I like to go with one capital ship at the start, I play the Colonials, usually the Galactica, although I have tried the Mercury and the Sentrus recently and level it up to at least 6 or 7.  I go for all of the weapon and the health upgrades, getting the most health for each Battlestar to counter the cylons ability to pump out about 4 or 5 basestars in the first 5 minutes.  Don't go with any support cruisers, apart from maybe the Enterprise or percheron model.  If you really can't counter the cylons, pump out Mercury class Battlestars and get the ram ability and just take out hight level cylon capital ships.

It has to be the best mod ever and I never play normal sisn anymore.  I really do like just getting one Galactica class and just leave my home to settle for a new home on the other side of the map (Earth).  Yes I am obsessed with the series'.  Good idea to get the Galactica map pack (3 maps) containing Earth, Kobol, Caprica and the 12 tribes of Kobol in one map.  Well worth it.

I pretty much always play the Colonials. . I play on my own custom map. I build a small fleet to start with. Ususally My flagship. Galactica, Pegasus, a Valkyerie. And send them out to snatch the planet's around my starting capital. I put Terra planets in(if you've created your own map you know) I capture them and name them one of the 12 colonies. As far as reasch. I go along as i build Military and Civillian labs.

Right now im playing a game. If got a good bit of my map conquered(whole maps around 130ish planets) and its just me and an unfair Cylon. Ive got two fleets. My main flagship fleet with Galactica and Pegasus pushing in to there systems and they're falling one after another. I think im going to get to the point where my main fleet crahses down the doors to there home system. Come's in and wipes everything out. All their structures, ships, ect. Then turn around and leave. Maybe leave a fleet there to monitor them. 

This might be strange to hear. But i want to see if they'll rise up and try to take back my "12 Colonies" leavings me with a rag tag fleet. Should be interesting

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