I would like to see it crafted so that a team cannot turtle after the first 2 weeks and win.

I think that would mean an invader ship with greater than 1.5 offensive odds that can land.

Any thoughts?

H

Custom Pirates - Settings

Global (server) settings
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          Ship Delay:       0 s/TPW     Probe Movement Delay:       0 s/sector
  Command Limitation:      50 cmds / 1s  Output Segment Size:   Unlim bytes
 Days Until Deletion:      30 days              Ack Interval:     300 s
    Daily Log Length:     800 bytes       Inactivity Timeout:     300 s
    Local Display On?   false                Local Beeper On?    true
        User Aliases?    true                   Aliens Sleep?   false

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Game A - Custom Pirates - 20000 sectors - 1500 turns
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Tournament mode is ON.
       Days to enter:       0 days                Max deaths:      50
         Age of Game:       0 days            Game banged on: Fri Mar 11 2011
         Closed game?   false             Extern last ran on: Thu Mar 10 2011
             Sectors:  20,000                      Max users:     200
           Max ships:     800                      Max ports:  16,000
         Max planets:    4000             New player planets?   false
       Turns per day:    1500                      Turn bank:       1 days
  Time limit per day:   Unlim min               Time penalty:       0 min/logon
    Starting credits:  10,000cr               Starting holds:      50
       Starting figs:    1000                    Death delay?   false
  Radiation duration:       1 days         NavHaz clear rate:      25% / day
Times Class0/9 Blown:       0             Cloak failure rate:       0%
          Port regen:      50% / day          Port regen max:     100% / visit
         Max product:  32,760 units       Built port density:      95%
One-way warp density:       3%          Two-way warp density:      30%
   Max course length:      45             Fighter lock decay:    1440s
     Terra max colos:100,000,000               Terra regen rate:  50,000 colos/day
           Squatters:       2 ships/sec            Corp size:       6 users/corp
      Planetary nego:     100%            Planets per sector:       3
     Photon duration:       3s               Fedsafe Photons?    true
       Multi photons?    true                    Photon cost: 100,000cr
           Gold mode?    true                      MBBS mode?    true
      Steal from buy?    true                    Steal delay?   false
        Steal Factor:      70%                    Rob factor:      50%
   Busts clear every:       1 days           Last bust clear: Fri Mar 11 2011
             Bubbles:       6                                        
            Min size:     100                       Max size:    3316
           Min links:       1                      Max links:       4
    Min tunnel depth:       0               Max tunnel depth:       0
Ship reregistry cost:    5000cr                   Cloak cost:  25,000cr
     Armid mine cost:     500cr             Limpet mine cost:  40,000cr
         Beacon cost:     100cr          Limpet removal cost:    5000cr
   Genesis torp cost:  25,000cr              Atomic det cost:  15,000cr
Density scanner cost:    2000cr            Holo scanner cost:  50,000cr
      Corbomite cost:    1000cr          Planet scanner cost:  30,000cr
    Ether probe cost:    3000cr          Mine disruptor cost:    6000cr
   Planet xport cost:  50,000cr          Plnt xport upg cost:  25,000cr
  TWarp I drive cost:  50,000cr          TWarp II drive cost:  80,000cr
  Twarp upgrade cost:  40,000cr           Psychic probe cost:  10,000cr
     Internal aliens?   false              Internal Ferrengi?   false
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Custom Pirates - Ships

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 0 */====\/====\* (Pescador)  Deployment: General 
           :           Max Holds: 25      Start Holds: 25      Max Shields: 2500     Hold Value: 24000   
 Turns/Warp: 2       XPort Range: 5             Mines: 0       Mine Disrpt: 10      Drive Value: 9999    
   Max Figs: 1000    Figs / Wave: 1000       Off Odds: 1          Def Odds: 4        Comp Value: 4700    
Photon Miss: 0       EtherProbes: 25          Beacons: 0            Cloaks: 5        Hull Value: 5000    
  XP Needed: 0         Gen Torps: 0       Atomic Dets: 5         Corbomite: 1500    Total Price: 43699   

DensityScan HoloScan !Transwarp !PlanetScan !Interdictor CanLand !CombatScan !FusionDrive !Pirate !HasPod IsPod 
!Guardian !ReqCommish !ReqCorp !ReqCEO Exchangable Functional !Unique Available Active 
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 1 Merchant Galleon ()  Deployment: General 
           :           Max Holds: 125     Start Holds: 20      Max Shields: 5000     Hold Value: 10000   
 Turns/Warp: 3       XPort Range: 5             Mines: 50      Mine Disrpt: 10      Drive Value: 1000    
   Max Figs: 20000   Figs / Wave: 750        Off Odds: 1          Def Odds: 1        Comp Value: 20300   
Photon Miss: 0       EtherProbes: 25          Beacons: 50           Cloaks: 5        Hull Value: 10000   
  XP Needed: 0         Gen Torps: 5       Atomic Dets: 5         Corbomite: 3000    Total Price: 41300   

