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Title: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Boltgun on October 23, 2015, 12:26:48 pm
Hello everyone,

I have been doing a play through of Piratez extended for quite a while with the Bay12 Games community. It turns out that Dwarf Fortress players do enjoy xcom, namely because the games share the ability to name units about their friends and watch them die horribly.

This is the story of Eve Jobs-sama the Big Boss, who is trying to show the trade guild, the government, even the star god themselves that they are threading into the wrong neighborhood, with distant help from the mutant alliance and the occasional friendly enemy. She celebrated success, suffered heavy losses. Rivers are flowing with the blood of swabbies. But she never gave up her Grog induced adventure.

Will she end up ruling the world? Perhaps not, but we can dream.

So without further introduction :

(https://i.imgur.com/6Es5GjHm.png)
Chainsaws!

(https://i.imgur.com/rd6O393m.png)
Bikinis!

(https://i.imgur.com/ROzlTBIl.png)
Terrible Weaponry!

(https://i.imgur.com/cjQ2fnkm.png)
Explosions!

Let's play X-Piratez
Because X-COM was too serious

Here is the episode list:
Introduction (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6370478#msg6370478)
Setup, The X marks the spot (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6372648#msg6372648)

Year 1
Jan 2601, Flintlocks and bombs (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6375430#msg6375430)
Jan 2601, Introspection (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6377157#msg6377157)
Jan 2601, For fun and profit (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6377659#msg6377659)
Jan 2601, Haha! Time for a pogrom mission! (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6383380#msg6383380)
Feb 2601, Walk the plank (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6384052#msg6384052)
Feb 2601, BOOM BOOM BOOM !!! (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6385965#msg6385965)
Mar 2601, Getting rich and die trying (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6390071#msg6390071)
Mar 2601, Super P (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6394907#msg6394907)
Apr 2601, Pirates vs smugglers (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6398904#msg6398904)
Apr 2601, Who is who? (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6401920#msg6401920)
May 2601, Rocket dinosaurs (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6404096#msg6404096)
May 2601, The mutant alliance (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6405139#msg6405139)
May 2601, Let’s kill some killers (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6412318#msg6412318)
Jun 2601, Doggy the heroic canine (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6412555#msg6412555)
Jun 2601, Building Hell Hole (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6413934#msg6413934)
Jun 2601, RIP doggy (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6414662#msg6414662)
Jun 2601, Wolfenpiratez 3D (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6416604#msg6416604)
Intermission #1, bases and stats (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6419384#msg6419384)
Jul 2601, Hail Sirius! (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6433939#msg6433939)
Aug 2601, Big plunder means big losses (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6437261#msg6437261)
Aug 2601, Operation NOPE! (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6440743#msg6440743)
Aug 2601, Back to school (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6448044#msg6448044)
Sep 2601, Enslaving the competition (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6454048#msg6454048)
Oct 2601, No more pogroms (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6459002#msg6459002)
Nov 2601, Wako defense (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6476837#msg6476837)
Dec 2601, Mercs are dicks (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6485725#msg6485725)
Dec 2601, Losing Hell Hole (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6488030#msg6488030)
Dec 2601, Fall of the misfire queen (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6498159#msg6498159)
Intermission#2 (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6522508#msg6522508)

Year 2
Jan 2602, Super Star God Puncher Turbo (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6530464#msg6530464)
Jan 2602, Swabbie squad, away! (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6544553#msg6544553)
Jan 2602, The boring update (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6578645#msg6578645)
Feb 2602, Shredded suits (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6601956#msg6601956)
Feb 2602, Runts at work (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6606555#msg6606555)
Feb 2602, Back in business (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6613275#msg6613275)
Mar 2602, RIP in pieces Godslayer (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6627843#msg6627843)
Mar 2602, And now... mini nukes! (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6633712#msg6633712)
Apr 2602, Kraken and blunderbuss (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6637290#msg6637290)
Apr 2602, Where's the gold? (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6673302#msg6673302)
Apr 2602, Bigger Lazor Beams (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6816881#msg6816881)
May 2602, Euchre Jane is OP plz nerf (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6913697#msg6913697)

