Thing that make you go OMG

[Cinth]

So I'm farming the Archive @ Bangmetin and I flip over to the map.  I watch with morbid curiosity as this starts moving...

[keith.lamothe]

Only 6 digits of threat?

[Cinth]

Lol.  Yes, only 6 digits....

This is what 67k threat looks like and what it does to Spire Fleets.
This was a full 2 city fleet.

[keith.lamothe]

I recommend Warheads.

[Mad Rubicant]

Lol.  Yes, only 6 digits....

This is what 67k threat looks like and what it does to Spire Fleets.
This was a full 2 city fleet.

How do you have 6 digit threat at 100 AIP?

[Cinth]

I recommend Warheads.

I think you have me confused with another player.

How do you have 6 digit threat at 100 AIP?

Look closely at the map image.  Until I took Bangmetin (far left), I had no outlet for the AI to send waves.  Checking the clock, 19 hours +.  Also, there is a pissed off Raid Engine throwing a fit and stacking threat on Savthorin. 

Threat accumulates as fast as I can clear it

[keith.lamothe]

I recommend Warheads.

I think you have me confused with another player.

If it were Faulty I wouldn't need to recommend Warheads

[Mad Rubicant]

How do you have 6 digit threat at 100 AIP?

Look closely at the map image.  Until I took Bangmetin (far left), I had no outlet for the AI to send waves.  Checking the clock, 19 hours +.  Also, there is a pissed off Raid Engine throwing a fit and stacking threat on Savthorin. 

Threat accumulates as fast as I can clear it

Is that... 18 homeworlds?

You're insane. How has your CPU not exploded yet?

[Cinth]

I recommend Warheads.

I think you have me confused with another player.

If it were Faulty I wouldn't need to recommend Warheads

And everytime you do recommend them, I tell you I don't need them.
The ONLY bad thing about large AI Fleets is actually engaging them.  It really feels like half of my stuff isn't engaged (spawners and stuff) if they aren't already in the system when the AI arrives.  It's a major problem if it is the case (one I'll always run into). 

Is that... 18 homeworlds?

You're insane. How has your CPU not exploded yet?

16 HWs.  I play crazy games and post the most outlandish stuff here for shock and awe 

It's pretty fun to turn the norm on its head and play my way. 

My PC is a beast.  I'll start games on my laptop but move them over to the PC mid to late game.

[Cinth]

All those HP bars in the mid/right side of my fleet ball are drones that refused to engage the Exo waves passing through the system.

[keith.lamothe]

The ONLY bad thing about large AI Fleets is actually engaging them.  It really feels like half of my stuff isn't engaged (spawners and stuff) if they aren't already in the system when the AI arrives.  It's a major problem if it is the case (one I'll always run into).

That's basically your computer telling you "y'know what, you want that many ships?  You tell them what to do."

[Cinth]

The ONLY bad thing about large AI Fleets is actually engaging them.  It really feels like half of my stuff isn't engaged (spawners and stuff) if they aren't already in the system when the AI arrives.  It's a major problem if it is the case (one I'll always run into).

That's basically your computer telling you "y'know what, you want that many ships?  You tell them what to do."

Except not all of them can be given orders.  Spawned blades are in there and not doing anything too.  It's frustrating when all the AI ships are getting their licks in and yours sit and "turn the other cheek".

[Shoat]

Is that... 18 homeworlds?

16 HWs.  I play crazy games and post the most outlandish stuff here for shock and awe 

Multi-HW games are really fun (whish my PC could handle more than 3-5 HWs).

The main problem I have with your setup here is that you could have gotten at least three more spire cities out of that layout (by leaving for example Cenisaun, Ginjiship and Nikapan as non-homeworlds).
Seeing as you won't be able to get many completely-safe-behind-chokepoint worlds in that galaxy (you're already lucky to have the one chokepoint at Mikhung), it's pretty important to unlock as many FS ships as possible to get maximum use out of the Multi-HW shipcaps.

[Burnstreet]

The ONLY bad thing about large AI Fleets is actually engaging them.  It really feels like half of my stuff isn't engaged (spawners and stuff) if they aren't already in the system when the AI arrives.  It's a major problem if it is the case (one I'll always run into).

That's basically your computer telling you "y'know what, you want that many ships?  You tell them what to do."

In my current game I have full 10 HW caps of TDL I-IV, Blades Spawners I-V and Lightning Torp Fregates I-V in my Fleet. But as soon as I get on a planet with enough units, they just sit around and attrition to death At least the torps stay around to keep the planet clean for the next few minutes after I left it. See http://www.arcengames.com/mantisbt/view.php?id=15221

[Cinth]

Is that... 18 homeworlds?

16 HWs.  I play crazy games and post the most outlandish stuff here for shock and awe 

Multi-HW games are really fun (whish my PC could handle more than 3-5 HWs).

The main problem I have with your setup here is that you could have gotten at least three more spire cities out of that layout (by leaving for example Cenisaun, Ginjiship and Nikapan as non-homeworlds).
Seeing as you won't be able to get many completely-safe-behind-chokepoint worlds in that galaxy (you're already lucky to have the one chokepoint at Mikhung), it's pretty important to unlock as many FS ships as possible to get maximum use out of the Multi-HW shipcaps.

Actually, there are places to put 4 chokepoint planets in the middle of the map.  That would give me 5 cities and eventually control of more than half the map, and the ability to place more cities.  That plan changed a bit when I decided to choke out the AI by taking the worlds just outside the Core Worlds (3 planets) and giving me the ability to attempt a massive takeover.  It looks like I might be able to put 124 planets under my control.