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2011-09-01T02:03:45Z

Rbos: /* The Robots */

2011-08-28T01:15:07Z

The Robots

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	Ships should all have reasonably high-quality beams. T-Rexes with Heavy Blasters should be the minimum, but higher than that will cost you too much molybdenum for a ship that will usually end its lifespan firing 20 torps and dying, and Madonzillas can have Heavy Phasers because they need more bang for the beam, and have a better shot at re-use. If any ship will survive a battle it will be a Madonzilla.		Ships should all have reasonably high-quality beams. T-Rexes with Heavy Blasters should be the minimum, but higher than that will cost you too much molybdenum for a ship that will usually end its lifespan firing 20 torps and dying, and Madonzillas can have Heavy Phasers because they need more bang for the beam, and have a better shot at re-use. If any ship will survive a battle it will be a Madonzilla.

			The Robots' critical difficulty is fuel. Make that harder by sniping Q Tankers and forcing him to make digressions. Since Robot fuel capacities are very high, this will force him to use warships to ferry fuel, which costs more for him, but in general makes it harder to deny him that fuel. Again, it's easier to fight him in your territory because you can ensure that the planets he conquers are tapped out of fuel. Beaming up your clans while your at it is helpful as it forces him to set mission to "beam up" fuel.

	Remember: avoid strength; attack weakness.		Remember: avoid strength; attack weakness.

Rbos: /* The Robots */

2011-08-28T01:11:51Z

The Robots

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	===The [[Robots]]===		===The [[Robots]]===

	The Robots have very scary minefields, dealing with them is extremely expensive and depends on the tools you have at hand. Your best friend is your economy; you alone among the cloaker races have the ability to match the Robots on equal terms by shipping in tens and tens of thousands of megacredits and extract enough minerals to ~~simpl~~ lay four times as many mines as the Robots.		The Robots have very scary minefields, dealing with them is extremely expensive and depends on the tools you have at hand. Your best friend is your economy; you alone among the cloaker races have the ability to match the Robots on equal terms by shipping in tens and tens of thousands of megacredits and extract enough minerals to simply lay four times as many mines as the Robots. A high-ID minelayer will have the last word and help immensely in maintaining air superiority. A low-ID minelayer will help destroy his stock of torpedoes but will not do much to clear space.

	Take out their minelayers. The Robots will tend to only have a few minelayers mixed amongst their ships, and sacrificing an LCC or three to get rid of them will in the long run be far cheaper than attempting to out-minelay them. An LCC or Saurian taking out a Cat's Paw full of 300 mk7 torpedoes will save you about 30,000 megacredits in countermining. Lay traps.		Take out their minelayers. The Robots will tend to only have a few minelayers mixed amongst their ships, and sacrificing an LCC or three to get rid of them will in the long run be far cheaper than attempting to out-minelay them. An LCC or Saurian taking out a Cat's Paw full of 300 mk7 torpedoes will save you about 30,000 megacredits in countermining. Lay traps.
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	Ships should all have reasonably high-quality beams. T-Rexes with Heavy Blasters should be the minimum, but higher than that will cost you too much molybdenum for a ship that will usually end its lifespan firing 20 torps and dying, and Madonzillas can have Heavy Phasers because they need more bang for the beam, and have a better shot at re-use. If any ship will survive a battle it will be a Madonzilla.		Ships should all have reasonably high-quality beams. T-Rexes with Heavy Blasters should be the minimum, but higher than that will cost you too much molybdenum for a ship that will usually end its lifespan firing 20 torps and dying, and Madonzillas can have Heavy Phasers because they need more bang for the beam, and have a better shot at re-use. If any ship will survive a battle it will be a Madonzilla.

			Remember: avoid strength; attack weakness.

	===The [[Rebels]]===		===The [[Rebels]]===

Rbos: /* The Robots */

2011-08-28T01:04:03Z

The Robots

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	===The [[Robots]]===		===The [[Robots]]===

			The Robots have very scary minefields, dealing with them is extremely expensive and depends on the tools you have at hand. Your best friend is your economy; you alone among the cloaker races have the ability to match the Robots on equal terms by shipping in tens and tens of thousands of megacredits and extract enough minerals to simpl lay four times as many mines as the Robots.

			Take out their minelayers. The Robots will tend to only have a few minelayers mixed amongst their ships, and sacrificing an LCC or three to get rid of them will in the long run be far cheaper than attempting to out-minelay them. An LCC or Saurian taking out a Cat's Paw full of 300 mk7 torpedoes will save you about 30,000 megacredits in countermining. Lay traps.

