Central Computer Complexes -- am I missing something?

Suicide Junkie · #1 March 31st, 2001, 07:28 PM

Now, you're really getting into micromanagement! I want it built Tuesday, not friday!

In the end, you don't lose a whole lot of points, and I usually just slam down research facilities 29 at a time, with the computer thrown in

(Huge planet, storage bonus)

Lucanos · #2 April 2nd, 2001, 02:08 AM

quote:
Originally posted by rdouglass:
Maybe 1 IS enough. The description says only 1 per system is effective. I also only build 'em in my "ShipYard" Systems (systems that I build an SY on every planet and moon as well as lots of Space Yards on SS's. I'll try to get rid of all but 1 and see if it makes a difference.

If 1 IS enough to support my whole empire, they are vastly underpriced - they are only 6000 resource points!

Wait a minute... are we talking about the same facillity here? The "resource converter" which can be (manually) used to convert one type of resources to another with a percentage loss based on the technology level in resource manipulation that allow the facillity (there are three lvls I think).

Why in the world should resource converters be built on planets with a shipyard?

I usually build ONE in my home system (since it is easy to find) - but not on my homeworld, though.

ONE resource converter is enough and can convert all the resources I need.

rdouglass · #3 April 2nd, 2001, 02:35 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Lucanos:
Wait a minute... are we talking about the same facillity here? The "resource converter" which can be (manually) used to convert one type of resources to another with a percentage loss based on the technology level in resource manipulation that allow the facillity (there are three lvls I think).

Why in the world should resource converters be built on planets with a shipyard?

I usually build ONE in my home system (since it is easy to find) - but not on my homeworld, though.

ONE resource converter is enough and can convert all the resources I need.

Yeah, I too am only talking about 1 per system (that's all the description says is effective) and not on each SY planet or homeworld. However, I'm a little confused on the 'manually' part. Do I have to tell them to convert?? I assumed they did it automatically. Of course, by the time I'm building 'em, I have a lot of Monolith 3's anyways and are not too desperate for resources anyways.

Maybe someone can clear up my misunderstanding of the Resource Converter - maybe I've been building 'em all wrong and for the wrong reasons!?!?