Proportions Mod Versions 2.5.2 and 2.5.3 available

[JLS]

Originally posted by dogscoff:

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Yeah, I agree. Neutrals are nothing more than a bonus to the human player.

In the standard game, yes, but not so much in Proportions. Their homeworlds are as good as anyone else's and I have fought long drawn out campaigns against them, because they have to concentrate their defences in one system unlike regular empires who spread themselves thin across many systems.

True, there's nothing to stop you parking a fleet just on the wrong side of their warp point and dumping drones on them, but neutrals in proportions are by no means easy meat.

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Actually all you need is about 6+ Carriers with 40% Fighters, 40% Fighter-Bombers some Anti ship/Base, and 20% Cluster bombers a few Troopships full off infantry. From as much as one sector away from the AI Home World. (assuming your Fighter techs is comparable to there ship/base techs).

Fighters set (Strat Menu) to engage Fighters, Sats and Ships etc. (NOT PLANETS)

Fighter Bombers set default (Optimal Range) or make your own avoiding planets as well.

Cluster Bombers also set (to Optimal range, but there only carrying Cluster bombs only and should have at least one Combat movement (preferred) slower then other fighters.
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1st Wave: Send Fighters and Fighter/Bombers with enough Fighter Bombers (some fighters also if AI CVs are present) to defend the fleet. (Fleet remains on station with relative impunity about a sector away) This wave should take out most to all Bases and Ships the AI has over its home world. How ever you may loose a great deal of your Fighter bombers, unless you avoid engaging planets with them as well. In that wave.

2nd Wave: Launch but do NOT send Cluster bombers with first wave. Time that wave to attack the turn after the first wave. You should have Fighter cover left from the previous turns attack for your cluster bombers. (keep a careful eye on any reinforcement the AI may bring to bare and strike there ships with Fighter-bombers from afar).

Third turn:
With the right amount of cluster bombers getting thru to the Planet (Observe that battle report and/or check the planets Last Unit cargo) you should now be ready to send in your main body with Troop Ships and a few Thousand Infantry (Fleet orders Capture Planet), be sure to have transports from the Home System ferrying troops on a regular bases, it may take in access of 6000-10000 infantry to capture a Home World in fair order.

[ March 04, 2003, 14:56: Message edited by: JLS ]