Cobramk3

Well, as expected, you guys know this game far better than I'll ever do. For me, this is a totally alien (pardon the pun) genre. More suited to FPS/Action. As for Civ, yes I know it's a TBS, but the rudiments are similar - more so than what I'm used to. Anyways, Thanks for all your help folks, the SB is the problem - sorry for lack of info, but you guys have assessed the situation brilliantly! Will start a new game and use the info you have given me and hop

Thanks Zombie, I think I understand. Will give it another go and restrict my researching to those that benefit missile damage. It's a great game, but requires a lot of micro-management. (Unlike Civ3, that was my first RTS, but I had more time to determine what and where - this is quite different and I'm not used to these types of games, so I find it a bit overwhelming) I think that as long as I restrict my research to missile damage and those ships that utili

thanks for that Ryat. Much appreciated. But what tech should I be researching? I already had researched all the techs needed to increase the power of missiles and lasers, but it didn't seem to help much - well, apart from making me use up all my money lol

Ok folks, I've had the game for a few weeks now, Trinity pack btw. Played a few 1v1 matches on small random map and all in all, been holding my own (playing TEC). I'm able to colonize most of the star map, but here's the thing - I can't seem to get the last couple of planets, the AI just keeps destroying my ships. It doesn't matter jow many I send in, it's still not enough - example, I had 6 Cap ships (2 Akkon, 2 Kol, Sova & Mazra), 3 of each cruiser, and nearly 40