Ring world question

Phier · #1 May 26th, 2001, 11:05 PM

What do you need to do to make a ring world? I have the tech but the only ships the parts fit on would be a starbase.

mottlee · #2 May 26th, 2001, 11:11 PM

1st you need the tech (U have)
2nd you need a star base (big enough)
3rd a star and LOTS of time
also need a space yard ship to build them you can only fit 1 ring world comp on a star base so will need to build 11 bases (some mods have smaller comps so can put on base ship. good luck

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Suicide Junkie · #3 May 26th, 2001, 11:14 PM

This has been asked many times. use the search (top right, beside the "post a message" button) to get lots of details.

I would really suggest ditching the rings for dyson spheres. They're twice the size and only one tech level higher.

Anyways, to build a ring/sphere world, you have to build 11 or 21 starbases over top of the star.

You need to have a total of:
5 cables/5 plating/1 ring generator for a ring, or
10 cables/10 plating/1 sphere generator for a dyson sphere.

build the starbases in the same square as a star, then select the base with the generator and use stellar manip.

If you look through the old Posts, there are many ways to speed up, reduce costs, and other ideas.

DirectorTsaarx · #4 May 29th, 2001, 04:02 PM

quote:
Originally posted by suicide_junkie:
I would really suggest ditching the rings for dyson spheres. They're twice the size and only one tech level higher.

I thought the sphereworld generator was two tech levels higher? (And they're EXPENSIVE tech levels, too

). Of course, since you're having to build huge components, you can probably research the sphereworld components by the time you finish the ringworld generator...