Cave of Booty
Pirate queen Angel (Archangel): medicgal
Baroness Rince Wind: snipergal
Baroness Snapper (Taricus), heavygal
Mistress Darkening Kaos: pyrogal
Mistress Kat Walker (Itnetlolor): meleegal, cat claws + acid
Mistress Amperzand: demogal
Mistress Chylie (Hanzoku): riflegal
Mistress Boka (Boksi): assaultgal
Mistress Ema ninjaston (Sheb): grenadegal, fuso sword
Boss Scorching Tina (Solarius Scorch): assaultgal, pistols
Boss Tah Tah (Athath): grenadegal
Gal Chunky Brewster (Harry Baldman), heavygal
Gal Roadkill (Strawbarrel), assaultgal
Gal Mother Oab (RAM), demogal
Gal Natty Compa (Nuttycompa): medicgal

Wako Base
Baroness Euchre Jane (EuchreJack): riflegal
Boss Lita Boyl (RAM), assaultgal
Boss Helga Kraus (birdy51): heavygal
Boss Ivanaya Dogobitch (IvanDogovich): pyrogal

Troy
Gal Martian Max (Arthanor): riflegal
Gal Diesel Princess (Ruludos): heavygal
Swabbie Lo Raine (somemildmanneredidiot), troy

Memorial
Swabbie RAM: Pogrom #1 by guild security
Swabbie Athath: Pogrom #1 by cyberdisk
Gal Giselle Kraus (birdy51): Landing #10 by guild security
Doggy: Landing #7 by Church neophyte
Gal Hat-hat (Athath): Landing #10 by Giselle Kraus
Gal Lorelle Harker (Iithuem): Landing #10 by power armored security
Gal Jehanne: Crash #6 by power armored security
Boss Bushmeat (Strawbarrel): Pogrom #11 by sectopod
Baroness Fatima-ann (RAM): Pogrom #11 by star god
Gal Paladinia (drkpaldin): Pogrom #11 by sectopod
Gal Princess Axespendable (Iituem): Pogrom #11 by sectopod
Custom Snippin’ Gun Godslayer Mk.2: Pogrom #14 by Tank

I want to participate!

That's great because there is a new base called Troy. It is ready to terrorize the nearby countries but it lack one important thing: strong gals to show who is the boss. So if you wish you can be named there go ahead and ask.

You can also vote for a new base, after all there are factions who has been left free for too long and deserve some spanking.
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Arthanor on October 23, 2015, 06:42:09 pm
Ha! Nice! You've been doing what I wanted to do, but much better than me it looks like. Congratz! It takes levels of dedication that I (visibly) don't have.. And to think of doing an actual LP..!

Martian Max reporting! Ideally a close-ranged support, decent/good accuracy and reactions (especially reactions!) with a rifle/LACC or whatever you are using that's good at snap shots and a melee weapon on the belt (pipe if not very fighty, or something like a short sword type otherwise). All of that, strength permitting, of course. If very weak, just a rifle to cover the crazy gals who charge forward!
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Boltgun on October 28, 2015, 09:30:24 pm
Quote from: Arthanor on October 23, 2015, 06:42:09 pm
Ha! Nice! You've been doing what I wanted to do, but much better than me it looks like. Congratz! It takes levels of dedication that I (visibly) don't have.. And to think of doing an actual LP..!

Martian Max reporting! Ideally a close-ranged support, decent/good accuracy and reactions (especially reactions!) with a rifle/LACC or whatever you are using that's good at snap shots and a melee weapon on the belt (pipe if not very fighty, or something like a short sword type otherwise). All of that, strength permitting, of course. If very weak, just a rifle to cover the crazy gals who charge forward!

Alright, I'll add you at the beginning of the next update.

