newbie questions

[dumbluck]

IF: That can be modded now, ya know. (Or was that in the upcoming patch? I can't remember...)

[Gryphin]

Weapon Platforms can't be recovered?
I belive you can load them on to transports and move them to more vunerable planets.

[minipol]

yeah, that's what i do. i make a light cruiser colonizer with extra cargo space, load up some WP's and off it goes into enemy space. keeps the ai busy while my other frontier systems get a chance to build a decent defense

[Gryphin]

minipol,
Just a philosophical quesiton,
How do you sell this, "load up some WP's and off it goes into enemy space. " to the colonist in question, or do you name the planet, "New Austrialia" and only send criminals there?
/just trying to be humorous.

[kshcsuf]

You guys rock. Thanks for the info. I appreciate your help!!

[tbontob]

Originally posted by Gryphin:
minipol,
Just a philosophical quesiton,
How do you sell this, "load up some WP's and off it goes into enemy space. " to the colonist in question, or do you name the planet, "New Austrialia" and only send criminals there?
/just trying to be humorous.

Actually, that is a good question. I wonder if it because it is all fantasy and we can do what is normally considered terrible things without suffering any guilt.

[Suicide Junkie]

I think of them as military bases, with few actual civilians present.

I had a few of those types of colonies, although they were not cannon fodder... rather they were outPosts attempting to stem the tide of aliens before it hit my core systems. They would have a significant ship/base presence in order to protect the wounded, and to hurt enemies that were capable of wiping out the colony.

They would get wiped out fairly often, so the value was stuck at 0%, but they were mainly needed for the resupply depot and space yards.

[ September 23, 2002, 21:45: Message edited by: Suicide Junkie ]