I think value of the ship may come into play. Dreadlord transport -- 7 atk, 0 def, 1 hp Ship I build with cargo hull, about 4 speed, survey module, some sensors, some life support -- 1 atk, 0 def, 1 hp When I intercept dreadlord transport with it, the transport dies, it survives
I play the DA campaign now on "normal" with a similar strategy with quite good success, so I can't tell you much about the DL campaign, but I can give some advices... You have to get yourself in a position where you will not be forced on a defensive. Your soldiering should be pretty darn high at some point that AI can not just rush your planet and expect to conquer it with one transport. By the time they try to send a second transport, you should be able to send defenses. I never have m
[Type] [Hull] [xN] [Ad] [B ] [Cs] [Dsen] [Esup] Type - Blank for combat ships, or "Constructor", "Transport"... Hull - Blank for "Default" hulls, but could be "Small", if I made a small hull sporting a constructor module xN - Num modules if more than one for Colony/Transport and similar special-purpose ships. Ad - Damage, for example 12d B - Defense, for example 2sh, or 4arm, or 3pd Cs - Speed, for example 3s Dsen - Sensor strength (where relevant) Esup
nvm... got help on IRC. Sector number is right on top of the screen when you scroll around.
I was just wondering if any of you played thru this mission and know what I should be doing here... It seems that I can just build starbases to extend my reach and get any ship to that position, but the instructions are as vague as in most of other missions :/ I just don't feel like preparing for a full-out war and finding out that my efforts were useless.
I had many issues with overpopulating planets being unhappy, overseeing the overall economic impact of ignoring banks and maintenance costs, so I read a few guides and this is the conclusion I got: o) Your goal in the game is to achieve positive income while maintaining full production! o) When picking race abilities, go for high Economy and Morale bonuses. That seems to be the best combo to help you achieve your goal. o) You reach that goal by by paying A LOT of attention to where y
