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[G-Tech Corporation]

A brief question: Once you've deployed a colony on a world using a colony ship, you can freely spend credits to build more colonies on that world. Is this true even if the first colony is automated? Thanks!

Certainly. Though, of course, you'll have trouble generating Credits from an automated colony. There is the caveat, though, that if you want to spend Credits from one world on another, you need a Spaceport over the first to send them offworld.

Quick question: Does founding a colony consume the colony ship or just the colonists onboard?

Both. Colonist and the ship.

Ralnis is quite correct. Colonists and Colony Ships are treated as a single unit for purposes of settling.

[Bredtonia]

Is it possible to breakdown and relocate colonies? For example, moving an energy array off a resource you've decided to install a mine on?

[G-Tech Corporation]

Is it possible to breakdown and relocate colonies? For example, moving an energy array off a resource you've decided to install a mine on?

Absolutely. You can disassemble any colony at any time instantly - you just don't get any resources back, so choose wisely. Redeveloping areas to long term uses as you go is absolutely something that wise colony management might require.

Also, though, Subterranean Colonies can mine resources while allowing you to continue using the land above them. If you look at my build order, for instance, I do all of my mining beneath other colonies.

[Bredtonia]

Alright, hopefully, the last two pre-post questions.
- Should I take more than one turn, or assume I "arrived" this turn?
- Do I know anything about the rest of the system or just the single planet I arrived at?

[G-Tech Corporation]

Alright, hopefully, the last two pre-post questions.
- Should I take more than one turn, or assume I "arrived" this turn?

We'll assume you 'arrived' in Generation 10, the current turn everyone should be aiming to get to, for ease of use. I wouldn't want to make you write a dozen boring mechanic-blurbs right out of the gate. I'll just tweak the RNGerator a bit so you catch up. That would still leave you able to do Generations 10-12.

- Do I know anything about the rest of the system or just the single planet I arrived at?

Just the planet you arrived at, however, if you chose you can have your 5C of offworld assets be an Explorer ship - in which case your first action can be to have it survey the rest of the system.

[G-Tech Corporation]

Heya Bred - that was a great first post. I especially appreciated the Alpha Centauri references.

Two things:

1) A Renewable Array built in a Desert will only produce 1 Energy I'm afraid - only Arrays built on an Eden Continent will produce 2.

2) Your Explorer you just sent off - you'll want to post that action in the Starmap too. We have two other threads, the Science Central and Starmap, where Research and Exploration actions are addressed. Just for simplicity, since otherwise my reactions to those mundane activities would clutter the IC dreadfully. Here are the links: viewtopic.php?p=37050115#p37050115 viewtopic.php?f=31&t=484695

[Bredtonia]

Thanks!

Alright, I posted the Exploration in the Map thread.
Ah, I see about the desert - I thought it was the (Water) resource that made the difference. Is it alright if I change my Colony production then? One energy isn't going to do me much good.

[G-Tech Corporation]

Thanks!

Alright, I posted the Exploration in the Map thread.
Ah, I see about the desert - I thought it was the (Water) resource that made the difference. Is it alright if I change my Colony production then? One energy isn't going to do me much good.

Certainly - no harm in changing a misunderstanding. I'd recommend getting a Farm up on your Eden for some fuel for growth and avoiding starvation.

[Bredtonia]

I thought as robots that we're energy-based?

[G-Tech Corporation]

I thought as robots that we're energy-based?

Can be - you're allowed to run them on food too. You can handwave it as biochemical processors or whatever you want.

[Bredtonia]

Alright, Hydrocarbons it is. I've edited the post. Thanks.

[G-Tech Corporation]

Hey Ralnis? I’m glad you found the time to post - but I would love if you could include some turn breakdowns. I can’t follow how you are allocating your resources, and if I can’t follow that, others won’t be able to either.

[Ralnis]

Hey Ralnis? I’m glad you found the time to post - but I would love if you could include some turn breakdowns. I can’t follow how you are allocating your resources, and if I can’t follow that, others won’t be able to either.

Ok, I'll specify my turn breakdowns.

[The GAmeTopians]

Hey y’all, would it be cool if I brought back my pre-reboot civ? I’ve had some family stuff going on, but I should have time to post again.

[G-Tech Corporation]

Hey y’all, would it be cool if I brought back my pre-reboot civ? I’ve had some family stuff going on, but I should have time to post again.

I don't see any issue with that.

[Western Fardelshufflestein]

Sorry for the hiatus! That is 100% on me. I will do my best to catch up as quickly as I can...and see what shenanigans those Xetanians get themselves into.

[G-Tech Corporation]

Sorry for the hiatus! That is 100% on me. I will do my best to catch up as quickly as I can...and see what shenanigans those Xetanians get themselves into.

Marvelous.

[G-Tech Corporation]

Crunching the next round of Socials in an hour or two.

[Ralnis]

Crunching the next round of Socials in an hour or two.

Still working on my turn crunches. Harmony however should be the same at +6 for my one colony and +1 for the second.

[Bredtonia]

So this puts us officially in the 10-11-12 timeframe?

[Ralnis]

I'm wandering how I'm doing better getting close to getting evolution breakthroughs then scientific ones.

[Western Fardelshufflestein]

A leader can do independent research...is this possible from an exploratory vessel and no research colony at Turn 5?

[G-Tech Corporation]

So this puts us officially in the 10-11-12 timeframe?

Yep! Ideally I like to be three turns back with Social Development, since it occurs after everyone is done with their respective turns.

A leader can do independent research...is this possible from an exploratory vessel and no research colony at Turn 5?

Certainly. You can always conduct Independent Research if you have a spare Leader Action.

[Western Fardelshufflestein]

Certainly. You can always conduct Independent Research if you have a spare Leader Action.

Awesome.

[Bredtonia]

Sounds good. I just didn't want to get too far ahead with my posting.