What To Do With a Dead Star?

mlmbd · #1 November 4th, 2002, 09:35 PM

Hey, I think (Oh, I now that is objectionable to some of you)

what you should do, is just ignore it. It may go away!!

mlmbd

Gryphin · #2 November 4th, 2002, 10:01 PM

To get rid of it could you just mod it out?

Pax · #3 November 4th, 2002, 10:30 PM

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Originally posted by Atrocities:
You create a space yard ship, usually a baseship, and put a construction yard on it. Then use it to build remote bases.

Cruiser Hulls work remarkably well, too.

Bridge, LS, Quarters, one Solar Panel, a Spaceyard, fill the remaining space with engines (3 or 5, I forget how many LS/CQ a Cruser needs). You have the minimum needed to (slowly) move that Spaceyard about; the supply storage can be refilled during the (oft-lengthy) construction projects.

Much cheaper, especially in terms of research, than waiting for BAseships. Spaceyard ocmponents ARE only 400kT, after all.

TerranC · #4 November 5th, 2002, 12:08 AM

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Originally posted by Pax:

Bridge, LS, Quarters, one Solar Panel, a Spaceyard, fill the remaining space with engines (3 or 5, I forget how many LS/CQ a Cruser needs). You have the minimum needed to (slowly) move that Spaceyard about; the supply storage can be refilled during the (oft-lengthy) construction projects.

Or with 1 Master Computer, 6 Engines, 1 SY, and 1 Quantum reactor. Expensive, but it works best for me.

Atrocities · #5 November 5th, 2002, 01:23 AM

Claim the system, then trade it off to the AI for something useful.

Arkcon · #6 November 5th, 2002, 01:41 AM

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Originally posted by Pax:

Bridge, LS, Quarters, one Solar Panel, a Spaceyard, fill the remaining space with engines (3 or 5, I forget how many LS/CQ a Cruser needs).

The Cruiser Hull with space yard will hold 5 engines and nothing else -- it's all I ever use that ship size for anyway. Your solar panels would make it hold 4 engines. I usually put 5 on and leave it at that. It can return to resupply once it's done building that base. I usually turn on emergency build, so I have a year to waste for the resupply and travel time.

If I wanted it to accompany my fleet, then I'd probably use the battle ship hull - so it could hold max engines, solar sail, and not slow the fleet down.

[ November 05, 2002, 02:00: Message edited by: Arkcon ]

Brando7778 · #7 November 5th, 2002, 05:12 AM

Thanks everyone for your help, much appreciated. I guess I'll just use it as a base :-)