Ringworld/Sphere World

[rdouglass]

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Originally posted by Drake:
Better yet, build a plating component two turns early and retrofit-upgrade to the core while the rest of it is being built so that you finish with a repaired core component at the same time all the other pieces are done.

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Can you do that now? I thought the 50% upgrade thing prevented you from doing that...

[Suicide Junkie]

If you really want to get cheap/cheat.

Just build 21 empty base hulls, and design a series of bases, 40% more expensive than the previous, and retrofit all your bases until you work your way up to the core component, plating & cables.

You then pay lots for retrofitting repeatedly, but finish your sphereworld in two turns.

[alasyr]

My vote goes for building the first starting design and retrofiting up to final starbases.With balanced design (equal use of all resources) first design can be build in 1-3 turns (3 turns with SYI).Only the Last retrofit costs more than normaly building (of course it is the biggest step,2 times more, other retrofit are 20% cheaper) but 10-12 turns for building a RW kind a makes up for it.I've posted a spreadsheet that can help in planning base designs for retrofit.

[Taqwus]

Hrm. It makes one wonder whether each ship/base should have a pointer to its original design, or at least its initial costs, and use *that* as a basis for refitting eligibility. That would end the stranger refit chains. Alternately, slow it down by stipulating that components (better, whole ships) must be repaired before being refitted...

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-- The thing that goes bump in the night

[Drake]

quote:

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Originally posted by rdouglass:
Can you do that now? I thought the 50% upgrade thing prevented you from doing that...

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you have to create an intermediate starbase for the first retrofit.

[Claymore]

OK....so why build a ring world ? what is so special that it would motivate you to build one ?

[Sinapus]

Why build a ringworld?

Um... because you can?