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Mar 27th 2024, 16:25:07

I'm guessing the idea would be to make it an equivalent risk to hit a bot or a player, so essentially making the game feel like a 500 "player" game again, instead of 20 humans and 60 bots.

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Mar 25th 2024, 17:44:35

There are at least 2 countries who have farmed players (or multiple of them) who are known to destroy countries for most part. lol

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Mar 25th 2024, 13:45:36

Got a feeling some country is gonna die before anyone gets to take retals. lol

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Mar 18th 2024, 14:42:24

It no longer exists like in E2025, however, if you do go over 2b cash, then it decays owing to "corruption" which is a "new" concept introduced in EE. (It works similarly to food decay.)

Food on hand will still decay, so had to be placed on market.

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Mar 14th 2024, 21:21:54

Originally posted by Slagpit:

I suspect that you'll find the number two priority way more exciting than npc attacks.


Hello Slag! Welcome back!

What're your priorities now?
(I feel like no one asked, or I might've missed the msg.)

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Mar 13th 2024, 17:52:28

Seems like a lot of techers, farmers, and indies, so I'm going casher.

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Mar 12th 2024, 3:31:20

Since I see the farmers and techers in this thread, probably casher or indy for me.

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Mar 12th 2024, 3:28:48

Congrats Andrew! Convincing finish with wide lead!

I thought I could give you a run for your money, but 1) I screwed up my end game, and 2) food crashed so hard so fast. (I got my PM to 36, though this may be the wrong move and I overpaid for tech.)

Also congrats to LB on second, another surprising gap to me!

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Mar 5th 2024, 7:54:40

I see a lot of Rs this set, so these cashers need to be fed!

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Mar 5th 2024, 1:15:18

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Mar 3rd 2024, 4:45:42

It's usually some version of storing max turns, and buying as much tech as you can as early as possible.

The general problem with tourney is the tech market is empty early on, so if you don't be patient and store turns, you'll use a lot of these early turns with no tech. These tech advantages compound throughout the set, i.e. if you have 1% more tech at turn 100, you can buy another 1% more tech at turn 101 with your additional production etc. Also means you have 1% more production over the next 1800 turns, and both of these dynamics add up.

Tech starts are never worth it on tourney afaik - maybe possible if you do a super short one and start grabbing (the latter is also possibly a death sentence on this server haha).

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Feb 26th 2024, 17:40:17

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Feb 21st 2024, 2:04:03

Food price is too low - are most people fasting?

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Feb 21st 2024, 2:00:09

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Feb 16th 2024, 17:55:24

Haha not quite yet - though I've seen that you've edged me out of the all-time top 5! (for top 3 nws, the only leaderboard score that matters)

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Feb 16th 2024, 13:59:56

LOL Who is pretending to be me and using my long time country name?!

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Feb 14th 2024, 23:20:00

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Feb 9th 2024, 9:32:02

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Jan 23rd 2024, 21:58:11

With player count declining, we should aim to be self sufficient!

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Jan 11th 2024, 13:04:04

Congrats Cat! Great win in a very challenging set!

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Jan 4th 2024, 22:14:56

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Jan 1st 2024, 13:58:33

Congrats Cat! Great first!

Originally posted by Cathankins:

Did anyone grab this round? I’m not sure I saw any LG’s


Yea I got grabbed as I began slowly jumping, so had to retal and got missiled near end of set, though wasn't worth retaling at that point.

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Dec 18th 2023, 0:17:37

There were 97 countries in the Express server.

Rank Country Land Networth Special
1 Skol (#5) Game profile 36,406 $84,326,835 HG
2 Syzygy (#29) Game profile 21,548 $46,982,257 DG
3 Erie (#14) Game profile 37,258 $43,901,299 HG
4 k a r i n a a e s p a (#94) Game profile 52,890 $38,764,798 CG
5 Nitro Z19 (#37) Game profile 43,995 $34,888,194 CG
6 Yhhy (#93) Game profile 25,322 $29,159,412 FG
7 MAMBA (#10) Game profile 28,708 $27,752,383 RG
8 Born 2 Capture (#16) Game profile 10,381 $21,289,246 HG
9 New Third Eagle (#21) 13,536 $20,791,954 R
10 Zip Tied (#51) Game profile 39,349 $20,544,729 CG

Look at that amazing finish. (: Congrats Skol!

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Dec 11th 2023, 17:27:13

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Dec 2nd 2023, 13:17:03

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Nov 21st 2023, 20:30:45

Originally posted by KoHeartsGPA:

You're are trying to communicate with a cucumber!


xD Truth.

