[Kevin Arisa]

In the beginning, your species is little more advanced than us and has just discovered warp points. Ramjet engines are the first drives capable of interstellar travel via warps. They are extremely inefficient and exploration will be difficult at best. However, raising the level of an engine reduces it's supply consumption. I suggest focusing on colonization and short range defense with the goal of discovering Nuclear Fusion as quickly as possible. Once you enter the fusion era things begin to improve significantly. It is also recommended to have only one power core on anything smaller than a cruiser. Power cores are expensive and take up 50kt each.