So I turned off Character Automation to transfer a Ship Captain. How do you turn it back on? There is nothing in the Empire Policy except for the spies which is still set the way I had it at Suggest. I've looked everywhere I can think of.

Just an update. Matrix found my original purchase and sent me the codes a few days ago. I have purchased DWU and am now happily attempting to conquer the galaxy.

Thanks, support!

Thanks for the suggestion but I sold the old laptop. Those files are gone for good, no way to retrieve them.

Haven't heard anything from support.

<t> A couple of years ago I purchased DW with Return & Legends. I think I bought it directly from Matrix but I'm not sure. I'm sure it was in 2012.<br/>
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I haven't played it in awhile and in the meantime I changed laptops. I kept the install files but I can no longer find the email with the ...

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That's exactly what I was doing that did not work. The planet would move away in orbit and the bases refused to follow it. I was left with a ring of bases around nothing and the planet was unprotected.<br/>
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The hammer icon does what I want. I don't know ...

Ah, thank you, WoodMan! I have just been clicking on the planet, then right clicking to build the DB. That just stacks them instead of ringing them. I will start using the bottom icons more, I suspect there are probably some other differences as well.

<t> I know.&nbsp; Please read again.&nbsp; The problem is they will not stay in orbit around the planet.&nbsp; If I build tell the constructor to build like it looks in the pic above, it builds them but they do not follow the planet.&nbsp; The planet moves away from them and I am left with a ring of ...

<r> I have seen the AI build 4 defensive bases that orbit their planets but I have been unable to duplicate this. If I build the DB using the planet, it just stacks them up. If I use a construction ship and tell it to build outside the graphic ring that indicates ownership, the planet just moves ...

I am using v. 1.7.0.6 if I got those in the right order.

<r> I am on my first game using it to learn how I want to play. Since my territory surrounded the Guardians, I ran into the problem many have posted about with the Guardians constantly attacking me. Since I am way out-teched, I finally decided that what I was learning was to keep the Guardians at ...

Yeah, that's annoying.&nbsp; I would prefer that it would stay on whatever it was set on when you last left it.&nbsp; Same thing with all the lists.&nbsp; When I exit one, I would like it to remember its setting so that when I return, I don't have to drill down again.

You are correct.&nbsp; I had unchecked that box quite early in this game and forgotten all about it.&nbsp; I guess I must have inadvertently clicked on it at some point. Thanks.

It's not the Ions.&nbsp; In going back thru saved games, it looks like it happens after I completed research on Phaser Intensification.&nbsp; Is this supposed to happen?

I just found out that the Maxos Blaster has disappeared from my list of available weapons to put on ships. I am not sure but I think it may have happened after I got Ion Weapons. Does having Ions knock out the ability to design with Maxos?

Maybe that's what the devs had in mind. And I know everyone has their own style of play but I really can't imagine being in bad enough shape to subjugate myself and continuing the game. I'd bail and start another one.

10%???&nbsp; I got zilch!

Ok.&nbsp; Thanks.&nbsp; I'll keep my eye on them.

<t> I'm very much a newbie but this surely doesn't fit the definition of subjugation in my book.&nbsp; I'm just using this run through as a warm up to learn how the game plays out.&nbsp; But I tried invading with no success because despite his having only one colony, he had an incredible amount of ...

There are several spots on my map that are labeled as (Random Name) Corridor. I can't tell they have any special properties. Is there something to them or are they just labels.

After subjugating a race, are you not able to colonize inside their territory?