I currently have a trainstation blueprint that I put down as and when I need to send artillery trains out to clear some nests. Unless I get this blueprint real close to the nests it isnt automated, anybody have a better system for expanding into unclaimed areas?
When I play with bitters on (it’s been a while, I want to try rampant but currently I’m doing a B&A so it’ll take a long while) I either clean with the tank or spidertron when available, or grow organically with the walls. Artillery closer to the walls and first, let the artillery clean automatically and then fire manually for longer range.
If I have to build an outpost and is not feasible by growing the base, my outpost looks quite similar to yours. Add some dragon teeth and depending on how crowded it is, I can send a couple oil trains for the flamethrowers.
All in all, I’d say 90% of the time I grow with the walls (robots make this easy and basically I copy-paste big sections, straight - corner and let the robots build), 8% with the spider (as many missiles as I can carry, or full of lasers for disco effect) just because I can, and in very odd cases I build outposts.
I really do need to try the flame turrets, hundreds of hours and i’m still just reliant on the lasers, they’re just so little hassle to pick up and replace, but i image the flame turrets will be with a couple of blueprints.
I still die often enough to biters even with the bots and a spider to not want to try rampant yet, but thats more to me being clumsy, in the same way i blow myself up plenty with the spider too!
But i suppose with the map i’m playing currently being railworld-esque i have to push further into them than I would normally, at least it is easier with the expansion off.