So..the Grox.

[Kenthen]

Is there anything you can actually do about them? Invading their planets one by one really doesn't seem like an option and the same goes for terraforming them. Their empire is just too huge.

As it is right now I'm unable to make peace with them again too so the game is kinda screwed. Not only do I have to fend off pirates and eco disasters but now there's the Grox destroying colonies too.

[ComradePassmore]

They have an empire?

All I see is them carrying out large scale attacks against my allies who I help each time and the Grok retreat causing little damage and losing only a few ships.

[Gorai]

Originally Posted by ComradePassmore

They have an empire?

Try going to the center

[ComradePassmore]

Originally Posted by Gorai

Try going to the center

I am a large distance away I only see their random attacks every so often.

[akridine]

their a royal pain in the ***, if anyones getting frustrated with the pirates and eco disasters then they should stay well clear of the grox

[grimreaper1414]

Originally Posted by akridine

their a royal pain in the ***, if anyones getting frustrated with the pirates and eco disasters then they should stay well clear of the grox

i have found a way to deal with theese royal pain in the lalalalala so heres how it goes

once you get far enough and unlock the planet destroyer (can take some time without cheats)

ok go to every planet and collect theese (also collect things to regen health and energy) once you have a good supply take out every planet in the center possable that the Grox hold afterwards you put colonies on the suriviving planets

[akridine]

Originally Posted by grimreaper1414

i have found a way to deal with theese royal pain in the lalalalala so heres how it goes

once you get far enough and unlock the planet destroyer (can take some time without cheats)

ok go to every planet and collect theese (also collect things to regen health and energy) once you have a good supply take out every planet in the center possable that the Grox hold afterwards you put colonies on the suriviving planets

Systematic extermination is always the solution to lifes problems, but i havent unlocked the planet buster yet

[Daveoz]

the grox have about 200 star systems to there name, you really want to destroy that many planets? it would cost a fortune and take days o_0

[Cleedo]

I just stocked up a ton of health, repair kits, and colony packs. Wormholed as close to the center of the galaxy as I could, and bounced solar systems until I hit the center. What the hell is with 42?

[McNum]

Originally Posted by Cleedo

I just stocked up a ton of health, repair kits, and colony packs. Wormholed as close to the center of the galaxy as I could, and bounced solar systems until I hit the center. What the hell is with 42?

42 is the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything.

Basically it's an in-joke from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. And before you ask "If forty-two is the answer, what's the question?" I can already tell you, there is none. Well, there is one, but it's never said outright in the books.

[Roda]

Originally Posted by Cleedo

What the hell is with 42?

Warn people before you use spoilers -.-


Thanks for ruining it for me -.-.

[metalax]

Originally Posted by McNum

42 is the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything.

Basically it's an in-joke from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. And before you ask "If forty-two is the answer, what's the question?" I can already tell you, there is none. Well, there is one, but it's never said outright in the books.

Yes it is.

"What do you get if you multiply six by nine?"

It works in base 13.

[tangfastic91]

huh, thats from the original tv series when hes playing scrabble isnt it? im glad they left it open ended instead of coming up with some silly question

[dd790]

Wait 42 is in SPORE?

I thought you were just talking about Hitch-hikers

[Roda]

Originally Posted by dd790

Wait 42 is in SPORE?

I thought you were just talking about Hitch-hikers

*possible spoiler*

It seems they are talking about the center of the galaxy..

[greyfoxpro88]

I reckon EA/Maxis shud host a one off free for all. maybe a Patch that connects us all real time so we can all gang up on Grox and blow the Royal SH** out of them lol. whos with me? lol

[Thundercloud]

Originally Posted by metalax

Yes it is.
It works in base 13.

Douglas Adams has gone on quote to say it has absolutely nothing to do with 6x9 being 42 in base 13. He says:

I may be a sorry case, but I don't write jokes in base 13.

[varnado]

Originally Posted by Kenthen

Is there anything you can actually do about them? Invading their planets one by one really doesn't seem like an option and the same goes for terraforming them. Their empire is just too huge.

As it is right now I'm unable to make peace with them again too so the game is kinda screwed. Not only do I have to fend off pirates and eco disasters but now there's the Grox destroying colonies too.

I passed them and reached the center, I'll tell you how and it's working 100%, please buy as much energy and ammo as you can, try to increase your health level to 6,000 then you can go planet by planet through Grox empire when ever your health lowered just land on a planet (short fight) charge up and countinue, if you found a calm solar system (SAVE Game) over there, you should be able to reach the center in around 30 or 45 mins...

[varnado]

Originally Posted by Roda

*possible spoiler*

It seems they are talking about the center of the galaxy..

I saw center, no 42 over there , find it by yourself... but you'll get a VERY COOL thing...

[Roda]

Originally Posted by varnado

I saw center, no 42 over there , find it by yourself... but you'll get a VERY COOL thing...

yeah, i found it last night, apoligies to the person who posted about the 42, but still, make sure you warn of spoilers as that was still a minor spoiler.

[Fredex]

Reaching the center just takes perseverance, get lots of health and energy packs and good health for your ship. Then its just a case of jumping from system to system, clicking the repair thing as often as you can.

After I managed to get to the center I took the system closest too it, fortified it heavily with the uber turret thing and city defences. Then cleared out the nearest systems just to reduce attack risk.

Since the rate of attack seems to be based on proximity its good to keep a sort of buffer zone around you, so destroy the cities rather than capturing. The easiest way is just to shift the temperature of the planet into T1 since that kills all the grox on it anyway. Admittedly I probably did spend too long doing this but I kind of enjoyed trying to survive in the ridiculous circumstances.

Turns out the circumstances weren't as ridiculous as I thought because the grox rarely attack your planets if you keep a buffer around them and the uber turret handles it anyway. After a while a few planets with other races had reached tribal stage, so I advanced them to civilization, then wiped out all but one colour to get them up to space quickly. Then you can use them to trade with to get lower prices and they will spread out in the space cleared making things safer.

In a few hours play most of the center is clear and the grox aren't much of a threat, probably the most fun I've had in space stage since the first half hour or so too.

[shorty9094]

the way i am trying to kill the grox is assuming that they have about a 1000 solar systems and attacking around 60 a day, which really does not take that long

[RankBajin]

Originally Posted by shorty9094

the way i am trying to kill the grox is assuming that they have about a 1000 solar systems and attacking around 60 a day, which really does not take that long

Unfortunately the best guess is that the Grox have more like 6000 systems, often with multiple planets, and unless you raise all the planets in a system to T1+, they can come back (I must have cleared out nearly 1000 Grox systems already, and there's still a lot of red nearby - I'm fighting out of the core to link up with my original empire). Add in the fact than some Grox systems are simply out of range of your furthest jump distance, and its rather less trivial to wipe them out than you make out. There are ways to do it (one guy on here has done it), but there's more to it than just bombing cities or terraforming.

[timecatcher]

You could just ally with them, however im not sure you can buy them out xD. There good alleys though and the rest of the universe waging war on you is nothing in comparison to the mighty force your will gain.

Timecatcher.

[Zepp95]

Uplifting helps an awful lot in your intersteller domination rampage! Muwahhahahhaha!