Subject: Fleet build spec
Fighter Specialization
Tech Needs: Laser, armor
Description: You can swarm target fleet for ungodly ratios killing all nonshielded units.
Translation: FTs are the most important ship in the game. . . and you've got lots of em.
Goal
Fighters fleet
Fighters 1,200,000
Recyclers 60,000
Fleet Carrier 3,000
Total Fleet Size 15,300,000
Frigate Specialization
Tech Needs: Armor, Laser, Missile
Description: You're fast, you're deadly and you make fleet look like candy.
Translation: You are very effective and killing most fleets without Capital or heavy shielding.
Goal
Frigate fleet
Fighters 480,000
Recyclers 60,000
Frigates 120,000
Total Fleet Size 13,800,000
Cruiser Specialization
Tech Needs: Armor, Laser, Plasma, Shielding
Description: You can handle the typical situation, but when the Titans/Levis rolls in, gotta call for back-up.
Translation: You can kill everything but Capital ships.
Goal
Cruiser fleet
Fighters 600,000
Recycler 60,000
Cruiser 37,500
Carrier 7500
Total Fleet Size 15,125,000
Heavy Cruiser Specialization
Tech Needs: Armor, Laser, Plasma, Shielding
Description: You can handle some situations, but when Levi's or Titans roll in thats your fortae'
Translation: You can kill everything but the odd Death Star Stack.
Goal
Heavy Cruiser fleet
Fighters 600,000
Recycler 60,000
Heavy Cruiser 15,000
Fleet Carrier 1,200
Total Fleet Size 15,300,000
Battleship/Ion Frigate Specialization
Tech Needs: Armor, Laser, Ion, Shielding
Description: Ever read how the Saxons conquered Europe? Its like a Capital Skull *beep*ing on Tuesday.
Translation:
You're stacked with fighters to rape Capital Fleets, with the
occasional shield raping of fighter/ corvette/ destroyer-heavy fleets.
Goal
Battleships
Fighters 450000
Recycler 70000
Battleships 4500
Fleet Carriers 660
Total Fleet Size 15,000,000
Ion Frigates
Fighters 480,000
Recyclers 60,000
Ion Frigates 120,000
Total Fleet Size 18,600,000
Capital Specialization
Tech Needs: Shielding, Armor, Photon, Laser
Description: Primarily for JG crashes and fleets not on base defences, you are slow but pack one hell of a punch
Translation: You can shield rape most fleets with large stacks of Levi's
Goal
Levi Fleets
Fighters 180,000
Recyclers 60,000
Leviathan 48
Fleet Carrier 450
Total Fleet Size 13,425,000
Dread Fleets
Fighters 180,000
Recyclers 60,000
Dreadnoughts 960
Fleet Carrier 450
Total Fleet Size 13,425,000
Monday, May 28, 2012
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Blob, The whosit, whatsit and why!
A blob is a common practice in Astro Empires but this is specifically directed at SOUND in Ixion Galaxy.
What?
A blob is all the players in the same guild putting all of their mobiles fleets (Any fleet that is not meant for defense) on the same astro. Generally this astro will have a JumpGate on it.
Why?
1. Protection. It is very unlikely that another guild will get together the time and manpower to take out 90% of another guilds fleet in one blow and still get all the debris. It is very unlikely to get your fleet killed in a Blob.
2. Farming. As the whole guild moves from one galaxy to another each player will hit any available targets in each galaxy the blob travels to. It will INCREASE the strength of each player as well as perma farm any guild that is not friendly.
3. Stopping enemy guilds from getting too strong in a certain galaxy as well as killing troublemakers in galaxies where the guild isn't quite as strong.
If you are not in the blob you don't really understand what your doing. :)
What?
A blob is all the players in the same guild putting all of their mobiles fleets (Any fleet that is not meant for defense) on the same astro. Generally this astro will have a JumpGate on it.
Why?
1. Protection. It is very unlikely that another guild will get together the time and manpower to take out 90% of another guilds fleet in one blow and still get all the debris. It is very unlikely to get your fleet killed in a Blob.
2. Farming. As the whole guild moves from one galaxy to another each player will hit any available targets in each galaxy the blob travels to. It will INCREASE the strength of each player as well as perma farm any guild that is not friendly.
3. Stopping enemy guilds from getting too strong in a certain galaxy as well as killing troublemakers in galaxies where the guild isn't quite as strong.
