r/Highfleet • u/Slight_Bonus_2711 • 19d ago

Spoilers Confusion about the endgame. Spoiler

So, i made it to khiva for the first time and was ready and exited to defend, but (to my knowladge) i could not physically fuel fast enough to get anything out of khiva, and got destroyed by the nukes. did i do something wrong? Im immensely upset that i didnt even get a chance.

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u/TEH_Cyk0 19d ago

You can take of part of your fleet if you have a massive group awaiting fuel (not that everything you have needs to be there) You also get told how to intercept incoming...

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u/Slight_Bonus_2711 19d ago

I didnt have enough to intercept all the missiles. Thanks for the tip!

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u/SweatyIncident4008 19d ago

you can park some ships along the route, the enemy will send its nukes along the way.

That or you can chesse it by parkling fleets around khiva and spawn camping the typhoon fleets, after that clear the strike groups

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u/teotzl 19d ago

You need to send out strike groups immediately to the cities in missile range. It's usually worth trying to clear cities surrounding khiva before you actually capture it.

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u/Mephisto_81 19d ago

This. Clear up this part of the map and position ELINT around possible entry points before entering Khiva.

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u/teotzl 19d ago

yeah absolutely. And honestly breaking up strike groups around a city to eat incoming missiles helps too. Once nukes are in play, you need to be very careful about how/when your units are grouped up. If you had kept a ship or two (ideally with AA capabilities) on the perimeter of Khiva, you might have been able to save khiva and your fleet by sacrificing those ships. Loading up on sprints throughout your run will make end game much easier, and a decent size ship with sprints can usually tank a couple nukes before getting killed if you shoot them down quick enough. This is obviously preferable to a whole strike group needing significant repairs.

I don't want to give spoilers because it sounds like you didn't get any ships back out of khiva, but it is very much worth your time to spread out ASAP. Even if it's just a mockingbird or something.

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u/Mephisto_81 19d ago

Fuel up beforehand, take only part of your group.

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u/Slight_Bonus_2711 19d ago

Yeah, i only brought enough to get to khiva, assuming the game would end there.

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u/yellaantilles 19d ago

Also a bit of secret tactic from me - if they say only A-100N can intercept a ballistic missile, doesn't mean default A-100 can't do it. It can (with something lower probability of course)

And of course you can sacrifice some of ships to damage if not destroy a strike group. Ships are free, you can get a Lightning or a Skylark to loot all the nearby cities to get you free cannon fodder