DarkCloud

DarkCloud

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Reply to Flak--Can it still do the job? in Beta Feedback Sins Forums

@jsw Its your battle tactics that achieve your strategic goals. Since you want to be technical and not read between the lines a bit..hehe. The ai does a great job of managing SC. Now for those of us who like to get that extra punch in a battle when and where it's needed. We manage our SC. Its fun and adds depth to the tactics employed in battle. Sorry for those who just want to point click say fight and watch. You can do that vs Ai. It doesn't counter moves or fight back in a human way. It j

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Reply to Flak--Can it still do the job? in Beta Feedback Sins Forums

First of all I must say I'm happy with the balance as stands LF vs LC. It works. ==Flak== How about taking flak back to almost 1.05 with an increased fleet supply and cost. Lf actually counters flak now so this may work as well. It also makes you manage your SC. Which is good because it engages you. Adds more strategy to fleet engagements.

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Reply to Flak--Can it still do the job? in Beta Feedback Sins Forums

Ok, since this is the beta what do we want from flak? Imo part of the problem is the fighter. It is too good vs to many things. Or at least does enough while staying alive to do more. I.E making bombers not quite, but almost useless.(In a fleet action. Vs defense and planet structures bombers are the ticket.) Flak. As much as we all want these giant unopposed strike craft battles. Where we clear whole enemy fleets in minutes kinda takes away from the multi-layered strategy that sins is.<

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Reply to Flak--Can it still do the job? in Beta Feedback Sins Forums

Also, don't get me wrong. I love the new carriers..er when they fix em anyways. Fighter bomber opps is the part I love the most. However the reason I started this thread was to help define the new role for flak/dv/sent.

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Reply to [bug] Edit: Fleet behavior whats wrong? in Beta Feedback Sins Forums

I found the difference. Or at least one so far. In 1.05 ships jumping from frig factory to a neighboring grav well. Where I would have a fleet assembling. Ok, time comes that I need to move. So I set my flt to group jump(also set waypoint to jump). At this point the ships I have fleeted together and set to group jump. Generally when I know I'm going into a fight I have reinforcements in route before i even jump my fleet. The reinforcements jumping in would not be apart of that group jump. What

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Reply to Flak--Can it still do the job? in Beta Feedback Sins Forums

I'm more talking in flt defense. Defending your flt from SC. Lf's counter the actual carrier I understand. Where flak previously protected your fleet vs SC. Isn't that back wards. Shouldn't flak protect vs bombers. Fighters only damage light targets. Bombers are the main threat to the flt. Especially now that they have been buffed.

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Reply to [bug] Edit: Fleet behavior whats wrong? in Beta Feedback Sins Forums

[quote]Is this a new thing in 1.1, Yarlen? I don't remember seeing anywhere that there would be a set amount of time ships will wait, just the 90% of the grouped ships thinger.[/quote] This is how I thought it worked as well. Now its as Yarlen said they seem to wait a few seconds and jump. IE Cap ships jumping before the fleet and arriving alone. There's some change to it. To fix it in game. I generally waypoint to jump. Using the shift make a way point in the jump lane. Then have

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Flak--Can it still do the job? in Beta Feedback Sins Forums

Open discussion on the balance to the anti-strike craft ships. 1.Can they handle the increased number of strike craft? 2.Whats the counter ratio flak/sc? In play testing so far I find flak to be way less effective vs counter with SC of your own.

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Reply to [MOD] Distant Stars 1.0 - [22/06/08] UPDATED - Public beta 1.05 Compatible in Sins Modding Sins Forums

If this is the beta I can't wait to see the finish mod. A friend and I have been gaming online with it. I use custom maps with no pirates and no derelict ship yards. So no issues there. However some of the autocastes are a little funny. It's like you have to make all the ships do there thing. Anyone else notice anything funny with the auto caste?

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