DensityScan HoloScan Transwarp PlanetScan !Interdictor CanLand !CombatScan !FusionDrive !Pirate HasPod !IsPod 
!Guardian !ReqCommish !ReqCorp !ReqCEO Exchangable Functional !Unique Available Active 
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 2 Sloop of War (Le Richelieu)  Deployment: General 
           :           Max Holds: 50      Start Holds: 10      Max Shields: 500      Hold Value: 5000    
 Turns/Warp: 1       XPort Range: 1             Mines: 10      Mine Disrpt: 10      Drive Value: 3000    
   Max Figs: 1000    Figs / Wave: 1000       Off Odds: 2          Def Odds: 2        Comp Value: 5200    
Photon Miss: 0       EtherProbes: 25          Beacons: 10           Cloaks: 5        Hull Value: 22000   
  XP Needed: 0         Gen Torps: 0       Atomic Dets: 5         Corbomite: 3000    Total Price: 35200   

DensityScan HoloScan !Transwarp PlanetScan !Interdictor CanLand !CombatScan !FusionDrive !Pirate !HasPod !IsPod 
!Guardian !ReqCommish !ReqCorp !ReqCEO Exchangable Functional !Unique Available Active 
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 3 French Redoutable ()  Deployment: General 
           :           Max Holds: 100     Start Holds: 12      Max Shields: 16000    Hold Value: 6000    
 Turns/Warp: 3       XPort Range: 5             Mines: 5       Mine Disrpt: 10      Drive Value: 1000    
   Max Figs: 10000   Figs / Wave: 5000       Off Odds: 1.3        Def Odds: 2.5      Comp Value: 82800   
Photon Miss: 10      EtherProbes: 25          Beacons: 5            Cloaks: 5        Hull Value: 35000   
  XP Needed: 0         Gen Torps: 0       Atomic Dets: 5         Corbomite: 4000    Total Price: 124800  

DensityScan !HoloScan !Transwarp !PlanetScan !Interdictor CanLand CombatScan !FusionDrive !Pirate HasPod !IsPod 
!Guardian !ReqCommish !ReqCorp !ReqCEO Exchangable Functional !Unique Available Active 
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 4 Battle Brig (Axis Industries)  Deployment: General 
           :           Max Holds: 100     Start Holds: 16      Max Shields: 1500     Hold Value: 38000   
 Turns/Warp: 4       XPort Range: 10            Mines: 100     Mine Disrpt: 10      Drive Value: 9999    
   Max Figs: 25000   Figs / Wave: 5000       Off Odds: 2          Def Odds: 2        Comp Value: 61500   
Photon Miss: 0       EtherProbes: 25          Beacons: 50           Cloaks: 5        Hull Value: 18000   
  XP Needed: 0         Gen Torps: 1       Atomic Dets: 5         Corbomite: 3000    Total Price: 127499  

DensityScan HoloScan Transwarp PlanetScan !Interdictor CanLand CombatScan !FusionDrive !Pirate HasPod !IsPod 
!Guardian !ReqCommish !ReqCorp !ReqCEO Exchangable Functional !Unique Available Active 
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 5 Flag BattleFrigate (4 Dragons Ltd)  Deployment: General 
           :           Max Holds: 200     Start Holds: 60      Max Shields: 16000    Hold Value: 1000000 
 Turns/Warp: 2       XPort Range: 25            Mines: 200     Mine Disrpt: 25      Drive Value: 75000   
   Max Figs: 75000   Figs / Wave: 25000      Off Odds: 3          Def Odds: 4        Comp Value: 120000  
Photon Miss: 2       EtherProbes: 100         Beacons: 100          Cloaks: 5        Hull Value: 90000   
  XP Needed: 0         Gen Torps: 10      Atomic Dets: 10        Corbomite: 6000    Total Price: 1285000 

DensityScan HoloScan Transwarp PlanetScan Interdictor CanLand CombatScan FusionDrive !Pirate HasPod !IsPod 
Guardian !ReqCommish ReqCorp ReqCEO !Exchangable Functional !Unique Available Active 
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 6 English Prison Barge (Mainstay Ltd)  Deployment: General 
           :           Max Holds: 250     Start Holds: 100     Max Shields: 1000     Hold Value: 27000   
 Turns/Warp: 6       XPort Range: 10            Mines: 5       Mine Disrpt: 10      Drive Value: 1000    
   Max Figs: 500     Figs / Wave: 500        Off Odds: 1          Def Odds: 1        Comp Value: 10400   
Photon Miss: 0       EtherProbes: 25          Beacons: 10           Cloaks: 5        Hull Value: 54000   
  XP Needed: 0         Gen Torps: 5       Atomic Dets: 5         Corbomite: 1500    Total Price: 92400   

