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Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 01, 2007, 07:32:54 PM
This is a Massive Multiplayer online game that deals with you starting your own oil empire. Soon as you get situated, you can start out attacking other noobs and stealing their oil/money.

I think I found another addicting game

http://oilempires.itch.com/ (http://oilempires.itch.com/)


I started a cartel called Aces High. You have to register in the SOUTH WEST quadrant. If you join, send me your name and I'll send you an invite.


This link tells you what to do

http://oilempires.itch.com/wiki/index.php?n=Main.GettingStarted (http://oilempires.itch.com/wiki/index.php?n=Main.GettingStarted)
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: LancerVT on May 01, 2007, 08:22:52 PM
LOL

if i have some time tomorrow i might give it a try
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 01, 2007, 08:27:52 PM
Mustaine is in
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: moot on May 01, 2007, 09:06:22 PM
http://oilempires.itch.com/units.cfm
Does this mean you have to pay real money to use some of those?  E.g. Nukes, spyplanes etc

In as PETROL in the SW quad, tho I won't stick to it if paypaling is the only way to stand a chance.
Title: Re: Oil Empires
Post by: Gunslinger on May 01, 2007, 09:15:30 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Meatwad
This is a Massive Multiplayer online game that deals with you starting your own oil empire. Soon as you get situated, you can start out attacking other noobs and stealing their oil/money.

I think I found another addicting game

http://oilempires.itch.com/ (http://oilempires.itch.com/)


I started a cartel called Aces High. You have to register in the SOUTH WEST quadrant. If you join, send me your name and I'll send you an invite.


This link tells you what to do

http://oilempires.itch.com/wiki/index.php?n=Main.GettingStarted (http://oilempires.itch.com/wiki/index.php?n=Main.GettingStarted)


Oh Geesh, I sense another Ogame
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 01, 2007, 09:18:06 PM
If it costs real money, im out also.


Edit - I sent an invite to the ones that already joined. Check your messages
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 01, 2007, 09:47:37 PM
well I got me 3 pumps, 2 storage and one distribution center.

collected $41,000 so far

seems once you own some oil pumps it costs ALOT more then  the base price to make more. :furious :mad:

current price: $84,375

guess I'll be waiting a while.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 01, 2007, 09:58:32 PM
3 oil, 2 tanks, and 2 distribution myself
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: tedrbr on May 01, 2007, 10:01:14 PM
I'm going to mine the sea lanes and blow up a LNG tanker in port.

Your stocks should all go up shortly.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 02, 2007, 12:29:34 AM
Ok, I'm in, just got my production started with a couple of wells, a tank setting, and a distribution center. However, Cash flow will be slow for awhile, and I've got some neighbors uncomfortably close.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: kamilyun on May 02, 2007, 01:08:35 AM
Can you buy yellow cake in this game?
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: BBBB on May 02, 2007, 01:26:51 AM
Just joined. Sp0t is my user name.

-Sp0t
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 02, 2007, 04:09:00 AM
first opinion:


this game sucks.


worthless WIKI, and "help".. forums, well I am asking a question now, "how to attack" and basically I have no "Kerosene" but how do you get it???


forum search yielded nothing, along with what the "cards" and "my deck" mean. never heard of that, have no clue.



seems to be a "real life money" pay game, we'll see how it goes, but in the mean time I got troops waiting for "Kerosene" to attack my 4 neighbors that are 9.2 miles away and have no outposts.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 02, 2007, 06:45:39 AM
I think the game is still in beta.


I think this is how you get kerosene

Build a 3rd oil pump, switch it between your HQ and your storage tank to keep both full.
Upgrade your distribution center, set your 3rd pump to your storage tank and leave it there.
Upgrade one Oil pump.
Build a refinery and connect it to your storage tank, set it to kerosene.
Upgrade your storage tank
Build a second refinery, connect it to your storage tank, set it to heating oil, and tell your storage tank to not sell kerosene.
Build a third refinery, connect it to your storage tank, set it to Gasoline, and tell your storage tank to not sell kerosene and heating oil
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FiLtH on May 02, 2007, 08:39:08 AM
Geez that sounds too much like work!
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 02, 2007, 01:09:25 PM
got kerosene, (just told 1 refinery to make it instead of crude. and wala) and doing raids ;) seems troops steal $1000 each.

there seems to be no limit on attacks, I can attack as many times as I want, and it happens immediately, not a wait like ogame

ahh 3 attacks in 8 hours is all thats allowed.
Quote
You have already performed 3 attacks on this facility in the past 8 hours.

Please wait a little bit before continuing to abuse this player.
lol





I don;t get this comment:

Build a 3rd oil pump, switch it between your HQ and your storage tank to keep both full.


are you saying to "connect" the storage tank to HQ? if so how, it is actually right next to it, but HQ is not available to me in the drop down list only distribution centers.




oh yeah 3 of my buildings have a coordinate of xxxx:1337 :D :lol
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: moot on May 02, 2007, 02:21:27 PM
JB73, try and see if that xxx-coordinate building does not seem to get attacked or otherwise ever glitch.. it could make for an exploit :)

Did you do all the other prerequisites to that oil pump-HQ comment?

You're making a lot more cash than I am.. Can I have your coords to take a look at your setup?
Edit- Looks like you've got almost the same layout as I do.. where does the difference in profits come from?  More pump time?
http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/773_1178134797_untitled-1.gif

The basic wells pump 100units twice an hour, basic refineries do their work twice an hour and 5minutes after the wells output, and basic storage tanks hold 500u, selling it at the distribution point 5min after refinery processing is done, also twice an hour..

nm.  The bottleneck is a basic distribution building.  It only works at 200u per half-hour.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 02, 2007, 03:02:20 PM
You need to upgrade your Distribution building, moot. That way, you can walk away from it for awhile and let it pump and sell without having to switch tanks around, or fiddle with the refinery. BTW, my ingame ID is FrodeMk3. Take a look at my setup if you have any questions.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 02, 2007, 03:29:44 PM
Moot yeah, I'm not worried about it though.

my setup is 2 oil pumping units going into 1 storage tank. that tank going to the distribution center.

3rd oil pump going into its own separate storage tank. the refinery goes only to that tank, and is making kerosene. I am not selling crude from that tank, only kerosene.


once I have more cash I will be making a military base.

from there I will start expanding east... it's wide open.

my alternate cash flow is raids. I have stolen about $180,000 so far, basically hit everyone in range 3 times that isn't protected by cease-fire.


the XXX thing is just me not typing all 3 other coordinates ;)


I HIGHLY recommend an outpost and a minimum of 10 militia to attack with. I posted before each one steals only $1000 so if you send 10 you get $10,000 each raid. you attack their distribuition centers, as they are mostly "inactive" and havent collected the cash from it.

some HQ's have cash, but not most.

after the raid you have to collect the cash stolen from your own HQ.

the beauty is you can raid each building or distribution center 3 times, not just the player. there are a couple of guys near me with 2 distribution centers, thats 6 raids every 8 hours. :D :t


hope that helps. personally I'm not going to bother learning about the other refined products for a while, I want to raid and turtle a bit to prevent myself getting raided. Then I will start worrying about learning the higher end stuff. as it is right now there doesn't seem to be anyone really close that has much of a military network YET.


oh another thing... I have been basically spending all I can keeping cash low. I have 2 lvl 2 oil pumps, a lvl 2 storage tank, and lvl 2 dist. center, along with the outposts and militia (currently 30, and 5 more in queue)


last comment, I have found the higher score or something, the more it costs to clear land, it is now up to $140,000 to clear an obstructed area :(
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: moot on May 02, 2007, 03:46:20 PM
Yep Frode, I got that :)  If i understand correctly, you don't need that second fuel tank.  Basic tanks hold 500bbl, and the HQ can take 100 in addition to that.
Basic level1 pumps output 100.

Meatwad should get you an invite..


JB73, do the trees give any cover from attacks? I was thinking would make for free partial defense (or at least up the mileage cost for inbound raids) and spread things out against nukes and the like.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 02, 2007, 03:56:23 PM
Quote
Originally posted by moot
Yep Frode, I got that :)  If i understand correctly, you don't need that second fuel tank.  Basic tanks hold 500bbl, and the HQ can take 100 in addition to that.
Basic level1 pumps output 100.

Meatwad should get you an invite..


JB73, do the trees give any cover from attacks? I was thinking would make for free partial defense (or at least up the mileage cost for inbound raids) and spread things out against nukes and the like.
nope, trees do nothing but hinder development.

as far as "clustering" vs spreading things out, goto the rankings in game, and look at the top player "arseraider's" layout. it's a mess, and hard to follow the chain of oil, but it looks like clustering is a non-issue.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: mandingo on May 02, 2007, 04:27:51 PM
I'll check it out, only if the handle "GW Bush" isn't taken...
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 02, 2007, 04:35:56 PM
Invites sent. If anyone didnt get one, let me know
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 02, 2007, 04:57:02 PM
Got my invite, Ty Meatwad

Moot, I had to put a second tank setting so I would'nt waste production. What happens is, in order to make Kerosene, Heating oil, gasoline, etc. I noticed that if I put 400 Bbl. of crude in, It becomes kerosene, but doesn't leave the tank. If I go further and make heating oil, It's still there. What happens is, you back up in the production queue, because in order to make heating oil, you need kerosene right in back of it, and Crude at the bottom. To make one high lvl product, you have to have it all in one tank, so it looks like this:

400 bbl. Crude oil
+
400 bbl. kerosene
+
400 bbl. Heating oil
= 1,200 bbl. In one tank.

Now, you can upgrade to lvl. 2 on the tank, and you go from 500 bbl. to 1,500 bbl. I had to do this to handle my additional capacity. However, Now I have to check to make sure that my distribution center can handle it, but it seems that since you have to wait 3 cycles for the finished product, You don't overload it, it's just 400 bbl's of Heating oil.

Since I had some excess pumping capacity, I wound up setting up another tank, and a distribution center. My next upgrade depends on Pumping capacity. I'll probably make sure I can refine and hold it before I sink another well.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 02, 2007, 05:05:02 PM
Frode, I'd ask how you are calculating all that... but it is beyond me.

