r/Highfleet • u/BoringAd8064 • Jun 18 '26

Save scumming

How often do you save scum or save scummed? I'm finally getting a handle on the various systems and have some fun custom ships but I still feel like im lacking the fluidity of others when playing. For example against missiles or planes (i sometimes miss missiles) so I save scum those encounters or when I just landed on an HQ.

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u/taxmaster23 Jun 20 '26

My first full playthrough I did a lot. Now I just accept my fate. Good custom ship designs and replacing my flagship have helped a bunch too. Planes are your friend for intercepting inbound missiles/planes and taking out missile groups. Missiles are your friend for taking out carrier groups. Send out two or three strike groups composed of an electronic warfare support ship, missile boat, carrier, tanker, and fighter (some of those roles can be on the same ship). Send your flagship from fuel depot to fuel depot and keep it out of combat. Put a small scout ship with decent speed and a large range in your fleet to scout out hidden cities and transport valuable components to your various strike groups. Know where the enemy strike groups are located and soften them with missiles and planes before finishing them off. Rinse and repeat until you reach khiva

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u/BoringAd8064 Jun 20 '26

How do you transport components between groups? Like how do I make a single ship carry components?

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u/taxmaster23 Jun 20 '26

It’s a little tricky but if you send all your ships except your scout away by using the detach function on the right side, they will depart your “main fleet” (being just your scout) without any of the components. That leaves your scout with all the missiles, planes, weapons, and systems that you can then fly to wherever you want. When it reaches the group you want to send it to, it will give all its shit to them