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Old October 18th, 2004, 02:37 AM
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Default Re: Gameplay tips & tricks

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Roanon said:
I usually attack multiple planets first, because after the load order it might be that only 1 transport may be loaded with troops, and the fleet be able to capture only single planets.
Do you send your transports out with full cargo loads? Troops are rarely lost in ground combat in stock SE4, except in the odd situation where some player filled their planet with troops (which I have never seen done myself...). If so, then all transports should be filled back up, as the first transport can't load everything. Of course, if you use a lot of carriers, losing fighters might skew the results... But then, in most situations fighters aren't really worth using in stock SE4.

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About 90% of the time, the load order didn't work unless preceeded by a sidestep move of one sector which I routinely do now.
Strange. I have never seen it fail.
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