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Hiding from the deadly fans
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Jan 1970
time: 07:47
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http://www.imperiumnova.com/Imperium/
Last year a good number of poly people played the beta of this Dune-inspired text-based space strategy game. A much more polished version with new empty galaxies just went up today.
This game is different from other text-based strategy games (Ogame etc.) in that instead of getting a bit of territory you start out with a small military and some business holdings on a planet subject to the Emperor. What you can then do is expand your business holdings (the economic model is simple but pretty good, merchantile requires a good bit of number juggling but most of the other spheres don't take too much time), eventually build up a military that you can kill people with (for example you can rebel against the empire, have fueds, stage coups or just try to stay out of the fighting), run for the galactic senate (which also lets you be governor of a planet and set tax rates/pocket some, give monopolies, etc. they added some good planetary government stuff), found a religion, have duels, run covert ops etc.
The way it works out is that you can operate fairly easily without joining a bit alliance or having people ganging up on you.
Fun little game, if you join up I'm House Bogdan in galaxy Baade.
No this isn't one of those games that if you join I get money. 
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King
Just one more thing
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Aug 2001
time: 22:47
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Joined as House De Vaux.
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King
Just one more thing
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Aug 2001
time: 22:47
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It should be easy enough with the large price differentials between the poverty-stricken and rich planets. But I wouldn't mind trying out some of the other spheres as well.
Oh, and I've got a (not very good) cousin eligible to marry. Any takers?
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King
Just one more thing
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Aug 2001
time: 22:47
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You need to take one of mercantile, geological, transport, agriculture, psionics or technology to start with. Dunno what changes they've made since last time, so I can't say which is best.
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Aperture Science Enrichment Center
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Jul 2001
time: 00:47
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I ended up in Baade as well, as House Gallonigher. My homeworld was suitable for farming but all the other planets in my range are airless or frozen, obviously with small populations, and my homeworld had low mineral deposits.
Luckily, there are at least four planets in my range with plentiful or boundless mineral resources and one with abundant so I decided to go for Geological for the time being. Only one house is conducting mining operations in my range, and that's on only one planet, and they're the Imperial House so obviously they have a finger in that pie.
I commissioned two surveys on two nearby planets and pretty much left it at that, my house head is diligent and an average administrator so he should be fine heading that Sphere. Now I just have to wait for the surveys to find something, I'm going to have to run a little decifit meanwhile.
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King
Just one more thing
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Aug 2001
time: 22:47
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Disbanding your starting army will help your economy, if you've not already done it.
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Emperor
Aperture Science Enrichment Center
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Jul 2001
time: 00:47
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Oh, right, not like I need it. Now I'll only lose a couple of hundred a month. Thanks!
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Emperor
Aperture Science Enrichment Center
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Jul 2001
time: 00:47
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Everyone seems to be doing Tech. Is it some sort of uber-sphere that's broken or is it just the relative emptiness of the galaxy making it so profitable for now?
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Emperor
Aperture Science Enrichment Center
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Jul 2001
time: 00:47
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Heh, I might need a loan soon. Those surveys are taking over a month to complete and due to depreciation (you lose 5% of your remaining balance every month) I lost over half a grand last month, just ordered a fourth survey since I'm basically getting at a discount if I have extra money kicking around.
I'll have around $5000 left next month to start working on any deposits I find, but building the deposits will probaly take time too. I could build another mine on the deposit I got in the beginning, I guess, but it's only bringing in 1k a month and since mining more of something on a planet answers more of the demand, prices would go down and I'd probably not earn enough to cover the mining costs since the deposit is so small.
I guess I should have taken Agriculture for a quicker start, but once I get several operations going on several planets I'll be fine. May need a bit of cash to hold me over in the duration, however.
Edit: Heh, I think loaning out any money you can spare on no interest at all is profitable since if you keep it to yourself and not spend it you lose 5% of it by the end of the month anyway.
Last edited by Kassiopeia on 04-09-2007 at 10:46
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King
Just one more thing
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Aug 2001
time: 22:47
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I think that Geological appeals because of the 'solid, dependable, boring' nature of mining in other games. But in Imperium Nova, it's not solid or dependable.
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Emperor
Aperture Science Enrichment Center
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Jul 2001
time: 00:47
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I actually rather like it because it's anything but. Surveys can always turn up empty, there's probably lots of fighting over good planets with rich veins, and you have to make agreements so that you don't kick each other out of any profit by lowering the prices too much. And you have to keep finding new deposits all the time.
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Also talk to Sub Rosa, he's right next to you and he's a RL friend of mine. He might be of help. |
I'll chuck Sub Rosa a PM next time I log in
Last edited by Kassiopeia on 04-09-2007 at 19:53
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In Your Closet
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Apr 2002
time: 17:47
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quote:
Algenib Imperial Coordinates [-7,-5]
A medium-sized, marine planet with a very small population.
This planet is poverty-stricken and has meagre mineral resources. It suffers from low levels of crime and disorder.
Next Senate election 21st Vigilance year 4. Campaigning will begin in 4 months time. |
Advice? No idea what im doing  Ihave not choosen a sphere yet. There are a few planets right around me, most are ''poor''. I have some unexplorered area to the left
I am in ''baade'' whereever that is.
Last edited by Kataphraktoi on 05-09-2007 at 17:46
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IGNORE ME
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Sep 2001
time: 17:47
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quote:
It suffers from low levels of crime and disorder. |
That must suck to suffer like that.
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Emperor
In Your Closet
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Apr 2002
time: 17:47
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quote:
Originally posted by Bosh
OK, I'm in Baade and just checked the map. There's no psionics in the area |
How do you get this info?
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Emperor
Aperture Science Enrichment Center
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Jul 2001
time: 00:47
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YES! The very first survey was a resounding success: a HUGE deposit of precious metals! I won't have a mining complex up and running until the end of the current month, though.
I can't afford another complex with my remaining money (although I'll stay alive until the aforementioned complex gets up and running), so if possible I'd love to have a loan of something like 3k to 5k so that I can exploit whatever the later surveys discover (or further mine the precious metals deposit). I believe that once I get those metals out of the crust I'll be able to pay back quickly. Otherwise I'll probably build another smaller mining facility on the same vein, but it'll probably slow me down more than paying reasonable interest would.
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Emperor
Aperture Science Enrichment Center
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Jul 2001
time: 00:47
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Oh well. Looks like there's no place for me to get any spare money from, I'll have to build an outpost. I should have $900 by the end of the month not including any income from either mine, so I should be alright.
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Bosh
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Hiding from the deadly fans
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