<t> When zoomed out to Galaxy level the ships are going to kind of skip/jump.<br/>
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Keep in mind, zoomed out, each grid is 2,000,000 pixel locations, so each skip/jump is representing tens of thousands of pixels being traversed.<br/>
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This even happens on smaller games, it's just the ...

Erik has stated elsewhere that DW 2 is in the works, but I seriously doubt testing will even start until next year.

Also, since this is supposed to be a whole new animal I'd suspect a longer test cycle than the previous expansions.

JMHO

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Bingeling<br/>
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There is no way to filter based on planet type. So the colony lists will only shows spots you can currently colonize.<br/>

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Ahhhh, sure there is <E>:)</E><br/>
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Expansion Planner third column header ...

<t> Actually I do believe DW uses threads & multicores . . . I seem to recall an issue during testing one of the expansions where I was having a weird issue running a Single Core AMD FX-55.<br/>
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Elliot couldn't find the problem until he ran a VM emulating a Single Core System - so yeah ...

<t> It's quite easy to end up exploring the entire Galaxy and not encountering the Beacon of Shaktur . . . <br/>
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It can be triggered by another AI finding it, but if you've done any map trading if may well be in part of the map that was traded or in an area that they've already explored.<br ...

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On game start, you may want to cover the Tabs up top, in particular the fourth on the left above the message box (Policies).<br/>
There are a ton of options that will affect how your Advisors/Leaders react to certain situations.<br/>
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The Policy really ...

<t> I think I went over this a long time ago.<br/>
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The problem here is that you don't show enough information.<br/>
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Let me address the 1st Post (OP) :<br/>
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Your Summary Screen shows your Colony Tax Income = 372K (STATE), this is also what your PRIVATE Sector lists as ...

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1 - It depends on your play style.<br/>
I try to have one of each type in or as nearby each colonized Star System - this helps reduce Freighter trip time.<br/>
I pretty much nail down every Fuel Resource I find.<br/>
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2 - Again, a play style choice, but for me, yes.<br/>
I use ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: kotti<br/>
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Thanks so far. <br/>
In my actual game I have many civil mining stations with different designs (build a few, updated design, build a few, update... and so on...) . However there is always only one design present. Auto design in the global ...

<r> I believe you have bit of confusion on these if I'm understanding correctly.<br/>
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If you're talking about this thread :<br/>
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Yeah, even Cruise Energy usage at 108 + 171 (= 279) exceeds the Reactor capacity.

It's also a Relations booster.

Higher trade and time under the FTA yields a higher Relations boost.

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Unfortunately theres not really much use for the racial options at present moment simply because they are not focused enough to be useful. For example, for the Mammalian race group (I refuse to call it rodent), I might want to keep Teekans ...

<t> There is also the argument for mixed races on a planet :<br/>
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- A planet whose population is made up of differing races will grow more than a pure race planet.<br/>
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For example, a Desert planet with Humans and one of the Desert native races seem to grow to a larger total ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: pycco<br/>

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I definitely saw it going from top to bottom.
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yes it does you can build ships in a manner to have fully charged shields on completion.<br/>
as Spacecadet said ...

<t> I do occasionally use different settings for both Same Race and Other Races.<br/>
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I haven't used Enslave, but I think there is a Reputation or Happiness penalty associated with it.<br/>
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Resettle does work, but it takes time.<br/>
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For Passenger ships it depends on the ...

<t> I'm not seeing a Cargo Bay in the Passenger ship design.<br/>
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Passenger Compartments, yes, but no Cargo Bays.<br/>
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There's not really a need for them.<br/>
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Do they have any resources in them?<br/>
This might be an interesting thing to test out, could augment your ...

<t> My preferred build order is :<br/>
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1 - Collector<br/>
1 - Shield<br/>
1 - Reactor<br/>
1 - Fuel Cell<br/>
1 - Life Support<br/>
1 - Habitation<br/>
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Then I'll fill in the remaining needed Life & Hab, Collectors, Shields, and Reactors before adding in ...

I believe resettle is one level higher than do not accept - meaning that not only will they not accept that race, but whatever's on the planet will be moved off as well.

Yeah, that's the Bio Hazard symbol and designates that a Plague of some sort is in progress.