Kevin's Watch

Somehow it doesn't seem right that there is no option for hiring mercenary armies in the game. You could have them with standard strength/weakness levels, a lower cost than recruiting (you don't have to train them), but they only stay as long as you pay. How come there isn't something like that in the rules?

Murrin wrote:Somehow it doesn't seem right that there is no option for hiring mercenary armies in the game. You could have them with standard strength/weakness levels, a lower cost than recruiting (you don't have to train them), but they only stay as long as you pay. How come there isn't something like that in the rules?

You know, I was only thinking about this a few weeks ago. I'll implement the rules by the end of the weekend. Thanks, Murrin.

Okay, I have updated the rules for tax and industry. Basically, I've come to the realisation that tax is not really realistic. For the entire game I have been concerned that populations mean nothing. Well, now they do. Plus, it's fairer for those empires that can't trade. Basically, income from tax and industry has grown significantly.

Loremaster wrote:Build Defensive Facilities (16) – Defensive structures (ground to air missiles, orbital defences, fields protecting cities and industrial regions) are built on a designated planet.

Did this not cost 5 CCs before? Is it the only item that received an inflation of 11 CCs?

It was raised to 15CCs a little while ago, before the 1CC hike. I don't know why, but it was.

Typo. It should be 6.

I have two new game suggestions which you might be interested in implementing. The first is an alternative to Bread & Circuses. Though this may simply be a matter of semantics, it could be interesting to have a Repress Dissent order, which has the same effect as Bread & Circuses, essentially, though it might suit more draconian civilisations more.

The second suggestion is to allow a decoy factor in espionage missions. For instance, let's say that player A wants to sabotage player B's industry. He anticipates that player B will have Counter-Espionage going, so he sends a decoy mission in the same turn to do something else (such as an assassination etc), so as to to distract the counter-intelligence, from the real sabotage mission.

Furthermore, is there any provision for having double-agents?

The game threads awefully quiet now. Im trying to think of something worth posting :s

I'm waiting for the next turn results until I post. I'm not going to post in the game thread just for the sake of it.

Dorian wrote:The game threads awefully quiet now.

It's the calm before the storm. I mean it.

Turn Twelve submissions deadline is friday!

Are we missing an entry for the Galactic History?

Montressor wrote:Are we missing an entry for the Galactic History?

Yes.

I wont name who helped me come up with this rule, as it might give the empire away, but I've been assisted in creating a new rule - Piracy. Basically, you hire pirates to attack merchant lanes and steal money. There's a chance the trade route will shut down, too.

Are there ways to counter that kind of action, or for the source to be discovered?

Montressor wrote:Are we missing an entry for the Galactic History?

On it tonight. Sorry guys! Work has been busy as of late.

Murrin wrote:Are there ways to counter that kind of action, or for the source to be discovered?

Yeah.

Loremaster wrote:

Murrin wrote:Are there ways to counter that kind of action, or for the source to be discovered?

Yeah.

Such as . . . ?

How about assigning destroyers to protect specific trade lanes?

Montressor wrote:

Loremaster wrote:

Murrin wrote:Are there ways to counter that kind of action, or for the source to be discovered?

Yeah.

Such as . . . ?

How about assigning destroyers to protect specific trade lanes?

Given that I don't calculate merchant vessel movement, I can't say destroyers are used for protecting them. At the moment, it's looking likely that you will have to pay between 6-11CCs to protect trade routes.

I like that. It's more like just building specific guard ships to ride alongside the trade freights.

On another note, thanks for the patience with the History. New one's up, and my turns been submitted. Should be fun!