Central Computer Complexes -- am I missing something?

[Suicide Junkie]

for the robotoids, just add together all the facilities.

ie. for 30% bonus, 4 of any extractor facility is sufficient to require a robotoid factory.

I ususally go for monoliths anyways, and throw in a vaule improvement plant. My empire's income is always rising that way, even if I do nothing

[rdouglass]

I also go for Monoliths as early as possible. A few of those and a Robotiod Fac on each planet and throw in a Resource Converter III in each system, duplicate across a few large systems, and you generally will have a hard time running out of resources.

[DirectorTsaarx]

The Resource Converter is almost a "must have" if you're using Monoliths. Maximizes the benefit of generating all three resources, especially since most of us don't ever run a deficit on orgs or rads. Changing those surplus orgs and rads into minerals makes life much easier...

[Lucanos]

rdouglass,

Why do you build more than one Resource converter?

Isn't one enough?

Have I missed something?

[Puke]

quote:

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Originally posted by Lucanos:
rdouglass,

Why do you build more than one Resource converter?

Isn't one enough?

Have I missed something?

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well, if one gets captured or blown up... or maybe if your empire is so rich that you can afford to throw one in multiple systems so you dont have to click around on the map so much?

[rdouglass]

quote:

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Originally posted by Lucanos:
rdouglass,

Why do you build more than one Resource converter?

Isn't one enough?

Have I missed something?

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Maybe 1 IS enough. The description says only 1 per system is effective. I also only build 'em in my "ShipYard" Systems (systems that I build an SY on every planet and moon as well as lots of Space Yards on SS's. I'll try to get rid of all but 1 and see if it makes a difference.

If 1 IS enough to support my whole empire, they are vastly underpriced - they are only 6000 resource points!

[Astromut]

Technically times 2,
If a level one computer complex is ten percent bonus AND it takes more turns to build than a research facility, you should build your ELEVENTH facility before your computer complex. You get the research points for the eleventh facility for (two?) turns while you are building the complex. In fact I am trying to figure out when you should build the computer complex. Since you get research facilities built faster than computer complexes, it's not as simple as you think.

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