Silicoids, small map - my first ever win on impossible had this setup back in 1996. Only that IIRC I had 5 opponents then, and got lucky - 1st colony on artifacts world & lots of hostile environments around. Was turtling for a long time & then pulled out a diplomatic victory.
But this time, yeah. Screwed up my game on turn 1, maybe some wizards around here could have won even then, but not me. At least not this time
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Using MOO 1.3
Sent the Colony Ship to the white star (Kulthos). Big mistake - no habitable planets...
So, Kakata Founded 2306, not sooner, chasing away Darlok scout.
Mrrshan scout tries to scout Reticuli on same turn too.
2314: Mrrshan Empire controls 3 star systems.
Reticuli colonised in 2320 & Uxmai in 2326.
2331: Tao founded, contact with Mrrshan who have 5 planets SW of 1PE Darlok. Both agree to 25 BC trade.
Mrrshan just run away and take all non-hostile worlds in the vicinity.
Finally, in 2363 we colonise the Dead Urich planet, Nitzer. Managed to stall a couple of votes against Mrrshan emperor, with the help from abstaining shapeshifters.
Next year, founding the Toxic Tau Cygni brings us in contact with the last rock-abusers, Alkaris.
Random event in my favor! Alkari ambassador tries to assasinate Emperor Jasana. No fear of losing in 2375 vote, since the birdies were forced to switch sides.
Hmmm, that Darlok fleet![[Image: 12650831.jpg]](http://i6.aijaa.com/b/00481/12650831.jpg)
cannot be up to any good... Better build some missile bases on Reticuli.
4 bases with Hyper-V Rockets were enough to destroy their Large ships and bigger stack of Mediums - the other stack retreated, while their Heavy Lasers barely made a dent on our missile bases' armour.
2384: Got Personal Deflector Shield & Improved Industrial Tech 8. Whee. Good thing is that both Automated Repair Unit & Class V Planetary Shield are in the tech tree.
2395: Stupid kitties start bombarding Tao. Stupid me have no real defenses anywhere. Luckily I have a couple of Huge ships nearing completion, was about to vanguish the shapeshifters.
Oh well, after I failed to take Antares from the kitties, all went slowly from bad to worse. And Shapeshifters joined quite late to the fray, of course bent on gaining some ground in my expense.
2449: NO! BAD kitty!!! You have to reduce us to dust!
![[Image: 12650844.jpg]](http://i5.aijaa.com/b/00065/12650844.jpg)
![[Image: 12650845.jpg]](http://i6.aijaa.com/b/00193/12650845.jpg)
Result: defeat in 2472, killed in Final War.
But this time, yeah. Screwed up my game on turn 1, maybe some wizards around here could have won even then, but not me. At least not this time
.Using MOO 1.3
Sent the Colony Ship to the white star (Kulthos). Big mistake - no habitable planets...
So, Kakata Founded 2306, not sooner, chasing away Darlok scout.
Mrrshan scout tries to scout Reticuli on same turn too.
2314: Mrrshan Empire controls 3 star systems.
Reticuli colonised in 2320 & Uxmai in 2326.
2331: Tao founded, contact with Mrrshan who have 5 planets SW of 1PE Darlok. Both agree to 25 BC trade.
Mrrshan just run away and take all non-hostile worlds in the vicinity.
Finally, in 2363 we colonise the Dead Urich planet, Nitzer. Managed to stall a couple of votes against Mrrshan emperor, with the help from abstaining shapeshifters.
Next year, founding the Toxic Tau Cygni brings us in contact with the last rock-abusers, Alkaris.
Random event in my favor! Alkari ambassador tries to assasinate Emperor Jasana. No fear of losing in 2375 vote, since the birdies were forced to switch sides
.Hmmm, that Darlok fleet
cannot be up to any good... Better build some missile bases on Reticuli.4 bases with Hyper-V Rockets were enough to destroy their Large ships and bigger stack of Mediums - the other stack retreated, while their Heavy Lasers barely made a dent on our missile bases' armour.
2384: Got Personal Deflector Shield & Improved Industrial Tech 8. Whee. Good thing is that both Automated Repair Unit & Class V Planetary Shield are in the tech tree.
2395: Stupid kitties start bombarding Tao. Stupid me have no real defenses anywhere. Luckily I have a couple of Huge ships nearing completion, was about to vanguish the shapeshifters.
Oh well, after I failed to take Antares from the kitties, all went slowly from bad to worse. And Shapeshifters joined quite late to the fray, of course bent on gaining some ground in my expense.
2449: NO! BAD kitty!!! You have to reduce us to dust!
Result: defeat in 2472, killed in Final War.
... and keep it under Lightspeed!