CHRONOSPHERE - USEFUL?
STEK
I am now playing the allied mission where I am allowed to build the
chronosphere but I have a question - what is the best use for it? I know I
can teleport one of my units into the enemy camp but so what? The damage
is usually minimal. So what is the best use of the Chronosphere? Pls email
me your comments. Thanks!
Simon
Rob Shelton
In article <59ts1l$n...@newton.pacific.net.sg>, st...@po.pacific.net.sg says...
I have found that the best usage of the Chronospere is to teleport a cruiser to
a body of water very near an enemy base and wail on them. causes much damage.
Peter C
In article <32c96072...@news.clark.net>, The Cranial Crusader
<!pgil...@clark.net> another player writes
>I don't really use it that much, but being able to chronoshphere
>cruisers is very helpful. I use it in the map "Raraku" all the time
>against the top right base.
>Unfortunately that makes it pretty easy, and hence, kind of boring.
>
>Paul
Havn't tried it yet, but is it poss to transport an air unit, or
transport a sea unit onto land, or a land unit into sea? =)
Cheers,
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Peter Cooper c-a...@trenham.demon.co.uk
C&C, Red Alert
The Cranial Crusader
I don't really use it that much, but being able to chronoshphere
cruisers is very helpful. I use it in the map "Raraku" all the time
against the top right base.
Unfortunately that makes it pretty easy, and hence, kind of boring.
Paul
On 26 Dec 1996 12:45:41 GMT, STEK <st...@po.pacific.net.sg> wrote:
>I am now playing the allied mission where I am allowed to build the
>chronosphere but I have a question - what is the best use for it? I know I
>can teleport one of my units into the enemy camp but so what? The damage
>is usually minimal. So what is the best use of the Chronosphere? Pls email
>me your comments. Thanks!
>
>Simon
>
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Brian Lui
Mike Champagne wrote:
> 1) This works awesome on people who do not fully defend their base on
> all sides.. Build an MCV while the chronosphere is charging, then
> build a barracks and a tanya but just before they are finished, put
> them on hold.. Now, teleport the MCV into his base, deploy it, lay
> down the barracks, release the tonya and have at it on his base.. You
> can build more tanyas if you want (they build quicker now since you
> have an extra barracks), or you can lay down some turrets, pillboxes,
> whatever...
>
> 2) I haven't seen anyone mention this one yet. I tried it last
> night in a 4 player game and it worked awesome.. I don't think this
> was meant to be used in the game, but you are allowed to chronosphere
> allied units! So in a multiplayer game you can ally with your enemy
> for a split second.. Then you zap one of their harvesters in the
> middle of your tank brigade, then un-ally with them and watch their
> harvester get shredded! In the game I played last night, my partner
> was playing soviets so I allied with an enemy harvester and then
> chronosphered him right in front of 2 of my partner's tesla coils.
>
<snip>
do you mind if I put this on my homepage?
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Brian Lui
Rob Shelton wrote:
>
> In article <59ts1l$n...@newton.pacific.net.sg>, st...@po.pacific.net.sg says...
> >
> >chronosphere but I have a question - what is the best use for it? I know I
> >can teleport one of my units into the enemy camp but so what? The damage
> >is usually minimal. So what is the best use of the Chronosphere? Pls email
> >me your comments. Thanks!
> >
> >Simon
> >
>
> a body of water very near an enemy base and wail on them. causes much damage.
and a minelayer into enemies ore field.
But I was wondering... does anyone else have this problem?
When I mined his ore field with 5 anti-tank mines, only one exploded!
Mysteriously, when he finished harvesting that patch, there were 4 cells
of unharvested ore right where my mines were!
Mike Champagne
>> >is usually minimal. So what is the best use of the Chronosphere? Pls email
>> >me your comments. Thanks!
The chronosphere has quite a few very tricky uses for it... In my
opinion these are the best uses for it..
3) Chronosphereing a cruiser is always good.
4) I think this was mentioned in the previous post, but mining the
enemy's ore fields is another good use.
Mike
Francis Lee
In article <59ts1l$n...@newton.pacific.net.sg>, st...@po.pacific.net.sg
says...
>
>I am now playing the allied mission where I am allowed to build the
>chronosphere but I have a question - what is the best use for it? I know I
>can teleport one of my units into the enemy camp but so what? The damage
>me your comments. Thanks!
