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Re: Old Player returning, trying to build Federation With the USS Valiant

Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2021 2:52 pm
by Zardoz
HoodieDM wrote: Wed Apr 07, 2021 2:40 pm
Zardoz wrote: Wed Apr 07, 2021 1:06 pm Deliver Message (because Nog is downloadable with Training Cruise on the Valiant)
Question, how is Nog downloadable with TC? TC lets you play one cadet for free per turn, but that's from your hand. Not downloading from deck(s).
Well, that's why reading is fundamental :)

You're right, he's playable from hand. hmm, this will change up some things

Re: Old Player returning, trying to build Federation With the USS Valiant

Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2021 7:39 pm
by Ensign Q
ill be honest with you earth and valiant doesnt go together very well.
the skill matrix that reports for free on the headquarters is too identical and you rather want more cadets.
Its also problematic that you have 2 forced seed spots and they might be far away from each other.
Also cant report Mission Specialists to Earth (with Assign Mission Specialists)

I also tried the Valiant Earth combo at first (came back last year), but I recommend using Type 18 Shuttlepod drops to the Valiant + free report of cadets. That gives you tons of interesting personnel (with Navigation) and they ignore quad restrictions. So bring all the big Deltaguys and Mirrors.
Then you can reconsider the mission choice.
With the right MS its also easy to pull a 2 mission win.

Re: Old Player returning, trying to build Federation With the USS Valiant

Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2021 8:01 pm
by Zardoz
looking at it, running Bajor instead of Earth so i can seed DS9 is a better call, because that lets me drop Shuttlepods for days with either Defiant, and DS9 opens up both the Cafe and the Historic Record engine for draws. Theoretically i can draw run defend homeworld for the Lulz at Bajor if things get real armada like

Re: Old Player returning, trying to build Federation With the USS Valiant

Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2021 4:58 pm
by Ensign Q
when u seed ds9 at bajor you can use Strategema and as long as everyone has a bajoran present you will be save from any attacks
DH can be used to get the drawengine running with worf and jadzia download to the cafe

Re: Old Player returning, trying to build Federation With the USS Valiant

Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2021 6:55 pm
by Zardoz
I'm reshuffling the missions abit, then i'll be doing the seeds and analyzing the draw engines i'll be taking advantage of (hopefully)

Re: Old Player returning, trying to build Federation With the USS Valiant

Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2021 11:24 pm
by Ensign Q
I recommend Cafe at Holosuite (staffed with DH) and Study Divergent History (staffed by AMS), but you need an outpost as well then.

Thats up to 5 extra draws once it gets going.

If thats not enough, Morn at Quarks bar and a Nagus at Celestial Temple are even more. DS9 is a draw beast.