Term 130 - 140

[Gilgamensch]

Harry,

first: Good to see you back

Second:

you are thinking of MoO

In MoO2, the interdictor slows down enemy units to 1 Parsec(?) per turn, prior to reach the system.

[bakalov]

Harry is thinking about the Warp Dissipators that are different from the Warp Interdictors ....

[vmxa1]

Interdictors are mounted on planets, disipators are mounted on ships.

[Whoha]

Well it is doubtful we will get past shields during the next term, so I'll go ahead and do the next one in about 4 or 5 hours, and we can destroy these other bridges when we come to them.

But should I build a colony ship?

[Gilgamensch]

I must admit, I thought they didn't exist anymore. But now as you mentioned, yes it still does

[Old n Slow]

Originally posted by Whoha
... But should I build a colony ship?

I say go ahead -- it is early enough that a missle base (rush built if someone shows on the horizon) on the colony might be able to defend it.

[Iasius]

I find interdictors particularly useful when I first get them because I can easily defend multiple colonies with a single fleet.
Of course, it's the same later, although in that case it usually allows me to attack without having to think about immediate counterattacks.
I'd say we go with this path:
Terraforming > class 3 shields > battlescanners > zortium > interdictors. (your second).
Vs Mrrshan or Alkari I'd opt for battle scanners first, but Silicoid don't have that good beam defense, so our +75 computers should be enough for the short time it'll take to from class 3 shields to battle scanners. Probably nothing will happen during that time anyway.

[Whoha]

we made the decision to decide zortium vs interdictor later :P