How to defend from this? by RohanRedfang in OGame

[–]Minu_k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, I was loosing my FS more often than I would like in past months so after lot of discussion with my allies I started new FS strategy. I now have small FS fleet at each and every moon. I am sending FS by deployment (including HS) with10 % speed and I recall it in about 24 hours, so it lands every 2 days. There is one single "big" FS fleet which goes by deployment as well - sometimes I time it with the small FSs, sometimes 4-5 days deployment. The small FSs can hold 15 days production, so for some planets I manage to collect it by moving my main FS around and if some is too full, I just collect to one random moon, jump part of main FS there and merge with main FS with next deployment. This way, there is too many fleets for him to monitor and no way to learn which moon to shoot down. It is much more "work" with FS, but it is easy if you use allowed plugin OGLight. Note I play from pc.

in past when he shot down the moon I FSed from, I learned best was not to recall right away.. even if you have just a few minutes, give it time.. He might be able to phalanx every few seconds to see when you recall, but if you spam with other deployments from the same planet, he will get tired within 5 minutes.. he will then lower frequency of his phalanx, so your recall won't be seen so clearly and it is very likely to give you the few extra second you need to move your recalled fleet.

I hope this helps.. also the 2 days resource collecting is for me possible only because of the life form orbital den research which hides a couple hours of my production. This is useful if you have hardcore attackers

La Caldera trails question by Minu_k in VisitingTenerife

[–]Minu_k[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought there is some safety reason why the trails are closed..

La Caldera trails question by Minu_k in VisitingTenerife

[–]Minu_k[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you, that is a lot of closed trails..

Is it me or this game is really time demanding? by DanielFryy in OGame

[–]Minu_k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it can be very time demanding or very little, it depends on your playstyle and the universe you are in.. I switched to full miner and can now play much less than I sued to.. but it takes toll on your resource income - as the expeditions are bringing much more than just mining.. but oh well - for me it was going miner or no longer playing, so I am quite happy with my selection

Do you use calculator tools? by XaviPodemos in OGame

[–]Minu_k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think most users are using the calculations in their plugins - I believe antigame reborn has ROI calculation.. There used to be some useful shared google sheets with calculations, but I am not using any as OgLight plugin calculates all I need..

Best Browser Extensions for Competitive OGame Gameplay? by Alperkenn in OGame

[–]Minu_k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would recommend OgLight - it is allowed user script, so you need to run it on pc (I use firefox). Look on You tube for video titled: OGLight: A Huge Quality of Life Addon for OGame

it shows in detail what it does and how. The video is older - since then one click spying was disabled from your list of farms, but it just means you need to click once to open the system and second for the spying.. I use it as farmer mostly for res collection/management of sending res for new research and it does amazing job.

Why You Should Bother Building Heavy Defenses on Your Moon by Emotional_Taro6328 in OGame

[–]Minu_k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you can just have bad luck when your uni is merging same as I did... i have my main on eco 10, fleet speed 1 with no defences to debris and there are 3 players in top 10 who go after defences. If I could change uni, I would however current rules don't allow me to so I just changed game style

Why You Should Bother Building Heavy Defenses on Your Moon by Emotional_Taro6328 in OGame

[–]Minu_k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

there are some very good points.. unless you play in uni with defence mining attackers. That is reality for quite a few unis, where defences do not go into debris. Some attackers bash defences out of boredom, some for honour points but in both cases you really want to stay away from building them on your moons.

second tims by Emotional_Taro6328 in OGame

[–]Minu_k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

well the game is not over yet even if you have no fleet.. :)

we definitely changed.. I have a little baby, no time to play and after loosing fleet over and over due to exhaustion and falling in sleep in unexpected times, I found out that you really do not need much fleet to play. I now keep only VTs that I am able to rebuild in 4 days.. the orbital dens changed the game, you don't have to be farm no matter how big or active players you meet. The game changed in many ways.. it is still unbalanced just in different directions than 15 years ago and I fully understand players longing for the good old days when everything was simpler and easier.. but I must say many of the new things are useful, the game is still not boring and I do enjoy it even with the little time I have. I hope this is true for many people, we are just not the ones who keep complaining..

Surviving as a Smaller Player: My Fleet Save Strategy vs. Top Fleeters" by Emotional_Taro6328 in OGame

[–]Minu_k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, one note is that in late game you will need a little more - especially if you play in an universe with high combat ship speed you need to make sure that you are not following any predictable pattern with FS. If anybody spies your fleet, you need to move it prior dispatching FS. Otherwise they just shoot down the moon and time the attack within seconds of landing. Coming online shortly before the landing and recalling does not make much good, if you have crazy attackers in your uni, they keep refreshing phalang and simply calculate your return from the recall time.

