Newbie question!

[Marvin Kosh]

Originally posted by TerranC:
But the thing is even with LOW tech requirements, Quantum Reactors take some time to research which could be better used to research Light Cruisers or Phased Polaron Beams.

Here is a better alternative until you have some research points to use:

*Research Astrophysics
*Stop at Level 1 and Research Stellar Harnessing

You will get Solar Panels 1-3 which create supplies per star, which is pretty cheap to research even in high settings.

Ah. Yeah, you could pack a little ship full of solar panels and it could regenerate the supplies for a fleet quite nicely as it cruises to its destination. That'll really improve the range, what's more you can have a few of these ships stationed around and about in outlying systems as refuelling tankers.

I was just basically saying that once you get Quantum Reactor, that's the thing to have

The other good thing is that Stellar Harnessing leads to solar sails, which means Even More Free Movement Points