How soon do you research Intelligence?

[Elowan]

When in the development of your infrastructure?

How far up the tree at first - all the way?

Do you leave room on your planets for an Intel Facility or do you just put them on 'useless' planets? How many facilities/planet do you install typically?

[Arkcon]

Information requested is classified.



Oh just kidding, I try to get shields, or armor, or energy weapons or racial techs first. You really need something good to defend your ships, that is a more likely early threat. But I try to get intelligence soon after. Some who starts earlier may have an advantage, but level 1 intelligence projects aren't so vicious. Lost movement, lost supplies on ships that are in orbit around a resupply base are actually funny when it happens.

I really feel that Applied Intelligence 1 should be a starting tech. Just so you can start building facilities on planets at the beginning like research facilities.

[Elowan]

Originally posted by Arkcon:
I really feel that Applied Intelligence 1 should be a starting tech. Just so you can start building facilities on planets at the beginning like research facilities.

Sounds like a plan - thanks!

[ August 10, 2002, 17:04: Message edited by: Elowan ]

[Elowan]

Originally posted by Arkcon:
I really feel that Applied Intelligence 1 should be a starting tech. Just so you can start building facilities on planets at the beginning like research facilities.

Sounds like a plan - thanks! How many facilities/planet? Or is it only so many/system?

[ August 10, 2002, 17:13: Message edited by: Elowan ]

[Arkcon]

Originally posted by Elowan:
How many facilities/planet? Or is it only so many/system?

Someone else has begun to quote SunTzu, I feel compelled to make make a feeble attempt myself:

To lift an autumn hair is no sign of great strength;to see the sun and moon is no sign of sharp sight;to hear the noise of thunder is no sign of a quick ear.

Discover for yourself what works, and treasure that information, it is a more valuable weapon than Wave Motion Gun III

[Elowan]

Originally posted by Arkcon:

Discover for yourself what works, and treasure that information, it is a more valuable weapon than Wave Motion Gun III

Thank you, oh wise one! But Last time I checked - I wasn't a grasshopper.