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Originally posted by Atrocities:
On my home systems, I build two Shipyard Bases per planet. That way, I can churn out 3 ships per planet every few turns if need be.
Two per planet? That gives you a pretty good level of production...
I like to build eight or so around each huge world because huge worlds have the largest cargo capacity. That works two ways. First, you can store more stuff that you produce. By the same token, that planet can hold more defences on the extremely remote chance the AI breaks through your outer defences and attacks one of these power builder worlds.
Placing most of my shipyards around just a few planets also simplifies the micromanagement. Eight shipyards plus the one on the planet can produce an adequate number of large fighters or satellites every turn.