Defend your bases from Probe Teams without a secret project!!!

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MOfTheUniversity posted 09-22-99 12:45 PM ET
Stats on this great unit:
Chassis: Infantry
Weapon: Probe Team
Armor: (the best armor you have the tech for)
Reactor: (the best reactor you have the tech for)
Abilities: None
Note: This unit can be used for attacking enemy bases surrounded by Xenofungus (in this case the turtle's better than the hare).
Plato90s posted 09-22-99 01:13 PM ET
How can you use an armored probe team to attack anything? It's just a probe team, with armor.
MOfTheUniversity posted 09-22-99 01:20 PM ET
Actually, I mean attacking as in "drain energy reserves" or "procure research data".
Cyrex posted 09-22-99 02:30 PM ET
If you use a probe team -weapon- wont that mean that, if all the bases defenders are gone, then ure probe team dies without a fight?
Only a minor point as using CTRL - D (designate defender, I think) would put them first, but still....
Cyrex- falling through poked holes
Beta1 posted 09-22-99 07:13 PM ET
Nope - if it has armour it counts as a combat unit and so dosn't automatically get killed.
Beta-1
is rahter pised (again)
MOfTheUniversity posted 09-23-99 05:39 PM ET
EXACTLY. Sometimes these units have been chosen instead of Plasma Sentinels to defend against an attacker!
Beta1 posted 09-24-99 04:51 AM ET
The armoured probe team concept has been doing the rounds since day 1 - last time I sugested it someone called it cheat.
Anyway I like them
MOfTheUniversity posted 09-24-99 03:14 PM ET
Yup, they're really great.
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Author	Topic: Defend your bases from Probe Teams without a secret project!!!
MOfTheUniversity	posted 09-22-99 12:45 PM ET Stats on this great unit: Chassis: Infantry Weapon: Probe Team Armor: (the best armor you have the tech for) Reactor: (the best reactor you have the tech for) Abilities: None Note: This unit can be used for attacking enemy bases surrounded by Xenofungus (in this case the turtle's better than the hare).
Plato90s	posted 09-22-99 01:13 PM ET How can you use an armored probe team to attack anything? It's just a probe team, with armor.
MOfTheUniversity	posted 09-22-99 01:20 PM ET Actually, I mean attacking as in "drain energy reserves" or "procure research data".
Cyrex	posted 09-22-99 02:30 PM ET If you use a probe team -weapon- wont that mean that, if all the bases defenders are gone, then ure probe team dies without a fight? Only a minor point as using CTRL - D (designate defender, I think) would put them first, but still.... Cyrex- falling through poked holes
Beta1	posted 09-22-99 07:13 PM ET Nope - if it has armour it counts as a combat unit and so dosn't automatically get killed. Beta-1 is rahter pised (again)
MOfTheUniversity	posted 09-23-99 05:39 PM ET EXACTLY. Sometimes these units have been chosen instead of Plasma Sentinels to defend against an attacker!
Beta1	posted 09-24-99 04:51 AM ET The armoured probe team concept has been doing the rounds since day 1 - last time I sugested it someone called it cheat. Anyway I like them
MOfTheUniversity	posted 09-24-99 03:14 PM ET Yup, they're really great.