[rdouglass]

Crystallurgy (I love the Crystalline Armor and Shard Cannons) and Advanced Storage Techniques
80 Strength (I don't care much for troop combat - if the ground battles were more detailed / fun, I would do some)
80 Trade(I don't trade with anyone!)
120 Mining
120 Research
120 Consruction
120 Maintenance
120 Cunning (intel)
and the others I can't remember offhand.

General strategy:
Expand to ALL colonizeable planets. Focus on research and intel early in game. Resource splits are about 65% Minerals / 10% Organics / 25% Rad's (Crystal tech uses a lot more Rad's than others).

Research like crazy - Stellar Harnessing, Stellar Manip, All Crystal Techs, Missles, Intel, Shields, and Point Defense. All other tech's I steal primarily thru crew insurrection. That is an EXTREMELY cheap way of getting propulsion, storage, and especially colonization techs as well as others.

Well, that's pretty much my basics. Now I'll probably get my but kicked in any multi player games.....

[This message has been edited by rdouglass (edited 04 January 2001).]