AR viral weapon - does it work reliably in large numbers? |
Wed, 12 November 2008 01:32 |
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Orange | | Officer Cadet 1st Year | Messages: 215
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I am currently in a game where I am using the AR viral weapon in large numbers 200+ instead of bombers.
- First arrive at enemy colony kills 388k of pop with 220 Pintas (no packet) - 675k of pop reading from overhead.
- 2nd turn (packet hits) msg has 37.8k of pop killed with 220 Pintas overhead - 378k of pop reading from overhead.
Any ideas?
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Re: AR viral weapon - does it work reliably in large numbers? |
Wed, 12 November 2008 07:19 |
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Orange wrote on Wed, 12 November 2008 01:32 | I am currently in a game where I am using the AR viral weapon in large numbers 200+ instead of bombers.
- First arrive at enemy colony kills 388k of pop with 220 Pintas (no packet) - 675k of pop reading from overhead.
- 2nd turn (packet hits) msg has 37.8k of pop killed with 220 Pintas overhead - 378k of pop reading from overhead.
Any ideas?
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As Magic9 says, defences do apply.
AR viral bombing kills pop but does not destroy infrastructure.
Year 1
220 Pintas kill 388k so the planet had about 11.8% defence coverage.
Year 2
1. If the packet was launched in Year 1 then 11.8% defence coverage still applied
2. If the packet was launched in Year 2 then production occured first so your oponent had time to build more defences.
Bombing occurs after production & I presume that viral bombing is no different.
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Re: AR viral weapon - does it work reliably in large numbers? |
Wed, 12 November 2008 09:08 |
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Orange | | Officer Cadet 1st Year | Messages: 215
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Tks - Defenses applying to viral weapon is a pain. For some reason, I thought that it did not apply.
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Re: AR viral weapon - does it work reliably in large numbers? |
Fri, 14 November 2008 11:16 |
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Orange wrote on Wed, 12 November 2008 07:32 | - First arrive at enemy colony kills 388k of pop with 220 Pintas (no packet) - 675k of pop reading from overhead.
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Just a curious offtopic question:
Why are you using pintas instead of bombers?
Lacking tech? But with the ability to build 220 pintas, it shouldn't had been a problem to reach weap-8.
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Re: AR viral weapon - does it work reliably in large numbers? |
Thu, 04 December 2008 11:28 |
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Orange | | Officer Cadet 1st Year | Messages: 215
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Altruist wrote on Fri, 14 November 2008 11:16 |
Just a curious offtopic question:
Why are you using pintas instead of bombers?
Lacking tech? But with the ability to build 220 pintas, it shouldn't had been a problem to reach weap-8.
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It is an ally game (LSD). My HE ally could use the Fac/Mine intact. I have gone to using Packets instead of Pintas, they work just as well. There is no lack of ammo, just a lack of transports to get the minerals to the MDs
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