<r> I had 3 colonies that are close to an empire that declared war on me. One was already taken over, which I am working to reclaim (either through bombardment or a troop invasion).<br/>
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But I had a relatively large fleet defending another colony and they were still able to invade, as if my ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Phew! Hope that helps! <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
Thanks alot, I will remember this. Need a bit more practice before I can help anyone though. I'm all set for another round.<br/>
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I am still a bit cautious about sending my ambassador to a rival colony, no matter how ...

lol, yeah it's probably better that way ...more realistic and creates better stories.

^Yeah that does help as I was just playing and realised that my admiral was not my fleet leader (he was in a different ship than the ship with the star, but was leading the fleet ...lol). He will be now, thanks.

^wow, that is helpful ...you are good. This game is alot of fun ...but there are some huge details and a steepish learning curve.

<r> ^Oh yeah, I forgot about the expansion planner, cheers. Gets a bit hectic in game atm and so I forgot a few things from the tutorial ...my fleet keeps being retrofitted and my colonies get attcked when they have to go to the capital to get retrofitted.<br/>
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<r> ^Thankyou very much. Edit: I don't seem to be able to add to your rep...<br/>
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So (2) would simply be a planet with a large amount of fuel resources. Simply establish a mining colony there with a right click...<br/>
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In respect to (4), I bought the maps off another colony (called ...

<r> <I><s>[i]</s>I checked the characters and diplomacy screen of galactopedia before posting. Sorry if I missed something. I also promise help other newbies in like-threads if people help me. I don't expect one person to answer all these.<br/>
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How is the fleet ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>At this point, you are done stalling....be a man, put on your big kid pants, start a game with a small galaxy, let the AI design your ships, do your research and run your taxes. Then just play, you won't break it. Eventually,it will click and you can ask the "how do I ...

<t> ^I got all the expansions and DW (obviously) for almost $90. I think it is worth it, it is complex, it is quality, it is fun. I am an indie fan, I play more indie games than mainstream releases so I have no problem with different graphical presentations, and DW is rather charming (graphically ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>I just got DW last month after browsing Kalypso forums about Legends of Pegasus and thank God whoever mentioned DW there which led me here and made me end up purchasing the game despite being classified as too much to spend in one go for a space 4x or my usual strategy games ...

<r> What would playing pirates involve?, do we know or have any ideas what the gameplay would be like and how it would differ.<br/>
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Could be pretty much the same thing, expanding a colony but with pirates this time. I doubt this would be the case.<br/>
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Which leads me to think there ...

I suspect it only hurts when you're a newb, once you get into the game it shouldn't be a problem but simply an aspect ofgameplay.

^Thanks for the advice.

<t> I worked-out how to check components, I don't have any polymer.<br/>
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How would I aquire polymer if I don't have a colony ship to colonise a new planet ...I don't think I could build mining stations either.<br/>
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I cannot trade with the only other colony I have met.<br/>
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So ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Yet, this is IMO what made the old games so great (and DW now). The fact that it did NOT have ultra realistic graphics, leaving a lot of room to let your imagination run the story instead of getting it fed by the graphics. <br/>
In these old-school games (of which I regard ...

<t> Legends of Pegasus is a fantastic game, while discussing refunds in their forums someone brought up Distant Worlds. I had a look on youtube, bought the game and both expansions and here I am.<br/>
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Good things (Distant Worlds) can come out of bad things, and Legends of Pegasus is very bad ...

^ok, sorry and thanks.

<t> I have just started playing this awesome game, having alot of fun now that I get the basics (mostly just control fleets and defense atm).<br/>
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However my third Colony ship is stuck at 96%, a single component waiting to be built, for a long time.<br/>
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I am not sure why it won't ...