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madyaf posted 05-20-99 10:20 AM ET
What is PSI and why is it a seperated out as an attack/defend. Is it better to use than conventional means?
Lacish posted 05-21-99 10:48 AM ET
PSI is a form of mind battle. IT takes into account most every factor, except...attacking strength. When you defend against mind-worms (predominant user of PSI) its their normal attack (+ whatever percent for boil, mature boil and the like). And it does (I think) take into affect sensors...as well as the armor of the defending unit. However, a mature boil built by (the player) you is nearly invincible when it is at full strength.
ApcJK posted 05-21-99 11:09 AM ET
Psi-combat is fought when unit with psi-attack attacks another unit and/or a unit attacks another unit with psi-armor. Attacker's weapon and/or defenders armor don't matter at all. As far as I know, everything else is normal, except in land combat attacker gets 3/2 bonus.
Beta1 posted 05-21-99 12:36 PM ET
Defenders amour is ignored UNLESS its PSI armour.
SPs also affect PSI attack/defence
laurens posted 05-21-99 12:58 PM ET
Psi units are one of the best (when they get to the higher boils) when you incorporate some secret projects along with them:
The Pholus Mutagen
Dream Twister
Neural Amplifier
Xenoempathy Dome
Voice of the Planet
At demon boil along with Dream Twister and Neural Amplifier, even Singularity mammoths don't have probable chances against a mind worm.
Psi units however, are useless against missiles.
Porkmonger posted 05-21-99 10:51 PM ET
Psi attack/defense is good to build if your faction has good morale (or access to monoliths) but crappy tech. compared to the other factions. It's kinda useless, though, if you have technological dominance.
Psi defense has wierd costs associated with it, so try and build it on various non-combat/unarmored units. I found that you can build probe teams with psi defense for little more cost. With it they can't be easily killed by other units (they lose non-combat status, and most probes have high morale).
ApcJK posted 05-22-99 09:15 AM ET
Beta1: what? is there some bonus using psi armor against psi attack? the manual doesn't mention anything like that.
Special abilities affect also psi-combat.
Btw, can you put hypnotic trance on unit with psi attack? or empath to psi-armor unit?
Plato90s posted 05-22-99 10:49 AM ET
No, Psi armor grants no bonus in psi combat. You can't put trance or emapth on any unit equipped with either Psi armor or weapon.
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Author	Topic: PSI What is it? How to best maxmimize use?
madyaf	posted 05-20-99 10:20 AM ET What is PSI and why is it a seperated out as an attack/defend. Is it better to use than conventional means?
Lacish	posted 05-21-99 10:48 AM ET PSI is a form of mind battle. IT takes into account most every factor, except...attacking strength. When you defend against mind-worms (predominant user of PSI) its their normal attack (+ whatever percent for boil, mature boil and the like). And it does (I think) take into affect sensors...as well as the armor of the defending unit. However, a mature boil built by (the player) you is nearly invincible when it is at full strength.
ApcJK	posted 05-21-99 11:09 AM ET Psi-combat is fought when unit with psi-attack attacks another unit and/or a unit attacks another unit with psi-armor. Attacker's weapon and/or defenders armor don't matter at all. As far as I know, everything else is normal, except in land combat attacker gets 3/2 bonus.
Beta1	posted 05-21-99 12:36 PM ET Defenders amour is ignored UNLESS its PSI armour. SPs also affect PSI attack/defence
laurens	posted 05-21-99 12:58 PM ET Psi units are one of the best (when they get to the higher boils) when you incorporate some secret projects along with them: The Pholus Mutagen Dream Twister Neural Amplifier Xenoempathy Dome Voice of the Planet At demon boil along with Dream Twister and Neural Amplifier, even Singularity mammoths don't have probable chances against a mind worm. Psi units however, are useless against missiles.
Porkmonger	posted 05-21-99 10:51 PM ET Psi attack/defense is good to build if your faction has good morale (or access to monoliths) but crappy tech. compared to the other factions. It's kinda useless, though, if you have technological dominance. Psi defense has wierd costs associated with it, so try and build it on various non-combat/unarmored units. I found that you can build probe teams with psi defense for little more cost. With it they can't be easily killed by other units (they lose non-combat status, and most probes have high morale).
ApcJK	posted 05-22-99 09:15 AM ET Beta1: what? is there some bonus using psi armor against psi attack? the manual doesn't mention anything like that. Special abilities affect also psi-combat. Btw, can you put hypnotic trance on unit with psi attack? or empath to psi-armor unit?
Plato90s	posted 05-22-99 10:49 AM ET No, Psi armor grants no bonus in psi combat. You can't put trance or emapth on any unit equipped with either Psi armor or weapon.