DensityScan HoloScan Transwarp PlanetScan !Interdictor CanLand !CombatScan !FusionDrive !Pirate HasPod !IsPod 
!Guardian !ReqCommish !ReqCorp !ReqCEO Exchangable Functional !Unique Available Active 
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 7 Slaver ()  Deployment: General 
           :           Max Holds: 255     Start Holds: 50      Max Shields: 1000     Hold Value: 27000   
 Turns/Warp: 3       XPort Range: 5             Mines: 50      Mine Disrpt: 10      Drive Value: 1000    
   Max Figs: 10000   Figs / Wave: 125        Off Odds: 1.5        Def Odds: 2        Comp Value: 11050   
Photon Miss: 0       EtherProbes: 25          Beacons: 20           Cloaks: 5        Hull Value: 58000   
  XP Needed: 0         Gen Torps: 5       Atomic Dets: 5         Corbomite: 1500    Total Price: 97050   

DensityScan HoloScan Transwarp PlanetScan !Interdictor CanLand !CombatScan !FusionDrive !Pirate HasPod !IsPod 
!Guardian ReqCommish !ReqCorp !ReqCEO Exchangable Functional !Unique Available Active 
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 8 Merchant Marines ()  Deployment: General 
           :           Max Holds: 65      Start Holds: 63      Max Shields: 500      Hold Value: 15000   
 Turns/Warp: 2       XPort Range: 5             Mines: 2       Mine Disrpt: 10      Drive Value: 2000    
   Max Figs: 300     Figs / Wave: 100        Off Odds: 0.8        Def Odds: 0.8      Comp Value: 9600    
Photon Miss: 0       EtherProbes: 25          Beacons: 20           Cloaks: 5        Hull Value: 6800    
  XP Needed: 0         Gen Torps: 2       Atomic Dets: 5         Corbomite: 1500    Total Price: 33400   

DensityScan HoloScan !Transwarp PlanetScan !Interdictor CanLand !CombatScan !FusionDrive !Pirate HasPod !IsPod 
!Guardian !ReqCommish !ReqCorp !ReqCEO Exchangable Functional !Unique Available Active 
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 9 Admiralty (Dzerhinsky)  Deployment: General 
           :           Max Holds: 225     Start Holds: 75      Max Shields: 10000    Hold Value: 1000000 
 Turns/Warp: 2       XPort Range: 25            Mines: 250     Mine Disrpt: 40      Drive Value: 1000000 
   Max Figs: 100000  Figs / Wave: 50000      Off Odds: 4          Def Odds: 3        Comp Value: 231000  
Photon Miss: 40      EtherProbes: 100         Beacons: 150          Cloaks: 20       Hull Value: 65000   
  XP Needed: 0         Gen Torps: 20      Atomic Dets: 20        Corbomite: 6000    Total Price: 2296000 

DensityScan HoloScan Transwarp PlanetScan Interdictor CanLand CombatScan FusionDrive !Pirate HasPod !IsPod 
!Guardian ReqCommish !ReqCorp !ReqCEO !Exchangable Functional !Unique Available Active 
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10 Privateer (Provornyy)  Deployment: General 
           :           Max Holds: 200     Start Holds: 100     Max Shields: 5000     Hold Value: 6000    
 Turns/Warp: 1       XPort Range: 15            Mines: 5       Mine Disrpt: 10      Drive Value: 10000   
   Max Figs: 40000   Figs / Wave: 40000      Off Odds: 5          Def Odds: 2        Comp Value: 48000   
Photon Miss: 10      EtherProbes: 25          Beacons: 5            Cloaks: 5        Hull Value: 2000000 
  XP Needed: 0         Gen Torps: 5       Atomic Dets: 5         Corbomite: 6000    Total Price: 2064000 

DensityScan HoloScan Transwarp PlanetScan !Interdictor CanLand CombatScan FusionDrive !Pirate HasPod !IsPod 
!Guardian !ReqCommish !ReqCorp !ReqCEO Exchangable Functional !Unique Available Active 
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11 Schooner (Markham Space Tech)  Deployment: General 
           :           Max Holds: 73      Start Holds: 20      Max Shields: 2000     Hold Value: 10000   
 Turns/Warp: 3       XPort Range: 3             Mines: 50      Mine Disrpt: 10      Drive Value: 10000   
   Max Figs: 5000    Figs / Wave: 1000       Off Odds: 1.4        Def Odds: 1.4      Comp Value: 29000   
Photon Miss: 0       EtherProbes: 25          Beacons: 50           Cloaks: 5        Hull Value: 12300   
  XP Needed: 0         Gen Torps: 5       Atomic Dets: 5         Corbomite: 1500    Total Price: 61300   

