Newbie question: Sphere, Ring world?

[terahsu]

I happened to come across a very funny article..
I read on till the 62th way.
"62. You keep playing the game for 100 years after winning, just so you can make a sphere world."
Yes, I know there're such things in Se-IV.
But I am really confused about these stuff:
Sphere world, Ring world..??
I think they are uselss to conquer enemy.
And they don't constitute as a victory condition
like Building Wonders in Age of Empires.

Could somebody tell me what're their purposes?
Do they make a difference in conquering galaxy,
or they are just like pretty clothes for a king?

---101 ways to tell if you're addicted to SE-IV.
http://www.angelfire.com/tv2/NewAgeS...Addiction.html

[Trajan]

My answer to the question of why to build a Sphere or Ring world? -- Because I can.

I am a newbie (more or less) and have only played single player games vs AI opponents. In all of my games I made a Ring or Sphere world...just because I could and it looks cool. The production boost you get from such a huge world is very nice, though I already have the game mostly won by that point -- it is only a matter of time.

Cheers!
Trajan

[Taz-in-Space]

If you must build a Ring/Sphere world, then I agree that the effort should go toward other things.
However, if you make a map that includes these worlds, they can be prizes to be fought over. The build and storage abilities of these worlds make them more valuable then entire standard systems!