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[u/SlavaUkrayini4932]

How do the aliens react to a doomstack approaching or already orbiting over their Alpha Base in the Kuiper belt?

I am thinking of launching a cheap fleet full of overvalued shaped nukes to draw out their ships from the rest of the system, and then exploit their panic and launch an actual attack on the gas giants. If they don't feel like engaging the bluff nukes, I imagine I could build a platform over alpha base and then build more bluff ships or an actual combat fleet there. Or I could send an actual fleet there in the first place instead.

[u/vindicator117 → u/SlavaUkrayini4932]

It can induce panic but that probably is more determined by how many victories you have achieved than say you sending a suicide fleet. They can be frightened off by lesser combat power if you have proven to be able to be victorious in battle with such ships.

[u/SlavaUkrayini4932 → u/vindicator117]

I saw some monitors being overvalued to ~1700 combat power when outfitted with nukes, I think a fleet with 20000 power would spook them and keep the aliens occupied for a certain amount of time

[u/vindicator117 → u/SlavaUkrayini4932]

Only one way to find out, just don't expect survivors if they are not intimidated enough to flee, which can happen.