
The AI is not so agressive until it built up a strike force, and it will often just pull back after a quick skirmish. Yes without grabbing at least half the points it will be tough, so it must be done early. Hmm it sounds like the early game is your issue then. Usually they just steamroll my turrets with Hive Tyrants and other vehicle-like creatures before I can't get a single Leman Russ out. Originally posted by Malu:The thing is, how can I max out my economy if I'm on 30% of the strategic points (at best) and the AI's got all the map? I simply can't out-macro them playing defensively. If you want to use infantry make sure to upgrade them.

Send in a hero to tank, and fall back once he gets low. Everything is expensive, so if you invest in something, make sure you can keep it alive. SM: Heroes are even more amazing, chapter master is god tier. If you want some infantry play do some behind the lines raiding via airdrops.Turrets are amazing, mix in some artillery platforms and you can even attack the enemy base. Mars Pattern Vechiles auto repair everything around them, 1-2 around your front line is pretty nice. IG specific tips: Garrison conscripts in your buildings. I usually play on insane, and this is pretty much my strategy for every faction (I know its a little cheesy). Its tempting to create a large army early, but they won't last long, and eat up a ton of resources. Prioritize maxing out your economy, thats the only way to keep up with the AIs cheating. Vehicles with long range firepower are good, but they can also get shredded quickly late game. Of course these are not great for attacking, but I usually just go max tech and then steamroll them with titans.Īs for units i find most infantry to be not really cost effective, they just break and die too easily since there are too many AOE damage units (IG are especially weak to this, SM are somewhat better).

A leveled turret doesn't cost much, its very spammable, since in UA there's no build limit to them, but a number of them can just melt anything. They can also level, and SM and IG have some of the best in the game.

Plus they share levels, and even if they die they keep them, so they are a super worthwhile investment. If you level them they can soak up a ton of damage and just regenerate.
