Training Mode - 6 Rounds

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Added computer player <B.I.L.L.>

doktorbuzzo joined the game in slot 2

Lucas visits

Lucas joined the game in slot 3

doktorbuzzo: you want A.I.'s

doktorbuzzo: oops

Added computer player <A.L.A.N.>

doktorbuzzo: there we go

Lucas: Well ok

Lucas: ready to go!

doktorbuzzo: okay so first thing to work on is make sure you take care of energy & food first

doktorbuzzo: i think you got that down, so what do you want to work on next?

Lucas: well... I did not well anticipated when ore lacked...

doktorbuzzo: okay

doktorbuzzo: so you mean things about ore pricing?

doktorbuzzo: like how arkan gets it to $230?

Lucas: well, I did understood how he did it.

Lucas: I just did anticipated it enough

doktorbuzzo: also: here's a very good link at the planetmule forums: http://www.planetmule.com/forum?topic=864.0

doktorbuzzo: ah

doktorbuzzo: okay

doktorbuzzo: let's see...

doktorbuzzo: alright.

Lucas: and I'm not sure how exactly work the bonus for factory sizes

doktorbuzzo: okay

doktorbuzzo: first the bonuses:

doktorbuzzo: there are two bonuses.

doktorbuzzo: (1) clustered types and (2) scale

Lucas: ok, the thing I did not know was if it worked for different types

doktorbuzzo: (1) by producing the same item on your plots that are touching, each plot receives an additional unit of output

doktorbuzzo: yeah. clustered plots only bonus for the single type that is touching

Lucas: ok, got that.

doktorbuzzo: so two energy that touch make extra energy

doktorbuzzo: but if one is food and one is energy, no clustering bonus

Lucas: yep ok understood.

doktorbuzzo: the scale bonuses go by threes:

Lucas: yeah understood that one also

doktorbuzzo: if you have three plots making the same product...

doktorbuzzo: ...each plot produces one extra unit

doktorbuzzo: the plots can be anywhere and so don not need to be touching

doktorbuzzo: the bonuses escalate too: 3->1 extra, 6->2 extra, 9->3 extra and 12->4 extra

Lucas: yeah ok. I'm ok with the rules.I can start the game.

doktorbuzzo: so when MuleyMan got all 12 of his plots making crystite, he got huge production bonuses as a result

doktorbuzzo: ( 48 total, before cluster bonuses )

doktorbuzzo: okay let's do it!

Round 1 of 6

doktorbuzzo: ask questions any time

Lucas: yep

Lucas: why could'nt I see AI playing when I was playing local?

doktorbuzzo: that is a setting

Lucas: ok

doktorbuzzo: go in the settings menu & there is a checkbox to "show computer development"

Lucas: ok thanks

doktorbuzzo: i think they cheat when you don't show :)

Round 2 of 6

doktorbuzzo: whew

doktorbuzzo: sneaky robots

Lucas: why?

doktorbuzzo: did you see him roll his price down & then come back up to try & catch me?

doktorbuzzo: oops

doktorbuzzo: that wasn't good

Lucas: well... Sneaky but not really dangerous when your vigilant, isn'it?

doktorbuzzo: exactly.

doktorbuzzo: good point

doktorbuzzo: hey!

doktorbuzzo: get outta my yard you robots!

Lucas: erf... error...

doktorbuzzo: so my first mistake was moving the ore mule into energy

doktorbuzzo: i already had enough energy

doktorbuzzo: second mistake was missing the wampus

Round 3 of 6

Lucas: rrrrr

Lucas: damn their 0ms ping!

Lucas: stole both my moutains

doktorbuzzo: yeah can't trust a robot

doktorbuzzo: so I've already made a pretty bad mess of my situation as you can see

Round 4 of 6

Lucas: yeah...

Lucas: oof.

doktorbuzzo: which was not intentional :(

Lucas: why did you move your farm?

doktorbuzzo: but i made a rettible though blunder early

doktorbuzzo: i moved it in case the turn ended so I could be sure the energy mule was down

doktorbuzzo: oops i meant terrible

doktorbuzzo: youch I cannot type today

doktorbuzzo: that should read a "terrible thought blunder"

Lucas: ok

doktorbuzzo: now watch the ore price

doktorbuzzo: not there yet

doktorbuzzo: but if none sells to store it will be 230 next turn

Lucas: yep

doktorbuzzo: now if you had enough money you could have stayed low in case the bots tried to sell

doktorbuzzo: always make that evaluation first

doktorbuzzo: i won't be able to recover from that early mistake

doktorbuzzo: and you will have to swap into energy big time

Lucas: erf Should have bought less food to have more energy

doktorbuzzo: right

Round 5 of 6

doktorbuzzo: if you make your three single-bar ores into energy you'll be fine

doktorbuzzo: and you will have the time to do it

doktorbuzzo: just avoid walking over the mountains when you move

Lucas: is it coslty to move from ore to energy?

doktorbuzzo: no

doktorbuzzo: it gives you money

doktorbuzzo: $25 added to cash each swap

doktorbuzzo: perfectly done

doktorbuzzo: oops

doktorbuzzo: no matter

Lucas: lol

doktorbuzzo: but you lose a mule

doktorbuzzo: and a 3 bonus for nrg

doktorbuzzo: now you are in tall cotton

Lucas: yup

doktorbuzzo: had the bots sold last turn, you would have been forced to (1) buy from them (if you could cover the cost) or (2) sell it all yourself

doktorbuzzo: buy

Lucas: why?

doktorbuzzo: usually if you're given the chance to buy energy for $45 or less, do so

doktorbuzzo: that way you can swap plots to make things that you can sell for more money

Lucas: mmh/// I'll think about it.

doktorbuzzo: which is why most players rarely sell energy, especially after the first few turns

Round 6 of 6

doktorbuzzo: note: one mountain left, so we know where the wampus will be

doktorbuzzo: now remember: ore price doesn't fall that rapidly, so it's probably still going to sell for more ( on average ) than crystite next auction

doktorbuzzo: stite is never above $148

Lucas: ok

doktorbuzzo: plus it can get stolen

doktorbuzzo: so even after you sell off $230 ore, it usually pays to keep producing some / all of your ore plots one more turn

Lucas: ok

doktorbuzzo: particularly if you know you don't have much stite there ( this is not your case now, however )

doktorbuzzo: well done

doktorbuzzo: watch out for food & energy in the real games though

doktorbuzzo: and don't swap into stite too early

Lucas: Thanks for this advice

doktorbuzzo: np

doktorbuzzo: watch out for the following players:

doktorbuzzo: uschi, simpla the best, akire

Lucas: why?

doktorbuzzo: they cheat by hosting a game, adding you & two bots & then kicking you once the game starts

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Lucas: ok

doktorbuzzo: they are looking for cheap wins

doktorbuzzo: good luck out there

Lucas: quite stupid actueally

doktorbuzzo: agreed

doktorbuzzo: cheesy

Lucas: Thanks for the game

doktorbuzzo: np