Королевство Кззчаby Paul Kondon |
Politics - no one does it better than the true blue-bloods
of the game. Keeping 5-10 credits at the end of each turn gives the Xxcha
the enviable position of manipulating WHICH initiatives are even voted.
Even if the Xxcha don’t care, they should happily accept “contributions”
in order to table bills and vote on more favorable events. Once the voting
starts, they are usually influential, with good influence bolstered by
trade agreements, so the Xxcha are quite happy while the galaxy is peaceful. Starting with a weak home income and low starting production,
the Xxcha need to use their large cache of cash (60) to good effect. Having
a decent starting force of 2 cruisers, 1 ground force, 1 PDS and 1 carrier,
they can put that money to use on tech AND more units. The unusual starting
tech of Antimass Deflectors and XRD Transporter means they can range out
2 with their whole starting force and plant that first flag. So, they
aren’t quite as dependent upon good planets near to home. Early tech options are complicated, since they lack the
pre-reqs to exploit XRD Transporter. Cybernetics will help protect their
fast carriers, and Hylar V Assault Laser will beef up those initial cruisers.
Needing to take some extra time to develop the tech, the Xxcha should
encourage passage of legislature that will keep the militaristic powers
in check, and allow a slow building process that will give the Xxcha plenty
of opportunities to pass favorable laws. If they get the time, they could
go offensive by a strict diet of red tech (Hylar V Assault Lasers, Deep
Space Cannons, Magen Defense Grid, Assault Cannon, Graviton Negator). Needing at least one or two more spacedocks early to increase
production, Enviro Comp will add influence, Sarween Tools and Micro Tech
for extra cash, exploiting the trade agreements, and Integrated Economy
to get the jump on rivals. For increased mobility, get Enviro Compensators,
Stasis Capsules, Neural Motivator and Type IV Drive, maybe Spatial Jump.
Again, exploiting planetary credits can determine which path might be
easier. The Summary: Be a political animal and use it to pass
laws YOUR way while also capturing the additional income of "serving the
other races" by canceling agendas for cash. |