At last.
It was really simple.
SPOILER ALERT
The clue is - minelayer corvette <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
@Egin
Congratulations. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" />
I have no mines in the demo version, however I played both available maps against the CPU and I was forced to play Higaran versus Higaran.
Victory was very easy through focusing on collecting resources and researching while upgrading the mother ship and the carrier the game gave me after a hyperspace jump.
Forced to play a death match as the only option too.
The enemy did send out an early scout to sense my intentions, so I delayed their first attack by being a peaceful researcher. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
My very first improvement was the advanced sensor array and a couple of probes that contained the enemy harvesting activity in between so any movements were detected.
With 10 gun-platforms and 10 ion-cannon-platforms the mother ship was not even scratched. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
Then the carrier took off while creating the balanced armada that took out the enemy completely.
It was boringly easy really so I cannot imagine how it is different in the full game.
Do you get attacked immediately after the mission starts while you have absolutely no defences?
Also, what difficulty level are you playing at, is it the top insanity level or something? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
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