Well, I lost both matches. Play by play follows:
Game 1-Location
We both capture the outposts, and head for the center base. While I'm fumbling with my controls, I lose my 3 Pods to bunkers, so I take out a carrier solo and eliminate his assault transport. Meanwhile, a computer-piloted pod takes the drone for me (go figure...).
I lose my Assault transport to a similar raid, and we both build a second one at about the same time. His fleet comes to skirmish mine over at my outpost, but I go around it with my transport. Both transports arrive at the center base at almost the same time, but he manages to get his troops in first.
Game 2-Salrilian Rock
Traditional cloaked gunship fleets. I find his fleet not far out from his base, but I don't have the forces to fight it. I lose my HVD, and all but one gunship (he had his HVD, plus one or two gunships). I bring in more gunships, and manage to take out his HVD. I wear down his forces, and then they disappear.
I head out to his base with my fleet, but nothing's there. After losing my transport, I notice that his fleet is at my base. I head back, and slowly come out on top after a series of battles. Then he lands his transport, and I lose.
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