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Offline Spikey00

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Selling Captured Structures
« on: August 17, 2010, 05:21:04 pm »
Suddenly discovered the awesome strategy of capturing a planet with some bonus structures worth over a million, then salvaging it after capture or temporary use.  MK3 ion cannons are a heaven-send when you're low on resources, and it's not too useful after insta-killing remaining turrets, especially if you have adjacent enemy planets that can send you the multiplied waves.

A MK3 ion cannon is instantly worth 320K!
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Re: Selling Captured Structures
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2010, 05:26:15 pm »
That's actually really cool, yeah. :)

You might think I'd nerf that, but I don't plan on it. :)
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Re: Selling Captured Structures
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2010, 05:33:55 pm »
I thought you would have.  :O

320K early game is perhaps the best mechanism for players to capture and expand really early, while allowing them to rebuild lost bombers and such.
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Re: Selling Captured Structures
« Reply #3 on: August 18, 2010, 10:05:53 am »
Just recently we were in a game where the AI had a mark 4 ion cannon in a system that really didn't help us to keep it around. The cannon is so expensive that selling it is 500k of both mineral and crystal, which is absolutely massive early game.
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Re: Selling Captured Structures
« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2010, 07:43:31 pm »
Also, I don't know how the damage scales with the selling price (assuming it's .HP% * $), but if that's the case, you should always repair a damaged ion cannon as it doesn't cost much resources (14/s for III?).
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Re: Selling Captured Structures
« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2010, 05:43:16 am »
I got a Mk IV cannon, but it was deep in my safe territory and useless to me. Scrapped it. Bam! maxed out resources :)

And I used the new resources to shop from teh trader ^^
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Re: Selling Captured Structures
« Reply #6 on: August 28, 2010, 04:49:56 pm »
Just a FYI, you don't need the resources required to build the structure.

Since you max at 600k and some structures cost 1million.

But early in the game I do build 2 zgen's deep in my territory, to prevent increased waves. After I place both I pause the construction since they'll eat up my economy.
After controlling like 8-10 planets I go back to building them. Since I got enough resources to build zgens quickly and repair units. Also that's about time when I need the extra power.
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Re: Selling Captured Structures
« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2010, 01:57:17 pm »
Wait, two zpgens?
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Re: Selling Captured Structures
« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2010, 02:04:14 pm »
Most likely a multi-homeworld start.
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Re: Selling Captured Structures
« Reply #9 on: August 29, 2010, 02:08:34 pm »
yeah.. you can build 8 of em if you start with 8 planets.


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Re: Selling Captured Structures
« Reply #10 on: August 29, 2010, 10:48:32 pm »
Quote from: Spikey00 on August 29, 2010, 01:57:17 pm
Wait, two zpgens?

Lol ya, I tend to start in duo worlds.
I sometimes pretend my people are the people from vandread. Makes it somewhat more humorous.

Also the ship cap was a bit difficult for me when I first played, but now it was just a habit of selecting two planets.
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Re: Selling Captured Structures
« Reply #11 on: August 31, 2010, 09:23:42 am »
Mk5 Ion Cannons will top out your resources.  They're like candy that way.
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Re: Selling Captured Structures
« Reply #12 on: August 31, 2010, 12:46:23 pm »
My OCD for resource efficiency will scream over that; "wasted resources!?  N-no!"
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Re: Selling Captured Structures
« Reply #13 on: August 31, 2010, 01:14:43 pm »
Quote from: Spikey00 on August 31, 2010, 12:46:23 pm
My OCD for resource efficiency will scream over that; "wasted resources!?  N-no!"

Just wait until you capture a system with a Mk5, a Mk4, and a Mk3 Ion Cannon. :D
(There are a couple of those systems in the game CogDissident and I are playing)
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Re: Selling Captured Structures
« Reply #14 on: September 07, 2010, 01:31:09 pm »
We actually had to work out ways for us to intentionally "blow" as much money as possible as quickly as possible to not waste quite so many resources.
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