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April 18th, 2003, 04:43 PM
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A general comment.....
I am playing my second game and using TDM for the first time. I am in the 155 turn and I am getting my butt completely kicked. The AI is using small carriers with nasty little fighters and and then these light cruisers with these tachyon canons on them that are eating me alive. I have been beaten back out of two systems so far and they are everywhere.
Oh the joy......
[ April 18, 2003, 15:44: Message edited by: smitty ]
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April 18th, 2003, 05:40 PM
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Re: A general comment.....
Hey, hey! That's pretty good.
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April 18th, 2003, 05:50 PM
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Re: A general comment.....
That's what they call "the TDM effect", I suppose...  |
April 18th, 2003, 08:35 PM
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Re: A general comment.....
...Do what any self-respecting human would do - when all is lost give them the three finger salute! (Ctrl-alt-delete)
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April 18th, 2003, 08:37 PM
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Re: A general comment.....
Use more Point Defense Cannons. Fighters are extremely easy to defeat with just a few PDCs per ship, and maybe a couple of Aegis ships with tons of PDCs and only a few normal weapons.
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April 18th, 2003, 08:52 PM
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Re: A general comment.....
Quote:
Originally posted by smitty:
I am playing my second game and using TDM for the first time. I am in the 155 turn and I am getting my butt completely kicked. The AI is using small carriers with nasty little fighters and and then these light cruisers with these tachyon canons on them that are eating me alive. I have been beaten back out of two systems so far and they are everywhere.
Oh the joy......
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HEHE Welcome to the TDM mod
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April 20th, 2003, 06:21 PM
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Re: A general comment.....
Gotta love TDM, eh? I agree that PDC's are the way to go for protection. If anything, be sure that any planets at risk are quickly cranking out satellites (sp?) or anything with PDC to thin out the assault. I was able to beat back an onslaught reciently by just having a moon with PDC protecting the main planet.
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April 20th, 2003, 11:05 PM
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Re: A general comment.....
me, PDC are my top priority when starting a game. military science is my 1st or 2nd (depending on if i have a racial trait or not) theoretical science i research.
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April 21st, 2003, 02:33 PM
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Re: A general comment.....
Or like me you can play a bit naive and not research PDC or Mines till you run into a race that uses them.
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April 22nd, 2003, 05:08 AM
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Re: A general comment.....
Just an update for everyone....
I was pasted tonight, wiped clean. But great fun to be sure. I am getting ready to start another, TDM of course! Meanwhile I live on in two other PBW games.....
[ April 22, 2003, 04:10: Message edited by: smitty ]
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