GSS MBBS Tactics 101:

Grid Sell Steel/Steal


Depending on port settings and planet trade percentages GSS is the best way to cash in MBBS Games.

The object is to FIG as many sectors as possible, while recording PORT data for upgrades and buydowns.
Buying Eq and ORE as you grid.
Always lay figs in empty sectors in new games.
Some Edits have Fast L4 citadels, your blue turns are just as valuable as RED running SDT.
With an L4 planet, you can test ports, grid and cash.
Even if L4 takes awhile, once your corp has a warpable its time to GSS.

Gridding in early GAME with L4 its wise to use PASSIVE MODE not killing enemy figs til later in game.
Dont want to eat a photon!
Once you have Shields, you can GRID Aggressively and draw your enemy out to open space for combat.


Test Buy and Test Sell using one hold of equipment.
Buy one hold of eq for at least 58 credits, you have a MEGA PORT.
Once you have the cash to upgrade your first SELLER go for it.
IF you can put 3.4mil cash on a port you have an INSTA MEGA.
You dont have to have Max Buyers to Start Mega Robbing.

Selling EQ to enemy ports is nice too.
SDT areas might have high price buyers as well.
Now take all cash and INVEST back into MEGA PORTS ASAP.
DONT buy figs til you can aford it.
Have corpies sleep in FED.
IF there is a PLANET DEFENDER SHIP in EDITS
Your RED can Guard planet, his turns are not as important as blues during buydowns.
One corp RED can mega all ports.

With current BOTS and Scripts in TW, one corpie can GSS with 1 or more corpies running BOTS.
I like to have 4 corpies in GSS.
Planet Driver
Griddler
Photon Guard
Buyer in a colt.

IF fig production is LOW, dont waste turns Grabbing COLOS.
Let your enemy colo for you. Just get a base or 2 upgrading.
Grid Grid Grid.
GSS

PT 2:

Once game is active for a few days, its best not to UPGRADE newly found ports, while gridding.
If your enemy has probed/explored lots of ports, they can back track your New Grid to locate your good ports.
I dont recommend Upgrading any BUYERS in a Major Space Lane, Easy to find on CIM.
Aways run CIM after EXTERN.
GRID GRID GRID

If you cover a PORT that an enemy may have a CIM report on, DONT sit there in OPEN SPACE.
Stay off COMS while not SAFE. Keep Moving.
If you have to speak on coms, while not SAFE its wise HIDE on a PORT then report in.
Dont take unnecessary Risks.

Remember in GSS your corp stays WEAK while investing in ports.
Soon your corp will out cash any Enemy Corps still doing SDT.
Eventually, with 25 to 50 PORT SETS, yes when you are STRONG
you can upgrade BUYERS
5 man corp with 1000 turns can GSS and run 50+ ports.


Res Judicata
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Edited to add this is only a ROUGH Draft.....

Res

Just posting to float this back to the surface...this is very good info!