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Nov 21st 2023, 17:07:03

Originally posted by Ratski:
I'm not sorry, It's how I play the game because all I am looking for is the highest scoring Standard strike. and I don't give a Rats ass about the scores here, can't win this game, so I force top players with the most land, to buy more defense to keep me out..lol I call this strategy Spoiler Alert ! You guy retal me sure but the set ends when GDI kicks Sunday, and I am done tell Tuesday. So as there is no prize in the game I say have fun , by the end of the game.


It's tragic that you.. didn't get the highest standard strike either. xD

Also, there's no way to defend against anyone in Express with 360(360) turns - it's too easy to just buy up 10m jets at anytime to make a single PS, then do absolutely nothing with the land.

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Nov 19th 2023, 22:08:33

Well yes, I'm 72 and he is 5, so this is a pretty bad look for Mr Rainbow. Lol

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Nov 19th 2023, 15:06:03

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Nov 19th 2023, 11:38:35

Originally posted by Ratski:
I built up my forces and its at end of the set before end and GDI kicks in Its time to hit live players for big scoring hits. It not like there is a prize at the end any way.


Time Type Attacker Defender Result
2023-11-19 11:26:06 NM i m s i h y e o n y (#72) Spoiled Brat (#5) DH
2023-11-19 11:26:06 NM i m s i h y e o n y (#72) Spoiled Brat (#5) 895A
2023-11-19 11:26:05 NM i m s i h y e o n y (#72) Spoiled Brat (#5) 942A
2023-11-19 11:26:04 NM i m s i h y e o n y (#72) Spoiled Brat (#5) 991A
2023-11-19 11:26:03 NM i m s i h y e o n y (#72) Spoiled Brat (#5) 1044A
2023-11-19 11:25:55 SS i m s i h y e o n y (#72) Spoiled Brat (#5) DH
2023-11-19 11:25:52 SS i m s i h y e o n y (#72) Spoiled Brat (#5) 263A (315A)
2023-11-19 11:25:49 SS i m s i h y e o n y (#72) Spoiled Brat (#5) 331A (417A)
2023-11-19 11:25:31 SS i m s i h y e o n y (#72) Spoiled Brat (#5) 410A (546A)
2023-11-19 11:24:55 SS i m s i h y e o n y (#72) Spoiled Brat (#5) 499A (710A)
2023-11-19 11:24:53 SS i m s i h y e o n y (#72) Spoiled Brat (#5) 600A (917A)
2023-11-19 11:24:27 SS i m s i h y e o n y (#72) Spoiled Brat (#5) 712A (1178A)
2023-11-19 11:23:13 SS i m s i h y e o n y (#72) Spoiled Brat (#5) 727A (1297A)
2023-11-19 11:22:18 SS i m s i h y e o n y (#72) Spoiled Brat (#5) 769A (1359A)
2023-11-19 05:08:47 SS Spoiled Brat (#5) i m s i h y e o n y (#72) DH
2023-11-19 04:40:46 SS Spoiled Brat (#5) i m s i h y e o n y (#72) 2205A (3128A)
2023-11-19 04:17:39 PS i m s i h y e o n y (#72) Spoiled Brat (#5) 1304A (2201A)
2023-11-18 22:51:47 PS Spoiled Brat (#5) i m s i h y e o n y (#72) DH

Ratski going from everyone's favorite rainbow to end of set suicider. Never saw that one coming!

"You Either Die a Hero or Live Long Enough to See Yourself Become the Villain"

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Nov 15th 2023, 15:12:15

Originally posted by NitelL:
14 CIs out of 51 countries. Sweet!

The 16 Monarchies can join in and that'll be 60% of the server - indy wars!


Daily update: 18 CIs out of 53 countries now, with 12 Monarchies undecided! We're closing in on 60% c'mon folks!

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Nov 14th 2023, 16:03:10

14 CIs out of 51 countries. Sweet!

The 16 Monarchies can join in and that'll be 60% of the server - indy wars!

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Nov 11th 2023, 1:22:03

I missed the login because of daylight savings.

Damnit. Lol

Congrats to first!

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Nov 9th 2023, 23:13:19

Well, maybe Deus decides to start grabbing Gestapo to lower his nw and try for the win, which allows Gestapo to lob 20 missiles at Deus, who will lob 20 missiles back, allowing Foundation to take the win with the lowest nw at 1st place ever.

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Nov 6th 2023, 0:28:24

Congrats!

Lol I forgot about daylight savings and didn't login.

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Nov 4th 2023, 11:00:43

They seem to have stopped running/gaining turns.

Must have given up after they got farmed into oblivion. xD

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Oct 30th 2023, 15:07:51

Originally posted by Ektar:
I did the switch to monarchy then forgot to switch to Theo before spending my stock 😂😂 what a dummy.


We've all been there lol

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Oct 30th 2023, 15:06:39

Originally posted by lee99:
My guess is put max military, food, tech into market -> switch to Monarchy -> recall everything from market -> sell all stockpiled food to pm -> switch to Theo -> final jump?