New episode, where we breach higher tier weapons : Jan 2602, The boring update (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6578645#msg6578645)

Edit:
(https://i.imgur.com/9Foq8As.jpg)
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Boltgun on November 10, 2015, 11:42:33 pm
New update : Shredded suits (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6601956#msg6601956), where scary enemies gets what they deserve.

Oh, and dead academicians, plenty of them. Thanks to Martian Max.
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Arthanor on November 11, 2015, 12:31:59 am
Ouh! Man I need to catch up on this :D But I'm scared of spoilers..  :'(
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Solarius Scorch on November 11, 2015, 01:30:58 pm
Yeah, Boltgun is a very meticulous spoiler. ;) I like it, since I'm already pretty familiar with early to mid game.
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Boltgun on November 12, 2015, 11:14:47 am
This LP is spoilerific, I post every research I go through, which gets funny sometimes because some updates made it backwards.
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Boltgun on November 13, 2015, 11:14:07 pm
Feb 2602, Runts at work (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6606555#msg6606555)

Not much happened, the radars detected nothing fun, but this gave me the ability to focus on the workshops. I got 2 custom guns on Troy, lots of metal armor and synthsuits on the Cave of Booty, and replaced all cutlasses and axes with tech blades.

So it's was good uneventful update.
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Boltgun on November 17, 2015, 07:26:30 pm
Feb 2602, Back in business (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6613275#msg6613275)

It occurred to me that Asia is always super busy.
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Boltgun on November 22, 2015, 01:45:38 pm
Mar 2602, Smoke and tech swords (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6621567#msg6621567)

Using an interceptor for ground battle is a stupid idea and that's what the pirates did.
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Arthanor on November 22, 2015, 04:38:10 pm
Nice to see Max being useful! Good work on taking on the shippin' with only a predator's crew! I don't think I'd try that (I prefer overwhelming force: the more one-sided a fight is, the fewer wounded I bring back).

Have you had any luck with transport ships? I'm at a similar game point (~a year) and still flying about in the Bonny waiting for an upgrade. Got a few interceptor types but no transports :/
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Boltgun on November 23, 2015, 12:51:54 pm
Quote from: Arthanor on November 22, 2015, 04:38:10 pm
Nice to see Max being useful! Good work on taking on the shippin' with only a predator's crew! I don't think I'd try that (I prefer overwhelming force: the more one-sided a fight is, the fewer wounded I bring back).

Have you had any luck with transport ships? I'm at a similar game point (~a year) and still flying about in the Bonny waiting for an upgrade. Got a few interceptor types but no transports :/

This combat was like a pokemon battle when you bring the right critter to fight a guy who uses only one type. The gals were resistant to piercing and the enemies only had assault rifles. The only dangerous enemy was a guy with a flamethrower but smoke grenades are OP and ensured that he could not attack until he was too close to survive.

I did not have any new transport ship and the gals are still flying on the Bonny or a skyranger. The best I can produce is a Kraken and it's a better interceptor than a transport. I have unlocked a topic for a 'long range interceptor' so that's what I'll try next.
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Arthanor on November 23, 2015, 04:49:41 pm
lol! What does it tell about us that we can explain things with pokemon analogies? :D

This feels like a reunion of the "Piratez Capt'n Union"! Meet your peers and exchange experiences to increase your booty to body rate!

In my game of Piratez, before it moved to extended, I had managed to get a bigger lander than the Bonny (bit faster too!). I think crafts depend on getting info on many enemy crafts. So I guess the answer is to catch lots of engineers/pilots and question them? I was interrogating a lot more last time.. so I'm trying that now. I had a lot of blueprints, but apparently not the right ones.
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Solarius Scorch on November 23, 2015, 07:46:23 pm
Quote from: Boltgun on November 23, 2015, 12:51:54 pm
The best I can produce is a Kraken and it's a better interceptor than a transport.

