managing empires

[SamuraiProgrammer]

I actually use M$ Excel.

I have a sheet that I enter each planet and moon I come across. I the sort it by the different columns to find the information I want.

I realize that you can sort the columns in the game report, but this way I can log the colony ship ID with the planet it is heading for so I can send it there when it loses its orders. (This happens if it picks up colonists on another planet or hits a waypoint to pick up supplies.) I used to put every colony ship into its own fleet and embed the destination in the fleet name.

This alone has made me at least twice as efficient in expansion.

I have considered writing a program to log some data, but have not decided whether to invest the time.

Also, I extensively use Ctrl+B to go from ship to ship (only the ones who don't have orders).

When I started using Ctrl+B, it cut my turn time in half. I am not joking... half!