<t> Feelo already gave excellent tips here, but i want to add one more longterm strategic thing to consider.<br/> <br/> As of patch 1.7.0.7 (or earlier?) the growth rate of colonies has been increased sigificantly. Therefore taxes at colonies can get you quite some income if you do it right. <br/> W...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: feelotraveller<br/> <br/> <br/> I have done it for mining bases and only the first gives you any income. I presume that it is the same for spaceports and other bases but have not tested them. <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> <br/> Well i guess it's safe to assume it is the ...

<t> I don't know if it's the most effective way, but i can tell you what i use.<br/> I remove science labs from all space port designs at the beginning of the game. <br/> Then I create 4 types of research stations. 3 so called specialized deep space research stations. They are armed, shielded and ar...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: new_bee<br/> <br/> So what exactly AI does when it see my cruiser and battleship? And i believe you against dedicated carriers?<br/> <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> <br/> Yes i'm against dedicated carriers. I don't see what they add to the game. I could make ships with lot...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: new_bee<br/> My point - i wish to build all ship types with my current tech levels, and wish they benefit from their role. Carrier - good example of such mechanic. <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> <br/> I'm totally against this.<br/> I really don't see, why some people want...

<t> 1st: not sure, but try the "address book" in your profile. There is a "block list". Maybe you can unblock from there.<br/> 2nd: Elliot posts regularly, especially on the tech support sub forums. I guess he checks the wishlist from time to time. But it seems he has a quite good understanding of w...

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Happy x-mas everyone!

Thanks for this!
It was still on my list to look into research myself - now i can just play the game.
The chain multiply is quite counterintuitive. I thought one has to add up all percentage bonuses. Good this is clarified now.

It is just amazing how fast you implement bug fixes / player suggestions.
Good work.

<r> I already love this discussion! [:D] Keep it up guys!<br/> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Nedrear<br/> <br/> 1 + 2:<br/> <br/> As a elementary particle, together with the funny names of "Gluon" "strange" "charm" or "Myon" the "Photon" is very well influenced by the same phenomenon we call mass. ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Nedrear<br/> <br/> Astronomy support:<br/> <br/> There are black "things". Things that are so heavy, that the extreme small mass of light gets so high it is sucked in leaving a black spot in a burning ring of fire. <br/> It is called a hole, because the current equ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Keston<br/> <br/> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: jpwrunyan<br/> The only cost I can see so far is the idle fuel cost. Also build cost.<br/> But still why did the designers and so many others opt for 1 reactor for the starting builds? I still feel like I am missing ...

I guess you do not own Legends then?
I think there will be an update to ROTS eventually to implement some of the improvements that are included in Legends. Only Code Force knows when it will come, though.
Anyway, i would suggest to buy Legends if you can afford it - its awsome!

<r> I think there is no point for seriously complaining about certain non physical game mechanics. It is a <B><s>[b]</s>game<e>[/b]</e></B> after all, which has to follow certain rules to be fun. <br/> There are countless features in this game which disobey physics:<br/> - ships have a max speed, bu...

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If you want it to jump in and quickly drop troops before it gets shot down i would advise to add more thrusters. Cruise 5 is damn slow. You could easily throw out 28 armor and double your thrust without sacrifising much beefiness.

i'm 28 and 3 years into my PhD in physics now

Nice write up! Good guide for newer players that suffer from resource shortages (like i did in the beginning alot).

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Bingeling<br/> <br/> And accelerating to light speed would take a tiny bit of time as well. Do we have a math hotshot that can quickly calculate the time to reach near light speed with 1G acceleration? <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> <br/> This question os WAY more difficu...

<r> I usually control everything myself, so i know what's going on in my empire. I also dont like how the AI handles certain things. But you have to experiment yourself to see what amount of automation suits you best.<br/> As a beginner i would advise you to automate:<br/> - Taxes<br/> - Placement o...