Tips From Chris

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If you are desperate for some good tactics it would probably help to have the people who made the game give you some pointers right? Well the official Emperor website will be posting tips & tricks from those involved with the game every day this week. Check out the first installment from Chris Longpre producer of Emperor:

1. I like to place Atreides Snipers, Harkonnen Flamer Throwers or Ordos Chemical Troopers at the base of my ramps to eliminate enemy scouts. Be sure to cover you ramps evenly and don't leave any gaps. The enemy can't attack you if he doesn't know where you are.

2. Ordos Laser Tanks make great hit and run units. Build at least five, then group them. Now you can slide in fast and take out a turret or an armored unit before retreating. However, make sure to retreat the moment one of your laser tanks is about to lose its shields. Take them to the desert to regenerate their armor and shields. Also, Atreides Minotaurs and Harkonnen Assault Tanks die quickly if you drive laser tanks in circles around them. The Laser Tank turrets will take them out without taking any damage of their own.

3. Here's an anti-Guild NIAB Tank tactic. I like to leave six or seven Fremen Feydakin Warriors in guard mode in the back of my base next to an open area for the enemy NIABS to pop in at. They can't see the stealth Feydakins until it's too late. As a bonus, it will cost your enemy a ton of credits to rebuild them.

4. The Ordos Eye in the Sky units are deadly, especially when an enemy's power is down (hence no anti-air turrets). Watch out for Atreides Mongoose and other rocket-bearing units though. Fly a small squad of the EITSs into your enemy's base, and when their shadow is in the middle of the building, hit 'D' and watch the damage rain down from above. With three EITSs, any con-yard is dust.

Keep an eye out for the rest of the tips later this week.