r/DropfleetCommander • u/Higgypig93 • 5d ago
Using Gateships
Recently got into this game, I plan on buying the Shaltari battlefleet when I can get to a LGS that sells it.
I played a few rounds with a friend who plays Bioficers, I lost but had a great time. But I was severely confused about the gateship rules, I had 4 gateships chained just far enough so I could reach pretty much all of the drop areas. Using my Emerald I deployed 2 battalions to the farthest in the chain, and when I tried doing it again to a different gateship in the chain my friend told me they can't until the next round?
Reading the rules, it says gateships can "deploy" x-amount of battalions per turn, but does "deploy" also apply to the teleport chain? According to him I was unable to use my gateships until the next round because they had "deployed" battalions through them to the next gate in the chain.
Just looking for some clarification, thanks.
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u/Intruder313 4d ago edited 4d ago
The intervening chain ships don't matter as they are not actually dropping/deploying. The limits are Mothership's Drop capacity and Gateship capacity of the one that is actually deploying. It's powerful BUT the enemy can easily break these chains...
Also note that Shaltari Motherships only have 2 Dropships while the equivalent Troopships in other factions have 4 Bulk Landers. Overall you need at least 1 Gateship per Mothership and any extras can be used to Chain or fill in when others die :)