Is the AI smarter in sandbox mode? The reason I ask is because during the campaign, mostly playing on "tough" difficulty, the AI would frequently make some bone-headed plays... such as sending in troop transports unescorted or moving next to one of my unarmed ships and not blasting it. Is it because the AI is constrained in the campaign or because the AI is more tame on "tough" difficulty?
For those of you who have finished the campaign ... Do you enjoy playing the sandbox mode more than the campaign? I started out with the campaign and am anxious to try out the standard game, but feel compelled to complete the campaign before switching. I hear great things about the standard game that I want to see... plus, I'm getting tired of dealing with the uber-powerful Dread Lords. The scenarios feel relatively scripted: build up, amass fleets of lots of tiny ships, t
Glad to be of help. Good luck! BTW, do you know if Apocalypse is the final scenario in the campaign?
I'm just finishing up this scenario under v1.2. My tactic was to churn out as many expendable ships as possible (tiny hulls & low cost), pack them with as much mass-driver weaponry as possible (the Dread Lords don't seem to have/use protection against this) and group them into fleets. I'm taking plenty of casualties, but I can handle the losses better than they can.
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