Advent are the kings of spamming (as far as I've seen)... that is, Illums and Carriers will get you far... until you're countered, but by that time (at least for AI) it's too late for your foe.

But, IDK, I'm a TEC myself.

(^) Koda0

The trinity is Radiance - Rapture - Progenitor. Trinity = ability synergy.

1) Radiance uses Animosity to force focus fire on itself

2) Rapture uses Vengeance on Radiance to retaliate the focus fire damage

3) Progenitor uses Malice to propagate retaliated focus fire damage

It sounds more effective on paper than it actually is.

If you're having trouble with a Vasari player... well... actually, what does his fleet look like/is composed of?

Guardians and Aeria's might and should help, but it would help us more if we knew what you're up against.

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Also remember to push your illuminators forward so that he can't focus fire easily and you can maximise the damage you're doing with the side-facing weapons. That is how illums and the likes are able to counter the more powerful direct-fire weapons like phase missiles.

Well to reach the first culture tech for Advent you need two Temples of Harmony, which leaves you rather weakened in the beginning if you're rushed or facing Vasari. On the other hand, if you go for two Hostility Temples you're leaving yourself woefully unprepared for the mid game since you have to spend extra resources for Volcanic/Ice planet colonisation rather than getting them right off the bat.

Personally I go for 1-1 hostility/harmony because it gives me the first tier upgrades for my ships (a must have for Advent since Disciples are weaker than their TEC/Vasari counterparts in the beginning) and allows me to go either way depending on the opposing player: another harmony temple for non-rush, hostility for quick tech to carriers if I am (since I generally have the bad luck to face Vasari players early on in the game and they get tier 1 LRMs).

His fleet contained a mix of all his available ships. 5 or 6 overseers, 4 subverters, at least 10 assailants, 6 skirmishers, 10-12 sentinels, and 5 transporters with nothing but fighters.

Now, a huge part of the problem, I realize, is that I let him outnumber me. I had about 6 aerias, 12 illums, 10-12 defense vessels, 4 guardians, 6 disciples, and a halcyon. Also, thinking back, he'd hit the planet with a kostura so my repair bays were off.

I guess my big question though is, assuming that I had an even amount of ships, what can I do about how quickly he kills a cap? It only took about 10 seconds to kill it, and with the overseers it didn't seem like I killed any of his assailants.