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RonLugge
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Reply #51 February 9, 2008 10:30:50 AM
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if it does attack a planet, which the Ai has a amazing ability to know exactly when your fleet leaves,


You may notice its (frequent) scouting runs? Each of the three races has a technology to keep an "eye" on the system without being seen. TEC have the orbital cameras, the Vasari have phase cloak, and the Advent have "lingering presence". Betcha the AI uses that... a lot.

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ManSh00ter
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Reply #52 February 9, 2008 12:34:47 PM
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That is possible. I am playing on a custom 40 star map with 9 hard AI opponents and so far have witnessed at least two power shifts. First they were all proposing blowing up the strongest guy on the block who just happened to be allied with me; but as soon as one of them got hit in the teeth harder than usual, they all sort of shifted focus, backstabing bastards that they are. Reminded me of sharks.

I also know for sure at least four of them have allied with another faction. So theoretically it is possible they have all signed peace accords, or that you are simply so powerful they see you as their greatest threat.
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Reply #53 February 9, 2008 1:01:43 PM
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Well its all about if devs wants to have fun/frustrating game. Nobody wants to play a chasing game... some guys can tell i must get used to it, but hell no! games are about relax and have fun, not learn a strategy which is boring/frustrating. Im a fan of epic fights too... look on screens from the game... big fleets against each other -> thats what people wants. I dont want only criticise, its very good game.. but needs debug a little
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Reply #54 February 9, 2008 1:21:47 PM
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heh, no such thing as a boring strategy, if there is then its not strategy ;
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Reply #55 February 9, 2008 1:28:38 PM
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Didn't read over the whole thread, but why not just nuke them with a bunch of super weps? In my experience the AI died when we took out all of their planets, we didn't even have to go in and finish clearing them out. If you are TEC at least, you can just nuke their planets with novalith cannons and be done with it.
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Reply #56 February 9, 2008 2:03:30 PM
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The Novalith and its counterparts are well done. There's nothing to complain except perhaps the missing easy accessability via the empire tree. In my current game with 6 star systems I have just conquered my neighbour and used his more remote worlds to build 6 of the Advent siege weapons and set them on auto fire. They do not only fire at planets in their own system but at other systems too.
The result is quite nice: my offensive fleets are liberating another system from a player who has expanded to that system while my siege weapons spread the cultural glory of The Advent to his home system, slowly taking it over. His central worlds are already down to 50-60%. I think he has about 15-20 minutes before his forward colonies will stand alone before the combined might of my fleets.
All he could do against that would be to fight a way through the choke points (2 to get them all) + my defensive fleet and proceed to destroy the siege weapons and the colonies (so I don't just build replacements). And all that with already an severely disrupted economy in his home system and my fleets at his front door. In other words: He has already lost thanks to the siege weapons.
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Reply #57 February 9, 2008 11:44:35 PM
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The Novalith and its counterparts are well done. There's nothing to complain except perhaps the missing easy accessability via the empire tree.


Personally, I find their un-counterable nature... highly annoying. I wish the devs had thought more in a "SupCom" style than a "C&C" style.
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Reply #58 February 10, 2008 4:43:54 AM
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Well, the only counter against a siege weapon spam is never to let an opponent get enough resources and tactical slots to build them. Keep up the pressure. Though I have to admit that this can be difficult and sometimes impossible especially in large Multiplayer games.
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