Guarded/Guardian worlds

[darkalli]

Ok, I finally got ballzy and went after a guardian. After several fleets and several attempts, I beat the bugger. But once I got into the system, the darlok homeworld was a paradise, but there was no population and no X and no nothing... not to mention the fact the stupid planet was a poor mineral classification. did I just totally waste my fleet?

[Crostoneman]

Well, if you already colonized the planet and there's no Darloks around, you're a little late and SOL. Since its a paradise, you could build it into a thriving industrial or bioharvest base.

[Asmodean]

The planets will always be paradise, but they do not guarantee X's, allthough you may find some. As for wasting your fleet...a green one (or better) planet is never a total waste, is it?

Asmodean

[Proteus_MST]

But you should have your Colony Ships at Hand, when you try to conquer a Guardian System.

In one Game I had the Klackon settling the Bulrathi Worlds one turn after I defeated the Guadrian.
After this Event I always keep my Colony Ships with me (if you keep the Colony Ships at the point wheere your Fleet entered the System and just move your Battlefleets while you try to find the Guardian they are perfectly safe.)

[Asmodean]

Are you sure Proteus. The guardian doesn't target the colony ships??

Asmodean

[Proteus_MST]

Originally posted by Asmodean
Are you sure Proteus. The guardian doesn't target the colony ships??

Asmodean

He would target them if he would see them.
But as you begin at one End of the System-Map, so you can just travel with your Combat-Ships to the Midst of the Map while you let your Colony Ships stay where they entered the System.

The Guardian first discovers your Combatships and attacks them, so if your Taskforces don´t loose the Battle your Colony Ships are perfectly safe (and if your Combatships loose you maybe have enough time for a general Retreat to safe your Colony Ships).

I have defeated tow guardians, both times the Combat Fleet were accompanied by 5 Colony-Taskforces and I never lost a single Colony Ship.

[kalbear]

Sometimes, but not always, you'll get an X. I think only one of the guardians has one. So you sometimes get lucky. Since you usually send out the missions much later than you can get guardian killers, it can be quite the boost depending on which one you get.