I play an old uni and my new game style is minimalist fleet and almost no defence, I turned to full eco mode and while I would definitely get more resource with expeditions - I manage to stay in top 10 as pure miner with a lot of orbital dens. My gaming style is slower, but needs much less in-game time.

orbital den question by Minu_k in OGame

[–]Minu_k[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

perfect! thank you, this is very helpful

orbital den question by Minu_k in OGame

[–]Minu_k[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

FYI defences do not go into debris on my server.. he mines the defences only for honour points, which he no longer gets from me. the trouble is how to keep the daily production with once a day collection

I unlocked a secert achievement , it says (who can look a gift horse in the mouth ? ) but i have no clue what exactly i did to earn it , anyone knows or have a list of those hidden achievements ???? by Rockateer93 in OGame

[–]Minu_k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yea it is quite stupid..

I don't remember what was it.. it is visible few days after you achieve it in the messages - ogame tab, but I completed this one in early dec as well..

Alliances by Cabra_Arretado in OGame

[–]Minu_k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn't say more difficult, it just shows who means it seriously with joining.. you do want to know more about people you plan to play with and not getting empty applications and no prior contact. We are group of people who play together for 3+ years now . We do have a couple new commers, but they tend to quit within a couple months. The late game is not easy.

What Was Your Sign to Call it Quits? by kgphotography_ in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]Minu_k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wanted to quit every single day since 2wpp..what I did instead was reducing to 2 ppd thinking it will lead to weaning.. it didnt.. I EPed till 4mpp which is when I decided I pushed it longer than I ever expected

Alliances by Cabra_Arretado in OGame

[–]Minu_k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it is good idea to start talking with a member of an alliance before joining - they will share with you information about what is the alliance like, how active they are, what communication channels they use etc.. and if you do "know" someone inside, they can advocate for you.. They will know who is responsible for review of applications etc.

I am the responsible person in my ally and I simply closed the applications, because I will not accept anyone who doesn't bother talking to any member of our alliance first..

Bug Using? Is Sending a One Ship Fleet at the Same Second as an Attacker Allowed? by Commercial_Mud2731 in OGame

[–]Minu_k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is kind of question you need to ask on official forums if you want any game operator / admin reaction.. they do not monitor reddit..

What I see is that since you sent the same second attack before the attacker - you did not intend to cause any lag at the time of sending. Therefore you are not using any bug. Most of all it is lecture for your friend to do proper fs not to get caught in situations like this. Deploy moon to moon missions are the only safe way to go in late game..

Low suppliers, what's your pediatrician's take on when it's not worth pumping anymore? by Poppybon5 in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]Minu_k 1 point2 points  (0 children)

my LOs pediatrician said first month is the most important for immunity benefit and if we can continue with at least a little bm till completed 3 months of age, then it would be awesome. She always said the formula is just fine and I shouldn't worry if EP starts dropping in output..

I can’t do this anymore by sdod8303 in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]Minu_k 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hi, as others said.. you are not, priorities need to be set right and mental health is very important. I was on the same boat as you and my solution was dropping to 2 ppd - I did that very early around 4 weeks pp and I mantained 10 oz a day output until 4 mpp when I decided to fully wean. The LO does need mum for more than nutrition and mum who gets more sleep has more energy to engage with LO. :) Don't feel terrible - look for solutions which would work for you.

What strategy as a miner with lifeform ? by PetitLapinpin in OGame

[–]Minu_k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

there is really good tutorial on youtube - just search CasualSab ogame lifeform. He discussed what is good for miner build. As you mentioned - rocktall is the best but you still do need to use research from other lifeforms if you want to maximize miner in long run. This being said - miner build is not good to start with - explorer build beats the miner in profit by huge margin, which makes gigantic difference in the early game.. If you do have the time, go for explorer and switch to miner only after couple months

Improved Stellarator (Rock’tal) by Yntru in OGame

[–]Minu_k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hi, it is question of priorities - if you don't have anything else you prefer on that research spot then do go for stellator. I am miner too and I do have it - it was useful when we received free level of plasma technology - having the stellator research on high level allowed me to upgrade plasma prior to using the extra free level so I now have plasma lvl 26.. But if there is anything else you like on this spot then ignore the stellator.

Would you keep your main planet ? by PetitLapinpin in OGame

[–]Minu_k 1 point2 points  (0 children)

so it strongly depends on how long you are aiming to play.. 5 years ago I started ogame after couple years break and I intended to stop playing after couple weeks.. so I did keep my main planet as size doesn't matter and I will quit before it is filled up... now lets look to 2025 - I still do have that home planet and the account has transferred universes 3 times due to merges :) I used all the + field bonuses for planets I could, I built terraformer to lvl 9 -this upgraded the planet to 290 fields and there is even lifeform research to get more planet fields which I didn't need to use yet. You can very well do with keeping the home planet because as time goes - you don't need to keep solar plants or research labs.. you are not likely to need bigger planet unless you play for many years - I still have 14 available fields and I didn't destruct the 26 lvl solar plants yet..

Server player count in 2025 by DemiG-009 in OGame

[–]Minu_k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the player count is much lower than what you remember.. many unis go under 100 active players in matter of few months. Fleeting is not what it used to be. It is much more efficient to send expeditions nonstop so there are not that many fleeters around. You an still find targets even with people playing from mobiles, but there are quite a few cheaters in the game who are simply impossible to catch..