And I was enjoying all of that, Walrus pathfinding problems aside. I have no problem with a slow war, but I *hate* waiting around for things to happen in a game. I think I should always be doing something; there should be periods of downtime to break up the fighting and give me a breather, but those periods should only last so long as it takes me to put in a few production orders while I wait for my Mantas to rearm and my Walruses to repair. If the downtime lasts longer than it takes me to finish my housekeeping tasks and I end up twiddling my thumbs while I wait for something to happen, I consider that a failure in a game’s design. It’s a philosophical thing more than anything else and there’s plenty of scope for disagreement, but Carrier Command’s particular approach was not for me.

(Also I was paranoid about moving the stockpile island since the Carrier Ai is a little bit erratic about which islands it chooses to attack, often striking two or three islands past the “front line” deep into my territory. There was nowhere I could have put it that it wouldn’t have been under threat, although it’s possible I simply needed to gird myself, pick a new spot and switch its type to defence so I could at least have the time to get to it if it was attacked.)

Also, this game is not about charging in with all your units and trying to manage the fracas but planning your routes and picking off the defenses so you don’t have to worry about babysitting your walruses so much. You don’t necessarily have to deal with all the defenses on an island. It’s a slower game, but if this appeals to you, it is great.

For example, take out all the shield generators from a distance with manta sorties (I que them up with commands but drive myself), then soften up the command center defenses and make a beeline for it from the nearest beach. Or multiple walrus raids from different positions around the island to hack firewalls.

Always scout first with mantas, quickly at altitude first, then carefully, taking a closer look and picking your approach. Watch for AA, either pick off carefully or send in walruses once other defenses are weakened.