chaos of Ix

[Guest Ordos_Yogurt]

Try this. I have already written 5 pretty succesful mails.

project ENEMY units instead of friendly. then send them agains the enemy. he will not fire on them unless they attack. Well if it is a human player. once he selects them and orders commands, he'll catch on.

[netnifty]

wont his units automatically attack em?

[bob_fox]

I think they still attack you. (Correct me if I'm wrong.)

[Guest Ordos_Yogurt]

No they don't! They have to be issued orders to attack their ow units. He thinks that those units belong to him.

[Acriku]

That would be a good strategy for reconnaissance of the enemy base. Nice one.

[daniel]

ors pying imging cloning orodos sabs and sending them into their own base hehehehehehe

[House_Corrino]

If you're someone who is very good at detecting "spy-type" units (like me) from games like RA2, this would be too easy to counter. Plus it's easy to tell the difference between a projection and a real unit. If your enemy is allied w/ the Ix and you aren't, countering a projection attack like that would be even easier. A single fedaykin, freman, or even a scout could quickly "revial" a of the projections, thus destroying a projector rush quickly and easily That stratagy is still very useful for defense, though. Unless you're playing a newbie or AI player, only use projections for defense.

[Guest Ordos_Yogurt]

also sonic tanks, mintourusses, fast moving units, devastatores, eits (yet expensive), kobras, and ofcourse, scouts

[daniel]

orodos why are still only a guest  itohught u had signed on  ???

[nemafakei]

Missile tanks are the best for projecting. The damage they inflict is huge, and the decrease in armour is not significant, as they're weak anyway. Devestators are not good for projecting, as it takes so long for them to clear out of the way of your projectors.

[quoudam72]

Missile tanks are great for projections and I have never had any desire to project a devestator for the same reason you (Nema) just said in your post. Devesatators are slow to begin with and having them projected won't delete that fact. And like someone who posted before projections should be used for defence cause after a while experienced players will be able to know the difference.

[nemafakei]

Oh yes, and Projections are best for AA defence, as in-base AA defenders usually never get attacked - and you can produce nine in a few seconds, if you're sharp. Again, go for Missile tanks for brilliant ad hoc AA.

[Edric O]

Why NOT use projections for attack? If you project long-range units, you can inflict serious damage before they get killed.

[nemafakei]

Unless the enemy uses a strike team of bikes or whatever, or has scouts hanging around, or harasses you on the way? But I agree, it's free fun in case (s)he messes up. You can't really lose, given tha it costs nothing. Just use good tactis for low armour units, and you'll have a good shot to nothing.

[BOUNTYHUNTER296]

i project a comp unit and it attcks since there was only1 offense unit left i had to keep  projecting

[BOUNTYHUNTER296]

u guys have good ideas since i play a game that lasts 2 days so i save

[House_Corrino]

Projection attacks are fun to use (especially against the stupid computer), but not all that effective.

[nemafakei]

What? They're brilliant against the stupid computer! You can easily take out an entire base with 1 projector, if you're lucky. (esp. on the 3 bridges map!)

[House_Corrino]

I meant ineffective against humans.  Anything (except the Contaminater rush) works against the computer.

[gunner154]

they will attack the unit.

against humans this wont work

they can see that the projections are lighter in colour

and he's able to target them

and then attack

who wouldnt?

gunner154

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[House_Corrino]

Ya, only the stupid computer could fall for that.

[Timenn]

can you see from your opponent it's difference between projections and non-projections??? ???

[House_Corrino]

Ya.  Projected units appear faded.

[firefly]

An evil tip that showed up elsewhere: project Leeches.  Bring these projections to bear on the flanks/rear of that force knocking at your defense line and you'll have some real Leeches at your call in reasonable order...