How To Beat AI that out number you?

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Well, my friends and I have been pretty much bulldozing hard AI on equal playing fields (2v2, 3v3, 4v4 etc)

What we have switched to recently is 5v4, and a game of 4v3. In one of them we are doing alright because we practically wiped one guy out immediately.  I have a feeling this is the key to success, but then its just the same as playing an equal game.

If we are unable to take one AI out early, what is the best way to win a game against the AI when outnumbered?

Reall any general PvE (playing against AI) tactics will do.  We knew enough to beat AI head to head, but we need to be much better than them to win now.

Are hit and runs effective? Can you lure AI into your base to kill them and then take their planets? things like that.

Thanks!

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

Starbases.

AI will run right into your defended planets. Eliminate their fleet then mop up.

Also, I would recommend going to equal number of unfairs as a stepping stone if you're having problems with more AI opponents. You'll get an idea of how to handle more ships than the hard version, but not as many as having an extra opponent.

For general strategies/tips, there is an excellent (pre-entrenchment) guide on this forum which I am too lazy to go find and link at the moment.

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

In essence you need to create/find chokepoints and fortify them. The AI recklessly charges into minefiels, rep-bay forests, fully upgraded SBs etc. etc. Abuse that utter stupidity and you'll be fine against countless AIs ^_^

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

Do you know what this pre-entrenchment guide is called so I can track it down?

I wouldn't know what to look for otherwise!

 

Thanks for the tips so far

Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/301605

Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top

A good solution is to quickly tech up to long range frigates and then rush.  The AI will be producing light frigates, and it will respond to a rush by pumping even more light frigates, which your long range frigates counter.  Whether you defeat them or not, your capital ships will gain a lot of experience and you may quickly get high level abilities.  If you have a Marza that reaches level 6, the AI is pretty much dead meat.  However, a high level Progenitor is also a great asset if it's backing up lots of illuminators.

The AI is pretty decent if you leave it to its own devices, but if you start attacking it, it just doesn't know how to balance its expenditures between military, economy, and tech, and usually just dumps everything into low-level military units and gets killed.

Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top

Awesome, thank you.

There was 1 or 2 things in that post that I had not been doing.