Temporal Strategy

Roanon · #1 March 5th, 2004, 04:18 PM

If you are becoming too over-confident about your successes against the AI, try real opponents, I suggest PBW. It helps

tesco samoa · #2 March 5th, 2004, 06:00 PM

looks like your having fun...

Those are very expensive ships your building there... How do they do when they are out numbered 2 to 1
??

Also try them against the standard enemy build of a few SD's a few Ions and APB12

spoon · #3 March 5th, 2004, 06:38 PM

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Originally posted by Griffin Cloud:

Started with, ancient tech, temporal tech, advanced storage. Artisans. Increased space combat modifiers and maintenance/repair/construction. 1 Homeworld, AI bonus.

Try taking Hardy Industrialist to get the most out of your Temporal Spaceyards. Drop repair (and something else) to 50% to get the points.

And I suggest using a different culture -warrior/berserker are good for combat, merchant lowers your maintenance quite a bit, and engineers would bump up your construction even more.

And then, when you are feeling invincible, prepare to be humbled in a PBW game against other humans (and Eee).

Cyclop · #4 March 5th, 2004, 07:41 PM

If I were the computer oponent facing you, I would build some nice Organic Battlecruisers that move fast and have no weapons other than armor and explosive warheads. I would then ram your large fleet that loves to use quad damaging shield weapons. I would also throw at you a couple hundred fighters that are hard to hit and can down a large ship quickly (just to keep you busy).
But then again I am not the AI, so I would have to use that tactic (or maybe not) on the pbw battlefield. Enlist in a friendly pbw war and see the many different tactics ...

Puke · #5 March 5th, 2004, 08:31 PM

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Originally posted by Tanus:
I have tried the strategy of using seekers to outrange weapon platforms, and even with all seekers (no beam weapons) and max. weapon range, the ships go into range of the planet (not too bright).

doing it wrong. make a custom strategy, max range / dont get hurt. target nearest. that way, you wont try to move into range while ignoring a near danger. and you will run away while reloading instead of closing while reloading.

also, dont put PD on your missile ships. if you do, they will close with missiles, sats, drones, and fighters. use dedicated PD ships instead.

Ed Kolis · #6 March 5th, 2004, 09:12 PM

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Originally posted by Puke:
also, dont put PD on your missile ships. if you do, they will close with missiles, sats, drones, and fighters. use dedicated PD ships instead.

But remember to put one dummy beam weapon on your PD ships so they won't just run off in the corner like the cowards they are

AMF · #7 March 5th, 2004, 09:36 PM

You know, I used to think I was pretty darn good at SEIV...then I found out about PBW. And got my arse handed to me on a platter...every single time to date!

Join PBW. Humility will follow.

thanks,

alarik

EDIT: didn't mean to imply that the posters ain't humble, just thought it sounded like a good catchphrase (Like "join the navy, see the world..." "join PBW, get humbled...")

Quote:

Originally posted by spoon:

quote:
Originally posted by Griffin Cloud:

Started with, ancient tech, temporal tech, advanced storage. Artisans. Increased space combat modifiers and maintenance/repair/construction. 1 Homeworld, AI bonus.

Try taking Hardy Industrialist to get the most out of your Temporal Spaceyards. Drop repair (and something else) to 50% to get the points.

And I suggest using a different culture -warrior/berserker are good for combat, merchant lowers your maintenance quite a bit, and engineers would bump up your construction even more.

And then, when you are feeling invincible, prepare to be humbled in a PBW game against other humans (and Eee).

[ March 05, 2004, 19:37: Message edited by: alarikf ]