DensityScan HoloScan !Transwarp PlanetScan !Interdictor CanLand !CombatScan FusionDrive !Pirate HasPod !IsPod 
!Guardian !ReqCommish !ReqCorp !ReqCEO Exchangable Functional !Unique Available Active 
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12 British Frigate ()  Deployment: General 
           :           Max Holds: 80      Start Holds: 20      Max Shields: 750      Hold Value: 10000   
 Turns/Warp: 3       XPort Range: 6             Mines: 25      Mine Disrpt: 10      Drive Value: 10000   
   Max Figs: 5000    Figs / Wave: 2000       Off Odds: 1.4        Def Odds: 1.4      Comp Value: 39500   
Photon Miss: 0       EtherProbes: 25          Beacons: 50           Cloaks: 5        Hull Value: 13000   
  XP Needed: 0         Gen Torps: 2       Atomic Dets: 5         Corbomite: 1500    Total Price: 72500   

DensityScan !HoloScan !Transwarp PlanetScan !Interdictor CanLand !CombatScan FusionDrive !Pirate HasPod !IsPod 
!Guardian !ReqCommish !ReqCorp !ReqCEO Exchangable Functional !Unique Available Active 
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13 American Cutter (Dzerhinsky)  Deployment: General 
           :           Max Holds: 100     Start Holds: 30      Max Shields: 16000    Hold Value: 15000   
 Turns/Warp: 1       XPort Range: 3             Mines: 5       Mine Disrpt: 10      Drive Value: 10000   
   Max Figs: 10000   Figs / Wave: 1000       Off Odds: 1          Def Odds: 8        Comp Value: 10500   
Photon Miss: 0       EtherProbes: 25          Beacons: 20           Cloaks: 5        Hull Value: 70000   
  XP Needed: 0         Gen Torps: 1       Atomic Dets: 5         Corbomite: 3000    Total Price: 105500  

DensityScan HoloScan !Transwarp PlanetScan !Interdictor CanLand !CombatScan FusionDrive !Pirate HasPod !IsPod 
!Guardian !ReqCommish !ReqCorp !ReqCEO Exchangable Functional !Unique Available Active 
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14 Dread Flute (Le Richelieu)  Deployment: General 
           :           Max Holds: 50      Start Holds: 10      Max Shields: 16000    Hold Value: 5000    
 Turns/Warp: 10      XPort Range: 1             Mines: 250     Mine Disrpt: 10      Drive Value: 10000   
   Max Figs: 250000  Figs / Wave: 800        Off Odds: 0.5        Def Odds: 3        Comp Value: 25000   
Photon Miss: 0       EtherProbes: 25          Beacons: 10           Cloaks: 5        Hull Value: 7500    
  XP Needed: 0         Gen Torps: 20      Atomic Dets: 20        Corbomite: 6000    Total Price: 47500   

DensityScan HoloScan Transwarp PlanetScan Interdictor CanLand CombatScan FusionDrive !Pirate HasPod !IsPod 
Guardian !ReqCommish !ReqCorp !ReqCEO Exchangable Functional !Unique Available Active 
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15 Spanish Main (Murene)  Deployment: General 
           :           Max Holds: 150     Start Holds: 50      Max Shields: 600      Hold Value: 28000   
 Turns/Warp: 4       XPort Range: 5             Mines: 0       Mine Disrpt: 10      Drive Value: 10000   
   Max Figs: 300     Figs / Wave: 150        Off Odds: 0.5        Def Odds: 0.5      Comp Value: 10300   
Photon Miss: 0       EtherProbes: 25          Beacons: 20           Cloaks: 5        Hull Value: 15300   
  XP Needed: 0         Gen Torps: 1       Atomic Dets: 5         Corbomite: 1500    Total Price: 63600   

DensityScan HoloScan !Transwarp PlanetScan !Interdictor CanLand !CombatScan FusionDrive !Pirate HasPod !IsPod 
!Guardian !ReqCommish !ReqCorp !ReqCEO Exchangable Functional !Unique Available Active 
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16 Port Siege (AldenShrike)  Deployment: General 
           :           Max Holds: 40      Start Holds: 10      Max Shields: 4000     Hold Value: 25000   
 Turns/Warp: 5       XPort Range: 40            Mines: 200     Mine Disrpt: 10      Drive Value: 1000000 
   Max Figs: 300000  Figs / Wave: 50000      Off Odds: 1          Def Odds: 2        Comp Value: 380000  
Photon Miss: 0       EtherProbes: 25          Beacons: 100          Cloaks: 5        Hull Value: 104000  
  XP Needed: 0         Gen Torps: 20      Atomic Dets: 5         Corbomite: 1500    Total Price: 1509000 

DensityScan HoloScan !Transwarp PlanetScan Interdictor !CanLand CombatScan FusionDrive !Pirate HasPod !IsPod 
!Guardian !ReqCommish !ReqCorp !ReqCEO Exchangable Functional !Unique Available Active 
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Custom Pirates - Planets

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0 Coastal

Thick Oxygen/Nitrogen atmosphere.  Specific gravity within 0.7 to 1.3 Earth
normal.  Random, but mostly manageable weather patterns, with temperatures
ranging from 0 to 40 degrees Celsius.  Fertile soil, excellent for Organic
production.  Mineral deposits, very good for Equipment production.  Chemical
elements good for Fuel Ore.  Class M planets are excellent for human
colonization and promote an excellent population growth curve as well as a
very good population harmony quotient.  They have an above average
"habitability band".  Drawbacks include overpopulation problems, political
unrest and human-induced destruction of the BioSphere.


