Re: The Double 3D Extravaganza of October

On 16 Oct 2007 23:39:10 +0000, "Angus Manwaring" wrote:

> On 15-Oct-07 21:55:04, Seppo said
> >On 15 Oct 2007 20:26:12 +0000, "Angus Manwaring" wrote:
> 
> >>
> >> Blue:  Your island or link
> >> Red:   Their island or link
> >> Green: Neutral
> 
> >Oh, ok...thanks for the explanation  :)
> 
> My dear fellow, you are most welcome.  :)
> 
> >Can a island be set to both stockpile and defense? Kinda like 
> >making the stockpile island heavily defended?
> 
> Yes absolutely it can.

Good, I think I shall use this strategy then  :)

> >> I am not a novice at the game but yesterday Vulcan was attacked by
the
> >> enemy  Carrier and I was a long way from there. Fortunately the
attack was
> >> repulsed and in the meantime I had isolated the Carrier so he had to
head
> >> back for supplies - giving me the chance to capture some
strategically
> >> im****tant islands from him.
> 
> >How many attacks can Vulcan hold?
> 
> I don't know, but the blighter had another go at it tonight and it
managed
> to hold him off again. If ememory serves, I think an island's defensive
> capacity is increased by your posession of the adjacent islands, and
this
> was a blitzkrieg move on his part, he was deep into Angus territory,
which
> was what meade me think it was safe. Having said that the Base islands
> have extra defences anyway.

So basicly one should concentrate on conquering as many islands as 
possible and Vulcan should be fine?

> >> After getting familiar with this part of the game, it might be worth
> >> giving the action game a quick go so you can rehearse capturing a
well
> >> defended island.
> 
> >I think I am still quite far from trying to capture an enemy
> >island...I assume it is vital to learn to fly those Mantas in order to
> >succeed?    :)
> 
> It would probably help.   :)

Hmmm...  :)

> Actually the only certainty is that you will need ground forces to
> actually capture an island, namely your Walrus vehicles. You can
> neutralise the island however, in several ways though. You can attack
> entirely from the Carrier, from your Mantas, or Walruses - or any
mixture
> of the above.
> 
> I think you should try some trial attacks in the Action game, and let us
> know how you get on.  :)

I plan to have some training before I engage the enemy island in the 
strategy game  :)

> >I need to investigate this resupplying thing a bit - judging from the
> >manual it is not as straight-forward business as I thought.
> 
> It really is straightforward once you know what you're trying to do. Ask
> if you have any problems.
>
> >> Well you will need Resouce and Factory islands too, so its a
balancing
> >> thing. You could put down some soft bases close to Vulcan and then
try and
> >> make a hard wall a bit further out, but time is the killer.
> 
> >That was what I was thinking about. Judging by the speed Omega 
> >takes over the island there is very little time to set a proper 
> >defense perimeter.
> 
> 
> Don't worry the game is winnable. You can even seek a confrontation with
> the Omega early on - if you think you're hard enough.   :)

I have no such illusions  :)

> >> >I find it a bit unfair - this is going to be a up-hill battle   :-o
> >>
> >> Correct, and you're right, it isn't fair.  :)
> 
> ><sigh>...   :)
> 
> :)

In words of Al Bundy (from "Married With Children"):

"Let's rock."

:)

    Bye,

      Seppo