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from: Cherokee
date: 2002-12-18 11:41:56
subject: Re: USO Intial Planet Edits Released

Mothing with a death limit is always an issue, regardless of ore
levels.

The real issue is whether the edits allow people to build ore defense
faster than fig offense, and we won't really know that until we see the
complete package.


--- superman  wrote:
> 
> just woundering what others think about maxx ore on these planets.
> Will it
> make mothing a issue with death limit?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kavanagh" 
> To: 
> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 11:01 AM
> Subject: [twgsdotorg] Re: USO Intial Planet Edits Released
> 
> 
> >
> > What has the ability to stay up half the night got to do with skill
> at
> playing tradewars anyway. Always baffled me.
> >
> > >From a message by Father Cajone about Re: USO Intial Planet Edits
> Released:
> > > Actually my feelings about Fed Parking is that after 1st week
> maybe
> reduce Parking to 3-4 instead of zero?  Sometimes real life
> situations
> happen like kids getting sick, family accidents, having work
> schedules
> interfere forcing choice between game and making a couple hundred
> bucks
> toward real life expenses, car breaking down on way home from work,
> unexpected guests, mandatory out of town company training seminars,
> personal
> illness, mad late night attempt to complete term paper due in the
> morning,
> etc ad nauseum.  Can anybody add more to this partial list?
> >  >
> >  > >From a message by Silver Dragon about Re: USO Intial Planet
> Edits
> Released:
> >  > > Ya those descriptions were there and then I played a bit with
> the
> settings and havent updated it yet. But youre right hehe.
> >  >  > Midnight EST extern=YES
> >  >  > 1st week 100 fed parking after that 0=YES
> >  >  > TWA file=YES
> >  >  > Info sharing allowed?=YES
> >  >  > Mega corping allowed?=NO
> >  >  > Time Limit=NONE
> >  >  > All this will be revealed when I get the web page done. It is
> two
> months away so bare with me while I get the page together.
> >  >  > Silver Dragon (Moderator USO 2003!)
> >  >  > >From a message by prestone about Re: USO Intial
Planet Edits
> Released:
> >  >  > > good job on planet edits. only confusing thing i see is in
> the
> planet descriptions where it says 2 planets have the 2nd fastest
> cits. looks
> like the black mountain is the 2nd fastest, plains of war is 3rd.
> >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  > here are my suggestions for some of the other
settings for
> the
> game:
> >  >  >  > midnight EST extern.
> >  >  >  > 1st week Fed parking 100, after that 0 Fed parking.
> >  >  >  > release .twa file ahead of time, if some of the edits are
> >  >  >  > not as advertised, this will allow edit/web changes to be
> made
> before the game starts.
> >  >  >  > info sharing should be allowed, megacorping shouldn't.
> >  >  >  > no time limit until time limit issues have been resolved
> >  >  >  > in twgs.
> >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  > >From a message by Silver Dragon about USO
Intial Planet
> Edits
> Released:
> >  >  >  > > Ok these are the edits I am toying with.
These are not
> set in
> stone but I want to release them so people can get a flavor of what I
> am
> thinking. Plus I am looking for some input. Please only constructive
> comments.
> >  >  >  >  > Keep in mind I am limiting planets per
sector to just 3
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > **Important Notice about planet edits**
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > THE FIGHTER PRODUCTIONS LISTED ARE NOT
EXACT NUMBERS.
> IT
> VARRIES DEPENDING WHERE YOU PUT
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > YOUR COLONISTS ON YOUR PLANET. THE NUMBER
YOU SEE HERE
> IS WHAT
> WENT INTO TEDIT AND REFLECTS
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > WHAT IT WOULD BE UNDER IDEAL CONDITIONS.
I STATED FOR
> EACH
> PLANET WHAT THE FIGHTER
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > PRODUCTION LEVEL IS WHEN EACH PRODUCT IS AT OPTIMUM
> POPULATION. OTHER CONFIGURATIONS MAY
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > LEAD TO HIGHER PRODUCTIONS BUT THIS IS TO
GIVE YOU AN
> IDEA.
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > Planet Edits
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > Plains of War
> >  >  >  >  > This planet is the second fastest to
upgrade and has
> generally
> good production.
