Some Observations...(all are welcomed)

Wade · #1 June 17th, 2006, 02:54 AM

----- I'm still early into Space Empires IV but I've observed that I'm low on Minerals and nearly at capacity for Organics and Radioactives.
On my planets (Gas Giants) I've been building like my homeworld was set. That is, a ratio of 5:1:1:5 being Mines:Farms:Extraction Plants:Research Facilities.

Maybe I should tone it down even more. My race creation is set at "superior" for all four of these. I've started creating Miner Light Cruisers for an asteroid ring. Those asteroids can be rich! On my Construction Queue list I have begun to slow down my industry. That was a big part of the problem; and maintenance for ships is expensive! I have Hardy Industrialists and superior ship building.

Also I've been trading to others like: want:5000 minerals/give 3000 organics and 3000 radioactives.

-----I go to sleep thinking about Space Empires and wake up thinking about Space Empires. I have maintenance around the home that I have been putting off.

-----Gaming can lead to procrastination.

-----Some times , when I'm watching TV I flip the remote upside down and view it as a starship.

-----I'm using my two week vacation from work for Space Empires play and talk. At least I save money that way. I'll travel next time...maybe.

Fyron · #2 June 17th, 2006, 02:58 AM

Hi, my name is Fyron and I am a SEaholic...

Wade · #3 June 17th, 2006, 03:31 AM

---Hi. My name is Wade and I, too, am a SEaholic. It began with just taunts and recomendations from my peers on forums. I...I wanted to fit in and experience all that SE offered. Now, if I don't have SE for awhile I begin to get...anxious.
I have even begun to celebrate the glories of SE in order to expose others to it...some of you might have noticed.

I'm concerned, yet, eager to see where this path will lead.
I here that the first step is admitting my SEaholism.

-Wade

Black_Knyght · #4 June 17th, 2006, 04:09 AM

Hi, my name is Black Knyght and I'm a Sexaholic...

What was that?

Oh, S.E.aholics !?!?!?

I'm sorry, I'm in the wrong meeting. Bye now.....

Atrocities · #5 June 17th, 2006, 05:03 AM

I came here to eat bunnies and play SE, and I don't see any bunnies!

Kamog · #6 June 17th, 2006, 09:50 AM

I'm not addicted.... I can stop whenever I want!...if and when I choose to.

Renegade 13 · #7 June 17th, 2006, 12:25 PM

5 years of near-continuous play isn't an addiction...is it??

StarShadow · #8 June 17th, 2006, 02:54 PM

Nah, it's dedication, not addiction

@Wade

I really wouldn't recommend a template approach to building up your worlds. I usually dedicate my worlds to just one or two things (depending on the mineral/organic/rad values), resource poor planets usually get dedicated to research, small/tiny resource poor planets usually end up as storage depots (you need lots of storage to make proper use of 'retro-series'). All planets of small or better usually get a shipyard, moons get either a shipyard or training facility.

gregebowman · #9 June 21st, 2006, 08:09 PM

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StarShadow said:
Nah, it's dedication, not addiction

@Wade

I really wouldn't recommend a template approach to building up your worlds. I usually dedicate my worlds to just one or two things (depending on the mineral/organic/rad values), resource poor planets usually get dedicated to research, small/tiny resource poor planets usually end up as storage depots (you need lots of storage to make proper use of 'retro-series'). All planets of small or better usually get a shipyard, moons get either a shipyard or training facility.

That's about how I do mine. Even a tiny planet can hold one storage unit. Sometimes, though, when I'm more advanced, I'll use that one spot and put a atmosphere modifier on a tiny planet to get 2 or 3 units on a planet that's been redeveloped. After deleting the modifier, I can put a storage space, an intel unit or a research unit or two or three, depending on what I need. I know it takes awhile to get that far, but when you do, you'll find you'll still have a need for all of those units.

capnq · #10 June 17th, 2006, 03:43 PM

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Wade said:I'm still early into Space Empires IV but I've observed that I'm low on Minerals and nearly at capacity for Organics and Radioactives.
On my planets (Gas Giants) I've been building like my homeworld was set. That is, a ratio of 5:1:1:5 being Mines:Farms:Extaction Plants:Research Facilities.

I generally build more of whatever resource I'm running a deficit in; over time that tends to come out to a ratio of 6-7:1:2 for me (6:2:2 if I have Organic Manipulation, 6:1:3 if I have something that's rad-intensive like Temporal Knowledge). If I'm running a surplus on everything I build more research or intel as needed.