How to destroy a spacestation? - Page 2

Hotfoot · #11 September 29th, 2003, 04:26 AM

When I went to go blow up that station, I used its nearby planet. Not for cover, though...I'd use it to repair.

See, even though you're bLasting the heck out of their space station in orbit, the people on the planet below still figure your money is good, so they'll patch you up (after all, those darn space pirates are everyone's problem...why, we heard that there were some space pirates attacking our station! Go give 'em hell, you Terran Scum!), which of course allows me to continually strafe the station in my brand new Mark III Cruiser that I bought special for the occasion.

Phoenix-D · #12 September 29th, 2003, 06:21 AM

Actually, you don't even need the planet. You can use the station itself. (at least for the Terran one, not sure you can dock with the others)

DeadZone · #13 September 29th, 2003, 08:54 AM

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Originally posted by Phoenix-D:
Actually, you don't even need the planet. You can use the station itself. (at least for the Terran one, not sure you can dock with the others)

Ive been able to dock with all stations

DeadZone · #14 September 29th, 2003, 08:57 AM

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How to destroy a spacestation?

Get the biggest ship, the best weapons, and pound that b!&%h until it dies

Sry couldnt resist

One thing tho, spin and let your side and rear shields/armor take a beating too you will Last alot longer

rothas · #15 September 29th, 2003, 03:07 PM

I reconfigured my Cruser Mark III with 2 80Kt sheilds (lv 12) up front and two cap missle lanchers and just sat there and shot it to peices. I recharged the sheilds as necessary.

[ September 29, 2003, 14:07: Message edited by: rothas ]

narf poit chez BOOM · #16 September 30th, 2003, 08:19 AM

hi, welcome to the forums.

cheese?

Captain · #17 October 1st, 2003, 07:07 AM

The first time I destroyed the alien space station I use the biggest shield generator (~5k) and armor (~3k) I could find, and lots of emergency shield capacitors. I also had four point defense cannons to stop over half the incoming missles. I stripped off all side and rear armor and shields to save weight. The second time, I sat at out of rage and just fired the long range missles.

Freeport Station is very easy to take out since it doesn't fire on you at first. Get to within 20 range, and a full salvo takes out an entire side's shields and armor. Second salvo is all internal damage.

I would think the full game would have upgraded space stations compared to the demo.

Iansidious · #18 October 1st, 2003, 11:39 PM

The starbase problem is the same with me and a friend.I blew him into shrapnel using tachyon cannons and using the hit and run method.When I went back to freeport my contact doesn't respond.I remember my contact said something about destroying the Amonkrie fleets I've been doing this for some time.I guess I need more time.[love the game

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Baron Munchausen · #19 October 2nd, 2003, 01:57 AM

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Originally posted by Devi-Lee:
Can someone please help me? I've bought the biggest cruiser there is in the demo, and yet I still can't destroy the spacestation. I'm firing away trying always to hit the same side of it but eventually my shields fail and it pummels me to death. Please help.

The AI in Starfury is vulnerable in exactly the same way as the AI in Space Empires.

It can't vary its designs at all, and it can't vary its strategy at all. You can load up on shields and shield regenerators, and the best weapons you can find. Then 'hit and run' will generally work because you can sit out of range and regenerate faster than the starbase. I'd prefer using a battleship to take on a starbase myself

but I guess that's not available in the demo. Sniping is another option once you get the longest range weapon available (a missile of some sort) -- IF the starbase doesn't also have them. Terran starbases are a real ***** because they always have the very latest CSM. Then hit and run might be your only option. I guess that depends on how many PDC you can cram into your ship and still have decent weapons and shields.

Suicide Junkie · #20 October 2nd, 2003, 02:25 AM

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The starbase problem is the same with me and a friend.I blew him into shrapnel using tachyon cannons and using the hit and run method.When I went back to freeport my contact doesn't respond

Check your mission list...
Did you succeed or fail yet?

If so, where were you supposed to meet your contact afterwards?
It is freeport station quite often, but it may be different in this case.