[Slick]

Originally posted by cybersol:

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Originally posted by Slick:

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Originally posted by cybersol:
It might be obvious, but no one has explicity mentioned it. If you really wanted to build the monolith economy, but still gain maximum resources as soon as possible. Would you not build the normal economy first, say resource II's. But for the final two facility slots build a space yard for improved build and start the first monolith. As each monolith completes, scrap a normal facility and build another monolith. It is a lot a micromanagement, but it will get you the most resources along the way.

Yes, I didn't mention this but it does work. Once again, do a few case studies because for every system there are disadvantages.

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Well, early on it has all the advantages of the normal economy system expect the one facility per planet you have to leave empty to build the monolith. And later, only 30 turns later on a huge AST world, you start to gain the advantages of the monolith economy. Except for the hassle of micromanagement I would say that is the way to go in the long run. At steady state, you sacrifice 1k of production for 3-5 turns to get 2.7k of production. Thus each monolith III becomes net positive (even with just converter I) 4-6 turns after it is completed.

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Agreed in principle that it is better than the either/or approach. However don't forget the cost of the Monolith: 10,000 Min; 5000 Org; 5000 Rad. In those 4-6 turns that the previous one starts to turn a small profit, you have started constructing the next monolith which puts your economy as a whole for that planet back into a deficit situation again.

Again, I recommend laying out turn by turn a few cases. In each case consider resources spent, made and the time it takes till the next facility is built. Most of the time in this game (as in real life), income now is much more valuable than income later even if it is more because you can put it to work now instead of later.

Remember, your enemies might not be courteous enough to wait until you have a huge planet filled with monoliths established long enough to be superior over single facilities before they attack.

Slick.

[ June 14, 2003, 20:49: Message edited by: Slick ]