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Ikariam: Burning the World, one kitty at a time

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  • KalkinoKalkino Buttons Londres Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Kalkino wrote: »
    Kalkino wrote: »
    i have a bit of the hay-fever...I hate flowers...


    Might be time to test this fine gentleman's cat poetry skills, imo

    Do we think an Italian Sonnet be too much to ask for in this situation?

    Do you think he would be capable of that? I'd say he sounds more like the kind of guy who would dig writing in the style of an inner city rap poet

    inner city => suburban, imo

    i shudder to think what eminem has to say about cats, I'll tell him it must be in glowing praise of our furry friends.

    I am already excited!

    Kalkino on
    Freedom for the Northern Isles!
  • ZarcathZarcath Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Baidol wrote: »
    It seems that after the drubbing his forces received yesterday, our friend The Captain has decided to put his energy towards producing...slingers.

    Lots of them.

    Which isn't surprising, considering the only resources his city has are wood and wine.

    Oh well, I'm going to be away most of today, so I cannot press the attack. Tomorrow I will go ahead and finish his slingers. Today, I raid for resources. Those level four mansions aren't going to build themselves, you know.

    Our friend The Captain wants to throw in the towel (and his alliance) and pleads that we cease the wanging.
    The Captain Message Torchwood HQ [67:88] 17.05.2008 21:28:49
    So, you have proved that your alliance can keep pillaging me over and over, but now that I see that no one listens to me, and actually build a military, so I seem to be doing this fight solo. So I apologize for attacking you, I withdrew my troops, and would appreciate if you would get your alliance to stop. So you can do what you want with Zac, he isn't getting anymore help from me, he can fight his own battles. So you have defeated me, now will you except this, and stop this.
    The Captain

    I was thinking of demanding cat poems from their entire alliance :O

    Zarcath on
  • KalkinoKalkino Buttons Londres Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Zarcath wrote: »
    Baidol wrote: »
    It seems that after the drubbing his forces received yesterday, our friend The Captain has decided to put his energy towards producing...slingers.

    Lots of them.

    Which isn't surprising, considering the only resources his city has are wood and wine.

    Oh well, I'm going to be away most of today, so I cannot press the attack. Tomorrow I will go ahead and finish his slingers. Today, I raid for resources. Those level four mansions aren't going to build themselves, you know.

    Our friend The Captain wants to throw in the towel (and his alliance) and pleads that we cease the wanging.
    The Captain Message Torchwood HQ [67:88] 17.05.2008 21:28:49
    So, you have proved that your alliance can keep pillaging me over and over, but now that I see that no one listens to me, and actually build a military, so I seem to be doing this fight solo. So I apologize for attacking you, I withdrew my troops, and would appreciate if you would get your alliance to stop. So you can do what you want with Zac, he isn't getting anymore help from me, he can fight his own battles. So you have defeated me, now will you except this, and stop this.
    The Captain

    I was thinking of demanding cat poems from their entire alliance :O

    !!!!
    !!!!!!!!
    !!!!!!!

    If you can get even 3 you would be our new king

    Kalkino on
    Freedom for the Northern Isles!
  • DeadlySherpaDeadlySherpa Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    hahaha

    victoly! My second blockade is on it's way to his city though :( pillaging is a mere 4 hours away

    Can we at least get a cat poem from him

    DeadlySherpa on
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  • KalkinoKalkino Buttons Londres Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    hahaha

    victoly! My second blockade is on it's way to his city though :( pillaging is a mere 4 hours away

    Can we at least get a cat poem from him

    Do it!

    Kalkino on
    Freedom for the Northern Isles!
  • DarianDarian Yellow Wizard The PitRegistered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Boat battle detail, upon request by Kalkin. 33 flamethrowers on attack against 40 defending ships (10 each of flame, ballista, ram, cat)
    Sea battle near D-ville
    Battle Formation
    Attacker: Darian
    							
    		33					
    		52.0					
    		40.0					
    		12.0					
    Defender: paradoxmd
    							
    	10	10		10	10		
    	24.0	50.0		25.0	72.0		
    	24.0	50.0		45.5	72.0		
    	10.0	12.0		11.0	16.0		
    1. Round
    Attacker: Darian
    							