   ClassLtr: M          Subclass:            ANSIFile: PLANETM    TextFile: PLANETM 
    Deleted: No          General: Yes     Habitablity: 100          Hazard: 1       
    OreProd: 1           OrgProd: 3           EquProd: 3           FigProd: 10      
MaxOreColos: 100000  MaxOrgColos: 100000  MaxEquColos: 100000  
  MaxOreInv: 1000000   MaxOrgInv: 100000    MaxEquInv: 100000      MaxFigs: 1000000  MaxShields: 50000   
 StartEquip: 0          StartOre: 0          StartOrg: 0         MaxCitLvl: 6       
CitLvl1Cols: 1000    CitLvl1Days: 0        CitLvl1Equ: 250      CitLvl1Ore: 300      CitLvl1Org: 200     
CitLvl2Cols: 2000    CitLvl2Days: 0        CitLvl2Equ: 250      CitLvl2Ore: 200      CitLvl2Org: 50      
CitLvl3Cols: 4000    CitLvl3Days: 5        CitLvl3Equ: 500      CitLvl3Ore: 500      CitLvl3Org: 250     
CitLvl4Cols: 6000    CitLvl4Days: 10       CitLvl4Equ: 1000     CitLvl4Ore: 1000     CitLvl4Org: 1200    
CitLvl5Cols: 6000    CitLvl5Days: 5        CitLvl5Equ: 1000     CitLvl5Ore: 300      CitLvl5Org: 400     
CitLvl6Cols: 6000    CitLvl6Days: 5        CitLvl6Equ: 2000     CitLvl6Ore: 1000     CitLvl6Org: 1200    
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1 Legion

Thin Oxygen/Nitrogen atmosphere.  Specific gravity within 0.5 to 1.5 Earth
normal.  Weather patterns are mostly dry and hot with temperatures ranging
fron 40 to 140 degrees Celsius.  Little area of fertile soil, very bad for
Organics.  Very little precious metal making it bad for Equipment production.
Common Chemical traces making it great for Fuel Ore.  Class K worlds are
average for humanoid colonization but an arrid and hot climate requires
specialized colonists.  Narrow habitability band but a generally stable
political environment as the population must depend on each other to survive.
Higher fatality rate than Class M worlds.

   ClassLtr: K          Subclass: BE         ANSIFile: PLANETK    TextFile: PLANETK 
    Deleted: No          General: Yes     Habitablity: 100          Hazard: 0       
    OreProd: 1           OrgProd: 5           EquProd: 5           FigProd: 3       
MaxOreColos: 400000  MaxOrgColos: 100000  MaxEquColos: 100000  
  MaxOreInv: 5000000   MaxOrgInv: 250000    MaxEquInv: 250000      MaxFigs: 4000000  MaxShields: 65500   
 StartEquip: 0          StartOre: 20000      StartOrg: 0         MaxCitLvl: 6       
CitLvl1Cols: 1000    CitLvl1Days: 1        CitLvl1Equ: 100      CitLvl1Ore: 100      CitLvl1Org: 100     
CitLvl2Cols: 2000    CitLvl2Days: 0        CitLvl2Equ: 100      CitLvl2Ore: 100      CitLvl2Org: 100     
CitLvl3Cols: 3000    CitLvl3Days: 0        CitLvl3Equ: 100      CitLvl3Ore: 100      CitLvl3Org: 100     
CitLvl4Cols: 4000    CitLvl4Days: 3        CitLvl4Equ: 100      CitLvl4Ore: 100      CitLvl4Org: 100     
CitLvl5Cols: 5000    CitLvl5Days: 3        CitLvl5Equ: 100      CitLvl5Ore: 100      CitLvl5Org: 100     
CitLvl6Cols: 6000    CitLvl6Days: 2        CitLvl6Equ: 100      CitLvl6Ore: 100      CitLvl6Org: 100     
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2 Brothel

Dense Oxygen/Nitrogen atmosphere.  Specific gravity within 1.1 to 1.8 Earth
normal.  Random and occasional violent weather current patterns, with temps
ranging from 20 to 50 degrees Celsius.  No land mass to speak of, making
mining for Ore more difficult.  Organics production quite good, (one of the
best) but a poor environment for building Equipment.  Class O planets are
more challenging to habitate, but are almost as safe as class M.  Good
population growth curve and decent population harmony.  Their entire surface
is habitable with proper gear with the only drawbacks being the costs to
settle and build citadels.

