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VB6 Aurora => Spoilers => Topic started by: Odin on August 27, 2017, 08:34:01 PM

Title: Star swarm questions
Post by: Odin on August 27, 2017, 08:34:01 PM
Today i made my first combat in aurora, i believe i found a star swarm (they release fluid when their ships got hit), i destroyed two fleet with small ships (i destroyed one fleet, then i had to reload my missiles and when i returned i found another fleet), then i attacked a huge ass 60000 tons ship, i lost half of my fleet, is this their mothership? There are still 3 ship with 5000 tons, can i safely return home without expecting to find more ships in that system?
Title: Re: Star swarm questions
Post by: Barkhorn on August 27, 2017, 09:00:47 PM
The 60,000 ton ship is the mothership.  Not 100% positive, but I believe the 5000 ton ships are workers, who harvest wrecks to make more ships.
Title: Re: Star swarm questions
Post by: Odin on August 27, 2017, 09:02:36 PM
Oh crap, are they armed?
Title: Re: Star swarm questions
Post by: Barkhorn on August 27, 2017, 09:14:43 PM
I never got close, I've killed all I saw with missiles.
Title: Re: Star swarm questions
Post by: Odin on August 27, 2017, 09:28:44 PM
They seems unarmed, so they are ramming my ships!  >:(
Title: Re: Star swarm questions
Post by: totos_totidis on November 09, 2017, 01:33:53 PM
the 750 ton ships? What are they?
Title: Re: Star swarm questions
Post by: Barkhorn on November 09, 2017, 01:40:16 PM
Soldiers.  They're fast and have mesons.
Title: Re: Star swarm questions
Post by: 83athom on November 09, 2017, 01:48:40 PM
Oh crap, are they armed?
Heavily.
Title: Re: Star swarm questions
Post by: Michael Sandy on November 09, 2017, 05:21:46 PM
Mommy's have mesons, but since they have massive shields, they can also safely ram without taking permanent damage.

If you can, scout carefully with some sacrificial fast ship to gauge their exact range.  That will help you a lot on the ship design and tactics.
Title: Re: Star swarm questions
Post by: waresky on January 19, 2018, 10:39:04 AM
Extremely Dangerous
Title: Re: Star swarm questions
Post by: waresky on January 19, 2018, 10:40:05 AM
Mommy's have mesons, but since they have massive shields, they can also safely ram without taking permanent damage.

If you can, scout carefully with some sacrificial fast ship to gauge their exact range.  That will help you a lot on the ship design and tactics.

Personally..am really HATE "sacrifice" every ships/crew. Not Roleplaying,not real.

Better another tactic-.
Title: Re: Star swarm questions
Post by: swarm_sadist on January 19, 2018, 02:57:36 PM
Personally..am really HATE "sacrifice" every ships/crew. Not Roleplaying,not real.

Better another tactic-.
Fast attack craft with shields. The "Sacrifice" doesn't need to die in order to be helpful. Fire a few rounds at their shields to see what their recharge rate is like. It will save you a lot of hassel down the road.
Title: Re: Star swarm questions
Post by: waresky on January 20, 2018, 02:08:25 AM
Fast attack craft with shields. The "Sacrifice" doesn't need to die in order to be helpful. Fire a few rounds at their shields to see what their recharge rate is like. It will save you a lot of hassel down the road.

Most confortable tactic. Agree
Title: Re: Star swarm questions
Post by: Drgong on January 22, 2018, 09:25:54 PM
Personally..am really HATE "sacrifice" every ships/crew. Not Roleplaying,not real.

Better another tactic-.


Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.   ;D
Title: Re: Star swarm questions
Post by: Gabethebaldandbold on February 27, 2018, 11:14:23 PM
Mommy's have mesons, but since they have massive shields, they can also safely ram without taking permanent damage.

If you can, scout carefully with some sacrificial fast ship to gauge their exact range.  That will help you a lot on the ship design and tactics.
True knowledge is only aquired trough loss and sufering. how else would you find out how fast they can kill your ships?
Title: Re: Star swarm questions
Post by: MarcAFK on March 01, 2018, 07:57:39 AM
The queen is a beast, but there's something else out there too if you're lucky ;D