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ORIGINAL: robberthooij

[edit: I need to learn to read, it are not the labs but the plants i'm talking about -> so effectively changing my question into: do i need these plants?)

Plants are needed to turn the raw materials (ex:steel, polymer, etc) into the components of your ships (ex: guns, engines, cargo bays). Space ports and construction ships require them to do their job - and so are mandatory.

That's the "why" to your question.

So many good ideas! Is there something like a manual with more basic tips and advice out there? The 'pedia is fairly modest.

I played this shortly after it came out and I'm back but I don't remember much of the intricate "know how" of the game mechanics and all the little tricks and workarounds.

3 specific questions as well:

I'm having trouble with fleets - I'd like ships not given specific orders to follow-the-leader once joined to a fleet, but the fleet is scattered all over. I'm sure I'm missing something simple. Does automation help or hurt this?

Also, is there a way to see a list with the ship details of a fleet without going from the small ID fleet box on the lower left (which does not have useful tooltips on the ship icons shown) to the fleet screen?

Last one - when looking for a ship to respond to an emergency, what's the smart way to find the right ship to do so without compromising other missions? Just getting the nearest is not always the best choice.

Thanks!

https://sites.google.com/site/lonniecou ... orlds-game

I was writing a strategy guide when Return of the Shakturi came out. It is incomplete and for the original game only, not RotS. I took several months off from game playing, but was inspired to start playing again when I got a free beta-tester reward of the disk for RotS. With Legends about to be released soon, I expect to be playing it for a year or so. There might be a strategy guide I write for that one in 6-9 months, free of course...

Ta-Ta

Lonnie Courtney Clay

nicely done, Jeeves

Thanks for the compliment! I'll be using a different method of organizing information and advice in the Legends guide, hopefully not too overwhelming with details useful only to micro-managing players.

Lonnie Courtney Clay

Thanks, it is very useful!

Maybe you could put the high-end details in sidebars/spoiler boxes that a fresh reader can revisit.