Chessack

Posted in: What is your favorite types of units so far?

Chessack

01-15-2002, 12:37 PM
#42

Originally posted by duder I've become very attached to Rebel Snowspeeders and Bombers. A big group of bombers will level any base....no matter how well defended!!! Yes, a large group of bombers, especially if escorted properly with a nice mix of... [Read More]

Posted in: Turret in the Midst

Chessack

02-04-2002, 11:07 AM
#2

Yup. This is the so-called "tower rush." I've never done it myself. I usually set the map to Large and by the time I find my opponent(s) it's well into TL 2, so I never have time to do it. But one day I might make the map smaller and try i... [Read More]

Posted in: Newbie desperately needs help!

Chessack

02-08-2002, 10:09 PM
#12

I agree about rushing on Hard or Hardest... since the computer "gives itself" extra resources every 10 minutes, it's almost impossible to out-rush it. It can be done, but it's not easy.... [Read More]

Posted in: Newbie desperately needs help!

Chessack

02-04-2002, 11:10 AM
#10

I think it can vary, and it also can depend on your tactics. I tried 1-on-2 a few times, but often had both computers rushing me at the same time. This may be due to geography. If you're unlucky enough to be between them, they'll beat on you first. I... [Read More]

Posted in: Newbie desperately needs help!

Chessack

02-02-2002, 11:24 PM
#7

Record/playback is a good idea. Kind of like a sports team watching tape of last week's game to see why they lost. I for one, don't like the idea of the computer getting harder because it cheats, so I tend to avoid those cheater levels myself. I get... [Read More]

Posted in: Newbie desperately needs help!

Chessack

02-02-2002, 3:13 PM
#5

I don't play Hardest (I have enough trouble on Hard, and even on Medium my win percentage is only around 75%). However, given the massive amount of cheating the computer does, I'd say you'd have to be darn near perfect to beat him. That is, you can't... [Read More]

Posted in: do processing centers need to be powered?

Chessack

01-30-2002, 10:34 AM
#2

Yes, they need to be powered, and there is an enormous difference in production. Put 10 banthas into an animal husbandry center that's not powered. It gives you 15 food/min. Now power it: 60 food/min. All buildings other than the CC, the Fortress, a... [Read More]

Posted in: entire-game strategies -i wanna hear all ur strats

Chessack

01-28-2002, 11:20 AM
#4

Heheh... Sounds like SirKai and I play very similar games, although I use air instad of mechs. Hmm... I wonder what would happen if my 70 or 80 shielded, fully upgraded fighters and bombers went after his AA-guarded strike force. Something tells me... [Read More]

Posted in: entire-game strategies -i wanna hear all ur strats

Chessack

01-27-2002, 12:28 PM
#2

I do not rush. I defend, defend, defend, until I am ready to hit the bad guy with a force so powerful that unless he has also done nothing but prepare massive defenses, he's dead meat. I have been known to be vulnerable to very quick T2 rushes, if th... [Read More]

Posted in: Turret Complaint

Chessack

01-23-2002, 11:54 AM
#4

Actually, this is proper behavior, as it allows you to fine-tune your response to an invasion. Suppose a few troops get through your outer turret defense net. While the battle rages there, they get into your middle area and you sound the alarm. Your... [Read More]

Posted in: ORE and NOVA in scenario editor

Chessack

01-17-2002, 6:32 PM
#2

Nova and Ore are listed as units rather than terrain features (stupid, IMO, but that's how it is). The same is true of Fish and Herd Animals... So, to place them, you need to place units. The only "player" that has these units is Gaia. Sele... [Read More]

Posted in: DM or RM?

