light_gemini Posted December 9, 2003 Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 This is my first post so.... HELLOW EVERYBODY! Well, for the ones who feel space combat is easy because of low AI oponents, try this : 1)Put the autopilot on with the AI option. 2)Try to command your ship using ONLY the options of the menu,like if you were giving orders to the flight officer instead of piloting yourself. 3) When you engage the enemy try to refrain yourself from switching the autopilot off.(Its hard but its possible ) 4) To do evasive maneuvers simply order the ship to target other enemy or have some waypoints already created and use the Resume waypoints order.( to avoid your ship enter in those nasty frontal passes) 5)Remember that inside the orders menu the time freezes,so you can think a little your tactics and what to do. 6) Try to make the tacops screen your home.It gives you a better combat awareness than the bridge view. Doing this you will fight in the same conditions with the enemy, because both your ship and the enemy ship are using similar AI (except for the AI level of course). You will realise how difficult can be to survive an engagement, and will start to think twice before entering any fight (the way it should be I think) Open fire like mad with the ship┬┤s guns is easy,but to let your crew do the job can be very challenging. Please feel free to post your opinion or your experience. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Cmdr Posted December 9, 2003 Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 quote:Originally posted by GhostPilot: This is my first post so.... HELLOW EVERYBODY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennyMala Posted December 9, 2003 Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 Hello GhosPilot and welcome to the FORUM!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eclipse Posted December 9, 2003 Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 Welcome to the forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalshion Posted December 10, 2003 Report Share Posted December 10, 2003 Welcome to the forum GhostPilot Lemme add a little bit Your advice is good for any newbie BCM Player However for us vets we preatty much now all the loops and such of the AI and how to get around there little sneaky tactics (except the gammulens... damn them they STILL trick me despit the fact that I've been fighting them LONGER than any other race in this game) Plus, when your officers get to a certain AI level you don't really need to control them at all. Just hit Autopilot and watch the show thats how I do it sometimes However the situation should be changed if you go up against MORE than one enemy ship (most of my battles range from 2-5 enemy capital ships now) its easy yes, however against an EXPERIENCED AI Opponent you can find yourself hanging on to life by a string, Your own officers AI is only 50% effective against an enemie AI since your officers relie mostly on you to give them orders and such Think of it this way On a ground ops, a squad of 5 marines with no squad leader will 90% of the time get killed off before they even reach the eneme base's 1st line of defense Where a squad with an experience squad leader will make it into the base and cause hell Your ships performance is based on how well YOU perform. Anywho just relaying my experiences, might be wrong a few area's.. hehe arn't we all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
light_gemini Posted December 10, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2003 ------------------ However the situation should be changed if you go up against MORE than one enemy ship (most of my battles range from 2-5 enemy capital ships now) its easy yes, however against an EXPERIENCED AI Opponent you can find yourself hanging on to life by a string, Your own officers AI is only 50% effective against an enemie AI since your officers relie mostly on you to give them orders and such ----------------------- Mmmmh, well I didnt see things that way.You are right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalshion Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 *taps foot* and whats with the rolling of the eyes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aphelion7 Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Kalshion: *taps foot* and whats with the rolling of the eyes? Hrmph, this is a few days after the fun... but Maybe Resnig spat in his/her eye for actually making him do something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkling Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 quote:Originally posted by GhostPilot: for the ones who feel space combat is easy because of low AI oponentsWait until you've been playing for a while, have taken over several stations, The Enemy's AI begins to adjust for your tactics, you are deep in Gammulan territory as your stations all fall back into enemy hands and you have nowhere to resupply, then tell me it's easy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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