a free space colonisation game.

[duke o' york]

All right, how long does it take for the resource updates to occur?
I'm on a planet with tonnes of crystals - mine is currently at 0%, but bugger all in the way of metals - 92 total! I want to build a deuterium facility, but haven't got enough metal to build it.
Level 2 metal mine brings in 72 only. Could be a long wait.

[duke o' york]

If I run with an energy deficit, will the crystal mine run at 96%, because at the moment it's at 90%, and I've got 2 spare energy, but if I stick the mine to 100% (not that I need it), I get -1 energy?

Need only 2 more metal to upgrade my metal mine.

[DRoseDARs]

60^2 (which is 60 seconds in a minute times 60 minutes in an hour) / total output of given resource on a planet = number of seconds to produce one unit of that resource

Example:
My planet is producing a total of 243 metal units, meaning I'm getting one unit every ~14.8 seconds.

[Hueij]

Any chance of an Apolyton Alliance in universe 8? If only to get the bastards that attacked Cockney?

Not that I have the capability to hurt anyone yet

[C0ckney]

good idea

i think the dude is running scared though, he sent me a msg appologising for attacking me

[Felch]

I'd happily join up. I've been getting real into this game, I can't wait to go nuts on some spacebamas.

[Felch]

Two questions: Do the robotics factories actually make building things easier, or are they just hoops to jump through on the tech tree? And how much does level 1 of the shipyard cost? Y'all have got me worried about getting some defences built.

[snoopy369]

This sounds a lot like Planetarion, a game I wasted WAY too much time on between jobs ... staying up all night, many nights, during attacks, IRCing myself to death, nearly having my GF kill me ...

It was fun, especially the round where I was part of an offshoot of the lead alliance ... even though we ended up breaking up (it was a 3-part alliance of alliances, and those 3 turned on each other sort of) ... it was great fun while it lasted

[Snotty]

shipyard wasnt too expensive, I dont remeber what the 1st level cost but the second only costs 800,400,200

the rockets cost 2000 metel each though, and the price hasnt ramped after the first one so I guess thats it

it reminds me a bit of planetarion Ive not launched anything into space yet but I assume there are more options when I get there

[DRoseDARs]

Originally posted by Felch
Two questions: Do the robotics factories actually make building things easier, or are they just hoops to jump through on the tech tree?

They shorten build times.

And how much does level 1 of the shipyard cost? Y'all have got me worried about getting some defences built.

Just look at your Buildings list; all the build costs and times for things you can currently build are given for whatever level is next to build.

[snoopy369]

Originally posted by Snotty
shipyard wasnt too expensive, I dont remeber what the 1st level cost but the second only costs 800,400,200

the rockets cost 2000 metel each though, and the price hasnt ramped after the first one so I guess thats it

it reminds me a bit of planetarion Ive not launched anything into space yet but I assume there are more options when I get there

What rounds did you play planetarion (if any)? I played 3-5 and started into round 6 ... round 5 was my glory round, when I actually was as high as #5 on the planet score list for a while (fairly early on), and my UBERstrategy for the first 96 hours was fantastic and got my galaxy into #1 slot (for a bit)... eventually I fell off the top 25 list, around day 5 or something, and my galaxy got plundered as part of the failure of our alliance

[Felch]

Thanks

[DRoseDARs]

I've just noticed something about the fusion plants: Their deuterium intake (almost) matches the output by the deuterium synths at the same level ie a lvl7 fusion plant eats 163 units of deuterium an hour and a lvl7 deuterium plant produces 162 units in an hour.

[Blake]

Fusion plants are for emergency power when your orbitals get blasted.

What are you guys infrastructure looking like?

  				Metal  	 Crystal  	 Deuterium  	 Energy
Basic Income 			20 	10 	0 	0
Metal Mine (level 10) 		778 	0 	0 	259/259 	
Crystal Mine (level 10) 	0 	518 	0 	259/259 	
Deuterium Synthesizer (level 5) 0 	0 	101 	161/161 	
Solar Plant (level 11) 		0 	0 	0 	627 	
Solar Satellite (quantity 3) 	0 	0 	0 	150 	
Storage capacity 		200k 	100k 	100k 	- 	
Sum: 				798 	528 	101 	11

For some reason my solarsats are producing 50 energy apiece, unless I hit calculate then they drop to the (correct) 22ish apiece. Anyway as long as they are producing 50 they are great value for the resources, at 22 they are just a way to get energy without spending metal.... the mines sure need lots of metal now.

[Hueij]

Good advice on the Solar Satellites

My infrastructure: