I just got Core Factory Rushed!

[colonyan]

 
   80 planets, difficulties 6 and 7, personalities @ moderate difficulty
 
   I had luck with getting core frigate factory at 3 jump from my home planet.
   But at AI progress around 130 and 10h, I just got my precious core factory
   raided in matter of few minutes with mainly Lv.4 teleporting stations! What a
   surprise. ^_^ Game was still in middle stage but I waved white flag.

   It happened so suddenly I was shocked.
   My main forces were on other fronts and I think I didn't defend it well enough.

   Also, the attack seems so random.
   Was it border aggression? Special force? or some random event specifically
   designed to hunt down human core/IV factory?

   Any way this game is good at surprising me!
 

[danando]

colonyan

you need to defend your factory ... the AI is brainy and wont give in , if you capture one of there critical objects they willl fight and they will give a fight to you within minutes (or in some cases seconds)

AI is the best ... he flanked me 4-way i was like '   ' not happy

[colonyan]

Needs more massif defense, I got it. Thanks!
And four front attack... e v i l ! 

[danando]

just keep a look out and after 20 hours of game play youll become a veteran at the game

[superking]

always a good idea to give IV factories defences, even if they are on a backwater world that is not near the front

hundreds of IV factories lost to teleporters, cloakers or the runaway electric bomber wave cant be wrong

[RCIX]

just keep a look out and after 20 hours of game play youll become a veteran at the game

20? Please. I've got probably close to 50 and i'm still mediocre at best (only 1 win under my belt)

[colonyan]

   I have to second since I played 30h but still no win... 
   I guess I was playing more for relax than aggressive play.

[danando]

i have 3 wins ...
10 planet when i bought game
50 i think
and then 80

I'm currently on 120 planets and its too hard

[Frozen Critical]

Attacked on 4 fronts? pffft

how about 10 fronts? it happens alot to me

[rubikscube]

I am noob, i save game and replay when things go bad

[rubikscube]

But this is first game, i will try real after my first game

[superking]

I am noob, i save game and replay when things go bad

dont you find that a game you cant lose quickly gets boring?

[Nemo]

I think its more of a question of how you want to spend your time and perhaps wanting to at least finish a game instead of constantly starting over. I see merit in both positions but if I haven't beaten the game yet I'm more likely to 'save scumm' so I can at least see the end or if I'm attached to what I've already accomplished.

[rubikscube]

that's why i play serious in the next game, this is what you may call sandbox mode