			Unfortunately the Robots will be much easier to handle on territory that you used to control; attacking them on their territory is more difficult because your supply lines are hard to maintain and you will not be able to easily set ambushes for torpedo ships.

			Ships should all have reasonably high-quality beams. T-Rexes with Heavy Blasters should be the minimum, but higher than that will cost you too much molybdenum for a ship that will usually end its lifespan firing 20 torps and dying, and Madonzillas can have Heavy Phasers because they need more bang for the beam, and have a better shot at re-use. If any ship will survive a battle it will be a Madonzilla.

	===The [[Rebels]]===		===The [[Rebels]]===

Rbos: /* With the Crystals */

2011-08-28T00:57:12Z

With the Crystals

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	* Crystal ships in Lizard hands have 150% more oomph. If you trust each other enough, have the Crystals hand over their ships to the Lizards for all large fleet engagements.		* Crystal ships in Lizard hands have 150% more oomph. If you trust each other enough, have the Crystals hand over their ships to the Lizards for all large fleet engagements.
	* Low-concentration mineral planets should be handed over to the Lizards for extraction.		* Low-concentration mineral planets should be handed over to the Lizards for extraction.
			* Webmines can't be counter-mined except by other Crystal players. They are an excellent shield for your cloakers.

	===With the [[Empire]]===		===With the [[Empire]]===

Rbos: /* With the Crystals */

2011-08-28T00:55:39Z

With the Crystals

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	* The Crystals have a terraformer to raise the planet temperature, combine them with the Eros to keep the temperature at 50 degrees.		* The Crystals have a terraformer to raise the planet temperature, combine them with the Eros to keep the temperature at 50 degrees.
	* You are poor on the defensive, and have a hard time dealing with large enemy fleets of heavy ships. Getting two dozen assorted T-Rexes and Madonzillas together is much harder than your opponent getting together ~5-10 assorted (say) Golems and Automas. Web mines give you the tools to run them out of fuel, split them up, and deal with them separately. If you can fight fighter ships separately, you stand to have a Madonzilla left over at the end of the battle instead of having it die to the next ship.		* You are poor on the defensive, and have a hard time dealing with large enemy fleets of heavy ships. Getting two dozen assorted T-Rexes and Madonzillas together is much harder than your opponent getting together ~5-10 assorted (say) Golems and Automas. Web mines give you the tools to run them out of fuel, split them up, and deal with them separately. If you can fight fighter ships separately, you stand to have a Madonzilla left over at the end of the battle instead of having it die to the next ship.
			* The Lizards and the Crystals are natural allies, both having light ships and complementary abilities. You can provide the money and mining they need to crank out webmines, and they can provide the webmines you need to keep your territory secure and break up enemy fleets.
			* Crystal ships in Lizard hands have 150% more oomph. If you trust each other enough, have the Crystals hand over their ships to the Lizards for all large fleet engagements.
			* Low-concentration mineral planets should be handed over to the Lizards for extraction.

	===With the [[Empire]]===		===With the [[Empire]]===

Rbos: /* With the Crystals */

2011-08-28T00:52:50Z

With the Crystals

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	* Give them LCCs with good torpedo tubes (Mark VII). The LCC has a very decent cargo space, which is great to lay big webmine fields.		* Give them LCCs with good torpedo tubes (Mark VII). The LCC has a very decent cargo space, which is great to lay big webmine fields.
	* The Crystals have a terraformer to raise the planet temperature, combine them with the Eros to keep the temperature at 50 degrees.		* The Crystals have a terraformer to raise the planet temperature, combine them with the Eros to keep the temperature at 50 degrees.
			* You are poor on the defensive, and have a hard time dealing with large enemy fleets of heavy ships. Getting two dozen assorted T-Rexes and Madonzillas together is much harder than your opponent getting together ~5-10 assorted (say) Golems and Automas. Web mines give you the tools to run them out of fuel, split them up, and deal with them separately. If you can fight fighter ships separately, you stand to have a Madonzilla left over at the end of the battle instead of having it die to the next ship.

	===With the [[Empire]]===		===With the [[Empire]]===

Rbos: /* The End Game */

2011-08-28T00:48:46Z

The End Game

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	The end game is tough for the Lizards, and your game is the economic one. You must outproduce your opponents two to one. Economic development must continue. Every planet that CAN have a starbase, MUST have a starbase. You will continue to need all the hiss ships you can pump out.		The end game is tough for the Lizards, and your game is the economic one. You must outproduce your opponents two to one. Economic development must continue. Every planet that CAN have a starbase, MUST have a starbase. You will continue to need all the hiss ships you can pump out.

