Status plasmasnake Feb 11, 2024
Played as the humans and was doing well in the number 3 slot but then made the mistake of gaining enough population to become 2nd largest- and no one voted for me in the next election. Naturally I rejected the outcome and braced for invasion on all fronts, which never really came- it seemed like if I bombed a few …
Read morePlayed as the humans and was doing well in the number 3 slot but then made the mistake of gaining enough population to become 2nd largest- and no one voted for me in the next election. Naturally I rejected the outcome and braced for invasion on all fronts, which never really came- it seemed like if I bombed a few planets to zero the enemy AI would focus on recolonizing vs. sending fleets to my core worlds. So I did that for many turns, stole death ray after the ai defeated the Guardian, and basically got into a stalemate which I have never done before. Maybe very slowly I could have conquered and held planets but tech was basically even, it was just a question of amassing a fleet and overwhelming any particular planet, so I gave up.
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