Space Ports

Distant Worlds is a vast, pausable real-time, 4X space strategy game which models a "living galaxy" with incredible options for replayability and customizability. Experience the full depth and detail of large turn-based strategy games, but with the simplicity and ease of real-time, and on the scale of a massively-multiplayer online game. Now greatly enhanced with the new Universe release, which includes all four previous releases as well as the new Universe expansion!

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Fiore76
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Space Ports

Post by Fiore76 »

Hi all,
can you kindly tell me which are the advantages to upgrade from a medium space port to a large one?
Also I cannot retrofit from medium to large. Should I scrap the medium one and build the large one after that?
Many thanks!
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RemoteLeg
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RE: Space Ports

Post by RemoteLeg »

AFAIK there is no difference between a large and medium space port except for the name. You make them different by your design.
You can upgrade by right-clicking on the space port then selecting "Retrofit" from the context menu.

I did a video explaining space ports. You can find it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-UqvTq ... 1&index=20
See my Distant Worlds tutorial videos here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... VfLtaT9Y81
Siddham
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Post by Siddham »

AFAIK you cannot retrofit from one design class (or name) to another.
It is the same with ships... you can only upgrade a frigate to another frigate design; not to a destroyer or escort
I treat the different design names as blank templates that allow the player have various designs for different purposes
So I use Small Space Ports for a bare bones minimal port design for unimportant colonies
Medium Ports for more important and defended colonies
And the Large Port for my main hub or hubs
Fiore76
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RE: Space Ports

Post by Fiore76 »

Thanks for your clarification, the video was very helpful.
I will make some tests.
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