I've posted the first replay of rokkitlauncher and I in action as a team. This game was over in 46 min after we both decided to push hard early. For a 2v2 that's not bad.

I will let rokkit report his side of the battle if he wishes.

Essentially for me the plan was to forego early civilian research if possible in favour of faster expansion and infrastructure, then to build an upgraded fleet for taking out caps.

After taking a few planets without many losses I decided to push at redlab and remove his cap from the equation. He managed to escape, and my pursuit, though unsuccessful, cost me a few frigs. Following this I built up a fleet mainly of cobalts and krosovs to take out his newly acquired ice planet, supported by two shiny new light factories at my nearby desert planet. With the help of some mercenary pirates I managed to take out 2 caps and most of redlabs fleet, at which point the game was conceded, presumably as redlab had very little to prevent the inevitable siege.

Here's the link: WWW Link

Feedback/criticism from players at any level is welcome