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6 years ago Jan 24, 2019, 7:09:52 PM

Hi,


i tried my first steps with the new faction, but ran straight into a rather interesting situation. I started two new games, but in both i started on a node with only one pathway out and with a minor faction or pirates on it, one or two nodes away. This of course leads to a fast trace of my home system when trying to get anywhere.



Did i just hit the worst possible starting situation twice, or does anybody know how to play around this. I tried waiting until i got the speed increase and the defensive hack decrease, but their speed outpaces me easily still.

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6 years ago
Jan 25, 2019, 9:39:58 PM

This is bad luck. I was in this situation twice too.

Your options:

  • Rush for T1 ships and A2G slugs and invade them.
  • Look for other nodes that are not conbected by lanes. You can hack them too, if they're close enough, and rush for free travel.
  • For minors go for pacifists law that gives discouts to influence and assimilate them.
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6 years ago
Jan 25, 2019, 11:10:51 AM

On the only game I made I endendup on a neutron star with 3 ways out so yeah, bad luck in your case.

But for the pirat, you have the time to land your first hack -so your first sanctuary- before they spawn.

Have you used the defensive programm you get from the start?

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6 years ago
Jan 25, 2019, 9:39:58 PM

This is bad luck. I was in this situation twice too.

Your options:

  • Rush for T1 ships and A2G slugs and invade them.
  • Look for other nodes that are not conbected by lanes. You can hack them too, if they're close enough, and rush for free travel.
  • For minors go for pacifists law that gives discouts to influence and assimilate them.
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6 years ago
Jan 26, 2019, 11:31:26 AM

@Ross i had both the speed upgrade and the defensive one up, but with that slow distance the trace always got me.

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6 years ago
Jan 26, 2019, 1:58:35 PM
rcw wrote:

@Ross i had both the speed upgrade and the defensive one up, but with that slow distance the trace always got me.

Yes. I cannot happen if the other node is far enough, but as trace speed > hack speed, usually you have to search an alternate solution and hack speed increse won't be eneough with what you can reach at early game.

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