Useful for deploying radar jammer, but radar jammer itself
however, seems not so useful...
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Vince Vu
mch...@ix.netcom.com (Mike Champagne) writes:
>2) I haven't seen anyone mention this one yet. I tried it last
>night in a 4 player game and it worked awesome.. I don't think this
>was meant to be used in the game, but you are allowed to chronosphere
>allied units! So in a multiplayer game you can ally with your enemy
>for a split second.. Then you zap one of their harvesters in the
>middle of your tank brigade, then un-ally with them and watch their
>harvester get shredded! In the game I played last night, my partner
>was playing soviets so I allied with an enemy harvester and then
>chronosphered him right in front of 2 of my partner's tesla coils.
It would be nice to be able to chronosphere enemy units "legally." Aside
from being able to chronoshift a cruiser into adjacent water, it isn't
at all that great a weapon--particualarly if there is no water. As a
matter of fact, it may even hurt you if a vortex decides to chew up your base.
Additionally, I think the chronoshift is way too obvious, especially if
you chronoshift a MRJ.
Mike Champagne
>Brian Lui <lu...@hkstar.com> wrote in article <32C7F8...@hkstar.com>...
>> Rob Shelton wrote:
>> > In article <59ts1l$n...@newton.pacific.net.sg>, st...@po.pacific.net.sg
>says...
>> > >I am now playing the allied mission where I am allowed to build the
>> > >chronosphere but I have a question - what is the best use for it? I
>know I
>> > >can teleport one of my units into the enemy camp but so what? The
>damage
>> > >is usually minimal. So what is the best use of the Chronosphere? Pls
>> > >me your comments. Thanks!
>How about
>send a
>thief there
>to steal
>credits ?
You can't chronosphere any infantry units.. Only tanks and stuff like
that..
Mike
dec...@ibm.net
I have found the Chronosphere useful for one thing:
You can Chronosphere a MCY (that is still in vehicle mode)
and convert it to a building once it gets on station. It will
not come back. This is useful for setting up additional bases
on the other side of the enemy base!
The downside is the cost and time involved. Arguably, it
would be better if it did come back in mobile mode so _many_
such bases could be established. But it doesn't.
Randall Flagg
Against the computer the Chrono is still good for sending a Cruiser to other
water masses. On the last Allied mission you can chrono a Cruiser to the
other lake for easy base destruction. I have alos used the Chrono to send an
Artillery into their base to take out their Iron Curtains.
In the last board they get two iron curtains and if you chrono the artillery
to the right spot you can take out the iron curtain every time.
Flagg
Colin R. Brown
Well The Chronosphere would prove useful if one also had a iron curtin
and a chronosphere. You could zap a unit invunurable and then send him
into the middle of the enemy's base.
Colin
GA Tiger 6
actually in team games, this strategy is used all the time.... it's nice
being able to have an allied and a soviet construction yard :)
Nick Wesselman
John Oon <joh...@pacific.net.sg> wrote in article
<01bbf7bb$33b278e0$1a50...@johnoon.singnet.com.sg>...
> Brian Lui <lu...@hkstar.com> wrote in article
<32C7F8...@hkstar.com>...
> > Rob Shelton wrote:
> > > In article <59ts1l$n...@newton.pacific.net.sg>, st...@po.pacific.net.sg
> says...
> > > >I am now playing the allied mission where I am allowed to build the
> > > >chronosphere but I have a question - what is the best use for it? I
> know I
> > > >can teleport one of my units into the enemy camp but so what? The
> damage
> > > >is usually minimal. So what is the best use of the Chronosphere? Pls
> email
> > > >me your comments. Thanks!
>
>
chrono a cruiser to a body of water near the enemy base... as long as subs,
nearby teslas, etc are taken out, u can shred the enemy base with it.
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Adi & Anat Rabinovich
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Would you recommend easiest way to having both construction yards, without
having to take over an enemy yard for it.
I mean, are there other ways, like specifying something when designing a
map or something.
Thanks,
Adi Rabinovich
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Mike Champagne
>>Well The Chronosphere would prove useful if one also had a iron curtin
>>and a chronosphere. You could zap a unit invunurable and then send him
>>into the middle of the enemy's base.
