Favorite Racial Tech Trait

[mlmbd]

Crystalurgy, I like the traits!

mlmbd

[rdouglass]

I used to like Religious a lot, but now almost all of my games are not racial. However I can't seem to live without the Advanced Storage trait....

[Gozra]

Actually I don't play much with racial traits. In order be effective I have found production is a key trait. I have been suprised that adaquate designs coupled with massive production wins out over better designs most of the time.

[ January 15, 2003, 22:18: Message edited by: Gozra ]

[Taera]

I also prefer crystallurgy in my games.
I don't see it as an early game trait - it requires a strong base to use on. What i mean is, i usually research crystallurgy up to lvl 5 and push on colonization, research and other useful weapons (APB/Torpedo was my Last combo).
WHen i have a good base (not those orbiting things) i research up to level 9-10 ASAP.
Those high-end crystallurgy weapons seem to me to be some of the best in this game.

Crystallurgy maintenance reduction facility is a real gift, especially given i tend to like remote mining. Other facilities dont seem as important to me. And yes, crystalline armor makes the best Heavy ships.

(battleship and higher.... put like 12 of these and unless your enemy uses something REAL powerful in huge quantities, in which case you'll win anyway as your weaponry would be superior, or is crystalline too, you're almost invincible to damage... dont forget than even when ID fires there ALWAYS would be shields... unless they were shut down before by the shield distruptor, which costs $$$)

[tesco samoa]

Temporal.

and Temporal - Organic.....

Very nasty in deed.

[Taera]

why is it?

[rdouglass]

Originally posted by Taera:
why is it?

Temporal have those fast ShipYards and Oranic has the Organic armor and weapons (fewer mineral requirements), so the ships can be built much, much faster than without (those two traits).