I am putting together a challenge to players out there, which I am calling the battlestar challenge. This is a great way to show your aurora talent.
The object of the challenge for you to launch a fleet of ships, from your homeworld and find a new 0.00 Planet.
Goal
Create a functioning home world, the home world before colonisation must be a 0.00 planet
Rules
- New game
- Chance of NPR 75%
- Start with 1,000,000 of Research
- 400,000 tons of Military
- 2,000,0000 tons of Commercial, which need to include passenger liners, Minerals, cargo holding installations etc.
- No planet landings
- You capital ship must fly a linear path, unless come to a blockage where no jump point can traverse, and no ship is allowed more then 1 jump from the capital ship.
edit: - Terraforming only a planet which is below 1.00.
edit: - You can colonise for the purpose of overhauls from a orbital station, shipyard repairs, or shipyard building, but when you leave you must abandon the colony
edit: - You can salvage parts and create ships from those parts, or upgrade your ships with those parts
edit: - You can use ruins, conquer alien facilities for as long as you are there, but must abandoned once you leave
How to accomplish a new game setup
New game turn Spacemaster race on
Turn NPR to 75%
All invaders, precursors, swarm other ticks on
Edit: Real Stars Tick is Off
Start the game
Go into SM mode, add a system and delete system until you get planet capable of supporting a empire.
Create empire, make sure you put 1,000,000 tech on start and don't let it choose tech
Select that race and delete the default sm race
Go to research, use instant and your 1,000,000 points of tech don't forget you need to leave some to make designs and turrets etc.
Create your ship designs
SM your minerals, ammo, structures you need, maintenance and fuel
Add as much finance as you think you will need
Add ships using instant build SM option, until you get your require tonnage
Load the colony minerals, commanders, installations, fuel, maintenance and ordnance
Abandon Colony then off you go.
Please register below, if you wish to take the challenge and will be interested in ship layouts and designs, how you expect to survive with maintence issues, fuel etc
Any concerns or rules additions please state below to be considered
Good Luck!