<t> Hello,<br/>
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How does one figure how many docking bays they'd need for a ship/base design? Should the number be based on the type of cargo (i.e. passengers, resources, or something else?), the amount of cargo, cargo transfer speed, etc.?<br/>
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How do I decide how many docking bays ...

<t> Based on the responses, looks like in Distant Worlds Universe it is much better to have generalised ships instead of highly specialised ones. This is very different from my previous RTS experience of having to manage a ton of different specialised units. Lots to get used to! And I guess if my ...

<t> Yes I did get a special message saying that special legendary pirates have appeared. And they do have big fleets with carriers!<br/>
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Fortunately there's another fairly developed empire between me and those pirates so I hope that'll offer some protection. Right now those pirates are ...

<t> Sorry one more thing [:'(], so since I think because I am playing in the Age of Shadows, I have encountered this "legendary" super-powerful pirate that I can't sign a protection arrangement with. It's pretty annoying because they are substantially more powerful than the other pirates, and have ...

Ah I see it now. I was looking in the colony's info card on the bottom left. It was not obvious for me to look in the Facilities tab in the Colonies screen. Thanks for pointing this out.

That's true. Even without being able to specify a cultural victory, I am already at 72% victory with the default victory conditions... the next 8% feels hard though.

OK basic question: I've been attacking pirate bases on advisor's suggestions. But how do I manually initiate an attack on a pirate base? I already have a dozen units on the colony but for the life of me I can't find the button/command to have them attack the pirate base! [&:]

ORIGINAL: Bingeling
And since they dislike you, why should they defect that way?

Haha that's true. I guess there's no "cultural" victory in this game in the Civilization sense.

<t> Hello again,<br/>
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Thanks to everyone's help so far, I am now playing a much more informed game. [:)] However, there are still many things I can't figure out regarding ship design (I have my game set to manual ship design, fleet management, and construction/upgrading/retrofitting), and ...

I am curious about this, too. While I have survived so far doing my own research and trying to figure it out, I am wondering if there are common "build orders" for research like build orders in, say, Starcraft?

<t> Thanks Aeson. I think the tax and deficit part makes sense now and I am finally in the black with 19 colonies.<br/>
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I do have a couple small neighbours that instinctively don't like me very much. As for absorbing them, war is the only way, right? As far as I can tell there is no ...

<r> OK, so I tried attacking with about 6 infantry units with a general, but was completely wiped out by 95K pirate forces without making a scratch on them!... (and the general was killed <E>:(</E> ) Has anyone encountered this before? The pirates have established themselves on almost 15 out of my ...

<r> Thanks for your quick responses. <E>:)</E><br/>
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Since I think my ships are slightly overpowered based on your responses thus far, I sent in about ten ships (including a capital ship that my explorers picked up) to see what happens if I break a protection arrangement and attacked a pirate ...

<t> Thanks for the link to the energy guide! I should really look at that.<br/>
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I have about 45 ships total, mostly just frigates and escorts. But based on the responses from you and Aeson looks like I've over-powered them slightly since e.g. my frigates have 10+ weapons and sometimes up to ...

<t> Hello,<br/>
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Just wondering how people decide if and when to cancel pirate protection arrangements? I started at pre-warp and have arrangements with all pirates I've met, but my advisors keep telling me to cancel them and I am not sure if I am ready for their attacks? What are some ...

<t> Hello,<br/>
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Fairly new player here. I recently started a pre-warp-start game, and my empire keeps running a -50K+ cashflow deficit. I am avoiding bankruptcy so far because (I think) the bonuses I keep getting (can be about 100~150k) throughout a game year, probably due to the 6 new ...