Newbie Question

[Alpha Kodiak]

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Originally posted by Menschenfresser:
SJ, just reminded me of something that has been determining my selection on homeplanet conditions.

Don't those who pick rock have a slight advantage given the fact that all (as far as I know) moons are rock. Granted this is an advantage that could be lost by the middle of the game, but starting at low tech with only one planet, before someone has the tech or research points to acquire rock colony quite a few decades can pass.

This really isn't a complaint on how things are (however I think realism could allow for ice moons); I'm just wonder if any of you think this gives much of an advantage.

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Actually, many moons are ice.

[Deathstalker]

Actually moons 'rock' (yeah, bad pun ). I almost always play with Rock no atmosphere, then I can take full use of moons everywhere, and later the Ice ones as well. For other breathers I just capture!

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"The Empress took your name away," said Chance.
Owen smiled coldly. "It wasn't hers to take. I'm a Deathstalker until I die. And we never forget a slight or an enemy." -Owen Deathstalker.

[Atrocities]

Dark Star, what I like to do is get the as many colonies as possible within the shortest amount of time. I target any planet that will yeild 2 or more slots for construction. I then save 1 slot in every NON compatible atomsphere world for an atomsphere converter later. That way, once I get the production up and running, population grows, and when the time comes, I convert the atomsphers, and then scrap the converters, and my population is already in place, and I rocket from 6th place to 1st.

As an Ancient Race, I can see all the map. I pick the 39 most strategic locations on the map before I start a game. Generally they are 3-4 warp points apart so that any planet in any system is within range 50 of colonizing by my seed colonies. I build up the facilities and population on my seed colonies, then blitz attack/ expand about turn 120 when I have all the critical ship tech. The limit on seed colonies is about 40-45, after that the AI complain about your planting too many planets and go to war, losing trade treaties. This is not the Mega Evil Empire limit, that comes later.

If you are not an Ancient race, I do not know what to suggest. BE ONE.

[Happy_Dau]

I Usually build my 'Core Empire' (approx. 9 systems)first and defend all chokepoint w/ mines, sats or bases, allowing no other players to enter my space. Not easy sometimes.
When fortified I either research the other colony techs (or conquer them) and colonize all remaining planets in my Core Empire (I usually use Gas Giants but the many moons w/ spaceyards sounds good too ), or I build Stealth colony ships and build up some colonies 'behind enemy lines'. This makes it really fun to crush the enemy from 2 sides. Latter is really easy w/ Devnull Mod.
While tearing the enemy apart the 'Colony Empire' slowly merges w/ the 'Core Empire'.

Might not be very effective and take up alot of ressources but it challenges some more (oops empire C just killed my colonies...). I also role-play alot, that's the most important reason.

After all, it might not be the best tactic versus AI but it rocks versus humans (well, at least one time ).