    		30					
    		52.0					
    		40.0					
    		11.4					
    Defender: paradoxmd
    							
    	7	9		7	9		
    	16.0	40.0		20.0	60.0		
    	16.0	40.0		36.4	60.0		
    	9.4	11.1		10.7	15.8		
    Summary for the round: 1
    1. Round: 30 units are attacking the town D-ville in Darian�xB4;s name
    Attacking power: 1560.
    1. Round: 32 Units are defending the town D-ville for paradoxmd: Defence power 1266.8.
    1. Round: Round finished
    2. Round
    Attacker: Darian
    							
    		24					
    		52.0					
    		40.0					
    		11.3					
    Defender: paradoxmd
    							
    	6	7		7	7		
    	16.0	40.0		20.0	60.0		
    	16.0	40.0		36.4	60.0		
    	9.3	11.1		10.4	14.6		
    Summary for the round: 2
    2. Round: 24 units are attacking the town D-ville in Darian�xB4;s name
    Attacking power: 1248.
    2. Round: 27 Units are defending the town D-ville for paradoxmd: Defence power 1050.8.
    2. Round: Round finished
    3. Round
    Attacker: Darian
    							
    		21					
    		51.5					
    		39.6					
    		10.8					
    Defender: paradoxmd
    							
    	4	5		5	6		
    	16.0	40.0		20.0	60.0		
    	16.0	40.0		36.4	60.0		
    	9.5	10.4		9.4	14.3		
    Summary for the round: 3
    3. Round: 21 units are attacking the town D-ville in Darian�xB4;s name
    Attacking power: 1081.6.
    3. Round: 20 Units are defending the town D-ville for paradoxmd: Defence power 806.
    3. Round: Round finished
    4. Round
    Attacker: Darian
    							
    		16					
    		50.7					
    		39.0					
    		10.4					
    Defender: paradoxmd
    							
    	4	3		4	4		
    	16.0	40.0		20.0	60.0		
    	16.0	40.0		36.4	60.0		
    	9.0	10.0		8.5	14.0		
    Summary for the round: 4
    4. Round: 16 units are attacking the town D-ville in Darian�xB4;s name
    Attacking power: 811.2.
    4. Round: 15 Units are defending the town D-ville for paradoxmd: Defence power 569.6.
    4. Round: Round finished
    5. Round
    Attacker: Darian
    							
    		13					
    		49.6					
    		38.2					
    		10.0					
    Defender: paradoxmd
    							
    	2	2		4	2		
    	16.0	40.0		19.0	60.0		
    	16.0	40.0		34.6	60.0		
    	7.0	10.0		7.5	13.0		
    Summary for the round: 5
    5. Round: 13 units are attacking the town D-ville in Darian�xB4;s name
    Attacking power: 644.8.
    5. Round: 10 Units are defending the town D-ville for paradoxmd: Defence power 370.32.
    5. Round: Round finished
    6. Round
    Attacker: Darian
    							
    		11					
    		49.2					
    		37.8					
    		9.8					
    Defender: paradoxmd
    							
    	1	1		1	2		
    	16.0	40.0		16.0	60.0		
    	16.0	40.0		29.1	60.0		
    	6.0	8.0		7.0	12.0		
    Summary for the round: 6
    6. Round: 11 units are attacking the town D-ville in Darian�xB4;s name
    Attacking power: 540.8.
    6. Round: 5 Units are defending the town D-ville for paradoxmd: Defence power 205.12.
    6. Round: Round finished
    7. Round
    Attacker: Darian
    							
    		9					
    		48.5					
    		37.3					
    		10.0					
    Defender: paradoxmd
    							
    		1		1			
    		32.0		16.0			
    		32.0		29.1			
    		6.0		5.0			
    Summary for the round: 7
    7. Round: 9 units are attacking the town D-ville in Darian�xB4;s name
    Attacking power: 436.8.
    7. Round: 2 Units are defending the town D-ville for paradoxmd: Defence power 61.12.
    7. Round: Round finished
    Victors: Darian
    Darian from Dariapolis has won the sea battle and blocks the port of D-ville.
    

    Darian on
  • ThetherooThetheroo Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Anyone near 3:87 on Beta want to trade with me for crystal? I need some badly and I'm willing to trade in gold, wood, or marble.

    Thetheroo on
  • BaidolBaidol I will hold him off Escape while you canRegistered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Kalkino wrote: »
    hahaha

    victoly! My second blockade is on it's way to his city though :( pillaging is a mere 4 hours away

    Can we at least get a cat poem from him

    Do it!

