Oh, this is fun!

dbt1949 · #1 June 12th, 2003, 05:27 PM

It's getting later in the game now. I developed opening and closing warp points early. So now I open a warp to a star system,send in my battle fleet,wipe everyone out and retreat back to my home system,closing the warp points behind me.
I've isolated myself from all the other races.
Sometimes I'll take over and settle the now vacent star system but usually just abandon it.
I guess sooner or later I need to just destroy those systems I don't need.
Of course I'm just doing this against the AI.How would a human player defend against these tactics?

trooper · #2 June 12th, 2003, 05:32 PM

I think he would act the same way...

oleg · #3 June 12th, 2003, 05:33 PM

He will kill you first

If he failed, then you will kill him.

JLS · #4 June 12th, 2003, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by oleg:
He will kill you first If he failed, then you will kill him.

Agreed

The AI might as well, still. If this is the TDM Mod, the AI will get you, sooner or later

dbt1949 · #5 June 12th, 2003, 05:47 PM

Yeh, I was thinking he'd have to copy those tactics as having large defending fleets in all your systems isn't practical.
I guess if it's late in the game and you have the technology you could make a few systems with ring/sphere worlds and have large fleets in those.
I'm playing on the endless winner take all type of victory conditions so that tactic would be possible even tho it'd take hundreds of years I suppose.
Anyrate,it make for a fun game so far.

[ June 12, 2003, 16:48: Message edited by: dbt1949 ]

Fyron · #6 June 12th, 2003, 10:01 PM

If you isolate yourself into a small pocket of the galaxy, you will eventually lose because your opponent will grow much much larger than you. Also, if he builds system graviational shield facilities in all systems and/or 10 WPs per system, you won't be able to get out.