RE: follow up on previous question

Games in small, dense galaxies with many enemies are the ones that yield the
most MPs.  In such a game, metal conservation becomes extremely important.
I've played several games in the smallest, densest galaxies with 7 IQ 170+
enemies and thought I'd won, only to take my battle force, with dreadnaughts
and like 30 fighters, into one of the last planets only to have them shot
out of the sky before getting off a shot themselves.  With 7 players, you
never know how advanced that last guy might be, and you might have never
seen him before.until he graciously relieves you of all your metal in the
form of the "invincible" fleet you just provided him.  I guess the assertion
is you can play and win interesting and challenging games without spending
too much time at the end "cleaning up" pitiful players.  I've come to think
of it as the victory lap, since I always play ring galaxies, as they yield
the most points and are actually pretty easy.   

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul List Hess [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 6:24 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [ho5palm] follow up on previous question

 

I'd love an unlock code or other capability to be able to get to some of
these special features such as different shaped galaxies and best-buddy
enemies.  Once it's obvious that the tide has turned and I'm winning a game
I often don't finish it so I'm never going to get to some of those superhigh
levels on my own.  Hope this isn't heresy!


At 6:46 AM +0000 6/20/04, zentme wrote:
>By way of a head-start, a little peeking at the code yielded this:
>
>MPs      Rank            Feature unlocked
>10      Farmer            play against IQ 125
>      Miner            start as a 'Backward'
>      Greenhorn      play 20 years per turn
>      Sourdough      let computers start on an 'Advanced'
>      Muletender      play against IQ 150
>      Cowpoke            start as a 'Barren'
>      Ranch Hand      play against up to 5 computers
>      Buckaroo      play 30 years per turn
>      Horseman      play against IQ 175
>      Horse Breaker      let computers start on an 'Thriving'
>      Cowboy            play against up to 6 computers
>      Vaquero            create a random galaxy
>      Deputy            play 50 years per turn
>      Lawman            play against IQ 200
>      Sherriff      play against up to 7 computers
>5000      Marshall      start as an 'Outpost'
>10000      Ranger            let computers start on an 'Abundant'
>20000      Gunfighter      play against up to 8 computers
>      Outlaw            create a hex-shaped galaxy
>      Desperado      play against best-buddy computers
>      Shootist
>      Antares Kid
>      Ho! Champion
>
>I'm thinking I'm going to reset my expectations if Ho! Champion is at
>1,000,000 points, which I suspect it might be.  I suppose I could
>hack it out of the code...





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