Secret Projects and Satellites

[Chaos Theory]

Right now, we have the technology to build the Neural Amplifier. Next turn, we will be able to build the Xenoempathy Dome. Roughly a decade from now, satellites will become available. Right now, we have no super-crawlers or artifacts sitting around, so any project will cost us its full value in minerals or energy. Thus, what is our best course of action?
Should we build the Neural Amplifier, build the Xenoempathy Dome, or save our resources to put up food satellites and continue to emphasize population?

[binTravkin]

Huh, that's a hard choice CT.

From one side Xenodome is quite a strategical project, but with the drop technology it becomes almost obsolete.
Also if we do not plan to use NL extensively, Neural Amplifier is almost no use to us as well.

The only thing I can think of regarding NA, is MW defenders in AeroComplex-equipped bases - they get a 2:1 against any attacker and do not suffer gas.

Still my vote is sats and later when some of our bases have grown to max, we can catch the NA if it's not taken yet.

[Ouro_827]

I go for Sats too - the other options don't really justify the long term expense, not with the threats we face. We have worms, so the X-Dome doesn't do that much, and the Spartan's don't seem to be using worms...

[Net Warrior]

One agrument for Xenopine Dome SP is that in combination with Weather SP we would plant fungus at a very fast rate. We could use fungus for roads and get the defense benefit as well. This would give us some additional options if we needed to get more aggressive militarily. After all, we are the Gaians! Also, think about the huge added value to formers using fungus as roads.

Also, see my recent post "Vel on Gaians".

[binTravkin]

Still I prefer sats - they're harder to destroy right now and their benefit is more universal while SPs give specific one.

[Chaos Theory]

IIRC, the WP doesn't influence the rate of planting fungus. The XD is indeed nice, but we have limited resources.