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Vasari would win, on account of Phase Missiles, the Egg, and Kortul. ^_^ And also just lazering a planet and colonizing it instead of blowing it up. ;)

[quote who="Cykur" reply="22" id="2432833"]Yep, old Sova was pretty much only good for embargo rushing on small maps. New Sova is pretty respectable. Unless you are fighting flak early, the new Sova is pretty good. It is trickier to use than the battleships because you have to know how to manage your fighters, but you can have pretty good results with it. [/quote] It wasn't even good at Embargo rushing before due to the ability being bugged after level 1. B

This topic is about eight months old; standards have changed considerably in this period. The new update has changed how the Sova is viewed currently. ^_^

[quote who="P5yy" reply="4" id="2429440"] I remember I got scout rushed by a smurf (and hit badly) , but he was content in making nothing but scouts . I decided to make Starbase in every gravwell because he never capatilised [/quote] If you had the resources to SB all those planets, why didn't you just build up a fleet of LFs and Flak instead? ;) Though there's a fantastic way to counter a scout spam that few people realize... there's a mysterious unit right ne

Remember that also, the ability to move could be considered the Vasari SB's 'super ability'. Like the Argonev has Big Red Button and the Transcendia has Disorientation and Meteor Swarm, but the Orkulus... doesn't really have any super-powerful abilities. Really, I've never had much of a problem against Vasari SBs. The only problem is that SB rushing can occasionally be annoying, but still fairly easy to deal with. The Orkulus is the only SB that even when upgraded, a good fleet can st

That's the appeal of Starbases; they're essentially fortifications that can be placed anywhere. And building in an enemy GW actually takes quite a bit longer. It's actually a favored Vasari strategy to rush enemy planets with their Orkulus. Just give it another chance, and the Starbases really do add an enormous amount of strategy to the game. And for TEC and Advent, they still have to build an SB Constructor in the first place, at a large cost. Vasari again, have it easier with their

I never got the opportunity to play X-Com, but any new turn-strategy is great by me. I can't wait to see this develop. ^_^

Kortul would easily beat the Kol, as Kols are entirely antimatter dependant. Unless the Kol fires off two GRGs and then uses Final Hour to use GRG more, it doesn't have a chance. Otherwise, the Kortul Devastator would take out the Kol Battleship easily. The Radiance Battleship has a bit of a chance against a Kortul, with Detonate Antimatter and Cleansing Brilliance. Though ultimately, I think the Kortul would still win due to Power Surge and Disruptive Strikes. The main proble

[quote who="Wingflier" reply="3" id="2426061"]Thanks for the quick responses guys. I have a friend who plays TEC though. What would his best bet be for taking out the Advent Drone+Guardian strategy? I told him Magnetize but that only seems to have a limited effect against hundreds of strike craft at once. Does he need to do the same thing with flak frigates and fighters? Or does he have some different options than Vasari that can help in this situation.

Flak frigates tear Fighters. The Vasari one; Junsurak Sentinels can be researched with Charged Missiles to clear out Fighters even faster. Also, build a Kortul Devastator and give it Jam Weapons, which will make all their squadrons useless for a period of time. Your own Fighters can then be launched to take out their Bombers. Finally, Ravastra Skirmishers are effective against all support cruisers, but you need them massed to take out Drone Hosts.

Nevermind then. I forgot about that topic. Thanks. ^_^

For balance issues, Illuminators need a slight HP nerf. They're almost completely balanced, but Illuminators are still dominating in Advent fleets, and massing them is still more effective than bringing out Crusaders. And Ravastra Skirmishers need a damage boost. ^_^

[quote who="Ryat" reply="11" id="2424420"] why it is true only 15 dps repaired as opposed to 30 by advent and 40 (after research) for TEC [/quote] TEC Repair Bays actually repair 60 points per second after research, assuming two points are put in Superior Repair. ^_^ [quote who="Agent of Kharma" reply="22" id="2424615"] Overseers suck, and hoshis may be the best support cruiser in the game (by the way, I play vasari). [/quote] <p

