Best General-Use Troops

earthshakerson

Hey, everyone. Just to try and kick start strategy-based discussion, I'd like to ask what everybody's go-to multi role troop was.

I recall very well that chemical tanks were excellent at taking out most wets, but I never bothered to dump enough SP into them. In their place, I recall I used mostly "heavier tanks" for HP and damage, switching them out for plasma tanks later on. Carefully placed and well-leveled mid-game armor always seemed to beat even the best heavy infantry and animal units in my experience, but I expect at least someone will disagree.

ZaneOlric

Heavy Chem Tank was one of my most used units. It was just so useful for taking out large numbers of units that posed a threat.

Mega Tank was my best all-purpose unit though. No matter the situation, the super wall of a unit was good to have protect weaker units

earthshakerson

ZaneOlric

Have to agree with you that the mega tank was excellent all-around. Toward the end I could field several at level 4 or 5, and I remember they were top notch.

I guess, for some reason, I never went for the best armor I could get. I suppose that I always found it easier to use strong but economy-friendly tanks for general use, before I went all-in on high-cost weapon systems.

ZaneOlric

earthshakerson Eh, fielding a bunch of max level nanopod units was a bit broken. I had a personal rule that I never owned more than 1 of a nanopod unit, just to make things a bit harder of a challenge. I also avoided some of the obsenely overpowered units for the same reason. It's one of the things I hope get's acknowledged later on in production: The disparity in power of units

I'd love to see a reblancing where weaker units had some sort of strategic niche added to them and more ranks made available so they can keep getting stronger. Stronger units that are just obscenely powerful having a limit placed on them, etc. Not sure the best way to tackle it but it would be nice that a persons favorite unit doesn't get phased out of existance.

RolandTheHero

My go-to strategy was to use a Mega Tank in the front middle row and have two Allied Mammoth Riders beside it. Then I throw in anything that could be useful to help me win the battle. I had a plane and the Heavy from TF2 and several other units. I didn't have many good units. I wasn't too far progressed in the game but those were the units that I mainly used.