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primitive · #1 November 27th, 2003, 11:55 PM

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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
Primitive, you are being a little simplistic on the BSY model.... it comes in many variations. You can do all that leap frogging by starting with a few BSYs too, not just only colony ships.

Sure you can, only my way is faster

Note: Conditions for the "no BSY" fast model to work is that there is 3-4 small planets/moons available in the homesystem not needed for resources and that game settings is no worse than default (medium planet, 20 000 min/org/rads). Anything less and you are going to run yourself dry.

se5a · #2 November 28th, 2003, 06:42 AM

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Originally posted by primitive:
don't go for that big breathable but colonize a small useless planet first and make a Shipyard. First build for this should be another leapfrog colonizer.

why???

Fyron · #3 November 28th, 2003, 06:50 AM

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Originally posted by se5a:

quote:
Originally posted by primitive:
don't go for that big breathable but colonize a small useless planet first and make a Shipyard. First build for this should be another leapfrog colonizer.

why???

Because you want to build the next colony ship as soon as possible.

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Sure you can, only my way is faster

Not really.

[ November 28, 2003, 04:55: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]

SpaceBadger · #4 November 28th, 2003, 06:55 AM

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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:

quote:
Originally posted by se5a:

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Originally posted by primitive:
don't go for that big breathable but colonize a small useless planet first and make a Shipyard. First build for this should be another leapfrog colonizer.

why???
Because you want to build the next colony ship as soon as possible.

I thought he meant "Why go for the small useless planet rather than the big breathable?" - at least, that is what I wondered when I read it. Why not build that shipyard on the big breathable if there is one available?

SpaceBadger

Fyron · #5 November 28th, 2003, 06:57 AM

Because the small useless will just be the SY. The big breatheable gets colonized a bit later and used for resources, research, whatever it is needed for.

se5a · #6 November 28th, 2003, 07:17 AM

but somoen else might get it, I still dont see the resoning behind going for a small one when you can have a big one.
whats 1 building space, the big one will eventualy build faster anyway due to more population wont it?

SpaceBadger · #7 November 28th, 2003, 07:28 AM

Yeah, you'll be building lots of stuff on the big breathable, why not start off with that SY to help in the build rate when you get around to building the other stuff? The SY will work just as well on the BB as on the SU (small useless), so why not put it there?

Maybe it is just my roleplaying nature; when I am playing I tend to take on the viewpoint of the expanding empire, and it just seems more sensible to start with the best world in a new system and expand from there later.

SpaceBadger