<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Fenrisfil<br/>
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You can set most things as home, you just have to click on the "select home" button in the bottom left when the fleet is selected. You can set any base you own as home using this method.
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Thanks. I forgot! [well, that ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Yarasala<br/>
I do most of the things manually and play 4x speed but look constantly at the message area at the top of the screen so that I can pause the game when something happens that needs my attention.
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The message bar has a big delay ...

<t> I don't recall seeing that behavior in the spacebar/pause text. I did see that behavior in the cashflow/bonusincome text in the upper right (right side of each digit was faded). I figured it was some poor stylization choice with the font, but (and?) it was cured by adjusting cleartype for me ...

I'd like to be able to set any place as the home base. Not in the dropdown box of fleet menu, but if I'm willing to click on it on the galaxy map. Especially useful when playing as pirate.

> - reduced bonuses from most wonders, especially for wonders focused on colony income and empire research

Awesome. Lots of other good stuff too!

<t> I think if you have a ship doing retrofit and it has made it to a construction yard, it will be stuck until the resources are available. Otherwise, you can click Stop for that ship - or if it is in the queue at a port you can remove it from the queue, right?<br/>
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In the case of ship with ...

<r> As long as this topic is all over the place in re pirating <E>:)</E><br/>
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a. I think the essential difference that makes pirating more difficult than a standard empire on default settings is that the pirates need a very early monetary growth to avoid being crushed by the weight of "Many ...

<t> You make it sound easy, but the resources to do these various things don't come out of nowhere. Playing as a pirate is definitely the challenge mode for this game.<br/>
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Scenario 1: You know of a standard empire. Not particularly close to you, but it's what you've got to work with. By the ...

That's a 1080p native screen he has, but only 15 inches. That's 147 ppi. It's hopeless to try to run this game at 1080p on that laptop. 540p would be great resolution for that screen size, but iirc game does not support below 1366x768.

<t> 5. It seems that some computer empires/independents are set to offer defense missions to anyone. So, if you are a pirate on bad terms with them, you can make sure you win all bids for their defense missions. It will worsen your relationship with them when you raid again, but so what.<br/>
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<t> Not sure about details on how MDP work in DW, because I avoid them since they are so poorly done in general. But.. the kind of things I typically see in other games and don't like are:<br/>
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1. Faction initiating a war against pact holders does not seem to consider the strength of the ...

For what you want, the game forces you to "have ship design set to manual" by using the checkboxes.

It should make you feel better that this is on the dev's list of things to change.

I've been including medical and recreation as part of the defensive platform design. I assumed that those facilities are actually providing their benfits.

<t> I found that going through the ClearType fonts setup sequence again paid off some. Previously I had always selected the clearest looking choice, but I tried instead always choosing the biggest and boldest looking choice. Big and bold is what this game likes.<br/>
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In theory these font ...

<t> a) If the queues get deep for your constructors, you can build another and set it to automated. From what I've seen it will grab items out of the queues of the other constructors. I assign a hot key to it so I can keep an eye on it and end its automation once the queues are in better shape.<br ...

You need to research to unlock them.

Carriers - You need Tactical Interceptors. Under Weapons branch, in the Star Fighters section.

Resupply - You need Accelerated Construction. Under Energy and Construction branch, in the bottom section.

<t> 1. An ordering of the tech tree, so that when the AI upgrades a design to latest components it doesn't use inferior tech. Like if you are going for Advanced Hyperdrives, and have Accelerated HyperJump, then research High Speed HyperDrives, then your ships will have the Accelerated HyperJump ...

On the F6 screen, it's in the income column, second from the bottom. It might say 0K. It takes a while to develop the relationships.