A lesson learned

Yesterday I learned an important lesson in Hyperiums. Since diplomacy between the alliances is almost as complex as international politics it’s vital that you tell the world which alliance you are part of. Some days ago I joined an alliance and felt  safe enough to change my planet’s government to democratic. This allowed me to build ships of my own but also made me vulnerable to attacks. And when I logged on yesterday morning I was shocked. One of my planets has been attacked and conquered while I was sleeping. It was taken by a member of an alliance that we have a non-agression pact with. So how could that be? Sadly it was my fault. You have to make it public which alliance the planet is a member of. I thought this would be visible by default, but was mistaken. The player who has taken the planet understands my problem, but can’t simply give the planet back. And I don’t want to create a diplomatic uproar just because I have made a newbie error! So my planet is gone for good and I have learned another lesson…

~ by Stargazer on April 20, 2007.