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Feb 13, 2014, 8:17:41 PM

Adventurer_Blitz wrote:
i havn't played with low resources, how quickly can you usually get the early tier weapons requiring resources? should make modules a bit more expensive and diplomacy worth something

Well, sometimes it can take quite a while depending on galaxy generation. If I recall correctly, the last time I hosted such multiplayer event, I never gained access to any titanium, despite controlling nearly 1/5th of the galaxy. As such, I was forced to strike a bargain with other player who had access to said resource. Without diplomacy, there's almost no way for you to gain access to all modules which is what I like the most about low resource setting.

It also puts an even bigger emphasis on scouting - you need to find as many players as soon as possible to find potential trading partners (or systems to conquer

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Feb 25, 2014, 12:23:29 PM

It's a shame that in the end we were all defeated by bugs but, just like other people who posted here, I have to admit I still had a lot of fun. Even though I didn't do much for most of the game, it was still fun owning gameslayer on the second week ;P

I'll probably host more events in the future, maybe on a bit smaller galaxies to speed things up a little. Though I can't say if I'll be recording these or not - talking for 6+ hours has devastating effects on my throat and while I like recording videos, it's sometimes more fun to just take my time and chat with other players ^_^

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JIntegrity

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Feb 23, 2014, 5:04:31 PM

Of course. Good game to all of you as well. Hopefully, we can play again soon. I learned a lot that game.

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11 years ago

Feb 23, 2014, 1:39:29 PM

Indeed. See guys? Low resources is fun!

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11 years ago

Feb 22, 2014, 10:15:46 PM

Hello, I would like to be the first to say that even though the game bugged out and had no conclusion that a good time was had by all. so good game, jin, adder, madcow, panczasu, ripper, adventurer, gameslayer, and anasas.

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Feb 19, 2014, 7:09:18 PM

I just realised I never actually posted my videos of this event on these forums

Um, lemme fix that. Here's the first part of the event, part 2 should finish uploading in a few hours!

Also, to those who are still alive - don't forget that we will resume our playthrough this Saturday! 20:30CET, just like last time!

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Feb 16, 2014, 3:53:55 AM

Thanks again for the game. I learned a lot from that game, and hopefully, if we do start a new game, I'll be better prepared. I have a feeling you were going to win that game. A whole game with no one declaring war on you means you didn't waste production time on ships that would inevitably die. You were doing a good job of staying under the radar, and I was waiting for you to win out of nowhere. GG.

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Feb 16, 2014, 3:50:11 AM

it as great PANCZASU, sorry for dropping out midway though. I hope we can resume the game soon.

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Feb 15, 2014, 11:16:04 AM

I'm glad you guys like it, twin elliptical it is

Don't forget to be on steam today at 20:30 CET!

I've just added the last of you on steam. If you didn't receive an invitation then send me a message and I'll invite you to my friends list again

Madcow, check your PMs when you can pls

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11 years ago

Feb 15, 2014, 2:52:50 AM

I tend to play on Disc or Ovoid, but Twin Elliptical seems fun.

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11 years ago

Feb 15, 2014, 1:24:34 AM

twin elliptical would be nice, a lot more space in the beginning i think

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Feb 14, 2014, 10:57:18 PM

Great choice. Twin elip is my fav.

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Feb 14, 2014, 7:28:30 PM

Hey everybody! I'm having second thoughts on the galaxy shape after discussing it with my friend.

How about we change it to twin elliptical? It should be fun, quite hilarious and certainly a lot more interesting then spiral with 8 arms!

That's not what I said in my original video, so without your approval I won't change the galaxy shape. But I think twin elliptical would be cool!

Madcow wrote:
I understand the motivation for low resources, I was trying to see if anyone else could test your settings since I didn't see any start resources. None. Zip. Nada. I should have seen 1 of something after unlocking the first three strat resources. Something is def not right.

If anyone else is interested in checking for themselves, I would like to know if I am right or just crazy pants.

Ok, we've checked it several times. And we always had strategic resources on our home planet or on the systems right next to it. I think we can confirm that there is no bug. They were a bit sparse, of course, but every player still had access to at least a few of them.

EDIT: All slots are filled! You can still sign up as a back-up player though!

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11 years ago

Feb 14, 2014, 2:08:20 AM

I hope you won't mind, but I think that if we get a full-ish game, we need to have at least medium resources...it would really be game breaking to be cut off of resources because of a dependency on another player(s). War\blockade\invasions and whammo! Kiss off on that hull\module\improvement.

We can still get cut off when our own systems get whatever, but at least we wouldn't be victims of someone's misfortune.

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11 years ago

Feb 13, 2014, 10:37:28 PM

I like the extra emphasis on diplomacy when people don't have access to strategic resources. Sure, it didn't mean much for the super empire I ended up with last time, but I like the idea that you don't kill off weaker players because they have a resource you need, and in order to take their planet you have to spend 15-20 turns without that resource killing them off, along with the risk of being unable to defend yourself without these resources if your ganged up on by a rival. In those situations, it can still be fun and compettive even when your empire is really small and weak. This helps prevent steamrolls occuring, at least until people have enough siege to take a planet in 4 turns no matter what.

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Feb 10, 2014, 10:10:00 PM

EDIT: All slots are filled! You can still sign up as a back-up player though!

Sorry for the shameless promotion but I'm hosting a small multiplayer event in ES this Saturday and I would be very happy if you could join me!

