X-Verse Fleet Fest I

Tenlar Scarflame · Post by **Tenlar Scarflame** » Tue, 13. Apr 10, 01:24

I'm guessing to keep things interesting, we'll do a battle every couple of days. That'll give TJ (and me

) ample time to comment things up and generally build excitement.

Even if we're not working with a power of two for the number of round two fleets, if we allow in some runner-ups in subsequent rounds, eventually we'll reach a power of two.

NUKLEAR-SLUG · Post by **NUKLEAR-SLUG** » Tue, 13. Apr 10, 01:36

As Tenlar said, a battle every two or three days would be quite reasonable. It allows for time for recording, editing, upload and whatever and gives people time to view the results and discuss it in between rounds.

perkint · Post by **perkint** » Tue, 13. Apr 10, 01:50

007bradz wrote:Wait, is this just round one or just one whole tournament that TJ will do and upload in about a day?

It's going to be a knockout process, that's why 32 fleets would be good:

16 matches knocking out 16 fleets
8 matches knocking out 8 fleets
4 matches knocking out 4 fleets (quarter finals)
2 matches knocking out 2 fleets (semi finals)
1 grand final between the only 2 fleets left.

So 31 matches overall, if we get 32 teams. A few less if not (28 if we have 26 fleets and let the runners up from the first round make up the numbers for round 2). I suspect each match takes well over an hour (if not, two or three), by the time you've included setting it up, running the match, prep'ing any commentary, converting and uploading the vid and updating the results to here.

Can't see that getting done in a day

Tim

Stars_InTheirEyes · Post by **Stars_InTheirEyes** » Tue, 13. Apr 10, 02:51

ok i see.
With the hosting of the save games, i predict this:
"Zomgz, i lyke totally PWNED that fleetorz! U cnt say HE won..." etc..

perkint · Post by **perkint** » Tue, 13. Apr 10, 02:53

I think you're right, it will happen. But the video evidence will be there to prove the original (and only relevant) result

Tim

Alex Vanderbilt · Post by **Alex Vanderbilt** » Tue, 13. Apr 10, 03:17

I'd be worried if it didn't come this far.

AV

Stars_InTheirEyes · Post by **Stars_InTheirEyes** » Tue, 13. Apr 10, 03:35

you change your name?
how? i hate mine...

Tenlar Scarflame · Post by **Tenlar Scarflame** » Tue, 13. Apr 10, 03:36

WHOA. Yeah. How'd you do that?

Deadbeat_Spinn · Post by **Deadbeat_Spinn** » Tue, 13. Apr 10, 03:40

IIRC you have to contact a moderator to change your Profile name.

I only know this because sometime ago one of the German forum users PM'd me in Deutsch asking about changing their Profile name (somehow they thought I was a moderator).

perkint · Post by **perkint** » Tue, 13. Apr 10, 03:41

Can't you simply update it in your profile page?

Tim

Deadbeat_Spinn · Post by **Deadbeat_Spinn** » Tue, 13. Apr 10, 03:44

perkint wrote:Can't you simply update it in your profile page?

Tim

Nope. I think it's partly because there's the chance of the new name that someone has chosen being already taken. I just tried it in my profile just now to be sure and my Profile name remained the same.

Pretty sure CBJ is floating about somewhere, you could ask him or on the Dev Chat.

And now TJ has to change AV's name in the fleet list.

X2-Eliah · Post by **X2-Eliah** » Tue, 13. Apr 10, 10:42

Ok, just for kicks, I'll enter too.

Fleet name: "Kisses 'n Hugs"

Carriers:

48 x Pleco - total 22'955'232 credits

[Pleco loadout]
-Pleco itself 308390cr
-1x 200MJ shield 155816cr
-3x IRE in turrets 3x 4676cr

------------------------------------
Total for one Pleco: 478'234 credits
[End Pleco Loadout]

Fighters:

192 Solanos - 226'218'432 credits

[Solano Loadout]
-Solano itself 408045 cr
-3x 25 MJ shields 257100 cr
-4x Mass Driver 467456 cr
-50x Mass Driver Ammunition crates 33600cr
-Fight Command Software Mk1 2416cr
-Duplex Scanner 4212cr
- 4x Wasp Missile 5392cr

--------------------------------
Total for one Solano: 1'178'221 credits
[End Solano loadout]

_____________________________________
Total sum: 249'173'664 credits
Total ships: 240
Total docking points: 192
Total fighters: 192
Total TMs: 48

Can't wait to see if these little bugs will be able to put up a fight or not.

Updated list. Edit - Fixed prices of Solanos. Sorry, was an oversight

Gavrushka · Post by **Gavrushka** » Tue, 13. Apr 10, 10:53

You are a very, very cruel man X2-Eliah.

My fleet, which is being radically altered as we speak, is to be called:

Evil Ted's Stomping Crew

X2-Eliah · Post by **X2-Eliah** » Tue, 13. Apr 10, 11:17

By the way, the two fleets are supposed to be spawned as Xenon and Argon.

I was wondering, won't the Xenon fleet be much more aggressive in the battle? It may be possible that by setting an offensive race vs. a defensive race, the one that gets the Xenon AI will get the first volleys, and his ships will be prone to hunt down and actively seek enemies, while the Argon one will just defend only when attacked. This might be relevant because different races have different 'morale' and 'fight skill' and 'aggression' settings for their pilots..

Could you do a test for this, please.

Perhaps a Xenon vs. Kha'ak would be better for balance purposes?

imperium3 · Post by **imperium3** » Tue, 13. Apr 10, 12:18

Kha'ak AI is IIRC a bit different to all the others, though...

X2-Eliah, that is a mean fleet! Why would you do that to us?

X2-Eliah · Post by **X2-Eliah** » Tue, 13. Apr 10, 12:19

I'm curious how it would perform, and I didn't want to create the cookie-cutter "1M2, a few frigates, a few fighters" thing everyone else is doing.

imperium3 · Post by **imperium3** » Tue, 13. Apr 10, 12:21

You just usurped me as the largest fighterspam around

I hope you're not drawn against me, because that'll destroy TJ's PC if nothing else does!

Edit: Fleet updated to use up 1mill surplus. CIGs on Panter swapped for FAA, some Typhoon, Wasp and Mosquito missiles added. Only 133cr left!

Merdocharr · Post by **Merdocharr** » Tue, 13. Apr 10, 12:32

I can hear Technojerk's CPU melting

. Out of interest I ran my fleet vs X2-Eliah's. Needless to say, it included lots and lots of sitting around. Here is a savegame of it if anyone wants to give it a try.

Cpt.Jericho · Post by **Cpt.Jericho** » Tue, 13. Apr 10, 12:54

Gee, that's not fighter spamming - it's TM spamming! Now, that's some new approach - well, I have to see what's happening in that savegame.

X2-Eliah · Post by **X2-Eliah** » Tue, 13. Apr 10, 12:58

Myeah, TMs have the best price/docking point value - which incidentally shows that the pricing of TMs in X3:TC is really disbalanced against carriers and frigates.

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