Need help on sk-startup

[leo_virgo]

I cannot win sk-startup when the game is 75% hard. When I play a 50% hard (normal) game, my strategy is to produce a lot of tanks and rush the enemy's base wave by wave. This strategy does not work in 75% hard mode, I find enemy produce units faster than me and have more advanced weapon than me. How can I survive? Thanks.

[leo_virgo]

I now win the 100% hard game with cyborgs only (totally 77 machinegunners + flamers). The computer AI is very very weak on defending this strategy. Now I wonder what would the strategy be if one's not using that big amount of cyborgs.

[NoQ]

Well done!
Especially For You: Defeating the computer in 5 minutes

P.S. yeah, the early AI is pretty weak against cyborgs. The reason seems to be in the original balance, where lancers were obviously overpowered; nowadays the lancers are countered by cyborgs well enough, but AI doesn't seem to notice it. When it develops heavier cannons, it gets harder. Just a little hint here: try playing against humans! They don't usually have such obvious weaknesses

[Iluvalar]

Sk-startup is actually a really bad level. It's too small and the balance of the game just dont fit in that...

So on a competivtive level there is only a couple of strategy playable : Mg viper, MG tower land grab, mini-pod viper. The AI have some other weak points... like borgs.

Nice MG rush NoQ !