Things you wish you'd learned several games back.

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So, one of the hardest parts of exploration, for me, has always been finding resources to build starbases on; I might find that some stars are unreachable without range enhancements, but I can't find any habitable planets, or resources, in the intervening space.

Worse, I was always very annoyed to find an economic resource nowhere near any freighter's path.

The other night, I finally realized that there are types of starbases OTHER THAN "mining starbases", and they can be built everywhere. And that mining an economic resource is civ-wide, even though "economic starbases" only affect freighters.
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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
If the econ bases are near your planet they also can give manufacturing and research bonus as well. To get the max from an econ starbase (not including defenses) you would need to add a total of 9 constructor modules. 3 would go for trading bonuses, and the other 6 for the manufacturing/research bonuses.
Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Econ bases can affect something other than freighters?

Well, right back to "wish I'd known".
Star Control: Origins
Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Ya, if you can't snag any research resources the econ bases are a great way to make up for it.
Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Econ bases can affect something other than freighters?


Yea, try putting 4 eco starbases in four sectors, overlapping 1 or 2 planets which are your tech and manufacturing capitals. 6,000 research points or production points rocks. Of course every other planet in your empire has to be econmic orientated to fund those mega planets.

Reading the rule book the other day, 3 months after playing my first game, not bad :D 

Noticed, Propaganda Machine, galactic achievement, influencer starbases get 50% boost, never built/constructed this, how do u do it, anyone?
Reply #5 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Right-clicking the blue ship icons on the side of the screen auto-launches the ship. Wish I had known that day 1.
Reply #6 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Things you wish you'd learned several games back.

Hehe, not to make posts stating my opinion before I knew the finer points of the game.
Reply #7 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
"You have to put ships in ORBIT to defend a world?!?!" -Drengins Conquer Earth Due To Lack Of TA Defenses

"I need to add MODULES to a starbase to get an effect?!" -Having Just Read The Manual

"What's this little 'Spending Bracket?'"- How The TA Went Into Debt Up To It's Nads