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Greetings
again. My name is Autarch, and this is my second guide
for what I call "The Forgotten Races." These
races being the Crystals, Evil Empire, and Robots.
I am considering a Cyborg one as well, but we will
see what the future holds. The Imperial one is half-done,
but studies prevent me from doing much at this time.
(4/25/98)
In
this guide, I am going to give you a basic idea of
the Robots capabilities, shortcomings, and how you
should handle such a good race. This is Tim Wisseman's
favorite race (I asked him), so there must be something
good about them, right? From now on, let's call them
the Bots. Much easier on my fingers for typing, and
quicker for you to read. I am, by my own admission,
not a Bot lover. I find them interesting, and all
races deserve a Guide. Which is why I wrote this.
This guide is based on Host 3.22.16, but there hasn't
been major changes that I am aware of that effect
the Bots directly. I expect you to have a decent grasp
of the basics of VGA Planets. I use VGA Planets Assistant
(VPA), and have been playing for close to a year now.
I do not claim to be an expert, and using this guide
is, of course, at your own risk. But onward..... (More)
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Cat's
Paw Class Destroyer
The
Cylon's only torpedo ship, quite a decent ship but
won't stand up well in a fight. Better than the
Empire's Frigate because it can carry a lot of torpedoes
and coupled with the Cylons 4x minelaying bonus
can create huge minefields. Can also be used to
tow the bigger baseships. You must have these because
you can't sweep mines very well, the baseships are
poorly equipped with beams. The only way to get
rid of them is lay a bigger field of your own and
knock out the enemy's minefield this way. But make
an effort to trade/steal a better torp ship. Ideally,
a cloaking minelayer is what you want as the Bots,
best choice is the Resolute if at all possible.
However any reasonably experienced Romulan commander
will be reluctant to let you as Bots have one of
these unless you are in a really close alliance.
Roles:
Fleet support mining ship, light interceptor,
armed freighter (More)
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