Research Strategies

[raynor]

I like the PPB also. But the very first thing I research is Construction and then Fighters. Rather than build storage facilities, I use the spare resources to build fighters at all my planets that have finished building facilities.

I think fighters are great, cheap defense. Then, you load 90 of them onto a light carrier and go attack the other players.

[Jason2]

I start by researching Planetary Weapons, Tractor Beams and Stellar Harnessing... ok, I'm full of it.

I tend to always research: Missiles, Depleted Uranium Cannons, Armor, Shields, Propulsion, Point Defense - with the 100,000 start this means I have a basic warship at my immediate command while I prepare. I then research ships up to Light Cruiser and then focus on DUC and PD, and then Armor and Shields. Then I do whatever is current for the ongoing game

Jason2

[raynor]

You are the third of fourth person who has talked about researched the Depleted Uranium Cannon. I've never researched them. Are they pretty potent for their research cost?

[Sinapus]

Depleted uranium cannons are pretty good early in the game and make a nice secondary weapon later on. Or if you want something to shoot at the enemy in between reloads on your heavier weapons it is decent.

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[Daynarr]

Depleted Uranium Cannon packs most punch for the buck. It is the cheapest tech in the game and level 5 has damage 40 40 40 40 40. It's something all right.
You have to go much further in APB and other weapons research to beat that DUC, so it is a must for beginning of the game.