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Reply to Official Carriers/Orbital Bombardment Thread in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

If anyone wants to see the effects that Space Carriers and thier fighter complement have, read "The Shiva Option" by David Weber. For me adding carriers adds a whole level of nuance to the space battles. As far as Stardock saying no way too including them, I think it just because they are too lazy to try and implement them. I have played other computer games that included carriers and fighters, and they worked quite well. An example was the Star Wars game that was basically strategic in natu

Reply to I want an aircraft carrier!!!!! in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I for one vote for Carriers! They add an entirely new level of "STRATEGIC" and "TACTICAL" nuances. Our own real life leaders, when there have been crisises in the past always asked "Where are the Carriers?". Having a task force based around a Carrier opens up the range of influence one has. They are highly mobile, hard hitting forces. They do have disadvantages though, namely the expense of building and maintaining a Carrier Task Force, and the vulnerability of the Carrier itself without th