Couple of newbie questions

[Gzian]

1. I have racial traits to 5000. What characteristics and advanced traits do you recommend?

2. Is there any easy way to figure out whether I need to give order to a ship without clicking on each ship to see if it has orders? This is very cumbersome to say the least.

3. I have enabled the cheat codes. When I press Control and money or control and type fast, nothing happens and no cheats occured. What am I doing wrong? How exactly do I use these? I did type

[Atrocities]

Originally posted by Gzian:
1. I have racial traits to 5000. What characteristics and advanced traits do you recommend?

Depends upon if your just playing against the AI or in a PBW game. PBW games the best is Cyrstilline I think because of the armor. AI games I use the Organic for the weapons, or the religious for the Talisment.

Originally posted by Gzian:

2. Is there any easy way to figure out whether I need to give order to a ship without clicking on each ship to see if it has orders? This is very cumbersome to say the least.

Yes, turn on path lines, and look at the order icon to see if the ship has orders or not. Also you can use a minister if you want, but that kinda doesn't work to well unless you have all ministers on.

Originally posted by Gzian:

3. I have enabled the cheat codes. When I press Control and money or control and type fast, nothing happens and no cheats occured. What am I doing wrong? How exactly do I use these? I did type

You must be in the resource window to use the cheat, and you must be in the cunstruction window to use that cheat.

You really don't need cheats.

[Atrocities]

A quick follow up.

Read the FAQ at the top of the forum. It has tons of information.

Secondly, reseach mines early on as most AI will use them.

Research Physics to level 2 then research phased weapons. Phased Poloron Beams (PPB) are most effective against the AI early on.

Point defense is also a must because the AI will use a lot of missiles.

[Fyron]

1) My recommendations. Of course, you should play with what you like best. Whatever suits your style.

[Combat Wombat]

Originally posted by Gzian:
1. I have racial traits to 5000. What characteristics and advanced traits do you recommend?

Try Fyron's Min-Maxing guide
http://www.spaceempires.net/home/mod...showpage&pid=1

[Asmala]

Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
1) My recommendations. Of course, you should play with what you like best. Whatever suits your style.

Good recommendations, except the happiness which should be lowered to 51%.

[gregebowman]

Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
1) My recommendations. Of course, you should play with what you like best. Whatever suits your style.

Here I've been playing this game for almost 2 years, and I've never considered some of those points. Thanks, Fyron, I'll keep this in mind next time I create a new game.

[capnq]

Is there any easy way to figure out whether I need to give order to a ship without clicking on each ship to see if it has orders?

On the (F6) Ships list, click on the Orders button, then click on the Orders column header. This sorts the orders alphabetically, with ships without orders sorted as if the column said "None".

[Asmala]

You can also use space to cycle through all ships not having orders. Very useful feature.

[tesco samoa]

that and on the min max.... putting the points in advanced ship yard is debatable.