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[gufu1992]

Interseptor doesn't use elreium!

Even against battleships i'd rather take the plasma beam on my interceptors. Why? Because it has accuracy 140% and avalanche has only 100% - avalanche will fire sooner, but will miss much more and needs more time to reload.

Personally, I prefer an air force mainly of interceptors, with 2 firestorms, 1 lightning, 1 skyranger and 3 avengers (spread out over 8 bases). The Interceptors can handle anything except battleships and don't use elerium. The Firestorms are primarily active when I'm researching Avengers, while the Lightning is a secondary "mission craft" and battleship-interceptor. The Avenger is by far the best ship (fastest, lots of fuel, very tough, transports up to 26 soldiers) and that's why I build 3 of them.

[laiocfar]

If u got the Avengers why u sacrifice people in battles over the Earth and don´t go to Cydonia.....

[gufu1992]

I wsih there would be more than one cydonia mission!

[Cockroach]

hrm...

I build 6 bases and on average I have 1 human craft and 1 alien craft per base.

4 Interceptors
2 Skyrangers
3 Firestorms
2 Lightnings
1-2 Avengers

I use my Interceptors for +80% of my fighting. The only time I send alien craft is when speed is needed. Like getting to a landed supply ship or shooting down a terror ship. I might also ram a Firestorm or two into an infiltration battleship. The Skyrangers are used to land at things that don't move, like downed ships and bases, while the Lightning is my rapid deployment elite ship. And of course the Cydonia mission needs an Avenger

[laiocfar]

I use my Interceptors for +80% of my fighting.

Very wise, i do as u.
Anyway, i don´t use the lighting and for me the avenger its at the end of the research tree. So avenger -> Cydonia -> Lose or win.

Hey all. Great thread, great game.

I didn't read through the whole thread so I'm not sure if this tip has been mentioned allready:

Save just before the end of the month, get your budget changes then load back and do this untill you get your maximum funding. It really is quite amazing how random funding can be.

[blue123]

Yep. I do that from time to time. Doesn't work with losing a nation, though.

[rlbell]

Originally posted by blue123@Jan 25 2006, 04:28 PM
Yep. I do that from time to time. Doesn't work with losing a nation, though.

For that, you have to really cheat!

I suspect that the CWE X-Com editor can just change the nation's status to 'happy'.

Originally posted by laiocfar@Jan 24 2006, 10:06 PM
If u got the Avengers why u sacrifice people in battles over the Earth and don´t go to Cydonia.....

Sometimes it's because I need to get an alien commander, sometimes I need my soldiers to gain more experience and sometimes I just like to fight ethereal battleships with my super-squad as a challenge!