>>
>>Colin
>actually in team games, this strategy is used all the time.... it's nice
>being able to have an allied and a soviet construction yard :)
That's a pretty good idea.. I play 4 player team games all the time
and I hadn't thought of that one.
Mike
Graham Hall
John Oon <joh...@pacific.net.sg> wrote in article
<01bbf7bb$33b278e0$1a50...@johnoon.singnet.com.sg>...
> Brian Lui <lu...@hkstar.com> wrote in article
<32C7F8...@hkstar.com>...
>Rob Shelton wrote:
>In article <59ts1l$n...@newton.pacific.net.sg>, st...@po.pacific.net.sg
> says...
> I am now playing the allied mission where I am allowed to build the
chronosphere but I have a question - what is the best use for it? I know I
can teleport one of my units into the enemy camp but so what? The
>damage is usually minimal. So what is the best use of the Chronosphere?
Pls email me your comments. Thanks!
One way that is usefull is on a map like "Tresure Island" were the moving
around the map by water is imposibel becuase the "land bridges" going to
the middle island. So if you build the Cronosphere and Naval Yard on the
nearest section of water then build a Cruser, you transport the Cruiser to
the nearest part of water to the enemy base and because the enemy was not
expecting anything like this (no subs) you can freely blast away at the
base.
Mike Champagne
Even better.. chronoshift an MCV to the other section of water,
deploy it, and build a naval yard.
Mike
torus
rdr...@erols.com (Rob Shelton) wrote:
>In article <59ts1l$n...@newton.pacific.net.sg>, st...@po.pacific.net.sg says...
>>
>>I am now playing the allied mission where I am allowed to build the
>>chronosphere but I have a question - what is the best use for it? I know I
>>can teleport one of my units into the enemy camp but so what? The damage
>>is usually minimal. So what is the best use of the Chronosphere? Pls email
>>me your comments. Thanks!
>>
>>Simon
>>
the most bestest uses for the sphere is to wait till your opponent
sees a crate and just as his heavy tank is upon it sphere a light tank
to right next to the crate and steal it!( crates are useless unless
you can get them in styl!) , then when he sees this he will get really
pissed off and attack the light tank, then to rub it in his face even
more get the light tank and do a few laps around the tank( as long as
the light keeps moveing he'll live). also i find the most practical
use for the sphere is to buy 5 tanyas( he will shit himself) put them
in an apc, ( now you get to laugh at the bitches) sphere them to
outside his base( create a diversion so he thinks that you sphered
something else) then get the apc and charge at his base!, he will shit
himself(again) and attack it with all his units then when it dies he
will realize that nothing is in it and now will, again start shitting
himself and be looking for the tanya's for the rest of the game.
Brian Lui
I just thought of something. i'll put it on my webbie.
You konw how cargo is detstroyed? Just make 2 APCs, fill 1 with two
tanyas. Then, mix them around (or do under GG) so that opponent does
not konw which is which.
THen, chrono the fake APC into his base! He will laugh and say what a
waste of tanyas. THEN attack with your real force and real tanyas. He
will panic and not know what to do!
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Marco Boekhout
STEK wrote:
>
> I am now playing the allied mission where I am allowed to build the
> chronosphere but I have a question - what is the best use for it? I know I
> can teleport one of my units into the enemy camp but so what? The damage
> is usually minimal. So what is the best use of the Chronosphere? Pls email
> me your comments. Thanks!
>
> Simon
The only thing i can think of that could be usefull is the possibilty of
chronoshifting an MCV to the other side of the map.
There you can deploy it and start building a new base .
Works very nicely
Greetings
magnus
In article <32D628...@nlehvfm2.origin.nl>,
If you were to send a MCV over in a chronoshift, and deploy'd it..
wouldn't it just return to it's point of origin? rendering it useless. and
with the error factors, it may not even return in one piece. :)
- magnus
Louis Hall
Actually, I the a deployed MCV will not return, and you will be able to
continue to build your base from the new point. Pretty nifty.
Louis
In article <5b8sdp$p...@moe.thenet.net>, mag...@thenet.net says...
Zippy
Chronoshift the MCV or any heavy vehicle over groups of infantry. When
the vehicle lands...squish.
Brian Lui
It didn't work for me! the infantry was UNDER the tank with nothing
happening to it? What's the take on this?