Hi, this is the topic where I try to destroy the world.

Does anyone remember Wing Commander? You know, Kilrathi, Maniac, etc?

Its creator, Chris Roberts, has started on a new project, called Star Citizen, which will apparently be an open world space flight simulator, with a single player option.

Star Citizen is crowd funded, at 9.5 mio dollars already.

You can find information about it here:

http://robertsspaceindustries.com/star-citizen/

I'm curious, is anyone here planning on playing this?

This is my Civ.
There are many others like it, but this one is mine.
My Civ is my best friend.
It is my life.
I must master it as I must master my life
Without me, my Civ is useless.
Without my civ, I am useless.
I must micro better than my enemy, who is trying to conquer me.
I must DoW him before he DoWs me.
I will.
Before God I swear this creed: my riflemen and myself are defenders of my civ, we are the masters of our enemy, we are the saviors of my life.
So be it, until there is no enemy, but conquest victory.
Amen.

Wooo, more pitboss to lose.





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Has anyone tried Monaco? Any opinions? I wish people would stop with the retro 8-bit aesthetic already (something like FTL is fine), but the reviews are pretty dazzling for the most part. Here's a couple.

http://www.giantbomb.com/reviews/monaco-.../1900-572/
http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/04/24/m...ine-review

OK so here's the plan - Stonehenge, then Oracle slingshot CS, then great prophet for one of three capitol shrines. That works in MP right?

Report to follow later this week - not going to get it done today.

I played both the Gentle and the Extreme versions, with the patched version.

Gentle - Won very comfortably. Average just isn't scary - should the "Gentle" version be on Hard in the future? I actually think playing the Gentle version first is harmful in preparing for the Extreme version, because the AIs are so much slower on Gentle that it's not the same at all.

Extreme - Couldn't defend against the Sakkra (OMG were they set up for a fast start - they hit 8 worlds in 2331!), and they cold-warred me to death. I didn't tech-trade enough with the AIs, and the Sakkra just ran over the rest of the galaxy too effectively (I personally despise tech trading mechanics, so I underuse them - even though Orion mostly gets it right). The lack of Missiles + Shields in our own tech tree doomed me, but getting a good trade or two early could've kept me alive.

Civ IV is a great game, why don't I try some multiplayer? It seems like a great way to make friends, too. How bad can it be, right?

I've been playing Civ IV on and off since release, but only single player. I can beat Emperor with confidence, and maybe Immortal, but I usually play for fun at levels where I can stomp the comp. I've also been lurking the multiplayer games here for years, all the way back to PB1 and 2. And I think I know the right kinds of things to do to play Civ well. The devil is in the details and execution though, isn't it?

This will be a learning experience for me. In particular, things I know I don't know well:
- How to take maximum advantage of slavery.
- Building enough workers and microing so that cities nearly always grow onto improved tiles.
- Micro plans in general.
- Combat tactics and strategy.
- Prioritizing military vs infrastructure in a game against humans.
- City specialization, making GP farms, a specialized HE city, etc.
- Managing GPP effectively.
- Getting the most out of leader traits (especially SPI) and civics.
- And much, much more.

I look forward to getting better at all of these. Hopefully an OCD attitude will help. My favourite players are those with strong and distinctive styles and personalities: Sullla, Parkin, Krill, Commodore.

What you won't see here:
- Extensive C&D every turn. Honestly I think this part of the game is kind of silly, that you can read other civ's actions telepathically through magic numbers the game gives you. I wish this element weren't in the game, and instead there was no score, and you wouldn't get precise demos until much later in the game, if ever.
- Good writing and allusions to history.
- Good Civ Play

Obligatory first post with a bonus picture explaining my username



Alright, let's get started...in a couple of weeks







Ugh, didn't think to reserve a post, but here are my t50 reports for those of you too lazy to read my entire thread:

Turn 50- http://realmsbeyond.net/forums/showthrea...#pid380203