A Questionaire - redux

[AJC]

training facilities impact tactical and strategic combat. Whether you or the AI runs your ships in a battle.

>C. Do you use training facilities and why?

> I haven't used training facilities yet. I almost never let the comp do my battles
> for me, so if i'm not relying on the AI to do my fighting, then there's no point
> in researching Training Facilities.

[Fyron]

Elowan:
This is probably a stupid question, but do you mean "Strategic Combat" and "Tactical Combat", or "Out of Combat" and "In Combat"?

[Elowan]

Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
Elowan:
This is probably a stupid question, but do you mean "Strategic Combat" and "Tactical Combat", or "Out of Combat" and "In Combat"?

Good question. I meant in combat - strategic and tactical, but forgot about LR scanner out of combat.

The frigate question is more general.

[Arkcon]

[quote]Originally posted by Elowan:

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Second part:

1. How far do you research propulsion and why?
2. Do you use training facilities and why?
   

Thanks!

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Favorite Size - Battle Cruiser - biggest/fastest, but you need Battleships and Dreads when you meet opponent Dreadnoughts

Propulsion - all the way, but eventually, not all at once. Solar sail gives you more speed sooner, almost unbalanceing

Training - yeah, it's cheezy, but my ships never gain much experience on their own. I'm all for reducing the max level say to 10-15 %

[AJC]

Originally posted by Elowan:
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Weapon or Facility -- Value/Strategic/Tactical[list=1][*]Long Range Scanners -- NA/_1_/_1_[*]ECM unit -- NA/_10_/10[*]Combat sensor -- NA/_10_/_10_[*]Tractor/repulse beam -- NA/_0_/_0_[*]Scattering armor -- NA/_3_/_3_[*]Stealth armor -- NA/_5_/_5_[*]Cloaking -- NA/_2_/_2_[*]Tachyon (engine destroying) cannon -- NA/_8_/_8_[*]Frigates -- NA/_1_/_1_[*]APB cannon -- NA/_3_/_3_[*]Null space cannon -- NA/_6_/_6_

cloaking is good early on , after that...no point IMO. its too easy to detect and it just drives up the cost and build times on ships. IMO the game needs to add levels to cloaking.

Dreadnought
Size cost build times are decent. Not too slow when it has solar sails and q3 engines. Baseships are slugs in space and slow down a fleet.

qIII - best engine and cheaper than q1 or q2
Always add solar sails

training - always. Need the combat bonuses.

[ September 18, 2002, 00:42: Message edited by: AJC ]

[Baron Grazic]

1. Long Range Scanners -- NA/1/1
2. ECM unit -- NA/10/10
3. Combat sensor -- NA/10/10
4. Tractor/repulse beam -- NA/0/0
5. Scattering armor -- NA/7/7 - For the ECM Bonus
6. Stealth armor -- NA/10/10 - For the ECM Bonus
7. Cloaking -- NA/0/0 - By the time you get cloaking, everyone has Detect CLoaking ability
8. Tachyon (engine destroying) cannon -- NA/3/3
9. Frigates -- NA/1/1
10. APB cannon -- NA/9/9
11. Null space cannon -- NA/10/10

Dreadnaught for the Heavy Mounts with mix Null/APB/Phased weapons & Light Cruiser for Missile Boats

Research L4 Propulsion soon and then trade for the rest in the mid game.

Training - Definitely. Especially if you are Physic

[Grandpa Kim]

Weapon or Facility -- Value/Strategic/Tactical

1. ECM unit -- NA/10/10
2. Combat sensor -- NA/10/10
3. Tractor/repulse beam -- NA/1/1
4. Scattering armor -- NA/8/8 for the defense bonus
5. Stealth armor -- NA/8/8 ditto
6. Cloaking -- NA/5/5
7. Tachyon (engine destroying) cannon -- NA/5/5 a lot higher pre v.1.78
8. Frigates -- NA/4/4
9. APB cannon -- NA/7/7
10. Null space cannon -- NA/9/9
    

Second part:

1. How far do you research propulsion and why? Quantum I except with low tech cost then I will go all the way to III
2. Do you use training facilities and why? Absolutely! I play PBW. They are utterly essential! When I was only playing solo, I never researched them. I did it once and could not make myself wait the 7 turns to full training when I had a juicy target waiting.