<t> If anyone is still interested in doing a succession game, I posted on the Distant Worlds subreddit about starting one up. If you go to the subreddit, it is the only thread even mentioning a succession game, and I cannot post links at the moment so the name of the thread is "How about a ...

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I am extremely happy to see that people are still active on the distant worlds forums. I plan to do do a write-up fan story of my own soon after being inspired by your own, Kingah. [:D][:D]

<t> More than anything DW:U is a sandbox. Playing as a peaceful civ can be done depending on your race's victory conditions. Or, you could of course play with victory conditions off in sandbox mode and see how far galactic history runs with you shielding yourself from the terrible unknown. <br ...

<t> When dealing with pre-warp tech, you want to build mining bases as close to your home planet as possible. When starting out try to generate a galaxy with a good starting system for yourself to help you get started. Make sure to get a supply of helium early on, you'll need it. <br/>
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<t> It is a good idea to immediately scrap some colony ships and retire some extra troops, also scrap a few bigger military ships right away. This will return some money to your government. I would recommend retiring a few big ships at a spaceport to regain construction minerals. <br/>
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