Multiplayer - some unlimited resource+time hack/cheat going on ?

[atrox]

When battling today, i experienced this on:
Map: Kharam Wrack 4P
Settings: Medium
Start: 3000 medium

First 2-3 minutes: Immediately sent out my starting carrier to next resource spot, spamming collectors. When arrived, enemy carrier joined. So far ok.

BUT: Then 3 mobile refineries came in, and that carrier spammed bombers.
*Huh ?*

Tried it a dozen times with several races:

Considering build times (+resources), it is just NOT possible to have three mobile refineries ready AND have researched bombers AND have built a few bombers @3mins.

So something is seriously wrong, maybe someone found a hack ?!?

[Chrypt22]

You sure they were all the same person? You know that team mates refineries can be used to collect your resources...

[atrox]

Map was 2v2 and teams started on opposite sides, random game via game browser.
Even if they exchanged resources, build+research times are not affected.

No way to build 3 mobile refineries + research bombers + serial build bombers in 3 minutes....

[endlessBoogie]

Sounds like you were fighting a team ... 1 builds mr , the other 1 builds bombers.
I don´t see how this should be a cheat...

[[TK]Korso]

That was a fun game atrox ;) Mobile refineries for the win!

Originally posted by atrox:

When battling today, i experienced this on:
Map: Kharam Wrack 4P
Settings: Medium
Start: 3000 medium

First 2-3 minutes: Immediately sent out my starting carrier to next resource spot, spamming collectors. When arrived, enemy carrier joined. So far ok.

BUT: Then 3 mobile refineries came in, and that carrier spammed bombers.
*Huh ?*

Tried it a dozen times with several races:

Considering build times (+resources), it is just NOT possible to have three mobile refineries ready AND have researched bombers AND have built a few bombers @3mins.

So something is seriously wrong, maybe someone found a hack ?!?

[MaxL_1023]

3 Refineries cost 2400. I think Higarans get Bombers immediately with a Fighter Facility, so that is 2850. Even if they need the research module that only puts it up to 4350 RUs - since you start with 6 collectors they only need to make 2 trips and you have enough for bomber squadrons. They would have that done by 3 minutes in easily.

What happened is your enemy did not build resource collectors or a Capital Ship Facility (common starting moves for a destroyer/BC rush) and instead gambled that the refineries and bombers would be enough to take you out before you could get your economy set up.

A refinery has the same firepower as a carrier and is about as good against fighters as an Interceptor squadron with a lot more armor.

The best counter I can think of is interceptors + gun platforms - that comes to 1050 + 300 per platform and a couple gun platforms will be able to repel a refinery especially if you have fighter cover.

[RemoteSandwich]

Does HM RM beta MP use a cheat engine? The steam one?