Rather new to the modded realm of BZCC, and struggling to figure out how to effectively handle the AI on most maps. Playing unmodded is a breeze, but soon as one hits up any other variant the maps are littered with rocket towers and artillery that hits the very edge of your base. Now I'm playing as the Scions in this particular instance, but I am fighting to get out and do anything due to the range of the artillery hitting any scrap pools outside the base, and me not having an effective counter to them. All the art-y is defended by rocket towers and occasionally the tall assault towers. In a single scout ship, it's not feasible to do anything to it.

And yes, these are buildings that are there as soon as the map starts. I just don't understand how to effectively handle it since I'm typically stuck with 1 scrap pool due to the handicap of none of the scavs can stay on the other pools and live. By the time I can get a few lancers up to start hitting the towers, I'm being swarmed by ISDF with motor bikes, assault sabers, and missile scouts.

Worth noting, this is the standard Aegis level 1 difficulty. Playing Scions vs ISDF. I know that Scions are slower in the early game, but doggone it I can't get OUT of the early game with these sort of shenanigans.

Things I have tried;
Gun-spires during the time-frame a scav is alive to get two pools
Building up a strike force of warriors/lancers (got butchered, ISDF PL Dual cannon sabers with AT/ST/Laser/Mortar combo are wicked)
Pleading to Major Manson and Padisah Burns for assistance.

I know ISDF is easier, but it's rather... annoying to go from a race where I have zero difficulties beating a map, to this.


Tips? Suggestions? Tell me to shove off and git-gud? (Apologizes for any rambling, I'm running on no sleep at the time of writing)