Second harvester
Ok im a little new to it but how do I build a second harvester I don't get the option to and I'm just confused on how to do this
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@Maumas1
You need to be level 9 to gain access to the NOD faction as well as a second harvester.
To everyone complaining about double harvesters, it is the laziest strat in the game, and SUPER easy to beat.
Step 1: scout your enemy and identify they are double harvesting.
Step 2: Keep the nuke charging. If they have no pads, you only need 1 pad. If they have 1 pad, you need two. (or you can hop off your pad and let them charge it for you 😉 )
Step 3: harass their harvesters and base. Keep them building units and buildings.
Step 4: watch as their first tech unit comes out just in time to watch the 2nd nuke sail into their base.
Double harvester builds sacrifice map control to get extra income. So if you tie up their income enough through harassment, your army can easily handle a tech unit or two before the 2nd nuke gets off. In the upper tiers of the game, a 1 harvester build beats a 2 harvester build 95% of the time. That last 5% is mistakes, bad map, or you are facing a +2 or +3 player.
Just because an answer isn't obvious doesn't mean it doesn't exist 😉 There are ways to take on double harvester players!
You need to be level 9 to gain access to the NOD faction as well as a second harvester.
To everyone complaining about double harvesters, it is the laziest strat in the game, and SUPER easy to beat.
Step 1: scout your enemy and identify they are double harvesting.
Step 2: Keep the nuke charging. If they have no pads, you only need 1 pad. If they have 1 pad, you need two. (or you can hop off your pad and let them charge it for you 😉 )
Step 3: harass their harvesters and base. Keep them building units and buildings.
Step 4: watch as their first tech unit comes out just in time to watch the 2nd nuke sail into their base.
Double harvester builds sacrifice map control to get extra income. So if you tie up their income enough through harassment, your army can easily handle a tech unit or two before the 2nd nuke gets off. In the upper tiers of the game, a 1 harvester build beats a 2 harvester build 95% of the time. That last 5% is mistakes, bad map, or you are facing a +2 or +3 player.
Just because an answer isn't obvious doesn't mean it doesn't exist 😉 There are ways to take on double harvester players!
The only complaint that I have about the harvesters is that the replacement harvester is free. So that small detail allows players to remain viable even when the harvester is been destroyed. So in essence you really cannot stop someones economy by destroying a harvesters because A. they still generate income even without a harvester. B. to replace a harvester is free so there is no punishment for leaving a harvester unprotected. Really really bad design.
- The punishment is not harvesting for a time. Most players (perhaps out of some misguided belief of honor or good sportsmanship) don't block harvesters. They also do strange things like tech up and let their opponent back into the game.
If you kill their harv, keep building, and keep your army in their face. Block their harv from ever getting back onto a patch and collect the next 100 tib. Repeat with a unit on a pad as necessary until both nukes have gone off, or your units kill their base out of boredom.I actually very very rarely build a second Harvester anymore. Once I was told about the unit cap and that Harvester counts against it, I haven’t done two since. Lol
