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- From: matthias@nsr.hp.com (Matthias Kamm)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
- Subject: Re: Dune2
- Date: 11 Jan 1993 17:07:38 GMT
- Organization: Hewlett Packard Santa Clara Site
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- TAN YEW KEONG (law40003@nusunix1.nus.sg) wrote:
- :
- : The Ordos end-game was a little better than the Atreides one, being a
- : little more Machiavellian, true to character. But playing Ordos was pure
- : shit, contrary to my earlier post. The Diviator could only turn him into
- : an Ordos for a few seconds, and then he would whack me again. And the
-
- As the Hark's on the final level, I found the deviator also a useless
- defense (against me). Even though my units were "Ordos" they would
- often continue to follow their last orders (i.e. destroy launcher),
- and the Ordos units would leave it alone. The deviator is a pain in
- the ass, but not solid defence.
-
- :
- : The Harkonen was fun, but not as powerful as the Atreides Sonic Tank
-
- I never had much trouble with the Atreides Sonic Tank. Their defence is
- fairly lousy. Perhaps if a player is using them on offense they are
- effective, but not with the computer at the helm. Do you mean to say
- you finished the game as the Atreides? I've read postings that say
- that's nearly impossible.
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