Be Very Jealous of Me!

[Gryphin]

While you are waiting you can be downloading all the cool mods.
I'd start with the TDMmod.

[Ruatha]

I've never really played against the Ai, it seems a bit booring, only done some quickies to try out specific things.
Previously I played VGA planets where AI really wasn't an option so I'm not used to play aginst the computer.
Started playing against some friends through e-mail, and then quickly got into the Newbie games at the PBW. I get alot of advice from my allies.
And by reading this intel forum I've larned quite lot.

So don't be afraid to join the PBW, the games go slowly in the beginning so you can learn as you go along.
There are often Newbie games where mistakes are made every day by everyone, so it's not so difficult.
I have just recently entered my first non-newbie game and have applied for another, it's quite addictive (se addictivness vote thread in this forum).

[rdouglass]

Originally posted by Lemmy:
Absolutely nothing! Figure everything out yourself, i believe the newb faq has some spoiler in it. Also don't get any mods, not yet anyway, the first time playing vanilla SE4 realy is the best experience IMO, and after that, the mods only make the next games better.

I totally and completely agree with this. One of the big draws for me was the huge amount of detail and discovery. I would recommend highly that if you enjoy figuring stuff out, don't read the forums for answers... at least not 'till you've struggled for a few days (weeks, months, etc.)