    This exercise was a good experience in coordinated attacks. Get some cat poems and we'll call it a day.

    Baidol on
    Steam Overwatch: Baidol#1957
  • thisisntwallythisisntwally Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Just wanna make sure I've got this right...It's not bashing if I hit a play 6x in one city, and 6x in another (including blockades) CORRECT?

    thisisntwally on
    #someshit
  • DarianDarian Yellow Wizard The PitRegistered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Correct.

    But if you had to blockade him to remove the fleet, that counts as one of the attacks. Er, which you said.

    So, dead on.


    If they've got 6 cities, you can attack 36 times a day, spread appropriately.

    Darian on
  • thisisntwallythisisntwally Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Darian wrote: »
    Correct.

    But if you had to blockade him to remove the fleet, that counts as one of the attacks. Er, which you said.

    So, dead on.


    If they've got 6 cities, you can attack 36 times a day, spread appropriately.

    Fantastic!

    thisisntwally on
    #someshit
  • DarklyreDarklyre Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    I've got one target that I've attacked so relentlessly, his gold stock has shrunk by 500k.

    10k at a time.

    Darklyre on
  • ZarcathZarcath Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    when attacking, are upgrades only taken into account on first round of attacks? or is this only when defending?

    Zarcath on
  • thisisntwallythisisntwally Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Is Governor still not implemented? Thats totally lame...

    thisisntwally on
    #someshit
  • DarianDarian Yellow Wizard The PitRegistered User regular
    edited May 2008
    The upgrade bug should be fixed in v. 0.2.3, which was to be implemented last week. But it is for both attackers and defenders.

    No ETA on governor.

    Edit: Found out why 0.2.3 hasn't been implemented. Apparently, the update no longer lets phalanxes or steam giants receive the benefit of a wall on defense, turning the best defensive units into the worst. See http://board.ikariam.org/thread.php?threadid=30876

    Darian on
  • captainkcaptaink TexasRegistered User regular
    edited May 2008
    I'm looking for a marble colony more towards the center. I want to be in range of some new raiding targets.

    captaink on
  • KarennaKarenna Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    captaink wrote: »
    I'm looking for a marble colony more towards the center. I want to be in range of some new raiding targets.

    50:50 has an open spot!

    ...I was considering 51:51 the other week, but I think it's just too far from anyone else to adequately defend. Plus, it's something like 13 hours from WPAX...but all those places are nicely built up iirc.

    Do you have anything up in NPAX core area? 27:23 has an inactive that should poof pretty soon, and that island is nicely built up.

    Karenna on
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  • devoirdevoir Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    I just splashed out. I now have 50 boats.

    devoir on
  • juice for jesusjuice for jesus Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    captaink wrote: »
    I'm looking for a marble colony more towards the center. I want to be in range of some new raiding targets.

    My marble colony is on [53:62], level 14 quarry and sawmill. It's an Ares island, though.

    [55:60] has one open spot, and it has a Temple of Gaia. Page source reveals that both resources are level 12 there.

    juice for jesus on
  • devoirdevoir Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    20080518 Total Score
    Position________Name____________Score
    111_____________Skarsol_________40515
    166_____________Karenna_________37282
    167_____________devoir__________37254
    219_____________Mith____________34516
    256_____________Baidol__________33095
    359_____________Darian__________30331
    474_____________Gargamel________27612
    481_____________Garu____________27419
    656_____________Charlemagne_____24896
    882_____________DasScoot________22336
    998_____________tomblag_________21172
    

    Cracking the top 1000 list for the first time are Gargamel, DasScoot and tomblag. Karenna's research-induced jump has lifted him into the number two position, while Skarsol is the first to break 40k and is probably at most a day away from breaking into the top 100.

    We now have a total of 11 people in the top 1000. Congrats to all.

    devoir on
  • DarianDarian Yellow Wizard The PitRegistered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Well, the D-ville saga continues. Kalkino took down most of the ships at D-ville itself, but the guy regrouped.

    Fortunately, his spy was captured:
    We have discovered a spy! The spy talks and talks and reveals everything about his employer:

    Home town: D-ville




    Gold in town: 218426

    Building material in town: 2703

    Wine in town: 850

    Marble in town: 3218

    Crystal glass in town: 2901

    Sulfur in town: 24



    40 Slinger25 Swordsman25 Phalanx1 Catapult1 Cook1 Doctor20 Archer21 Flamethrower
    We have "retired" this spy, to prevent him from giving away any more information.