I know I am making kerosene, but now I wonder if I am doing it "right" or the most efficient?


here's what I got, and please tell me if and what I should change:

1 oil pump going to a storage tank.

storage tank is NOT selling crude.

storage tank is "connected" to distribution center.

refinery is connected to said storage tank, and set to "kerosene"

the distribution center this is connected to has another separate storage tank connected. THAT one has 1 pump, and the storage tank is "selling" everything. (that should not effect the kerosene production as it is a separate chain, but may overload the distribution center)
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 02, 2007, 05:25:44 PM
Ahh, you have one refinery. What you will want to do to keep steady production of say, Heating oil, without switching your refinery back and forth from kerosene to heating oil, is to set up another refinery. The base refinery handles' 500 bbl. which is enough at one time. I'm set up like this:

400 bbl's into tank as crude. (do not sell crude.)

400 kerosene.(do not sell kerosene.)

400 heating oil(sell heating oil.)

It all has to go into one tank, so you'll need to have upgraded to at least a lvl. 2 tank. You have to hold all the product's in one tank, so you have to watch how much you put in(multiply product in times the number of steps you have to take to get finished product, in my case 3.)

I just took another look. I could diver Heating oil to my other tank setting from the refinery. So no, you don't really need to work off of one tank. My bad.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: moot on May 02, 2007, 05:26:23 PM
I see Frode.  As it is, you are selling 2*400bbl of H-Oil every 3 hours.

The schedule is:
T+0 Pump crude & send to tank
T+5 refine & return to tank
T+10 Sell

So you only need to set the tanks to Sell crude OFF if you have more crude than you can refine, and want that crude refined.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Booz on May 02, 2007, 05:29:48 PM
I've sent request for invite
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 02, 2007, 05:37:22 PM
CC, Moot. JB's got it right, I just don't know if he's maxing out the capacity of his tanks/refinery's. The Dist. center is the weak point, I've upgraded to lvl. 2 and can only move 400 bbl. per production period.

I might point out that the production timers are important in this game. Here's a rundown of them.

Crude Oil Production-  :10, and :40 of the hour

Refining Operations-  :15, and :45 minutes of the hour

Dist. Sales-  :20, and :50 minutes of the hour

Things like the Business income( If you have a resort, or a Camel track for example) are at the last minute of every hour.

You actually have 2 production cycles an hour, so if you have a lvl. 2 well, that makes 200 bbl. a cycle, you actually are making 400 bbl. an hour. Refining slows down the rate at which you actually get product sold( once you get into making anything other than kerosene, because you have to take an extra cycle per product.)

A little extra tank capacity might help you keep from losing production, if you get in a bind.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: moot on May 02, 2007, 05:37:25 PM
Frode, how do you move refined oil to another tank?
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 02, 2007, 05:41:51 PM
Quote
Originally posted by moot
Frode, how do you move refined oil to another tank?
you don't


as far as I know anyway, you just have to let the distribution center sell it.

that's what I am running into with 1 of my tanks, it has 1,700 crude in it, but the center only sells 400 per cycle, so I am upgrading the dist. center.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 02, 2007, 05:46:16 PM
you all notice this "round" will end on the 8th?

been reading, and every "month" all is reset and we all start new off.

kind of a bummer, but may be interesting especially if we all team up on the first day and play hard core ;)

if this round is any indicator, I got to almost 1/2 of the top players score in just a day, we'll have to see what happens next round
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: moot on May 02, 2007, 05:50:13 PM
Yep, I was asking thinking I'd missed something.. I only saw one connection per refinery, so it didn't look like it could move oil anywhere but back to where it came from.. unless you switch the refinery's connection to another tank at the right time?

Why not sell all that crude if you are not refining it?  Or are your pumps putting out 1700 per cycle? (1700 twice an hour)
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 02, 2007, 05:59:53 PM
Im already selling heating oil. Got about $100,000 for about an hour or 1 1/2 hours

Using lvl 2 tanks
Lvl 1 refinery
Lvl 2 distribution
2 pumps (lvl 1 and 2)
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 02, 2007, 06:01:32 PM
yeah 2 lvl 2 pumps into 1 tank... but it has been building up for a while, with the pumps putting out combined 400 / cycle, and distribution center only doing 200 per cycle at first there was a buildup.



just learned a trick too... someone who is active and collecting their money, well chances they aren't online the second the dist. center sells the product, meaning right then you raid them, be online at 50 / 20 of the hour or there abouts and w00t! ;) :t :D


too bad I am using all my kerosene as attack fuel, and now I'm out, no raids for a few cycles :(
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 02, 2007, 06:33:00 PM
How much money have you gotten from raids so far
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 02, 2007, 06:49:36 PM
$20,000 Cash
$15,000 Cash
$20,000 Cash
$20,000 Cash
$20,000 Cash
$20,000 Cash
$20,000 Cash
$20,000 Cash
$8,000 Cash
$8,000 Cash
$8,000 Cash
$8,000 Cash
$8,000 Cash
$7,000 Cash
$7,000 Cash
$7,000 Cash
$7,000 Cash
$7,000 Cash
$6,000 Cash
$5,000 Cash
$5,000 Cash
$5,000 Cash

$251,000 total so far
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 02, 2007, 06:50:14 PM
Purdy money :)
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 02, 2007, 06:55:55 PM
Hey, by my best figure, 400 bbl. of heating oil brings $60,000.

Crude oil, for 200 bbl. brings just $15,000.

So, If HO is 2 steps of refinement over Crude, then by this reasoning, Jet fuel should be what, $120,000 for 400bbl.?

I was thinking about just retaining some oil in my spare tank, then refining it all out to Heating oil, then resetting my refineries to make it into Jet Fuel. Of course, I'll do this with like 1,000 bbl. but that's the only way to make it worth it.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 02, 2007, 07:02:20 PM
I currently have gasoline being refined, working on the production line to increase output and sales. Then its time to build up a military. Currently have 20 soldiers getting high on fumes
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 02, 2007, 07:10:31 PM
Hey JB, have you gotten any nasty PM's from the people you've been raiding? Or have they been AFK the whole time?

I realized something too: Depending on what you want to make, you have to divide the number of steps into how much tank capacity you have. For example: Meatwad want to make Gasoline. If he has a lvl 2 tank, which is 1500 barrels, he has to make sure he has enough space for the retention time. So, since Gasoline is step 4, then you divide 4 into 1500 = 375. So, this is the amount of Crude coming in. However, if you go for Kerosene, which is 2 steps, then you can hit the tank with 750 in, and keep the tank full.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 02, 2007, 07:28:22 PM
If you attack someone, do you get all their money they havent pocketed or just a percentage of it?
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: moot on May 02, 2007, 07:35:09 PM
Sale price in $ per 100bbl:
C: 7.5, K: 10, H: 15, G: ?, J: ?
So it's not linear.. I'd guess Jet fuel is probably not as profitable as crude:

$/time(1 hour) for 100bbl, (production time):
C: 15(0.5), K: 10(1), H: 10(1.5), G: ?, J: ?
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 02, 2007, 07:58:37 PM
I'm gonna find out, Moot. I've just switched my production to my spare tank, which will just sell crude, and the 1,000 barrels I kept in my main production I'm gonna just let it refine all the way to jet. I'll keep you guys posted on the selling price, amount sold, etc.

actually, the wells produce twice an hour, and you get 2 refining operations, and 2 sales.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 02, 2007, 08:30:55 PM
Check out the new cartel picture

Check your messages, a few more of us joined :)


This is how much each BBl sales for

Crude: $75
Kerosene: $100
Heating Oil: $150
Gasoline: $250
Jet Fuel: $425
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 02, 2007, 08:48:43 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Meatwad
If you attack someone, do you get all their money they havent pocketed or just a percentage of it?
you get money they have not picked up yet at their distribution centers, and you do not take it all (or maybe with enough dudes)

each militia steals $1000.


i don't know about other units yet.


Quote
Originally posted by FrodeMk3
Hey JB, have you gotten any nasty PM's from the people you've been raiding? Or have they been AFK the whole time?
nope not a single message.... yet...
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 02, 2007, 08:57:15 PM
Neat! Just carried out several attack with 20 militia, took $20,000 a number of times.

I did attack one guy though, he killed 14 of my men.

Upgrade time :D
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 02, 2007, 09:22:19 PM
seems one of my farms didn't like me raiding and made some troops... they got keeld :D

also I have started raiding storage tanks and stealing crude and kerosene so far ;)
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: cav58d on May 02, 2007, 09:22:31 PM
Can someone take a look at my facility 1080x1530 and tell me how i'm looking and what settings I should use/
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: cav58d on May 02, 2007, 09:25:46 PM
Controlling the flow of resources from this storage facility is critical to your success. Indicate which output, if any, should be sold through your distribution center.

Crude Oil: 472 Bbl    YES    NO  
Kerosene: 0 Bbl    YES    NO  
Heating Oil: 0 Bbl    YES    NO  
Gasoline: 0 Bbl    YES    NO  
Jet Fuel: 0 Bbl    YES    NO  
Fuel is available to military?   YES    NO
 
so am I saving kerosene?
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 02, 2007, 09:31:27 PM
Cav, you're gonna need a refinery to make anything other than Crude oil, I suggest that as your next purchase.  Plus, as soon as you get some money, upgrade one of your tank settings to lvl. 2.

If all of your wells are lvl. 1, you can double production by upgrading them to lvl. 2 for less than if you buy and place more wells.

Add a 2nd Refinery as soon as you can, so you can turn kerosene into Heating oil( It sells for twice as much as crude)
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 02, 2007, 09:37:49 PM
Quote
Originally posted by cav58d
Controlling the flow of resources from this storage facility is critical to your success. Indicate which output, if any, should be sold through your distribution center.

