Hot posts in thread: PA11, some thoughts and adjustments

Scratch that. Mid-game, but 29 Destroyers and one FF frigate. SS attached.

 

I've seen a similar issue. Pretty early game and they were asking for 44frigates and a DD or some such..

 

I do build early more often than not... but that early in the game, even a Frigate is quite an undertaking.
Let's consider it also from an SSP standpoint. Do you think I had 38 free SSP available at turn 55?

 

I have a new generation DD which was created right about the same time as the request. With 80% of my production allocated to shipbuilding, it takes 8 turns to complete one. I could go 100%, and perhaps even send a support ship to Terra, but I estimate that would give me 6-7 DDs, (which would be a problem SSP wise), before the request ends.
If a different player hadn't researched some military tech early, as I tend to do, (I met two AIs early and they have me cut off from the rest of the galaxy), they would stand little chance of fulfilling this request. As you say my friend, it's a lot of ships this early.

 

Thanks Adam, might I impose on you to look at a balance issue when you have the chance?
As you can see by the screenshot below, my colony leader at Terra requested a defense fleet on turn 55... the problem is that he requested a fleet of 19 DDs or equivalent firepower... I don't know of anyone that could possibly fulfill that request this early in the game, unless of course, they get lucky and find some ships very fast.

 

Ok, so this isn't so much a bug... but man it's annoying me.
Every time I either colonize a planet or create an outpost... the minute I exit system view, the galaxy map auto-pans to center on that system.
For me, who likes to see the whole galaxy at all times, this is annoying as I have to manually re-center the map.
So how about keeping me in mind for Christmas and taking care of this at some point?

 

Though I don't min max my sliders as you do, (i tend to set long term percentages), and I don't micro my cash/research settings, I too am hurting for cash early on, it is much later in the game where large reserves start building up, trade treaties are a huge part of that build up.

 

Just to let you both know, most of the time, cash is bountiful as Wodzu states, however, I've seen a couple of situations so far where I was in danger of going into the red, this was mid-game. Once you put out enough buildings, spread some raises around... you better keep a trade treaty or two intact. You're not always guaranteed of a planet special generating extra income, or leaders either.
Lot's of money is probable, but not definite...

 

Yes, it is expensive even for my wealthy civilization I am very happy that you've added this feature to the game!
Also, I spending plenty of cash for crazy leaders that want to leave me every 10 turns

 

Personally, I love ship refitting, I really like to have my old ships with their experienced crew. I am a big RPG fan, so for me, such things matter, I am getting attached to my ships after a while

I also, noticed that Trade Treaties give a lot of bonuses, I think I've already mentioned that few moths ago that in general, in this game there are no no problems with money. I think this aspect should be revised, I think having money should be a continuous struggle. You should always have to worry about that, but to be honest, in my play-throughs it is like 30 first turns and then I have more and more and more to the point that there was no room on the screen to count BCs

Maybe this is because of Trade Treaties, but even without them I had a lot of income.

 

I don't know about not moving, but in my last game, the "Demolisher" ship I found only had a combat movement of 2