   ClassLtr: O          Subclass: J          ANSIFile: PLANETO    TextFile: PLANETO 
    Deleted: No          General: Yes     Habitablity: 98           Hazard: 2       
    OreProd: 1           OrgProd: 1           EquProd: 1           FigProd: 1       
MaxOreColos: 50000   MaxOrgColos: 250000  MaxEquColos: 50000   
  MaxOreInv: 2000000   MaxOrgInv: 2700000   MaxEquInv: 374000      MaxFigs: 6660000  MaxShields: 50000   
 StartEquip: 0          StartOre: 0          StartOrg: 0         MaxCitLvl: 6       
CitLvl1Cols: 1400    CitLvl1Days: 1        CitLvl1Equ: 400      CitLvl1Ore: 500      CitLvl1Org: 200     
CitLvl2Cols: 2400    CitLvl2Days: 2        CitLvl2Equ: 300      CitLvl2Ore: 200      CitLvl2Org: 50      
CitLvl3Cols: 4400    CitLvl3Days: 2        CitLvl3Equ: 650      CitLvl3Ore: 600      CitLvl3Org: 400     
CitLvl4Cols: 7000    CitLvl4Days: 2        CitLvl4Equ: 800      CitLvl4Ore: 700      CitLvl4Org: 900     
CitLvl5Cols: 8000    CitLvl5Days: 1        CitLvl5Equ: 1000     CitLvl5Ore: 300      CitLvl5Org: 400     
CitLvl6Cols: 7000    CitLvl6Days: 8        CitLvl6Equ: 1600     CitLvl6Ore: 700      CitLvl6Org: 900     
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3 Ship Yard

Thin Oxygen/Nitrogen atmosphere.  Specific gravity within 1.0 to 2.2 Earth
normal.  Weather patterns are wet with temperatures ranging anywhere from
-30 to 50 Celsius depending on the width of the habitability band.  Excellent
Mineral and Ore deposits but harsh conditions only permit avg to below avg
Equipment production.  Soil is excellent, providing higher than normal
organics production.  Colonist specialization is necessary to maintain
population.  Good - very good population harmony quotient.  Above average
"habitability band" but only medium population growth.  Drawbacks include
hazards to equipment and occasional severe weather conditions.

   ClassLtr: L          Subclass: E          ANSIFile: PLANETL    TextFile: PLANETL 
    Deleted: No          General: Yes     Habitablity: 98           Hazard: 3       
    OreProd: 2           OrgProd: 2           EquProd: 1           FigProd: 10      
MaxOreColos: 100000  MaxOrgColos: 50000   MaxEquColos: 50000   
  MaxOreInv: 1500000   MaxOrgInv: 200000    MaxEquInv: 100000      MaxFigs: 2000000  MaxShields: 50000   
 StartEquip: 0          StartOre: 0          StartOrg: 0         MaxCitLvl: 6       
CitLvl1Cols: 400     CitLvl1Days: 2        CitLvl1Equ: 150      CitLvl1Ore: 150      CitLvl1Org: 100     
CitLvl2Cols: 1400    CitLvl2Days: 2        CitLvl2Equ: 250      CitLvl2Ore: 200      CitLvl2Org: 50      
CitLvl3Cols: 3600    CitLvl3Days: 2        CitLvl3Equ: 700      CitLvl3Ore: 600      CitLvl3Org: 250     
CitLvl4Cols: 5600    CitLvl4Days: 5        CitLvl4Equ: 1000     CitLvl4Ore: 1000     CitLvl4Org: 1200    
CitLvl5Cols: 7000    CitLvl5Days: 5        CitLvl5Equ: 1000     CitLvl5Ore: 300      CitLvl5Org: 400     
CitLvl6Cols: 5600    CitLvl6Days: 5        CitLvl6Equ: 2000     CitLvl6Ore: 1000     CitLvl6Org: 1200    
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4 Glacial

Extremely thin Oxygen-Nitrogen atmospheres.  Specific gravity from 0.5 to
1.7 Earth normal.  Meteorologically unstable causing violent conditions.
Temps range from -10 to -190 degrees Celsius.  Full life support necessary
for colonies and death rates are high.  No workable soil base so hydroponic
Organics are limited.  Modest mineral and chemicals exist so production of
Ore and Equipment will be below average to none.  Class C planets NOT
recommended for colonization, their violent condition makes it extremely
hazardous.  Some Class C planets have been adopted by the Federation and used
as prison colonies with very effective results.

