Just finished up a fun game with Darloks on Impossible. It was a classic case of being able to come from behind with them. Overall, Darloks are certainly my favorite race to play, even though Klackons are stronger. I had to go back to old saves to get pics, and I didn't have saves for all the best times, so there are some gaps. This was Impossible Medium map.
Started out with a decent map and some challenging opponents:
The close green star on the lower right ended up being Ultra Poor, but I went ahead anyway.
For quite a while I only had contact with the Silicoids and Mrrshan. I was planning to go against the Silis but then the Klackons got involved and I decided to go after them instead, as they were a softer target. I had been able to acquire a good selection planets early on by setting the forward planets ASAP and then filling in my back field, which you'll see in the next map. I started spying almost right way, but made sure to start trade agreements on the first turn of meeting and also gave some minor tribute.
I met the Psilons around 2447:
I was worried when I saw them, as they looked to be a good bit ahead and with a sizable population. I got spies in ASAP to see what they had.
Looked like they were pretty well ahead. I was contemplating just throwing in the towel, but since I was Darloks I went ahead.
Here's what the map looked like by this point:
So far everything had been peaceful. A few rebuffed skirmishes. The Psilons actually attacked a planet of mine, but I was barely able to drive them away with Planetary Shields and Scatter Packs and then they just left me alone for a bit.
So I launched an attack on the Klackons as of this turn, but I didn't have much to work with:
I attacked the closest green star right below the red one near my home world in the map above.
This is how my research was set:
It mostly stayed about that like through most of the game, a few changes here and there.
You can see why I didn't go after the Silis:
So this was how things looked at the mid-game. I had some decent planets, but was pretty far behind the Psilons in tech, especially in computers, which had me worried. But I was able to get good relations with them long enough while I started taking over the Klackons.
Started out with a decent map and some challenging opponents:
The close green star on the lower right ended up being Ultra Poor, but I went ahead anyway.
For quite a while I only had contact with the Silicoids and Mrrshan. I was planning to go against the Silis but then the Klackons got involved and I decided to go after them instead, as they were a softer target. I had been able to acquire a good selection planets early on by setting the forward planets ASAP and then filling in my back field, which you'll see in the next map. I started spying almost right way, but made sure to start trade agreements on the first turn of meeting and also gave some minor tribute.
I met the Psilons around 2447:
I was worried when I saw them, as they looked to be a good bit ahead and with a sizable population. I got spies in ASAP to see what they had.
Looked like they were pretty well ahead. I was contemplating just throwing in the towel, but since I was Darloks I went ahead.
Here's what the map looked like by this point:
So far everything had been peaceful. A few rebuffed skirmishes. The Psilons actually attacked a planet of mine, but I was barely able to drive them away with Planetary Shields and Scatter Packs and then they just left me alone for a bit.
So I launched an attack on the Klackons as of this turn, but I didn't have much to work with:
I attacked the closest green star right below the red one near my home world in the map above.
This is how my research was set:
It mostly stayed about that like through most of the game, a few changes here and there.
You can see why I didn't go after the Silis:
So this was how things looked at the mid-game. I had some decent planets, but was pretty far behind the Psilons in tech, especially in computers, which had me worried. But I was able to get good relations with them long enough while I started taking over the Klackons.