Birth of the Federation

Gul Dukat Contrasts Federation and Cardassian Strategy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1RTWnXfcdU

It should be a series of clips of the various Captain's smiling and shaking hands?

No that is perfectly normal. Where else would you put them? Places you already know are safe? Ideally, I put them right on the border and make them as "safe" as possible, but given the time it takes to build them and their power requirements, I am often forced to make due with planets fur...

I don't know if this would be considered unusual, but I am quite fond of advanced scanning arrays on my borders. There is nothing like being able to keep an eye on your neighbors, know well in advance when they are looking to trouble you (or an ally), watching their little wars play out, and even ke...

I tend to expand outwards (by whatever means is most expedient, although early on I try to favor a combination of diplomacy and colonization) along a more or less even frontier (that is, an expanding circle moving out from my core systems). I fortify this outer ring with starbases and continue to ex...

Many thanks! I have fiddled with the mod a little but have not yet had time for a full game. That limitation notwithstanding, I must say, I am most impressed.

Maybe my eyes are failing me, but I cannot seem to find the all ages mod on the download page of this site. Is it still available for download and, if so, where can I find it?

I tend to terraform all the planets in a system prior to colonization in order to save time and not "waste" the colony ship. There are, of course, exceptions: If I need to establish myself in the system/expand my territory quickly to keep a rival from moving in/drive a treaty power further...

Care to let those of us who missed the show in on the joke?

I'm on Vista, but I got it when I was runnin Windows 2000 Pro. (A genuine edition from college :P *snicker* What? The teacher handed the disc to me... well, he pointed somewhere behind me in the direction of my house... and one of the comp labs computers now I mention it, and he said 'go install on...

What is your OS? I would really like to track down Alpha Centauri again, but I am not sure it will run on Vista....

Sounds like an interesting game, and quite well described, I might add. Am I to understand that, in the mod you are playing, you can actually build minor race ships?

INo matter how much I win. I guess the only option is total annihilation. If you are the UFP, a lengthy bombardment will just anger your own population. Anyway, even if you have to constantly look after the morale of the captured system, chances are it is still going to be more of an asset to your ...

KrazeeXXL wrote:Who wants to play loosers who've lost their homeplanet?

guess I will say this again in some years about the feds... better don't ask me y...

The Cardassians do not end up in such great shape either.

The Ultimate Mod is particularly interesting. It is very different from "Vanilla" BOTF. I particularly appreciated the inclusion of the Dominion and the modification of starbases and outposts. Is there a thread in which this mod is discussed at greater length?