Sphere World, How?

NKD · #1 March 18th, 2002, 05:23 PM

Can't seem to get something big enough to where i can put even one of the components on to take out to the star. Only thing big enough is a starbase, and that cant move

Suicide Junkie · #2 March 18th, 2002, 05:33 PM

The classic Ringworld/Dyson Sphere question

Build a ship (cruiser or bigger) with a space yard, and then build many starbases on top of the star.
11 for a ringworld, 21 for a sphere.
50/50 plating vs cables, and then one placement base.
Once complete, do stellar manipulation with the placement base.

NKD · #3 March 18th, 2002, 05:41 PM

Tanks

Gurduloo · #4 March 18th, 2002, 08:39 PM

While we're on the subject, once you've got the bases built on the star, how long does it take to build the plating/cables, and how long does it take to put them together?

adder_inf · #5 March 18th, 2002, 08:54 PM

depends on your ship yard level I had class 3 ship yards on ships and it took .8 years per spacestation with cable or plates. I was building a sphere world so I needed ten of each. I don't recall if I had a racial bonus to construction. It was very nice 64B pop limit and 200 facilties slots.

I did wonder what happens if you build one in a system with planets? Does this hurt the planets?

MHSJROTCCADET · #6 March 18th, 2002, 09:18 PM

excuse my stupidity but what is a sphere world?