Strats for campaign

[warhead000]

Currently on level 6 and I find that I simply can't climb the tech tree fast enough to build weapons and ships that can match the hive. I colonise as many planets as I can to boost SPs but it's still not enough.
They soon attack with large numbers of ships (281 at current) consisting of something like 50-70 DNs and 30+ SDNs with over 100 destroyers.

Is there like a most effective weapon against their ships? I'm using a combination of laser, missile and drone weapons so I do abt 800-100 dmg in med-long range attacks with my dreadnaughts.

[donkuchi19]

If you listen to the opening of the scenerio, you are supposed to look for something to help you beat them. You cannot win. You need to find this 'new technology'.

SPOILER BELOW____________________________________________________________________________________
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Find the planet Mirphak 4 in the lower right corner of the map.

More help below if needed
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Colonize the planet and find the dimensional portal. Research it. (it is level 7 and you may have to research several era's ahead of time to get to level 7. {You can research the go to next era without researching everything in an era}).

When you finish the research for the portal, you are whisked away to another parallel universe. You may want to hold off researching it as long as possible in order to get as much tech. reserach before the next scenerio.

Hope this helps.

[Elric]

also for some ship design tips, with the terrans, your missiles are way better than your beams, esp the volley line of attack drones for cruisers and bigger. I like to get all volleys for my cruisers and dreadnoughts, and some good plasmalance type missile for the destroyers, I never use beams for humans. hope these tips help