I'm having problems starting on transcend difficulty. I usually gun for Secrets, then go for Industrial Automation. Once I get access to FM, I switch right too it, since it usually lowers my tech research time by 4-5 turns. However, once I do that, my bases keep getting drone riots once they grow to size 2, which lenghtens the time to build colony pods by at least 1 turn. Is it just impossible to switch to FM that quickly, or is there something I can do to fix this?
Also, I have trouble getting the important secret projects before other factions. I try to build colony pods as long as possible, then switch my high mineral bases to SP's once the AI starts working on them. But once I do this, my cp production drops off and I can't seem to keep up population wise with the AI. I can't let the WP or HGP slip away, but I can never seem to get them built before the AI. How can I finish these SP's first?
Also, I have trouble getting the important secret projects before other factions. I try to build colony pods as long as possible, then switch my high mineral bases to SP's once the AI starts working on them. But once I do this, my cp production drops off and I can't seem to keep up population wise with the AI. I can't let the WP or HGP slip away, but I can never seem to get them built before the AI. How can I finish these SP's first?
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