So the fantastical Rock Paper Shotgun community has gathered together to start an epic game of Neptunes Pride. Eight of us will battle against each other among the stars over a series of weeks and months. Everyone has agreed to write up their plans and post them here on MMGaming so it should be a great read. The image is our starting positions, along with the names of the players with myself being under the alias Timmeister.
I have absolutely no idea what i’m doing in all honesty, surrounded by shiny buttons and fleets at my disposal I can’t think where to begin. Fortunately nobody else has a clue either so we shall be fumbling together for better or for worse.
May the negotiating/backstabbing/space-faring begin.
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Best of luck mate! May the Force be with you!
All shall perish under the might of the Space Slugs
As a second group player, and a middle man at that, I don’t envy any of those stuck in between all the other players. I know I’ve had more than enough trouble due to it; I can’t wait to read your stories.