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POST COMMENTARY AKA !!!SPOILERS!!!

I NEVER EXPECTED THIS TO PLAY OUT LIKE IT DID. STATIONS WERE MUCH MORE OF A CHALLENGE THAN I EXPECTED. HALF BECAUSE I'VE BEEN SPOILING MYSELF WITH OP MONSTER SHIPS, AND HALF BECAUSE NEXERELIN BUFFS STATIONS... AT LEAST I THINK IT'S NEX, I DON'T THINK THAT HIGH TECH PERMA FORTRESS ENDLESS MINE SPAM STATION IS VANILLA.

I WAS VERY HAPPY TO MAKE USE OF THE ARURA AS IT IS EASILY MY FAVORITE BIG SHIP. WHAT SHOCKED ME THE MOST WAS REALIZING HOW LITTLE TIME I REALLY SPENT TUNING IT. AFTER THE RUN I WENT BACK AND DID A HUGE FACEPALM BECAUSE I COULD OF BALANCED MY FLUX AND WEAPONS VERY DIFFERENTLY.

I WAS VERY HAPPY WITH THE ROUTE, BUT I'M STILL NOT CERTAIN IT'S THE BEST ONE. TAKING ASKONIA SEEMS LIKE A LOGICAL MOVE TO START WITH SINCE THEY ARE ISOLATED, BUT PERHAPS STARTING WITH THE HEDGE WOULD BE BETTER. IF I HAD XIV BATTLEGROUP (AKA SHINY) DOMINATORS AND ONSLAUGHTS I THINK I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONQUIRE MUCH FASTER.

I'M STILL VERY HAPPY WITH THE TEMPESTS, BUT THE BIGGEST RNG IN THE RUN IS HAVING TO FIND ION BEAMS. I MIGHT TRY AND ION PULSER BUILD IN THE FUTURE TO SEE IF THAT COULD BE AN ALTERNATIVE. I REALLY LIKE THE GRAV/ION COMBO, AND FINDING THE SHIPS IS VERY EASY, SO IT'S PROBABLY WORTH THE RISK. THE SUNDERS ARE SOMETHING I MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER CHANGING. SINCE THEY END UP GETTING REPLACED IN THE END, PERHAPS JUST SPAMMING CHEAP EASY TO FIND BRAWLERS WOULD BE A BETTER ALTERNATIVE, SKIPPING THE DESTROYERS COMPLETELY AND JUMPING TO AQUIRING CRUISERS AND CAPITALS.

AS FAR AS TIME LOSES, IGNORING THE BREAKS, MOST OF IT WAS DUE TO UNCERTAINTY ABOUT ENGAGEMENTS AND PROGRESS. IT WAS VERY HARD TO TELL WHAT TO PRIORITIZE AND WHEN. I THINK FIGURING OUT HOW MUCH MONEY I NEED AND WHEN I CAN GO FACE FIRST INTO DEBT IS ALSO IMPORTANT. PERHAPS CONQUIRING EPIPHANY AND USING IT AS A BASE WOULD BE MORE PRACTICAL, SINCE IT WOULD BE EASY TO TAKE AND COULD HOST A MILITARY BASE TO GET MARINES FROM. HAVING ENOUGH MARINES AND KNOWING WHEN AND HOW TO USE THEM IS A HUGE CHALLENGE THROUGH THE LATE PARTS OF THE RUN.

I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE RUN, AND I WILL RETURN FOR MORE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. AFTER ALL... WHY DON'T I JUST TAKE OVER THE MEANS OF PRODUCTION? AN INDUSRIAL VICTORY WOULD BE WAY FASTER~
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THE RULES:
FRIGATE START OWN FACTION
DEFAULT NEXERELIN SETTINGS
ENSIGN START ( LVL 1, 20K CREDITS, NO OFFICERS)
I CANNOT JOIN ANOTHER FACTION
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THE ROUTE:
GET THE MONEY
GET THE SHIPS
GET BIGGER SHIPS
KISS KANTA (REQUIRED)
CONQUIR ALL
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THE MODS:
NEXERELIN (DUH)
COMBAT RADAR
LARGER ZOOM OUT
LAZY LIB
MAGIC LIB
SPEED UP
LAZYLIB
MAGICLIB
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THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
~SIDEWAYS