joe6778

How would LOCKED teams affect play if it's a 1v1 scenario? And yes, I did turn pirates off. One of the things that concerns me is that there seems to be a "formula" that needs to be discovered in order to beat the game. It gives the impression that the game is scripted and there's only one way to beat it. What if my style is to out-research the AI in order to win using superior weapons or defense infrastructure instead of using overwhelming brute force for instance? It doesn

Thanks for all the advice and for taking the time to contribute to this thread. I tried another game using some of the suggestions I received here, but before I could even establish a third base, I was attacked by about 40 ships. I was trying to churn out frigates to defend my base, but the attacks just never end. No time to think- just keep building those frigates. But there’s never enough resources available. That’s the nature of this game; t

Thanks for all the advice. I have tried a few of the things mentioned already (built my capital ship factory first, and tried to expand ASAP.) I gave the game another try last night (vanilla SoaSE, 1v1, pirates turned off, normal difficulty) and played for almost four hours. I was able to establish bases on two asteroids and another planet, research was going along well, and I had five capital ships and a number of frigates in my fleet, plus a repair cruiser. I was building

You're right; I should stay away from RTS games (except I really enjoy Hearts of Iron II, Company of Heroes, and Men of War.) If Civilization isn't RTS, then what is it? If the SoaSE AI doesn't cheat, then how is it able to attack with three times the amount of ships that I have, PLUS be able to defend four or five planets when I don't even have enough resources for a moderate sized force and the capability to support/defend ONE planet? I can't even try to expand onto another pla

I'm sure you all love this game, and it got rave reviews, but to me, SoaSE is just a typical RTS game: you take your time doing meticulous research and planning, build up your (moderate sized) fleet, and then get rushed by hoardes of pirates/enemies. You're constantly reeling trying to hold off all these rushes while trying to gather enough resources to maintain a modest fleet. But the AI has no shortage of resources. I just learned the game and started playing the small scenario