mp 1v1 small maps - Which cap ship first?

I prefer to go with the main battleship first. That is just because I like big beefy cap ships and spend a couple extra resources on a small colonyship rather than have 50 fleetcap taken up by an oversized coloniser. But it depends on the race, some of the colonyships have really nice abilities.

Carrier or Colonizer Cap. Only Carrier for the Vasari, and get both bombers.

Otherwise, use colonizer capital ships. It may be quicker, but needs an escort, which takes longer to cpture ships.

So do Vasari

Nooooo, you get your battle ships.  Lol, just go get them, you will be in battle constantly. In small maps, what are you waiting for?  Til your colonize abilities hit 3rd level and no where to use them?   

I choose what make my fleet last longer: The mother ship for advent and the carrier for Vasari.

I'd go with Marza or Sova for TEC.  Sova rush ftw, Marza has the most firepower.  The other ships don't shine until higher levels, and on a small map, the game might be done before they even get to those higher levels.

For Advent, i dunno lol.

For Vasari, Space Egg.  Colonize + Nano-Disassembler, which rapes the enemy's capship.

Actually, you ALWAYS get the colonizer on large maps when you need to rapidly expand.

Tactics become so diverse on small maps that there is no right answer.  Different small maps even have different tactics.  It all comes down to play style.  One player might want to try to expand fast, and another will immediately start building a fleet built around a battleship or a siege capital.  I will say this...if your enemy invests their money in colonizing 3 worlds and you spend most of yours on a fleet and immediately attack their homeworld, they are probably in trouble.

You're gonna have to figure out which ship you like the most for your playstyle.  

On Small maps, I tend to make:

TEC:  Marza...sometimes a Kol

Advent:  Progenitor....sometimes a Radiance

Vasari:  Evacuator....sometimes a Kortul