What are the characteristics of your favorite race?

[Chronon]

This may be like asking Scrooge where he hides his money, or like Chekov asking the San Francisco policeman where to find the nuclear vessels, but I'll try anyway. I was wondering what race designs everyone likes, and why?

From the "gamey tactics" thread I see that aggressive-defensive-bezerker is a favorite combination, but I'm sure there are others. I am new to SE4 and PBW, so I would greatly appreciate any advice you could give in this extremely important area. Thanks!

[Suicide Junkie]

All five (or six in P&N) major racial traits, plus Living Ships if possible. Then whatever negatives are required to achieve this.

[tesco samoa]

51% on repair
50% on Ground Combat
51% on Tolerance...

[Chronon]

SJ - An organic, crystalline, temporal, religious, and psychic race? They would indeed be great pirates. I imagine the crossover components make them even more fun.

Tesco - I think I understand why tolerance and ground combat aren't worth spending money on, but why cut repair down so much?

[Suicide Junkie]

Yep. And in P&N, gravitic manipulation too.

Repair can be reduced greatly because ships rarely survive damage in unmodded SE4.

In fleet-on-fleet combat, you either do not get shot at, or you die.
Also, with the preponderance of shields, your enemy has to do between 80% and 99% damage to hurt you without killing you. That is pretty rare.

So, for the most part, you get X dead ships, Y undamaged ships, and a 20% chance of a single crippled ship.

Even for retrofitting ships, all you need is a second dedicated repair base. The extra cost in bases and repair ships is minimal.

[SamuraiProgrammer]

Here is what I have been using the most, although, I can already see that this will have to change... I never dreamt of running something all the way down to 50!!!!

Culture
Artisans

Physical Characteristics
Physical Strength 100
Intelligence 100
Cunning 100
Environmental 80
Reproduction 100
Happiness 100
Aggressiveness 90
Defensiveness 90
Political Savvy 80

Vocational Aptitude
Mining 95
Farming 95
Refining 95
Construction 120
Repair 95
Maintenance 120


Advanced Traits
Propulsion
Storage
Industrialists
Organic