Now that I know it's possible to win, I'll be playing for a while. [e digicons]:grin:[/e] I'm excited to try out that same strategy the AI used against me as the Advent myself. I haven't been online yet, but at some point I'll definitely give it a shot. When I can beat multiple Hard AIs, I'll probably venture out.
So, I did it. Thank all of you for the advice. I managed to start winning some fights through some slightly different fleet composition. I ditched all my bombers, and went all fighters, increased my ratio of kodiaks to about 60%, and built a second Kol to go with my Akkan and Dunov. In the fight, I micromanaged flak burst and magnetize, turning all other autocasts off until I managed to kill the majority of the bombers. But that wasn't enough. They still had
Incidentally, I'm running 1.05.
Well, the AI's been demolishing me with a fleet of carriers and defenders, throwing up huge amounts of shielding I have to get through and destroying me with the greater numbers of fighters and bombers. The illuminators, crusaders, and capital ships do the rest.
The vibe I get from many of you is that you seem to be trouncing the AI on hard, or even unfair. Some seem to think the AI is just dumb... well, I'm wondering at this point if it's even possible to break a deadlock with the AI on hard. I've never done it before, and on my best run at it, I still can't make any headway. Here's the scenario. I'm TEC, AI is advent. Small, 2 player map, enemy AI is researcher. I own the majority of the pl
