I can't get past level 5, any suggestions?

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I can't get past level 5, any suggestions?

#1 bigdaddy

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Posted 04 June 2002 - 06:25 PM

I can't seem to be able to get past level 5. I can't build as many ships as the Giotori and I'm not fast enough to do this. Help.

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Posted 04 June 2002 - 07:31 PM

Read my post for The Lord (The level 5!)

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#3 bigdaddy

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Posted 06 June 2002 - 04:14 PM

All right. I managed to finish mission 5. But is mission 6, in compasrison to levle 5, harder or easier than level 5?

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Posted 06 June 2002 - 06:52 PM

Let's just say...

It's easier if you are um...let's say...in control of things. It's very, difficult if you mess up in the beginning.

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#5 bigdaddy

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Posted 07 June 2002 - 05:54 AM

All right, I managed to do it.

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Posted 07 June 2002 - 07:00 AM

Good luck on level 15...

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Posted 07 June 2002 - 10:13 PM

The secret to level 15, Joveia, is to let your HVD stay as far away from the station as possible. I checked in Hera. It had a Proximity condition. If your HVD gets near the station, the 3 carriers would appear. (And possibly assassinate your whole darn fleet.)

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#8 Patrick

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Posted 08 June 2002 - 07:23 AM

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The secret to level 15, Joveia, is to let your HVD stay as far away from the station as possible. I checked in Hera. It had a Proximity condition. If your HVD gets near the station, the 3 carriers would appear. (And possibly assassinate your whole darn fleet.)

I always call down the carriers for a challenge. Its just so easy otherwise to win by sending both the capships straight to the station, capturing it, and then seizing the planet with overwelming force.

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#9 Joveia

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Posted 08 June 2002 - 11:57 PM

My trick is not to use *any* fullerene pulses until you call in the bad guys. Then 2/3 of them will come, and 2 carriers ain't that hard.

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#10 Mag Steelglass

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Posted 09 June 2002 - 05:22 PM

Bah! I was foolish. Silly me.

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#11 Joveia

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Posted 09 June 2002 - 11:10 PM

Confidence and courage are the essentials of successful posting.

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#12 Mag Steelglass

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Posted 10 June 2002 - 05:07 PM

I was confident, and I suppose it could be described as "courageous," but it was still silly and doesn't fit, see. So there's more than just the essentials if one is to successfully post.

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Posted 11 June 2002 - 10:42 AM

Confidence comes from not being right, but not fearing to be wrong.

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Posted 12 June 2002 - 03:47 AM

<snickers to himself about the title> just kidding. the first time i played i couldnt beat level 3. Posted Image

so i got pissed and deleted it. i downloaded it again and am now a big fan.

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Posted 12 June 2002 - 05:34 PM

Really!?!? Posted Image

Me, I was kinda stuck on Level 9 and 12 for quite a while.

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Posted 12 June 2002 - 07:57 PM

i smashed more keyboards that day....... i was so damn stupid Posted Image

. i was 12 at the time, and i couldnt figure out how to kill the carrier Posted Image

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Posted 15 June 2002 - 09:27 PM

Heh, I just cheated after like, well, I think the first Sal mission. Maybe it more towards 13. I actually haven't beaten the game legit! Bwahahaha! Wow, that makes me weak. It's still a lot of fun though.
You know, I never knew about that whole HVD thing on 15. I'd always take the destroyer right up to the station and start hammering away. Of course it was when I wasn't cheating (using Elejee or Obain) that I found it challenging. Even using the Elejeetians it is a bit of a challenge if you call in all the carriers. I had no problems up to the Sal Spacelab level. Of course I always hated those Gaitori gunships...

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Posted 16 June 2002 - 10:33 AM

I shredded the singleplayer in a single day Posted Image

Always thought Levels 13, 15 and 17 were easy unless you played 13 on a slow, laggy comp ala my 25Mhz LC III. IME toughest level was Hornet's Nest-still can take me two tries to beat it.

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Posted 17 June 2002 - 12:52 AM

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I shredded the singleplayer in a single day Always thought Levels 13, 15 and 17 were easy unless you played 13 on a slow, laggy comp ala my 25Mhz LC III. IME toughest level was Hornet's Nest-still can take me two tries to beat it.

not all of us have that kind of time. Posted Image

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Posted 17 June 2002 - 12:01 PM

Yeah, I stayed up a bit last night (started at like 11:00) and got to Shoplifter two by 1:00 AM, I guess I wasn't really focusing though, I watched some of a movie and took a shower. I'll keep at it today.

I think that if you know what you're doing, like not to send your HVD to the outpost, then things are a bit easier. And Hornet's nest is definetly a hard level. I'm not all that great at Ares, but I haven't had the time to get that great. I start my job next week too, so I don't think that there's much of a chance I'll do too much improving this summer. Still is a fun game. I'd say gameplay outweighs graphics in this one.

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#21 Mag Steelglass

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Posted 17 June 2002 - 01:19 PM

You know up there, where I was foolish? Turns out I was only foolish in thinking I was foolish (of course, I could be wrong/foolish here in thinking that I was foolish to think i was foolish, but hey). So, here goes:

Level 15 is amazingly easy. You begin with a merry little fleet consisting of: an HVD, a carrier, and a battleship. The Salrillian dogs start out with a merry little fleet consisting of: a cruiser. Now, who has the early-game advantage?

Rush them, that's all I'll say.

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Posted 17 June 2002 - 03:38 PM

Hmmmm. i never rush the puter. maybe ill try that. Posted Image

can anyone give me some pointers for (damn it i forgot the lvl#) but the name is "and it feels so good" the one were you face off against the Auds. i rarly beat that without cheating. it happens but its not easy. i beat it today with a semi-rush but it was still time consuming.

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Posted 17 June 2002 - 04:08 PM

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Hmmmm. i never rush the puter. maybe ill try that. can anyone give me some pointers for (damn it i forgot the lvl#) but the name is "and it feels so good" the one were you face off against the Auds. i rarly beat that without cheating. it happens but its not easy. i beat it today with a semi-rush but it was still time consuming.

I find the best strategy for Lvl 17 is to immediately target the Aud planet. Start FTLing towards it and build a carrier, then order the Elejeetian cruisers to go to the planet. Kill all the Auds and then land a trans Posted Image

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Posted 17 June 2002 - 07:57 PM

Well, that's the quick way to do it. I usually capture all three stations and send a MASS (Yes, MASS) fleet to the enemy's planet. Then, well... end of story.

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