Moo1: Micromanagement

[Urban Ranger]

For me, number of missile bases on a world depends on how good it is. Ultra-rich planets get the most. Then rich and artifact ones, and so on.

Don't forget, rely on quality than quantity.

[Father Beast]

planet screen is good for checking which worlds have too many bases. the amount of bases I like to have is based on my tech. for beginning tech, I don't get over 10 on a world. by the time I have pops of 150+, and some robotic controls, that can get to around 50 per world. double for rich (and ultra), half for poor (and ultra, should I have any).

I have never had missile base costs exceeding 5%. I do need to turn on my DEF a bit every now and then and make sure I have the latest missiles on board. One time I failed to do that and endured an attack when All I had was those darn hyper-x missiles instead of the stinger missiles I had researched some 15 turns before. paid the price in bases for that one.

just got to go back in the next turn or two and turn it off again...

[vmxa1]

I am wrapping up a med size map on impossible right now. I have been going around and capturing Silicoids planets.
Anyway I never had more than 27 missile bases. I think the reason, I get away with that is, I stay at war with the top dog the whole game.
The minute we start a war, I never except peace without a big bribe. I only do it then as I know they will declare real soon.
What this does is get them to send ships at me constantly. This lets me keep their fleets in some sort of check. I do not have that super killer fleet to deal with as I smash fleet after fleet. Yeah some retreat, but over all they are losing lots of ships.
Two points in the game become a rough time. At some point if I have class V shields and they can bust them with a large missile fleet.
If they have spores and I have no antidote. Those are two touch and go points.