Natmus
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Post by Natmus on Aug 16, 2005 10:59:21 GMT
Time to give me council:
I'll soon launch my second colony ship, and I'm considering options as where to place a new colony:
1) Expand inwards: A sector like 14:99 has a lot of empty ilses, and no big players around. Closer to the middle, and in time more central place to project power. Soiram, Ashimar and Bait close for support. Con: Long distance from my home isle, 40 hour sailing for the colony ship.
2) The safe bet: somewhere in sector 15:46. Very central for ocean 15, and not bothering any other Morkin too much.
3: Upwards to ocean 5 or thereabout. It's just that I can't see any good sectors that way.
Inputs, please.
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Post by sparrowhawk on Aug 16, 2005 11:04:52 GMT
Expand close to home. Create an impregnable power base, then expand out towards other Morkin. We MUST have at least one super-power in the alliance. We are beginning to attract rather a lot of attention, much of it seemingly hostile. IMHO!
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Post by Ringthane on Aug 16, 2005 13:31:33 GMT
I agree with JY, but 13:86 is a gooooood spot for hunting...
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Post by SkulkrinBait on Aug 16, 2005 15:32:49 GMT
My colony attempt failed, bah!
I can send it out again tonight when the laggards arrive back home, around midnight, can I be bothered staying up for the losers?
Ocean 13 or 14 is the target.
Anyone know if you can improve the 50% chance of succes, I don't think I sent 30 large warships stuffed with troops as escort?
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Post by Old Shendemiar on Aug 16, 2005 16:15:36 GMT
Ocean 17 would be nice place considering the alliance distance structure.
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Post by soiram on Aug 16, 2005 18:21:01 GMT
My colony attempt failed, bah! I can send it out again tonight when the laggards arrive back home, around midnight, can I be bothered staying up for the losers? Ocean 13 or 14 is the target. Anyone know if you can improve the 50% chance of succes, I don't think I sent 30 large warships stuffed with troops as escort? Send as many as required for a 100% chance of the attack on the ilse. Colonisation is always 50% AFAIK
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SkulkrinBait
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Post by SkulkrinBait on Aug 16, 2005 20:07:50 GMT
Yeah I sent 30 large warships with about 150 troops (STs and Spearmen) as escort, it seems to be 50/50 toss of a coin!
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Post by SkulkrinBait on Aug 16, 2005 23:32:55 GMT
Right, my laggards are now en route to colonise 14:86:18 ETA 13 hours.
Wish me luck!
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Post by soiram on Aug 17, 2005 8:50:33 GMT
Good luck!
BTW, (Mads) once you colonise is the ship lost or you can use it again?
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Natmus
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Post by Natmus on Aug 17, 2005 10:06:06 GMT
BTW, (Mads) once you colonise is the ship lost or you can use it again? The ship is lost once a colony is created. Considering the cost and the resources needed to build up the colony, it's a long-term investment.
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SkulkrinBait
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Post by SkulkrinBait on Aug 17, 2005 14:39:32 GMT
It worked this time, thank god, I was ready to slash my wrists
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Post by sparrowhawk on Aug 17, 2005 15:08:33 GMT
Remember, no skulkrin is an island!
Mitharg, eh? Nice.
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Post by SkulkrinBait on Aug 17, 2005 15:46:43 GMT
Yeah, good views of the downs.
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Post by soiram on Aug 28, 2005 22:00:50 GMT
OK, by tomorrow morning I will have my first colony ship ready.
I have found some target oceans into which I will try and colonise an island, but are there any general guidelines?
For example: - relatively unpopulated group - away from major players' isles
etc...
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Natmus
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Post by Natmus on Aug 28, 2005 22:06:55 GMT
OK, by tomorrow morning I will have my first colony ship ready. I have found some target oceans into which I will try and colonise an island, but are there any general guidelines? For example: - relatively unpopulated group - away from major players' isles etc... Close to your main isle to so you can raze it with catapults if some b.astard ar.sehol.e tries to take it away from you.
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