Neptune's pride

[jennoa]

I am currently in a free game close to the end. I honestly have no chance of winning because the two largest players, I'm third currently, are allied together and are proceeding to destroy everyone left. I was blessed with an isolated starting position and have been able to use strategic choke points to my advantage. That ends today.

An approaching enemy fleet is 4 hours and 40 minutes away. Without reinforcements I will lose that plug and the enemy can easily take the next few stars.

I have an approaching backup fleet that is also 4 hours and 40 minutes away. I have no idea who will approach first, and no way to increase my fleets speed in time. I am so nervous. If it arrives first I can hold out, and take a large chunk of the enemy out.

This will decided the entire fate of the game. It's 3am here, and i can't sleep a wink.

[Reikon]

I feel like I'm playing Defcon. There hasn't been any significant activity for 3-4 rounds. The first person to crack will unleash all hell.

[jennoa]

Annnnnnd, Atria, my last strong hold, has fallen. It was a good fight, but I am now a broken nation. Looks like I will just have to try and pull out an upset in my other game now.

[Rave]

Hey first time posting here but I just have to say how much I love this game. Ive been in a game with Dibs and even with me almost about to lose its been alot of fun.

[twmac]

A friend of mine at Electron Dance has finished his write up, start from the beginning it is as harrowing as I could ever imagine a game could be:

http://www.electrondance.com/

[toblix]

http://triton.ironhelmet.com/

[melmer]

oh.. so its not on the app store you can just play it on ipad/phone in the browser

[Drizzoo]

So I am sending ships to defend a star that my opponent has sent ships to attack. I looked at the times that the ships are supposed to arrive and my ships are supposed to arrive at EXACTLY the same time as my opponent--the times are exactly the same right down to the second.

 

Do you know whether I will get the defender bonus with that fleet? 

 

Any help would be much appreciated.

[Murdoc]

The one experience I had is that I did get the defender bonus.

 

However, just the other day when I had researched a technology that would kick in at the exact same time as someone attacking me, I did not get that tech.

 

It was really annoying too, because even in the event list I got the  notice that we had a breakthrough of that tech, but looking at the battle statistics, I didn't have it.... very disappointing.

[gregbrown]

In cases where both fleets are due to arrive during the same hourly tick, the one that traversed the shortest distance arrives first.

[Drizzoo]

In cases where both fleets are due to arrive during the same hourly tick, the one that traversed the shortest distance arrives first.

Well if that is the case, I should arrive first and get the defender bonus which will be great.

Thanks for the help guys--I knew I came to the right place!

[Drizzoo]

Hey one more NP2 question:

 

If I send a fleet out before finishing research on weapons but I finish researching before the fleet arrives at a star that I am attacking, my fleet will attack with the higher weapons tech level right?

 

What about if the fleet arrives at the exact same time (tick?) as I finish the research?

[brkl]

If it arrives at the same time, you don't get the bonus. Otherwise research takes immediate effect.

[Drizzoo]

If it arrives at the same time, you don't get the bonus. Otherwise research takes immediate effect.

 

Thanks!

[Henroid]

Iron Helmet is currently linking to a survey from Neptune's Pride 2 and asking people to participate. It's being done by a person / group independent of the studio.

https://plus.google.com/u/0/113029255206516862234/posts/gDoZ9XdqMCv

 

It's got plenty of "strongly agree / disagree" type questions but some of them are incredible because it makes you think about your motivations in playing the game.

 

"I find the relationships I form in this game important." Strongly agree. But then,

 

"I don't feel close to other players." Also strongly agree. Why? Because Nick Breckon is out there somewhere.

[Henroid]

There's a guy throwing everything he's got at me in NP2 and we're exchanging Jurassic Park references at each other as the conflict escalates.

 

Love this game.