Crude Oil: 472 Bbl    YES    NO  
Kerosene: 0 Bbl    YES    NO  
Heating Oil: 0 Bbl    YES    NO  
Gasoline: 0 Bbl    YES    NO  
Jet Fuel: 0 Bbl    YES    NO  
Fuel is available to military?   YES    NO
 
so am I saving kerosene?
umm no. you only "save" if you set the sale to no for any item at that storage facility.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 02, 2007, 09:39:44 PM
ok Frode, lemme see if I get this right...

to make heating oil you have pumps going to tanks. tanks do not sell crude or kerosene, and the 1 refinery making kerosene, and another attached to the same tank making heating oil?




also does anyone know how far physically apart the things can be to work? does the refinery have to be adjacent to the tanks to work?
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 02, 2007, 09:42:13 PM
Quote
Originally posted by JB73
seems one of my farms didn't like me raiding and made some troops... they got keeld :D

also I have started raiding storage tanks and stealing crude and kerosene so far ;)



What are the ratios for crude, kero for theft?
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: moot on May 02, 2007, 09:46:19 PM
So that makes Jet fuel the most profitable, with Crude second-most profitable, on a profit/hour basis, although JF is offset by four refineries' purchase price if you want its production and sale to be automated.
So it might not be preferable over Crude at first, most likely not for CeaseFire's duration.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 02, 2007, 09:46:31 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Meatwad
What are the ratios for crude, kero for theft?


don't know what he had to begin with but:

Amount Stolen:
# 80 Bbl Crude Oil
# 120 Bbl Kerosene

Amount Stolen:
# 60 Bbl Crude Oil
# 91 Bbl Kerosene

that second attack either took all he had,. or like ogame there's a limit you can only take so much. I don't honestly know.


that was sending 20 militia BTW
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 02, 2007, 09:51:07 PM
I think I started an addiction here :D
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 02, 2007, 09:57:05 PM
Ok, I know now, 600 bbl. of Jet fuel fetched $255,000.

JB, I made 1,000 barrels of Jet using 2 refineries, but it took awhile. It would be better the way Moot said, get 4 refineries, make it automated. Plus, As far as I can tell, all you got to do is make sure they are connected.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: moot on May 02, 2007, 10:18:38 PM
Well I'm too tired to crunch all the numbers to figure out all the costs and profits to compare Crude and JetFuel farming in an early game where you're not expending any money in anything else than oil :p

On a production time basis, JF makes 13% more profits than CO.. Correct me if I'm wrong, but four refineries would take a long time to pay themselves off, unless you've got a really big pumping throughtput.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 02, 2007, 10:19:12 PM
just read on the help forums:

http://www.itch.com/app/index.php?showtopic=891

you don;t have to make things "connected" as in touching


which helps me out alot, got some trees in the way.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: cav58d on May 02, 2007, 10:28:43 PM
Here is my set up

HQ-  LEVEL 1 - Everything accept Kerosene is checked "yes" and next to crude is 2BBL.  (i feel like thats lower than before.  did someone steal from me?)
HQ is connectcted to my level 2 distribution center

next

I own 3 oil pumping units, all at level 2.  Two of them go to a Level 2 storage tank, and one goes to a level 1 storage tank.  (does that make any sense?  or should all be going to the single level 2 tank)

I own two storage tanks...One is a level 2 which 2 level 2 oil pumps are going into.  The other is a level one, which a level 2 pump is going into.

Furthermore, I own two distribution centers.  One is a level two, one is a level 1.  The level two is connected to the level 2 tank, and the level 1 is connected to the level 1 tank.

Finally, I have a level 1 outpost. with 20 militia men.  I want to attack someone, but i dont have kerosene and dont know how to make it?

so what should I do now?  what are my next steps?

***And is it in a players best interest to always collest his cash in his distribution centers every time he logs so it isnt stolen?>
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: cav58d on May 02, 2007, 10:30:17 PM
update....just bought a refinery.  It says to get kerosene it must be connected to a storage tank with crude?  so that would be any one of my storage tanks right?
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: cav58d on May 02, 2007, 10:34:45 PM
another thing.  do I want to stop the selling out crude from the tanks going to the refinary to the refinary gets all the crude?
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 02, 2007, 10:59:05 PM
Sorry I was late to reply, Cav, but NO, don't sell the crude. make sure the refinery is making kerosene in the little drop down menu, and make sure the refinery is connected to the tank the crude is pumping into. You might want to go ahead and sell the crude in your other tank( It does'nt have a refinery hooked to it, right?) and I would sell that crude in your lower-lvl Dist. Center, so that you can make sure that your lvl. 2 dist. center sells all of the produced kerosene.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 02, 2007, 11:01:16 PM
and cav.. YES collect the money every chance you have. then it can't be stolen.

that's how I raided all my money people who haven't collected it.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 02, 2007, 11:17:11 PM
game broke

:furious :mad:


2 Spies are currently in training.

Next completion time in approximately: -71 minutes.


and no income at the :50 mark last time around, others have reported it on the forum.

I better get that money and spies back :furious :mad: :furious :mad:
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 02, 2007, 11:21:28 PM
It look's like the server upchucked at 2400. But It's back on now. Hey, Can we give support to Cartel members in the form of Money or arms, or do we just go on a direct attack? Caveman's under attack.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 02, 2007, 11:25:45 PM
I was reading you can send troops to help defend a cartel member, but it was also in the bug forum where the troops sent disappeared.


ummm nope game is still totally hosed.

2 Spies are currently in training.

Next completion time in approximately: -84 minutes.

and no income again at the :20 mark


again, re-logged and game is fine now...

I also learned you can only steal 1/2 the money at a distribution center.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 02, 2007, 11:35:01 PM
Srry, I shoulda mentioned that I relogged :o
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 02, 2007, 11:36:27 PM
oh BTW see here:

http://www.itch.com/app/index.php?showtopic=790


about troops movements and helping a cartel member... seems until lvl 5 helipad he's on his own.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 02, 2007, 11:41:24 PM
CC. The guy That attacked Caveman's got a pretty large setup-look at jooopman. You can see all the different people that attack cartel members in the cartel combat drop-down.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: cav58d on May 02, 2007, 11:43:25 PM
Okay....First of all nearly everyone in my area is under cease fire. WTF.  Second, the one person I found under cease fire was pointless.  I sent to groups of troops to the distrubution office to steal and they came back empty handed.  So then I send them to go destroy one of the dudes oil pumps and they cant even do that right.  these drunks suck.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 02, 2007, 11:53:07 PM
cav, the one you raided collected the cash... try planning the attack just seconds after :20 and :50 of the hour to get the money before they collect it.

you can also raid their storage tanks if there is anything in them.


raided oil and whatnot goes to your HQ so to sell it you have to connect your HQ to a distribution center.




also in your destroy attack:
Min. Required Force: 20,000

meaning it would take 400 militia to destroy that building.

see the "units" in game to learn about them.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 03, 2007, 12:11:22 AM
learned another thing...

an outpost can only do 30 attacks in 8 hours.

gotta make myself more outposts right quick. :D
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 03, 2007, 12:23:51 AM
Save up for a Helo pad, and an advanced military base. Some of the other cartels are armed that way.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 03, 2007, 12:41:41 AM
Quote
Originally posted by FrodeMk3
Save up for a Helo pad, and an advanced military base. Some of the other cartels are armed that way.
already got a military base ;)

so far the first to have one :D :cool:

guard dogs in training right now, will work on infantry next, though their cost is a bit "high" considering their defense strength. rebels are where it's at for that, but thats LVL 7 outpost :O :eek:


I can see this game getting very addicting :lol
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 03, 2007, 01:03:36 AM
You might want to use your GC to buy some cease fire time...That way, you can walk away from it for awhile. Or else, you'll be waking up every half hour to collect money!:eek: :O

Since I'm still under a cease fire, I've went ahead and built 4 refinery's, so that I can just let it produce Jet fuel all night long.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 03, 2007, 01:42:18 AM
I'll let it go 1 night... I have some decent defenses for how low I am in overall strength. I have 30 guard dogs, and 60 militia, all in defense range of all my structures.



I will be curious to see if anyone tries to attack.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 03, 2007, 01:48:14 AM
I was looking at the top ranked players...There's alotta WMD's running around. I'm thinking that the last day of the round will consist of a gotterdamerung.  Especially since we start all over...
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 03, 2007, 06:49:28 AM
I have a military base built. Have 40 infantry and 50 militia being trained right now.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 03, 2007, 10:05:13 AM
CC, Meatwad. I also have a MB now, plus I'm upgrading my outpost to lvl. 5, but it takes 8 hours!

Hopefully, I'll be ok until then, I've got about 60 militia, Infantry, and guard dogs running around.

Going over to strictly making Jet fuel was worth it, made about 2.5 mill in 6 hours. Now, I'm just trying to up my capacities' and production so that I'll be able to double profits.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 03, 2007, 11:26:53 AM
Time is starting to be a factor, upgrade's keep doubling the time for completion. I've almost got a lvl. 5 outpost, but it's taking hours to upgrade. Something to keep in mind, there...
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 03, 2007, 01:11:13 PM
well overnight I got spied on, thats about it.

time for more defenses :D
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 03, 2007, 06:05:06 PM
cav done, get back in there
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 03, 2007, 06:34:11 PM
Look what I stoled from some tard in 3 attacks :)

Crude Oil: 1,210 Bbl      
Kerosene: 1,300 Bbl      
Heating Oil: 282 Bbl      
Gasoline: 183 Bbl      
Jet Fuel: 278 Bbl
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: zorstorer on May 03, 2007, 10:01:41 PM
So how do we check what is in the storage tanks?
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 03, 2007, 10:36:39 PM
Send a spy there (or 3) and he should come back with whats in there
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: moot on May 04, 2007, 12:08:55 AM
Zorstorer, you oughta open the ingame cartel chat in one of your broswer's tabs.  It is almost as useful to coordinate strategicaly as vox in AH.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: 1K3 on May 04, 2007, 12:13:12 AM
I'm scared to play this... It must be more potent than crack!
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 04, 2007, 01:11:30 AM
Quote
Originally posted by 1K3
I'm scared to play this... It must be more potent than crack!
LOL yup...

on the 6th we all start from scratch though, the game has "tours" or whatever. this is like the practice round.


you should hop in most you can lose is 4 or 5 days :p :D :rofl

next tour though with the in-game chat, and the ease of communication and reports we will PWN more than ogame!!!!!

hey ogamers this is more addicting and less of a "commitment", also WAY easy to work together, you wouldn't believe it!

come PWN for 1 month at least, though join now to get a feel before the 8th when the next tour starts.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: moot on May 04, 2007, 01:43:01 AM
Itch, the network that hosts OE, says in the registration that it deletes accounts or bans if it sees more than one Itch account per player.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Serenity on May 04, 2007, 01:56:09 AM
lol. w00t! This is FUN!!! lol.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: 1K3 on May 04, 2007, 02:45:33 AM
what's an "Itch"?
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 04, 2007, 10:03:23 AM
By tomorrow, I'll have a bio-weapons lab, and missiles to shoot them with. I'm kinda thinking, though, that there's some kind of special penalty for using WMD's. Anyone see something on this?
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 04, 2007, 10:34:36 AM
Ahh, that guy Rambler just bent Meatwad over. Adding up the damage, it looks like he made off with almost half a million dollars. We're gonna have to Cartel up on that guy and exact some vengeance.

