Boss Strategies

Main Gun
All bosses have a powerful weapon which rapidly sprays a barrage of bullets forward. However, this weapon will only activate if there are units in the line directly in front of the boss. (This is row 10 with the maximum ship placement area.)

The "spray" pattern of this attack can hit several rows of ships. By leaving ships out of this row, the boss will not use the main gun and deal significantly less damage to your ships.


 * Note that squadrons can be placed around this row. Squadrons will not activate the main gun.
 * In addition to this weapon, Battleships and Dreadnoughts have a similar attack that can fire in any direction. If it seems like it's not working, you might just be fighting a Battleship or Dreadnought!

Deflect Fighters
A simple strategy that's effective against most bosses is to use a wall of fighters with maximized deflect.


 * 1) Fighters naturally have 15% deflect.
 * 2) Place fighters in a square squadron for +15% deflect and +25% damage reduction.
 * 3) Give fighters the following equipment:
 * "Deflectors +40% Sensors -10%"
 * "Deflectors +20%"
 * "Every defensive attribute +7%"
 * Using "Shields +70% Engine -75%" or "Sensors -30% Shields +75%" are good alternatives!

By doing the above, a fighter can get 15% (Base) + 15% (Squadron) + 67% (Equipment) = 97% deflect chance. In addition, the square formation raises the damage reduction from 65% to 90%.

Doing this has two major benefits:


 * 1) In total, 97% of all hits will have their damage reduced by 90%, massively increasing the fighter's defenses.
 * 2) Most bosses have bullets that can pierce through multiple ships. If a bullet is deflected, the bullet will stop piercing through ships, further protecting the ships behind the fighters.

After creating a wall of fighter squadrons, place columns of frigates within and behind the fighters for dealing damage.


 * Leave the row in front of the boss open to prevent the boss from using the main gun.

Battlecruiser
(Battlecruiser Strategy)

Corvette
(Corvette Strategy)

Battleship
(Battleship Strategy)

Dreadnought
(Dreadnought Strategy)

Lasercruiser
(Lasercruiser Strategy)