<t> Haven't read through all 62 prior pages so this may be a duplicate. I'd like to see more information about the status of things. For example, I'd like to be able to see ships building by type, status, and projected completion date on a separate window instead of hunting my shipyards. I'd also ...

<t> This is an i5, Windows 7 system with 16 GB ram. GeForce GTX 770. 2 x 1 TB drives and 1 x SSD 840. I have the game on one of the 1 TB drives. When my game gets going well, usually when things are well developed (lots of ships, etc.) the game starts crashing. The error message is long and I can't ...

<t> Hey guys, I looked at my game again due to your advice. Careful . . . you'll snort your beverage on your keyboard.<br/>
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I was designing my own ships and put 1 fuel cell in each of them.<br/>
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Hey, a fuel cell is a fuel cell, right?<br/>
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I wondered why there were 1,000 ...

<t> Thanks, Aeson. I really appreciate your help. [&o] I've retired all my capital ships, half my cruisers, and half my frigates. Still, every single construction project I have is stalled for lack of resources. Nothing that requires building anything works. [:@] I may take the radical step of ...

Now everything is stalled due to shortages of materials. Even construction-ship projects are stalled. My game is nothing but hammers with red Xs! Any advice would be appreciated, because the Securans and Shandars are taking over the galaxy!

<t> I post a lot (for me, anyway) on this board with questions, whines, gripes, and etc. about Distant Worlds. I thought I'd add this to explain why. <br/>
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Yesterday I got up and made a Thanksgiving sandwich and coffee. Figured I'd eat it then get to work on the business of the day. Felt ...

<t> Start with, I am really getting into this game. It's blowing my mind because I'm used to games where limitations are built in. Here they're not -- if I find a limitation (like my post below about construction ships bailing on jobs), it's only a matter of getting deeper into the game and finding ...

Thanks. Designed my first ship due to these tips -- CST-25 Mark 2. Exploring the power of this game is as much fun as playing it.

<t> Interesting tips above, thanks. FWIW, I usually try and repair / dismantle 1 of each type found (for example, if there's a cluster of abandoned ships, I might repair 1 capital, 1 cruiser, 1 transport, etc.). If there are other empires snooping around, I usually attach a small fleet or strike ...

When I assign a construction ship to work on something, even when that something is right next to the construction ship, it vanishes and travels to a spaceport before returning and doing the work. Why is that? Can I stop it? Or is it built into the game?

Thanks. I'm still bewildered by how dense the game is.

I don't like pirates in the game. Is there any way to play the game without them? I've tried deleting them in th edit screen but they just reappear. I'm playing DW Universe. Thanks.

Thanks, good to know. As to minimizing, I guess it's just a habit I have of keeping track of things -- obsolete with 64-bit windows systems, but still a habit of mine. Thanks again for the advice and info.

Thanks. Unfortunately, when I make that change (removing the ' ) the window can't be resized or minimized. Any other workaround?

Hello. Can I run DW in a window? I like learning the game, but it takes over my screen and I rarely have time for long game sessions. Would prefer to be able to pop in and out while taking care of other computer tasks.

Thanks, guys. I stuck with it, tried the tips here, and can move around much better.

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I appreciate your help. The steps I wrote out pretty much apply to moving any ship anywhere for any reason. I guess my basic problem is that I can't get this game to do anything. The UI is a total mystery to me. I click and click and right click and left click and ...

<t> This is pretty frustrating. Sorry to be so dense about this. So far, what I think I need to do is<br/>
1) Identify some place I want to move a ship. Write it down on scrap paper.<br/>
2) Zoom out until I can see the Empire. Write down on scrap paper the names of the nearest systems.<br/>
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I figured on putting different types of ships into "battlegroups" a/k/a fleets and then assigning them to pirate-ridden systems.

<t> Thanks guys. It works for ships. I have a military ship escorting a construction ship! Very nice.<br/>
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But when I select the fleet, and right click, it will only let me move the fleet to one of the ships in the fleet. Same with Ctrl right click. It says something like "Move to Bushir 001 ...