Cav, some guy ripped you off, too.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 04, 2007, 01:09:45 PM
yo frode, sorry, but everything is "hosed" in there.

"oops there was an error" almost everything I do, and the chat box doesn't come up
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 04, 2007, 11:42:08 PM
The chat in the public room is some of the most colorful that an open chat with no profanity filter can produce.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: CavemanJ on May 05, 2007, 12:00:46 AM
ugh.. how long has the map and chat been hosed?

I need to build the blackhawks!
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: 1K3 on May 05, 2007, 12:16:36 AM
should i join the bandwagon.......?
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: moot on May 05, 2007, 12:43:59 AM
Yes, especially if you're willing to spend a few bucks on paypal for us to share the in-game credits.. :p
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 05, 2007, 06:50:16 AM
its addicting, but its really fun.


a million times better then ogame
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: WMLute on May 05, 2007, 08:53:52 AM
Quote
Originally posted by Meatwad
its addicting, but its really fun.


a million times better then ogame


more than HoboWars?
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 05, 2007, 12:29:49 PM
It's the premise of the game that makes it such a crackup.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 05, 2007, 12:54:17 PM
Quote
Originally posted by WMLute
more than HoboWars?



Yep, not active in hobowars anymore
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: moot on May 05, 2007, 05:04:27 PM
Meatwad, what's with the cartel message list?

Sp0t, I can send you an invite if you are still on.. The map and all players will reset this coming Tues.

Lute, give it a try :)
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 05, 2007, 05:22:02 PM
I dunno, what happened to the message list
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: DieAz on May 05, 2007, 06:10:09 PM
sp0t got 2 mil laying around. needs to be collected.   :t :D


I'm not getting it, long trip. it'll cost a fortune just to send troops there.  :t

costed 4 Bbl just to have a looksee with a spy.  :cry
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: cav58d on May 05, 2007, 06:41:23 PM
Storage Question.  EX-  Level 6 Storage Facility (5,000) bbl capacity,

When I look at general management it says

Crude Oil: 1,600 Bbl    YES    NO  
Kerosene: 750 Bbl    YES    NO  
Heating Oil: 750 Bbl    YES    NO  
Gasoline: 750 Bbl    YES    NO  
Jet Fuel: 0 Bbl    YES    NO  
Fuel is available to military?   YES    NO
 
So does that mean I am holding1,600 barrells of 750 kerosene, etc...?
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: 68slayr on May 05, 2007, 07:15:05 PM
meatwad i am slayr1  i need an invite.....i found danodano on the map and tristate

what is your name in the game?
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: DieAz on May 05, 2007, 08:58:47 PM
Quote
Originally posted by cav58d
Storage Question.  EX-  Level 6 Storage Facility (5,000) bbl capacity,

When I look at general management it says

Crude Oil: 1,600 Bbl    YES    NO  
Kerosene: 750 Bbl    YES    NO  
Heating Oil: 750 Bbl    YES    NO  
Gasoline: 750 Bbl    YES    NO  
Jet Fuel: 0 Bbl    YES    NO  
Fuel is available to military?   YES    NO
 
So does that mean I am holding1,600 barrells of 750 kerosene, etc...?



yes
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 05, 2007, 09:04:43 PM
LOL gamecrack all over again :rofl
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: moot on May 05, 2007, 09:09:28 PM
Lute:  http://oilempires.itch.com/chat.cfm?defaultToClan=1
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: 68slayr on May 06, 2007, 12:03:11 AM
hehe this is fun but i need alot of tips....just getting started
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: DieAz on May 06, 2007, 12:05:57 AM
lol meatwad, nice kills on oilcan's super cobras. he sent 10 you took out 7. looks like his 7th raid on your 3rd Military base.  

:aok :lol
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: moot on May 06, 2007, 12:55:54 AM
Meatwad you need to get some flaks.. I don't think there's enough time for me to build something to kill those Cobras of his or their Helipad before Tuesday's reset.
It oughta be a close fight if none of us get milked offline.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 06, 2007, 01:23:42 AM
Just posted in there.. sorry but i have been doing real life stuff.. but first virus in the making, ready to deploy noon CST tomorrow or there abouts ;)

just tell me who you want killed ;)
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 06, 2007, 08:53:26 AM
Tenchi :)

Oilcan will think twice now that he lost 7 of his precious cobras.

I wiped out rambler this morning, completely killed every last one of his troops and choppers with very few losses for me. To top it off, I emptied his fuel tanks and raided his HQ, shopping center, and distribution centers. His dist centers have 9 mil each unguarded
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 06, 2007, 03:04:50 PM
done cav
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 06, 2007, 03:06:36 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Meatwad
Tenchi :)

Oilcan will think twice now that he lost 7 of his precious cobras.

I wiped out rambler this morning, completely killed every last one of his troops and choppers with very few losses for me. To top it off, I emptied his fuel tanks and raided his HQ, shopping center, and distribution centers. His dist centers have 9 mil each unguarded
you sure? thought I read someone talking about allying with them? (the marine guys)

I'll wait until you are on chat, but I am ready to deploy them, and will have let's just say a ton of stuff really soon ;)
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 06, 2007, 03:14:36 PM
Tenchi wiped me out, no allies with them. Has about 300 inf guarding per structure and completely overwhelmed me

I nuked my base and will start new tuesday
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 06, 2007, 03:39:54 PM
ok well I am going to attack tenchi then

hop in chat if you can
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: 1K3 on May 06, 2007, 03:40:33 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Meatwad
I nuked my base and will start new tuesday


"Scorched Earth" policy?:lol
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Serenity on May 06, 2007, 03:43:40 PM
Well, im about to sell all my Kerosene... are we gonna attack someone? Or can I sell?
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 06, 2007, 03:44:59 PM
Yep! :D
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: 1K3 on May 06, 2007, 03:55:28 PM
Web-based games like these (Star-Fury for example) deprived me of nap time during my high school years:D

I'll join ASAP after the UNLV Finals week :aok
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 06, 2007, 03:55:54 PM
:aok
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Hoarach on May 06, 2007, 05:23:54 PM
Meat I just joined....named under Fringe.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 06, 2007, 05:31:02 PM
Invite sent :)
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Serenity on May 06, 2007, 10:33:52 PM
Hey meat, want us to post our stats regularly, so at least you can keep track of who can do what? Or does being cartel leader already give you that capability?
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 07, 2007, 06:40:57 AM
The only stats I can see are scores. Im not really worried about stats though, im still working on a strategy myself
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 07, 2007, 01:09:45 PM
We are gonna need a good strategy for the beginning of the next round. I believe we'll only have 12 hours of Cease-fire. The only thing we'll have going for us is that everyone on the map will be on the same footing. I would say that for the first 10 hours (20 cycles) we do everything we can to get a good prod. string started. It would probably be best to get manufacture of all products up to Jet Fuel right away. This will require considerable reinvestment. For the final 2 hours, I'd recommend outposts' spread evenly around your production string, within 1-2 squares of your Dist. Center. Upgrade the outposts' ASAP. Rebels defend even better than inf.

For raiding, inf. are best. So, 1 Mil. Base at first oppurtunity would'nt be a bad thing.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Serenity on May 07, 2007, 06:32:15 PM
Well, im going to start by making a LOT more oil, and making it more efficiently.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: cav58d on May 07, 2007, 09:14:25 PM
Not understanding something....

Mininum destructive force to kill a level 1 outpost is 4,400.  So I just sent 70 infantry men with a HP of 250 each = 17,500. So didnt I send a destructive force of 17.5, or am I readint he HP wrong
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: -Concho- on May 07, 2007, 09:37:01 PM
Meat-

in as Concho.

ty
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: cav58d on May 07, 2007, 09:38:33 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Serenity
Well, im going to start by making a LOT more oil, and making it more efficiently.


If your distrubution center can handle it, its also not a bad idea to steal oil and filter via HQ.  Or you can always turn off the sale of oil and run all your outbound missions on the stolen oil of your enemys
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 07, 2007, 09:43:59 PM
Concho you have been added, check your mailbox ingame.


Gonna get oil flowing fast for income, then go from there :)
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: -Concho- on May 07, 2007, 10:20:55 PM
Copy, will hit balls-out tomorrow.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 07, 2007, 10:21:46 PM
Should reset with a new map at 2pm central tuesday the 8th
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Serenity on May 07, 2007, 10:53:14 PM
15 hours left...

And BTW... Super-Cobras and Black Hawks ROCK!!! I just DECIMATED some poor SOB's infantry with 3 hawks and 2 Cobras. No losses.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Serenity on May 07, 2007, 10:54:00 PM
Quote
Originally posted by cav58d
If your distrubution center can handle it, its also not a bad idea to steal oil and filter via HQ.  Or you can always turn off the sale of oil and run all your outbound missions on the stolen oil of your enemys


I forgot I could do that! Im going to go have my hawks steal some kerosene in just a minute!
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: cav58d on May 07, 2007, 11:35:40 PM
My plan for tomorrow reset

Immediately purchase two pumps, a storage tank and a distrubution center.
next will be an outpost or two
then move onto factorys, and then into upgrades....
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Serenity on May 08, 2007, 12:11:28 AM
My plan:

2 pumps
1 refinery
1 storage
1 distribution

the repeat 3 more times.

Then upgrade EVERYTHING (Except storage) to level 3.

Then outpost. Heliport. military base. Airport. And ill take it from there.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 08, 2007, 12:36:20 AM
no matter what I will have a virus for JGutierrez in 8.2 hours, well before the end, and I will deploy it on him, bunkered, he can kill the structure but I can still use it, and I have enough to re-build if needed.


I WILL go out with a bang :D

and I will seek him out next round first off

He seems to play US EST time generally, with a few oddities, and I am going to stalk him :p :D :t



plan?

well free pump / dist / and tank, after that another pump, then upgrade both pumps, then refinery, then outpost, then 2nd refinery.

then a separate set of pumps and tanks and dist. then refinery, then upgrade both pumps, the military base, and 2 more outposts.

from there, helo first priority military wise, and refineries to fuel raids.

once selling jet fuel, make sure a surplus this time to not get caught with no fuel for U2. also a major surplus of gasoline until I have humvee's.

once humvee's then work on getting chinook's



this past tour with the short time, the upgrade times of 8+ hours for storage tanks dissuaded me until the end when I really needed the jet fuel, even though cost was only $100,000 or less. I won't make that mistake this time.

thats goes ditto for outposts. didn't want to wait days for rebels, even though it was relatively cheap considering.

