Help me stop losing my interest!

[Gandalph]

My answer has been to mod a races facility construction file to suit my game needs, then use the colonization and facility construction ministers as they are going to use my orders to build. I have also modded the research file at times and turned on the research minister. Late in the game I also use the transport minister as I have already dispersed my population to the systems important to me.

[Ed Kolis]

Originally posted by Atrocities:
Trust me, I have been there often.
Also, I learned that the Auto Que is my best friend. I often set up planet Job Que's, then save them for use with other planets.

6 Intel
6 Research
18 Storage
18 Mineral Pro
etc.

It helps with the micromanagment, and prevents the ministers from screwing me.

You can DO that in SE4?!?

I don't SEE any "save queue" or "load queue" buttons...

[dumbluck]

I was going to say that, Ed!

How do you DO that, Atrocities?

[Atrocities]

1. Open either the Planet Que (Recommended) or the Construction Que.
2. If you opened the Construction Que, then select the desired Planet.
3. Fill the Planets Que with whatever you desire.
4. Then Click on the FILL QUE button fourth up from the bottom of the menu to the right.
5. Click ADD
6. Name your new Que and save it. (Good idea to include Facility number, ie 18 Storage, Or 20 Blattle Ship, etc)
7. Click Cancle to exit.
8. Next time you open the Planet Que of a new planet, Click on FILL QUE and choose the Que (you named them) that you desire.
9. Presto Your Planet Que is full.

[ December 20, 2002, 10:29: Message edited by: Atrocities ]

[oleg]

My God ! I played SE day and night for 2 years and did't now such a nice option !
Thanks.

[capnq]

It's also occurred to me that my Hypermaze mod slows your development down enough to reduce your micromanagement; you only have a fraction as many habitable systems to deal with.

You do have to pay more attention to supply, though. I regularly have to send a tender to rescue ships that ran out of supplies in hyperspace.

[Q]

What I use a lot to reduce the micro-management is the "repeat" order for construction. Together with way points this saves me quite a bit of work. When the cargo of a planet is full and I get the message in the log file, I send a carrier/transport to the planet and load the units and construction can continue.
What I miss is a "next system" button as you have now a next ship/fleet/planet. I go through my empire system by system and I always have to invent a strategy not to forget one system!