Could I get a Necron general strategy guide, build order, unit order, please?

[dmXD]

Things like, what order to make buildings, what units to make, what research to get, what to focus on in say the first 100 turns or so. Also, the items from the shop you should get for your Hero units? Or any other general tips or strategies.

[dmXD]

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[Dragotera]

I tried it first with a amssive eco expand in my city and then build a lot of tomb blades. I like this unit and it worked very well, but as i run in the first catachan devil they oneshot! my units.......was pretty frusttrating but with some Destroyers and doomsday arks you can kill everything.
Besides i think after a round with the marines and the guard, that the necrons are the "weakest" faction if you only look at armor and life.
Cause as marines, i can kill everything the Necron has with only Devastator marines.

But sorry, for your question, try all out and look what suits you.

you can play every faction in many different ways i think and you have to find the way you like.

[dmXD]

Anyone else got an actual guide? Google is useless here.

[Naughty Mouse]

first of all, I always have wild live set to high. more fun.

With Necros I pretty much dont venture out initially, but concentrate on any research that allows my first base to grow. Once I have a stable economy, i add infantry and tank building and hero. But I dont build infantry, only the big bug to build cities. For tanks I use only the big barge
Now with two barges, two melee heros and a bug I start moving in one direction untill I can build second city. Once this city layed down, i replace my bug and push on. Pretty much after a few cities you get to the point where you can produce anything.

[SoSoon]

Focus on research and influence. Then spam rise up.

[Mr.Kill]

Necron start off with poor vehicles and only get good ones once the game reachs late tier. It is not a good idea to build any vehicle production structures until you get doomsday ark (or even then you should wait until you get monoliths. On a side note, annhilation barge is a very powerful unit but it suffers from low HP). You're starting build order should be 2 energy core followed by 2 summoning core then get ore to ensure you don't go into the negatives for ore (keep ore around 0 or slightly positive as it is your food and upkeep resource). After that its up to you if you want focus on influence or research (remember to get more energy and strive to keep energy income at or around +50 or more by turn 50 and you probably want research so you can get to the good stuff earlier). You should try to get powerful infantry units like heavy destroyers out and just spam those until you get monoliths. Play defensively, don't try to attack cities or get aggresive as you don't have any thing good that could siege. Note that while necron units have lower HP than other races, they have better regen, armor and firepower (and price).

Once you have multiple monoliths out you've basically won. Each and every monolith is cheap for what it does and has enough health and firepower (use the gauss flayers) to murder tanks and other super heavy units.

[Lampros]

Originally posted by Mr.Kill:

Once you have multiple monoliths out you've basically won. Each and every monolith is cheap for what it does and has enough health and firepower (use the gauss flayers) to murder tanks and other super heavy units.

Monoliths are ridiculous. They should be nerfed.

[Mr.Kill]

Originally posted by Lampros:

Originally posted by Mr.Kill:

Once you have multiple monoliths out you've basically won. Each and every monolith is cheap for what it does and has enough health and firepower (use the gauss flayers) to murder tanks and other super heavy units.

Monoliths are ridiculous. They should be nerfed.

Weren't they nerfed though? I remember them being more expensive in later patches.

[Lampros]

Originally posted by Mr.Kill:

Originally posted by Lampros:

Monoliths are ridiculous. They should be nerfed.

Weren't they nerfed though? I remember them being more expensive in later patches.

No clue. I bought the game like a year ago, but only started playing a lot with the latest DLC.

[Mr.Kill]

Originally posted by Lampros:

Originally posted by Mr.Kill:

Weren't they nerfed though? I remember them being more expensive in later patches.

No clue. I bought the game like a year ago, but only started playing a lot with the latest DLC.

"* Increased cost of Monolith by 50%."

Is listed in numerous patchlogs. 1.1.4 has it.
1.2.0 also has that listed. It's a very expensive unit. It should be treated like a mini-baneblade.

[Lampros]

Originally posted by Mr.Kill:

Originally posted by Lampros:

No clue. I bought the game like a year ago, but only started playing a lot with the latest DLC.

"* Increased cost of Monolith by 50%."

Is listed in numerous patchlogs. 1.1.4 has it.
1.2.0 also has that listed. It's a very expensive unit. It should be treated like a mini-baneblade.

Got it; thanks!