this game is hard - any tips?

[Biggs]

anyone got any tips for this game

[TruthRealm]

1. Reading The Free Manual

   Originally posted by Palpatine:

   "is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural."

2. Originally posted by Churchill:

   The best generals are those who arrive at the results of planning without being tied to plans.

   Originally posted by Eisenhower:

   Plans are worthless, but planning is everything.

3. The Galactic Information Display, your protocol droid's Galaxy Overview and the Status of each asset are your greatest assets
4. Remember the Objectives because you can be losing the war, defeated in every Battle and most of the Galaxy can be lost yet still win your match, so never giveup
5. Batch orders on slowest speed, then wait for an unexpected event, an indicator from the Galactic Information Display, a large volume of messages or the completion of those batched orders on fastest speed, then immediately revert back to slowest when reading, planning or issuing new orders
6. Acquire new assets in least increments but use the Greatest Common Factor of completion times, longest completion time or a chosen standard interval of time to batch procurements
7. Day 2, Scrap anything you don't need

8. Originally posted by Eisenhower:

   You will not find it difficult to prove that battles, campaigns, and even wars have been won or lost primarily because of logistics.

   1. Maintenance utilization (Galaxy)
   2. Popular Support (Systems)
   3. Hyperdrive rating (Fleets)
   4. Sub-light engine rating (Task Forces)
9. In the beginning Idle Personnel can be the most useful Galactic Information Display

10. Originally posted by Kenobi:

    Remember, the Force will be with you, always

[Biggs]

thanks lol, this game kind of rules. has a good strategy gameplay in it.
i took 3 whole systems and was proud of myself as the empire, i had the alliance on the run and my empire music triumphantly played, as i launched more imperial star destroyers one at a time, they were rare but valued as game changers. but i didnt continue that game as i start new game every time i start new day so it begins once more

[Srgwesty]

Imperials are slow game, and build up and hold what you got, plus fortify, over powering Rebel fleets, blowing up system defences, The deathstar is fun

Rebels are short game, grab what you can as fast as you can, on Imperial systems you should be looking to espionage, sabotage and start insurrection,

loyalty on system planet's is key,

- 2 shield generators and 1 planetary batteries helps to hold a planet
- 6 troop regiment on each planet is stand (look at defence and detection)
- Rebels are stronger at diplomacy
- in big fleet battles ship's will repair in battle to bring systems back online (takes time)
- mines and refinery give maintenance
- check which characters help push research
- The Imperial characters will all help the Rebels if your game go's on for to long leaving you with just Darth vader and the Emperor

hope this helps out a bit

[Biggs]

Originally posted by Srgwesty:

Imperials are slow game, and build up and hold what you got, plus fortify, over powering Rebel fleets, blowing up system defences, The deathstar is fun

Rebels are short game, grab what you can as fast as you can, on Imperial systems you should be looking to espionage, sabotage and start insurrection,

loyalty on system planet's is key,

- 2 shield generators and 1 planetary batteries helps to hold a planet
- 6 troop regiment on each planet is stand (look at defence and detection)
- Rebels are stronger at diplomacy
- in big fleet battles ship's will repair in battle to bring systems back online (takes time)
- mines and refinery give maintenance
- check which characters help push research
- The Imperial characters will all help the Rebels if your game go's on for to long leaving you with just Darth vader and the Emperor

hope this helps out a bit

well i was just in a epic hours long game now, but a second ago it crashed and i presume there is no autosave coz is old game, so that event was extremely inconvenient imho, but what can do, its an old game. unstable on pc. anyway it was very engrossing when i was playing it. might begin another playthrough.

also is the music indicator of who is winning ? empire music plays when empire is dominant player or something? who knows