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by Watch TV, Do Nothing
Tue May 29, 2018 6:49 pm
Forum: Anacreon General Discussions
Topic: Strategic Combat: Suggestions for Era 4
Replies: 11
Views: 19392

Strategic Combat: Suggestions for Era 4

Grand Unified Proposal: Strategic Combat in Anacreon Era 4 This is a proposal for improvements to strategic warfare in Anacreon Era 4. It does not cover tactics (the nitty-gritty of groups of units directly engaging in combat). Some of the suggestions here are not part in my master list on Ministry...
by Watch TV, Do Nothing
Mon May 28, 2018 2:04 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: 1.8 Beta 1 is ready!
Replies: 75
Views: 1351632

Re: 1.8 Beta 1 is ready!

Direct question for George: do any steps need to be taken to ensure that Multiverse is GDPR-compliant?
by Watch TV, Do Nothing
Fri May 25, 2018 10:06 pm
Forum: Anacreon General Discussions
Topic: Social order and stuff that appears in the News tab
Replies: 0
Views: 12414

Social order and stuff that appears in the News tab

Anyone have some insight into how the social order system works? How workingConditions interacts with revIndex and other social order related stuff? I don't really understand what triggers the different messages about social order in the news. Right now my impression is that you can stop the "labore...
by Watch TV, Do Nothing
Thu May 24, 2018 8:27 pm
Forum: Anacreon General Discussions
Topic: (Future) Scenario brainstorming
Replies: 0
Views: 12314

(Future) Scenario brainstorming

Right now all Anacreon games have one scenario, Fallen Worlds . In this thread we can brainstorm other ideas for game scenarios. All the Dark Places : Much higher spatial clustering of planets, with big voids between planetary clusters. They Should Have Planned a Hardy Brute : Imperial capitals star...
by Watch TV, Do Nothing
Wed May 23, 2018 6:27 pm
Forum: Anacreon General Discussions
Topic: (Future) Era 4 Development Discussion Thread
Replies: 51
Views: 78313

Re: (Future) Era 4 Development Discussion Thread

What about a button below "Send Msg" in the Capital -> Empire tab titled "Declare War"? This will set the empire's state and color to hostile correspondingly, and possibly also notify the target player than Empire X has declared war on them. For empires in a "war" state, replace that button with on...
by Watch TV, Do Nothing
Tue May 22, 2018 3:53 pm
Forum: Anacreon General Discussions
Topic: (Future) Era 4 Development Discussion Thread
Replies: 51
Views: 78313

Re: (Future) Era 4 Development Discussion Thread

Sounds like a system that would be easier to implement, but still an improvement over the current system. I don't like one-way systems, though - there would need to be a way for empires to go from hostile to neutral. Now here is a question for everyone: how does having ground units currently enhance...
by Watch TV, Do Nothing
Tue May 22, 2018 12:18 pm
Forum: Anacreon General Discussions
Topic: Anacreon Era 3 Reference and FAQ
Replies: 9
Views: 18960

Re: Anacreon Era 3 Reference and FAQ

Eventually George will move the Transcendence wiki to some proprietary system (it's dokuwiki right now) within Ministry. Like a glacier, it's coming, but slowly.
by Watch TV, Do Nothing
Mon May 21, 2018 8:50 pm
Forum: Anacreon General Discussions
Topic: (Future) Era 4 Development Discussion Thread
Replies: 51
Views: 78313

Re: (Future) Era 4 Development Discussion Thread

I have revised my personal master list for Era 3.9 and made it easier to read. Let me know if there are any bugs that I overlooked.
by Watch TV, Do Nothing
Sun May 20, 2018 2:25 pm
Forum: Anacreon General Discussions
Topic: Anacreon Era 3 Reference and FAQ
Replies: 9
Views: 18960

Re: Anacreon Era 3 Reference and FAQ

Updated to reflect that I have migrated a lot of the info to the Kronosaur wiki. When Project Glacier is completed, I will migrate it to Ministry.
by Watch TV, Do Nothing
Sun May 20, 2018 2:18 pm
Forum: Anacreon General Discussions
Topic: Combat Simulator
Replies: 1
Views: 7828

Re: Combat Simulator

This is an interesting approach. Because combat is a complex interaction, we have not yet discovered a good rule of thumb for predicting the outcome of an engagement. In particular, since Era 3 it is clear that defenses are significantly stronger than their per-unit costs. They still "feel" underpow...
by Watch TV, Do Nothing
Thu May 17, 2018 9:42 pm
Forum: Anacreon General Discussions
Topic: (Future) Era 4 Development Discussion Thread
Replies: 51
Views: 78313

Re: (Future) Era 4 Development Discussion Thread

The biggest issues that I have with Anacreon right now are: The game can feel completely futile. Empires rise, fall and vanish completely without leaving a trace. Other games use things like leaderboards, timed games and achievements to counteract this. The game can be a time-sink. Worse, it appears...
by Watch TV, Do Nothing
Wed May 16, 2018 12:50 pm
Forum: Anacreon General Discussions
Topic: (Future) Era 4 Development Discussion Thread
Replies: 51
Views: 78313

Re: (Future) Era 4 Development Discussion Thread

I had no idea that splitting production reduces total work units output. Why is this the case, and how significant is the penalty? I have autofacs building 50% Eldritch and 50% Undines, so it would be better to dedicate all worlds to producing 100% of a single unit as opposed to splitting their lab...
by Watch TV, Do Nothing
Mon May 14, 2018 5:05 pm
Forum: Anacreon General Discussions
Topic: From the Ancient Days of Era 2: Wayward Device's Diplomacy Guide
Replies: 2
Views: 9549

Re: From the Ancient Days of Era 2: Wayward Device's Diplomacy Guide

Thanks for bringing this back! I have added links to this to my Era 3 reference. I think it is good for this to get its own thread so that you can maintain and update it as you see fit, rather than for me to include it as a section of the reference guide like I did during Era 2.
by Watch TV, Do Nothing
Mon May 14, 2018 4:37 pm
Forum: Anacreon General Discussions
Topic: (Future) Era 4 Development Discussion Thread
Replies: 51
Views: 78313

Re: (Future) Era 4 Development Discussion Thread

Another Idea: What about an option like "Assign work" to a fleet? It can be some simple cyclic duty like "Go to planet X - Transfer Hexacarbide - Go to planet Z - Transfer Hexacarbide" AND REPEAT THE SEQUENCE AGAIN AND AGAIN Is it possible? I support extended fleet orders . There should probably be...
by Watch TV, Do Nothing
Sat May 12, 2018 3:09 pm
Forum: Anacreon General Discussions
Topic: (Future) Era 4 Development Discussion Thread
Replies: 51
Views: 78313

Re: (Future) Era 4 Development Discussion Thread

Imperator, you have identified important issues but I am not sure that I fully agree with your conclusions. For 1. defenses: the example planet you pointed to is building low-tech, high-attrition defenses even though it is the capital of a major high-tech empire. The intuitive solution for really ol...