Help plan my invasion!

[Senethro]

WAIT! HES PLAYING HIVE AND NOT ICSING! BURN HIM!

[Lazerus]

i miss badly inefficient games like those (no offense lol) .. they were so much more characterful and fun

[Frankychan]

Originally posted by Lazerus
i miss badly inefficient games like those (no offense lol) .. they were so much more characterful and fun

Yeah, I'm trying to play this game more in character. I know taking the Monsoon Jungle bases would most likely help me out more, but this invasion is a punitive one. Paying her off while I'm engaged in war with Domai was really pissing me off everytime I had to renew our Blood Truce. That's the reason I want her capital, just because its a big insult.

Originally posted by Senethro

WAIT! HES PLAYING HIVE AND NOT ICSING! BURN HIM!

I ICS'ed about 4 bases before I said screw it and started playing more in character.

Originally posted by Chaos Theory

Are there any goodies the Spartans have that we can't see, such as Secret Projects, or artifacts?

I think they have the Planetary Transit System...not quite sure. I'll have to open up the save game again and see.

Originally posted by Sprayber

My sincere advice is to surrender your forces to the mercy of the good Colonel. That act of contrition would ensure that some of your people would prosper at least.

Barring that, I would take plan yellow. Deprive her of her capital and most important bases and the rest will fall easy. Do you plan on taking complete control or are you going to do her like Domai?

Surrender? In our moment of glory? I think you overestimate their chances! I'm not sure if I plan on taking complete control or doing a Domai. Now that I look back, I think Chairman Yang would have flattened the Drone bases... I should have thought of that. oh well, hopefully he'll get tired of my brutal reign and break our pact.

I'll save Santiago's fate for another poll when it gets to that time.



Dunno, I started this game cause I got tired of the same routine (ICS, Beeline to Industrial Automation, Build/Conquer, Repeal Charter, etc etc). Figured trying to play more in character would be more interesting despite me knowing what to do and what not to do.

That, and I figured this game I'll ask the people of Apolyton some questions on what they would do.

Thanks guys. I'll wait for some more votes and feedback, and then I'll plan the attack.

[Commy]

Playing in character

ICSing

[Frankychan]

Update

During my mobilization against Santiago, Aki-Zeta thought that my attention was diverted and managed to download my files on Synthetic Fossil Fuels. Being the benevolent Chairman that I am, I immediately cancelled our Pact, expelled all CyCon from my territory, and sent some of my rovers to our border. I have one missile jet doing sorties over her territory as a sign of Hive military might. Yes, I know it's movement that doesn't do anything...but like I said, I'm trying to play this game in character.

She only has 2 bases with minimal defenses. Would the Chairman invade her just because some weapon technology was stolen?


My mobilization for Santiago is complete and I'm just waiting on the votes. 3 Transports filled with Hive soldiers willing to die for the Chairman. 2 Missile jets flying air cover-and will later do strafing runs against the Spartans. And 1 missile foil providing sea support.



The Chairman wants YOU!

(I'll wait until Friday before making the invasion so more people can vote.)

[Flubber]

I assume that you are certain that there is no nearby shipping to take out your transports ??

If an opponent had nearby ships, ouch

[Frankychan]

Originally posted by Flubber
I assume that you are certain that there is no nearby shipping to take out your transports ??

If an opponent had nearby ships, ouch

Of course, my friend! You think the good Chairman would launch an invasion without first scouting the waters? I'm still in Blood Truce with her and plan on keeping it that way until my troops launch their attack. There will be no declaration of war, no pronouncing of Vendetta, just a flat out invasion.

One of her impact ships patrolling her shores bumped into my transport though before I started flying sorties. Luckily it was just about time to renew our Truce so I payed her off. Little does she know that I plan on getting back all my lost credits from her.

I AM in a Vendetta with Lal as well, but he's on the other side of the planet and none of his ships are anywhere near me. But just in case, my planes are combing the seas and I have a few more missile foils in production.

...which reminds me, I wanted to post another pic of an "afterthought" to my Spartan invasion plan. I have 3 missile foils ready to take 2 seabases on the other side of my little continent.

[Commy]

Do you have Doctrine: Intiative? Marines would make this much easier...but seeing as you already have units, never mind...

[GeoModder]

Ouch, production has changed in the target cities? Means the Spartan fleet is now on the high seas?

[Flubber]

Originally posted by GeoModder
Ouch, production has changed in the target cities? Means the Spartan fleet is now on the high seas?

Thats what I was thinking . . . I would have probably made sure to have a ship or evn better a plane on that mining platform blocking that strait to prevent unpleasant suprises from occurring. I would likely have a bigger screening force as well.

But then again if it were me, I would have planted a seabase about 4 tiles of his coast and then hit him with multiple needlejets and have ground forces of a few rovers and probe teams. The geography is such that airpower can easily sanitize the capital and area and you really don't need much in the way of ground forces.


If I am reading the tech situation right, you should be able to sweep all before you quite easily

[Lazerus]

Heh that fleet looks so pretty and organized, it's normally after i've transcended that i manage to get anything like that, get the foil infront of the trans and retake pic

Demand compensation from aki !!!

[Flubber]

Originally posted by Lazerus
Heh that fleet looks so pretty and organized, it's normally after i've transcended that i manage to get anything like that, get the foil infront of the trans and retake pic

Demand compensation from aki !!!

Ya the fleet is pretty-- I almost never have them since i tend to just try to beeline to air and choppers to chop and drop them to death

[Straybow]

The evil Yang and his enslaved masses deserve to lose. You should immediately surrender to Lal.

[Mart]

Some probe team in newly conquered base can prove useful. In one game my friend took a base from Miriam, stuffed it with like 10 units inside, many air units. Miriam (AI) quickly sent a probe team there taking over all the stuff. Quite cheap. We even did not notice any serious surge of energy in her banks.

[Barinthus]

Originally posted by Frankychan


Dunno, I started this game cause I got tired of the same routine (ICS, Beeline to Industrial Automation, Build/Conquer, Repeal Charter, etc etc). Figured trying to play more in character would be more interesting despite me knowing what to do and what not to do.
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This is why I often prefer to play with Blind Research