   ClassLtr: C          Subclass: EJ         ANSIFile: PLANETC    TextFile: PLANETC 
    Deleted: No          General: Yes     Habitablity: 92           Hazard: 5       
    OreProd: 50          OrgProd: 100         EquProd: 500         FigProd: 25      
MaxOreColos: 100000  MaxOrgColos: 100000  MaxEquColos: 100000  
  MaxOreInv: 20000     MaxOrgInv: 50000     MaxEquInv: 10000       MaxFigs: 1000000  MaxShields: 50000   
 StartEquip: 0          StartOre: 0          StartOrg: 0         MaxCitLvl: 6       
CitLvl1Cols: 1000    CitLvl1Days: 5        CitLvl1Equ: 600      CitLvl1Ore: 400      CitLvl1Org: 300     
CitLvl2Cols: 2400    CitLvl2Days: 5        CitLvl2Equ: 400      CitLvl2Ore: 300      CitLvl2Org: 80      
CitLvl3Cols: 4400    CitLvl3Days: 7        CitLvl3Equ: 650      CitLvl3Ore: 600      CitLvl3Org: 400     
CitLvl4Cols: 6600    CitLvl4Days: 5        CitLvl4Equ: 700      CitLvl4Ore: 700      CitLvl4Org: 900     
CitLvl5Cols: 9000    CitLvl5Days: 4        CitLvl5Equ: 1000     CitLvl5Ore: 300      CitLvl5Org: 400     
CitLvl6Cols: 6600    CitLvl6Days: 8        CitLvl6Equ: 1400     CitLvl6Ore: 700      CitLvl6Org: 900     
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5 Pirate Penthouse

Extremely thin Oxygen / Nitrogen atmospheres.  Specific gravities are within
0.8 to 2.6 Earth normal.  Climate patterns are violent with temperatures
from 45 to 400 degrees Celcius.  Full life support required for colonization.
Zero workable soil and harsh conditions make Organics production impossible.
Good trace elements for equip but conditions make production a gamble at
best.  Excellent Ore production possibilities as material is often ejected by
volcanic activity and found on the surface.  Very dangerous for colony growth
as unstable planetary crusts often lead to the complete loss of a colony.
The Federation has been known to use Class H planets for defense of key
sectors due to their large Ore base.

   ClassLtr: H          Subclass: KEJ        ANSIFile: PLANETH    TextFile: PLANETH 
    Deleted: No          General: Yes     Habitablity: 90           Hazard: 7       
    OreProd: 1           OrgProd: 2           EquProd: 3           FigProd: 5       
MaxOreColos: 400000  MaxOrgColos: 50000   MaxEquColos: 50000   
  MaxOreInv: 3000000   MaxOrgInv: 200000    MaxEquInv: 200000      MaxFigs: 3000000  MaxShields: 65500   
 StartEquip: 0          StartOre: 0          StartOrg: 0         MaxCitLvl: 6       
CitLvl1Cols: 800     CitLvl1Days: 0        CitLvl1Equ: 600      CitLvl1Ore: 500      CitLvl1Org: 300     
CitLvl2Cols: 1600    CitLvl2Days: 0        CitLvl2Equ: 400      CitLvl2Ore: 300      CitLvl2Org: 100     
CitLvl3Cols: 4400    CitLvl3Days: 2        CitLvl3Equ: 1500     CitLvl3Ore: 1200     CitLvl3Org: 400     
CitLvl4Cols: 7000    CitLvl4Days: 2        CitLvl4Equ: 2500     CitLvl4Ore: 2000     CitLvl4Org: 2000    
CitLvl5Cols: 10000   CitLvl5Days: 5        CitLvl5Equ: 2000     CitLvl5Ore: 3000     CitLvl5Org: 1200    
CitLvl6Cols: 7000    CitLvl6Days: 6        CitLvl6Equ: 5000     CitLvl6Ore: 2000     CitLvl6Org: 2000    
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6 Dead Star

Heavy ranging to very thin atmospheres consisting of various elements, mostly
comprised of helium or of hydrogen. Specific gravities can range from 0.2 to
8.0 of Earth normal. Climate patterns usually extremely violent with temps
ranging from -200 to 400 Celsius. Full life support required at all times. No
production can sustain itself on a Class U planet.  Some miners have hinted
at very valuable products that they have extracted from Class U worlds but
the Federation does not have them in its "Official Guide to Mining". Class U
planets are not recommended for colonizations as the environment is harsher
than being in space itself.

