Shame on me (or help me!!!)

[Taera]

A little of details ok.
In a typical game:
If i get a breathable planet in the system, i build a colonizer first. If not i build SYB.
I colonize all colonizable planets in the system, and at that time scout the surrounding space with a scout. I build a small transport to transfer the population.
The things i research ASAP are the frigate, ion engine lvl.3 (to keep the maintance smaller, and the construction a bit faster), organic manipulation, organic weapons lvl.1 and military science.
Then i go to destroyers, advance my knowledge in organic weapons, and point defense.
I do not respect the seeker weapons too much, so i use direct fire in the beginning, but given that i research PDC asap this doesnt cause me too much of a trouble.
Also i am a science guy in the game. I tend to have most of my worlds as research centers, and each mining colony beyong the 5 spaces will most likely have at least one or two research centers.
By that time i usualy encounter an enemy and keep my borders safe.

If the game goes longer, i research PDC to lvl.5 as soon as possible and get my organic weapons and armor as high tech as possible. I dont use shields much in the early game.

Thats as much as i can tell. If i meet an enemy race i can usualy hold them back, but rarely can support a full scale attack to wipe them out.
Hm, know what, i might post my latest save game..
Should i?


Now talking about SE3 stuff. Im not that bad out of SE4. I dont know th tech tree completely, but i know enough to keep up in the early game. My major problem is that i cannot go beyond average player.

Thanks for the help though. havent realy tried out the capture stuff. It requies military lvl.2 right?