That's correct!

I made an embarrassing mistake in my destock. Hmph

Congrats to Skol on #1!

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Oct 26th 2023, 20:46:37

Originally posted by NitelL:
I think there is 1 clear leader so far if nothing more happens this set, with 4 possible contenders in the wake should anyone make any mistakes at all.


I think it's still 1 clear leader, but maybe 2 possible contenders now. lol

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Oct 26th 2023, 16:53:57

I think there is 1 clear leader so far if nothing more happens this set, with 4 possible contenders in the wake should anyone make any mistakes at all.

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Oct 26th 2023, 16:50:59

Bots are color-coded in Express - they have yellow names on the scoresheet.
If you're grabbing off of eestats.com, then best to check using the in-game Search. =P

And in terms of netting away from them...

"Humanitarians
Humanitarians protest if a country attempts to attack another country which is 12 times bigger or smaller than it."

You'll need to be 12x bigger, which is fairly difficult in Express. Prob best to just send an apology and take a retal.

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Oct 23rd 2023, 21:44:14

Originally posted by Ektar:

I don’t recall seeing a F with 50m NW, let alone 60. Just scrolling back the last few months the highest I saw was 45, with next highest being mid 30s.


This was the last farmer I ran in recent express sets: https://www.earthempires.com/express/713/ranks/81

Nothing fancy, but 68m nw.
And this was me 2 months before that at 74m nw: https://www.earthempires.com/express/704/ranks/51

.... I can run one in the coming set. xD

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Oct 23rd 2023, 14:25:29

Thanks!

I actually think Fasc Farmer and CI are on-par, though CI requires way more effort because of selling military on public to run turns.

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Oct 16th 2023, 18:11:55

If you're looking to tryhard this set, let me know. Haha I'll try my best to put up some good competition (and rem to login lol), make it more fun. I won't play techer though, otherwise we'd just crash the market prematurely.

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Oct 16th 2023, 18:09:32

For ref, this is the record as far as I know, and it's Gerd: https://www.eestats.com/express/oldcountry/2938/59

And if you wanted a more recent but inferior reference point, here's mine: https://www.eestats.com/express/oldcountry/3355/60

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Oct 16th 2023, 18:02:00

103m nw, was amazing conditions and well played country.

Can get 80m+ nw on a good set with great prices, and logging in a lot (lol).

Otherwise, these days where folks are just slamming bots into deep DR, and suiciders flying around left and right, and tech crashes early, you're more likely to land somewhere between 65-75m nw most sets.

How to get there:

Market: In Express, tech prices peak Thurs/Fri, and Saturday. You wanna sell as much as possible on Thurs/Fri.

Generally, you'd wanna grab to 20-25k acres, somewhere between turn 700-900. Then you'd tech all turns, sell max as often as you can, and stock bushels.

From this point on, you're gonna steal stockpile from techer bots. Basically, you'd want to PS the techer bots as often as possible, and just don't bother building the land (you'll get to a point where your tpt starts rising even when you don't build the land). Doing this (depending on how much time you have or want to commit), you'd end up somewhere between 40-60k acres.

Then you'd want to do a long logout, and then destock as a theo. (Put everything on market, switch to Monarchy, recall food, and sell food on private for 38, then switch to theo and buy everything.)

Conclusion: This all depends on how much you want to commit to logging in a lot. The more often you login, the more PSes you'd send out (every 4 hours), the more tech you can sell on the market at peak prices (since tech can show up on market in half hour on Express), the better the finish. It's prob hard for all of us to login so much (what with work and life), so playing this lazily and ending 35-40k acres, you should still get 60m+ nw easily.

Hope that helps with "how to techer" on express. xD

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Oct 16th 2023, 17:26:50

Thanks KoH!

I'd hardly call it impressive but well enough for this set with the sparks flying!

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Oct 11th 2023, 4:10:56

Perhaps I'll do a lazy casher this set.

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Sep 29th 2023, 16:53:47

I'm against bots on primary. I see the servers now like this:

Solo Servers:
Primary (no bots, "large" server) - As close to old Earth as possible, but with a lot of more farming of real people than someone's multies.
Tourney (no bots, small server) - Europe in 1942 (10 countries wild west).
Express (bots, "large" server)- Mostly "Single player experience" but with regular suiciders.

I don't play on any of the rest anymore so hard for me to comment on their current state.

Primary with bots would just become a slower, longer Express.

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Sep 28th 2023, 16:13:49

Yea agree with KoH - at this player number it doesn't seem possible. Gerdler got real close, and it was in a set with 116 players (almost double!).

Also agree with Andrew, that demo farmer is probably the highest potential strat, barring phenomenal market conditions, for a mad finish to happen (given player numbers).