Storage Facilities

[Elowan]

Whilst we're on the subject: does anyone know what the ideal storage unit ration should be?

mineralsrganic:radioactive

TIA

[Arkcon]

Originally posted by Elowan:
Whilst we're on the subject: does anyone know what the ideal storage unit ration should be?

mineralsrganic:radioactive

TIA

Some would say 10 to 5 :1: 2 or 3. Mineralsrganics:radioactives. This is affected by:
1). racial needs, organic weapons, crystaline weapons
2). your ship choices, energy weapons and shields vs DUC's and armor have different maintenance needs
3). MOD's may change needs radically, for more realisim and challenge
4). Facilities you choose to build, some need more organics and rads than others, building or upgrading many at once may bankrupt you.
5). If you just produce enough, you may not need any storage.
6). How much is maintenance and construction are outstriping your production, press the crown and say hmm, how long can I live if I become MEE and all trade alliances dissoved tomorrow?

This discussion, when it comes up, rapidly becomes a holy war, some people never build storage. And scoff at the horders and their little walled cities and isolationist stance. But I feel you gotta have some storage.

[ August 22, 2002, 16:05: Message edited by: Arkcon ]

[gregebowman]

Yes, you definitely need storage. I try to colonize every planet I can and put at least one store facility on it.

Speaking of the empire screen, how does the tariff function work? I've never used it, or had it used on me.

[Arkcon]

Originally posted by gregebowman:
Speaking of the empire screen, how does the tariff function work? I've never used it, or had it used on me.

There are two treaty types -- subjugation and protectorate. They provide that race that proposed them with tariff income at the expense of the race that accepted. It's rare for the AI to accept these treaties, however