Conquering planets.

[Phoenix-D]

Drop Troops the *ability* does nothing.

Drop Troops the *order* is required for any invasion.

[Randallw]

Originally posted by Abdiel:
So does anyone know if troops armed fully with shields are obsolete now?

Abd.

My understanding is that Troops, like fighters, as units merely add hit points (or whatever they are called) by adding shields. The shields merely help them Last longer.

[Abdiel]

That, yeah. But shields do count as shields since small PPBs still ignore them.

My question was: Can you build troops with only shields, and by loading them into the transport in some order, make them get hit first by the militias? I read that it was possible, but haven't managed to do it yet.

Abdiel

[Randallw]

I don't know about that but what I would like to know is if the first transport you put in the fleet is the first transport to drop troops. I had 2 transports, one full and one half full. the half full transport dropped first and the small amount of troops lost. If I placed the full transport first, would it drop a full load which might Last long enough to be reinforced by the second wave?

[Raging Deadstar]

Originally posted by Abdiel:
That, yeah. But shields do count as shields since small PPBs still ignore them.

My question was: Can you build troops with only shields, and by loading them into the transport in some order, make them get hit first by the militias? I read that it was possible, but haven't managed to do it yet.

Abdiel

I think you must build X ammount of troops with only shields (X being how many you think is nessercary There is no such thing as Overkill (who'll spot the reference? )) And load them on to your trnasport, then load your troops with weapons and they should drop the shielded troops down first and they'll get pounded.

Numerous troop transports loaded with them is the best tactic: superior numbers.

[Abdiel]

thing is, that was what i did. I even tried the reverse. shield troops first in, Last in, it didn't seem to matter. I only lost units with weapons. Even when the shield troops were the first displayed in the ground combat screen, the second box (weapons dudes) numbers dropped only.

bah but not that it matters, one or two lost per planet is a small sacrifice for a brand new load of facilities and everything. and in one turn the new planet could build them back and more!

[Fyron]

Try placing a single weapon on the shield troops. There might be something that makes unarmed troops always hit Last.