Scenario Name: Aquarium Scenario v2
SMAC/ SMAX: I believe it is SMAC
Author: Simon de Vet
Date of original posting: 4/6/99
Original host site: Civilization Gaming Network
INTRO:
Upon arriving at Chiron, the Unity probes discover something quite
startling. Instead of the lush, earthlike planet you had been promised,
you stumble upon a world of water. A mistake? A conspiracy? It is hardly
relevant anymore. Luckily, before the crash landing, you and your
crewmates manage to download the Unity files on seafaring. Just be happy
that the landing probes can double as personal floatation devices.
GAME INFO:
NOTE - Game comes with scenario.txt, and should thus be unzipped into its own directory.
No objectives set. Factions start with one sea base, and a few units.
Victory is determined by the player, all options left open. Starts in
2100, with Doctrine: Flexibility for all.
This is, of course, an all water planet. However, it is not entirely
uniform. There are still distinct geological regions (notably the
Geothermal Shallows and New Sargasso) along with more minor regions that
confer other bonii (one for energy, minerals, and nutrients). The
planet is also possesses a good number of oceanic plateaus which are
better suited to colony growth than the deeper regions, which require
raising to build most improvements.
Fungus is common, but resticted to shallow waters. Watch out if sea levels drop.
The AI is not very good at this kind of a map, even at the most
difficult levels, and may well be best suited to a multiplayer game.
However, it can still present an interesting challenge. There are
several ways to succeed:
Growth
------
Trying to produce enormous numbers of colonies.
Pros: Easy to surround opponents, easy to gain territory, as colonies can be built everywhere.
Cons: Sea bases are easily taken over, borders are not very relevant without ZOC.
Conquest
--------
Take over all the bases you can find.
Pros: Sea bases are easy to take over.
Cons: Captured bases are hard to keep, ships are expensive.
Build
-----
Improving bases and land.
Pros: Can make usually unproductive sea bases quite succesful.
Cons: Can't raise land out of sea with formers till you get gravships.
To make the most use of the deep areas, raising/lowering is needed.
Diplomacy
---------
Solar Shade
Pros: Gives some much needed land to work with. Almost guaranteed unanimous vote in favour.
Cons: Takes a long time to get required tech. Factions will support some
shading, but will not allow for enough land to be viable.
Of course, any combination of these tactics would be successful.
Terraforming and a Solar Shade are a good combination, as would be
growth and conquest. Some tactics are better suited to different
factions.
UPDATES
v2.0 - Gave factions their special abilities back.
- Allowed raising and lowering of land.
- Some minor tweaks here and there to personalities, tactics... makes things mroe interesting.
KNOWN PROBLEMS:
- With sea level drop, all land is flat and moist. no rocks are present
(unless you trigger an earthquake) making it ideal for boreholes, but
lousy for any other mineral production.
- AI is lousy at sea, won't take advantages of special regions.
- Wants password every turn. This is serious.
Enjoy playing! I enjoyed making it!
Simon de Vet
SMAC/ SMAX: I believe it is SMAC
Author: Simon de Vet
Date of original posting: 4/6/99
Original host site: Civilization Gaming Network
INTRO:
Upon arriving at Chiron, the Unity probes discover something quite
startling. Instead of the lush, earthlike planet you had been promised,
you stumble upon a world of water. A mistake? A conspiracy? It is hardly
relevant anymore. Luckily, before the crash landing, you and your
crewmates manage to download the Unity files on seafaring. Just be happy
that the landing probes can double as personal floatation devices.
GAME INFO:
NOTE - Game comes with scenario.txt, and should thus be unzipped into its own directory.
No objectives set. Factions start with one sea base, and a few units.
Victory is determined by the player, all options left open. Starts in
2100, with Doctrine: Flexibility for all.
This is, of course, an all water planet. However, it is not entirely
uniform. There are still distinct geological regions (notably the
Geothermal Shallows and New Sargasso) along with more minor regions that
confer other bonii (one for energy, minerals, and nutrients). The
planet is also possesses a good number of oceanic plateaus which are
better suited to colony growth than the deeper regions, which require
raising to build most improvements.
Fungus is common, but resticted to shallow waters. Watch out if sea levels drop.
The AI is not very good at this kind of a map, even at the most
difficult levels, and may well be best suited to a multiplayer game.
However, it can still present an interesting challenge. There are
several ways to succeed:
Growth
------
Trying to produce enormous numbers of colonies.
Pros: Easy to surround opponents, easy to gain territory, as colonies can be built everywhere.
Cons: Sea bases are easily taken over, borders are not very relevant without ZOC.
Conquest
--------
Take over all the bases you can find.
Pros: Sea bases are easy to take over.
Cons: Captured bases are hard to keep, ships are expensive.
Build
-----
Improving bases and land.
Pros: Can make usually unproductive sea bases quite succesful.
Cons: Can't raise land out of sea with formers till you get gravships.
To make the most use of the deep areas, raising/lowering is needed.
Diplomacy
---------
Solar Shade
Pros: Gives some much needed land to work with. Almost guaranteed unanimous vote in favour.
Cons: Takes a long time to get required tech. Factions will support some
shading, but will not allow for enough land to be viable.
Of course, any combination of these tactics would be successful.
Terraforming and a Solar Shade are a good combination, as would be
growth and conquest. Some tactics are better suited to different
factions.
UPDATES
v2.0 - Gave factions their special abilities back.
- Allowed raising and lowering of land.
- Some minor tweaks here and there to personalities, tactics... makes things mroe interesting.
KNOWN PROBLEMS:
- With sea level drop, all land is flat and moist. no rocks are present
(unless you trigger an earthquake) making it ideal for boreholes, but
lousy for any other mineral production.
- AI is lousy at sea, won't take advantages of special regions.
- Wants password every turn. This is serious.
Enjoy playing! I enjoyed making it!
Simon de Vet