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i agree with stealing colony ships, do it mad crazy.

in fact, i think ship stealing could be nerfed a little, because i mad steal ships and then take a 40 ship fleet of some poor bastard AI and beating his own self up with them.

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Bone try that in a PBW game and see how far that will get you. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">This strat has allowed me to get half way up "The Hill" but I'm still yet to wear the Crown. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">would love to! i have not played PBW ever. i was reading that thread today with Slynky and somebody about a PBW game they are in, sounds like so much friggin' fun.

i hope someday soon i have the time to do it. i have played so many hours against the AI i'm probably terrible in a real match of wits.

ship stealing is well accounted for by most PBW players?

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well, a self-destruct device pretty much rules it out, don't it?

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Ship capture only works (on PBW) when it comes as a surprise. It’s too easy to defend against, and the tactic is getting so well known now that many players (me included) puts up the defences automatically.

That said; it’s an important part of a combined arms strategy, together with mines, fighters (or missiles) and stealth armor (Could also put engine destroyers and shield depleters in this Category).

Keep your enemy confused and constantly reconfiguring his ships to counter different threats and fleets and you are halfway to victory http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

You really should try PBW sometimes. It does not have to take a lot of time, but it requires that you can put in time on a regular basis. Some games require making turns every day, but there are also games that only requires one turn a week.

Re: "Physical Strength" racial trait
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Specialty armors don't work on units. Neither do shield regenerators. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">It came to my mind, that does these work in DevNull mod? There is some more specialites for troops and other units than stock game.

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No. The abilities are non-functional in ground combat, as well as non-functional on other units in general.

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Certain abilities of special armors don't work on units. Regeneration doesn't work for organic armor, and shield recharging doesn't work for crystalline armor. The defense bonus of stealth and scattering armors most certainly do work on units. Cloaking works but cause problems. I'm not sure if the 'scanner jammer' ability works or not. Never tested for that.

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Ship stealing is still very effective in a general sense, but most good players won't leave themselves in a situation where you will be able to steal colony ships from them.