Cap ship rush?

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Ran a match today and this bloke acquired 3 caps ships within about 15 mins of the game start.  It was a small map, 2v2, all settings at normal and there were a total of 8 planets to each side - so each partner split 4 worlds/asteroids.  My partner and I were shoring up the frontline and enhancing our economy.  Within 7 mins we won the bidding against the pirate attacks.  By 15 mins we owned the front line and built in the defenses and setup a small incursion force.... Our cash flow was streaming in.  But then, 3 cap ships from one player rolls in and smashes the front line.  Followed 3 mins later by an armada of frigates and cruisers.   Ive never seen anyone build a fleet that fast, especially on the map size we played and with that scale of a fleet.  Gotta figure out the design to that course of action.

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top
Do you happen to have a replay of the game in question? There should be an automatic save for it in your multiplayer folder.

I'd be interested as well in how this was done.
Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top
Never seen anything like that.
Galactic Civilizations IV
Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top
Never quite seen that myself, but if i was to do it,i would have a tec economist feed me all his resources so i could build a cap ship rush, i suppose it's feasible,just not very easy to accomplish.

They probably practiced this,or where in the same room.
Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top
Did he use the exploit?
Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top
Lol itsallu
I played with you today

I was Commander Adama.
Was the match by any chance with me?
Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top
Is there a way to change my nickname, i want people to know that i'm Commander Adama on IronClad online....
Reply #7 from Sins Forums Top
most likely one player barely made any fleet and gave resources to the other.

I would love to see a cap rush(not really a rush, but some way of going mostly caps in the game) in small random 1v1 maps that does work, but I havent from any of my tests or opponents that have tried it vs me.
Reply #8 from Sins Forums Top
If it was in the game that i was in, I researched pervasive economy and had tens of thousands of credits that i was just giving to anyone that needed it....
Reply #9 from Sins Forums Top
I tested it. You can get 3 level 1 capital ships at 16 minutes, but this severely hampers your economy. This strat is also very vulnerable to LRM Rushes, as the capital ships are only level 1 and not very effective well, against any equal value of frigates.
Reply #11 from Sins Forums Top
Did he use the exploit?
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No another guy after our 5 man stomp.
Reply #12 from Sins Forums Top
That was me, Jinx, you played against. I saved the replay if anyone's interested (and can point me to where to upload it)

If you watch the replay, right when you took the ice world, if you had continued your assault while blue was busy with pirates, you may have won the game since I was saving and teching for cap ships. Also, I don't think that I got the cap ships that quickly, it just felt so quick to you guys because you went econ first whereas I went cap ship -> military

Oh, and my partner didn't give me any money. He did let me have the asteroid between us, but I don't think that counts.
Reply #13 from Sins Forums Top
Hey, Itsallu, and Adama. Psychonaut. Now where's Kooler. <_<
Reply #14 from Sins Forums Top
Him and the red guy are probably playing a bid war still to send pirates in addition to rebels at me...or just having their way with my former colonies and too occupied for the forums.
Reply #15 from Sins Forums Top
Jinx, your embarrassing cap ship strats are a humiliation to the clan.

I demand you revert back to spamming seekers. What's the point of beating people with cap ships when you can do it with scouts?

Scrub.