defending against artillery

from AshesoftheSingularity Forums

Been quietly reading the forums for a while and enjoying the game as its come along more and more.

One thing i'm struggling with however is getting pounded by artillery i can't even see (playing AI on normal level) , its like the AI have a nearby radar which i cant get close too without getting even more pounded.

I wonder if there will there be a way of jamming radar or shielding or is it simply a matter of having to take out this artillery aggressively before it becomes a threat. I'm missing SC shield generators for sure.

Its interesting as on some 2 player maps such as knife edge i easily win against normal ai but on other 2 player maps where there are more resource points its like a different game lol ...

Using a good mix of units but nothing really helps to combat this spam of artemis etc the ai seems to use.

Any tips for combating the arty in this game ?

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

Artillery plus radar is anti-artillery at present.  A couple T3's on a hill with repair will just hose the surrounding area.  On the offensive, if you're not taking radar(the scouts have it) then you need to aggressively use the remote vision to give you vision on the artillery and kill it.

Reply #2 from AshesoftheSingularity Forums Top

Ah yeah by T3 you mean the cronus ? Artemis = t2 i think,  if so yeah that's a thought I've had but normally by then I'm already on the back foot on these maps. On the maps i can get there i normally have 2-3 Cronus's per 1 of the Promethus's and yeah that is a straight forward win for me then. Eg i can siege him all day then .

I often mix scouts into my groups but maybe not enough of them

I think its possibly just the mix of units the ai is using , i normally win the first few battles on the larger 2 player maps on normal then he comes heavy artillery from multiple angles .. possibly to combat my unit mix . I think i'll go heavy arty to start with and see if that works out.

I'm also losing too many territories, so not all unit mix been my undoing. I guess at least its a good challenge lol.

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Reply #3 from AshesoftheSingularity Forums Top

Arty is extremely deadly in AoS. I love spamming Artemis and Cronus, the group AI is smart, they'll automate shooting and retreating while i prepare my other battalion for melee.

Like you mentioned, shields are kinda their hard counter but its not implemented in AoS, not sure if the devs intend to add in shield units or shield generators but hopefully they do at least put in those dome shield units.