insane is not (only) about what you do but is about what they do.
I tried many times, in one game i had an income of 71 tank per turn at turn 7 but the AIS attacked me in 50 from 5 sides at turn 9.
So the key to beat insane is simple : try until they blocks each others bonuses.
The only time i Had a chance ( but forget to abandon northern svambald) was because they attached in small amount
"I never got very far in elite myself. :-) But the artist claims that he completed it, after spending 6 hours buying all the upgrades on standard difficulty, and memorizing the location of every powerup."
.... tried many times w/o alla upgrades = no enough bullets... i'lll try this way.
Infranty is also killed by cannon WITHOUT detonating it. 4 with one shoot, neither with mastercard
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Congrats, you are true elite! i only wish i could have given you a special prize. ran out of dev time. doh! -Leigh