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Tim Johnson (taj...@voicenet.com) wrote:
: Hello Everyone. I play my friend in multi player matches. He is GDI. I am 
: Nod. His forces are superior to mine. His med tanks are better than my 
: light tanks. He just sits back and build a small attack force and whips 

Here's part of the problem.

: me. It does not take him long. I build the following...
: con yard, power, refinery, air strip, comm center, light, temple. We both 

and here's the other half.

: have two harvesters. After this I start building tanks. but it does not 
: matter. his forces are just better. I dont have time or money to biuild 
: plenty of stealth tanks to sneak up on him. That would mean sacrificing 
: money that I need to defend myself with medium tanks. bottomline, i have 

Ok, you're getting your butt kicked trying to defend yourself. Perhaps 
there's another option ?

: to keep building light tanks just to try and stay even with him. I never 
: get the opp to attack.
: Please help...

Ok, first, if you sit back you're just giving your enemy time to pursue
his own plan. Any sort of harrassing attack (even with a few flame troops)
is better than letting him just sit there.

Second, it might not be wise to build the comm center, obelisk, and
temple so quickly. GDI can start building medium tanks with a weapons 
center. If he stops there you are spending an extra 5000+ credits in 
buildings while he is producing tanks.

You should:

1) Build a bike/buggy ASAP and attempt to find and scout his base. 
2) Try to prevent him from scouting your base. Build enough defenses/infantry
to stop probes by hummers and/or APC's.
3) Begin harrasing attacks as soon as you've scouted his base. Try to keep
him off balance without wasting large amounts of money. This may divert 
money from his tank production.
4) Send another bike/buggy to explore the rest of the board looking for 
crates.
5) Go after his harvesters.

Build 4 bikes and go hunting harvesters. This will get his attention very
quickly. It WILL force him off his game plan as GDI cannot defend harvesters
against bike attacks with medium tanks. Plus, if you succeed in destroying
his harvester he cannot produce the tanks in the first place.

For best effect, time the harvester attacks with a second mobile assault 
unit consisting of a half dozen bikes or stealth tanks. Have this group wait
near his base but out of sight (hopefully). When he goes to defend his
harvester (he will), send the second team after his construction yard.
He'll be stuck having to choose between defending his harvester or his
CY. He'll defend the CY leaving you to toast the harvester.

This should be doable as you can build the bikes quicker than he can build
tanks. Just make sure you don't let the harvester overrun your bikes.

He's probably getting complacent. Go at him hard and force him off his game
plan. Shake him up and you've got it won.

Good luck,
/bruce

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* Bruce Rennie          		Q: Are We Not Men ?                   *
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