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by SF-Mike
Tue Feb 25, 2014 7:56 pm
Forum: Gameplay
Topic: Research
Replies: 8
Views: 9600

Re: Research

Well, they all have their upsides and downsides, no weapon is better then another, its down to preference, do you prefer laser cannons? or perhaps particle cannons?...its definitely a preference thing. Ok, I think this was the final nail in the coffin for me on this game. Part of the fun of the a 4...
by SF-Mike
Tue Feb 11, 2014 1:48 pm
Forum: Gameplay
Topic: My Summary List
Replies: 3
Views: 4729

Re: My Summary List

1. That's something you can control, the AI doesn't get to make custom races (I think), and this is not a multiplayer game so you can put your own self imposed "rules" on how to customize a race yourself. 2. I agree 3. Planets are very much a "simple" background to the overall ga...
by SF-Mike
Tue Feb 11, 2014 1:42 pm
Forum: Gameplay
Topic: Starters guide
Replies: 12
Views: 15355

Re: Starters guide

Regarding difficulty... customize your race. Trade in all the techs you need to (try to keep industry ones if you can) and up all your options - unification govt, largest planet size, max all racial attributes for farming, industry, etc. Then spam colonies from the start. I've never had a single pr...
by SF-Mike
Mon Feb 10, 2014 7:42 pm
Forum: Gameplay
Topic: Dig (More than once?)
Replies: 8
Views: 10320

Re: Dig (More than once?)

Thanks Bansheedragon correct. In fact I found that *i could dig on an AI planet* for a goody last night. Was ROFL time. One downside I found is that I colonized a world that had some ruins of an ancient civilization (or something along those lines) which translated to some structures already in pla...
by SF-Mike
Sun Feb 09, 2014 2:36 pm
Forum: Gameplay
Topic: Starters guide
Replies: 12
Views: 15355

Re: Starters guide

I would love to see a starter guide. For one I'm almost at my wits end with this game for how much "cheating" (for lack of a better term) the AI races seem to do... or at the very least the AI knows the secrets to managing the financial side of an empire which I don't. Game one, tutorial g...