Who will win? (taking bets)

[Ixal]

In my new game I have 2 random encounters in the same system fighting each other.

In the red corner: A Van Neumann
And in the blue corner: A Protean

Still taking bets.

20 rounds into the fight with no winner in sight. Looks like they are going for a points victory instead of a K.O.

 

[CharonX2003]

My money is on the Van Neumann.
Must admit, I so far encountered neither, but remembering SotS I and the... wonderful way they just kept coming and coming and coming and coming...

 

[JamesX]

What generation Van Neumann?

Protean is pretty easy they only have fusion cannons IIRC.

 

[Acularius]

I have a VAn Neumann taking on a Morrigi Relic from the get go in my one game. (Discontinued for now. )

 

[Ixal]

I also have a Relic vs Tarka going on. 24th round with no winner in sight.

 

[Archonsod]

Had the Von Neuman take on a Swarm earlier. No idea who won.

Also had a Haunt of Spectres show up in one of my systems. It didn't actually do anything, just floated along one edge and then vanished.

Oh, and Meteors too. Except no meteors actually appear.

 

[Ixal]

Also had a Haunt of Spectres show up in one of my systems. It didn't actually do anything, just floated along one edge and then vanished.

Lucky you.
I just had my homeworld destroyed by Spectres.
Did -1200 Environment damage to it so the upkeep for it is 2 million each round.
And that in turn 30.

It was actually a rather strange turn as I was hit by Spectres and 2 other players by Meteors.

 

[unmerged(401530)]

I can confirm that these battles never end... I have 3 AI vs some random encounter battles that takes place every turn practically from the beginning of the game. Poor AI just can't win or loose and don't want to retreat. Not a crash so far, but it makes game much harder, waiting every turn for AI combats, and I am sure the number will only grow.

 

[JamesX]

I can confirm that these battles never end... I have 3 AI vs some random encounter battles that takes place every turn practically from the beginning of the game. Poor AI just can't win or loose and don't want to retreat. Not a crash so far, but it makes game much harder, waiting every turn for AI combats, and I am sure the number will only grow.

Some of the battles take that long. For example an Astroid Monitor... it is not just 1 monitor. I have been killing 1 every 2 turns (beginning of the game ships) in the system for the last 10 turns or so. I will win eventually, it just takes forever.

http://i.imgur.com/2PgfQ.png
http://i.imgur.com/mBMnc.png

But it is also possible that the AI ran into the Empty Fleet error. The work around is select "Aggressive/Peace" and "Control/Computer/Computer if Opponent also Computer, Control if opponent also control" then at the end select your fleet. This will work everytime (at least for me).

 

[unmerged(402700)]

some of the battles take that long. For example an astroid monitor... It is not just 1 monitor. I have been killing 1 every 2 turns (beginning of the game ships) in the system for the last 10 turns or so. I will win eventually, it just takes forever.

http://i.imgur.com/2pgfq.png
http://i.imgur.com/mbmnc.png

but it is also possible that the ai ran into the empty fleet error. The work around is select "aggressive/peace" and "control/computer/computer if opponent also computer, control if opponent also control" then at the end select your fleet. This will work everytime (at least for me).

incoming armor hammer fusfoc! Duck and cover!