<t> Suggesting to remove fuel from DW would be like suggesting we remove knights from chess. It just wouldn't be the same. <br/>
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And I'll chime in to say that refueling isn't micro managey imo. The only time I've had issues with fuel is when the transport network was failing badly, but ...

<t> I like the civilian sector being automated, but being able to generate some kind of civilian work orders could be fun and still keep with the theme.<br/>
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You could say transport X amounts of Y&nbsp;resources from A to B, and it would enter the job list and cargo ships in the area ...

<t> I think the research system is quite clear and works fine. I like it.<br/>
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And the bonuses are applied above and beyond your cap, so they are very useful. In my most recent game I have a site that gives +100% energy research. My total output of energy research is more than my ...

<t> I've yet to see a civilian ship refit. They'll build the newer models, but they won't upgrade the old ones. I'm up to about the 9th design on my civ ships, with hyperfusion reactors and advanced hyper drives and engines and the mega fuel cells and cargo bays and such&nbsp;- yet I still have a ...

<t> I've just been using fleets of fast missile ships. They actually seem a bit overpowered compared to the other weapons. They jump in in a circle around a target and due to the long range every ship immediately has range on the target, decimating them before they have a chance approach any of the ...

<t> Nice, great work. That list is like the answer to every annoyance I had with the game. Edit mode improvements, fixed the military ship refueling thing, fixes to&nbsp;the resource distribution, a button to auto upgrade all fighters, and even a separator for currency so I can quickly see the ...

<t> Krob: The thing is, some of the racial tech is just better in every possible way, and the AI doesn't take that into account. <br/>
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For instance, say you're Ikkuro. The very first level of my repair bot that&nbsp;you start with is without a doubt way way better than even the best ...

<t> I generally make my research stations very small and very cheap. No guns, no shields, minimal equipment.<br/>
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Heres a energy research station example at the start of the game:<br/>
Command center<br/>
Fission reactor<br/>
Standard fuel cell<br/>
Docking bay<br/>
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Disagree. If you want a colony there then put one there. Otherwise it's not "your" planet. To me a mining station doesn't confer any control over the planet and the game design confirms that by allowing another empire to colonize the planet ...

<t> An immigration setting might be fun. It could just be a check box at the bottom of the diplomacy screen similar to the trading of super rare resources.<br/>
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Restricting immigration from an empire would prevent their citizens coming to your empire (which would negate the potential ...

<t> Ah, I didn't think that maybe they were being stolen. Maybe the Zenox in my game were sending out spies? It would make sense as to how they acquired the hyper drives, seeing as the Dhayut were not on friendly terms with either of us.<br/>
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They definitely shouldn't be stealable via ...

<r> Yea, definitely shouldn't be able to rob the mechanoids <E>:)</E><br/>
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Funny thing is I think the AI might be doing it too, because the Ketarov in one of my games started right by the Mechanoids and have an unusually large amount of research for the slowest research game. They have ...

<t> I notice that racial techs seem to be traded very frequently, so much so that I keep getting offered racial techs from my friends that they can't naturally research - so the AI are apparently trading them among themselves. In one game I managed to purchase the special repair bots, efficient ...

<r> IMO it would be more fun to let them grow until they reveal themselves. Then you have a real battle on your hands.<br/>
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I'm not sure when they usually reveal themselves, I was spoiled by what I assume is a bug in the game. Right off the bat I found a colony ship loaded with ...

<t> Heh, I have a similar story.<br/>
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I found sleeping Shakturi in a colony ship (which may in itself be a bug? not sure) really early on, so right from the start I have a little shakturi colony. I research the troop academies and here I am making super strong elite shakturi troops ...

<t> All that really needs to be done IMO is not allowing colony ships to plant colonies on planets with existing bases. I've had to go to war and lose reputation&nbsp;several times just to reclaim my own planets that the AI stole by colonizing out from under me, and the player can exploit the exact ...

<t> The only problem I see is the AI makes sub par decisions in regard to which components are better. For instance, I conquered the Ikkuro who had the super robotic repair racial techs. It gave me some of their ships when I took their last world. They were using their highest tech&nbsp;standard ...

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Maybe freighters could have some kind of "wait until full" order. That would cause them to wait at a mining station until their hold is full before leaving.
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The problem isn't that they aren't waiting until they're ...

<t> The problem seems to be not that they aren't picking it up but that they only pick up very small amounts at a time. I'm playing on a 400 star map, so things are spread out pretty good so it takes a while for ships to get the cargo to the destination (made even worse by the reduced hyper speed in ...

<t> Seems like the cargo transport system needs a bit of an overhaul...<br/>
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Maybe it should prioritize hauling resources off mining stations and to nearby colonies - taking full loads each time instead of a few hundred. Then the areas with large amounts of resources could be targeted and ...