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SE4 ringworlds are not realsitic at all.
I think that everybody accepts that SE4 is not realistic in many ways.
eg: Speed = thrust, regardless of mass or time spent accelerating.
The ring/spheres are reasonably
balanced.
Sure you have puny capacities, but you don't have to use up the mass of all your planets to create one, either.
In the end, its a cool idea, and becomes a glory prize in either case. (If you can build a Dyson Sphere, you've won already)
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base only component that acts like a supply base
Currently, bases have infinite supply (hardcoded). To resupply any ships, you just put them in a fleet with the base, and they share the supplies. Infinity divided among a fleet of ships equals maximum storage for each
When/if I can find a safe way to convert bases into immovable ships, I will give them solar generation abilities plus storage. That way you'll have to buiild a bunch of power stations to feed your army supplies.