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4.6: The Construction Aircraft | [Back to the WarGuide]
To many people, the construction aircraft seem to be a waste of time because of their slow building speeds. I have found many "ups" to the little helpers and they are posted below. 1) Start off initial construction with aircraft until vehicle constructors arrive. The tiny bit of time you get ahead could save your ass in the future. 2) HoneyBees. Just let them fly around reclaiming anything in sight. Especially trees and build an energy storage or 2. Really kept me going a few times. 2 - 3 constantly harvesting really keeps up the energy. 3) Just build more of them. Construction Aircraft are my favorite builders. They can get anywhere pretty quickly and with 5 or 6 of them it's like have 2 or 3 C-vehicles on the job. 4) They're also great for patrolling over your base. They'll reapair everything that's damaged and help build anything they come across. This might annoy some people but I like it. 5) Most construction units have a limit to how many can surround the construction site. Construction aircraft do not. Couple that with the fact that construction aircraft can cross any terrain quite quickly, and their slow build time is a necessary disadvantage. In the picture above, I have 30 construction aircraft building a Retaliator. That's right, 30.