I will go for rebels WAY before marines or something. even a lvl 6 outpost only costs $125,000 with is pittance in the grand scheme, I can steal that in 1 raid of 3 on a target.

I will make sure to have more income also overall, instead of only selling 600bbl jet and 500bbl gas each cycle.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Serenity on May 08, 2007, 01:05:14 AM
Quote
Originally posted by JB73
no matter what I will have a virus for JGutierrez in 8.2 hours, well before the end, and I will deploy it on him, bunkered, he can kill the structure but I can still use it, and I have enough to re-build if needed.


I WILL go out with a bang :D

and I will seek him out next round first off

He seems to play US EST time generally, with a few oddities, and I am going to stalk him :p :D :t



plan?

well free pump / dist / and tank, after that another pump, then upgrade both pumps, then refinery, then outpost, then 2nd refinery.

then a separate set of pumps and tanks and dist. then refinery, then upgrade both pumps, the military base, and 2 more outposts.

from there, helo first priority military wise, and refineries to fuel raids.

once selling jet fuel, make sure a surplus this time to not get caught with no fuel for U2. also a major surplus of gasoline until I have humvee's.

once humvee's then work on getting chinook's



this past tour with the short time, the upgrade times of 8+ hours for storage tanks dissuaded me until the end when I really needed the jet fuel, even though cost was only $100,000 or less. I won't make that mistake this time.

thats goes ditto for outposts. didn't want to wait days for rebels, even though it was relatively cheap considering.

I will go for rebels WAY before marines or something. even a lvl 6 outpost only costs $125,000 with is pittance in the grand scheme, I can steal that in 1 raid of 3 on a target.

I will make sure to have more income also overall, instead of only selling 600bbl jet and 500bbl gas each cycle.


Ive got roughly 100 militia, 3 Blackhawks and 3 Super Cobras. Its not much, but id be glad to donate them to help you "go out with a bang".
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Booz on May 08, 2007, 01:08:42 AM
I went with 2 distribution centers and built 2 chains. It's a lot of refineries to build in the beginning but pays off double when we get to the 10-16 hour upgrade stage.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 08, 2007, 01:13:05 AM
Quote
Originally posted by Serenity
Ive got roughly 100 militia, 3 Blackhawks and 3 Super Cobras. Its not much, but id be glad to donate them to help you "go out with a bang".
lol TY..

cav and I on chat talking about 10 AM CST or there abouts tomorrow / today whatever. about 9.5 hours from now
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Serenity on May 08, 2007, 01:17:40 AM
9.5? Its 2017 here and ive got school tomorrow. Ill set an alarm though, to wake up in time for the strike.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 08, 2007, 01:23:22 AM
Quote
Originally posted by Serenity
9.5? Its 2017 here and ive got school tomorrow. Ill set an alarm though, to wake up in time for the strike.
aww man don't worry about that. what's the normal time you get up say GMT? (greenwich mean time) or if you can translate easier us EST or PST or whatever?

I will be home so I can wait, and will check with CAV.

I only set that time as thats when my virus will be complete
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Serenity on May 08, 2007, 01:26:12 AM
Quote
Originally posted by JB73
aww man don't worry about that. what's the normal time you get up say GMT? (greenwich mean time) or if you can translate easier us EST or PST or whatever?

I will be home so I can wait, and will check with CAV.

I only set that time as thats when my virus will be complete


If my girlfriend is getting up early, 0200 Hawaii time, (noon GMT) if shes sleeping in, 0600 Hawaii time, (1600 GMT). But, by then, it will all be over I think. I dont mind getting up early, ive built up my tiny military, I might as well use it! lol. Ive already ordered another Super Cobra, 34 infantry, and im whording my oil to fuel the attack.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 08, 2007, 10:48:13 AM
well seems Cav went early :p

but overall me an serenity seemed to put a decent dent in Jguiterriz's force.


spent all my troops on in, so not much to do but wait till reset.



speaking of, asked on cartel page, what QUAD we joining this next tour? same one?
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: cav58d on May 08, 2007, 11:46:21 AM
REQUESTS-  I posted these in the forum, and sent them in direct PM to Natedog, and he wrote me back saying he really liked a lot of the idea's.  Incase you don't have access to the forums, here is what I asked for.

Voice Vox Between Squad Members

Attack Ledger -  (when clicking on an individual structure, telling you how many times that structure has been used in outgoing attack during past 8 hours)

better ledger-  give over all stats on 1 page -  total fuel refined, stolen...troops...killed... etc...

My personal favorite are the last two; hack and destroy ledger

Hack-  For a major sum of cash, have the ability to hack into your oponents combat ledger, and manipulate who he see's as attacking him.  ie- you type in any name you want for what he will see as incoming attack

destroy-  ability to destroy incoming attack ledger, so he is blind to who is incoming attacking
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: DieAz on May 08, 2007, 03:01:12 PM
JGut was hit, smashed, bashed to the end. he didn't even have a camelhumper left to his name by 15:00.

my camelhumpers took out 2 of his A-10, and 1 F-22, in one of my 1st attacks on him. ;) costed a fortune in fuel to hit him. :(

me and Frode cleaned up.

heard that Cmat1 helped ;)

I think CMat1 and Tenchi would be good cartel mates. they seemed impressed by our coordinated multiple bashing attacks.  when we do get together and pound someone. :)

was fun. next round we gonna be a bunch of :t  :t :t  :t  guys. :aok

and yeah what quad we joining next round? same one? might need to be if Tenchi and CMat1 going to be in it. up to yall.

guessing Meatwad needs to call it.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 08, 2007, 03:03:56 PM
yup Meatwad's call....



we do have a day until it starts, be ready to log on 15:00 EST tomorrow ;)
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: DieAz on May 08, 2007, 03:20:05 PM
12 hour work shifts for the next 4 nights, gonna put a cramp on me getting started good.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: cav58d on May 08, 2007, 03:22:42 PM
JB check PM
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: 68slayr on May 08, 2007, 03:53:07 PM
we have to wait till tommarrow to play? :confused: :cry ;)

WHICH QUAD????????
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: 68slayr on May 08, 2007, 05:05:06 PM
how about some starting strategys?

Economy:

i think 2pumps, 1 storage tank, 1 dist, one refinery, if money allows since natedog is lowering the price another refinery

i will build atleast 2 maybe 3 strings making jetfuel and selling....that is my main income.....

then i will have 1 string making kerosene not selling

1 string making gasoline not selling and if it gets to the point i will try for another string to make but not sell jetfuel.

in the 1st 2 strings i hope it sells 800-1500Bbl

Military:
outpost :50 milita
outpost: spys + a few milita

Military base: infantry + humvees

helipad: cayuse
blackhawks
cobra's
chinooks

i havent gotten into WMDs yet but it sounds like natedog nerfed them.

i havent really thought to much past this

let me know what you think and some of you strategys......BTW which quad??????

are you inviteing tenchi and cmat?
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Booz on May 08, 2007, 05:18:03 PM
2 strings is 8 refineries and beyond that it starts really costing to look at 4 more for the third string.. right when you want to start thinking about military expenses. I found 2 to be great, I ran 4 oil wells off each and gave each their own tanks/distibution center. You can always disconnect a refinery if you want a turns' worth of kerosene puddling up for an offensive and still have cash coming in.

   I got all pumps up to L5, dist ctrs were L7, tanks were L3 before I started adding a rig on each string. Each string was pumping around 16000bbl today. Beyond that I think shopping centers & stadiums are going to produce more cash.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: 68slayr on May 08, 2007, 05:21:59 PM
canyou get me a link to the wiki....i tried to google it and looked in history.....could you give me a link?
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Booz on May 08, 2007, 06:02:07 PM
http://oilempires.itch.com/wiki/
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: DieAz on May 08, 2007, 06:39:06 PM
http://oilempires.itch.com/wiki/index.php?n=Main.CombatFormulas


read this to learn why my camelhumpers laid a hurting on the planes and choppers.


ATK hits them when they are on defense, meaning my 17,000 ATK completely overwhelmed his 3,400 DEF. thus he dies.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: 68slayr on May 08, 2007, 06:49:30 PM
i just read that....interesting....i really want to get this round started :)
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 08, 2007, 07:41:42 PM
The call for right now is to get situated and then go from there


There is something new going on

Casual Server 1 - Start Date: May 8th @ 23:00 System Time (10pm central)
Casual Server 1 - End Date: Sep 4th @ 15:00 System Time

Casual Server 1 will close to new players on Aug 1st.



Pro Server - Beta 2 Round Start Date: May 9th @ 15:00 (2pm central)
Pro Server - Beta 2 Round End Date: June 7th @ 15:00



Apparently, you can use your registered name and can play in both servers as long as you have one account. Two different servers, two totally different situations
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: 68slayr on May 08, 2007, 07:57:23 PM
causal sounds like fun due to time...3months :)

which quad meatwad???
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 08, 2007, 07:57:46 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Meatwad
The call for right now is to get situated and then go from there


There is something new going on

Casual Server 1 - Start Date: May 8th @ 23:00 System Time (10pm central)
Casual Server 1 - End Date: Sep 4th @ 15:00 System Time

Casual Server 1 will close to new players on Aug 1st.



Pro Server - Beta 2 Round Start Date: May 9th @ 15:00 (2pm central)
Pro Server - Beta 2 Round End Date: June 7th @ 15:00



Apparently, you can use your registered name and can play in both servers as long as you have one account. Two different servers, two totally different situations
yeas we will have to choose...