If you are not in the blob you don't really understand what your doing. :)
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Bombers Vs. Fighters
Fighter drop, always a good option. When I was growing up I always told my mom I wanted to be a fighter drop pilot they were so awesome!
Why replace fighters with bombers?
Space.
Bombers and Fighters both take up 1 hangar spot. Bombers do twice the damage making them ideal for long distance operations. They also do more damage to cruisers and carriers making them more efficient when you are fighter dropping a fleet with those in it.
Bombers of course are not good meat unless you are using Heavy cruisers or higher but can really increase the amount of firepower you have on long distance operations! As well as rip cruiser fleets apart with ease. (There will be no survivors hehe!)
Technology.
Yes, that is the one major barrier. However, if you decide to use bombers as your new drop unit, laser tech isn't as important as you will be using them nearly 100% for their armor value to reduce losses so you can focus research on missiles to improve bomber attack.
Comments, questions and rude remarks welcome. :)
Why replace fighters with bombers?
Space.
Bombers and Fighters both take up 1 hangar spot. Bombers do twice the damage making them ideal for long distance operations. They also do more damage to cruisers and carriers making them more efficient when you are fighter dropping a fleet with those in it.
Bombers of course are not good meat unless you are using Heavy cruisers or higher but can really increase the amount of firepower you have on long distance operations! As well as rip cruiser fleets apart with ease. (There will be no survivors hehe!)
Technology.
Yes, that is the one major barrier. However, if you decide to use bombers as your new drop unit, laser tech isn't as important as you will be using them nearly 100% for their armor value to reduce losses so you can focus research on missiles to improve bomber attack.
Comments, questions and rude remarks welcome. :)
Occupation Stealing or Breaking!
It has recently come up in my guild the issue of stealing occupations or breaking them. Let's start by defining the difference.
Stealing- killing the occupying force and then taking the occupation.
*It is not stealing if they leave a fleet so large it is worth going to just kill the fleet for the debris.
Breaking- killing the occupying force and leaving the occupation to recharge defenses etc.
*It is also effective to break occupations made by a player when at a lower level that has grown as they cannot get those occupations back if they are under level 30.
The main difference between the two is the intent. Stealing an occupation is strictly for your benefit. Breaking is to harm the other player for whatever reason. Either way it is important to know if your guild is an occupation stealing guild or not. If it is steal anything you can. If not you should only break if needed to deter attacks and put people in their places.
You should only steal if you are looking for a fight or are already in a guild war. Breaking is fun to do just to slow others down but also to keep people from messing with you as they know you are active and could snipe their occupations again!
Additions.
"Breaking an occ from someone that cannot get it back is all the same if you steal, break or bonk or hump the occ. Its something away from the original occupier and he will most likely retaliate.
Also it seems that some think that if you go around breaking/stealing their occs they 'get it' that they should stop scouting around. Well if someone breaks my occs, whatever the reason I start scouting actually more for occs to break back.
People that are KOS or have done that to you should be fair game to retaliate with same tactics."
Wraithen, Ixion.
Stealing- killing the occupying force and then taking the occupation.
*It is not stealing if they leave a fleet so large it is worth going to just kill the fleet for the debris.
Breaking- killing the occupying force and leaving the occupation to recharge defenses etc.
*It is also effective to break occupations made by a player when at a lower level that has grown as they cannot get those occupations back if they are under level 30.
The main difference between the two is the intent. Stealing an occupation is strictly for your benefit. Breaking is to harm the other player for whatever reason. Either way it is important to know if your guild is an occupation stealing guild or not. If it is steal anything you can. If not you should only break if needed to deter attacks and put people in their places.
You should only steal if you are looking for a fight or are already in a guild war. Breaking is fun to do just to slow others down but also to keep people from messing with you as they know you are active and could snipe their occupations again!
Additions.
"Breaking an occ from someone that cannot get it back is all the same if you steal, break or bonk or hump the occ. Its something away from the original occupier and he will most likely retaliate.
Also it seems that some think that if you go around breaking/stealing their occs they 'get it' that they should stop scouting around. Well if someone breaks my occs, whatever the reason I start scouting actually more for occs to break back.
People that are KOS or have done that to you should be fair game to retaliate with same tactics."
Wraithen, Ixion.
Friday, August 20, 2010
AE Pros mission
The goal of this blog is to bring new ideas and strategies to the game of Astro Empires. The game can seem stagnant at times but with some new ideas brought forth and well outlined others can make it more fun for us. We will discuss everything from '10 bases in 7 days', how to build a balanced fleet all the way to how to kill enemy blobs!
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