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In your expert opinions, would it be better to learn the game in roam or jump into the acm running blindly thru space attempting to complete objectives?

Ok, I've noticed quite a few of you making reference to military things. Is that because you are mil/ex-mil or do you just play a lot of mil sims? Just curious.

quote: Yes I've played other games where it takes 15-50 minutes to get to the mission objective (AOE) and then back to home base. This is how RL OPS go, shear boredom interupted by moments chaos and mayhem It's actually closer to 3-4 hrs in RL depending on conditions...but I digress. I spent 4 yrs in the army infantry. I really don't want to play a game that gives me flashbacks to the hours I spent on patrols and OPs. Who wants to play a game where you have to sleep in shifts waiting for the attack? Will there be a planning stage for these scenarios? i.e. You get your group. Form a plan. Issue an op-order if you like. Basically set your attack/defense and give everyone an idea of their part (like we do in RL). And I may be the only person in the world that wants this, but would it be possible to make a mp scenario that is basically a roam deal with full compliment of NPC's? My bro and I are always looking for a good Co-op game but our net connection sucks so we can't play those net games. If you could make a free-form scenario that allows mp over lan it would be much appreciated. (unless it's too much trouble, of course )

Oh, yeah...is there a printer friendly version of the appendix anywhere?

quote: Dunno why this is even being answered. Have you actually tried going into friendly/hostile territory as a marine/pilot to see what happens? Try it. Maybe I'm missing the point of the game, but I kinda like to know what kind of odds I'm looking at before I go into combat. I'll try to just jump in and see what happens before I ask questions from now on.

Oh, and why when I go thru a Flux Field does my CC immitate an independence day celebration?

OK, I admit it. I'm a stupid, retarded newbie. So...why does everyone hate Resnig?

So what you're saying is that I should have waited a year or so and bought a later incarnation? lol ok, more questions. 1. As a marine or pilot are you doomed to forever be a loner, or do friendlies show up to help? 2. How do I go about increasing the crew's AI? 3. Do co-pilots serve a purpose or can I assign them to shuttles without hindering the fighters' effectiveness? 4. Why does the manual say I can assign waypoints to away teams and transporter teams but the game doesn't let me? 5. Is there any way to tell how far along the RE is when ID'ing artifacts? 6. Is there any way to see what kind of minerals a planet/moon would yield? 7. Is there any reason to explore planets that do not have visible zones? I know this is a lot of questions, but I don't like floundering around not knowing what to do and no offense, but the manual and tutorials didn't help me very much with the execution of tasks. Is there a place I can go to find these answers, or do I just keep pestering you guys?

Hello all. I am new to this series and new to this game. I have some questions regarding effective use of assets and other related issues and would appreciate any help. 1. Can assets be upgraded? (i.e. shuttles, fighters, etc.) 2. Is there any way to form marine teams and give them orders short of individually in TacOps? 3. How do I effectively use SM's? 4. Is there an option similar to fleet C&C for marines and pilots in order to form squads/wings? Any advice at all on tactical operations would be welcome. I was an infantryman for 4 years, but we obviously didn't have access to shuttles and super fighters [ 10-23-2002, 12:34 PM: Message edited by: Kiran ]