Defences

[Rebel_Admiral_Rampallion]

do you use ground based turbolasers and shield generators? how many and why?

[Paul]

I tend to put 2 gencores (I or II) on important planets followed with 1 or 2 turbolasers to ward off rebel attacks. Of course that is not enough, you must back it up with troops and fighters.-GM Conway

[Lord_La_forge]

I don't use turbolasers at all. In fact, I sell all of them at day 1.

My choice: 2 gencores with a good garrison. + a general on important planets.

[mawshiye]

When I play the AI, I find that all I need is one LNR. So long as I can prevent it from being sabotaged, the AI never even bothers blockading the planet, let alone bombard it or invade

[Krytos]

In my latest game I've been trying to build two gencore IIs on most worlds, well at least the core worlds.

Earlier in the game I was also building LNRs on planets, those that were left after sabatage missions and by the time LNR IIs were available were upgraded. Still, they've proven useless so far - if the planet has one and shields the AI wont bombard it

 

I think I'll stick to just GenCore's

[Lord_La_forge]

In my latest game I've been trying to build two gencore IIs on most worlds, well at least the core worlds.

Earlier in the game I was also building LNRs on planets, those that were left after sabatage missions and by the time LNR IIs were available were upgraded. Still, they've proven useless so far - if the planet has one and shields the AI wont bombard it

 

I think I'll stick to just GenCore's

 

 

My point exactly. But I have to try the thing with the LNR only. A bigger fleet controllad by the AI should bombard such planet too...

[Rebel_Admiral_Rampallion]

my norm is two gencoreIIs and a LNRII

my most important gets 5 Gencores and 5 LNRIIS(when possable)

[spaceguy19]

hmm...well I am new here (yay) but I'm not new to Rebellion. When i play the AI I never waste time or resources on planets that are not that important. I just build a small fleet usually of the top 3 ships (with the rebs this is bulwark, dauntless and liberator) plus a grav gen. And then keep one in every sector.... its not that hard to catch a small fleet, and if its a big one sheilds and LNRs are not going to help too much anyways.

[Vegetagoogle]

Hmm.. I use lots of detectors, a death star shield and a Death Star.

[Darth_Rob]

I always slap two shield generators on each planet. I only use a turbolaser to protect Coruscaunt and my prison system (usually Kessel )

[DarthTofu]

Depends on the stage in the game. When I'm playing as Imps on hard or something and I have to battle for Coruscant ( ) I build the LNRs, just because they're cheap and fast and the AI won't attack when they're there. Later on I build Gencors for important places, but I never really use garrissons. If it's a ship/building/resource/troop production planet, I just place a small fleet there.

[DarthTex]

From my experience with the (incompetent) AI , it never bombards a system with a LNR or KDY battery, or a Gen Core (they don't prevent the AI from assualting though!). So I don't waste time or material building them, with certain exceptions. Coruscant or Rebel HQ gets a minimum of three Gen Gores (and maybe some LNR batteries for the hell of it), any "super" training facility system (and sometimes super CY systems. I don't waste system resources on super shipyard systems, they usually have enough firepower floating around to prevent attacks, if the AI knows where they exist . Besides, I want as many shipyards as possible). Any system the AI tends to bombard in raiding tactics gets a Gen Core. With a good garrison and General on important systems (with Gen Cores), these systems aren't going to the enemy without a good fight!

 

On other systems that have Gen Cores or LNR's that get sabotaged, I usually don't replace them unless they're an important system, or I have CY's with nothing to do.