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From: A.C.Crook@newcastle.ac.uk (A.C. Crook)
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Subject: Re: Imperium
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Date: 12 Oct 90 10:39:28 GMT
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I`ve played the game a bit on my friends ST(boo hiss, I know I know), I
managed to get into
a what seemed like wining situation before one of our mutual "friends" 
took it upon himself to wipe the file. (Accidently I think).

>Played the game ? Well .... I hit some big snags quickly and decided
>to put it aside for a while until I could devote some time to it.
>The problems I had were:-
>i) didn't seem to be able to improve tonnage rating for ships 
>   even when my average tech was 20+

You have to get the tonnage rating much higher than this - cant remember
exactly
but I`ve got my tonnage rating up to around about 1000 and my
tech levels were about 100+.
I think it helps to put a tech subsidy on all your planets and then
put tech production to max (+10%).

>ii) data overflow and correlation. It is very difficult to relate
>    tax/embargo/production on a quick pass

Yeah I found this at first. If you get into a very bad situation
on importing way too much a short term soln is too embargo all the 
goods you are running low on and slap a -100% import tax on any
empires your importing way too much from (moderate as necessary).
When you get going a good general tax level seems to be 5-15% on 
imports and exports.

>iii) the big invasion at start + 20 years :-) (Running away looks good
>:-)

Wimp! Get out there and give them hell! They don`t attack you straight away,
in fact, its usually me who starts the hostilities.

>iV) no NOSTRUM ! I don't seem to start with any and having colonised
>     6+ stars I didn't find any!
>

Nostrum only grows on certain planets. It may occur on others throughout
the game.
I`m trying to remeber the name of the planet I always go to first (in my
experiance 
they usually remain the same), I think it is Luatax and maybe Sterus,
but there are 
plenty once you get going I`ve often been producing 500 units.

>I would love to hear from anyone who has had a serious go at this game.
>It does look excellent. Anyone played Supremacy and willing to review 
>it ?

Should be thro` my door anyday now.
>
>
Cheers,
>Paul Dale

I feel the environment of Imperium could be better, like creating troops
on your planet.
It takes ages of mouse clicking to build up a good garrison and some
kind of automatic
all planet troop increase would be very,very handy. At the moment with
30+ planets it takes
about 100 mouse clicks a turn just to increase your troops on your planets. 
Is there an easier way to do it,? Have I missed something?

Also I have found it very difficult to make an alliance with other planets.
They totally refuse to accept any offer I make them, even if I give them loads
of dosh!
Then they make me ludicrous offers.(I did accept one , for a laugh)
Any hints in this direction would be appreciated. And yes, I do try to ally 
with them before I blow them away.
       

	"Just leave me with my thought!",(Homer Simpson)

			Adey.