I'm at Mission 7 and just beginning to get the hang of ship design. It's good that the game allows one to change decisions because ship roles evolve over time.
What I mean is:
The Rover is used for exploration because it was the only one with scan ability. By the end of Mission 5 I got to thinking that Rovers were too ill equipped for discovery work (too slow, under armored, and no defensive weapons), and so began looking for a replacement. The Javelin seemed adequate for the job, but it's also slow, and had too few damage points to survive any kind of encounters.
So, what other ship in the fleet has scanning ability, is fast moving, and has good armor and hit points??
One gets the Corsair fairly early on. But, this ship is big, expensive to build, and doesn't seem to have any other role than taking over large enemy ships and bases. Mind you that should be enough, but since Invaders are so efficient at reducing large ships and bases (and small ships are much easier to replace), I thought the Corsair would quickly go by the wayside. But, I was wrong.
I hadn't built any Corsairs for a few missions before #7 when one is required to build one (I tried using the Ulysses II but that didn't work). So, since I hadn't put any bonus's on the Corsair it became necessary go back a few missions, and that's when I discovered its potential.
The Corsair has a scanning ability, and is a big ship with lots of armor and hit points (240). So, I tried it out in the Exploration role during Mission 6 where there is lots of space to cover in very little time. And, it did a fantastic job! When maxed it out on speed and armor--this ship really gets up and goes. It also has turbo mode designed to quickly close with stations, but that turns out better than "dash" if one must get by lone Artillery pieces. One Corsair took critical damage far from base, but still came back very quickly because it's so fast.
Anyone else have thoughts on the Corsair?
What I mean is:
The Rover is used for exploration because it was the only one with scan ability. By the end of Mission 5 I got to thinking that Rovers were too ill equipped for discovery work (too slow, under armored, and no defensive weapons), and so began looking for a replacement. The Javelin seemed adequate for the job, but it's also slow, and had too few damage points to survive any kind of encounters.
So, what other ship in the fleet has scanning ability, is fast moving, and has good armor and hit points??
One gets the Corsair fairly early on. But, this ship is big, expensive to build, and doesn't seem to have any other role than taking over large enemy ships and bases. Mind you that should be enough, but since Invaders are so efficient at reducing large ships and bases (and small ships are much easier to replace), I thought the Corsair would quickly go by the wayside. But, I was wrong.
I hadn't built any Corsairs for a few missions before #7 when one is required to build one (I tried using the Ulysses II but that didn't work). So, since I hadn't put any bonus's on the Corsair it became necessary go back a few missions, and that's when I discovered its potential.
The Corsair has a scanning ability, and is a big ship with lots of armor and hit points (240). So, I tried it out in the Exploration role during Mission 6 where there is lots of space to cover in very little time. And, it did a fantastic job! When maxed it out on speed and armor--this ship really gets up and goes. It also has turbo mode designed to quickly close with stations, but that turns out better than "dash" if one must get by lone Artillery pieces. One Corsair took critical damage far from base, but still came back very quickly because it's so fast.
Anyone else have thoughts on the Corsair?
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