As an insider reporter, who already played the super secret next release, I'll give you a controlled leak: Kraken's passenger space will increase from 6 to 8! (Hopefully Dioxine won't sue me now.) But it's still more of a fighter than a transport.
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Arthanor on November 23, 2015, 08:24:31 pm
That's good news! With that speed, it's not like it can act like much of an interceptor either.. So upping the transport is nice. If you have good enough gals and gear, it can replace the skyranger as it is faster, can down its own small shippings and carry the gals too.
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Boltgun on November 24, 2015, 10:53:28 pm
Quote from: Arthanor on November 23, 2015, 08:24:31 pm
That's good news! With that speed, it's not like it can act like much of an interceptor either.. So upping the transport is nice. If you have good enough gals and gear, it can replace the skyranger as it is faster, can down its own small shippings and carry the gals too.

It's a good thing because the skyranger is embarassing, also because I want a Kraken + 2 predator per base so I can down the bigger ships too.
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Boltgun on November 26, 2015, 01:49:04 am
Mar 2602, Non-Mexican stand off (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6627843#msg6627843)

Where mercs dies, again, and tanks fails to kill anyone yet destroy almost all the supplies.

Edit: Let's all take a moment to mourn the greatest lost in the latest pogrom.

(https://i.imgur.com/3Yagu1t.jpg)
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Solarius Scorch on November 27, 2015, 07:41:34 pm
(https://www.sherv.net/cm/emoticons/object/candle-smiley-emoticon-emoji.gif)

:(
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Boltgun on November 29, 2015, 10:21:23 pm
To honor the memory of the sexiest sniper gun in the world, the gals attacka  supply ship and get hit in the face with explosives too big for the clumsy AI to handle. Not my favorite times.

Mar 2602, And now... mini nukes! (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6633712#msg6633712)

Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Arthanor on November 30, 2015, 03:38:16 am
Assaulting supply ships is a pain with all the gauss and baby nukes. I see a lot of church ones which I don't touch because there's chryssalids crawling in those. Traders ones look interesting for the power armor parts.
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Boltgun on December 01, 2015, 08:58:44 pm
Yes I especially despise baby nukes. I don't think the AI handles it well and that feels like random death.

New update: Apr 2602, Kraken and blunderbuss (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6637290#msg6637290)

Some research and the fasted attack I ever seen.
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Arthanor on December 01, 2015, 09:15:30 pm
@Baby Nukes: Hum.. they worked pretty well the few times the enemy used them against me. Killed one gal and fried a few others. The problem with it is the damage radius. The AI needs to see its target, which means being within 20 tiles, and the radius isn't much smaller than that, so you end up with them killing themselves too. I also think it values other AI units less than gals, but that sounds fair. Losing a gal for 3 enemies still sounds like I am on the loosing side of things.

@recent game: Nice work! Lots of progress again. How's that hunting laser working for you? I disliked the lack of scaling damage compared to some other hunting rifles, but I see Max is making good use of it :D

Also, did you not upgrade to the last version? There's some nice stuff there if you like blunderbusses :D

(And you might have missed it like I did, the Heavy Slugthrowers research also unlocks a Heavy Slugthrower gun, which is actually quite a nice one)
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Boltgun on December 01, 2015, 09:57:54 pm
Ah, I'll trim the Bootypedia to find what I missed.

Also the previous time I saw baby nukes, the guards misfired twice and painted fire in funny angles around the ship's pillars (and himself).

Anyway the hunting laser is great. It's an upgraded version of the hunting rifle, it's precise and does not requires a lot of TU to hit with a power that is slightly over a lasgun. Great to cover the frontlines.
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Dioxine on December 01, 2015, 10:20:35 pm
Quote from: Boltgun on December 01, 2015, 08:58:44 pm
Yes I especially despise baby nukes. I don't think the AI handles it well and that feels like random death.

You should despise it. It is specifically designed to be a random, unjust, cheap, and unfair death. Once you go after Supply Ships, gloves are off, man. If you try exploiting, better be serious about it, and prepare well.

