<t> Haircut, eh? Mind if I let you inform my advisor/ I am kinda sorta attached to my limbs.<br/>
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@ Damian - I do find them very insightful and of great help in understanding the inner workings of the game-engine. I do not intend to sound like a whiner - I really do appreciate all the help I ...

<t> I realise I have been silent for a while. My bad. And no worries about hijacking this [;)]<br/>
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Here's an update.<br/>
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I have now spent close to 30 hours on entering orders to the Japanese units. I reckon I have done about 35-40% - if that. I am getting very, very bored and not ...

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Bill

You don't say [X(]

But thanks for the headsup [:D]

<t> Thanks Kull for stopping by and clarifying stuff. Much obliged for that as well as the tremendous sheet. As to figuring 'why', that's a given.<br/>
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Last few weekends have been filled with other stuff and so not much has happened on the far-eastern front. Busy playing '2nd Fleet' and then ...

<t> Oh, not to worry. The Japanese - in contrary to my fellow Dutch - are even when they curse rather polite. This one, for instance, would translate as something like 'Oh, hell' or 'Oh, crap' but even that doesn't do it justice. It originates (if I am told correctly) in re-incarnation and suggests ...

<r> Well, I always wondered that.<br/>
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<t> Good morning Dante. Yeah, it's big. I am starting to think this is bigger than the vaunted 'Europa' series of days yore [;)]<br/>
Or maybe... 'The Longest Day'. At least, the pieces can't be shattered all over the map or kitchen floor by a cross breeze. ASL seems simple in comparison.<br/>
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<t> One hour huh? That sounds like fine. Have to admit that as we speak, I am a tad hard pressed to see myself being that fast. Either I am a tremendous slowpoke, or I must be doing something wrong. Of coruse, I am searching all over the map to find the most tonguebreaking bases. Badabaelzebub ...

<t> Oh, indeed, it's not deep blue - us Europeans think it's called black [:)]<br/>
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As to getting hooked, that all depends on how much of a chore it remains. I am led to believe that the first turn is the worst, so I am clinging to that. I can't be bothered to eter orders for 6-8 hours every ...

<t> Even if I already knew that from perusing these forums, I am still a little humbled by the responses I get here from you gentlebeings, so thanks for having taken the time to follow my ramblings en thoughts and offer all sorts of help, suggestions and whatnot. It is very much appreciated.<br ...

<r> See, that's the trouble with time zones - I take a few hours of sleep and stuff happens. lemme try and address the things I feel need addressing and no disregard to those of you I do not reply. No harm done and all.<br/>
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From what I see, there seems to be some consensus on the use of a ...

<t> Hi mr. Giants sir. I kinda sorta thought so - I only play now with the historical settings because I like to learn from Kull's moves and that runs from the historical start. Having a guide that walks one through the (especially) first turn is a great help to come to grips (or gripes, one might ...

<r> Cheers, and I had no clue how to resize it in the post, so I resized the original on the puter and then re-loaded it. Seems to have done the trick. Mug seems to fit the general level of expertise of yours truly [;)]<br/>
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Cat is super friendly, but I have to admit that playing while ...

<r> And so , I reckon I can no longer postpone this. I own the game for months. I read up on stuff, I watched hours of videos, then watched them again, I did RTFM. I played through the smaller scenario's and feel that I at the very least understand the GUI, I understand a few things in regards to ...

<t> I feel like the economy is a lot less bloated than before. I however still am at a complete loss as to how the numbers work:<br/>
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I see, on the main screen, that I am in the red (sometimes real bad, like -60k) but my funds still increase. Vice versa too - then I am in the black (well ...

<r> <U><s>[u]</s>Retrofitting oddness.<e>[/u]</e></U><br/>
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I noticed this in my first 1.04.4 game, started this weekend.<br/>
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I begin games by building 3-4 constructor ships extra. As time progresses, I would later on in older games retrofit them to better designs.<br/>
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In my ...

<t> If ya don't mind asking - how... what... ??<br/>
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I repeatedly have come acros independent alien planets in several (three last I do know, before memory gets hazy) that were unconquerable by me even with massive troop invasions - I have seen planets with 4-5 troops beat off my 25 troops ...

<t> I beg to differ.<br/>
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In a more real world (say, our own?), smaller empires hardly ever declare war upon their much bigger neighbours unless they can get away wth it - small quick gain while the biguns were preoccupied with another war. Covert actions - sure. Open hostilities? Unlikely ...

<t> Reading this, then looking at my game, I must be doing something wrong.<br/>
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I play as human republic, on the lowest agression setting available. Low monsters, normal pirates.<br/>
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I ran into the insect races (three empires of them) by the time I had 35 colonies. They had 9, 2 ...

<t> I find this vexing too. 73 colonies in 62 systems. I can see my income vary from as low as - 50k to +450k (no typo - plus 450000) and I really fail to see how this happens/what causes the change. I don't automate anything except colony taxrate and exploration.<br/>
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The cash reserves I ...