Asteroid System strategy

ZeroAdunn · #1 March 22nd, 2002, 11:27 PM

The way I handle asteroid systems is to build one ships and one base. The base lightly armed with a constructionyard and a bunch of cargo space around the star. Then I build a small transport with satelite launchers.

Then I just build satelites with various mining components and send my ship to drop them in asteroid fields. Unless you have remote mining does not decrease asteroid value on this is the best way to do it in my opinion.

rdouglass · #2 March 23rd, 2002, 02:45 AM

I have (in late games for fun) reconstructing asteroid systems with all planets of my atmosphere (keep building / destroying 'till you get teh right one), then build monoliths on all of 'em. You can get a bunch of production out of one of those systems. Its kinda' a personal preference though; you gotta' figure the cost benefits of RW/SW's vs reconstruction. IMO, asteroid fields with small numbers should be candidates for RW/SW unless of course it has 3 stars. Then definitely RW/SW

Krsqk · #3 March 23rd, 2002, 02:52 AM

Of course, an alternate method to "handle" asteroid systems is to research Stellar Manip. 5(?) and create huge planets with 200-300% resource values. Monoliths work really well on planets like that.

I'm using this in a game where I'm blocked into 5 systems and 2 of them are full of asteroids. My points took a major jump after that small investment.

Fyron · #4 March 23rd, 2002, 04:22 AM

Umm, can't you make RW/SW in systems with planets?

Krsqk · #5 March 23rd, 2002, 11:10 PM

IF: yeah, you can build a RW/SW in systems with planets. Our Posts were around the same time, so I never saw the one right before mine.

My point was just that I hate missing out on such high-value planets when they don't come from anywhere else.

Fyron · #6 March 24th, 2002, 06:11 AM

Krsqk:
Actually, my question was in regard to this statement:

quote:
you gotta' figure the cost benefits of RW/SW's vs reconstruction. IMO, asteroid fields with small numbers should be candidates for RW/SW unless of course it has 3 stars. Then definitely RW/SW

not what you had said. I was fairly certain that you could do both types of stellar manipulation in the same system (never having actually done either msyelf in SEIV). His statement confused me.

Krsqk · #7 March 24th, 2002, 06:37 AM

Sorry. I was confused by your confusion. How confusing.