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Reply #195 on: April 18, 2021, 06:45:35 PM
At this point, all I can really say is that colony management actually does feel like less of a chore, and I like how first-contact works now.  it feels a tad more involved and less abstract, which appeals to me. 

I also like the first contact system.  I haven't gotten very far into, but I'm liking the espionage also

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Reply #196 on: April 18, 2021, 06:48:38 PM
At this point, all I can really say is that colony management actually does feel like less of a chore, and I like how first-contact works now.  it feels a tad more involved and less abstract, which appeals to me. 

I also like the first contact system.  I haven't gotten very far into, but I'm liking the espionage also
Me too. The first contact system makes the eXplore part more mysterious



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Reply #197 on: April 18, 2021, 06:51:35 PM
I just don't get into agreements with my victims.

My approach depends on the empire in question.  I'm very fond of liberation wars, for example...  ;) 



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Reply #198 on: April 18, 2021, 07:35:07 PM
I'm too Federation-minded. I tend to play peaceful for the most part.

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Reply #199 on: April 18, 2021, 07:45:09 PM
I just don't get into agreements with my victims.

My approach depends on the empire in question.  I'm very fond of liberation wars, for example...  ;)

Those people aren't going to liberate themselves :)



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Reply #200 on: April 18, 2021, 07:55:23 PM
And there's that.  ;D

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Reply #201 on: April 18, 2021, 10:02:26 PM
I had another race that I just into at the beginning of a game try and abduct one of my science vessels.  It escaped.  I've abducted others before, but no one had tried that on me

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Reply #202 on: April 19, 2021, 07:07:32 AM
How do you abduct a foreign science vessel? Never knew that was possible.

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Reply #203 on: April 19, 2021, 08:19:18 AM
How do you abduct a foreign science vessel? Never knew that was possible.

It's been known to happen   :bigthumb:

Somewhere, somehow, I woke up in the wrong timeline. I'm pretty sure this isn't even my dimension.


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Reply #204 on: April 19, 2021, 08:55:38 AM
How do you abduct a foreign science vessel? Never knew that was possible.

It's been known to happen   :bigthumb:


Ha!  :bigthumb:

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Reply #205 on: April 19, 2021, 05:13:21 PM
At this point, all I can really say is that colony management actually does feel like less of a chore, and I like how first-contact works now.  it feels a tad more involved and less abstract, which appeals to me. 

I also like the first contact system.  I haven't gotten very far into, but I'm liking the espionage also
Me too. The first contact system makes the eXplore part more mysterious

Ditto to both. 

I also like the increased fog-of-war; it feels more realistic.  It always did seem odd to me that we abruptly obtained complete map information on an empire the moment first contact was established, so this is definitely an improvement. 



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Reply #206 on: April 19, 2021, 05:42:27 PM
I'm too Federation-minded. I tend to play peaceful for the most part.

To be fair, I've not really had a chance to play around with federations in the game's current iteration.  I just know that they sucked in older versions, so I never bothered with them.  It was always much easier to "liberate" enemy empires, and then diplo-annex (integrate) them. 




I just don't get into agreements with my victims.

My approach depends on the empire in question.  I'm very fond of liberation wars, for example...  ;)

Those people aren't going to liberate themselves :)





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Reply #207 on: April 19, 2021, 05:45:40 PM
I had another race that I just into at the beginning of a game try and abduct one of my science vessels.  It escaped.  I've abducted others before, but no one had tried that on me

The first empire I encountered pulled that on me.  Bastards! 




How do you abduct a foreign science vessel? Never knew that was possible.

Just set your First Contact Protocols to "Aggressive". 

Note:  For this to be an option, you cannot be Xenophile or Pacifist. 



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Reply #208 on: April 19, 2021, 06:01:33 PM
Pacifist? Does that mean you like oceans?

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Reply #209 on: April 19, 2021, 06:45:15 PM
Yes.  Yes, that is exactly correct. 



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