Hi

[Slipx]

well how is it going..I've been playing moo2 single player for about a year on and off now. Just would like to say it's nice to find a bunch of moo2 junkies like myself. moving on..

in the beginning I utilized the missle boat strat with the scout, but this bores me now. now my favorite offense is to go for beams, but I always seem to be way less successful than when I used the missle boat strat.

any beam lovers wanna share some advice? ;-) I know some of you guys have been playing for like 5+ years etc.

Just so you know my favorite race(s) are:

Repulsive, Uni, Tol
Repulsive, Uni, Tol, -20 sd, -10 gc, +1 production,LHW
Repulsive, Uni,
Repulsive, Uni, -SD, Subterranean, RHW, Tele

I'm trying to get better with these races without utilizing any missles. it just feels cheesy and boring to use them.


edited: does this board allow image signatures?

edited2: oh yeah and I normally play small/impossible/8player/prewarp

[vmxa1]

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[vmxa1]

Small maps with 8 players will likely mean that you will have contact soon. This means you will need some defense and missiles are the best until you can get some decent computers.

In a game like yours, it will be tough to switch to beams and do well with just the EC. So when will you go for a better computer?

The UniTol +P race should do very well. You have to decide if you want to use Hv mounts or not. I prefer them, but you can get more guns without them.

In the early game, you can stand off and get in several rounds. Later you could drop the Hv and move in as they will close on you quickly anyway.

Then what guns to use? Many work well, the older tech with mods such as Mass Drivers last for some time. Then I go for phasors and finally disrupters and stick with them.

In any event with less than +75 beam from comps, you will not do real well.

[Slipx]

Hi V, great ta meetcha.

Back when I started to fall in love with beams I'd always beeline for fusion beams, then after experimenting, realized that's foolish- Mass Drivers are the way to go. Since I don't use Neutron Blasters, or any beams before phasor really, that tech tree is less valuable to me than Force Fields; because with force fields, I get a class 3 shield >and< mass driver. However I find myself getting a Battle Scanner and then no more Beam research until I conquer a 2nd race.

but yeah it gets really boring to remake the missle boat every game, and also it just feels like I'm exploiting the game. picking repulsive is enough exploitation.

I feel small maps are the bigger challenge. sometimes I go large, but theres nothin like starting out next to coids and sakkra in a corner, it's fun.

[vmxa1]

If you are having fun, you are good to go. IF you want to try something different and avoid the missile part, just try a game with advance tech starts.