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I know i'm a slack cheater, but ... in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

**this post contains info on a SoaSE cheat that I used and need some advice on; if you don't want to know about the cheat, please don't read any further; if you already know about it, please read and help me out if you can** I used the cheat where you load a game as one of your opponents and transfer some of their resources to you, then reload as your original faction; I almost never cheat at PC games, but I'm still learning SoaSE and I took on a scenario that I'm probably not ready f

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Thanks again for the tips and suggestions. I've read most of SoSE wiki and played a few games through as TEC and the Advent (still haven't tried the Vasari yet). It seems to me that the Advent KICKS BUTT; I know I'm probably playing smarter as I gain more experience, but I never seem to have a problem wiping out the TEC or the Vasari when playing Advent. I've got another question; one thing I haven't done yet (but am about to) is play a game with active pira

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Thanks for the replies, I'll adjust my gameplay in terms of capital ships. I finished the game last night, managing to build up both fleets, get them to the bottleneck system nearly simultaneously while the entire Vasari fleet was still there, get the Vasari to stay and seriously engage me, and wipe them out ... it took less than an hour for me to mop up the rest of the Vasari worlds, they couldn't build ships in any number to challenge me after that (especially since I combined plentif

Newbie Seeking Advice in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

I've been playing the first 'scenario' as TEC vs random (random turned out to be the Vasari). I'm doing well in terms of development (more and more developed planets, more income in credits, crystals, and minerals). I *think* I made one big mistake; the AI focused on building lots of cruisers (mostly carriers) and frigates, while I built up 8 capital ships spread out over 2 fleets. I managed to offset the endless waves of enemy bombers for a bit by using Garda frigates and b