Chessack

01-13-2002, 2:38 PM
#2

I prefer RM. I like the whole process of developing resources, which you really don't need to do in DM.... [Read More]

Posted in: Game Freezes all the Time

Chessack

01-12-2002, 1:56 PM
#2

I don't have quite that much of a system, but close. You are correct to wonder why you are having problems, since you are so far beyond the minimum requirements. My system has never crashed, but in some games, when there were lots of units around,... [Read More]

Posted in: Unnecessary Upgrades and Research

Chessack

01-11-2002, 4:58 PM
#2

Increasing worker efficiency is not (as you stated) "questionable." It's essential to consistently beat your opponent, unless you want to rush and hope you've got him beat. For consistency in a "normal" game, you need resources, r... [Read More]

Posted in: Beginner's Lesson: Building Suggestions

Chessack

01-18-2002, 2:27 PM
#30

Originally posted by falconeer999 To me, it's a resource trade off. If you build guarded walls then you spend ore building the walls, and turrets along the walls, along with turrets close to your base for when the opponent flies those transports... [Read More]

Posted in: Beginner's Lesson: Building Suggestions

Chessack

01-18-2002, 12:13 PM
#27

I have seen the computer use sea transports once or twice, but not often. You are right that humans will by-pass your defenses, if you have them, but I wonder... if you don't build any ground defenses at all, wouldn't a human realize that you were v... [Read More]

Posted in: Beginner's Lesson: Building Suggestions

Chessack

01-17-2002, 3:20 PM
#24

I like walls as well as towers. I like feeling like my civilization is "enclosed" and protected, at least from ground-based assaults. Perhaps they are not necessary, but I still like 'em. :)... [Read More]

Posted in: Beginner's Lesson: Building Suggestions

Chessack

01-16-2002, 8:53 PM
#16

Nope. Towers (AA or regular) do not need to be powered. Neither do Fortresses nor command centers. All other buildings do.... [Read More]

Posted in: Beginner's Lesson: Building Suggestions

Chessack

01-15-2002, 2:56 PM
#13

Originally posted by Kudar note to self - stop making assumptions :o I can't believe I just assumed it did :( that means I can now rethink the positioning of my first powercore from now on :) whoops hides in corner Indeed... you can put y... [Read More]

Posted in: Beginner's Lesson: Building Suggestions

Chessack

01-15-2002, 12:34 PM
#11

Drake is right... you do not need to power the Command Center (nor, if I recall properly, the Fortress). You can tell if something needs power by clicking on the building and looking for that little green circle thingy right above the middle windo... [Read More]

Posted in: Beginner's Lesson: Building Suggestions

Chessack

01-11-2002, 2:17 PM
#2

Good advice. On power cores, I will add: all buildings that require power should be powered at the time they are built, or as soon after as possible. You will find yourself severely hampered if you don't power your buildings. Normally, my first 2 b... [Read More]

Posted in: No formation or defensive stance icons

Chessack

01-13-2002, 2:33 PM
#3

Heheh. Just to ease your mind, you are not the only one who had this happen. I set AoK to do advanced commands the day I installed it, and had them ever since. When I fired up GB, then, and didn't see the advanced stuff, I was a bit mystified as well... [Read More]

Posted in: best civ duo

Chessack

01-24-2002, 2:58 PM
#3

I have found that civs with abilities that cover each others' weaknesses work quite wall. Two pairs that I have been successful with (vs. the comp) Naboo + Gungans (aesthetically pleasing because it fits with the SW universe nicely). Empire + Wooki... [Read More]

Posted in: Fast Teching

Chessack

01-14-2002, 4:42 PM
#44

Originally posted by SharaFett hey how do you do that quote thing where you show a message previously said by someone and make a coment on it? At the bottom of each individual message are a series of buttons. One is "quote". Click that,... [Read More]

Posted in: Determined to WIN!!!

Chessack

01-10-2002, 12:08 PM
#27

If I remember right, this was a 2-on-2 game, him and 1 computer vs. 2 comps, and his comp ally got wiped out early on (in the first hour or so). That left him playing a 2-on-1 situation against the computer for most of the game. Great job winning!... [Read More]

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