<t> Thanks everybody for your comments/suggestions. And Bingling for your insight into trade routes, that was new to me. <br/>
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I admit that my particular current situation is caused by over expansion, that I understand. And I have been allowing pirate smuggling missions always, have plenty ...

<t> Hmmmm... Here's a real surprise;<br/>
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I checked the empire again, and the skies are just crawling with freighters - going all over the place. However, they are all EMPTY! (well, I checked about 20 freighters, there are at least 150) That's right, there is nothing in the cargo!!! This ...

<t> Darkspire,<br/>
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No argument at all with what you say, I fully accept your POV. It is a case of "horses for courses" though, and the DW course has too much MM for this horse! And we haven't even talked about fleet/troop management! Gaw! I have two fleets stranded w/o fuel. [:@]<br/>
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<t> Darkspire,<br/>
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Many thanks for your speedy and detailed comments. I had forgotten about building spaceports right away (I had it set on auto) and belatedly tried to build a bunch - only to find out that this has compounded my problem by creating even MORE demand for resources! I have ...

<t> Canute,<br/>
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Thanks for the moral support, it is good to know that I am not alone in my ignorance of how the trade system works.<br/>
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Addressing your points;<br/>
- My empire is stalled just short of victory because we can't build anything. I have colonies throughout the galaxy ...

<t> I am returning to DW for the first time in 6 months to try out Shadows, but still have an old familiar problem - Resource shortages despite an abundance of the resource in the galaxy.<br/>
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For example, Silicon.<br/>
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I can almost understand my internal problem, I have probably ...

<t> Count me in as one of those that think DW is the best space 4X since MOO2... but I don't play it anymore. I check about weekly for an update, especially for the ship/fleet controls. The eXpore, eXpand and eXploit opportunities are very good, however the problem starts when you try to eXtinguish ...

<t> I have been playing DW since it originally came out and would like to thank the developers for making this the premiere space 4X game on the market. I totally enjoy the scope, flexibility and open-ended strategies that the game provides. The ability to drill down to the finest details is an ...

<t> 1. Area Weapon Fleet formation: Ships in a fleet would be spaced no closer than the range of the fleet's area weapons. This is a natural/logical option that would allow the area weapons to be effectively utilized.<br/>
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2. Colony Screen Upgrade: To include details of the colonies' assets ...

Construction Yard Screen:

In addition to having the buttons "Move Up" and "Move Down", also have the buttons "Move to Top" and "Move to Bottom".

And alllow more than 1 ship to be selected for the move.

<r> got it also, well into the game. But maybe it is a bit different...<br/>
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Thanks, I seem to remember seeing something about that. I had hoped to see some sort of evidence of attrition though.

<t> I don't know whether these are bugs or oversights, I hiope they are one or the other and not the intention...<br/>
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1. Bombardment: I slowly bombarded the quality of an enemy planet down to 0% and the pop died off, but no troops suffered. I would like to think that one should be able to ...

<t> Well I seem to have the same experience a few times, and I had thought of the above explanations to possibly explain several unexpected ship completions, but the completion of a resupply ship convinced me that the ai was building on its own - because I had not even built (or designed, which I do ...

<t> Base Automatic Retrofitting:<br/>
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I would like the ability to set automatic retrofitting on (or at least have the suggestion appear) for just bases, not both starships and bases. I don't like to tie up my fleets for retrofitting, but the defensive bases and star ports should be updated ...

<t> I agree with the suggestion, subjugated dominion now is almost meaningless, if not an exploit as discussed above.<br/>
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I would even propose an additional further step - Total Surrender. Available say when the military might calculation is 10:1 or greater in one side's favor. <br/>
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<t> Fleet Managment:<br/>
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While looking at the fleet screen;<br/>
- Pop-ups of the ships details, specifically design would be great<br/>
- the ability to drag/drop ships from one fleet to another<br/>
- The ability to combine/delete fleets<br/>
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Please do something about the re ...

<t> Nukkxx,<br/>
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You have my vote, I feel the need to quickly identify the type of ship being built. In fact, as far as I'm concerned, you could drop the names and replace them with design + number, such as Bomber Mk3 0002. <br/>
And my eyes aren't good enough to see the icons.<br/>
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<t> The save i sent you was after the first consolidation. I suppose I separated them all again before the second consolidation. Unfortunately it is the only save I have. If I get the time I will parse them out again , save and then see what happens. thanks for looking.<br/>
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btw, the answer ...

I had a reply from Erik, I believe, on this very subject - you cannot cancel a build order (even immediately) without paying a penalty. I believe it is 50%.