Need Sleep

SmilingRob

Newcomer

11 years ago

Oct 18, 2013, 5:13:34 PM

With these 4X style games how do you manage your time?

Do you just set a number of turns to play?

Do you play until 4 am and hate yourself all day at work?

What strategy do you have?

MODNosferatiel

Informer

"God's in his heaven, all's right with the world." Nerv Motto, Neon Genesis Evangelion

MODNosferatiel

Informer

47 300g2g pts

11 years ago

Oct 18, 2013, 5:28:26 PM

Either have a clearly visible clock around to remind you when to stop and save, or directly set an alarm.

Also, getting better at the game helps, because the time for one round gets shorter.

Stealth_Hawk

Voyager

Stealth_Hawk

Voyager

33 100g2g pts

11 years ago

Oct 18, 2013, 5:34:40 PM

Mostly I just manage my time by only playing ES on Saturdays and Sundays, when all my work is out of the way.

On occasion I will play an MP game on a weekday if the opportunity is presented, though

DarkMeph

Newcomer

DarkMeph

Newcomer

11 years ago

Oct 18, 2013, 6:23:13 PM

Depends on what stage of the game. If I am near the start I play for 25 turns, save and normally exit. If it is near end time I play for 10 turns, save and exit. I delete the save games after I finished the game. I keep a copy of the start of each game until the next Patch comes out.

DarkMeph

VIPDMT

Enthusiast

VIPDMT

Enthusiast

16 300g2g pts

11 years ago

Oct 18, 2013, 10:02:30 PM

Just do it!

Flamar

Old

Nikolaj F. Brinck

Flamar

Old

14 500g2g pts

11 years ago

Oct 20, 2013, 9:56:43 AM

I use a clock with alarm to tell me that i need to stop, if i dont use it i will play for way to long and be very tired at work

Tredecim

Newcomer

Tredecim

Newcomer

200g2g pts

11 years ago

Oct 20, 2013, 10:29:32 AM

Yes, alarm clock for me too

XSwiftX

Newcomer

XSwiftX

Newcomer

11 years ago

Oct 20, 2013, 1:39:25 PM

I just got ES with the special deal on Steam and started playing fri night at about 6pm. When I finally took the time to go look at a clock it was 4 am. So yeah the time does get away from you. I put in a total of 21 hours on ES already this weekend. lol

Stealth_Hawk

Voyager

Stealth_Hawk

Voyager

33 100g2g pts

11 years ago

Oct 20, 2013, 8:31:12 PM

^^ Thats pretty impressive. Although, I put in 64 hours in my first weekend (4-day weekend

) I vowed never to get that absorbed in video gaming again lol

XSwiftX

Newcomer

XSwiftX

Newcomer

11 years ago

Oct 22, 2013, 11:03:07 PM

Yeah I ended up with 30 hours for the weekend. Would have been more but there is football to watch. Haven't been able to play it since because work.

DarkMeph

Newcomer

DarkMeph

Newcomer

11 years ago

Oct 24, 2013, 8:51:58 PM

Why does work always get in the way of everything?

DarkMeph

VIPMTB-Fritz

Wannabe Survivor