Just finished my first game

YES!

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Just finished my first game, it was a easy first though mianly to get to know the research tree, and to understand the tech of the game. Well it was a 1 v 1 with priates. Medium everything. Basically my entire stargetry was one star system at a time. I built up my fleet took over my star system, then spent some time developing econ well at the same time going for inter star system travel. After I reached a sizeable fleet I began the assualt on my enemy. Which first time arouind was actually fairly difficult... I think it was the fact that I just had to gain the upper hand in the battle. Well anyways I think he was advent and I was Tech.

My first fleet was as follows
1 Kol cap (for colonization)
2 Dreadnaughts
50 LRMs
3 repair ships
15 cobalts
15 heavy crusiers

Felt great my first battle watching my fleet collide with the enemy fleet, then priates jumped in too which made it that much more interseting. I remember having to jump back my kol cap to keep it alive, it nearly died my repair ships weren't able to keep it up to par. My dreads were hit heavily too, I lost roughly 1/2 of LRMs, all Cobalts, and a few crusiers. After this I took over 2 planets in the region, controlled the star in both systems and then rebuilt my army. I took over that star and after I owned 2 complete star systems and my enemy only owned 1 1/2 I was the economical powerhouse with the funding to back a army.

Next time I want to do a 2 v 2 in a bigger galaxy.

However a first questions

Do you guys have like one ship building place that you pump everything out of? Cause I did, I mean it was very well protected, hard to get too. First off it was at the end of a choke point, and to reach this checkpoint you had to go through my star system gaurding fleet, which was sizeable to seriously ruin a invading fleets day. Then after that I had a asteroid with a lot of hangers with fighters, and turrents along with repair bays. So I could retreat my star system fleet to that and conitue that. I figure it'd take a whole big ass army and at least 30 minutes to break through it.
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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top
I usually have several frigate factories, sometimes 2 or 3 on one planet. It depends a lot on the map, but I try to have a factory near the front lines so I can quickly replace losses.

Also, if you have a couple of planets with multiple factories, you can try a strategy where you wait to build up your fleet until just before you attack (or until you're attacked) and tailor it to counter the enemy. The tricky part of this is being able to build up fast enough, and in increasing fleet capacity quickly.
Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top
I haven't finished my first game yet since I'm doing a Huge Multi Star System Map which has 5 star systems. I just get a handful of planets that I can defend with a fleet but I also put a Factory at them just for insurance purposes when I'm off attacking the enemy. I'm having a problem with getting my Econ. up since I bring in more Metal and Crystals then i do money so i have to sell both of them on the black market to make money. I do have Trade Ports and I trade with the AI but I'm falling behind in the Econ. scene of the players since I'm 8 or 9 in Econ but like 1 or 2 on Fleet since i get attacked all the time pretty much.
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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top
I think I may adjust is slightly. I will create a massive ship building location at behind a key choke point, however each system will have its share of frigate factories.
Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top
That would be okay, though for defensive porpuses, every system that might come under attack should have a repair platform. static turrets are completely useless against human adversaries (as they will navigate around them) and hangar defneces are currently under powered. However, a frigate factory with a repair platform or two could pump LRM's or HC's and at the same time repair them, and that should be enough time for you to get another force there at the very least (if that's not enough, then kiss that system goodbye). You should try playing on a small map, where there aren't obvious choke - points, and prepare such defences. It's costly, but if you're playing econ, that's the only way I know for defending multiple planets effectively.
Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top
I have found out that it is easier to put more materials into the Cruiser Carriers and have a mass of them with Bomber Squadrons with some attack force then have an entire attack force.
Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top
Right now i'm doing the 102 planet thing. I got 20 planets under my control (with my allies this is nearly all of one star system. I got a few loose ends to tie up such as a few planets which I need got around to colonizing but thats not an issue.

My econ is huge, i'm researching as quickly as possible and paying my allies thousands of credits. I heard that if you got shit left over like a large ammount give it to something otherwise its a waste (makes sense) So right now i'm funding an ally who got stuck in a bad system and butt rapped. After I take over this star system I take over my main fleet which consists of

20 siege friagtes (for planet bombing
1 dread
1 akkan
100 LRM
5 support carriers for a bit of repair
20 flake frigates

I'm 3 hours in the game (this sn't my whole fleet just my maina ttacking force. I keep one force which is smaller for defensive purposes (really handy)

But so far here are the lessons i've learned

1. You need a reaction force. I lost 2 planets to a small raid because I didn't have a fleet which could respond in time.
2. All planets need some sort of defense, not to repel an attack but to hold it off. I didn't think about this.
3. Upgrade planets as quickly as possible
4. Move quickly, I didn't do this earlier and oen empire got particular strong and I had to fight them off.

But i'm really hoping in thsi next star system I start seeing some action, my biggest lose in battle was 3 LRMs... That was just because how my reaction force was stationed I guess 3 LRMs had the heads up on jump and went into a fairly sizable fleet without support and where pretty much destoryed upon impact. Then of course my reserve forces came in, kicked ass and took names.