	Keep a stock of minerals and money on every planet, and use the surplus to develop new starbases. Always have a few upcoming starbases in the queue. Dedicate LDSFs to do nothing but build ~~fighters~~.		Keep a stock of minerals and money on every planet, and use the surplus to develop new starbases. Always have a few upcoming starbases in the queue. Dedicate LDSFs to do nothing but build them.

	In the early to late endgame, a Merlin can produce enough minerals to supply as many starbases as it can reach. I recommend a Merlin and a Fuel Refinery for every ten to thirteen planets, fewer if one or two of those planets are Bovinoid. With 100-200+ starbases in the game, any given starbase will only produce every ten to fifteen turns, which is ample for a Lizard starbase to generate enough supplies to build another of your cheap ships all by itself. LDSFs can thus focus almost entirely on the establishment of new starbases, of which you should aim to have twice as many as your opponent. You WILL lose two (or more!) ships for every heavy ship or planet you kill.		In the early to late endgame, a Merlin can produce enough minerals to supply as many starbases as it can reach. I recommend a Merlin and a Fuel Refinery for every ten to thirteen planets, fewer if one or two of those planets are Bovinoid. With 100-200+ starbases in the game, any given starbase will only produce every ten to fifteen turns, which is ample for a Lizard starbase to generate enough supplies to build another of your cheap ships all by itself. LDSFs can thus focus almost entirely on the establishment of new starbases, of which you should aim to have twice as many as your opponent. You WILL lose two (or more!) ships for every heavy ship or planet you kill.

Rbos: /* General Strategy */

2011-08-28T00:47:53Z

General Strategy

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	The mid-game strategy is different. Move in to whavever cluster you took in your first turns and make more and more use of your diplomatic relations. You will rely on your allies more and more in terms of military because your Trex's can't cut it anymore.		The mid-game strategy is different. Move in to whavever cluster you took in your first turns and make more and more use of your diplomatic relations. You will rely on your allies more and more in terms of military because your Trex's can't cut it anymore.

			=== The End Game ===

			The end game is tough for the Lizards, and your game is the economic one. You must outproduce your opponents two to one. Economic development must continue. Every planet that CAN have a starbase, MUST have a starbase. You will continue to need all the hiss ships you can pump out.

			Keep a stock of minerals and money on every planet, and use the surplus to develop new starbases. Always have a few upcoming starbases in the queue. Dedicate LDSFs to do nothing but build fighters.

			In the early to late endgame, a Merlin can produce enough minerals to supply as many starbases as it can reach. I recommend a Merlin and a Fuel Refinery for every ten to thirteen planets, fewer if one or two of those planets are Bovinoid. With 100-200+ starbases in the game, any given starbase will only produce every ten to fifteen turns, which is ample for a Lizard starbase to generate enough supplies to build another of your cheap ships all by itself. LDSFs can thus focus almost entirely on the establishment of new starbases, of which you should aim to have twice as many as your opponent. You WILL lose two (or more!) ships for every heavy ship or planet you kill.

			It is vital that you deny ship slots to your enemy.

			Ground attack is still vital in the endgame. Establish bucket chains using cloakers to transfer clans over longer distances into enemy territory. In the end game you will likely have large clan sources near the front lines.

			Your alliances or treaties will make or break you in the endgame. See Alliances section.

	==[[Alliances]]==		==[[Alliances]]==

Zelrik: /* General Strategy */

2011-08-24T20:13:28Z

General Strategy

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	* Depending on how well you do with the first neighbor, aim also at the other neighbor, ally with the next neighbor and gang on him.		* Depending on how well you do with the first neighbor, aim also at the other neighbor, ally with the next neighbor and gang on him.
	* If you fail to find both your neighbor by turn 10, be aware of cloaking races: Build Lokis to escort your freighters/protect your important SBs.		* If you fail to find both your neighbor by turn 10, be aware of cloaking races: Build Lokis to escort your freighters/protect your important SBs.

			The mid-game strategy is different. Move in to whavever cluster you took in your first turns and make more and more use of your diplomatic relations. You will rely on your allies more and more in terms of military because your Trex's can't cut it anymore.

	==[[Alliances]]==		==[[Alliances]]==