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Offline zebramatt

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Steam Achievements: "1. ..."
« on: November 30, 2009, 10:47:45 am »
All my Steam achievements start with a "1. ...", e.g.:

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Re: Steam Achievements: "1. ..."
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2009, 10:52:44 am »
Yep, those are the easy category of achievements.  There are 6 categories in all (see the achievements button of the main menu to get a full list of them).  No worries!  You'll get some 2s and some 5s before long, I'm sure!
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Re: Steam Achievements: "1. ..."
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2009, 07:07:20 pm »
Is there an achievement for finding a strategy that is later nerfed? ;)
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Re: Steam Achievements: "1. ..."
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2009, 11:32:38 pm »
Is there an achievement for finding a strategy that is later nerfed? ;)

Usually people use that sort of thing to adorn their forum sigs, I think. :)

And, there's the achievement of "being in the release notes / credits," too. :)
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Re: Steam Achievements: "1. ..."
« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2009, 06:18:49 am »
Whoo-hoo!  *makes mental note to edit sig later*
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Re: Steam Achievements: "1. ..."
« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2009, 08:14:45 am »
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Usually people use that sort of thing to adorn their forum sigs, I think.

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Re: Steam Achievements: "1. ..."
« Reply #6 on: December 03, 2009, 10:39:55 am »
And, there's the achievement of "being in the release notes / credits," too. :)

That's the best achievement!

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Re: Steam Achievements: "1. ..."
« Reply #7 on: December 04, 2009, 02:31:38 am »
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Usually people use that sort of thing to adorn their forum sigs, I think.

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If you dont mind me asking, how exactly did "low automatic progress" get nerfed? What was the before and after?
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Re: Steam Achievements: "1. ..."
« Reply #8 on: December 05, 2009, 03:04:08 pm »
My Colony Ships will never be nerfed!  :C
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Re: Steam Achievements: "1. ..."
« Reply #9 on: December 05, 2009, 04:10:51 pm »
also, how did raiders get nerfed? I used them in my last game, and they seemed pretty good.. except that they cost an arm and two legs. Require micromanagement, definitely...
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Re: Steam Achievements: "1. ..."
« Reply #10 on: December 05, 2009, 09:06:45 pm »
They got nerfed primarily with regard to cost, but also with regard to one kind of base ship, I think. The problem was that they could rip through anything but fighters and made the game way too easy. Not as overpowered as Zenith Mirrors and Beam Frigates are (or were until recently?), but still pretty overpowered.
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Re: Steam Achievements: "1. ..."
« Reply #11 on: December 06, 2009, 01:41:38 am »
I'm still wondering how low automatic progress got nerfed. How exactly can you nerf what happens when you set the the AI's progress to increase more slowly over time?
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Re: Steam Achievements: "1. ..."
« Reply #12 on: December 06, 2009, 02:45:59 am »
What is meant by nerfing low progress is the strategy of keeping progress very very low(say <100) through various strategies.  One of these was eliminated by the supply mechanic.  Before you could take 4-5 planets together, then never take an additional planet(besides the occasional advanced research station), and just go around with mobile builders to build anything you might need(even star docks to replace your troops).   Its still possible(keeping progress really low), just a bit harder to do with supply.

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Re: Steam Achievements: "1. ..."
« Reply #13 on: December 06, 2009, 04:56:23 am »
What is meant by nerfing low progress is the strategy of keeping progress very very low(say <100) through various strategies.  One of these was eliminated by the supply mechanic.  Before you could take 4-5 planets together, then never take an additional planet(besides the occasional advanced research station), and just go around with mobile builders to build anything you might need(even star docks to replace your troops).   Its still possible(keeping progress really low), just a bit harder to do with supply.

That makes sense, except there is no "automatic" in there. The concept of supply could be considered a nerf for a low AI progress strategy, but not a low *automatic* progress strategy (which isnt even really a strategy, but a game mode/option).
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