I will be recording this whole event and upload it later to youtube. Part of it will be live commentary, and the other part will have commentary added in the editing. I can't say how long I'll be able to survive while constantly talking about the game so I can't say yet, what the proportion of these two parts will be.

This event will start at 8:30pm CET on the 15th of February!

If you want more details, check out the video below:

Don't forget to read the description!

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And yes, it is my birthday today :3

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Feb 13, 2014, 7:47:58 PM

i havn't played with low resources, how quickly can you usually get the early tier weapons requiring resources? should make modules a bit more expensive and diplomacy worth something

smiley: approval

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Feb 13, 2014, 6:48:09 PM

Madcow wrote:
I understand the motivation for low resources, I was trying to see if anyone else could test your settings since I didn't see any start resources. None. Zip. Nada. I should have seen 1 of something after unlocking the first three strat resources. Something is def not right.

If anyone else is interested in checking for themselves, I would like to know if I am right or just crazy pants.

I'll check it with a friend on different settings and with/without mineral memory. I'll let you know what we find (not sooner then tomorrow though)

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11 years ago

Feb 13, 2014, 3:53:52 PM

Happy birthday, PANCZASU! I don't have time to join a multiplayer game yet either, but I'm 3vilTwin1 in Steam for if/when I can join.

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Feb 13, 2014, 3:19:23 PM

I understand the motivation for low resources, I was trying to see if anyone else could test your settings since I didn't see any start resources. None. Zip. Nada. I should have seen 1 of something after unlocking the first three strat resources. Something is def not right.

If anyone else is interested in checking for themselves, I would like to know if I am right or just crazy pants.

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Feb 13, 2014, 1:56:42 PM

Madcow wrote:
I know you said non-negotiable, but I am seeing with an 8 player game (with your settings) that low resources means LOW resources as in starts with NO strategic resources in the starting constellation. Almost like there is a bug.

I tested the mineral memory skill and explored a nice chunk of the galaxy (all of an arm, all of middle and a bit into a few constellations) and could not see any strat res. Not even ones I unlocked.

If no bug, the wiki says that there is only 9-12-15 of each strategic resource respectively for med-large-huge galaxies which is crazy low for 8 players.

The not seeing strat res is really bugging me...

Honestly, I don't trust the Mineral Memory trait all that much, it has failed me in the past (aka didn't work).

But it is true, that with resources set to low, titanium, hyperium and all that good stuff will be quite rare in the galaxy and it's more then likely that not every player will have access to every resource. That's actually intentional - the idea is to make system with strat resources way more valuable then they normally are and force the players to compete for them. We've played with low resources before and the feedback I got was positive so I decided to go for them again. It true that this setting will make the game a bit more imbalanced (the players with access to titanium will certainly have an edge over the competition), however since imbalance is unavoidable in a 4x game like ES (*cough* where some people start with 6 hydromiel and a bunch of jungles *cough*) we can at least make them interesting.

If however the majority of people who signed up for this event really, really hate low strat resources then I guess I could raise them to medium. But trust me - it's more fun when they're set to low!

Well first of all Happy Birthday PANCZASU.

<3

Shame you cannot join us! ;_; Same goes for you martial doctor!

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Feb 13, 2014, 3:22:00 AM

Happy Birthday there! Sounds like a cool event you have setup.

Unfortunately, that is the worst time for me as it's in the middle of the night here.

I hope the game goes well.

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Feb 13, 2014, 2:48:52 AM

I know you said non-negotiable, but I am seeing with an 8 player game (with your settings) that low resources means LOW resources as in starts with NO strategic resources in the starting constellation. Almost like there is a bug.

I tested the mineral memory skill and explored a nice chunk of the galaxy (all of an arm, all of middle and a bit into a few constellations) and could not see any strat res. Not even ones I unlocked.

If no bug, the wiki says that there is only 9-12-15 of each strategic resource respectively for med-large-huge galaxies which is crazy low for 8 players.

The not seeing strat res is really bugging me...

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Feb 12, 2014, 12:12:57 AM

Well first of all Happy Birthday PANCZASU.

I wish u only the best for your next 366 Earth's Rotations that you be lucky at gambling and lucky in love.

And I am looking forward to all of your next Lets Plays and hopefully also some with Endless Legend

For the Multiplayer Event.

I realy realy would love to participate cause the Multiplayer is my Home and I didnt had Internet Acess at the last event.

But sadly, i just cant playing at this day at this time.

A very old and good friend is visiting me and my Roommate on Saturday and we only see us maybe 6 times in a whole year so i cant play ES. I have to take care over my friend and drink with him lots of alcohol as it is the way of a good friend. There is a little chance that something croppes up but it seems u have to rock again without me.

But my time will come...someday.

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Feb 11, 2014, 7:47:45 PM

You guys are all in!

I can't believe how many people signed up already, last time we had trouble finding 8 players, this time we're almost full already!

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11 years ago

Feb 11, 2014, 4:12:24 PM

Steam name: Jin

I'd love participate.

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Feb 11, 2014, 3:38:00 AM

I would like to sign up as well. My Steam is madcow. Happy birthday!

And, oh yes, my udders will block out the stars.

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Feb 10, 2014, 11:20:26 PM

Adventurer_Blitz wrote:
nevermind, if there is room i would like to sign up, can you sign up here though?

Yes you can. You're on the list

I'll need your Steam name though, post it here or PM it to me if you don't feel like revealing it to the public.

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Feb 10, 2014, 10:17:34 PM

nevermind, if there is room i would like to sign up, can you sign up here though?

my steam id is Adventurer_Blitz

thanks PANCZASU

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