I got the AIC Blues... ::singing::

Yimboli · #1 April 30th, 2004, 05:21 AM

no, the population spread isn't that bad. I can't afford to transport my people because the starliners cost 1k minerals maintenance, so the 6 i have is already stretching it. as for the cities on my best planets, they take so damn long to build that i only have a few on each one.

How do i lower the maintenance cost? (other than the racial traits) that would even it out a LOT.

-Tim

oleg · #2 April 30th, 2004, 02:39 PM

Use Engeneering Section on all your ships. IIRC ship construction 5 + advanced design gives a better module. Did you build Industrial complex III on home world and System complex in the system ? I hope you don't build cities from scratch. Always build colony settlement and then upgrade to city. That saves ~50% of the cost !

Yimboli · #3 May 1st, 2004, 01:41 AM

Hey - thanks for the advice. I built the industrial complex on my homeworld - that helped alot, but i'm still having serious issues.

I've always used the engineering thing, but my ships are still incredibly high maintenance. What does IIRC mean?! you said ship construction5 + adv. des. eng. gives me a better engineering module? I already have an engineering section 1 and I have level 6 ship constr. with level 3 adv. des. engineering... do i need to research something more?! the next level of adv. des. eng. takes 400k! lol

Thanks for the help!

JLS · #4 May 1st, 2004, 01:54 AM

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Originally posted by Yimboli:
no, the population spread isn't that bad. I can't afford to transport my people because the starliners cost 1k minerals maintenance, so the 6 i have is already stretching it. as for the cities on my best planets, they take so damn long to build that i only have a few on each one.

How do i lower the maintenance cost? (other than the racial traits) that would even it out a LOT.

Build resource facilities on Planets that generate near 88% or better resource, and then trade for any other needed resources thru your Empires Trade Center (Food for Rads etc. it is also very beneficial to encourage Trade with another Player, AI or Human.

Also note that Communities do take several months to build and Cities may take a few years to expand with an adequate population base that will consume much in food and other resources when expantion is ongoing; Moreover, target Urban Developed Growth to planets that are NOT high in resource reserves as Cities do not require resource extraction to produce.

With pre-racial start settings, you may set your maintenance characteristics for a modest benefit. Players may also consider Crystalline maintenance advantages as well.

If you are new to AIC plaese set AI bonus to LOW, the AI will be overwelming at higher settings.

JLS

[ May 01, 2004, 01:23: Message edited by: JLS ]

Yimboli · #5 May 1st, 2004, 09:07 AM

*sounds attention*
sweet! i was wondering if JLS was gonna reply!

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Moreover, target Urban Developed Growth to planets that are NOT high in resource reserves as Cities do not require resource extraction to produce

what is Urban Developed Growth? I probably should have mentioned that i'm playing on infinite resources until i get the gist of the game.

Thanks!

-Tim

JLS · #6 May 1st, 2004, 05:38 PM

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Originally posted by Yimboli:
what is Urban Developed Growth? I probably should have mentioned that i'm playing on infinite resources until i get the gist of the game.

Thanks!

-Tim

Urban Developments
Building Settlements and upgrading to Communities, Cities, Metropolises etc.

It is best to start modest and with a plan, "the richest of lands must be for the harvest, not our accommodations".

EXAMPLE: A planet that is high on Organics (80% or better) then concentrate your Organic operation on that planet and any or all excess Food can be traded for Minerals or Rads etc.

Eventually, your empire should be over producing with enough resources in two or three resource categories and this is when Trade may not be as important. When you find your Empire wasting more resources then trade or Imperial stores can accommodate, it may now be the time to consider scraping the excess resource extractions for additional Research and/or Intel facilities.
This is also the opportunity(ies) in the game to step up useage - with a plan for increased numbers of bigger and better ships and/or some increased and ambitious Cultural Construction expantion projects (That will yield across the board point bonus that may accumulate for a non-violent Economics victory - Certainly the increased likelihood of a well funded Military Victory - Depending on the path that particular game must take you

[ May 01, 2004, 18:20: Message edited by: JLS ]

Yimboli · #7 May 2nd, 2004, 04:10 AM

I noticed that i can't use the "Upgrade Facilities" button in the contr. queues menu cuz it causes all colonial settlements in progress to change to cities, metropolises to megalopolises, etc. Is there any way around that OTHER than going to each individual planet and upgrading what you wanna upgrade?

Also, my towns and colonial settlements only upgrade to temporal city, and wont upgrade to metropolises. Is this a bug? or is there a reason behind this?

thanks alot, yall have cleared alot of stuff up so far!

-Tim

[ May 02, 2004, 03:32: Message edited by: Yimboli ]