capturing planets in PBW games

[Slick]

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[ January 26, 2003, 02:40: Message edited by: Slick ]

[tbontob]

Originally posted by dogscoff:
Thanks for the answers. A few more questions:

Do those reload-time weapons work against planets? That would be a great weapon if it could somehow be used during planetary invasion: knock out their guns temporarily and then send in the troop transports.

Oh, and would fighters be counted as attack ships in your earlier responses?

Are fighters considered attack ships?

[Rollo]

yes, fighters count as attack ships in this respect. also troop transports that have weapons but no troops on board.

Rollo

[ January 26, 2003, 14:36: Message edited by: Rollo ]

[tbontob]

This may seem like a silly question, but the emphasis seems to be on the design type "Troop transport".

Can the design type "Pop. transport" be used instead of the design type "Troop transport"?

They can be the exactly the same except for the designation given to them when you create them as a "Pop. transport" or a "Troop transport".

I would think that you could use either one to capture a planet as long as their strategy is set to "capture planet".

But does anyone know for certainty that a "Pop. transport" can be used instead of a "Troop transport"?

[ January 26, 2003, 19:55: Message edited by: tbontob ]

[Wardad]

I use pop transports, sat layers, mine layers, carriers, even warships with cargo containers.

1. It must hold cargo (cargo hold or unit launch)
2. Troops must be in cargo hold.
3. Ship design strategy must be set to capture planets.

[tbontob]

Originally posted by Wardad:
I use pop transports, sat layers, mine layers, carriers, even warships with cargo containers.

1. It must hold cargo (cargo hold or unit launch)
2. Troops must be in cargo hold.
3. Ship design strategy must be set to capture planets.

Thanks Wardad.

I thought that was the case, but just needed to make sure.

And you must be psychic. Because my next question would have been "Can you use another type of ships so long as they have a 'cargo unit'".

Also unit launch is informative.

[rextorres]

It doesn't matter what the designation is - I guess it might mean something, but I've always set my ship strategy manually. As long as you set your fleet strategy to capture planet and your ship strategy to capture planet you should be fine.

There are some quirks, however.

1. If your fleet has missile weapons they may wipe out your target planet before the transport gets there so you have to be aware of that.

2. Also, I put a direct fire weapon on the transport so that the ship doesn't run for the hills if there is a wp on the planet.

3. If your daring, especially in the early game, you can put armor and shields on your transport and set the capture planet strategy to not fire on planets. That will make sure that your ships don't wipe it out before they get there.