4 Questions

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Hey everyone, i'm a newb at Sins but im pretty seasoned in startegy games overall.

just got a bunch of questions and dont want to bump old threads (which are prolly outdated with all these new patches)

Here we go:
#1, if theres like, i dunno 7 vasari desolators all with lvl 3 phase missle barrages. then is say...100 disciple ships jump in and get in range of the barrage from each desolator, then can the desolators own each of those ships in just 1 shot essentially?

 

#2 TEC/Vasari orbital refineries.. mad expensive, worth the cost?

#3 refinery quotas, what does this mean exactly..?

#4 TEC and overall statergy-->are the ress production upgrades worth upgrades fairly early on? what about 2 hours into a game, or 3 or 4. when do those upgrades become useful if at all? Im just curious because my old strategy against hard computers was to build up a huge economy, expand plenty and take control of choke points and utilize lots of defenses. but is this worth it? but after reading on these forums a bit, im not so sure this is viable.

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

1. No, there's a target limit. 100 Disciple vessels aren't exactly a great force, though.

2. Only if there's a lot of metal/crystal asteroids in that gravity well and neighboring wells. Refineries send ships to those asteroids.

3. how many refineries an asteroid can support. More refineries and they become useless.

4. It'll work against the AI, but not so well online. Every bit of cash counts online, so you might end up producing faster than you earn. It's all situational for an upgrade like that, though.

 

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Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

1. No, there's a target limit. 100 Disciple vessels aren't exactly a great force, though.
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Indeed; 100 disciples will get ripped apart by seven capital ships even before we consider special abilities.  Use heavy cruisers, bombers, and long range frigates to attack capital ships.  You're wasting your time if you're using anything else.  As mentioned, phase missile swarm has a target cap.

4. It'll work against the AI, but not so well online. Every bit of cash counts online, so you might end up producing faster than you earn. It's all situational for an upgrade like that, though.
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The low-level ones (particularly the 1 and 2-lab level ones) are worthwhile because they're so inexpensive to research.  The Vasari one is also a great pick because it affects both types of extractors.  Advent is the faction that gets the shaft here, with higher level (and therefor more expensive) upgrades.

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