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smitty
April 18th, 2003, 04:43 PM
I am playing my second game and using TDM for the first time. I am in the 155 turn and I am getting my butt completely kicked. The AI is using small carriers with nasty little fighters and and then these light cruisers with these tachyon canons on them that are eating me alive. I have been beaten back out of two systems so far and they are everywhere.

Oh the joy......

[ April 18, 2003, 15:44: Message edited by: smitty ]
Suicide Junkie
April 18th, 2003, 05:40 PM
Hey, hey! That's pretty good.

Never give up, never surrender! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
trooper
April 18th, 2003, 05:50 PM
That's what they call "the TDM effect", I suppose... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif
Taz-in-Space
April 18th, 2003, 08:35 PM
...Do what any self-respecting human would do - when all is lost give them the three finger salute! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif (Ctrl-alt-delete) http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif
Fyron
April 18th, 2003, 08:37 PM
Use more Point Defense Cannons. Fighters are extremely easy to defeat with just a few PDCs per ship, and maybe a couple of Aegis ships with tons of PDCs and only a few normal weapons.
mottlee
April 18th, 2003, 08:52 PM
Originally posted by smitty:
I am playing my second game and using TDM for the first time. I am in the 155 turn and I am getting my butt completely kicked. The AI is using small carriers with nasty little fighters and and then these light cruisers with these tachyon canons on them that are eating me alive. I have been beaten back out of two systems so far and they are everywhere.

Oh the joy......<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">HEHE Welcome to the TDM mod http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif
FadingSuns
April 20th, 2003, 06:21 PM
Gotta love TDM, eh? I agree that PDC's are the way to go for protection. If anything, be sure that any planets at risk are quickly cranking out satellites (sp?) or anything with PDC to thin out the assault. I was able to beat back an onslaught reciently by just having a moon with PDC protecting the main planet.
Taera
April 20th, 2003, 11:05 PM
me, PDC are my top priority when starting a game. military science is my 1st or 2nd (depending on if i have a racial trait or not) theoretical science i research.
Gryphin
April 21st, 2003, 02:33 PM
Or like me you can play a bit naive and not research PDC or Mines till you run into a race that uses them.
smitty
April 22nd, 2003, 05:08 AM
Just an update for everyone....

I was pasted tonight, wiped clean. But great fun to be sure. I am getting ready to start another, TDM of course! Meanwhile I live on in two other PBW games.....

[ April 22, 2003, 04:10: Message edited by: smitty ]