Re: Galaxy transporter design

From: ninja@halcyon.com (Jonathan Roy)

Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 23:36:25 +0000

carroll@cs.uiuc.edu (Alan M. Carroll) writes:

- I'm missing something here. If the enemy has (say) 1000 cargo and
 - 10 warships, doesn't that mean that they only have a 1% per combat
 - round of actually having a warship fire? So while you don't hit a
 - warship very often, their warships don't get to fire very often.

Every ship fires every attack round. A good combat group has, say, a few
hundred fodder ships in it. A fodder ship is a

Fodder 1 0 0 0 0

where it's only purpose is to absorb hits. bampton@cs.utk.edu complained
earlier about this, but it's simply smart tactics. A good attack force
also has anti-fodder. Something like

Raid 10 50 1 5 0

for clearing out fodder. This isn't an exact design I use... I have a database
/spreadsheet hooked up when I'm playing to generate precise ships
I need, based on enemie's designs. (grin) When possible, I'll design 2-3
ships that can't be hit by an enemy ship, give them the minimum guns
to hit all enemy ships, and send them in. I've managed to destroy a few
enemy races like this... (hehe)

Can't wait to start in the new game ran by Rob. (I'm played with him
a few times.)

If there are any other new 3.0 games starting, or dropout positions in
3.0 games not past the 4th turn, email me! The Valheru will rule again!
(grin)

References

Re: Galaxy transporter design
bruno@cerberus.csd.uwm.edu (Bruno Wolff III)
Wed, 29 Jul 1992 16:40:49 +0000
Re: Galaxy transporter design
bampton@cs.utk.edu (Howard J. Bampton)
Wed, 29 Jul 1992 17:10:20 +0000
Re: Galaxy transporter design
carroll@cs.uiuc.edu (Alan M. Carroll)
Wed, 29 Jul 1992 22:28:14 +0000