I was reading the :casual" server will have bases 20 apart instead of the 10 last round, pro will be 15... and are accounts seem to default to "pro"








and Natedog PM'd me back he gets asked if he is "natedog" this or that from all sorts of other games, he is not the natedog from here though.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: 68slayr on May 08, 2007, 08:04:08 PM
how about a vote type thing on which arena and which quad so that i dont pick the wrong one tommarrow,, if possible make a desision (if possible) in the morning so that i/others dont go to the wrong arena/quad?

i really dont know what is going on with the things....what are the main differences in the pro/casual?
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: 68slayr on May 08, 2007, 08:07:11 PM
http://www.itch.com/app/index.php?showtopic=1145

i think that we should go pro

pro: like we had it this time

casual:everything is at a slower pace (half the income/units take x2 the time to make)
NO FUN :p
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Booz on May 08, 2007, 08:41:14 PM
also vote pro, I say if meatwad doesnt pick a new sector soon we stay in SW to avoid confusion
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: 68slayr on May 08, 2007, 08:43:51 PM
cc ppl need to know ahead of time and PRO sounds MUCH better


MEATWAD:  which QUAD????? :noid :O :t :mad: :furious :p :D
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Hoarach on May 08, 2007, 08:51:07 PM
well can pick now...so what dong...?
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 08, 2007, 09:10:44 PM
Jeez cant even take a bath and eat supper :rofl


SW quad, Pro server :)


BTW you can play on both servers without any problems.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: 68slayr on May 08, 2007, 09:26:09 PM
casual seems boring


btw you have to attend to every of our needs 24/7 :p

no showers
no food

:p
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Serenity on May 08, 2007, 09:29:11 PM
Is anyone else seeing that the server hasnt started yet?
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 08, 2007, 09:32:35 PM
Thhe pro server will now start at 2pm central on wednesday



slayr, do you really want a stinky meatwad running around? :D
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: 68slayr on May 08, 2007, 09:45:56 PM
fine shower is a must  ;)

but still you have to starve yourself until we start playing again 2:00est tommarrow :p
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Serenity on May 08, 2007, 09:49:25 PM
Damn, thats 8am for me... im gonna have to wait until +6 :(
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 08, 2007, 10:13:05 PM
I wont be able to start till probabally 7pm, working 12 hour days again
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: CavemanJ on May 08, 2007, 10:18:50 PM
hell I'll play on both, just focus more on the pro server when I get started on it tomorrow night.

SW quad on both?
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: moot on May 08, 2007, 11:03:39 PM
I missed the end of the world.  How'd it go?
Anyone heard back from Cmat or Tenchi?

Next round starts 15 hours from this post, right?
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: CavemanJ on May 08, 2007, 11:31:56 PM
cmat joined us on an attack on CoP this morning, and I think he's gonna sign on with us in the new round.  Guess only meat knows for sure though.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 09, 2007, 06:31:40 AM
I do?

(Didnt know about him signing on)
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: CavemanJ on May 09, 2007, 07:29:39 AM
whoops!  Guess we're flyin blind then!
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: DieAz on May 09, 2007, 01:50:12 PM
10 minutes til time for the oil rush ;-)
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 09, 2007, 01:52:19 PM
CC. We have to remake the Cartel again. It was reset too.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: DieAz on May 09, 2007, 02:16:49 PM
yes we get $2 GC plus carry over from last round ;-)
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 09, 2007, 02:18:23 PM
My Cease-fire button says I have cease-fire until May 11, at 03:06.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: DieAz on May 09, 2007, 02:18:25 PM
but why does it say we in arfcom and arfcomsomething cartels?
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: DieAz on May 09, 2007, 02:20:08 PM
good then have time to build up quite a bit if you are on constantly
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: DieAz on May 09, 2007, 02:29:58 PM
Zorstorer is right above me, and Frode not that far away.

925,1075 my coords
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: cav58d on May 09, 2007, 02:30:23 PM
whats the deal with the cartel?
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: DieAz on May 09, 2007, 02:37:32 PM
Quote
Originally posted by cav58d
whats the deal with the cartel?


we have to wait on meatwad to login.

Zor, say Aces High mine says Arfcom molonheadlab or something, frode says Arfcom.

when meathead logs in he gonna have to check see if he needs to send invites again.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 09, 2007, 02:41:55 PM
CC Die. The cartel doesn't become active until the Cartel owner (meatwad) logs in for the first time and starts his empire.

The Cartel's are all bugged, nobody's in the right group.NateDog's trying to fix it right now.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: cav58d on May 09, 2007, 02:49:20 PM
What was everyone's inital move.

I opted against building a third oil pump (currently have two).  If I built the third id be down to 10K, and since I didn't I hold 66k.  Even if I built the third it would be pointless because my distrubtion center can only handle 200 bbl/cycle.  My plan is to get a kerosene refinery up and running within the next 60 minutes.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: DieAz on May 09, 2007, 02:54:20 PM
Zorstorer needs to build another pump, only have 1 going.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 09, 2007, 02:57:31 PM
I went with 3 pumps, by the time my tank is maxed at cap. I'll have enough money to upgrade the Dist. center.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 09, 2007, 03:05:38 PM
I'm in but pissed...

look at "world view" and see where the server put me :furious :mad: :cry :mad: :furious
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: DieAz on May 09, 2007, 03:07:51 PM
got 3 pumps hoping to be able to upgrade distro, right before I leave for work. then will  have 13-14 hours selling 600 Bbls/hour. then maybe enough for refinery. next day or so upgrade or build more pumps (whichever is cheaper) then tank upgrades or build. get to my cash cow shopping center, resorts, stadium quickly as possible.

when cash cow going good build at least 3 outposts and park around 300 camelhumpers at each one will need to build bases for the slots to do it. then set storage for personal fuel uses. then more bases for other troops. then helipad or 2. then airport, biolabs etc.

something along this line.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: cav58d on May 09, 2007, 03:07:51 PM
The end of the world! HAHA
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 09, 2007, 03:09:42 PM
Hey, go to this link:http://oepro.itch.com/fixmycartel.cfm

That will fix you back in AH automatically
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 09, 2007, 03:13:45 PM
Quote
Originally posted by cav58d
The end of the world! HAHA
haha nothing you dolt :p

just wait until you all in the middle need help, and I don't have the fuel to get there cause I'm in no-mans-land.

probably will have no one to raid either out there.

this just sucks major.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: zorstorer on May 09, 2007, 03:14:24 PM
Quote
Originally posted by FrodeMk3
Hey, go to this link:http://oepro.itch.com/fixmycartel.cfm

That will fix you back in AH automatically


It says cartel inactive until the founder logs in :D
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 09, 2007, 03:17:22 PM
cc, but it should put you back in our cartel. Most of us logged on, and found out we were in ARFCOM.

The link in my last post merely put's you back in Aces High; The cartel's still inactive until meatwad log's in.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: DieAz on May 09, 2007, 03:24:46 PM
73 you are only 80 miles from me. geez I was making hits up to 350 miles. and 80 miles is too far for you?
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 09, 2007, 03:30:18 PM
Quote
Originally posted by DieAz
73 your are only 80 miles from me. geez I was making hits up to 350 miles. and 80 miles is too far for you?
bah just messing with Cav, though it is a major bummer.

last tour the longest raid was on Jguterriz and the was only 35 miles.


and remember the new map system, people are 15 away default instead of 10
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: cav58d on May 09, 2007, 03:42:10 PM
Most of my raids were 400+ miles....quit yer whining!  


MWAAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH HAAHAHA


jk
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: cav58d on May 09, 2007, 03:46:57 PM
Just to be clear, I should always count my HQ as producing 100BBL of CRUDE to whatever distrubution facility it is connected with right?   So right now I have three oil pumps (100bbl each), + the HQ, meaning I am doing 400bbl a cycle?  correct?
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: cav58d on May 09, 2007, 03:48:12 PM
One more thing.  Have we found out whether defensive ranges move diagnol or is it only vertical and horizontal
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 09, 2007, 03:49:03 PM
Quote
Originally posted by cav58d
Just to be clear, I should always count my HQ as producing 100BBL of CRUDE to whatever distrubution facility it is connected with right?   So right now I have three oil pumps (100bbl each), + the HQ, meaning I am doing 400bbl a cycle?  correct?
no HQ doesn't magically produce oil, or am I missing something totally here?

I know there's that whole "tutorial" about changing your HQ to this or that, but it doesn't make a lick of sense to me...

right now I have my 200bbl from my 2 pumps in my tank, and nothing in HQ.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: cav58d on May 09, 2007, 03:57:00 PM
I am 99.9% positive that HQ does produce, and has the capability of storing 100 barrells of crude an hour.  However, i'm also the guy who had to take MAT 99 and 100, just to qualify for MAT 103 in college, so my calculations could be in outer space.

Anyways, I just checked "no" to the sale of crude from my HQ, so if at :20, I have 100 bbls of crude stored in HQ then we know the answer, but like I said....I'm nearly positive that it is.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 09, 2007, 04:01:34 PM
do you have a pump going to HQ?


I just re-read the wiki's "getting started" and it makes sense now.

they say to set the 3rd pump to HQ because a lvl 1 storage tank only holds 200bbl so that 3rd pump would do nothing without another tank. the HQ just works as a temporary tank for a new lvl 1 pump (100bbl)
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: cav58d on May 09, 2007, 04:06:04 PM
A level 1 storage tank holds 500BBL's.  And no, I dont have a pump going to HQ
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: cav58d on May 09, 2007, 04:07:15 PM
Your right...I just checked HQ under structures, and it is considered "storage facility"
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: 68slayr on May 09, 2007, 04:46:48 PM
i just got started and i'm not close to anyone
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: 68slayr on May 09, 2007, 04:48:35 PM
i ddi get a gamecredit pass though  :D
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 09, 2007, 04:53:34 PM
The HQ can, However, store any amount of stolen materials. However, if you try to use it as a storage tank, you only can store 100bbls. at a time.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: 68slayr on May 09, 2007, 04:55:06 PM
if soemone waits till 2 more spots are taken they will be next to me if anyone else hasnt signed in
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: -Concho- on May 09, 2007, 04:59:58 PM
How do you set your HQ as steal drop off point?
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: 68slayr on May 09, 2007, 05:05:56 PM
if someone needs to plz sign up now :)


you will be next to me
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: 68slayr on May 09, 2007, 05:06:43 PM
i dont bite :p
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: cav58d on May 09, 2007, 05:15:18 PM
Currently I am

x 3 Level 1 Pumps (100 bbl/cycle)

x 1 Level 1 Storage (500bbl)

x 1 Level 2 Distrubution (400)


What should be my next upgrade?  I'm thinking of upgrading 1 pump, and then the storage facility (by then my surplus should be gone).....

I dont know though.

What would you do?  Upgrade a pump, then storage?

