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Offline hullu

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Stealth guard posts and AI Eyes
« on: January 19, 2011, 03:11:58 am »
Stealth guard posts and AI Eyes, I find these unfair, you can probably guess why.

Late in my game so my firepower took care of the Eye easily, but still I think stealth guard posts should not be on the same planets as AI Eyes. Since it's simply just not fun that you have to look for something you can't see nor can you have the slightest clue of it's whereabouts.

Yesterday when I ran into this I almost reported it as a bug since I couldn't see any remaining guard posts and the Eye was still there:)
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Re: Stealth guard posts and AI Eyes
« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2011, 03:14:33 am »
I think in this case we should keep it imo.  Having the stealth guardpost requires you to have some sort of anti-cloaking option. 

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Re: Stealth guard posts and AI Eyes
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2011, 10:39:42 am »
cloaking boosted AI eyes are Fun!
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Re: Stealth guard posts and AI Eyes
« Reply #3 on: January 19, 2011, 10:59:17 am »
All you have to do to find a stealth guard post instantly, depending on your hurry, is:

1. Use a decloaker, which can very quickly sweep the planet.

or

2. Use the lowest-tier tachyon warhead for very low AIP and complete visibility of all the cloaked stuff.
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Offline Suzera

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Re: Stealth guard posts and AI Eyes
« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2011, 11:56:58 am »
When you first entered the system, did you notice a metal or crystal node that didn't have a post on it?
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Offline Shrugging Khan

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Re: Stealth guard posts and AI Eyes
« Reply #5 on: January 19, 2011, 09:05:25 pm »
Or do it my way.

  • Take five scout starships (and throw in two tach drones)
  • Line them up horizontally, with enough space for all the tachyon ranges to touch their neighbours
  • Go into formation move
  • COMB THE DESERT!
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Re: Stealth guard posts and AI Eyes
« Reply #6 on: January 19, 2011, 09:53:37 pm »
Quote from: Shrugging Khan on January 19, 2011, 09:05:25 pm
  • COMB THE DESERT!

I said across her nose, not up it! ;)
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Offline hullu

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Re: Stealth guard posts and AI Eyes
« Reply #7 on: January 20, 2011, 03:41:39 am »
Yea I take it all back it's basically my noobishness showing up there. Many ways to counter a stationary cloaked thingy.
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Offline Suzera

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Re: Stealth guard posts and AI Eyes
« Reply #8 on: January 20, 2011, 01:25:55 pm »
If you see an AI planet that starts with an exposed metal or crystal node that is not within two jumps of your home planet on difficulty 7+, there is a good chance it is a stealth post.
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Offline zebramatt

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Re: Stealth guard posts and AI Eyes
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2011, 11:49:48 am »
Quote from: x4000 on January 19, 2011, 09:53:37 pm
Quote from: Shrugging Khan on January 19, 2011, 09:05:25 pm
  • COMB THE DESERT!

I said across her nose, not up it! ;)

Who made that man a gunner?
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Offline x4000

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Re: Stealth guard posts and AI Eyes
« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2011, 11:51:53 am »
I did, sir.  He's my cousin.
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Re: Stealth guard posts and AI Eyes
« Reply #11 on: January 21, 2011, 11:56:04 am »
Found anything yet?  ;D
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Re: Stealth guard posts and AI Eyes
« Reply #12 on: January 21, 2011, 11:57:01 am »
Just go. ;)
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Offline hullu

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Re: Stealth guard posts and AI Eyes
« Reply #13 on: January 22, 2011, 02:12:00 am »
My thread is standing on a derailroad about to be run over!
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Re: Stealth guard posts and AI Eyes
« Reply #14 on: January 22, 2011, 02:15:43 am »
Sorry about that.  ;D
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