And to think carrier cap spamming is considered different these days.

Anyways, I really don't think Rebellion nerfed Skinatras (I vaguely seem to remember Repair Cloud no longer healing strikecraft...), so its probably just as powerful as it was in Trinity. It's just Corvettes can be used to chase down and finish off injured capitalships, making them more risky to rely on.

I'd argue it actually scales well into the late game even if it doesn't kill you quick. Having a sizeable force of bombers from capitalships makes his fleet less vulnerable to Chasitc Burst or the Maw, and since bomber swarms are still the preferred way of dealing with titans, the ability to constantly spawn more is always welcome at any stage of the game. There is the issue them stealing XP away from his titan if he eventually builds one, but I guess you could raid with them quite well too.

I would suggest you just do a conventional spam of TEC LRM spam, mixed with some flak. It doesn't take too long to get, its gives a ton of forward firepower, and is difficult to counter quickly. The LRM will knock down weaker SBs, kill his caps, and drive back any titans that you may have to face, The flak will keep corvettes and fighters at bay so your lrm don't get wiped out. 

This strategy also allows you to build a big fleet quick, then eco so you can build more powerful ships like titans or orgevs to deal with higher level SBs. The only problem is if he SB rushes fast enough, you will not be able to counter. 

If you must go Advent, you best bet is to carrier spam with corvette support. Do NOT build more than 2 carrier capital ships because they die too easy at lower levels. Focus on leveling up the two that you have. Remember that you only need about half the number of fighter squadrons to counter your opponents bombers. This should not be a problem as advent. This will force your opponent to build flak and LF, which are countered by illums and disciples. 

Advent are not ideal for countering vasari though because their eco is weak. It takes forever to build enough ships to be effective. By that point, Huy may have STTC, which is a death sentence for an advent player. You best bet (depending on how far away your vasari opponent) may be to use the advents wonderful opening rush of LF and corvettes. Keep in mind though that this strategy is not very good against SBs. It will push your opponent back though so you can take more worlds though IF they do not successfully get a SB on one of your worlds. 

The funny part is that, until just recently, "Huy" was more often than not his teenage nephew/cousin, who you could easily roll over but who would try and emulate the Huy "playstyle". He was at least generally quieter and less annoying. The chat spamming all caps delusional bitching/trolling Huy was a sure-fire way to know which was which. Either that or it's always been the same person with a trolling split personality who suffers from Parkinsonian fits when he plays as the teenage cousin Jake version.

See all the fun you're missing SP people?