    The lack of sulfur means he cannot make any more than he already has queued up; but that's a lot of flamethrowers to bust. I'll be working on them, next.

    Darian on
  • Romantic UndeadRomantic Undead Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Newer D-Ville is cleared (again).

    Romantic Undead on
    3DS FC: 1547-5210-6531
  • skarsolskarsol Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    devoir wrote: »
    Cracking the top 1000 list for the first time are Gargamel, DasScoot and tomblag. Karenna's research-induced jump has lifted him into the number two position, while Skarsol is the first to break 40k and is probably at most a day away from breaking into the top 100.

    We now have a total of 11 people in the top 1000. Congrats to all.

    I'd like to thank all my neighbors for contributing so mightily to my building fund.

    skarsol on
    why are you smelling it?
  • BurtletoyBurtletoy Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Karenna wrote: »
    I guess research points are added to your total points when the research is completed...

    This explains why I had been steadily falling back a couple of places on the highscore list over the last two weeks. Then between breakfast and now: BAM! +4000 score, and I jumped from #250 to #173.

    Fucking steam giants, baby, yeah.

    7 more days...

    Burtletoy on
  • captainkcaptaink TexasRegistered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Hopefully my palace upgrade will push my score way up. I have a little more saving up to do.

    captaink on
  • dscrilladscrilla Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Any fellows in the WPAX area want to trade my wine for their sulfur?

    dscrilla on
  • AldoAldo Hippo Hooray Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    The guy who wanted war has received it in a magnitude he just couldn't stomach, I nicked away so much stuff from his colonies that he is either too furious to launch another attack or he figured my well defended town would only cost him more stuff.

    I took a gamble by blockading one of his colonies, but in the last half hour it intercepted 10 ships full of wood and sulphur. :lol:

    Aldo on
  • Red_CascadeRed_Cascade Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Does anyone know if the Build Queue tools in Kronos Utils actually work? I tried it out the other day... queued up some building upgrades and went out (with the laptop left on at the Show Town screen). When I came back the queue had shortened but the upgrades that should have been build didn't seem to have been done and neither had resources been spent.

    Red_Cascade on
  • AldoAldo Hippo Hooray Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    I have that nagging suspicion that Gameforge tries to break down Kronos Utils, it's really not in their best interests if people don't have to look at their website as often as possible.

    Also, for those interested in a relatively fat target:
    We have discovered a spy! A spy has been discovered observing our army.The spy talks and talks and reveals everything about his employer:

    Home town: Grendl Villa (@Bluinaios[86:52])

    Gold in town: 62047
    Building material in town: 4593
    Wine in town: 5383
    Marble in town: 4155
    Crystal glass in town: 6778
    Sulfur in town: 5668

    68 Slinger
    25 Swordsman
    6 Phalanx
    3 Catapult
    3 Ram
    2 Archer
    5 Ram-Ship
    53 Ballista Ship

    Aldo on
  • KalkinoKalkino Buttons Londres Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Ok, I have awoken, what is the deal with Dville or associated cities? I have land forces ready to go in the area. Not sea fores though, although I managed to rebuild a defence fleet overnight D:

    Kalkino on
    Freedom for the Northern Isles!
  • TamorlaneTamorlane Gnnr The Halls of MontezumaRegistered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Instead of responding to "Why r u attkng me?" messages, I send this:
    he leaps from shadow dark as soot
    through fetid air to bite my foot
    then runs across the barren floor
    a tainted, evil carnivore
    he lays there in the noon sun's gleam
    ensuring that each claw is clean
    what sin of mine do I now pay
    to live in feline fear each day?
    now from my bed I dare not leave
    I know the creature waits beneath
    to slash with feral undead speed
    and rend my ankles til they bleed
    I curse you spawn of hell with tail
    and pray for peace to no avail

    Last night, I got the following response:

    >All I did was ask a simple question.
    DO u have a problem with cats or somthing??

    To which I responded:

    Not I, sir. The problem with cats is all yours.

    Tamorlane on
  • KalkinoKalkino Buttons Londres Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Tamorlane wrote: »
    Instead of responding to "Why r u attkng me?" messages, I send this:
    he leaps from shadow dark as soot
    through fetid air to bite my foot
    then runs across the barren floor
    a tainted, evil carnivore
    he lays there in the noon sun's gleam
    ensuring that each claw is clean
    what sin of mine do I now pay
    to live in feline fear each day?
    now from my bed I dare not leave
    I know the creature waits beneath
    to slash with feral undead speed
    and rend my ankles til they bleed
    I curse you spawn of hell with tail
    and pray for peace to no avail

    Last night, I got the following response:

    >All I did was ask a simple question.
    DO u have a problem with cats or somthing??

