DW Legends: Collaborative Video AAR

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Thank you Das that was fun.

Certainly it is interesting seeing how people would do things differently.

As to doing it differently, three quick points. Firstly for some of the strategic choices a screenshot would have been very helpful. The screen was there in the video but finding it was not always easy. Having access to savegames (which I personally never used) was also a good idea. Secondly, I personally would have liked to see the strategic choices being more varied rather than often being war or diplomacy. Which planet to colonise? Should we build explorers or constructors? I thought the questions about characters were good and could have done with some more later in the game. Maybe a ship design question where you post a screen of a proposed or partially finished design? Or a review of our designs and a question about fleet composition? Finally, seeing the setup screens would make a nice introduction to the game as well as providing us an orientation. For example, it took quite some time for me to realise that territory should not be considered since it was disabled in the victory conditions.

Well done.
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Thanks for the AAR!
Things I would handle differently would be:
to make sure the victory conditions are achievable;
YES, it is possible to misinterpret how those percentage requirements will work out.

play on a smaller galaxy - 400 or 700 stars; If only to bring the whole cast of characters into range quickly.
play with less races - say 8ish; Yes, 8-10, if new ones can develop. Though with a conquest race you may want more meat ready on the table.

play as a more aggressive race - anything from a corporation such as the Haarkonish through to full-on aggression such as the Dhayuts;

Being evil insectoids is effective but actually somewhat limiting in plot development and deision points - a trading power presents numerous role-playing dilemmas to confront, if only economic vs. strategic interests. Those would rotate around more practical issues than the moral dilemmas faced by the Securans.

perhaps add a title screen to each video - but that would mean post-production which I didn't really need to do for most of the videos at the start; They are already identified by thumbnail in YouTubem which should be enough.

Your approach works.

On the Securans, can you upload a final save at your convenience? The role playing issues of a Securan empire are interesting. The expansion phase may be over, but the era of Imperial difficulties lies ahead. I tried the save you uploaded a few days ago but got a strange load error in game regarding security cryptography. Maybe a patch version issue though I think I've used the most current daily patch each time.
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Excellent work Das123! I earned quite a lot from being part of this role-play game and from listening to your commentary. For your future "Lets Play" series, I would definitely choose a more aggressive race to play, like the Mortalen. It would be totally different from your last experience. It might also be good to wait until a final more complete patched version is available. Most everything would be working and stable so you would not find some little things not functioning right.

You are quite appreciated.

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finally managed to catch up with this one only to learn that a new one is in the making *clasping hands with anticipation*

Thank you Das, as a fervent LP consumer I can tell you that this type of collaborative LP is not very frequent and is very fun and attracts a lot of people....so aside from your many merits you'll also attract more people to the forum and game. Well done [&o]
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I enjoyed participating and following along. It has helped me immensely with my learning of Distant Worlds.

It would be particularly cool to have an empire on the edge of existence- barely surviving from threat to threat and somehow overcoming each existential threat.

Thanks Das123! Hope you have another AAR soon.
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I liked this one, but not as much as i loved your tutorial AAR. I guess the difference is that this AAR was less into details and more big picture.
You're really good at doing lp's so i hope you keep doing them. :)
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Bravo Zulu! Thanks!
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Very entertaining video series!

A suggestion:
In my opinion you should show more. Your general approach was to show everything while the game was paused and explaining what you would do and then usually skipping forward to when your actions have shown effect.
I like to see more actual playing in a Lets play. It will lengthen the videos, but thats fine with me.
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. It will lengthen the videos, but thats fine with me

that is a sacrifice....we are willing to make [:)]
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Just got back from a quiet weekend on the coast, so forgive the belated reply. Many thanks, Das, for the fun we all had. Very enjoyable, and a learning experience for myself as well. Looking forward to the next [:)]
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Thank you Nas123, this was very helpful and instructional.
If you do another AAR on YT, it'd be great to see either the Haarkonish (money money), or the Dhayut (6% pop growth insectoid warmongers). just my opinion.
But again, thanks!
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Well :) I see that afther I came back from weeckend and was able to look here how it is going it's over :) Than thank You very much Das123. It was very nice to be part of Your AAR :) And definetly I will look for another AAR if You will decide to make it :) Since people are voting here about the race and so, than I will also put my vote. Haarkonish Mercantile Guild ;)
Again, thank You for all the fun wich I had by reading, waching and posting in this AAR :)
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And, Das, I know you're a Klingon at heart! Mortalens FTW next AAR!
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Great AAR Das123. Thanks for putting it together.
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Hey Das, how about doing a Mortalen one next, in the style of the Roman Empire, when they say Strength and Honour it always reminds me of Gladiator [:D]

Mortalen leaders change quite a bit, it would be cool to have the government switching between a Republic and a Military Dictatorship, when a Dictator is in you play without our aid with the aim of conquering the galaxy.  When a Republic is in we get to squabble amongst ourselves and give input to the Empires actions.
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This AAR on youtube convinced me to get this game...

Enough said [:D]
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