Last night I dropped two singularity PBs on Cha Dawn after he peppered a couple of my bases with something like 35 conventional missiles
(which killed a total of about six AAA neutronium garrisons - talk about a stupid cost/benefit tradeoff!). Thankfully I already had 4 ODPs in orbit, cause next turn I needed them all
. Downside is, the mind rape has begun in earnest and the sea levels are coming up. I think I can hold out long enough to transcend, though.
And on large maps I've obliterated captured bases that were too small and too far away from my holdings to bother with -- I usually wait for sunspots before that, though, otherwise I give 'em away to pactmates. I tend to play small maps these days so I've gotten away from needing to do that.
All this versus the AI.
I, more or less often, prepare for full scale war, war of atrocities. Especially in MP games which are going to be tricky. Meaning that I will equip most, if not all, units with Nerve Gas Pods, build adequate probe offense and PBs when available. The thing is that I hate to do atrocities - maybe because I'm humanist. But I won't stand watching my empire being invaded if there is a real threat of complete destruction. So, despite of its inefficiency, I like to keep chemical warfare as an option which can be taken into use with dreadful effects at any given moment. Some X Needlejets equipped with extra fuel near enemy borders can do wonders in just one turn.
