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I gave up on them you just can't take them out. I was doing a NON tec win so with out killing the other races just could not end the game. So I switched to trying out Dark Avatar and none of those pirate problems are in there at all. There are less pirate ships and what does show up you can take out like other normal fleets. So I guess it is just a bug with the Dread Lords add on. Thanks for the help though guys it is apreciated from this new guy. Although did run into

I also just bought the whole package of the games. Decieded to start with the begining of them and to learn doing a custom game. But these Pirates are keeping me from winning that first game. I have only attacked the pirates in areas where I have military star bases. After they defeat my fleets they then take out the star bases. As I said it's nuts. They only use beam type weapons and so I have the shilds on the ships as high as possable for defence and then have Black hole to

Okay here is the problems related to my not being able to beat them. First the pirate fleets that show up have a fleet count of 24 to 25 ships. I can only form fleets as high as 7 ships in the dreadknot class. Their defences are off the scale in all areas. Their beam weapons are off the scale in strength. I am maxed out in reasearch in the game for the Terrens. I have 153 shields on each ship so with 7 n a fleet it is off the scale. I have off the scale