   ClassLtr: U          Subclass: GJ         ANSIFile: PLANETU    TextFile: PLANETU 
    Deleted: No          General: Yes     Habitablity: 88           Hazard: 8       
    OreProd: 20          OrgProd: 20          EquProd: 1           FigProd: 1       
MaxOreColos: 3000    MaxOrgColos: 3000    MaxEquColos: 100000  
  MaxOreInv: 100000    MaxOrgInv: 10000     MaxEquInv: 10000       MaxFigs: 1000000  MaxShields: 50000   
 StartEquip: 0          StartOre: 0          StartOrg: 0         MaxCitLvl: 6       
CitLvl1Cols: 3000    CitLvl1Days: 0        CitLvl1Equ: 2500     CitLvl1Ore: 1200     CitLvl1Org: 400     
CitLvl2Cols: 3000    CitLvl2Days: 0        CitLvl2Equ: 400      CitLvl2Ore: 300      CitLvl2Org: 100     
CitLvl3Cols: 5000    CitLvl3Days: 0        CitLvl3Equ: 2000     CitLvl3Ore: 500      CitLvl3Org: 500     
CitLvl4Cols: 6000    CitLvl4Days: 0        CitLvl4Equ: 600      CitLvl4Ore: 2000     CitLvl4Org: 200     
CitLvl5Cols: 30000   CitLvl5Days: 0        CitLvl5Equ: 600      CitLvl5Ore: 200      CitLvl5Org: 200     
CitLvl6Cols: 6000    CitLvl6Days: 100      CitLvl6Equ: 1200     CitLvl6Ore: 500      CitLvl6Org: 200     
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The reason people can turtle is that they can stack planets
w/ ore and figs in a door sector. There's no way to prevent
someone from stacking figs, but you can offset some of the
fig problem by making a huge invader w/ big odds. 300k
figs, land capability, 8:1 off odds, 2:1 def odds, 10tpw, no
twarp, etc.

You can always limit the ore on planets. The problem there
is that you don't have enough ore to do anything else then.
To combat that, you either need a way to make it easier to
moth multiple times, or a set win condition. The first part
can be done by turning off death delay and setting a death
lim. But you have to be careful doing that, make sure people
don't return w/ cash or figs so they can't cby cash.

The latter can be done too, but has to be done carefully.
Kills don't work, because they encourage kill swaps. If you
add deaths to the equation to factor that out, you give ppl
a reason to turtle. So you need something more aggressive
like grid count.

So yes, if you made a planet with a large invader, a game
with no death delay, and based the win on grid count, you
would end up with a fairly aggressive game that couldn't
be won by turtling.

So as a 'for instance'

1. Classic Edit's planets with increased fuel capacity on M, L, V planets, cut cit times across the board to go l6 by day 7
2. Use the Interdictor, but up the figs to 300k with 8:1 Off and 2:1 Def Odds
3. Make one of the gridder (a havoc or whatever) ships 2 tpw, set the scout to 1 tpw
4. No death delay and 10-15 deaths available in tourney mode
5. 1 point for every 100 sectors gridded. (verified after game's end by the sysop)
6. 8 man teams 3 or 4 corps, 1200 turns, 30k sectors (20k if we dont play on a beta) Game lasts 14 days.

H

Stock planets contribute to turtling. Why?
Because you can't make money with them. So
you have to keep cashing. More cashing turns
means less aggressive play as turns have to be
managed for cashing.

TPW all depends on the turns in the game.

50 deaths. 15 isn't enough to blast thru a wall
of 10 planets.

Why not just make it "he with the greatest grid
wins" and skip the points?

14 days is awfully short w/ only 1200 turns. That
simply isn't enough to justify putting together a
corp.

Helix,

I sent this to Rev a week or so ago, it might be something worth considering.

You ever notice something on paper looks good, but then once applied fails miserably. Disclosing the tie breaker using points and what the points were for has done nothing but promote turtling. Tie breaker rulings should have been sent to an arbitrator for safe keeping and only disclosed at day 60 IMO. If a corp capped a few planets early and they know what the tie breaking rules are, what’s the incentive to keep attacking….. none. Since we all know TW is a game of exploits and loopholes to win at all cost.

Just my 2 cents

"Like"

Yeh but that just results in a game won randomly, rather than
as a product of effort. Would be a tough sell.

All I am seeing is what not to do, I was asking what to do. lol

LOL

So... grid-based metric, non-stock planets, 50 deaths,
no death delay, strong but slow invader, limited ore,
planets that make prod... not specific enough?

Ok. Try this...

Pirates edit, increased colos, 20k uni. 6 man corps,
1500 turns, as many corps as possible. No death
delay, 30 or 40 death lim. Eliminate the dread flute's
gbonus after week 2, bump up it's offensive odds to
8:1. Game goes for 60 days, winner is the survivor
with the highest grid.

Lets play!

muhahahahaha

botting Miss is NOT allowed either

mb bot off

Custom Pirates

telnet://twgs.podzone.org:23 Game A

Lets look it over, everyone welcome.

20k Sectors 1500 Turns, 50 death limit, ISP on

See first post in thread for "Custom Pirates" Settings



With your keytime? We put them up against the wall and shoot them if they try it!

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