<r> Reporting in with my experience so far!<br/>
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First game as the Banoserit on Normal difficulty. Challenging but fun, no serious massacres from the AI.<br/>
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Second game however is turning out very different. Playing on Hard as the Ortain (Dictatorship). More challenging than the ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Retreat1970<br/>
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Actually I was wrong, it does work. I was thinking you didn't need plants to repair, but what I meant was resources. I built a size 180 starbase with one yard, and ships went to it to repair. It's not practical though. Like Bingeling said ...

<t> You'll learn the most about this game from just playing. People will recommend things that work for them and their playstyle, but might not necessarily work for you and your playstyle. It's all situational.<br/>
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Read the in-game galactopedia and look at the Components section. If you're ...

<t> Yes, explore all of the menus and you'll learn the best ways to accomplish things like that. For example, instead of selecting an idle construction ship and zooming in on planets to see their resources, use the Resource Planner to find the resource in question and send an idle constructor ...

<t> When it comes to colony management, I think it's a bit deeper than you say. You also have to consider population and how that plays a role in tax revenue and empire stability; will you enslave certain races and lose face with their respective empires, or assimilate them for their empire traits ...

<r> I can think of a couple scenarios where smaller ships may have an advantage, but keep in mind that this game as a whole is very situational (depends on starting settings and playstyle).<br/>
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<B><s>[b]</s>Capturing Ships<e>[/b]</e></B><br/>
Early to mid game, players are likely to have ...

<r> Too many line breaks! [X(] I'll try to answer some of your questions.<br/>
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<B><s>[b]</s>What exactly does upgrade mean?<e>[/b]</e></B><br/>
Upgrade refers to the design itself, not the actual ship/base. So if I click the auto-upgrade button on a design (in the design screen) it will ...

ORIGINAL: drmario89
I would love to see constructors go to the spaceport with the most resources it's building project requires as opposed to their current behavior.

Hear, hear!

<t> Cheaper, less maintenance. If you have a larger empire it might be a better idea to have smaller ship designs so you can have a bigger overall fleet to cover that area. Smaller ships can stall an attacking force just long enough for your main fleet to arrive.<br/>
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Smaller ships are great ...

<t> Commerce centers themselves do not generate cash. They simply allow commerce to take place (ie trading).<br/>
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I highly recommend watching some Lets Plays if you haven't already. It's much easier to digest all of the information about this game when it's presented in video format, at ...

<t> Happening to me as well. Very early game, only encountered one pirate faction and nobody else, haven't researched warp yet, but so far I've had my single spaceport destroyed 3 times via sabotage, even with 2 agents countering.<br/>
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I'm also using DW Extended, not sure if that contributes ...

<t> The 'Unfulfilled Demand' column gives you an idea of what your empire needs, but the actual number displayed can be wonky. In one game the unfulfilled demand for one resource was insanely high, but the stock never seemed to really change. What I took from this is that certain spaceports were ...

<t> The reactor (which shows 'excess energy output') consumes fuel to function, so there's really no way to make your ships never run out of fuel. You can see in the reactor detail in the design screen how much fuel = energy with that particular reactor (ie 2.49 fuel units = 1000 energy).<br/>
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I use the default amount of yards in early game and I haven't had many issues with ship building, but then again I tend to design bigger so I don't need to make as many.

<t> Yes I build a large port at homeworld, and make it bigger and bigger as the game progresses.<br/>
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Edit: The frustrating thing about it is that it's hard to tell whether spaceports help or hinder supply lines once you have a lot of colonies. Colonies without ports seem to be of lower ...

<t> So I've had mining stations on Zentabia Fluid and Korabbian Spice for decades now, but none of my colonies seem to have the bonuses from them, even though the empire planner shows 2k stock of spice and 10k stock of fluid. Anyone know what's going on? Is it possible to trade all of it away? Does ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Plant<br/>
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Mid and late game, I would start building small spaceport on every colony as a general thing to do, though I prefer the more mobile military ships as a way of defence. Even if resources get abundant later in the game, I still prefer to gather and ...

<t> Resource sources can occasionally get depleted on colonies, but resources that are mined by stations don't run out.<br/>
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The design screen is showing the obsolete design because you have the 'Show all designs' selected in the dropdown menu near the top left. It wasn't doing it in ...

<t> What are your current favorite space/scifi games?<br/>
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I was looking forward to X: Rebirth, but decided to hold off after it's launch debacle. I'm looking for something to fill that void, but honestly I'm just wondering if there are any really good niche space games I've missed. I was ...

<t> The Empire Planner is the best screen to see overall stock of resources in your empire, but don't pay too much attention to the Unfulfilled Resources; this gives you a general idea of your empire's demand, but the actual number it displays can be wonky sometimes. The cargo tab on the colony ...