One thing I never tried was using the ramming ability of certain ships, like the garthian cruiser. So because it can ram, does that mean it takes less damage when going into other ships?
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As for AI the most effective work around to this problem so far is to simply use an American instead, they tend to put up a bit more of a fight than your average Artificial Idiot. ... James McGuigan on rec.games.computer.stars somewhen back in 1998 ...
But make sure you're on true when ramming - the pointy part doing all the work. If you collide from the side, you can have some problems!
I've also had apparently dead-on ramming attacks tweak to the side at the last minute - very distressing.
Best is from the behind (up the drive chute!) in the direction of enemy's travel. That's why the Garthan gets the best thruster as well as the best shield.
I just bought the game but have been playing the demo. Why is it that if I ram someone while cloaked, they always ram me back even while I am cloaked. As a result, unless I have some really good thrusters, I will die unless there's only 1 or 2 large ships.