Custom Map #1165: flatz. By: aanze1313

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[Karsten75]

Tough, I've had a couple of failed starts and the completion times aren't inspiring, either.

[Helper]

This would have been much more fun if it was small enough to launch double attacks. Using that technique with a map this size requires a whole bunch of pausing and scrolling.
I attacked straight down, then counter-clockwise. Not sure if that was the best approach, but way too much effort to try it again.
Thank you for submitting a game for us to play.
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[Karsten75]

A few hints would help. This is my longest-lasting attempt. All other attempts with a bigger landgrab failed quicker - or at least it felt quicker. :(

[Helper]

K-75,
I can't tell how long you've been at it in that screen shot.
This one if from 11+ minutes.
Concur on danger of large land grab.
Stay small, build Reactors to the max, add Blaster as needed, save often.
Also - I moved my CN over to the PZ for the power boost.
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[Karsten75]

OK, so it was more energy as opposed to more firepower. Now if I can only tolerate excessive pausing, I might get a respectable score. Thanks  for the hint. Here's one in return. A reactor on that PZ is also very useful. :)

[speef]

I had fun starting, but I quit at about 1h 39m because I felt like I had beaten the map, and still had at least an hour to go. :\

The first 30 minutes was quite fun, though.

[Karsten75]

Having taken on board the "More energy" mantra, I found that a bigger land grab initially yielded much better results. I did waste some time swapping out collectors for relays, but this was the result.  I doub't I have the several elapsed hours it will take to complete this map again, but if I did, I would probably be looking at a better position in the rankings. :)