This is a perfect example of why I love this game.
Game's about 90 days old, on UTW, roughly 2weeks before the Server shuts down. I've been playing for a few weeks, trying to catch-up. Starting running Rammers UnFig'd Gridder to increase the grid a bit, and ran into a second, previously unknown, base of Corp 1. Rammers script not only pods me, but keeps on running until I get stuck on alien figs, and have to retreat, leaving me with no Fighters.
The cannon that podded me isn't that high, so I get into another ship and clear the Sector Fighters, and Pwarp in a planet. A little indecisive (don't have the resources to take the planet), I decided to set a trap. I overloaded the sector with 3 extra planets, and create a Level 2 Citadel on one of the planets, and place approximately 500k figs on it; fired up Citkill-Double-tap, and waited.
In all, I sat there, for about 5hours (hostile shielded planet in sector with a sector cannon, with enough fuel to cause me to self-torp and Pod if I relogged. I need this kill; to lock Cowboy out of the game, give me a chance to catch up after starting so late.
Incredibly, the trap works. I'm hiding on the Level 2 planet Cowboy comes online and enters the sector in an attempt to rescue his planet. I send off two waves of fighters before Cowboy clears the sector fighter, and he's in a pod before he has a chance to lay a fig.
Who's Playing
Lieutenant Commander --{ Cowboy }-- [1]
Lieutenant Commander Drats [4]
The Predators are on the move!
Citadel command (?=help)
--{ Cowboy }-- warps into the sector.
Limpet mine in 4432 activated
Deployed Fighters Report Sector 4432: --{ Cowboy }--'s Imperial Battlestar entered sector.
Citadel command (?=help)
: ENDINTERROG
Citadel command (?=help)
Sect 4432³Turns 2,662³Creds 925,000³Figs 150,000³Shlds 0³Hlds 200³Ore 119
Org 0³Equ 0³Col 0³Phot 5³Armd 230³Lmpt 150³GTorp 0³TWarp 2³Clks 0³Beacns 0
AtmDt 0³Crbo 0³EPrb 0³MDis 25³PsPrb No³PlScn Yes³LRS Holo³Aln 3,895,495
Exp 55,669³Corp 4³Ship 12 Other
Citadel command (?=help) S
Deployed Fighters Report Sector 4432: --{ Cowboy }-- is attacking!
Citadel command (?=help) S
<Scan Sector>
Sector : 4432 in uncharted space.
Planets : <<<< (H) . >>>> (Shielded)
(O) .
(O) .
(H) .
Traders : Lieutenant Commander --{ Cowboy }-- [1], w/ 180,000 ftrs,
in Drat Star IV (Pegasus Class Imperial Battlestar)
Fighters: 500 (belong to your Corp) [Defensive]
Mines : 3 (Type 1 Armid) (belong to your Corp)
: 2 (Type 2 Limpet) (belong to your Corp)
Warps to Sector(s) : 3060 - 4895
Citadel treasury contains 0 credits.
Citadel command (?=help)
Citadel treasury contains 0 credits.
Citadel command (?=help) Q
Planet command (?=help) [D] Q
Command [TL=00:00:00]:[4432] (?=Help)? : A
<Attack>
Attack --{ Cowboy }--'s Imperial Battlestar (150,000-180,000) (Y/N) [N]? Yes
Combat scanners show enemy shields at 100%
How many fighters do you wish to use (0 to 25,000) [0]? 25000
Your fighters encounter a powerful force-shield around the enemy ship!
Command [TL=00:00:00]:[4432] (?=Help)? :
<Re-Display>
Command [TL=00:00:00]:[4432] (?=Help)? : A
<Attack>
Attack --{ Cowboy }--'s Imperial Battlestar (125,000-140,740) (Y/N) [N]? Yes
How many fighters do you wish to use (0 to 25,000) [0]? 25000
Command [TL=00:00:00]:[4432] (?=Help)? :
<Re-Display>
Command [TL=00:00:00]:[4432] (?=Help)? : L
<Preparing ship to land on planet surface>
Land on which planet <Q to abort> ? 47
Landing sequence engaged...
Planet command (?=help) [D] M
<Change Military>
Display Planet? No
Do you wish to (L)eave or (T)ake Fighters? [T] (Q to Exit)
How many Fighters do you want to take (50000 Max) [50000] ?
The Fighters join your battle force.
Planet command (?=help) [D] Q
Command [TL=00:00:00]:[4432] (?=Help)? : A
<Attack>
Attack --{ Cowboy }--'s Imperial Battlestar (150,000-84,779) (Y/N) [N]? Yes
How many fighters do you wish to use (0 to 25,000) [0]? 25000
Command [TL=00:00:00]:[4432] (?=Help)? :
<Re-Display>
Command [TL=00:00:00]:[4432] (?=Help)? : A
--{ Cowboy }-- destroyed 500 of your fighters in sector 4432
Command [TL=00:00:00]:[4432] (?=Help)? : A
<Attack>
Attack --{ Cowboy }--'s Imperial Battlestar (125,000-27,645) (Y/N) [N]? Yes
How many fighters do you wish to use (0 to 25,000) [0]? 25000
Command [TL=00:00:00]:[4432] (?=Help)? :
<Re-Display>
Command [TL=00:00:00]:[4432] (?=Help)? : L
<Preparing ship to land on planet surface>
Land on which planet <Q to abort> ? 47
Landing sequence engaged...
Planet command (?=help) [D] M
<Change Military>
Display Planet? No
Do you wish to (L)eave or (T)ake Fighters? [T] (Q to Exit)
How many Fighters do you want to take (47293 Max) [47293] ?
The Fighters join your battle force.
Planet command (?=help) [D] Q
Command [TL=00:00:00]:[4432] (?=Help)? : A
<Attack>
Attack --{ Cowboy }--'s *** Escape Pod *** (150,000-1) (Y/N) [N]? Yes
Combat scanners show enemy shields at 60%
How many fighters do you wish to use (0 to 25,000) [0]? 25000
Your fighters encounter a powerful force-shield around the enemy ship!
Command [TL=00:00:00]:[4432] (?=Help)? :
<Re-Display>
....
.....Snipped off several attack waves....
.......
Citadel command (?=help)
Sect 4432³Turns 2,662³Creds 1,004,874³Figs 150,000³Shlds 0³Hlds 200³Ore 119
Org 0³Equ 0³Col 0³Phot 5³Armd 230³Lmpt 150³GTorp 0³TWarp 2³Clks 0³Beacns 0
AtmDt 0³Crbo 0³EPrb 0³MDis 25³PsPrb No³PlScn Yes³LRS Holo³Aln 2,092,872
Exp 68,323³Corp 4³Ship 12 Other
Citadel command (?=help) S
<Scan Sector>
Sector : 4432 in uncharted space.
Planets : <<<< (H) . >>>> (Shielded)
(O) .
(O) .
(H) .
NavHaz : 2% (Space Debris/Asteroids)
Mines : 3 (Type 1 Armid) (belong to your Corp)
: 2 (Type 2 Limpet) (belong to your Corp)
Warps to Sector(s) : 3060 - 4895
I eventually realize that the Predators aliens happily fill up planets within a few hours, and with port production at %200, it's not long before I'm making over 500mil a day in a 5k turn game
