<t> I have noticed that once fleets reach a certain size, I order them to refuel. All the ships but a couple arrive and refuel. Those ships might have run out of gas earlier and are somewhere in transit, moving slow. Othertimes they seem to orbit the base and just never get around to docking. I've ...

I occasionally have a problem getting deployments at clouds, the deploy option is not listed.

Never a problem at planets.

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To people who don't "get" why Dwarf Fortress is so awesome, all I can say is that all your favorite games are made by people who think Dwarf Fortress is awesome.
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<t> Different, dwarf fortress is. Understand it, you do not. Surprised, I am not. Missing out, you remain.<br/>
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The charachters are set up in such a way that you no longer see periods or ampersands... After you "attune" you see meadows, trees, rolling hills, and valleys streaked with troll ...

<t> Boy did I blow it.<br/>
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The dhayut got all squirly on my bottom flank. They sent a fleet to my system on a clear attack run. Tried to get troops down. I obliterated their fleet defensively. I sent two warnings: stop attacking, remove ships. No and no to both.<br/>
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Ok, How about a ...

Ha! In my redo I forgot to mine silicon, and burned right out.

Not as hard of a lockup when I realized the problem, but annoying just the same.

<t> Oh dear, yeah, DF is quite a bug. Really gets ya in a gotcha. I managed to "beat" it, by weaponizing a zombie dragon. I terraformed the entire zone into a funnel you see, so whenever critters would approach, i called in the dwarves, and opened the gate to the zombie-dragon-in-a-box.<br/>
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<t> Must have been that. I didn't think mining bases even actually consumed resources, but I suppose that must be why the ship goes home every new job.<br/>
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I did set one to repair, and he didn't move either. I colonized too aggressively and didn't get up enough mines before crashing ...

<t> I grew tired of conquering galaxies with the economic might of the humans or the pleasure palaces of the securans. The answer of course was the boskrans (sp?).<br/>
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The war machine churned. Two amazing cruisers found orbiting nearby stars formed the sharp arrow of the fleet.<br/>
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A competitor of mine ended up spreading to a cluster I coveted... and I couldn't get a foothold. A silvermist showed up, and destroyed a couple mining stations and a listening post-

then his colonies started vanishing.

I typically declare war on anyone that so much as sends an exploration vessel in my space.

I HATE intrusion.

ive done nothing but spam for days now.

itsokay

<t> I've gotten to the midgame, or perhaps approaching the endgame. The majority of the tech tree is not finished; i've been focusing on lasers and fighters. My desolation star is nearing completion. <br/>
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My attention is grossly subdivided. I had to break out of my corner of the world and ...

I found a black hole near my territory with a whopping +75 scenic- I've ordered two constructors to build there-- all for naught. Am I missing resources that the constructor can't find, or am I asking him to build there incorrectly?

<t> I finally figured out the bar on the left, where I can find top worlds for resorts. Genius! I'm gonna put bases on all of the scenic worlds... or is it better to just put one on the best of breed, like with research bases only using the top contributor?<br/>
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I built my first resort, and ...

Worry not-- I read your response first! I kinda get it I think.

<t> My question is regarding the apparently altered research system since DW. I never liked the old system much.<br/>
Now, we build research bases and you can get location specific bonuses. I was pleased to find that automated constructors would put appropriate bases in appropriate places- a random ...

ORIGINAL: Erik Rutins

Yes, absolutely legit.

The correct response is "2 legit 2 quit"

i'll agree with you here.

I'd like to see such installations as much more substantial entities, but I play 4x games for the economic aspect much more than combat or anything else.

I spent an hour with DW last night, and i'll second the vote that you probably want both expansions right off the bat. Thats just the way these games go-- gotta have the newest and the best!