Newbie has questions!

[Pax]

Originally posted by Baron Grazic:
Just remember this is the way Pax plays, and it doesn't mean it is the correct way.

Absolutely true, and it's not even the ONLY way I play -- it's what I start from, as far as what I expect to do.

For example ... if I find I'm in a system with mad numbers of right-atmosphere worlds to colonise, I build colony ships MUCH sooner (don't need a lot of range to colonise in-system, after all). "More than two" usually triggers that change.

But it's a good thing to try and start with; it seems lots of people do agree on the orbital spaceyard to increase overall ability to build ships (if nothing else, to slowly build up a small stable of light warships in case of early conflict), and seeing others' general starting strategies is often useful in discovering your own.

[Taz-in-Space]

I agree with Pax on the shipyard base. However I then have the shipyard produce ANOTHER SHIPYARD BASE, until I get 4 shipyards in orbit.
After those 4, I then have no trouble redirecting the homeworld to upgrades.

I also get a couple of levels of DUC and upgraded engines along with the destroyer hull.

Only then do I go for the theoretical sciences (physics and chemistry) and then go for computer upgrades.

[Ruatha]

I never build space yard bases, they need maintnance and colonizing a small or tiny planet in the first system, there building a shipyard, gives a shipyard with faster construction rate and no maintnance needs.

example
(2 turns to build colonizers on home world, three on new worlds):

t1-2: 1col ship at homeworld.
t3 colonize neighbour
t4-9 build space yard there
t3-4 new col at homeworld.
t5-6 col new world.
t5-6 new col ship at homeworld
t7-11 new shipyard at new colony 3
t7-8 col new world.
t9-14 new space yard there 4.
t9-10 new col at homeworld.
t10-13 new col at first colony 2.
t11 send colonizer through wormhole (unless that's already been done)
t11-12 new col at homeworld.
t12-14 new col at world 3.
t13-14 new col at homworld.
t14-17 new col at world 2.
t15-18 new col at world 3
Now the other colonies start to kick in and in an exponential curve you'll soon have 40 planets! (Some must start to make resources)

[Desdinova]

which thread is going to be used. Game Styles or Newbie has Questions. its a little confusing reading from one then jumping to the other about the same thing.

[Ruatha]

Originally posted by desdinova:
which thread is going to be used. Game Styles or Newbie has Questions. its a little confusing reading from one then jumping to the other about the same thing.

I think the threads are so tangled one can't untangle them.

But we could try to keep this thread strategy focused and the other game-style focused.


[ November 26, 2002, 09:54: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

[Elowan]

I think that advanced research should take precedence over everything else with some other things added to the mix. That said, here's my WODT (way of doing things).

Firstly - you have a research point bonus starting out so I load in AdvRes2 as first in the queue followed by ShipCon, Engines, Physics, Chemistry and set the queue on Divide Points and Repeat - that way I don't lose points on a roll-over.

I set my build queue to build one scout at each HW; CS; CS; CS (depending on how many breathable planets are in the system (Check the World icon on upper left > breathable atmosphere > send colony ship. Doing it that way lists the ship, loads it with folks and sends it on its way. I will then build a SpaceYard.

A few points:
1) I have specialized CS (colony ships). One is a long range Version with a supply pod; one is for breathable atmospheres and has a storage pod (which gets an extra supply of colonists) and Last one without an SP for non-breathables.

I do not wait for cheap engines to start sending out CS's.

My first few colonies are almost all devoted to Research with extra M/O/R storage so as not to lose the extra points being generated before I start building stuff.

I stop ShipCon at Light Cruiser until I build up more advanced stuff going to PB asap. And so on.

HTH.