Mission 9 - Advice?

[DARGON606]

ok so i have mostly ion frigates some assault and drone frigates some multi beam frigates nothing in the fighter class (because they kept getting destroyed so easily) 1 destroyer my support frigates and repair corvettes and salvage corvettes. And i have absolutely no combat capable corvettes i used to have tons but the kadeshi wiped them out.

So heres what happens. i draw out the enemy ships. take over most of them with salvage corvettes. Destroy what remains and then im stuck because if i advance any of my ships but the salvage corvettes towards the alien ship they get taken over and then the salvage corvettes have to recapture them.

Please advice. Because otherwise i basically have to go back like 4 missions and reorganize how i fight completely

[Eryms]

ok so might be hard but you can draw the controlled ships to the edge of the control range and then fight then from range at that spot, you can use your frigate + sized ships this way while salvaging some of the bigger threats. After that build a couple cheap fast attacking smaller ships and hit the ghost ship for a bit, it doesn't need to be destroyed just to have alot of hits on it.

[Moxzot]

This is sound advice but idk about the attacking the ghostship cause you need to salvage it

[sieur_metz]

Send bombers to attack it directly and eventually you should get notification that its control field has been neutralized. You could even ignore its fleet altogether.

[Moxzot]

interesting didnt know that but i beat it

[Eryms]

congrats

[Tar Palantir]

How about making a few bombers? Problem solved. Fighters and Corvettes are immune to the "mind control" field.

[mouth]

About 40 attack bombers, attack the alien ship, and voila - now you have all the ships and you're done. Retire bombers after.

[Tar Palantir]

Originally posted by mouth:

About 40 attack bombers, attack the alien ship, and voila - now you have all the ships and you're done.

10-15 will do xD you don't have to destroy it.

[Mr Icarus]

For some reason the mission wont finish after i send a salvage corvette to check out the Ghost Ship, am i doing it wrong?

[Tar Palantir]

Originally posted by PapaDaedalus:

For some reason the mission wont finish after i send a salvage corvette to check out the Ghost Ship, am i doing it wrong?

The corvette docks with the Ghost, stays there a bit, and then returns to the Mothership with the retrieved tech.

[Isimiel]

build a screening force of about 25 ish scouts then send in your bombers

[Caelestus]

I just sent my fleet, then lost half of my capitals, then I wiped my capitals and was still fine. Why is everyone having such a hard time advancing? Stop trying to steal every ship you see, you're wasting time. Just learn to manage them better. If you must, equip each of your fleet with at least two repair ships. Learn to use your fighters in support of your frigates and use your corvettes as strike teams. Only ships you should be stealing are Capital class, and even then it should only be when you're not at risk of losing anything (other than the salvage ships).

[Mike]

I just did it the "guns way"... send in a scout and retreat so the ships get to the outer perimiter (might have to dfo it a couple of times) then send in the destroyers to wipe them out at the edge of the field... and finnaly finish of the alien ship with some bombers / corvettes

[JenoLT]

I used my capital force and 3 scouts to trigger the event, lured their fleet out and retreated pretty soon, while a force of bombers and corvettes were closing in on the ghost ship from the other side. It did give me about 20 frigates and a destroyer, while only losing one frigate and a few bombers in the process.

[Mr Icarus]

Originally posted by Tar Palantir:

Originally posted by PapaDaedalus:

For some reason the mission wont finish after i send a salvage corvette to check out the Ghost Ship, am i doing it wrong?

The corvette docks with the Ghost, stays there a bit, and then returns to the Mothership with the retrieved tech.

Yup, tried that, Salvage Corvette docks with the Ghost Ship, comes back to the Mothership and then nothing happens.