    To which I responded:

    Not I, sir. The problem with cats is all yours.

    hehe

    Kalkino on
    Freedom for the Northern Isles!
  • KalkinoKalkino Buttons Londres Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    So just in case anyone of the Dville Express is reading this is what is currently happening.

    1) I have one fleet incoming from Socks to hit Dville, then I'll send a reinforcing fleet from Buttons. ETA about 17.22 server time. I need to do it this way as Socks has more ships of the right kind. Buttons will merely supply numbers. There should be about 20 all up, vs. him having maybe 10 if he is lucky by that stage. I've never sent two fleets from different locations to the same target, so let us hope they don't fight.

    2) I will send in land forces at about 17.30. They should take 40 minutes to get there - so 18.10 ST - which will hopefully be enough time to end the fleet battle. I will send about 100 or so units. Anyone else is welcome to send them in as well.

    Kalkino on
    Freedom for the Northern Isles!
  • ThetherooThetheroo Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    If my first colony is marble, what should my second colony be? Sulfur, wine, or crystal?

    Thetheroo on
  • DarianDarian Yellow Wizard The PitRegistered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Wine.

    Darian on
  • DairuinDairuin Registered User new member
    edited May 2008
    Thetheroo wrote: »
    If my first colony is marble, what should my second colony be? Sulfur, wine, or crystal?

    I just set up a wine colony in your area I would trade you wine for crystal or sulfur.

    Dairuin on
    Bad spellers of the world untie.
  • AldoAldo Hippo Hooray Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Dairuin wrote: »
    Thetheroo wrote: »
    If my first colony is marble, what should my second colony be? Sulfur, wine, or crystal?

    I just set up a wine colony in your area I would trade you wine for crystal or sulfur.

    You're going to want most of that wine yourself soon enough. Wine and marble are much more important to your growth than marble and sulphur.

    Aldo on
  • ZarcathZarcath Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Baidol wrote: »
    Kalkino wrote: »
    hahaha

    victoly! My second blockade is on it's way to his city though :( pillaging is a mere 4 hours away

    Can we at least get a cat poem from him

    Do it!

    This exercise was a good experience in coordinated attacks. Get some cat poems and we'll call it a day.

    I received 1 cat poem from our friend The Captain. Not really a poem...
    The Captain Message Torchwood HQ [67:88] 18.05.2008 17:47:32
    The day goes on, the night enters, they arise from the place, they creep, lurk waiting to pounce on their prey. The wonder as loners, hunting, feeding from whatever moves. The hunters of houses, the eliminator of pests. They are a persons friend, a mouses enemy, so the night ends, they go to sleep, return to the house, and are as friendly as pets.
    Thats the best your getting, I don't do rhyme schemes, since3 they are annoying as hell, so, I would greatly appreciate if you stop pillaging me, I'm not good at poems, so yeah.
    On the 18.05.2008 1:12 zarcath1 wrote::
    > We've discussed it and have agreed to cease hostilities IF you can compose an original poem dedicated to cats. It must be an original poem you wrote, if you provide us with a fake we will continue to pillage your cities.
    > We demand cat poems.

    Thoughts? It seems like we're really inconveniencing him? We're not being very thoughtful, perhaps if we continue to pillage him, it'll get his creative juices flowing?

    Zarcath on
  • KalkinoKalkino Buttons Londres Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Aldo wrote: »
    Dairuin wrote: »
    Thetheroo wrote: »
    If my first colony is marble, what should my second colony be? Sulfur, wine, or crystal?

    I just set up a wine colony in your area I would trade you wine for crystal or sulfur.

    You're going to want most of that wine yourself soon enough. Wine and marble are much more important to your growth than marble and sulphur.

    YOU ARE CONFUSING YOURSELF!

    Kalkino on
    Freedom for the Northern Isles!
  • captainkcaptaink TexasRegistered User regular
    edited May 2008
    To me the ideal colony order would be
    Marble->Wine->Crystal->Sulfur->Marble->Wine

    You can probably omit the sulfur if you don't want to pillage, but that's boring.

    captaink on
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