I lost a game of botf online last night

It started well! there were two of us in game and the rest were all AI controled.

They chose the feds and i picked the klingons and i started in a good place expanded my empire untill about turn 50 when i met the big ears

I refused to sign non agression as it would boost there money income alot and this angered them! before i knew it we were at war. It was a long war and both sides had big loses (how they can build a fleet of 18 command and 26 fast attack from nowhere as they had only 10 systems ill never know) when all of the sudden around turn 70 i meet the cardassians and federation on the same turn.

The cardassians declared war instantly and this put even more strain on my resourses! they had a mediam size fleet of crappy ships compared to my battlecruisers but i had to send reinforcments to our joint borders, i had low income through lack of trade and hardly any credits due to winning the zakdorn over and building a constant supply of ships.

anyway i was in a bad way when the feds decided to take my deep space outposts out and declare war.

the rest of the game was an uphill struggle i signed non agreesion with the cardassias which they broke the turn after and was just holding my own when the feds main fleet arrived. My ships were scattared on 3 fronts and most were still on there way to various places from my main system. I stopped the fed fleet about 5 sectors away from zakdorn which was located in the middle of klingon space there was a big battle which i lost and the cards were helping themselves to my southen systems whilst the big ears were raiding my westeren boarders all in al the rest of the game was me holding them off for as long as possible and causing as much damage as i could before the fall of my empire

This has put me in an extreamly aggressive mood ready for the games ill be having at the weekend so beware jiggy!!

LOL,

Jade, Been there did that, but not online..

Just remember to keep your head in the game.. When dealing with Ferengi (AI) always set some scouts to raiding right off the bat. Take there money and they get trapped. Anyhow they do with me anyway.

And you played this modded??? Interesting..

I like low tech, large galaxy as well, it gives me more time to build the fed economic powerhouse. I usually only set the minors to few or some though. I just don't like using them too often. Not sure why, just don't.

I'm a sucker for defiants, so I use many minors and ensure I hit up all of the ones that bestow research bonuses.

Observation:

Why on God's green earth would you allow the two best espionage/sabotage races to team up together? Do you enjoy reconstructing ships and buildings and losing money? :p

Got a point.

Hmm cardassians and ferengi? Have romulans as a very hard ai?

3 for all is best imo let players form alliances themselves in game depending on the events that unfold if i were to play a big game that is.

JIG when we playing then im free this weekend and friday if tour up for beating me up

hopefully this weekend my broadband will be set up in my new house untill then i`m kinda with no connection at all.