Stalked by UFOs

[thothkins]

Having just taken down a Cruiser, with less than optimal aircraft I felt a moment of smugness.

Only a moment, as on the way back to the base, my squadron had to go through 8 interceptions from a heavy fighter squadron. It would have been more, but my squadron ran out of fuel and were all shot down.

There's no way to avoid these combats. The completion of one leads directly into the next. So, you can turn and fight, with no weapons and get destroyed. Or try and run, go through seven further battles, and get destroyed.

The only way out, is to take out the squadron before going on your main mission.

It's a little frustrating. To be honest, I'd rather have a screen come up and just tell me that the squadron were shot down on the way back to the base, than have to go through eight combats to achieve the same effect.

I seem to recall this being an issue in an earlier build, but can't recall what, if anything, was done about it. There is a logic to the aliens taking on a returning squadron. Much in the same way they used to target lonely Chinooks and transport planes.

[crusherven]

Well, and there's the fact that given the current prices of aircraft and the low income, losing your entire squadron is almost a game over.

[thothkins]

Thankfully, the Corvette bug has made me rich. In another game month I will have three workshop bases on the go. Had it be a normal game, it would have been very, very hard to come back from.

[StellarRat]

I think the jets are too expensive. If you lose any during the first three or four months it can take two months or more to replace them.

[thothkins]

If there are any losses, it really adds to the workshop bottleneck. It's pretty tough just to keep the troops in gear, let alone aircraft.

I've not even touched vehicles to focus on the rest of the items. The removal of a few bugs such as vanishing equipment will paint a truer picture of necessary expenditure.

[crusherven]

Yeah, that's true. Having to constantly replace armour and weapons every time someone is badly wounded is really jacking up the prices.

[Chris]

Ah yes, this does need to be addressed. It won't be in the upcoming release, but maybe the one after it.