Do you cheat?

CaptSpoogy · #1 April 13th, 2001, 10:50 AM

I sadly admit that I like to cheat "a bit" while facing off against the computer.

I think my favourite part of the game is building my fleets and naming my ships. I hate having to constantly upgrade my ships as new tech comes availible so I "quickly" research my way ahead...

Do you know what bothers me? A distant empire that colonizes like crazy. I like to colonize only a few planets here and there but some of these AI colonize every possible site (like 100 planets in 15 systems)! It takes so long to snuff out all those planets!

Suicide Junkie · #2 April 13th, 2001, 05:35 PM

The closest thing to cheating that I do is use tactical combat almost exclusively, and capture/analyse AI ships.

Nothing beats a close-call tactical combat for thrilling roleplay action.

*BLAM**BLAM**BLAM*
"Shields are collapsing, captain! down to 20%!"
"Bring us about! Fire all ripper beams! Ramming speed!!!"
*kaboom*
"reactor overloading! antimatter leakage detected!"
"Sir, the enemy is in retreat, the colony has been sav...."

dmm · #3 April 13th, 2001, 10:35 PM

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Originally posted by suicide_junkie:
The closest thing to cheating that I do is use tactical combat almost exclusively

I like to play the Klingons, who disdain all stand-off weapons and special technologies. In compensation, they are geniuses at tactical combat.

Atrocities · #4 April 13th, 2001, 11:00 PM

I don't cheat, what I do is preform Operation Dirty Bastard. ODB for short. ODB is effectively using the AI's abilities against its self. Simply put, I trade up and anaylize AI ships, I put ships that can blow up stars in all AI systems while I am at peace with them, (We all know peace will not Last) and I send my long range ships out to the max of there supplies exploring, and then trade them off to the AI for better ships thus leaving them to the AI to deal with.

Garet · #5 April 14th, 2001, 02:44 AM

Actually, I don't think I do. I've go so far as to not use tactical combat vs computer players, so they have a fair chance.

mottlee · #6 April 14th, 2001, 04:25 AM

Well.....Cheat.....only near the end when I'm trying to get some ring worlds (sometimes) I use the Tac combat only (unless I am in an OVER KILL) I find I can sometimes wipe emout and take NO damage where the AI will lose 1 or 2 ships I love this game!

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