How can I safely defeat scythes and centipedes from crashed spaceships?
Typically my strategy for defeating enemies involves base defense - they walk through my turret kill room and I have a distinct advantage. This works very well for invading groups of humanoid enemies.
However, when an ancient alien ship crashes, I have to go to them to destroy the object, or face various negative effects. Once aggroing the enemies inside, they don't seem to follow me back and attack my base. If I stay and fight, my troops get slaughtered by miniguns and railguns, losing many colonists (and limbs).
How can I fight these aliens most effectively without losing half my colonists?
Best Answer
Build power lines out around the ship and set up a number of turrets. Once everything is in place (and your colonists are far away) set a turret to manually attack the ship to spawn the enemies. If you have enough turrets and prioritize the small guys, you should be in good shape.
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