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > FUel 2:1 (Max Colonists 100,000)
> >  >  >  >  > Organics 3:1 (Max Colonists 100,000)
> >  >  >  >  > Equipment 5:1 (Max Colonists 100,000
> >  >  >  >  > Fighters 10:1 (Optimum population= 5,000 per day)
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > Capacity
> >  >  >  >  > Fuel= 500,000
> >  >  >  >  > Organics= 500,000
> >  >  >  >  > Equipment= 500,000
> >  >  >  >  > Fighters= 1,000,000
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > Citadel
> >  >  >  >  > 0-1= 1 day
> >  >  >  >  > 1-2= 2 days
> >  >  >  >  > 2-3= 2 days
> >  >  >  >  > 3-4= 4 days (Total 9 days to reach lvl 4)
> >  >  >  >  > 4-5= 3 days
> >  >  >  >  > 5-6= 7 days (Total 19 days to reach lvl 6)
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > Arid Desert
> >  >  >  >  > Planet has Poor Production with the
exception of FUel
> ore.
> Colonists have mined these
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > worlds for much valued Fuel.
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > Fuel 1:1 (Max Colonists 60,000)
> >  >  >  >  > Organics 100:1 (Max Colonists 40,000)
> >  >  >  >  > Equipment 500:1 (Max Colonists 40,000)
> >  >  >  >  > Fighters 15:1 (Optimum population 2,000 per day)
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > Capacity
> >  >  >  >  > Fuel= 800,000
> >  >  >  >  > Organics= 50,000
> >  >  >  >  > Equipment= 10,000
> >  >  >  >  > Fighters= 1,000,000
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > Citadel
> >  >  >  >  > 0-1= 3 Days
> >  >  >  >  > 1-2= 3 Days
> >  >  >  >  > 2-3= 4 Days
> >  >  >  >  > 3-4= 2 Days (Total 12 Days to reach level 4)
> >  >  >  >  > 4-5= 2 Days
> >  >  >  >  > 5-6= 8 Days (Total 22 Days to reach level 6)
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > Titanic Aquafina
> >  >  >  >  > A large planet mostly covered with water, slow to
> upgrade but
> Farms well. Also is the
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > second best fighter producer out of the
classes due to
> its
> expansive open spaces.
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > Fuel 5:1 (Max Colonists 200,000)
> >  >  >  >  > Organics 1:1 (Max Colonists 200,000)
> >  >  >  >  > Equipment 20:1 (Max Colonists 200,000)
> >  >  >  >  > fighters 6:1 (Optimum population 20,000)
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > Capacity
> >  >  >  >  > Fuel= 300,000
> >  >  >  >  > Organics= 1,000,000
> >  >  >  >  > Equipment= 100,000
> >  >  >  >  > Fighters= 2,000,000
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > Citadel
> >  >  >  >  > 0-1 (3 Days)
> >  >  >  >  > 1-2 (3 Days)
> >  >  >  >  > 2-3 (6 Days)
> >  >  >  >  > 3-4 (4 Days) (Total 16 days to reach lvl 4)
> >  >  >  >  > 4-5 (2 Days)
> >  >  >  >  > 5-6 (4 Days) (Total 22 days to reach lvl 6)
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > Black Mountains
> >  >  >  >  > The black coloration comes from a strange
alloy which
> yields a
> good amount of metal ore for
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > equipment production. Because of this, citadel
> constructions
> are second fastest, the only
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > planet that upgrades faster is the USO proto-Type.
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > Fuel 2:1 (Max Colonists 80,000)
> >  >  >  >  > Organics 5:1 (Max Colonists 80,000)
> >  >  >  >  > Equipment 5:1 (Max Colonists 80,000)
> >  >  >  >  > Fighters 7:1 (Optimum Population 5,000 per day)
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > Capacity
> >  >  >  >  > Fuel 300,000
> >  >  >  >  > Organics 200,000
> >  >  >  >  > Equipment 500,000
> >  >  >  >  > Fighters 3,000,000
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > Citadel
> >  >  >  >  > 0-1 (1 Day)
> >  >  >  >  > 1-2 (2 Days)
> >  >  >  >  > 2-3 (3 Days)
> >  >  >  >  > 3-4 (2 Days) (Total 8 Days to reach level 4)
> >  >  >  >  > 4-5 (5 Days)
> >  >  >  >  > 5-6 (6 Days) (Total 19 Days to reach level 6)
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > Glacial
> >  >  >  >  > THis planet has a cold climate, so cold
any production
> is very
> expensive and slow. Building
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > any type of structures is also slow
going. This Planet
> is not
> much use to the federation.
