What's the point of having carrier power, when you can never use it all?

[deltaagent26]

The carrier is always overheating. What's the point of having carrier power, if you can't use it all?

I have done three playthroughs, since I purchased the game. I have NEVER been able to collect all of the artifacts, and the carrier is never in a state to where I can allocate ALL of the points I have into the 4 categories. It always overheats!

This is just dumb.

[Sinistro]

It was designed to be this way. You have to consider the carrier is a huge machine moving through a desert. You will never get all the power levels powered, not even on multiplayer.

A carrier with all systems up is just too strong the Gaalsien Carrier with all power levels on maximum would be the only unit you need to fight, which goes against the game design (its powers systems are: speed, carrier hp regen, weapons and range system. Imagine a Carrier that can move faster than your whole fleet, outpower and outrange most of your weapons and also regens itself?

[deltaagent26]

I am not expecting to be able to go to level 4 on all 4 categories. However, I would like to be able to get to level 4 on 2 categories at the same time.

I don't mind having to switch between categories as the situation demands. But the way the game is, you can't even do that.

So even if you have two points left over, you can't even put them to use.

in the final battle, you can run a total of I think 9 pips, but you cannot go over 3 pips in one category, and 2 in another. or whatever variation. When in previous missions you could run upwards of 12 points, though you may have 15 or mor points to allocate.

even if you get all the upgrades, you still cannot allocate your total number of points, no matter what you allocate them to.

[Sinistro]

let me check my last mission, IIRC you can power up.

[Sinistro]

Just loaded my last save, I was 1 level inrange and one in weapons away from powering two systems to the maximum. I got all 3 artifacts on the last mission but they were all units enhacements. I wonder if I missed any other before because I don't recall getting those 3 at all (and I left only 1 crater without blowing up).

[deltaagent26]

I'll try to get a screen shot on my next playthrough.
Although I am not sure when that will be.


In the final mission I was only able to run to level 3 in range/guns and level 2 (maybe 3) in missiles for a total of 9-12 total points allocated, which is less than the previous two or three missions.

In previous missions I could run a full 10 points into at least 1 category.
Level 1 = 1 pt
Level 2 = 2 pt (plus 1 pt from lvl 1) [3 pts total]
Level 3 = 3 pt (plus 1 pt from lvl 1 + 2 pts lvl 2 +3 pts lvl 3) [6 pts total]
Level 4 = 4 pt (plus 1 pt from lvl 1 + 2 pts lvl 2 +3 pts lvl 3 + 4 pts) [10 pts total]

at lvl 4 on any category, creates an overheat situation, in the last mission. So at most you can only run at level 3 on any given category.

[Last Rites]

Did you miss one of the cooling artifacts? I know that you cannot allocate all the power you get without overheating, but you should be able to get at least one system maxed and another 2 up to 3 or so.

[deltaagent26]

that could be one of my issues. one more thing that I do not like abou this game, unlike the original 2 HW games, is that at the end of each level, or round, in the campaigns is that all resources are collected.

In this iteration, if you have any missed rsources or upgrads, at the end of a level or round, they are not collected or added. SO you have to play much differently... and NOT kill the objective object or vehicle, until AFTER you have collected everything, which makes some of the gameplay nearly impossible, or at least extremely difficult.