Or should I upgrade storage first?
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 09, 2007, 05:19:06 PM
I would say put up a refinery, and get going with kerosene.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: cav58d on May 09, 2007, 05:25:49 PM
So go with a refinery before upgrading tank or pumps to level 2?
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: DieAz on May 09, 2007, 05:33:26 PM
slayr1 you are only 90 miles away from me. about the same as you were the last round.

90 miles not bad, if you have 5000Bbls of fuel every cycle.

we need some cash cows and fuel, so we can start bashing other cartels into submission.  :t  :t  :t


4 days 12 hours then off 4 days. :furious  :furious  the round should've started yesterday.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Booz on May 09, 2007, 05:38:46 PM
upgrade the pump first, the distctr can process it now

 upgrading the distctr now just lets that capacity sit idle until 2 pumps are upgraded
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 09, 2007, 05:39:33 PM
One refinery makes/processes 500 bbls. per cycle. The tank holds' 500 bbls. Since The cycle runs like this:

:10- Oil produced (appears in tank)

Five minutes later,

:15- Oil turned into kerosene (If being refined)

and to complete the cycle, in another 5 minutes

:20- Kerosene sold.

If you put in 300 bbls. of crude, It will be refined and sold before any more oil comes into the tank. This is if you get one refinery for now. If you get a second refinery, You will need to upgrade your tank again, because even with still only 300 bbls. of oil in, you now have an extra refining step holding oil in the tank, so your production ladder after the :10 after Oil-in cycle would look like:

300 BBls Crude oil.

300 BBls. kerosene.

300 bbls. Heating oil

=900 bbls.

This is why tank size is important, but in order to get the max amount of money coming in, without wasting well prod. is to get a refinery now, refine everything you make once, make more money for the same amount of time, and then upgrade your tank and Dist. center to handle more output, and then start to build more refineries'.

Always make sure you have enough cap. on the other end of the production train to handle everything you make, or extra pumps are wasted, due to not being able to sell everything you make, or hold everything you make.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 09, 2007, 06:06:50 PM
man I forgot how slow you get money at the start :( :furious :lol :cry
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 09, 2007, 06:07:37 PM
Back now :)
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: cav58d on May 09, 2007, 07:59:36 PM
Being surrounded by oil fields and tree's suck.

on a side note.  Are there such things as free forums?  May not be a bad idea if one of us has the time to set up our own personel forum so we don't trash the AH bbs with this.

could have different categories for strategy, enemys, general etc.....
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 09, 2007, 08:04:07 PM
Quote
Originally posted by cav58d
Being surrounded by oil fields and tree's suck.

on a side note.  Are there such things as free forums?  May not be a bad idea if one of us has the time to set up our own personel forum so we don't trash the AH bbs with this.

could have different categories for strategy, enemys, general etc.....
we've tried forums for all these dumb games we have played.. ogame, hobowars, whatever, they work for a bit, but never as good as here.

I just got a huge idea.....

I wonder if Skuzzy could be talked into opening a forum here... by the squadrons or something... just for any communication for these dumb games? :D

I doubt it because it is actually all about us playing something that is NOT AH... but might be worth a shot to ask. like a "browser games" forum, or whatever. maybe allow meatwad to create a "squad" forum he could invite us to so less work for Skuzzy.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Booz on May 09, 2007, 08:16:59 PM
Quote
Originally posted by -Concho-
How do you set your HQ as steal drop off point?


it's aotumatic, just like cash steals. Difference is, you can connect to dist ctr and mark all sell, or refuse to sell & hold the feuls for your attacks (click available for military on)
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Serenity on May 09, 2007, 08:21:26 PM
Alright, im checking in. No one I know by me...
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: cav58d on May 09, 2007, 08:25:29 PM
Quote
Originally posted by JB73
I doubt it because it is actually all about us playing something that is NOT AH... but might be worth a shot to ask.  


If it's private, I don't see why AH would care.  Hell, they are getting their $15/month from us, and all the time we spend in oil empires instead of AH equals more server space for new AH players.....win-win situation
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 09, 2007, 08:49:35 PM
Look at H2H, they get their own forum and they dont pay


:D
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: 68slayr on May 09, 2007, 08:53:52 PM
PLZ Skuzzy



(everyone PM him)  :p
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: cav58d on May 09, 2007, 11:19:50 PM
woot.  producing heating oil!
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Dadano on May 10, 2007, 01:37:37 AM
I need another invite.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 10, 2007, 02:01:03 AM
Quote
Originally posted by Dadano
I need another invite.
sent
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Serenity on May 10, 2007, 02:35:01 AM
I do as well.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: moot on May 10, 2007, 03:47:53 AM
Sorry guys, I've gotta bail on this.  I've got too much work.  Next month probably..
Have fun.


Concho, the HQ is the default (and only AFAICT) steal drop-off point.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: -Concho- on May 10, 2007, 08:05:39 AM
Thanks guys.

I'm going to build the HQ it's own dist center.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 10, 2007, 11:17:57 AM
in 2 cycles I will be selling jet fuel. :D


I'm gonna hold off raiding until I have infantry, and hummers. wast of fuel to carry so little, and there isn't going to be a lot of cash cows, sitting there with $1,000,000 and inactive yet.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: 68slayr on May 10, 2007, 05:00:52 PM
will be starting jetfuel in about 30mins
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: 68slayr on May 10, 2007, 06:26:53 PM
making 200k a cycle
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 10, 2007, 06:32:13 PM
and Mustaine breaks ahead of the pack again! :D :aok :p


<-- selling 500bbl jet and 400 bbl heating each cycle so far...

1 lvl 3 outpost, 1 lvl 1, and a lvl 2 military base.

by the end of the night I hope to have a lvl 4 mil base, then humvee's and RAIDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


:t :t
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Serenity on May 10, 2007, 08:17:44 PM
lol. Ive still only got 1 string, and no outposts, lol. I should have the first outpost by the end of the night though!
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: 68slayr on May 10, 2007, 10:56:41 PM
selling 600Bbl jetfuel (220,000)cycle
2nd chain will be finished in the morning selling 500bbl jetfuel(170k)

outpost with:
1 spy
20milita

military base(not sure...is is fort?)
20infantry

its lvl 2 so i hope to get it upgraded to humvees (level 4 i think)

that is wats going on....
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 10, 2007, 11:44:35 PM
AAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey fellas, the Cease fire runs out in three hours(for all of us who started quickly) At roughly midnight pacific time. See to your defences before you go to bed (Or wake up and collect.)
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Rash on May 10, 2007, 11:45:34 PM
Ok, I'm in.

Name is AHRASH.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Serenity on May 10, 2007, 11:59:15 PM
Quote
Originally posted by FrodeMk3
AAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey fellas, the Cease fire runs out in three hours(for all of us who started quickly) At roughly midnight pacific time. See to your defences before you go to bed (Or wake up and collect.)


I must be french... ive got defenses to speak of! (Sorry, just HAD to slip that into there ;) ) Yeah. Ive not a single outpost yet... im going to get my oil industry started first.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 10, 2007, 11:59:19 PM
I'll see if I can give you an invite right now.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 11, 2007, 12:04:57 AM
CC, Serenity. It's only a problem if you're outta time on your cease fire. I'm looking at -2 hours and counting. I've got two outposts' lvl'ed up to 4, I'm gonna set 'em to make troops right before bedtime.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Serenity on May 11, 2007, 12:33:28 AM
Yeah, ive probably got about 2-4 hours left. Im not worried though, I never seem to attract any attention. And I can afford to lose a bit of cash here and there. I just wanna start making money before I start making bases. It worked last time...
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Rash on May 11, 2007, 01:52:28 AM
Thanks FrodeMk3!
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 11, 2007, 06:47:54 AM
im out fo cease fire mode, already hit the goy "orbb" to the north. Stole a lot of goodies and already killed his troops
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: DieAz on May 11, 2007, 07:15:02 AM
I'll be selling 1000 Bbls jet fuel in a couple hours. had 1.9 mil laying there when I got home, did lotta upgrade and built couple more buildings. be making $850k/hour soon :D


why can't we do this in real life? need $$$ to make $$$$$ yeah yeah yeah.
oh taxes, hmmm permits, crooks in politics zoning stuff to line their own pockets. yep that is why not.

oh well... :noid
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: 68slayr on May 11, 2007, 07:20:43 AM
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 11, 2007, 10:20:45 AM
Zorstorer's the first one of us to get attacked. It was a small force though.Zorst, better see to your defenses', That guy will raid you again.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 11, 2007, 05:05:49 PM
umm Boozer, why are you attacking danodano, from our cartel?
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 11, 2007, 07:28:44 PM
Boozer is drunk, hence the name :D
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: zorstorer on May 11, 2007, 07:51:47 PM
Yep I didn't pay too much attention to when my cease fire ended.  Of well they didn't get much...but they do have lots of friends ;)
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Dadano on May 11, 2007, 08:45:44 PM
Boozer stole my chit! Bastard!:lol
I got your PM...no worries:)
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 11, 2007, 09:06:37 PM
frode is getting stolen from, and I'm outta attacks :furious :mad:




we need to beef up bases, and defense troops
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Serenity on May 11, 2007, 09:16:57 PM
Just bought me an outpost. I should be safe.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: JB73 on May 11, 2007, 09:33:20 PM
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Originally posted by Serenity
Just bought me an outpost. I should be safe.
BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 12, 2007, 02:46:59 AM
Ok, starting to bounce back from that earlier mauling.

Money's starting to come in again(finally.) Those fellas worked together pretty good-I got hit by 5 of them inside of a cycle.

O well. Gonna make enough infantry, Rebels, and flaks that they won't pull that off again anytime soon.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 12, 2007, 06:27:41 AM
They are asking for peace between us. I dont feel like having 40 attacks on everything every 8 hours. so im agreeing to the peace offer. So as of now, no more attacks on them.


Casual play server is pertty quiet.  If the pro server is going to be like that, im closing down there and only playing casual.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Husky01 on May 12, 2007, 09:28:52 AM
Meat game name is BearKats hit me up with a invite :)
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: CavemanJ on May 12, 2007, 08:16:38 PM
how in the world did ya'll get on teh bad side of so many so fast?

