[Arkcon]

Originally posted by geoschmo:
What he can do is be building a new system shield and scrap the old one two turns before it's done to limit his exposure. However, if you are prepared that will be enough time to get him.

You can have a large fleet or two standing by waiting to attack. Have a warp point opener ready and give it the open warp point order every turn. This way your warp opener can open a point going in at the same time his opener is opening a point going out. At the worst the point opening cause him to change his mind about sending his raiding fleet out. At best he still sends them and your fleet has free romp of his no longer protected system. Takes patience, but works great.

Geoschmo

That is the answer to this complete isolationist. You have one or two turns to enter his space. Have several fleets ready. Some ideas for fleet composition:

• Big weapon heavy ships
  
• Smaller ships - with specialized weapons, the null space cannon, engine destroyers
• Plenty of supply ships, not just a few quantum reactor ships, you might lose those
• Space yard ships and repair ships
• troop ships, enough to take on a few large worlds
  
• Colony ships - glass a small planet and setup a resupply/shipyard planet
• Medical bays - level 5 to tend to plague bombs
  
• Drone carriers - glass a dozen tinys and make his people riot.

Basically, his isolationisim could be to you benefit as well. Especially if his big secret plans were anticipated and defeted without you seeing them.
Ohh, I forgot, Aegis Cruisers - point defence heavy ships for defence against his drone stockpile