I'm playing single-player.
The Hive is flanked by me (University) on the West and Datajacks on the right. They've been fighting the Datajacks so long that it seems neither faction is expanding.
I stacked up a small army of 7 units with superior tech, and launch what I hoped to be a BlitzKrieg to snatch a Hive base. I get to the doorstep, but the Hive starts massing forces into that one base. I've lost my useless mind worms and spore launchers even though I'm sitting in Xenofungus. The other units are damaged, but holding ground. I can't get into the base to snatch it! Urgh. This goes on for over 10 turns and I get bored, so I reload back to see if I could have done anything differently.
Second time around, I move some probe teams over while the Treaty with the Hive is in force. I start probing, and check out the cost to Mind Control the bases, and note that they are affordable -- about the same as a few of my infantry units. And I'm close enough to the border that I can snatch a base with a Probe Team without exposing any Probe Teams to attack (distance to base can be covered inside of 1 Turn).
So... my question is: if you have Probe Teams, and if the enemy is vulnerable to Probes, why bother massing an army for conquest?
A strong Probe Team can do Total Mind Control and not even start a Vendetta.
I've decided to Incite some Drone Riots and snatch Hive bases, and have dispersed my infantry to instead Hold new colonies.
The Hive is flanked by me (University) on the West and Datajacks on the right. They've been fighting the Datajacks so long that it seems neither faction is expanding.
I stacked up a small army of 7 units with superior tech, and launch what I hoped to be a BlitzKrieg to snatch a Hive base. I get to the doorstep, but the Hive starts massing forces into that one base. I've lost my useless mind worms and spore launchers even though I'm sitting in Xenofungus. The other units are damaged, but holding ground. I can't get into the base to snatch it! Urgh. This goes on for over 10 turns and I get bored, so I reload back to see if I could have done anything differently.
Second time around, I move some probe teams over while the Treaty with the Hive is in force. I start probing, and check out the cost to Mind Control the bases, and note that they are affordable -- about the same as a few of my infantry units. And I'm close enough to the border that I can snatch a base with a Probe Team without exposing any Probe Teams to attack (distance to base can be covered inside of 1 Turn).
So... my question is: if you have Probe Teams, and if the enemy is vulnerable to Probes, why bother massing an army for conquest?
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I've decided to Incite some Drone Riots and snatch Hive bases, and have dispersed my infantry to instead Hold new colonies.
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