(AP) Needed firepower to keep complex safe?

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(AP) Needed firepower to keep complex safe?

Post by Allan F » Fri, 23. Nov 18, 15:50

I'm just about to finish off a megacomplex in Loomanckstrats Legacy - producing 2 Gj Shields. There's 100 2Gj shield factories.

How many M2s and M7's do I need? I've got a bunch of Brigantines laying about, and Carracks with PBCs. I'm going to dump a thick line of lasertowers to the nearest jumpgate, and use Falcon Haulers to ferry the shields to an equipment dock.
Maverick: Requesting permission for flyby.
Air Boss Johnson: That's a negative ghostrider, the pattern is full.
Goose: No. No, Mav, this is not a good idea.
Maverick: Sorry Goose, but it's time to buzz a Split.
Split: Split now give you .... Aaaarrriiiigh.

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Re: (AP) Needed firepower to keep complex safe?

Post by Alan Phipps » Fri, 23. Nov 18, 15:57

There is one other little game wrinkle that you could try. Keep destroying and capping pirate capitals in that sector and after a while they will mostly start spawning in other pirate areas instead. Then you should encounter mainly lighter pirate patrols there as long as you or another race don't wipe out the pirate capitals elsewhere.
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Re: (AP) Needed firepower to keep complex safe?

Post by jlehtone » Fri, 23. Nov 18, 17:46

I have some Wheat Farms and corresponding Argon Food Fabs in Loomanck (40 Stations in total). They have been there for a while (couple ingame weeks). There have been at most three Pirate incidents during that time. The maximum threat level has been at a Nova Raider with two friends.

I don't actually see any Big Pirates in the Loo, nor have I erased any. If there were any and if they were banished, that must have been by the faction Military.

In other words, "almost nothing" for me.
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Re: (AP) Needed firepower to keep complex safe?

Post by Allan F » Fri, 23. Nov 18, 21:44

I see Carracks popping in every few hours. There's been at least 5, while I was building the complex.
Maverick: Requesting permission for flyby.
Air Boss Johnson: That's a negative ghostrider, the pattern is full.
Goose: No. No, Mav, this is not a good idea.
Maverick: Sorry Goose, but it's time to buzz a Split.
Split: Split now give you .... Aaaarrriiiigh.

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Re: (AP) Needed firepower to keep complex safe?

Post by DrSuperEvil » Sun, 25. Nov 18, 02:20

In AP the hardest thing your complex will face will be the corporate reprisals for the Shady Business plot so for that I recommend a perimeter of 10x laser tower clusters every 5km around the complex at close range and 3 M2s.

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Re: (AP) Needed firepower to keep complex safe?

Post by Pilotoftheuniverse » Mon, 26. Nov 18, 15:15

to save credits, you can also use 1-3 M5 w/ triplex scanners running the scout for enemy command. They will notify you if an enemy is spotted in the sector. you can then choose how to appropriately deal with the intruder by ordering your patrol ships to intercept or by jumping in to kill the intruder yourself.

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Re: (AP) Needed firepower to keep complex safe?

Post by Allan F » Tue, 27. Nov 18, 00:34

I'm running a very mature game - built about 11.000 stations so far. My biggest is a 970 monster in Megnir. So expense is not a problem. I've got unarmed Brigantines laying about, all I need is to send them to Presidents End for armaments and shields.
Maverick: Requesting permission for flyby.
Air Boss Johnson: That's a negative ghostrider, the pattern is full.
Goose: No. No, Mav, this is not a good idea.
Maverick: Sorry Goose, but it's time to buzz a Split.
Split: Split now give you .... Aaaarrriiiigh.

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Re: (AP) Needed firepower to keep complex safe?

Post by jlehtone » Fri, 30. Nov 18, 20:05

Allan F wrote:
Tue, 27. Nov 18, 00:34
My biggest is a 970 monster in Megnir.
OT: There seems to be a lot of minerals, but (without doing the math) for that many stations?
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Re: (AP) Needed firepower to keep complex safe?

Post by Allan F » Tue, 11. Dec 18, 00:49

Yes. I've got huge complexes all over the universe, and ship minerals in by the tankerload. It runs full tilt and has done so for ingame months.

I've got credits rolling in faster than I can build complexes in other sectors. 420 billion so far, IIRC.
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Maverick: Requesting permission for flyby.
Air Boss Johnson: That's a negative ghostrider, the pattern is full.
Goose: No. No, Mav, this is not a good idea.
Maverick: Sorry Goose, but it's time to buzz a Split.
Split: Split now give you .... Aaaarrriiiigh.

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Re: (AP) Needed firepower to keep complex safe?

Post by Allan F » Tue, 11. Dec 18, 01:09

Do you want to see it?
Maverick: Requesting permission for flyby.
Air Boss Johnson: That's a negative ghostrider, the pattern is full.
Goose: No. No, Mav, this is not a good idea.
Maverick: Sorry Goose, but it's time to buzz a Split.
Split: Split now give you .... Aaaarrriiiigh.

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Re: (AP) Needed firepower to keep complex safe?

Post by Allan F » Tue, 11. Dec 18, 01:30

Maverick: Requesting permission for flyby.
Air Boss Johnson: That's a negative ghostrider, the pattern is full.
Goose: No. No, Mav, this is not a good idea.
Maverick: Sorry Goose, but it's time to buzz a Split.
Split: Split now give you .... Aaaarrriiiigh.

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Re: (AP) Needed firepower to keep complex safe?

Post by radcapricorn » Tue, 11. Dec 18, 07:40

:o :o :o :o

That's... dedication. Hat's off, Allan F. That's what needs a special kind of "achievement", I think, not the "build 5 factories". :rofl:

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Re: (AP) Needed firepower to keep complex safe?

Post by Allan F » Tue, 11. Dec 18, 11:14

In that game, my total build count is well beyond 12.000 stations. And my old 750 Ti is running its small legs off to keep up.
Maverick: Requesting permission for flyby.
Air Boss Johnson: That's a negative ghostrider, the pattern is full.
Goose: No. No, Mav, this is not a good idea.
Maverick: Sorry Goose, but it's time to buzz a Split.
Split: Split now give you .... Aaaarrriiiigh.

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Re: (AP) Needed firepower to keep complex safe?

Post by jlehtone » Tue, 11. Dec 18, 18:27

8) Awesome, as expected.

Some OCD would try to make remarks about the sloppy tug job, but those never get the job done. :roll:


Furthermore, we got answer to the elementary question:
What are the Cluster Flaks good for?
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Re: (AP) Needed firepower to keep complex safe?

Post by Taylor2008 » Tue, 11. Dec 18, 19:51

Awesome !!! :D

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