Running Out of Crew Question

posted on April 7th, 2011, 8:15 pm

Who long would a game have to be before anyone actually started running out of crew?  Since each player starts out with 9,999,999 crew.  I'm pretty sure that almost 100,000 crew are used per game with some games probably using almost 200,000 crew, but what's the probability of a game lasting so long that you just plain run out of crew?

posted on April 7th, 2011, 8:19 pm

Rather low, high numbers and the Starbase work against it.

posted on April 7th, 2011, 8:26 pm

Considering that most ships take up between 100-200 crew, it means you'll have to build around 50 thousand ships to deplete that. Have fun! 

posted on April 7th, 2011, 8:29 pm

or about a thousand borg cubes. try get a thousand borg cubes in any game that has any semblance of fun. it just doesnt happen.

posted on April 7th, 2011, 9:16 pm

Try to get a thousand cubes and still be able to play!

posted on April 7th, 2011, 9:33 pm

It works, they just fight for position on the average map.

posted on April 7th, 2011, 9:37 pm

I'd be surprised to see 20 on a map without an instant 'gg' from every enemy.

posted on April 7th, 2011, 10:00 pm

the numbers needed to destroy that many cubes would be stupidly huge and lag inducing. you'd need a see of excel 2s to do it.

posted on April 8th, 2011, 12:33 am

Wait, doesn't making the starting crew 9,999,999 trigger it as an infinite resource?

posted on April 8th, 2011, 5:24 am

don't forget that max crew limit is at 1,000 and you regenerate crew really fast if you go below 1,000....

[Tyler]

posted on April 8th, 2011, 11:34 am

Last edited by Tyler on April 8th, 2011, 11:38 am, edited 1 time in total.

Wait, doesn't making the starting crew 9,999,999 trigger it as an infinite resource?

Don't think so, the crew level still drops as you build. You just can't see it without checking map editor.

posted on April 8th, 2011, 5:14 pm

I don't think crew regenerates at all.  Besides, if you go below 1,000, you won't have to worry about the Borg anymore except for scoutcubes, probes, dodes, and detectors.

posted on April 8th, 2011, 5:16 pm

If you have a Starbase, crew regenerates after reaching a certain point.