Huh huh huh...defences

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I am playing the latest beta and it occoured to me how upset those guys who just cram their ships full of weapons and engines but no defences are gonna be come their 1st fleet action in 1.2.
Wish I could see their faces.

well they where warned weeks ago
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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Oh, how I laugh
Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
How exactly does the new battle system work?
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Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Each defending ship gets at least one shot, even if it is destroyed with the attackers first shot.
So that first round can be a bear; even if the attacker has overwhelming force it may lose a ship or two.
Reply #5 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I'm sure their faces are just fine, because nothing but weapons is still more economically efficent than defenses in the majority of cases.

I slapped some defenses on my first post-patch game, but all in all its not worth it except in the first two years of the game. So its nothing but teeth for me. And why would I? While defenes have become better, the AI has continued to improve it's weapon selection. Why build defenses when I know my next enemy will be able to mostly ignore them?
Reply #6 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Ship crews also gain experience don't they? So surviving ships would be an advantage over always having "No0B" ship crews.
Reply #7 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Exactly so defences on ships is better financial sense. I am currently late game with ships 40% weapons 60% defence ratio and I hardly ever loose a ship against some prety nasty enemies.
Reply #8 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I'm sure their faces are just fine, because nothing but weapons is still more economically efficent than defenses in the majority of cases.


I find the the 1.2 combat system is more gooder than the previous versions.