I'd love to learn to play this game

Anyone willing to help out?

from Sins Forums
Hello all!

Not entirely sure if this is the right place for my post, but I bought this game a few days ago after reading and watching some reviews on it. I'm into strategy in general, even though I'm not that good at it. This game looked amazing, so here I am!

After playing through the tutorials, reading the manual, and playing quick single player matches, this game still has me somewhat stuck as to how to play "properly" or "well". I'm not entirely sure what my goal is in the game while I'm playing. I don't know what to focus on.

If anyone wants to add me to their friends list in the game (ZeroKenta), and perhaps partner up with me against some computer opponents, that would be most appreciated. I'm as noob as it gets to this game, so any pointers would be helpful. I'll be home from work today around 6pm EST, so do let me know if this is a possibility!

Otherwise, I'll keep trying on my own, and get my ass handed to me in multiplayer/singleplayer. :)

Cheers,
Zero
multiplayer
3,281 views 3 replies
Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top
I just realized that there's a multiplayer organizer subsection, which would be a more appropriate place for this post. Apologies!
Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top
A easy way to get started is to team up with a hard  AI and watch what he is doing.
Remember to upgrade your Civilian Infrastructure on your planets or you'll lose valuable tax income.  Keep expanding when safe to do so, but stay within your means.
DeskScapes - Bring your desktop background to life.
Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top
Zero - practice always makes perfect. I suggest saving replays of games too, especially if you lose. Then watch the replays and observe a bit in regards to what your opponent was doing.

If I had to try to simplify things, I'd say that you should always remember these things :

1. As Craig said, if you expand, make sure to upgrade the civ infrastructure on your planets and asteroids.

2. Remember that you get one free capital ship at the start of the game. This is really important as it makes expanding a heck of a lot easier.

3. Decide early what sort of game you want to play. If you want to build a good economy, tech more civ boosting techs. If you want to buff up your ships and get access to the top tier frames, tech military techs.

4. Treat pirate raid bids like you would an ebay auction. Don't bit them up to all heck early on, wait until the very final moments. You'll usually see a good 10-20 seconds of bidding time after the timer reaches 0:00.

5. LRMs are still your friend, even if made more expensive. Mixing your fleet with some other ships does help, but LRMs are primarily the meat and potatoes of most early to middle game confrontations.

6. Avoid Dead Asteroids as expansion points unless you really want tactical spots for defenses or repair centers at a chokepoint.

7. Vasari in my opinion are probably the easiest to play, especially with LRM missile upgrades researched which allow a percentage of shield bypass. Their mothership which can colonize bases is a very useful capital ship at all stages of the game.

8. I'd suggest avoiding the Advent until you get to know the game better. Culture right now is a bit iffy in value, and they're pretty heavily based around culture techs. Their units are also a bit different to work with compared to the TEC and Vasari.

9. The black market can be pretty useful - pay attention to it especially during a crash. Crash = best time to buy. You can also list your excess resources on the market if you want to earn some extra credits. I'd recommend listing on the market to other players over selling direct to the market, since you might be lucky if you get 100 on a direct sale compared to 300+ on a player sale.

10. As I said, practice makes perfect. You might have a hard time in some early games, but you'll eventually learn what everything is and how to turn things into your favor. The good news is, there's usually room for a comeback in most games, even if you start losing. Play smart. :)