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CstmmagEK posted 07-01-99 02:08 PM ET
I play the Spartans fairly well but am looking for some suggestions to make my game better. Any tips/ideas will be put to use and appreciated, thanks!
EK
P.S. I like playing on Lib, Huge random planet with blind reaserch off.
MajiK6pt5 posted 07-01-99 08:54 PM ET
Well, I don't play the Spartans a lot, but a smaller map would be a lot easier for them, as the extra speeder they get would make it a lot easier to defeat enemies if you started close to them.
Use the fact that you don't have to pay for prototypes and I think that the Spartans are better off with quality than quantity (opposite the believers and hive), research only in weaponry or armor, and bully the tech out of your neighbors. I don't know if this will help, but I think it might (as no one else has replied).
googlie posted 07-01-99 10:44 PM ET
I reactivated an old thread that gives some tips
CstmmagEK posted 07-02-99 03:04 PM ET
I was actually looking for some USEFUL tips on playing the Spartans. Not to rehash the pros & cons of them. I play Spartans for this reason: I don't like bible thumping, I don't like tree-huggers, The Hive is too communistic for my liking, The Peacekeepers...well, the UN today is screwy and doesn't need my help LOL and as for the University, well...anybody seen that movie, "Revenge of the Nerds?" LOL
So, if anyone else who plays the Spartan Federation has any useful ideas, let me know.
EK
Krushala posted 07-02-99 03:34 PM ET
You didn't mention morgan. Great faction to play if you know the ins and outs. I've only played spartans once. I'm a builer and that -1 industry doesn't suit me.
But yes a small map is preferrible. And just keep building rovers and you can conquer anyone. This is best with spoils of war on. Since you take their tech and can immediatley start building it (no protos).
googlie posted 07-03-99 12:11 AM ET
EK
I guess you didn't read all the post that I reactivated to get the tips.
e.g. Zorak Zoran gave a few tips when he said:
...The Spartans are superb against the computer. In the very early game you can often demand entire cities from your neighbors and expect compliance. (tip #1 )Later on you can use artifacts to get the Command Nexus early, (Tip #2 ) thus ensuring you will wipe other factions off your continent as soon as you get Particle Impactors. (Tip #3 ). In short, it is almost embarassingly easy to defeat the computer with the Spartans.
As a builder, the Spartans are just fine. Take Knowledge, not Power. (Tip #4 )Power just gives the Spartans a lot of what they already have. Technology is king.
Footnote: with the Command Nexus and Cyborg Factory, every unit the Spartans produce is Elite (Tip #5 )
googlie
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Author	Topic: ISO tips for the Spartan Federation
CstmmagEK	posted 07-01-99 02:08 PM ET I play the Spartans fairly well but am looking for some suggestions to make my game better. Any tips/ideas will be put to use and appreciated, thanks! EK P.S. I like playing on Lib, Huge random planet with blind reaserch off.
MajiK6pt5	posted 07-01-99 08:54 PM ET Well, I don't play the Spartans a lot, but a smaller map would be a lot easier for them, as the extra speeder they get would make it a lot easier to defeat enemies if you started close to them. Use the fact that you don't have to pay for prototypes and I think that the Spartans are better off with quality than quantity (opposite the believers and hive), research only in weaponry or armor, and bully the tech out of your neighbors. I don't know if this will help, but I think it might (as no one else has replied).
googlie	posted 07-01-99 10:44 PM ET I reactivated an old thread that gives some tips
CstmmagEK	posted 07-02-99 03:04 PM ET I was actually looking for some USEFUL tips on playing the Spartans. Not to rehash the pros & cons of them. I play Spartans for this reason: I don't like bible thumping, I don't like tree-huggers, The Hive is too communistic for my liking, The Peacekeepers...well, the UN today is screwy and doesn't need my help LOL and as for the University, well...anybody seen that movie, "Revenge of the Nerds?" LOL So, if anyone else who plays the Spartan Federation has any useful ideas, let me know. EK
Krushala	posted 07-02-99 03:34 PM ET You didn't mention morgan. Great faction to play if you know the ins and outs. I've only played spartans once. I'm a builer and that -1 industry doesn't suit me. But yes a small map is preferrible. And just keep building rovers and you can conquer anyone. This is best with spoils of war on. Since you take their tech and can immediatley start building it (no protos).
googlie	posted 07-03-99 12:11 AM ET EK I guess you didn't read all the post that I reactivated to get the tips. e.g. Zorak Zoran gave a few tips when he said: ...The Spartans are superb against the computer. In the very early game you can often demand entire cities from your neighbors and expect compliance. (tip #1 )Later on you can use artifacts to get the Command Nexus early, (Tip #2 ) thus ensuring you will wipe other factions off your continent as soon as you get Particle Impactors. (Tip #3 ). In short, it is almost embarassingly easy to defeat the computer with the Spartans. As a builder, the Spartans are just fine. Take Knowledge, not Power. (Tip #4 )Power just gives the Spartans a lot of what they already have. Technology is king. Footnote: with the Command Nexus and Cyborg Factory, every unit the Spartans produce is Elite (Tip #5 ) googlie