Oberlus wrote: ↑Sun Oct 02, 2022 1:06 pm
Daybreak wrote: ↑Sun Oct 02, 2022 11:28 am
I believe we need an option to turn off nests and now white kraken as well in MP games, without affecting the monster setting.
I think we need to find a good balance for nests so that there is no need to remove them from the game (that would be sad).
I think that a MP game is people vs people, and anything that detracts from that can spoil the game.
Even Kraken's unowned output currently can be a problem. o01eg had quite bit of difficulty capturing his, and now there is a couple of bigger Krakens wandering around that we have to deal with at the same time we have to deal with Wobbly.
If we increase Kraken output when unowned, then it could stifle a weaker empire, whereas a stronger empire may quickly capture a Kraken nest. It matters little that the stonger empire may not have any owned Krakens, because now he does not have to deal with unowned Krakens close by. He may have to deal with them later, but by then the MP game has already been spoiled.
Maybe a solution would be better distribution, possible around the outside of a galaxy and large distance between each, and the number of nests is based on number of human players, so there is a chance of a fairer outcome. White Kraken could have its stealth increase to say Sensor level before you can see it.
But at end of the day, are the white Kraken and normal Krakens really needed or should they interfere in a people MP game. Not saying we can't have them, but it would be good to have the option.
Oberlus wrote: ↑Sun Oct 02, 2022 1:06 pm
Daybreak wrote: ↑Sun Oct 02, 2022 11:28 am
3) Distribution seemed ok but Oberlus was still in a smallish pocket.
Do you mean the distribution of kraken nests that I was talking about?
How can it be OK for them to have several nests within their space and we only one in the contested area?
Yes true they were not, so you are correct. I was not actually thinking about them. I was thinking about Wobbly wanting to test medium monsters, and where the other monsters are located. I felt they were distributed well.
I was also thinking of Empire distribution, and felt that you should have had a few more good planets around you.