What is the easiest way to figure out your enemies ships categories?

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Hey guys,

I recently picked up the two new expansions after playing sins when it first came out and I had some questions.

 

When playing games vs the computer AI I have the hardest time trying to figure out what their ship classes are when I'm in an engamenet.  I can't decide most of the time if I will win or lose the fight, and more importantly what my fleet needs in order to counter the fleet I'm engaged in.

 

Is there maybe a mod or something that shows their general ship type just as LRM, flak, carrier, etc?

 

Also, is there a way to jump to a report that shows up on the bottom left of the GUI?

 

thanks in advance

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

The best way to figure out what kind of ship classes there are, is to play all the races and become familiar with their icons. When you play them, all the ship classes will be in the same spot in the build menu for each faction, so its not hard to learn which ones which, but after playing with each race you'll be able to recognize what ship classes you're facing.

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

In the empire tree you can hover your mouse over the dots representing your fleets at different planets. It pops up a list of what ships you are in that gravity well and thier numbers. You can do the same thing with your enemy's fleets.

You can also zoom out until you see the planet icon with the bars on either side representing the ships. Hover your mouse over those bars to see the ships and thier numbers.

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

Well I guess I will try that.  It's just hard to see them honestly.  Also, I cannot figure out the pirate ship classes.  I've been trying to win a game on unfair with 3 AIs and the pirates are stomping me.  A huge fleet rolls into my system and I cannot figure out what ship types they are using.

I've been playing TEC fyi.

Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

For the pirates, all their ships are based on TEC ship designs. Off the top of my head I can tell you Corsairs = Heavy Cruisers, Reapers = Flak Frigates, Pillagers = Siege frigates. The other two ship types are based on TEC scouts and TEC light frigates (I cant remember names ATM). If you zoom in and take a good look at them, you'll recognize the Light frigate and Scout shape under all that Pirate decor.

Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top

 

Have you read Raging Amish's unit guide in the Strategy forum?  It is stickied and it's a great read.