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Offline ErictheRed

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Human Fortresses
« on: January 20, 2014, 09:53:31 am »
I have the Mark 1 Fortress researched and having been planting them at bottleneck systems as part of my defense.  Are there certain types of AI ships that the human fortress will not fire on?  I'm noticing several types (like the raider guardians) that fly right through the fortress range without getting targeted.
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Offline Shrugging Khan

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Re: Human Fortresses
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2014, 10:07:12 am »
IIRC, Raider Guardians have Radar Dampening. And all sorts of other nasty things.
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Offline ErictheRed

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Re: Human Fortresses
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2014, 10:13:32 am »
Is there a way to counter radar dampening?  I thought the fortresses would allow me to take a more hands off approach to defense but the last attack by the AI nearly took the system away from me and this ability made the fortress irrelevant.

Would putting the fortress directly in front of the command station effectively negate this ability?
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Offline orzelek

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Re: Human Fortresses
« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2014, 10:53:42 am »
There are two counters to radar dampening:
1. Get close - so fortress will shoot at them from short range.
2. Have immunity to it - only units I know offhand with this are sniper turrets.
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Offline Coppermantis

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Re: Human Fortresses
« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2014, 01:50:44 pm »
Sniper turrets + Gravity turrets will shut down raider guardian threats pretty handily.
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