Gameplay tips & tricks

[douglas]

Alienboy said:
I just wanted to know more about them. They generate 5000 shield points for the planet. Are weapons platforms also protected by them or does the 5000 shield points apply to the planets only? [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Flag_NewZeland.gif[/img]

I assume you're asking about Massive Planetary Shield Facilities. The 5000 shield points protect everything on the planet, including weapon platforms, but it's non-phased shields so Phased Polaron Beams ignore them.

[narf poit chez BOOM]

Pretty much the only special ruins tech that most everybody thinks doesn't suck is neural networks.

[Slick]

I haven't done formal testing, but through game experience, I think that fighters over a planet just might help happiness. My general way to overcome a rioting system (such as when another empire surrenders) is to gang up all available ships to a single planet, get it to stop rioting and then build an Urban Pacification Center on it (maybe after some troops).

There have been a few cases where I only had fighters available to do this and I was able to overcome riots. The happiness effect may have been due to other things such as battles won elsewhere, etc. That being said, it appears to me that fighters do positively affect happiness.

[Alienboy]

Slick said:
I haven't done formal testing, but through game experience, I think that fighters over a planet just might help happiness. My general way to overcome a rioting system (such as when another empire surrenders) is to gang up all available ships to a single planet, get it to stop rioting and then build an Urban Pacification Center on it (maybe after some troops).

There have been a few cases where I only had fighters available to do this and I was able to overcome riots. The happiness effect may have been due to other things such as battles won elsewhere, etc. That being said, it appears to me that fighters do positively affect happiness.

Hey, thanks Slick, I had a hunch they (Fighters) would affect the happiness thing, just wasn't sure. Will try what you have mentioned and see if I get similar results. [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Cheese.gif[/img]

[Alneyan]

narf poit chez BOOM said:
Pretty much the only special ruins tech that most everybody thinks doesn't suck is neural networks.

Actually, it sucks big time, as it is said not to work. At all. Douglas tested it under the latest patch, and found out it was about less useful than 30kt of cheese

[TurinTurambar]

narf poit chez BOOM said:
Pretty much the only special ruins tech that most everybody thinks doesn't suck is neural networks.

Massive Shield Depleter does not suck.

[Alienboy]

TurinTurambar said:

Massive Shield Depleter does not suck.

Does too suck, better off having a Cargo facility with heaps of extra Weapons platforms,... well, I reacon anyway!!?? [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Flag_NewZeland.gif[/img]

[Wolfman77]

Alienboy said:
Does too suck, better off having a Cargo facility with heaps of extra Weapons platforms,... well, I reacon anyway!!?? [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Flag_NewZeland.gif[/img]

Your thinking of Massive Planetary Shield Generators. And yes I believe that in stock, 1 large weapons platform full of shields will give you more damage resistance. Although they can be of use at the beginning of a high reaserch cost game, as it takes a while to get more powerful shields.

Massive shield depleaters on the other hand can be very useful if your enemy uses alot of shields. I've needed them a few times.

[Alienboy]

Lol,.. your correct, I was refering to the massive planetary shields. It was 4am in the morning then and I should have given up long before then,... lol.

[Wolfman77]

lol... We've all had those nights. And when SEV comes out, we will havewhole weekends.