[Drake]

I usually just build the most expensive facility I can that only takes one turn. The difference between the individual resource facilities isn't that much, and I try to fill a planet as fast as I can, and upgrade later.

Since your upgrades are grouped together, you lose MUCH less building time by upgrading many facilities than if you wait an extra turn to get each of the more expensive ones up and running.

Although I must admit I rarely upgrade the individual resource facilities. If I'm being pressed I build quick and cheap and use construction time for ships. If things are quiet, I switch to monolith IIIs as soon as possible...

Does anyone else find the individual resource techs a little expensive for their value?

-Drake