Some jerk has hit me 3 times, taking only 50grand each time, and I've been left totally alone except for that.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 12, 2007, 08:17:27 PM
Apparently I spawned in a hellhole
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: CavemanJ on May 12, 2007, 08:23:42 PM
that totally sucks man

I've got an account going on the casual server too, so shoot me an invite to the cartel if we start up over there.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 12, 2007, 09:00:16 PM
I just barely started in the casual server. If its a lot more quieter there, im staying in the casual server and will delete my account in pro. Not having nothing when waking up or getting home from work is pointless
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Dadano on May 12, 2007, 09:02:00 PM
I am getting my arse kicked by some guy from Legacy. He has stolen more than a mil. Need some help.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 12, 2007, 09:38:00 PM
Im probabally going to kill my account in the pro server. Cant get anywhere now
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: 68slayr on May 12, 2007, 11:12:28 PM
in pro i havent attacked anyone ....so i havent been attacked....making some supercobras there


in casual i hvae blackhawks and am about to make a airbase
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Serenity on May 13, 2007, 03:09:38 AM
I kinda left my casual alone. Im going to restart it though from the sound of things... my pro hasnt been touched more than once.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 13, 2007, 03:41:37 AM
The Pro is rough-but I think we're starting to make some headway again. I've also got a casual server account. It actually seems too quiet.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Serenity on May 13, 2007, 04:24:27 AM
Yeah. I deleted my pro stuff.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: CavemanJ on May 13, 2007, 12:13:50 PM
so far I'm stayin with with my Pro stuff and just horsing around with the casual.  Slowly building my forces up now that I"ve got production close to where I want it.

The casual server is where I'm getting hit.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 14, 2007, 01:09:01 AM
They left me alone after that mauling-Now that I've got over 1,000 inf. total, I'd like to see them try me.

Serenity, you shouldn't have given up, We're back on our feet. Just some more things to do, though...
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Serenity on May 14, 2007, 02:31:15 AM
Quote
Originally posted by FrodeMk3
They left me alone after that mauling-Now that I've got over 1,000 inf. total, I'd like to see them try me.

Serenity, you shouldn't have given up, We're back on our feet. Just some more things to do, though...


lol. Wish id known, I want really getting hit! lol. Oh well, theres always next month...
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: DieAz on May 14, 2007, 03:13:57 AM
godkane was doing some spying on me and Zor, so I busted him, wiped his troops out and 27 humvees. he ain't going stealing for awhile.  :D   yes I am :t  :t  

guess he went crying, mecfly tried to spy, then oreooreo sent 100 militia to steal fuel, he got wiped out too. team Iraq TTC may become a problem. might want to build up massive defenses.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: CavemanJ on May 14, 2007, 05:52:41 AM
heheh ya'll keep makin everyone mad and keep'em away from me so I can build up the B2 fleet =p
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: DieAz on May 14, 2007, 12:58:18 PM
looks like losing all those humvees hurt, godkane and mecfly both are in the market to buy more GCs. their offers are kind of low for the going prices.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 14, 2007, 09:08:19 PM
Im happy, I bought a camel humping arena :)

1.5 mil extra income per hour
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: -CodyC on May 14, 2007, 11:31:24 PM
I looked on the cartel list and couldn't find you guys.  Im in pro and casual southwest as lwcody.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: cav58d on May 15, 2007, 11:38:32 AM
Yea I think we should start a full out war with terrorist training camps...I've got a strain of small pox, and another strain of anthrax growing.  Just give the word
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: -CodyC on May 15, 2007, 12:56:37 PM
Hey meat i sent a message to you for a request.  Im just getting started in pro so i've got a ways to go to get caught up.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 15, 2007, 06:39:00 PM
I sent you an invite, you should have it in your box somewhere
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Serenity on May 15, 2007, 09:13:16 PM
Anyone willing to take a look at my setup? Tell me what im doing wrong???
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 15, 2007, 09:24:42 PM
Looks like you need two more refineries, a distribution center, and another oil tank.


Refine all the way to jet fuel for each tank/dist center and sell it there. You will make alot more money
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Serenity on May 15, 2007, 09:32:32 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Meatwad
Looks like you need two more refineries, a distribution center, and another oil tank.


Refine all the way to jet fuel for each tank/dist center and sell it there. You will make alot more money


Im making more money with 2 level 1 pumps making jet fuel than 2 level 5 pumps and jet fuel... somethings wrong.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 15, 2007, 10:29:43 PM
Im done confused (not hard to do BTW) :)
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Serenity on May 16, 2007, 01:20:11 AM
Oh, need a cartel invite in casual, BTW.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Booz on May 16, 2007, 06:25:21 AM
Quote
Originally posted by Serenity
Im making more money with 2 level 1 pumps making jet fuel than 2 level 5 pumps and jet fuel... somethings wrong.


 make sure the refer & distribution capacity can handle your output
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Serenity on May 16, 2007, 08:00:10 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Booz
make sure the refer & distribution capacity can handle your output


I did. It can. I dont get it... anyone wanna take a look for me?
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Meatwad on May 16, 2007, 08:41:24 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Serenity
Oh, need a cartel invite in casual, BTW.


I didnt make a cartel in casual. If someone wants to make one there and be the CO then it is alright with me :)
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Serenity on May 16, 2007, 08:47:25 PM
<--- too irresponsible.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Serenity on May 20, 2007, 01:25:41 AM
w00t! 10 hours to my first B-2 Spirit in casual! Im making a whole squadron to PWN tosca, who robbed me blind earlier today.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 20, 2007, 03:00:30 AM
Serenity...I killed a bunch of B-2's really easily with FLAK's last round. All they are good for is use against buildings.

Don't try to kill with them, only Destroy or sabotage.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Serenity on May 20, 2007, 03:09:46 AM
Quote
Originally posted by FrodeMk3
Serenity...I killed a bunch of B-2's really easily with FLAK's last round. All they are good for is use against buildings.

Don't try to kill with them, only Destroy or sabotage.


Im gonna use them to kill Tosca's refineries and oil in general. Destroying buildings for revenge. What exactly does sabotageing do?
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 21, 2007, 01:40:59 AM
There isn't any way I know of, to take care of all the Cartel's that are now attacking us. Exploit just came through and flattened me, and a couple of others. I had some bucks saved back, but they robbed me blind while I was AFK for 5 hours. I was suprised the Butchers of Bagdad did'nt swoop in after Exploit was done. The biggest problem with this game, is the diplomatic aspect. One player by themselves' don't attack at one time; They wait until 5 or more are online to hit you. They take turns, and hit the outlying outpost's first. One thing too, is that the game is persistent, and Cease-fire cost's money. I don't believe in paying for this game, interesting as it is. Someone with a gamepass can cease-fire until the end of the round, building up all the time, and for the final 72 just sit back and start WMD'ing away.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Serenity on May 21, 2007, 01:54:50 AM
Thats why im sitting pretty in casual :)

I kinda want a B-2 fleet BAD, more than WMDs, so I wanted a place to just make some cash. Um, im still trying to get someone to take a look at my setup and tell me what to improve on. Anyone willing to give it a look?
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: CavemanJ on May 22, 2007, 10:01:17 PM
You can't use the game pass to buy cease fire time.

So who's gonna head up the cartel in casual?  I need an invite, CavemanJack

And Cmat_1 sent me a message on casual asking about our cartel.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: CavemanJ on May 23, 2007, 06:33:27 PM
have all of ya'll given up on the pro server?

Does that mean I can farm off what ever you left standing? :rofl
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Serenity on May 23, 2007, 08:20:20 PM
Yeah, we need a casual cartel. Im getting pwn3d by this guy Tosca. Whenever I build a B-2, before the next one is finished, he comes over and kills it :cry
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: FrodeMk3 on May 23, 2007, 09:54:38 PM
I'm doing ok in in Pro, even after everything was flattened and all my building's were knocked down. It was simply a matter of rebuilding. If they leave me alone for just a little while longer, I'll be rebuilt. Dropping one Mk. 4 on someone doesn't kill them; It just pisses off they're entire cartel. You have to have enough Nuke's to hit the entire Cartel.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Husky01 on May 23, 2007, 11:31:01 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Serenity
Yeah, we need a casual cartel. Im getting pwn3d by this guy Tosca. Whenever I build a B-2, before the next one is finished, he comes over and kills it :cry


Serenity I have WMD 1 nuke 3 Bunker Busters and a string of small pox where you need um.? :) Actually is this guy in a cartel before I attack? Say the word if he isnt me and slayr1 got Nukes and everything else you will ever need :) btw Im talking casual server here. SW region

LMAO your screwed man he is in a 100+ person cartel i ain't touching ANY of his stuff!
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Husky01 on May 23, 2007, 11:39:00 PM
Great now I got some 100+ person cartel hitting me to o well this game bored me any who time for NUKES!!!!!!
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Serenity on May 24, 2007, 12:45:54 AM
lol. Yeah, if Tosca waits even a day or two, im sending ever BUFF ive got to take out his aircraft. Its those damned A-10s! All I care about is my B-2s, and thats all he attacks! :cry :furious :cry
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: CavemanJ on May 24, 2007, 06:39:18 AM
Quote
Originally posted by Serenity
lol. Yeah, if Tosca waits even a day or two, im sending ever BUFF ive got to take out his aircraft. Its those damned A-10s! All I care about is my B-2s, and thats all he attacks! :cry :furious :cry


Line up some flak cannons around your airbase, that'll slow down his a10s

Frode was it exploit that flattened you?  They did a number on me, and I'm still not back up to strength.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Husky01 on May 24, 2007, 10:24:58 AM
T-30 min and my nuke is done!
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: Serenity on May 24, 2007, 11:11:26 PM
I feel like a ****ing retard. Just realised that garrisoning my Airbase makes my B-2s invulnerable... lol.
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: cav58d on May 25, 2007, 01:26:27 AM
Just think.  A couple weeks back we just couldn't wait for :20/:50.  Now i'm lucky if I check it once a day (simply to launch a strain of anthrax, and build two more).
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: -CodyC on May 25, 2007, 01:29:47 AM
yeah i can't do anything, i build small pox and by the time i make it back to use it 62Bravo has already killed the strain.  No joy on this front :(
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: cav58d on May 25, 2007, 01:32:35 AM
im gonna santhrax bravo right now
Title: Oil Empires
Post by: -CodyC on May 25, 2007, 02:02:37 AM
I used my nuke on 62Bravo just now.  Got some letter from the United Nations condemning my actions and stated that i wouldn't receive any business for 2 days.  The crappy thing about this is all of their attacks on me are unprovoked, but oh well.