New to the game and Overwhelmed. Any hints?

[TerranC]

>note that your best first line of defence are weapon platforms, because they are cheap and cost no resources (?) to maintain.

First and Last line of defense. Of course, platforms can't move so a few missle (Make sure you fit missle) escorts are invaluable.

>and you can fit quite a few even on small planets.

1 on a domed tiny planet to much more.

>Research point defence as a maximum priority; it's good against seekers and fighters. Armor adds considerably to the useful lifespan of everything you build as it takes damage first, and is quick to research.

It will also help you traverse dangerous warp points safely as your armor gets fragged first.

>Ditto shields.

Inadvisable. In order to research shileds, you will need to research physics; which is 50000 RP. And after that, by the time you have decent shileds, people start to get Phased Polaron Beams, which overpower most midlevel Anti-Proton Beams and skip shileds. Try to focus on Armor first then shileds once people start getting decent direct fire weapons.

>Upgrade your units with every tech so that when you scrap old ones you don't scrap 5 of the same when you jettison cargo to make space for improved models.

You CANNOT upgrade units. You CANNOT scrap units.
What you can do is jettison them.

Well, that's enough nitpicking.

[ May 25, 2002, 22:43: Message edited by: TerranC ]