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by JNMeiun
Tue Feb 11, 2014 8:26 am
Forum: Gameplay
Topic: does boarding steal tech?
Replies: 1
Views: 4117

does boarding steal tech?

cant really tell if boarding has a chance to steal tech from a faction like in moo2 or sots. its quite a bit more tedious than either game so one would think it does steal tech just to be worth it in the end. already use it to have military ships on par with the AI while focusing entirely on economy...
by JNMeiun
Tue Feb 11, 2014 8:21 am
Forum: Gameplay
Topic: How do you effectively board ships?
Replies: 5
Views: 7120

Re: Boarding ships

shoot them in the engines just like moo2. not really hard, not easy in large engagements either. all things being equal it seems to take quite some time to establish control over a ship though. during which it can still fire on you. do you really have a chance to steal tech from boarding? boarded a ...
by JNMeiun
Tue Feb 11, 2014 8:03 am
Forum: Main
Topic: Player Expansion Recipe - Nerf Needed?
Replies: 26
Views: 33989

Re: Player Expansion Recipe - Nerf Needed?

moo2 still had colony rushing. you cant really escape colony rushing. its inherant to the math that makes the systems of a 4x game. you can only make it more or less central to a play-style and differentiate different styles of colony rush. like yang or morgan, maybe lal in smac. if research, income...