Re: Galaxy help needed

From: gl8f@fermi.clas.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl)

Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1993 00:52:46 +0000

In article <zk1rl4r@quantum.qnx.com> dagibbs@quantum.qnx.com (David Gibbs) writes:

>Drive research should be the first thing you research, it is useful
>for cargo and war ships.

I research it after weapons and shields. Generally I don't have any
colonies that far away at the start of the game, so, since I play
defensively to start, it's OK for me to go for weapons & shields
first. It also, I think, makes people less likely to attack me. Other
people don't see it my way, but...

Someone else writes:

>>>1) Build small cargo ships (like 1/0/0/0/1) rather than big ones

>>This doesn't apply above version 3, where cargo cap = cargo + (cargo^2)/10.

>Does everyone agree with this?

I still build small cargo ships, even in version 3. I checked out the
increase and it was pretty small, given that you still have to build
additional drives. I'd rather have small ships that are a little less
efficient yet are useful as cannon fodder. Your answer might be
different if you are building ships to go to closeby colonies. A
strategy which involves more shipping (I only colonize places up to
around 25% of the max and let them grow the rest of the way) might
also change your answer.

References

Re: Galaxy help needed
dagibbs@quantum.qnx.com (David Gibbs)
Fri, 08 Jan 1993 19:51:32 +0000
Galaxy help needed
ma_blase@csd.uwe.ac.uk (Fox)
Thu, 07 Jan 1993 19:23:37 +0000
Re: Galaxy help needed
M22367@mwvm.mitre.org
Fri, 08 Jan 1993 14:06:08 +0000

Referenced By

Re: Galaxy help needed
dagibbs@quantum.qnx.com (David Gibbs)
Fri, 08 Jan 1993 19:51:32 +0000
Galaxy help needed
ma_blase@csd.uwe.ac.uk (Fox)
Thu, 07 Jan 1993 19:23:37 +0000
Re: Galaxy help needed
M22367@mwvm.mitre.org
Fri, 08 Jan 1993 14:06:08 +0000