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hahax posted 06-16-99 01:57 AM ET
Tried out a new probe strategy today & thought I'd share it. As follows:
1. Plant a weak, undefended base somewhere in the middle of your territory.
2. Place a lot of probes in nearby bases, within single-turn striking distance.
3. Give the base to University, or any faction far ahead of you in tech.
4. Probe rush the base immediately.
5. Take back or exterminate the empty base at your leisure.
This tactic works even if you are not on good terms with the target faction, since a base gift is always seen as a positive gesture.
Obviously, there will be diplomatic fallout, which is only offset if you're several techs (4? 5? 10?) behind another faction.
Apologies if this tactic has been posted before, or if it seems too obvious to the advanced SMACers.
~hhx
Resource Consumer posted 06-16-99 04:47 AM ET
I haven't seen it and it looks quite a nice one. It would work even better if the University were based on a different continent - then you could really mop up without too much immediate fallout
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Author	Topic: Probe give/take tactic
hahax	posted 06-16-99 01:57 AM ET Tried out a new probe strategy today & thought I'd share it. As follows: 1. Plant a weak, undefended base somewhere in the middle of your territory. 2. Place a lot of probes in nearby bases, within single-turn striking distance. 3. Give the base to University, or any faction far ahead of you in tech. 4. Probe rush the base immediately. 5. Take back or exterminate the empty base at your leisure. This tactic works even if you are not on good terms with the target faction, since a base gift is always seen as a positive gesture. Obviously, there will be diplomatic fallout, which is only offset if you're several techs (4? 5? 10?) behind another faction. Apologies if this tactic has been posted before, or if it seems too obvious to the advanced SMACers. ~hhx
Resource Consumer	posted 06-16-99 04:47 AM ET I haven't seen it and it looks quite a nice one. It would work even better if the University were based on a different continent - then you could really mop up without too much immediate fallout