Boarding party questions:

[Iron Giant]

Can one boarding party take over an entire enemy ship if that enemy ship has no boarding partys of its own? If so, that would make it a waste to have more than one boarding party, since they all get used (destroyed) in the process of using them.

Will the AI start incorporating security stations in its designs if you start using Boarding parties against its ships?

[Q]

IIRC crew quarters give some defense points against boarding parties, so you might need more than one boarding party for a baseship or a starbase. But besides that you are right: Too many boarding parties may be a waste.
The AI will only build ships with security stations if instructed in the vehicle design file and without regard if he is confronted with boarding parties or not.

[Fyron]

CQ gives 4 boarding defense. Boarding Parties I gives 5 boarding offense.

[Iron Giant]

Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
CQ gives 4 boarding defense. Boarding Parties I gives 5 boarding offense.

Sooooooo In my current game, I'm up to the top of the level in Boarding parties (level 5 iirc), which would mean, one Boarding Party of level 5 can take over any ship that does not have any defensive security stations and/or boarding parties?

Boarding parties look really powerful right now

[Baron Munchausen]

Why is this surprising? The description says '100 space marines'. I'd say 100 highly trained troops with high-tech equipment like powered armor could handle the crew of a starbase if they didn't have similar equipment.

100 marines today with 'normal' combat equipment could take over a small city, I'd say.

[Elowan]

Originally posted by Baron Munchausen:
100 marines today with 'normal' combat equipment could take over a small city, I'd say.

Except in Arizona I dare say.

[Trajan]

This is useful information about the number of Bording parties needed. I agree with Iron Giant that the bording party option looks much more entertaining now.

[Baron Munchausen]

Heh... I've heard that it's legal to just walk/ride around with your guns strapped on in Arizona. Do that many people exercise their rights? Californians must be paranoid about their nutcase neighbors...

[Wardad]

Our Sheriff, Joe Arpio - the publicity hound, has a tank.

[Fyron]

Boarding parties are especially effective with the proliferation of PPBs on PBW. Many people use armor instead of shields. Armor doesn't have to be knocked out before you can board a ship.