nice change of pace! on your analysis of the downsides of tec it made me consider how in late game enclave could be the superior option with this sort of playstyle. in your games you seem to float andvar but never build the pirate asteroid bases when it could be a good tool for emergency defense. I have never checked but is there a limit on summoning them when you are at maximum fleet supply? also the ~ key above the tab key lets you check future orbits very quickly instead of watching that slow animation. cheers!
Thanks! Yeah I know you mentioned before that the Tilde key helps with checking orbits. I tested it before but for some reason it did not work. I went into the game and changed the key bindings now though, so it should work going forward! About the pirates, I think you are right that it could be nice to hire them for defense. I actually don't know if you can overcap your supply like you can with the freebooters. Gonna try that also! Edit: You do indeed need 100 supply available to call in pirate mercenaries! In any case that is another nice emergency defense tool as you say.
Why didnt you invest more in static defenses at the capital in the first game? With more defenses the homeworkd would have way more hp and more repair platforms and hangars would help the starbase hold longer. You certainly had the resources. Edit: nevermind, i was confused by you still having the lava planet sellected when looking at your homeworld. I would have invested more in fortifying the lava planet though, if only so it would be a better roadblock. Also, instead of reinforcing your main fleet why not just rebuild ships on your homeworld so it had more defenders.
@@volodymyrboitchouk Yes! That was certainly a mistake on my part. I simply did not think about it during the game. Could have had more defenses on the planets leading up to my capital also.
nice change of pace! on your analysis of the downsides of tec it made me consider how in late game enclave could be the superior option with this sort of playstyle. in your games you seem to float andvar but never build the pirate asteroid bases when it could be a good tool for emergency defense. I have never checked but is there a limit on summoning them when you are at maximum fleet supply? also the ~ key above the tab key lets you check future orbits very quickly instead of watching that slow animation. cheers!
Thanks! Yeah I know you mentioned before that the Tilde key helps with checking orbits. I tested it before but for some reason it did not work. I went into the game and changed the key bindings now though, so it should work going forward!
About the pirates, I think you are right that it could be nice to hire them for defense. I actually don't know if you can overcap your supply like you can with the freebooters. Gonna try that also!
Edit: You do indeed need 100 supply available to call in pirate mercenaries! In any case that is another nice emergency defense tool as you say.
@@unoriginalthoughts796 good to know! thanks for doing the science on that one
Why didnt you invest more in static defenses at the capital in the first game? With more defenses the homeworkd would have way more hp and more repair platforms and hangars would help the starbase hold longer. You certainly had the resources.
Edit: nevermind, i was confused by you still having the lava planet sellected when looking at your homeworld. I would have invested more in fortifying the lava planet though, if only so it would be a better roadblock. Also, instead of reinforcing your main fleet why not just rebuild ships on your homeworld so it had more defenders.
@@volodymyrboitchouk Yes! That was certainly a mistake on my part. I simply did not think about it during the game. Could have had more defenses on the planets leading up to my capital also.