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Thorin -> The Hot Seat (12/6/2009 7:50:02 PM)
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Has anyone run a scenario using the Hot Seat yet?
I've just tried it a few times, normal size map, twelve races with two selected (The Thinkers and Humans), difficulty set to easy.
So far I've found this very difficult. Some of the difficulty arises from the interface, which flip flops back and forth between the races you are controlling in a somewhat confusing manor. It could just be something that you need to get used to, more playing will show.
One of the biggest problems is the population density versus star quality. I tried a few other race combination's without playing them out and found similar problems. It seems as if there are very, very few stars close to the home systems that are very useful, and most are already claimed. This makes any initial growth next to impossible.
I've also found that in this type of game the surrounding races are more hostile than usual. I've had two of them start wars inside of two turns, one when an ark of mine arrived at their colony (the Qa Qa), and one with no provocation whatsoever.
I'm about to launch another attempt, this time with only six races, three of them under my control, on the same map. I'll post again once I've played it out a while.
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