What are the techs (if any) you will detour off the IA Bee-line for, and why?
Announcement
Collapse
No announcement yet.
Breaking the IA Bee-line
Collapse
X
-
Breaking the IA Bee-line
"They’re lazy troublemakers, and they all carry weapons." - SMAC Manual, Page 59 Regarding Drones
"Without music, life would be a mistake." -- Friedrich Nietzsche
"If fascism came to America it would be on a program of Americanism." -- Huey Long
"Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to greater danger. It works the same in any country." -- Hermann GoeringTags: None
-
Bioengineering for rectanks if playing as Morgan (you can rush them in the first 2 bases with starting cash reserves)
Otherwise MAYBE run to SotHB with Uni to often hit IA quicker (with good diplo)
Or if the start terrain contains no 'liths then I might pick up Centauri Eco for those formers.
Otherwise its ALWAYS race to IA.
-Jam1) The crappy metaspam is an affront to the true manner of the artform. - Dauphin
That's like trying to overninja a ninja when you aren't a mammal. CAN'T BE DONE. - Kassi on doublecrossing Ljube-ljcvetko
Check out the ALL NEW Galactic Overlord Website for v2.0 and the Napoleonic Overlord Website or even the Galactic Captians Website Thanks Geocities!
Taht 'ventisular link be woo to clyck.
-
Forgive my stupidity, but is IA Industrial Automation? If so, why is it so important to get that? Hab complexes to get above 7 pop quickly?
Sorry for being so uneducated, but I just started playing SMAX again, and dont have the tree in front of me.....
Comment
-
Yes. If I have a couple of 'liths, or a rolling/moist/river tile or two, then its not a problem. If you know what you're doing with the Uni or Morgan you can get IA before you plant the 5th base.
-Jam1) The crappy metaspam is an affront to the true manner of the artform. - Dauphin
That's like trying to overninja a ninja when you aren't a mammal. CAN'T BE DONE. - Kassi on doublecrossing Ljube-ljcvetko
Check out the ALL NEW Galactic Overlord Website for v2.0 and the Napoleonic Overlord Website or even the Galactic Captians Website Thanks Geocities!
Taht 'ventisular link be woo to clyck.
Comment
-
Originally posted by RX2000
Forgive my stupidity, but is IA Industrial Automation? If so, why is it so important to get that? Hab complexes to get above 7 pop quickly?
Sorry for being so uneducated, but I just started playing SMAX again, and dont have the tree in front of me.....
Comment
-
Originally posted by Jamski
Yes. If I have a couple of 'liths, or a rolling/moist/river tile or two, then its not a problem. If you know what you're doing with the Uni or Morgan you can get IA before you plant the 5th base.
-Jam"They’re lazy troublemakers, and they all carry weapons." - SMAC Manual, Page 59 Regarding Drones
"Without music, life would be a mistake." -- Friedrich Nietzsche
"If fascism came to America it would be on a program of Americanism." -- Huey Long
"Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to greater danger. It works the same in any country." -- Hermann Goering
Comment
-
No. I just wait until IA (2118-20) or so before the roads come. At that point I have 5 bases, all with rectanks, and I'm running FM. Then each base pops a crawler (on a river for 2ecs), while I rush through Cent Eco, then each base builds a former, the crawlers go on the forests made, and then the ICS goes wild.
BUT!
Very often the start area doesn't have enough 'liths or specials or rivers, so I'm forced to take formers early.
With a poor-research faction (which I rarely play) I'll take formers FIRST though, as IA is a LONG way to go, and I may as well speed my ICS first.
-Jam1) The crappy metaspam is an affront to the true manner of the artform. - Dauphin
That's like trying to overninja a ninja when you aren't a mammal. CAN'T BE DONE. - Kassi on doublecrossing Ljube-ljcvetko
Check out the ALL NEW Galactic Overlord Website for v2.0 and the Napoleonic Overlord Website or even the Galactic Captians Website Thanks Geocities!
Taht 'ventisular link be woo to clyck.
Comment
-
If you're worried, you can put armour on them, and trance capablities. Then they eat up worms.
Normally you'd place crawlers inside your borders though to boost production, and protect them with 1 or two units that patrol any nearby fungus looking for worms.
-Jam1) The crappy metaspam is an affront to the true manner of the artform. - Dauphin
That's like trying to overninja a ninja when you aren't a mammal. CAN'T BE DONE. - Kassi on doublecrossing Ljube-ljcvetko
Check out the ALL NEW Galactic Overlord Website for v2.0 and the Napoleonic Overlord Website or even the Galactic Captians Website Thanks Geocities!
Taht 'ventisular link be woo to clyck.
Comment
-
With a poor-research faction (which I rarely play) I'll take formers FIRST though, as IA is a LONG way to go, and I may as well speed my ICS first
I normally play with tech stagnation, so get formers very early. First or second (after rectanks).I'm building a wagon! On some other part of the internets, obviously (but not that other site).
Comment
-
Indeed it is.
-Jam1) The crappy metaspam is an affront to the true manner of the artform. - Dauphin
That's like trying to overninja a ninja when you aren't a mammal. CAN'T BE DONE. - Kassi on doublecrossing Ljube-ljcvetko
Check out the ALL NEW Galactic Overlord Website for v2.0 and the Napoleonic Overlord Website or even the Galactic Captians Website Thanks Geocities!
Taht 'ventisular link be woo to clyck.
Comment
Comment