[quote who="puffpuff" reply="38" id="2423770"] Sins is a good game too but it doesn't take advantage of the story potential and make a single player game. I was incredibly disappointed about that. After watching the intro video to the game...everything was set up for an amazing story. I thought it was like a newer version of Homeworld...at least until I got the game and realized it didn't have a single player campaign. [/quote] Well, SOASE is he

[quote who="anteachtaire" reply="35" id="2422801"] Wouldn't the end of reliance on oil and its synthetic products be a good thing? [/quote] It would severely damage the oil industry (Obviously ^_^) and thus I'd assume that a few thousand people would lose their jobs at the least... But reducing the amount of oil imports while concentrating on nuclear, coal, and solar power would likely offset this if oil imports and alternate energy sources decreased/increased

Nice update on the economy position. If I may make some additional suggestions, though. Instead of making a fleet of LFs and Scouts, investing in a second capital is often very beneficial for supporting allied fleets later on. Also, I think it's a bit odd that you didn't mention using the econimizer's fleet for raiding other enemies. After all, that way he can be supporting his allies and disrupting enemy feed. ^_^

[quote who="joasoze" reply="5" id="2420394"] Have read about it. Isnt it really HARDCORE? Like I have to spend hours before understanding anything? I have two kids and not as much time as I used to. Could you describe it in a few sentences or is that impossible? [/quote] I've tried it for about a week, and it's just about the most complex game around. Dwarf Fortress is a lot like the Sims... with a bunch of alcoholic, violent dwarf maniacs. It's extremely de

I like the new SC upgrades, but I'd think that actual new SC would be better if they were used to counter specific threats. For example, something like this. Fighter- Counters lightly-armored targets, same as normal. Bomber- Counters heavily-armored targets, same as normal. Interceptor- Counters other SC. Adaptive Fighter- Can damage all targets for decent damage, but doesn't specifically counter any ship. I was thinking about an SC that counters heavy

[quote who="IrationalFear" reply="241" id="2421426"]Chuck Norris doesn't even use capital ships; he uses a scout and a colony ship to win. [/quote] He doesn't even need that; Chuck Norris has won games with a Construction Frigate. Sometimes he even spams them. ;)

Microsoft probably backed out because they realized the commercial ain't funny... like Family Guy for the past five years. ^_^

[quote who="Raging Amish" reply="23" id="2419315"] I'm one of the main proponents of that, and honestly, I understand. I don't force this on players, but I will defend this because the fact is in online play the pace is quicker and just one game can save a player a lot of pain. That's the main reason I do it. If a player's frustrated I save him the pain I went through when I was a newb (back in the days of yore). When I saw the statement I just wanted to defend this teac

[quote who="Raging Amish" reply="19" id="2419137"]I'm gonna take your word for it. I guess a long history of a bugged Devastator makes me hesitant to use it. Time to sample it yet again. BTW, anyone else notice i have 69 karma? [/quote] The Kortul is a fantastic ship. Jam Weapons still isn't good, but Power Surge and Disruptive Strikes makes a fine tank. With a Skirantra, it's almost effectively immortal! ^_^ I don't think it's as good as the Egg as a first capital (Ma

I think that artillery cruisers would be a terrible addition to the game. Having a ship that can be produced en masse and do AOE attacks would just be too powerful. It'd just be too strong. I especially worry about the idea of artillery cruisers because of they could easily become the catapault of Age of Empires. Back then, they had enormous range and just two could devastate entire armies. And Hittite siege engines got an HP boost, making them effectively immortal... and causing a traumatise

Did you Novalith that? XD I used to test-fire my Novaliths right at Pirate Bases. Very cool picture.

With TEC, Repair Platforms are required to research Hoshikos, which don't really count as a defensive structure. ;)