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > Fuel 50:1 (Max Colonists 100,000)
> >  >  >  >  > Organics 100:1 (Max Colonists 100,000)
> >  >  >  >  > Equipment 500:1 (Max Colonists 100,000)
> >  >  >  >  > Fighters 25:1
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > Capacity
> >  >  >  >  > Fuel= 20,000
> >  >  >  >  > Organics= 50,000
> >  >  >  >  > Equipment= 10,000
> >  >  >  >  > FIghters 1,000,000
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > Citadel
> >  >  >  >  > 0-1 (5 Days)
> >  >  >  >  > 1-2 (5 Days)
> >  >  >  >  > 2-3 (7 Days)
> >  >  >  >  > 3-4 (5 Days) (Total 22 days to reach level 4)
> >  >  >  >  > 4-5 (4 Days)
> >  >  >  >  > 5-6 (8 Days) (Total 34 days to reach level 6)
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > DIABLO
> >  >  >  >  > A fiercly hostile planet. Extreme heat and volcanic
> ativity
> make it hard to live there.
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > This is the primary planet used by the
federation fleet
> for
> defense of territory. Its rich
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > Fuel ore base give a quasar canon a nice punch. It
> produces
> little if anything else but is
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > used to defend weaker more productive
planet classes.
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > Fuel= 1:1 (Max Colonists 150,000)
> >  >  >  >  > Organics= No Production
> >  >  >  >  > Equipment= 500:1 (Max Colonists 100,000)
> >  >  >  >  > Fighters= 50:1
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > Capacity
> >  >  >  >  > Fuel= 2,000,000
> >  >  >  >  > Organics= 10,000
> >  >  >  >  > Equipment= 100,000
> >  >  >  >  > Fighters= 3,000,000
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > Citadel
> >  >  >  >  > 0-1 (3 Days)
> >  >  >  >  > 1-2 (3 Days)
> >  >  >  >  > 2-3 (4 Days)
> >  >  >  >  > 3-4 (6 Days) (Total 16 Days to reach level 4)
> >  >  >  >  > 4-5 (3 Days)
> >  >  >  >  > 5-6 (5 Days) (Total 24 days to reach level 6)
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > Gas Giant
> >  >  >  >  > This planet is also of little use to the
federation, it
> is
> mostly used for testing of
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > anti-matter weapons for the fleet.
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > Fuel= No Production
> >  >  >  >  > Organics= No Production
> >  >  >  >  > Equipment= No Production
> >  >  >  >  > Fighters= No Production
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > Capacity
> >  >  >  >  > Fuel= 10,000
> >  >  >  >  > Organics= 10,000
> >  >  >  >  > Equipment= 10,000
> >  >  >  >  > Fighters= 1,000,000
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > Citadel
> >  >  >  >  > 0-1 (8 Days)
> >  >  >  >  > 1-2 (4 Days)
> >  >  >  >  > 2-3 (5 Days)
> >  >  >  >  > 3-4 (5 Days) (Total 22 days to reach level 4)
> >  >  >  >  > 4-5 (4 Days)
> >  >  >  >  > 5-6 (8 Days) (34 Days to reach level 6)
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > USO
> >  >  >  >  > This is an experimental Planet. It is the
first planet
> type to
> be created in a lab. It was
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > designed after the DIABLO but with a more
mild climate
> allowing easier construction of
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > buildings and fighters. As a result its
quasar canon is
> far
> weaker but it ability to
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > control a huger fighter squadron makes up
for it. Also
> advances in shield generation allows
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > this planet to carry a heavier shield generator.
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > Fuel 1:1 (Max Colonists 100,000)
> >  >  >  >  > Organics 5:1 (Max Colonists 100,000)
> >  >  >  >  > Equipment 5:1 (Max Colonists 100,000)
> >  >  >  >  > Fighters 5:1 (Optimum population 14,000 per day)
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > Capacity
> >  >  >  >  > Fuel= 1,000,000
> >  >  >  >  > Organics= 500,000
> >  >  >  >  > Equipment= 500,000
> >  >  >  >  > Fighters= 5,000,000
> >  >  >  >  > *Shields*= 60,000
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > Citadel
> >  >  >  >  > 0-1 (1 Day)
> >  >  >  >  > 1-2 (2 Days)
> >  >  >  >  > 2-3 (2 Days)
> >  >  >  >  > 3-4 (1 Day) (Total 6 days to reach level 4)
> >  >  >  >  > 4-5 (4 Days)
> >  >  >  >  > 5-6 (5 Days) (Total 15 days to reach level 6)
> >  >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >  > What do we think? Goal in mind is to keep
the game as
> active
> and dynamic as possible. Remember game only lasts for 60 days.
> >  >  >  >  > Silver Dragon (Moderator USO 2003!)
> >  >  >  >  > www.planettw.com
> >  >  >  >  > Telnet://hardcoded.dnsalias.org
> >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >
> >  >  >
> >  >  >
> >  >
> >  >
> >
> >

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