Spatial anomalies versus anomalous entities

[UesugiKenshin]

A spatial anomaly is an example of stellar phenomena like a nebulae or an ion storm or a wormhole.

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Whereas an anomalous entity is some kind of largely unknown alien being that can have disasterous effects on unwary zealous captains looking to test their shields and weapons.

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When encountering anything in the galaxy map overview, then click and hold over the icon in question to get further details. This is difficult to document and get a screen capture as sometimes it disappears when engaging the screencapture command on my tablet.

Those can be crucial details and some anomalies are best left alone whereas others are annoying or drain expensive energy from systems shutting down operations in a sector.

[UesugiKenshin]

An anomalous entity can be cause a space subatomic bacteria that attacks the hulls of vessels.
https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/A_ ... _(episode)

or can be ultimately a benign lifeform such as Tin Man (Gomtuu)
https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Tin_Man_(episode)

or can be an abandoned doomesday weapon.
https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Th ... _(episode)

Within BotE, it might be an annoying space pirate like the Moorlock or even time travelers.

[UesugiKenshin]

Isotopospheric Entity
This Entity can delve into the space time continuum and open a wormhole of its own anywhere. It is capable of dragging ships into itself and teleporting them to random locations. Due to its nature as essentially a living wormhole, it exists at two distinct points simultaneously.

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It actually is akin to a space vampire as it not only drains down your expensive energy reserves, thus shutting down power to your production, but then you have to make that surplus again. And then it teleports away whatever fleet you send against it.

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It attacked at Aquidoan's main planet and look what it did.

Did I mention that it's also quite a military power in its own right as well? Then the defeat results in a negative morale adjustment. Argh with gritted teeth.

Which then required I create a Level 4 Matter Furnace to replace the energy that was sucked dry.

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That sort of is a logical conundrum as in BotE each ship has an effective range and thus can't exceed it, but I guess would be akin to Voyager and could conceivably pop up anywhere...which not only is a double edge sword (like a Roman gladius) as sure you get to do some genuine exploring but likely would cause a diplomatic incident...even start an interstellar war.

Anyone who dismisses this game due to a lack of combat animations, I got to wonder how long they played it? There is a lot of humor, historical references, Star Trek canon, actual literature, plus is fun to play. This is not a game for button mashers. That's the kind of doofus reviewer who sneers at chess or the ancient 4,000 year old notable Chinese/Japanese game of Go as boring and unexciting too.
https://www.britgo.org/intro/history

Guess what? BotE is so remarkable that is vastly exceeds the depth of Go.

[UesugiKenshin]

Now the Morlock raiders are akin to underaged joyriding teenagers who hotwired their dad's car and then steal some bubblegum as a prank. By comparison they made off with 10 credits which is laughable.


They are like the Egyptian scamps throwing rocks at Titus Pullo on the Rome tv series.

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These kids can't really harm the Klingons and they would probably admire their guts just trying to rattle their cage.

[UesugiKenshin]

In my opinion, 5% space anomalies and 1% anomalous entities adds spice and flavor without breaking the game. Otherwise higher values results in far too many "monster of the week episodes". You want some but mostly dealing with conflict resolution of the minor and major races.

At one point I had perhaps ten anomalous entities and it was ridiculous as entire midlevel fleets got destroyed...and that was just within perhaps 60% of the size of the Klingon empire. It's too much and not fun.