Easy Way To Destroy An Enemy Base.

posted on March 12th, 2004, 2:27 am

That sounds a little presumptious, even arrogant.

posted on March 12th, 2004, 12:43 pm

It's not excessive. It keeps me unpredictable. I never have "Favorite" strats, or anything like that. I like to be unpredictable.

posted on March 12th, 2004, 2:05 pm

Actually I think I was talking to CTS, I dont remember and am too lazy to look back in the forums. Either way everyone has something favorite they do.

posted on March 12th, 2004, 2:59 pm

lol well Cts i have a even better strat with klings to murder you

u know what i mean

posted on March 12th, 2004, 5:25 pm

This strat wouldn't work at all on me, for two reasons, 1: I never mine outisde my main base, 2: because I don't rely on mines, I just use infinite resources.
Me I basicly build starbases all around my base, then line the entrance with turrets and loads of weak but still armed ships. Then I send out a construction ship, with some escorts, then have it build a starbase semi close by. And slowly expand, meanwhile I research advanced tech and begin building the large ships, I don't bother with the smaller ones. When I finish a decent sized fleet I go to a nearby empire and take them out, letting my ships pick them off slowly, then I beam crewmen aboard that starbase using all of my ships, then I take over their base and use their tech. Then I build up a fleet of the new ships and add them to my old fleet, then send the fleet out to do the same to another empire, slowly assimilating empires technology until I come to the last empire, the last empire, is going to be the strongest, they've had the longest time to build. In on situation I stole an enemy construction ship and built a wall of starbases around them pummeled them to dust. I like getting to most out of my attacks. Some times strategy fails and I just send every ship I have into the battle and demolish the enemy in a massive onslaught. My bases can handle themselves
A suggestion: Build a starbase then build another starbase, then construct structures around it, then place another starbase, never leave a structure out there alone or with just a few turrets, they need a starbase protecting them

posted on March 13th, 2004, 6:21 pm

I see a few flaws in your strategy, for one you never ever want to think a base of stationary defenses can protect against a few balance fleets. I find out again and again that nothing works better against attacking ships then with your own ships. Now another problem could be this basehopping idea, just taking a few con ships and building bases here and there, seems risky. Especially while your doing this most players would have already started a full assault on your first base. One more thing, starbases suck on this mod, you can get the same protection from a few turrets that you could from a starbase and with most races it would be cheaper and more space efficiant.

posted on March 13th, 2004, 8:07 pm

My strat is a high recources strat, and cant be played on low recoures, and belive me, by the time u have all tech, my mining stations would be inexcesable to your ships.

posted on March 13th, 2004, 10:53 pm

LOL but a true tactiction dose not need extra recources a true master of the game can play with default setting and win

posted on March 13th, 2004, 10:55 pm

lol, a true tactician can destroy a enemy base with a venture class.

[cts006]

posted on March 13th, 2004, 11:10 pm

Last edited by cts006 on March 13th, 2004, 11:11 pm, edited 1 time in total.

The normal recources is too low. Than again, ive only used it once so I dont play low resource.

posted on March 14th, 2004, 12:34 am

All I use is low resources, you should'nt be able to build everything without mining.

posted on March 14th, 2004, 4:25 am

High recources is better beacuse it lets u get a quicker start.

posted on March 14th, 2004, 5:36 am

Well yeah but anyone who does that I consider a n00b, I mean no offense but only people that have probs playing ever use it. A true A2er knows better then to give in to the lust lol.

posted on March 14th, 2004, 12:17 pm

First of all, as I said in my strategy post, I build starbases all around my main complex, then I expand, place a starbase near by, then another starbase near the previous one, then I build an advanced shipyard inbetween and start building ships. I use infinite resources, cause 1: mining sucks, 2: takes too long 3: there are only so many resources on a map, I want to just build my fleet. Some times I'll build a starbase far out, but only if I have too. I usualy play as borg so starbases do help alot more than a turret. Though turrets are very usefull for extra main base protection, I don't just use my starbases for the defenses. I have them build the small attack craft. They then serve a double purpose. I usualy play on the sentinels map, so my tactics are designed for large maps with lots of tight squeeze passages.
Another suggestion: If your playing as borg, build a transwarp gateway then make a transwarp conduit somwhat near your enemies base, then build up a large base there. Line the entrance with turrets.

posted on March 14th, 2004, 4:33 pm

Infinite Resources is bad. It defeats the purpose of the game. I think Optec should just take it out.

As for me, I use low starting resources and maps with many moons. I build my empire and defend it carefully.

And for people still wondering why I switch strats: Because other people don't. I play a person, and use one strat. They play me again, thinking I will use the same thing and prepare for it. Instead, I use another and beat the badly.

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