Re: VGA-Planets Help

From: phy6drhj@ast.leeds.ac.uk (Dean Johnson)

Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 11:14:51 +0000

In article i6g@access4.digex.net, dragon@access4.digex.net (Covert C Beach) writes:
>Hi,
>
>I just go talked into playing a game of VGA Planets and was wondering
>if anyone could give me some tips on what it is best to do starting
>out.  I am the Solar Federation Position, Tech appears to be limited
>to Tech 6 (except for the Tech 7 engine rating I started with, I suppose
>it is possible that I misinstalled the program), I have 2 ships, an
>outrider with some cargo capacity, and a small warship with the hold
>filled with Torpedos, both ships have tech 6 engines, the nearest system
>can be reached in 1 month with Warp 7 and there are three others that
>can be reached in 1 month with Warp 8.
>

You are really in the wrong group.  You want alt.games.vga-planets but here goes
anyway.

>I am wondering the following:
>
>Should I spend my initial stockpiles building a lot of factories?
>

You want lots of factories but don't blow the whole wad on it.  It will
take a long time to build up the loadsa money you currently have again.

>Should I max my Tech Levels immediately?

NO.  Not on all Techs.  You start out with max engine which is the only
one that I'd advise all people to max out in.  Never build a ship with
anything less than tech 7 engines unless you are desperate or its a ship
that takes 8-10 eingines (lots of money @ 270 creds/engine) and you intend
to tow it everywhere.

LOOK at your ship list.  What are going to be your standard builds?  Well,
I'll tell you.  Its the nebula.  Put the hull tech up enough to build those.
It takes 4 torps and 4 beams, try to max one of these and build the other
one up slowly.

>
>Should I unload most of my torpedos from the Warship and fill it
>with Colonist Clans and supplies to send to one of the nearer worlds
>
YES, YES, YES.  You may consider laying them in a minefield but it
will be centred on you home planet and give you away.

>How do you build a starport and what does it cost?
>

Go to the planet screen, anyone but your home world where you have a starbase
already and hit F7 (I think) the Build starbase key.  Of course if you have
no other planets you haven't seen this yet.  It will then tell you what you
need; 900 MCr, and btw 150-400 of the three minerals.  You then have the option
to proceed or quit.

>What type of ship should I build the first turn.
>

Freighters.  Get those colonists out there.  Take supply units or you won't
be able to build new factories on the new planets.  1/2 and 1/2 in the
freighter is my advice.

>Is it worth stockpiling a lot of high tech parts initially or just
>build exactly what I need?  Is it worth super-refitting the 2 ships
>I have now with tech 7 engines?
>

Build only what you need at the start.  You can build parts as and when you
need them anyway.

Dean Johnson

References

VGA-Planets Help
dragon@access4.digex.net (Covert C Beach)
Mon, 26 Sep 1994 18:41:37 +0000

Referenced By

VGA-Planets Help
dragon@access4.digex.net (Covert C Beach)
Mon, 26 Sep 1994 18:41:37 +0000