You get pirate fleets in the first 20 turns.start over (I REALLY would advise disabling galactic events and pirates).

An enemy AI sets camp right next to you and you are unable to make peace.start over. Dont have access to strategic resources.start over. Most of your neighbouring systems consist of tier3+ planets.start over. Dont find a good system by turn 3 with your starting colony ship.start over. Getting one or more Craver AI on endless is pretty much game over if you are not insanely lucky with your starting systems and surrounding planets.Ī lot of things on endless are random. Once you find a good map which favors you, keep it and try various approaches for winning that one. Of course they can as well gang up on you which would suck hehe.ĭont go with a 'full random galaxy generation'. Multiple opponents make the match easier as it gives the AI targets other then yourself. Economy especially can be a real b***h sometimes. On that point.might be a good idea to disable some of the victory conditions you are not after. As you recognized already its pretty much impossible to stay even on the AI expansion rate on endless so large and huge maps will result in a 'runaway' AI which will grow so massive that you simply have no hope in winning and even if you can hold it back with your fleets you ll lose to one of the other victory conditions. Small maps usually work in your favor even tho risk of attack is higher. Due to the massive battle bonuses on endless you really NEED tanking ships in a bottleneck position early on and 'pray' that they ll hold. Changing their exploit or conversion from turn to turn might result in a higher pay-off.Ĭertain map types () give you a few more turns of protection against enemy incursions.įorget balanced ship designs. Dont leave your systems running on tried&tested routines. Check your approval EVERY TURN and finetune it to your needs.

The thing is that often enough the Map decides which victory condition is the best one but you really cannot afford to scout out the neighbourhood and check which one it is because by that time its already too late for you (Endless AI taps into Casimir at turn 7-8, starts to invade by turn 12 if you are unable to make peace). go with a battle plan from turn 1 meaning you cannot play and look for opportunities like in a more relaxed scenario. Create a faction which favors your playstyle and your battle plan. They are not really optimal to face endless difficulty AIs.

Endless space 2 tips for vaudnai