Empire, winning the game

[jonov]

I'm playing the empire against a human ( not AI ) opponent. His fleets are beat up and I've destroyed the rebel HQ and captured almost all the main characters except for Mon Mothma. However, I now face the laborious task of chasing down the remaining rebel fleets and checking every damn star-system for Mon Mothma. Meanwhile, the rebel fleets are flitting around bombarding and invading my planets. Any advice to shorten and bring to a conclusion this pain-in-the-butt situation?

[Evaders99]

Nothing you can do really cept bring more forces on him that he can bare. Start taking his systems and denying him resources. Build fleets and blockade his planets, using Interdictors to make sure he doesn't escape. Build up your troops to attack him and defend your borders. Build up your espionage to find his major fleets and destroy them.

 

If you'd had started this earlier, then victory would soon follow. I like to tear him down on multiple fronts before taking out his HQ and blockading his systems. Normally the last one to find is Mon Mothma, but Skywalker easily turns up to fight against Vader and Palpatine.

[Lord_La_forge]

Or simply tell him to surrender He already lost the game. It's only a mather of time now ...

[SOCL]

  Lord_La_forge said:

Or simply tell him to surrender He already lost the game. It's only a mather of time now ...

I wouldn't say that just yet, LaForge. I've seen small events turn the tides of a war in complete one-eighty. . . .

[Jahled]

Yea, just ask any Italian what happened at Cannae!

[SOCL]

  Jahled said:

Yea, just ask any Italian what happened at Cannae!

I'm VERY impressed, Jahled! Most people have no idea what happened at Cannae, much less who Hannibal Barca is and his genius tactics that brought about those events.

 

I sense a history enthusiast walks amongst us. . . .

[Sith_Lord]

Ok you can also build some defenses like kdy-150's to blow his fleet into pieces when he arrives at your planets.

[Sith_Lord]

the KDY-150 is used to disable the fleets, i mean the LRN series

[Lord_La_forge]

You should build them right from the start to avoid such a situation. I'm usually building 2 gencores on my planets, and don't use LNRs or KDYs..

[TK421]

I like Gencore II;s

[Lord_La_forge]

Yes, because they're bether

Anyway, if you have 2 gencore IIs, your opponent can't take the planet, or bomb it to ashes..

[glandry]

  Lord_La_forge said:

Yes, because they're bether

Anyway, if you have 2 gencore IIs, your opponent can't take the planet, or bomb it to ashes..

 

A big enough fleet (with high bombard rating) can take out two gencore IIs.

 

But this may cause you to have only a few `super` fleets. Good for the AI, not sure about a human opponent...

[SOCL]

Then again, a good commando team can easily take out a GenCore or two and the invasion and/or bombardment of the planet begins. Granted, that route takes time, it's still achievable. I only arm VERY important planets with GenCores, the rest have LNRs and LOTS of troops (along with at least 2 Star Destroyers in orbit). That way, if an enemy flet gets past the space defenses, they still have to fight past an LNR (if they choose to bombard) and MANY ground troops. Along with that, I make sure to keep at least 3 squadrons of fighters on the ground and the fleets to full with fighters and troops . . . you know: just in case.

[Lord_La_forge]

LNRs are useless agains human players. Gencores are bether, because, it takes some TIME to sabotage it... Usually my opponent blockades my planet, and stays there a while. That means, he want to sabotage the shields.. he loses time.

Of course you have no chance agains a super fleet or a DS...

I'm always building one super fortress in each sector, that he can't overtake.

[dude21]

I try the same in enemy sectors (planet with 5 shields, 5 LNRs and 10 or more Troops (sullustrians) and a General

[Lord_La_forge]

Me too. It's important to have atleast one planet in an enemy sector...

[SOCL]

I divide the galaxy up for defenses (fleet wise). Every system has at least two Star Destroyers (along with a number of smaller vessels). Then I designate a a system as the capital of that specific sector and put a SSD in orbit, thus all sectors have at least one SSD. Then I divide the galaxy into Oversectors (each consisting of four sectors). I designate a capital system for the Oversector and put a DS in orbit, thus every four sectors there's a DS. Along with that, I create independent fleets and task forces. For example, one such fleet will consist of a SSD, five Star Destroyers, and a few escort vessels. Another may simply be a line of five Star Destroyers and a Interdictor.

 

I also build small, "strike fast" fleets consisting of a single Star Destroyers, an Interictor, and a Lancer (maybe even an Escort Carrier) and I go around raiding Rebel bases. This commits A LOT of fire-power, but not A LOT of man-power, making it quite efficient.

 

Another popular fleet are my colony fleets, which generally consists of either a VSD or two Dreadnaughts, two Star Galleons (or the equal in Galleons of Assault Transports), and a Escort Carrier. This sort of fleet can stand its own against system defense fleets and carries dozens of troops that invade and take the system. I usually employ them in unexplored sectors.

 

I do the same thing for resource managaement, but I've said enough . . . I'll get down from my soap-box now.

[dude21]

Such a big fleet is nearly unaffordable

U must think that your enemy control the half of the galaxie

and u can not afford such a big fleet

[Trejiuvanat]

With REbEd everything is possible.

I usually have four attack fleets... which I coordinate in a series of quick attaks on one sinlge sector.

And of course a huge defense fleet per sector, six fighter squad per system.

[dude21]

Hmm, I stand on great Ground Supported Bomber Squads 20 and more each planet

If the enemy is attacking i try to take out the important capital carrier ships.

Than the enemy fleet has no fighter support remaining because his fighters are flying home and my Task force fleet is attacking him hard with Interdictor / CC7700 Frigatte

[Bill]

I would just keep building ships and keep on pounding him, eventualy he will give up.

[SOCL]

  dude21 said:

Such a big fleet is nearly unaffordable

U must think that your enemy control the half of the galaxie

and u can not afford such a big fleet

Do not make such assumptions, dude21, for I indeed can afford such big fleets. And, that is, without the use of RebEd to assist. The only thing I have done with RebEd EVER is give the Rebels some Imperial vessels, give the Imperials some Rebel vessels, make Thrawn unable to betray the Empire, let Palpatine train Jedi, and buff up the ISDs a tad. Not one of those has anything to do with cost or time to completion for ships. I don't know about you and why you say it's impossible, but I can and do have them raised all the time.

[Lord_La_forge]

Yes, it's possible, but you could win the game with those huge fleets. If you have so many ships, there's no need to defend your systems anymore. Some gencores are enough. . You can quickly bust the rebels out of the galaxy with that stupid AI. (of course it's useful agains a human player..)

[SOCL]

  Lord_La_forge said:

Yes, it's possible, but you could win the game with those huge fleets. If you have so many ships, there's no need to defend your systems anymore. Some gencores are enough. . You can quickly bust the rebels out of the galaxy with that stupid AI. (of course it's useful agains a human player..)

Perhaps that is why I have won more than 90% of my games.

[Lord_La_forge]

So you didn't win them all