Outpost

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How about an outpost ship and structure? Wouldn't be as big as a colony ship, but could let you 'claim' a planet by getting a tile on it. Of course we don't want people outpost rushing...
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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Your post contains the answer to your question : allowing cheap colony claiming will lead to early planet rushing.
Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
correct, was hoping for solution ideas
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Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
ired effect (claiming planets / ability to rush territory) is no problem anymore. (Side note: MoO2 couldn't have implemented this solution, because MoO2 had no starbases.)
Reply #6 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
e how this would add to our fun. Could you try giving an in game example of where or how this would add to the fun of playing GC?
Reply #7 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
post", without being a "development outpost", could exist for military / economic / other reasons just as a starbase may bring certain facilities. But it would stop others from coming on the planet only to a certain extent: diplomatical.
Reply #8 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
could be as simple as increasing the cost of a starbase outside your influence zone.
Reply #9 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
the basis the longer they hold the worse off the altarians will be to fight me.
Reply #10 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
There's another thread up talking along similar lines with some nice ideas in it.

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Reply #11 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
as a staging point then.

You could have build a starbase to extend the range of your ships.

I still fail to see the point of adding outposts besides colonies and starbases.
Reply #12 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
than as it is now, since it already represents it and if someone wants to take your place, he just comes and fights.
Reply #13 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
slow to expand and another empire can easily overcome them.

Paul.
Reply #14 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
GC1 style starbase down as a way to extend your range, was forgetting about that feature!
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The worst possible thing would be the computer AI with outpost ships.

You don't want to hand something like that to something that is designed to mathematically calculate the fastest way to do something.

Reply #16 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
But Brad... they don't want the AI to change. Just give the players a way to better exploit the game. You know, to make it more fun.
Reply #17 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
. You know, to make it more fun.

Well, don't forget that the AI play the same game than you. So if you can do something, you must accept that the AI will do the same.
Reply #18 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
If you're looking for a way to give yourself an advantage over the AI, all you have to do is turn the difficulty level down.
Reply #19 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
ry new things. But Brad and his people do occasionally update it with an newer strategy now and then.
Reply #20 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
ht for them. I should steal their telescopes and kidnap their astronomers or something.