Understanding battle strategies...newbie question

[tesco samoa]

i don't know then...

I usually attack planets with troops and if I have no troops I blockade it...

And If I want to gas it then I gas it...

The battle tatics is an area that is the least understood area of the game.... I think most players have about 5 tatics that they understand and stick with it.

Point blank against talismans.
Don't get hurt to blockade
Max weapons for Missles
Capture planets for troop transports
max or optimize range against none talismans...

I hate gassing planets by mistake as well...

I do have a few variations of the above tatics... But they do not stray too far...

Also I have my ships break formation on everything... There is a really old thread explaining why i do that... Sorry do not remember what it is called...

[Spoo]

Wonder where that phrase came from...a horse cannot talk?

Mr. Ed can talk.

I say go ahead and send MM your message. It never hurts to ask.

[tbontob]

I say go ahead and send MM your message. It never hurts to ask.

Hey...the first positive response

[tbontob]

About the scenario I presented...

What I suspect is happening is this...the computer for some reasons decides that the fleet movement orders are impossible to carry out and reverts to the light cruisers movement orders.

Is the above true?

And why?

Is the reason, "I have a weapon, so I should attack?"

[tbontob]

tesco samoa says:

The battle tatics is an area that is the least understood area of the game.... I think most players have about 5 tatics that they understand and stick with it.

Hmmmmmmmmm

Wouldn't it be nice to know the workings of the strategies menu so as to allow a more flexible response?

[tesco samoa]

It would indeed...

[tbontob]

Just discovered the "New Poll" button!

So, I have decided to take a poll on who is interested/disinterested in having MM give us information on the Strategies Menu.

What we do next will depend upon the results.