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[Paul]

My suggestion is to get TL2 asap and then move a few sectors away from the main colonized space area and start looking for high quality resources, cryozine especially. If we could find cryozine that supports tl30+ we could then look for other high quality resources nearby and start colonizing them. Early on it won't be necessary to develop and trade all the high quality resources, but long term it will be nice to have them as we start to gain tech levels. I enjoy exploring space, so I'd be happy to help scout for resources.

As far as leadership, im fine with being leader - but im also fine with just being in charge of a sector (or being crown prince or whatever, as long as I have control over multiple systems since I plan to build up more than one and like having multiple officers to work with). The main thing we need is at least one of the two leadership positions (king or crown prince) in the hands of someone who is online a lot, so someone is around to manage empire settings and titles.

We'll need a flag and empire name. As far as race, we could always have secondary empires solely for creating characters and then move them over. Like if the main race is a ground race with 80hp, we could have another one for a flying race for those who like flying and just have it as a newbie empire with the most basic city and open immigration. Having all characters created in dummy empires and ported over would actually work well, that way we could have the dummies set to open immigration and have them techless and keep the main one set to invitation only - as long as the king/crown prince was online a lot to invite people (can sector admins invite? I've never tried). Even if a dummy empire is conquered it wouldn't be that difficult to have the character swap over to our empire, grab a ship, and build a new little planet with nothing but a capital to make a new dummy empire. It wouldn't even have to be a habitable zone planet, just slap it down on a outer/inner zone somewhere.

We should also probably get some kind of private forum or voip server or exchange IM details or something so we can communicate slightly more securely than just this thread, since anyone and everyone can read this one. Not that we won't have spies, but at least then they have to go through more effort than google searching for bay12 hazeron and reading our thread

[Shadowlord]

We should also probably get some kind of private forum or voip server or exchange IM details or something so we can communicate slightly more securely than just this thread, since anyone and everyone can read this one. Not that we won't have spies, but at least then they have to go through more effort than google searching for bay12 hazeron and reading our thread

Every time we've done that, very few people have gone to the trouble of signing up for those forums.

I likely won't be joining the forum empire, which is why I haven't submitted my name for a leadership position since the call for leaders. Then again, if the empire I intend to be a part of does something bizarre like make their race winged humans...

[Hugehead]

I really think we shouldn't have a forum, I know I wouldn't join and it would alienate new players and make it harder for them to join us.

[x2yzh9]

I wouldn't really join a forum empire either.

[Paul]

If nobody wants to join the forum empire, why are we discussing a leader?

I get a strange feeling when the game resets theres gonna be 50+ Bay12 empires again and still no unified empire, with a handfull of people in the empire with me, then everyone will quit again, then I'll be playing by myself for a few weeks, then I'll quit again.

[The Scout]

I'll start an empire, colonise my little system, then join you.

[Paul]

Unless something good gets organized before the game is up and running again I'll probably start the Starborn Dominion again until I either get people wanting to join me or someone with a decently organized group of people want me to join them.

Hmm, I think I'll work on a flag.

[Nirur Torir]

Paul: I'll probably join your empire, video hardware permitting.

Regarding security, I don't see why we need private forums. Restricting the posting of information on our important worlds to PMs between a trusted "inner circle" would probably work. Other sensitive information could be PMed as needed.

[Malicus]

Hrm, I may just make my own "empire" first so I can just use the species I was using before.  It seems there's still a bit of a clash as to what the empire's species should BE, and I can -not- play without being able to fly.

[The Scout]

I can only play with something that can't fly. Flying penis dinosaurs will kill me if I fly.

[Malicus]

In my experience, the only thing that can even SLIGHTLY hurt you while you're flying are other flying monsters.  ...and those can hurt you with pretty much the same effectiveness as if you're on the ground (as in, not a whole lot).

[Sowelu]

I refuse to play a non-flying race.  If you EVER want to idle, or build casually, it is an absolute necessity.

[garfield751]

well its only necessary until your get power armor then you can build all you want until you notice something is trying to chew through your armor

[The Scout]

Had a flying person come over and the dinosaurs ate him alive. I just walked around with them swooping above me.

[Malicus]

Had a flying person come over and the dinosaurs ate him alive. I just walked around with them swooping above me.

...yeah, not buying that.  Anyway, damage avoidance is NOT the only reason for flying.  The best reason is that it allows you to move forward without having to always hold W.