickly as you can. Once this is done, new planets don't have to have their growth sabotaged to buy destroyers when the need arises.

 

[stacyt]

A good level of build up on your planets is level 11-12 buildings all the way across. Especially early on in the beta. As time goes on, and the end of the beta draws near, I wont spend as much on each new planet that I acwuire.

 

[ty_05_f]

What are yalls stats now? Just to get a reference on how well or bad i'm doing.

 

[ty_05_f]

Also what does NAP stand for?

 

[thomas712]

Non aggression pact

 

[ty_05_f]

Alright thanks.

 

[beth]

Is that something that you do formerly with someone else?

 

[elfdoctors]

A NAP is very useful. They can be worded many ways but usually it is designed to allow two players to promise to not attack each other. Most players honor them.
Ty05f- After my racial bonuses and negatives, here are my stats:
Production - 116/hr
Science - 90/hr
Culture - 47/hr
I hope to get my 6th planet in about 2 hours.

 

[ty_05_f]

Wow you are so far ahead of me.

 

[beth]

What in the heck do you do to get those production pts. Geez
My stats
pps 37 pts hr
culture 24 pts hr
Science 32 pts hr
I have 3 planets and will get my forth hopefully tomorrow. I launched too soon so my colony ship will arrive before my culture is up.