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@chilese That's generally an effective way to think about them. One correction: mortars and drones remove any depth of creeper completely dry at least on some area around the target. But I wouldn't use drones on survival mode. They are more effective at targeting a focused area, except when it comes to hitting an extremely narrow target. You need mortars for that. And also mortars are better for spreading depth damage on a larger area, if you want light relief only. Drones are far better if you want heavy bombing on a small area of about the size of green area around 4-5 collectors.
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6/21 - 2:08 @iMiPi I always thought of the Mortars and Drones as Volume removers (with potential maximums) and the Blasters as Area removers. Of course, I have not put in the math time as you have. Sort of (Blasters = 1 layer, Mortars = 2 layers, Drones = 3 layers) with a corresponding area at the top level of creeper. Not that this helps with my slower times on the more difficult puzzles.
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:) thanks! anyway, i'm checking the size of areas cleaned up by shells of mortars and drones, and... well it's not always the same. somehow maybe it depends on the depth of creeper or the landscape. a good hit of both cleans up dry for a moment the area of a square where you could fully fit the green area produced by a collector. they clean up the full square exactly. but not always. sometimes the cleaned area is much smaller, even less than half of that. they seem to do a better job in deeper creeper. so, my conclusion is: a drone's ammo is way cheaper, but only if you wanna focus the damage on a small area, and only if you wanna use a VERY limited number of weapons obviously, if you want to overkill, the drones are the best choice, BUT both drones or mortars ONLY in combo with blasters for the shallow creeper.
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...but i didn't check how much area will be cleaned up by a shell of a morar or a drone shell. it would matter a lot if mortar shells cover more area individually...
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it does only cost 24 ammo packets to load the drone, and it fires 15 times. that's less than half the price of ammo for a mortar. the mortar has a 3 load routine. the first full load cotst 30 packets, the second 27 and the third 28. it fires 25 shells in total with the 3 loads (8+8+9). so... mortars are only good when we want to spread the shells across the map. drones ammo is better than half as cheap for bombing focused on a small area.
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6/19 - 3:54 RFI http://imgur.com/a/4PZMZ this was my first attempt where i have built, loaded & sent the drone before i built blasters. all previous times with blasters first. the cleanup with the drone seems to help a lot :)
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6/19 - 4:07 same layout, just better packet type management. 4 screenshots from the end: http://imgur.com/a/SSKiQ immediately flooded after totems loaded. only 1 sortie of the drone (then deactivated). you'll need some magic skills to get sub 4 :)
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How to rek survival mode: Find two points on the map you can put Odin City on, then constantly move the city in the air between the two points = infinite survival
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There are many ways to play the game. None of them are bad. There is a triumphant moment when you cap all the emitters, that is understood. Just remember, when we leave, the creeper covers the map. Whether survival mode or just linking the totems, the creeper always wins. Enjoy the moments the creeper gives to us. It's all good.
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Am i the only one who gets caught up in killing every last bit of creeper, to the point of covering the map in collectors and double lines of blasters and mortars? No, just me the psychopath? Okay then *gets back to killing creeper*
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@Tandu: You can just play the game with the variation you described. You don't need an option to play without floating structures. If you'd like to, just post your time and add something like (NFS) for No Floating Structures.
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I forgot to ask Balbanes... Is it acceptable to move Odin City and/or land Odin City in the creeper where it takes damage, but links to a totem? Thanks.
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How about a variation where totem packets are only transferrable via stationary structures or grounded turrets? In fact they could (and should IMO) change the rules or at least make it a selectable option in the start menu.
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Balkans: SMB is MTargaryen being a troll and making light of a few of our shortcuts (FTP = fastest possible time, RFI = room for improvement). The beauty of this game is that it can be played in so many ways. Sadly, the only measures easy to compare are Fastest Time and Longest Survival Time. Many play variations such as Only Mortars, Late Start, Only Blasters, Cap All Emitters First. As in any war, the idea of getting out the quickest with the least fighting appeals to most commanders. In the end, the creeper always covers the planet when we leave. What criteria do you use to show REAL skill? No floating turrets? Cap all emitters? Just wondering. It's all good.