[mac5732]

If you use ships, by all means make sure you have a solor panel for additional supplies, this will keep it supplied, small amt tho it may be, and they have maintenance costs, or either run it back to a resupply depot before it runs out, or run a supply ship out to it at least until quantum reactors. Also remember to keep and eye on them as your mining will deplete the resources and then you will have to balance the ships cost vs what your mining, this could cause you to move them more frequently.

Sats are good, problem with them is, you will eventually have to pick them up and relocate them once they have completed mining, they have no maintenance costs. In addition you don't have to worry about balancing their cost vs what your taking in in regards to what is being mined.

Bases are good, but like stated by Gandalph, will eventally have to be scraped

Basically it comes down to what is best for your empire, can you afford maintenance costs? Can you afford re-supply ships, is a re-supply base close, do you want a base over a planet your going to strip the resources from, can you afford sat pick up ships to transport them from place to place? The answers will dictate the type or kind you use. All of them work, and all of them have pros and cons, everyone has their own ideas so, see which will work best with what you are trying to accomplish and work with what you have available. As your empire expands, your resources should increase in regards to supporting maintenance, It comes down to what works best for you. good luck

just some ideas mac

[ July 22, 2002, 17:36: Message edited by: mac5732 ]