>play first game
>carefully go over each tutorial message
>check and re-check each info box
>start scouting systems
>find pic related close to home system
>colonize
>assign Uratha Redwing to govern
>research sporadically, mostly along passive lines
>claim a few more systems
>manually upgrade first ship
>Redwing managing the fuck out of his AOR
>pump out a few defenders
>star plotting research paths and brainstorming ship designs
>first contact: Amoeba
>fuck
>no diplomacy researched
>wary of potential trade demands imposed under the guise of peace
>untested in combat and unsure of fleet capabilities
>fuck em since cold war status
>engage
>blast Amoeba ship down to 10 - 20%
>hauls ass after a draw at Pictor II
>continue expanding and exploiting
>halt exploring in favor of developing/defending current systems
>every now and then Amoeba cross border
>never heard from again
>eventually Amoeba seek peace
>don't want open war
>agree
>continue expanding an--
>Amoeba want open borders
>reluctantly agree
>continue expanding, colonizing, researching, and exploiting for some time
>far from victory
>Amoebas making bullshit trade offers
>reject all
>Amoebas start requesting resources without offering anything in return
>reject all
>get "Amoeba is close to an expansion victory!" message
>shit
>consider letting it ride and just go on learning game mechanics peacefully until defeat
>fuck that, go full New Konami CEO
>Declare war
>raise taxes 100%
>invade nearest systems with the few available defenders
>start mass producing Defender 4s
>invasion fails
>advance fleet obliterated
>Shizko Whitehawk 100% injured
>realize population on strike due to taxes
>no Defender 4s
>Amoebas everywhere
>lower taxes drastically in attempt to quickly produce ships
>each subsequent fleet soundly defeated
>tfw when I just spent six hours sharing a galaxy with a bunch of entitled jello assholes
>tfw I won't be re-elected
Endless Space greentext thread? Endless Space greentext thread.
I liked your story anon thanks for sharing.
>>322338576
No problem, you're welcome.
I hope ES2's combat does something better than the original's stupid card system
>>322337902
>expansion victory
What a bullshit. So they could win because they put their filthy asses on way more planets? This should just make them have more resources than other races, not instant win the game.
>>322340179
I like it so far but I'm only 6 hours in. It kinda emulates (what I feel) it could be like to be a commander anticipating the enemy's moves. If you were commanding a huge ship indirectly through the station hands reaction time would be less of a factor than having an experienced commander with sound tactics and good intuition. But, like I said, I'm only six hours in. I think it could be a lot more fun, though, if you picked a hand before battle and played them in real time instead an order chosen before battle. The later just leaves fucked if you pick wrong and losing that way isn't to fun.
>>322341410
>because they put their filthy asses on way more planets
kek yeah, that's one victory condition
I think it's pretty standard among most - if not all - 4x games. It's frustrating and puts a good degree of pressure on you when you're starting out and don't know the game, but once the controls are second nature and you have a firm grasp on game mechanics like research trees and such, then it's not such a problem.
>>322337902
>>322337836
>>322337807
>playing Endless Cheating AI
>>322342540
pls no bully
I really hope Amplitude puts some work into making the interface less sterile in ES2. The tiny, painfully generic fonts and icons make it feel so... lifeless. Endless Legend was better about this with its illustrated backdrops and so forth, although still less evocative than, say, MOO2.
Also card combat a shit.
