Back again
I have been scribbling notes down on the back of an envolope whilst the game develops, hopefully I havent missed anything.
Right, were did I get to, ah yes...
Turn 355 and the third colonisation expansion is complete. I am definelty not colonising another planet... im sick of it, its subjugation from now on. Oh and the Zakdorn and Flaxians are also both now members of the empire.
Cheat point info, I'm at tech 7-8, 44 systems with 3 minors, Feds still have 34 systems with 11 minors, Klings 27 systems with no minors (what did happen to those naughty Norisicans...) and the Doms 22 systems with 1 minor. It doesnt seem like the war between the Feds and Klings is leading to very much, one system lost and allot of skirmishing is all.
Turn 372 I have found another minor, the Tilani, but they are affiliated with the Feds, so I need to chnage that situation quickly.
Turn 374 I blunder into the Dominion.
Turn 375 I have non aggresion with the Doms and extort some cash from them.
Turn 380 The Tilani join the Empire
They are now my most westerly outpost, the likely focal point from any Dominion advances.
Turn 388 I turn down (yet another) demand from the federation. They wanted 30k+ so I told them to (diplomatically) shove it. The diplomatic stance is now icey...
Turn 393 I meet the Caladonians! They are a long way off and friends with the Feds but it seems somone else has an eye on them... notably 60+ Dominion ships helping to construct an outpost in the next sector.
Turn 394 The Imperial fleet masses along the neutral zone, more than 40 troop transports supported by the latest and greatist that the Empire can muster (some 80 warships of various flavours). The Tal Shiar is blamed for assasinating a Dominion diplomat so I through them a friendship agreement with a bonus to see if they bite.
Turn 396 They didnt... damn.
Turn 399 The Feds win the technology race with the sighting of the first Dreadnought class vessel. Its time to turnup the heat and the Tal Shiar are unleashed.
Turn 400 War is declared on the Federation, to the delight of both the Klingons and Dominon. Two fleets simultaneously cross the border, one headed for Calder, the other to Bolarus.
Turn 403 The pathetic defenses of Calder are swept away and it is succesfully invaded.
Turn 404 Bolarus is mine, without hardly a fight. The 2nd fleet moves to strike Teeneba.
Turn 405 THE BATTLE FOR TEENEBA! My brave fleet of 40 odd ships comes out of warp, stays cloaked, turns around and does a runner. Yes, the Feds have a lot of ships. At Teeneba it was 113 command vessels, 65 fast attack and I didnt have time to count all the strike cruisers... but there were lots of them as well
Turn 407 The first fleet has more success and after wacking an outpost and killing a few million Benzites, Benzar is now mine. I tested the Feds stomach for a fight by sending them a dismissive non aggression request... and they accepted it (the war with the klingons must not be going too smoothly). Also on this turn I recieve a distress call from the Caladonians, they have been overun by the Dominion.
Turn 408 The Tal Shiar is relegated to guard duty after continued failures, including the loss of some 14k credits from the Imperial treasury. Looks like I need to beef up intel a little bit more.
Turn 413 I am oh so near being closer on par technologically with the Feds. The Doms want to be friends, ah thats nice
Turn 425 In the same turn both the Klingons and Domionion offer me a war pact against the Feds. I agree to both, and my new and improved warbirds head for Drylax. The Doms are heading for Fereginar.
Turn 426 A momentus turn. Drylax is taken and 1, special Federation ship has been destroyed. The Feds sent 13 Galaxy class Advanced explorers to Benzar, and on encoutering superior odds decided to retreat, but not withought loosing the USS Enterpise
No need to cheat anymore as I can see everyone, I have 49 systems with 6 minors, Feds have 30 systems with 9 minors, klings have 28 systems with 1 minor (the Orians) and the Doms have 26 sytems with 2 minors. Oh yes and I found the Nausican homeworld... there was no one left alive on it.
Turn 427 1 turn away from a joint battle for Ferenginar and the Dominion is bribed by the Federation into signing a non aggression pact (the fools, with the fleet I was sending to help they would have easily won).
Turn 430 Peace is signed yet again between the Romulan Star Empire and the United Federation Of planets. Its back to the cold war, but this time my agents are starting to have some succcess
Bit of a long post, sorry about that, but I am having some fun with this game. I decided also to turn on random events on this last turn, it will be interesting to see what occurs from now on.
Oh yes, one more thing about the volcanic planet/thermal vents problem. Found another system (Psi Octanis), which has no volcanic planets, however I can build a thermal vent there...
Off doing tree surveying tomorrow so probs wont be able to play again for a few days... looking forward to the Borg turning up though
C.