Hello
I am a bit confused how Gateways work, so I thought I would just get some clarification.
For some context... I have just come across the Prethoryn Scourge. I think I did a x 5 strength, as all of the previous crisis were pretty rubbish... Now I have at least 5 or 6 300k fleets running amok, with the AI putting up a laughable effort with broken fleets, and literally nothing coming close to even making a dent. Fortunately I have 8 fleets at 60k+ ready to go, so I have a reasonable chance if I can engage them one at a time on my terms.
(Un?)fortunately, they have invaded some distance from my own empire, with no L Gates or Wormholes.
I have networked my own fleet yards with Gateways, with my homeworld with a fully operational Megayard.
There is an empty batch of planets on the far side of a Fallen Empire, about 5 jumps from the Prethoryn's territory.
My first thought was to grab the adjacent system (A) and Fortify it with a Gateway behind the Starbase, with which I can reinforce from all of my 8 major fleet yards. But if this system were to fall, can the Prethoryn use my Gateway to slip into my systems?
Would it be better to build the gateway around system (B) ?
Or if you have any other though, I would greatly appreciate it...
Cheers!
I am a bit confused how Gateways work, so I thought I would just get some clarification.
For some context... I have just come across the Prethoryn Scourge. I think I did a x 5 strength, as all of the previous crisis were pretty rubbish... Now I have at least 5 or 6 300k fleets running amok, with the AI putting up a laughable effort with broken fleets, and literally nothing coming close to even making a dent. Fortunately I have 8 fleets at 60k+ ready to go, so I have a reasonable chance if I can engage them one at a time on my terms.
(Un?)fortunately, they have invaded some distance from my own empire, with no L Gates or Wormholes.
I have networked my own fleet yards with Gateways, with my homeworld with a fully operational Megayard.
There is an empty batch of planets on the far side of a Fallen Empire, about 5 jumps from the Prethoryn's territory.
My first thought was to grab the adjacent system (A) and Fortify it with a Gateway behind the Starbase, with which I can reinforce from all of my 8 major fleet yards. But if this system were to fall, can the Prethoryn use my Gateway to slip into my systems?
Would it be better to build the gateway around system (B) ?
Or if you have any other though, I would greatly appreciate it...
Cheers!