Strategy talk: How to use drones

thorfrog · #1 July 30th, 2002, 06:01 PM

I was thinking, Drones are more like torpedoes in SEIV. They can be more distructive and are guided. You could basically make space subs with them if you add cloaking to your ship.

thorfrog · #2 July 30th, 2002, 06:18 PM

Ideas for use of drones:

attack subs (w/ cloak)
Ballistic Missile Sub (w/ cloak)
Distroyer
Anti-fighter/drone frigate

Puke · #3 July 30th, 2002, 09:13 PM

keep them in storage ships or bases without launchers, and transfer them to the ships with launchers to that they will not all be wasted in a single combat.

tesco samoa · #4 July 30th, 2002, 09:18 PM

would they be good for planet capture ...

Ed Kolis · #5 July 30th, 2002, 10:33 PM

No, you can't load troops on them - units can't carry cargo.

Atrocities · #6 July 31st, 2002, 12:08 AM

I have never used drones but say for one game, and they all were shot down by the planets defenses. I had to move the ship into orbit near the planet to launch them. What is the range of a Drone when launched from a base? Can a drone be launched from a base to a planet in another system?