Soren_Johnson

Also, were either of you playing a skirmish while waiting?

Hi, could you post your output.txt file next time that happens (in your Documents folder)? Also, you are not playing on the next_version branch, are you? Faressa, are you "Faressa" on Steam?

next_version has a different rule set where you have to buyout the last 5 shares.

Just so you know, the AI doesn't have any preference for human targets (below Manager, it tries to avoid humans, in fact)

Are you playing on the next_version branch?

We'll look into it.

Check out the next_version branch if you want to see how it will work in Beta 9, which is sort of a hybrid where players have to buyout your last 5 shares at once. As for now, if you don't like this option, you can play without it.

Mercy is for the weak. Crush your enemies -- and your friends! -- one share at a time with the new "No Buyout!" Mode in Offworld Trading Company Beta 8! The new "No Buyout" mode makes it so that rival corporations must buy out your shares one at a time instead of all at once. When your shares are out, you are eliminated from the game. Full Change Log: <s

soon, the Legendary level will be ranked by your Secondary (ELO) score

Rank Avatar Name Bracket Score SecondaryScore Wins Losses Ties 1 <a href="https://offworldtc-api-tachyon.stardock.net/v1/products/2618/leaderboards/ladder/8ea10a98-ed1c-4233-a6

Next week, we are going to be starting the sixth tournament, using a 4p FFA format and on the next_version branch. Rules: - Reveal Map, Masquerade all turned ON. - Each matchup will continue until one player has won two games. - To signup, please reply below and specify which day(s) you are available to play: Monday, Dec. 7th, @10am EST Tuesday, Dec. 8th, @2pm EST Wednesday, Dec. 9th @2pm EST Thursday, Dec 10th, @11am EST <p

I'm not sure that's true - the point of this tournament is To see if winning strategies can emerge, and we've just started to mess around with the mode.

Hi all, we are hopeful to get Beta 8 out early next week, and I'd like to get a 4p tournament using the No Buyout rules started as soon as possible, so keep your eyes out for a sign-up thread on Monday (or possibly earlier). Would love to get games started on that Tuesday, so please be ready!

It would if there were enough players looking for a match.

SecondaryScore is ELO, btw.

Rank Avatar Name Bracket Score SecondaryScore Wins Losses Ties 1 <a href="https://offworldtc-api-tachyon.stardock.net/v1/products/2618/leaderboards/ladder/8ea10a98-ed1c-4233-a6

yeah, that's a weird situation. It looks sort of like his price is correct because he is basically a full owner of the other two players.

If anyone wants to try next-version, I can play sometime around 4:30 or 5:00 EST.

New version up on next-version. A number of changes for No Buyout: - Stock delay on buying shares is fixed - AI will manage buildings better as a subsidiary (should delete unprofitable buildings) - Stock price only goes up when a RIVAL buys a share of your stock (which means it is better to buy one of the first shares) - Get a bigger stock bump from buying shares in other players

ouch!

If you can buyout your own shares one at a time, the game would basically never end. The old system got around this problem by forcing full buyoutS which could not be countered (even if you have a bunch of cash).

Thanks, really good feedback. The grieving problem is fixable by letting the AI fix a player's bad arrangements, which currently it's not doing under the subsidiary rules. The issue I'm concerned about is the issue of pushing out a leading player early by ganging up. I think I'll increase the stock boost you get from owning other people and also increase a player's stock price more as other players buy into them so that the first few shares are a lot more c

one piece of advice - if they are in D debt, they can't buy anything on the black market, so punish them for it. Try Scavenger perhaps?

Thanks again!

Yes, the OW's will always send the most profitable resource.