Another game tonight, it's going to be massive, and will take a few days to complete. 9pm - if interested: add me on Xfire.

have u tried the new patch?

Sins of Solar Empire demo released.
Source: http://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/305055

Gonna download it soon.

Could someone update it at the thread on games hideout index?

LOL....Noob!!!

PS : I'm just kidding

You guys not got the full game liao meh? Why still want play demo?

well even if it might be ugly by today game standard, it's justifiable as such reasonable graphic standard, more ppl can play the game, even with old rigs.

Then,how do i increase the ship cap?

100 is very little.What research should i do?

Why is my ships shooting my ally's team even if i have aly with him in locked teams?

No time to check lar. The patch came out so fast! For example in patch 1.02 I did not even finish my medium size easy game due to the next patch coming out. patch 1.03 I only manage two game Normal AI game.

But I get the feel that on Normal AI I get 70 chance of winning, sorta depending on early diplomatic breakthrough, on Hard Ai I have like maybe 50% chance winning even have to resort to save games (ehem...).
AMDuser, I think the AI (especially agressor types) are very prone to forego research and planet dev in preference to making large cheap fleets. If it keeps beating you with cheap big fleet maybe that is the strategy for it to best you.

I think on my final assault (dish3.save), I only see 3 capitol ship and 76 cobalts. I am sure they would have more than 1 military reseach center to make frigates like garda(I think..) and other found under 2nd Military lab requirements. On the other hand those more advance ships uses up supply point, so it may have been the case of numbers of low supply pts ship fire power vs. High supp pts ships fire power. And also taking into consideration resource generation rate and enemy ships to counter.

For example if your resource generation rate is slow, and you want to build your fleet, cheap frigate are the best way to go. But knowing that your opponent fleet composition you might want to include some frigate that can counter his. Somehow the AI do this cause I have seen it mixes its feel such that my capitol cannot even damage its capitol ship fast enough thanks to hohiko robotic cruisers.

In my last experience the AI do have only one world and its probably full with other installations. And that one world was the only one it had for the whole duration of my last game. I am going to check it again tonite. It would be wierd if AI anticipate attack but don't expand the diversity of its fleet. Maybe I even have a case to ask Iron Clad to upgrade its AI.

Why did you take Marza?Is it good for early game?

I usually take Sova or Arkan.Arkan is good for colonising planets.
I think you should update yours to 1.04 cause there is a massive update for the ai.It's much agressive and less running now.

You have to upgrade your planet population to add more credit income, the maintaince of the fllet you have to keep in mine also.  Research more on mining resource also.  As for trade, beside building the trade port, you have to have trade alliance with other nation and also a safe route to reach  there to increase income.   As for credit, sometime you can sell miig resouce when price is high to gain more credit.

What nuclear bomb? ?_?
I didn see any nuclear bomb

1st thing you build on your planet is the capital ship factory. After that you get free capital ship when the factory is up.

Build resource excavators on crystal and gold asteroids.

Build 1 or 2 scouts frigates. Right click on the auto explore command (the looking glass icon, lower right when you click on the ship)

Build like maybe 5 to 7. Cheapest assault frigates (TEC:Cobalts, Vasari:Skemishers or Advent: Disciples).

When you capital ship & frigates are completed go adventuring to nearest asteroids as they are likely to be lightly defended. Kill the defenders. Colonize. Repeat process. Keep on adding frigates to this fleet.
ON NON FLEET DEVELOPMENT
Mean while upgrade your planet population (the green back ground human icon). Because you get money from taxing your populance. The more populance the more money.

Build defense on your border planets. Build cheapest 1st. Like gun platform. It will slow down enemy. 2nd priority is strike craft hanger if you have the resource.

Keep making frigates.

Make your civilian & military labs. Concertrate research on techs that give you more resource and complement you current fleet.

Plan to save some money to get capital ship when you are confident with your numbers frigates around (30-40).

Plan to save some resource to get labs and techs.

When ever you are attacked. Make make ships because there sure to come a 2nd time.
On DIPLOMACY
If you play on against more than 1 AI. Make an effort to please either one. THhe best way is when they ask for resources give them b4 time is up. This is so that they won't gang up on you. When they ask you to attack anything (craft, civilian or military installtion) go to their lightly defended planets (thanks to your scouting you shouild know year those are).

ENGAGING THE ENEMY
If their fleet is bigger. Consider running. Maybe they have an Un defended planet, you can attak it maybe the big fleet will split and chase you instead of killing your planet.

If its about the same size, same num of capital ship. Concentrate fire (all your ship) on the AIs capital ship. Once the caital ship is down the lil frigate will become coward and run.
I find that mixture of size types help alot especially in the mid game. Those long range frigates are awesome. Those heavy armored cruiser are awesome too. The support ships that can repair other ships are great also.
I hope that helps. I beat 3 Hard AI with this doctorine. And good luck.

Thanks. I'll try that out soon. But most guides i read put a lot of emphasis on long range missle frigates..

Hey guys,i very pening with the game edy.Actually the game is?My friend give me the copies and i Install it,and i play single player?It doesnt has story mode eh?

THats why its call a RTS you should always know whats goin on b4 you make a move.

Thats where scouting is important. Leave scout ships at important intersection s to detect incoming enemy before they hit your planet so you got some lead time.

Wow 6 jumps away!.. How big is your map?

A) 6 jumps inside your territory or  B) 6 jumps inside the enemy territory..?
if you answer A. Isn't that over stretch your fleet?
If you answer B. The rally point (orange circle with inward pointing arrows) auto sends newly build ship from that factory to the location specified by you.

I understand the feeling. "6 jumps away" makes me wanna spam more fleet and go directly to his home world. Good luck with that game...