Also, I'm streamlining the research tree, adding very cheap projects where there were automatic extra unlocks, so you have to research things like Heavy Slugthrower or Junk Pile separately, but it'll take 1 day or so, but you won't miss it.
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Boltgun on December 01, 2015, 10:25:55 pm
It's okay, I am preparing to exploit the exploits out. I mean, the heavy gauss are a nice touch so the guards got smoke grenades to their faces.

Now I need to unlock gauss cannon ammo again because I lost it. But I suppose that was not meant to get it so early, I only had put a toe into gauss weapons and I could make ammo for the cannons already.
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Arthanor on December 01, 2015, 10:46:12 pm
@Dioxine: Good news! I like the idea that every topic should unlock something useful, but the fact that the engine doesn't display automatically everything that's unlocked is annoying. Until they fix the engine, I think that's a good solution: Every research should only unlock one thing so it can be presented.

@Boltgun: How are you intending to exploit supply ships? I have an idea of sending lots of scout dogs/useless rookies with a few flying snipers with .. probably AC-HE which can be relatively accurate and the explosive ammo means they can't even hide in cover. Then a few witches to MC whatever is inside the enemy ship as soon as it is spotted.

It'll be an expensive endeavor for the frontlines, but gauss weapons, power armor parts (from those tasty trader supply ships) and baby nukes (especially for base defences  8)) are worth a few lives I'd say.
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Boltgun on December 18, 2015, 09:53:56 am
New update: Apr 2602, Where's the gold? (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6673302#msg6673302)

Losing a predator and wasting missiles on ships that do NOT transport any booty.  ;D

I'm taking it slowly atm because of christmas and also because of a new Dwarf Fortress version that provide the perfect content for the succubus mod.
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: DracoGriffin on December 18, 2015, 10:17:48 pm
Hah, now I get what you meant.

Why did you need to edit the save, again?
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Dioxine on December 18, 2015, 10:31:28 pm
My bet is he misspelled ARMORED in STR_GENERAL_STORES_ARMORED :P
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: niculinux on December 19, 2015, 06:01:59 pm
Hey Blotgun, i've seen the game screenshots and seems you're using some kind of very heavy graphic filter, plase would you tell your options? Or at least post a screenshot of the setting you're using? I fear that my pc is not capable of support that, but i'd like to try anyway :) Whatever, thanks again!
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Boltgun on December 19, 2015, 09:49:39 pm
I'm using sabr_xcomified, it's under the filter choice. It is the best visually imo, but it only work at certain resolutions :

Here's a TFTD screen with the same settings.
(https://i.imgur.com/NoPqqvc.png)
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: niculinux on December 19, 2015, 10:05:55 pm
Thank you!
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Boltgun on December 19, 2015, 11:24:03 pm
Quote from: Dioxine on December 18, 2015, 10:31:28 pm
My bet is he misspelled ARMORED in STR_GENERAL_STORES_ARMORED :P

Knowing myself,  I probably pasted some Dwarf Fortress code in it.

Quote from: niculinux on December 19, 2015, 10:05:55 pm
Thank you!

You're welcome.
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Boltgun on January 08, 2016, 10:52:15 pm
I did not update for a while, I am moving in a new flat and some other boring real life stuff.

So meanwhile I compiled OXC from a git pull and tried to play TFTD in Ironman Superhuman without any planing nor patience : Hilarity ensues (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6723547#msg6723547).

My first attempt was also quite FUN. (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=70414.msg6631160#msg6631160)
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Boltgun on January 21, 2016, 12:54:06 am
Piratez updates will resume shortly, meanwhile I try TFTD again and fail to detect any USO, fail every shot with HE ammo, and the aliens roll natural 100s. I think GM is cheating (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6752117#msg6752117).


Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Arthanor on January 21, 2016, 04:18:50 am
haha! That reminds me of my own TftD attempt on OXC.. Build my base in/around the Bermuda triangle (seems like a good place to look for sea monsters?) Seen one USO zoom by to the South Atlantic, try to follow but fail. Figure I'll get a terror there, fine. Wait for something in my region.. nothing, get a terror in the pacific somewhere instead (?!) Then I get royally owned because apparently deep sea aliens are impervious to piercing weapons despite running around naked.. Rage quit ensues..

After a bit of research, I learn that TftD regions are really weird (https://www.ufopaedia.org/index.php?title=File:WorldMap_RegionalZones_TFTD.png). Especially the South Atlantic going well north of the equator.. I guess the first alien invasion cause a change in the earth's axis of rotation.. But if you look at it, it's entirely possible to build your base at the very top of the South Atlantic region, then you will not see anything as the USOs all go for the middle/bottom of it and only ever get detected on the way, if you're lucky...

What a game..!
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Boltgun on January 21, 2016, 11:40:14 am
Quote from: Arthanor on January 21, 2016, 04:18:50 am
haha! That reminds me of my own TftD attempt on OXC.. Build my base in/around the Bermuda triangle (seems like a good place to look for sea monsters?) Seen one USO zoom by to the South Atlantic, try to follow but fail. Figure I'll get a terror there, fine. Wait for something in my region.. nothing, get a terror in the pacific somewhere instead (?!) Then I get royally owned because apparently deep sea aliens are impervious to piercing weapons despite running around naked.. Rage quit ensues..

After a bit of research, I learn that TftD regions are really weird (https://www.ufopaedia.org/index.php?title=File:WorldMap_RegionalZones_TFTD.png). Especially the South Atlantic going well north of the equator.. I guess the first alien invasion cause a change in the earth's axis of rotation.. But if you look at it, it's entirely possible to build your base at the very top of the South Atlantic region, then you will not see anything as the USOs all go for the middle/bottom of it and only ever get detected on the way, if you're lucky...

What a game..!

The country map is even worse. (https://www.ufopaedia.org/images/5/51/WorldMap_CountryZones_TFTD.png), it confirmed that I was located in the worst area, covering only a little corner of Mexico, Eurosyndicate and USA.

And look at that at overcrowded part of northern Europe.
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Arthanor on January 21, 2016, 06:34:15 pm
Yeah.. TftD is designed to mess you up from the get go it seems. Building a base in the North Atlantic should be about as much of a no brainer as building it in Europe/US for EU, given the large amount of shipping going through (assuming things don't change too much by 2040..), yet it is one of the worst places to build a base because of how the regions work. You are guaranteed a mission in your base's region on the first month, but since the actual NA is split up as it is, you might well not see anything any ways.

Such a frustrating game.. but as an oceanographer, such a neat game.. :D
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Boltgun on February 18, 2016, 01:28:27 am
Apr 2602, Bigger Lazor Beams (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6816881#msg6816881)

Damn Piratez feel easily after trying TFTD in superhuman.
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Boltgun on April 03, 2016, 11:06:31 pm
May 2602, Euchre Jane is OP plz nerf (https://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151935.msg6913697#msg6913697)


Nothing special, testing out the lascannon, getting the green lighter killed and failing at interception.
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: ivandogovich on April 04, 2016, 05:07:07 pm
Nice updated!  What kinda gear does the green lighter sport?
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Boltgun on April 04, 2016, 06:13:31 pm
Quote from: ivandogovich on April 04, 2016, 05:07:07 pm
Nice updated!  What kinda gear does the green lighter sport?

A lighter and a bong. The bong made him cough smoke, and I could not try the lighter because he died of an explosive death right after.
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Solarius Scorch on April 04, 2016, 06:16:17 pm
I haven't tried it yet, but I heard his smoke is pretty useful. :)
Title: Re: X-Piratez, with the Bay12 community
Post by: Boltgun on August 06, 2016, 10:23:17 pm
I'm dusting off my campaign. Here's a video where we look at our bases, our gals and at some dead spartans.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysfahmI7m3M