I searched the manual, the Guide, and even Google-steam, and no one seems to have any idea of what this is or how to use it. I'm trying to get my idiot admirals to group and attack all at one, rather than stream in and get killed one ship-fleet at a time.

Thanks, sorry I was so grumpy.... I was tired. I think it is the lack of Action points, but I don't know how to increase them for the Strategic HQ's. The message appears in every "urgent issues " report. The HQ just runs out of action points.

I am really tired of seeing the message "First STH had problems sending reinforcements, none sent."
My First STH usually has 0 action points, but I don't know what to do. I have built railroads and ice cream stands to appease them, but what can I do to make them happy?

Just got this game and read thru the manual... it looks FANTASTIC, but I'm wondering what is the best way to start for a reasonably experienced gamer but new to this one. Looks like there is no tutorial, so what is the best and most simple campaign? Thanks in advance.

Thanks. The scrolling part was what I was missing.... I could actually see the posture, but the option to change was "hidden". Bravo!

I know this is in the system somewhere, but I'm returning after some time away from this game, and I cannot find how to do this anywhere. I searched on "posture" in the manual and read every reference. Anyone know how to do this? Thanks in advance.

Kindest thanks for your valuable info. Best to you both!

Does putting more than one component such as Assault pod result in doubling (2X) assault strength or does it become redundant (only one is used, the other is "back up")?

Also, does an assault pod in a frigate carry the same assault capacity say, as one in a destroyer or cruiser?

Finally, what IS ...

That was it! You nailed it. I checked his ego scores and it was 00. I tried happy family and that seems to work a bit, but not sure how to manage this dude.
Thanks for the help. I had decided it was a bug because of the truncated message.

I have a commander who has a low relationship and even if I give him bonuses and gifts, the reporting screen indicates that the rolls were successful (sometimes double) and the money disappears along with the political points, but there is no display that says relationship improved. And is doesn't ...

Thank you!

I'm trying to figure why my SHQ almost always fails to send out resources. I get the message "SHQ had problems sending resource, 0% sent". When I looked at the SHQ in the lower tab, under action points they all say 100 except the last one, that says 0 after the immob rule. I searched in the manual ...

Totally agree! No new data is needed, just make it visible and understandable.

P&L = Profit and Loss, the basic report of any business, including "non profits" that use gentler names for profit...

"Sources and uses" is also a common report and does what the name implies: shows the sources of funds and the uses of funds!

I'm still having problems figuring out where the funds ...

While I enjoy most of this great game, the Treasury and cash flow report is arcane, obscure and practically useless. P&L type cash flow reports (eg sources and uses) have been around for a long time, and there's no reason this report can't be redone to reflect common business practices. I've been a ...

While I enjoy most of this great game, the Treasury and cash flow report is arcane, obscure and practically useless. P&L type cash flow reports (eg sources and uses) have been around for a long time, and there's no reason this report can't be redone to reflect common business practices. I've been a ...

The micro management and fuzzy vocab is pushing me away from this otherwise potentially fine game. Random discovery? I guess that is why my academics informed me they discovered water deposits in my land filled with lakes and waterholes!
What would Donald do if that happened???!! I needed some ...

I'm a relative newbie to this game, but am confused about how to assign RESEARCH versus DISCOVERY tasks. In traditional business jargon (my background) RESEARCH is, well, research in finding something new, and DEVELOPMENT is operationalizing what you found. In this game, DISCOVERY seems to mean ...

Same issue here, but the old sarge plus the clarification fixed it for me. Thank you BOTH

I've been thinking about this, and while resources makes sense, there is NO indication anywhere that I could find (Manual or Galactic drop down) that resources other than Price is involved. Mine seem to never get built and are perpetually under construction. But they show up in the colony screen as ...