The Ship Class You Use Most

Atrocities · #1 January 17th, 2001, 02:28 AM

I have noticed as I play through my games that there is one ship class that I use more than others. Any one want to venture a guess as to what it is?

Ok, good guess, Colonizers.

I use them the most. I don't know about you all, but it seems the colonizers are the ships that get used in just about every turn of the game. Kinda odd when you think about it. Here you are trying to conqure the galaxy, and your primary ship is a colonizer. Actually, its ironic.

Just a rant courticy of PCP. (No, not the drug.

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pathfinder · #2 January 17th, 2001, 02:39 AM

hehe, prolly same here or escorts.

apache · #3 January 16th, 2001, 07:37 PM

Not me. I use colony ship hulls only through the first part of the game. Once I get to light cruisers though, I upgrade my colonizers and make them faster, longer range, and higher capacity colonizers. Can even mount defensive stuff if needed.
But this does not necessarily mean CLs are the most used. I put most warship production into battle cruisers, but my support, stellar manipulation, and pretty much any other miscellaneous ships are primarily standard cruisers.
So for me, I use the 3 cruiser hulls the most.

HAL · #4 January 16th, 2001, 08:11 PM

Warships - Battle Cruisers without a doubt.

Civilian - Small Transports. I am always moving things about.

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Nyx · #5 January 16th, 2001, 08:22 PM

Out of curiosity. My stellar manipulation ships tend to be frigates, just engines, crew, and one component each. How many other people try to minimize ship size like that?

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WhiteHojo · #6 January 16th, 2001, 08:54 PM

Nyx - I used to do the minimum size thing on Warp ships, Planet makers, etc. But got tired of having to return to a shipyard to make repairs so I upped the ship size to hold a repair unit & fill any extra space w/supply units. The extra cost is offset by the extra freedom. - I think I use a Lt. Cruiser design...

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