Advent Starbase: Culture Upgrades

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I was playing around in a 1v1 multiplayer with a friend to test the sync issue and some defensive structure arrangements. For the hell of it I made a starbase with maximum alligance and culture upgrades. The planets culture spread rate was a 26 points per tic (full culture research, and a communications structure was present in the garav well). Suprisingly after about 30 minutes my adveraries negboring planet's allegance was lost. My culture quite literally ran roughshod over the 2 nearby planets. In small games I doubt this would be particularly usefull but in longer ones it might give the Advent a new edge. The game I was playing was in no way realistic but I was wondering if anyone has had success using the Advent Starbase's culture upgrade verses the AI. 

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

The Transcencia wouldn't probably be able to pull that off on its own though.

That would be the perfect way to attack with a Starbase: build it next to your enemy and bring in the intimidation factor. They would have to deal with the Starbase or face the consequences. Culture war and propaganda go well together with the idea of entrenchment.

Culture is really easy to fight as it is but it would be great if you could at least lower an enemy planets allegiance even if you couldn't flip it.

Here's to hoping Starbases will be able to pull off an effective culture attack in the final build of Entrenchment.

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

but I was wondering if anyone has had success using the Advent Starbase's culture upgrade verses the AI.
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the AI's had success against me, though...

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