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Post by tenbsmith on Aug 30, 2014 8:58:00 GMT -5
As a ST Empires Newbie this guide was very helpful (Exalt!). After reading the existing guide the question I'm left with is what do you use money for? And, how does TP relate to money?
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Post by seaeagle23 on Sept 5, 2014 6:36:08 GMT -5
I would to see a detailed description of the GUI windows. I have tried to make sense of them to no avail.
Money is used for maintenance and starting projects.
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Post by danx55 on Sept 8, 2014 15:49:07 GMT -5
hi guys, thanks for the guide info - much needed  im finding the leap from long ago playing ST 1 to 4x very steep indeed :/ cheers dan |
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Post by CdrPlatypus on Sept 27, 2014 0:11:58 GMT -5
thank you very much for working on this. incredibly useful as a primer.
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Post by vylox on Oct 5, 2014 15:50:46 GMT -5
Xeno ships come in multiple levels. (The hull points is an estimation not exact)
Level (grade 1) ships have around 50 hull points and do up to 20 damage.
Level 2 xeno ships have around 70 hull and do 30 damage
Level 3 90 hull, 40 damage
Level 4 120 hull 60 damage
Level 5 150 hull 70 damage (only seen dark terror and bull this high on hard. Fun fun!)
Xenos have 3 basic types of ships. (Please correct me if there are more. But I haven't seen them as yet. Even on hard with level 50 Dark Terror)
Mass driver. This is an in-close combat ship. Capable of establishing a colony.
Missile ship. Designed for long range combat. Torpedoes and colony invasion.
Colony ship. These have a simple gun attack and can colonize or invade planets.
The level/grade of the xeno ships is dependant upon how much research and how many colonies the xeno have reached (not have currently). This represents the Xeno's level.
Xenga: Colonizes quickly. Very fast expansion but weak ships and middle economy.
Dark Terror: Medium colonization speed. Strong economy strong ships. Tough colonies to crack.
Bullish: Slow colonizers. Tough ships, slower economy
Red Zorga: extremely fast colonizers. Weak ships, solid economy
Jyeeta: Medium colonizers, fast ship production. Weak economy (watch morale if they are on map. Explore gives lots of Xeno rumors)
Sidtax: Medium colonization speed. Strong but slow ships. Solid economy.
There are others which I might list after more time playing against them.
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Post by vylox on Oct 5, 2014 16:03:14 GMT -5
As a ST Empires Newbie this guide was very helpful (Exalt!). After reading the existing guide the question I'm left with is what do you use money for? And, how does TP relate to money? Money is used to pay for your upkeep. Every building and ship has a Maintenance cost. that is what you pay out each turn for them. It is also used to build more stuff. TP are trade points and they indicate how much trade is done at thatparticular planet. TP is valued at between 0 and 30 credits per, depending on the political situations. If you have no Trade routes/alliance or embargoes the base value is 12 credits per turn (except Devaltox which is 15). Embargoes makes it so that the second faction listed gets between 1 and 9 credits per TP. Trade Routes increase TP value to 18 for both factions Trade Alliance increases base TP value to 27 for both factions Alliance increases base TP value to 22 for both factions Spy War reduces base TP value to 7 Solar War reduces TP value to 4 Duel of assassins increasez TP value to 17 these numbers are not exact. just the average from me tracking the economy of my games. There are additioinal factors that apply to TP values... such as Spice, colony populations, and distance between planets. These can modify the value of TP in either direction. One note. Onlythe DeValtos benefit from having TP without having an exchange or Prime Starport. I hope this helps you a bit ;> |
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Post by vylox on Oct 5, 2014 16:22:03 GMT -5
I would to see a detailed description of the GUI windows. I have tried to make sense of them to no avail. Money is used for maintenance and starting projects. starting from thrbottom right. Optioins/Menue. looks like a power button. Gives you. Resume Library Main Menu. Treasury. Current funds. Profit. How much income you will have next turn not including idle CP that is leftover from any projects completing the following turn. Upkeep. value/value . First value is what you are payuing out for a highlighted object. if none highlighted the total expenditure. the second valueis the total cost of upkeep at 100% Maintenance. It isnt fully accurate so it can be ignored. Colony list. Will open a new screen showing all of your colonies. The buttons here. Idle (doing nothing) Unhappy colonies (morale 4 or lower) and all. Ships. opensa new screen. Filter by. Design lisht (new screen) . Design List. New/back Shows a lisyt of ship designs . canbe edited. New ship. opens a ship construction_design allows you to create ships. Researxh (looks lime a flask) Get your science on. buttons. Show all trees. Only avaiable to be researched. in progress. completed Complete movement. looks like a circle with an arrow in it. Moves all ships that have orderx to travel without endi g the turn. Summary. (2 heads) lists details about your empire. fairly selfexplantory. watch the spice, trade, and maint rate % these are very key. Polotics. Shows whats happening. what treaties are passed.. New treaty. Become a polotician!!. treaties: in progress referendums. the 3 bar icon shows all players. Advisir gives you a quick summary ofwhats goingon. if you have spice problems or if they game things you need ships ect. The date. Games start on 1.50 AE Top left corner. Ship information. the next button takes you to the next newest ship. listed inorder from newest to oldest. Let mekjnoiw if you need help with the other menus and screens |
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Post by fallen on Oct 6, 2014 10:05:09 GMT -5
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Post by johndramey on Oct 6, 2014 17:40:14 GMT -5
I would to see a detailed description of the GUI windows. I have tried to make sense of them to no avail. Money is used for maintenance and starting projects. Which screens, exactly? Or do you want a breakdown of all of them? I might be able to toss some help into this and take screenshots/explain everything if need be. The guide is great, by the way. If Brutus Aurelius wants any help with it, I'd be glad to do whatever needs doin' |
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Post by Brutus Aurelius on Oct 6, 2014 18:15:24 GMT -5
johndrameyI'm fine with you submitting pics for the guide. I have been busy with school and sports lately, so I haven't had time to update.
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Post by seaeagle23 on Oct 19, 2014 9:35:27 GMT -5
I really dont like beating a dead horse. but I was sent something I have deleted.
It had all the gui windows and a small explanation of all the gui interfaces.
If anyone knows where that is posted or can resend the email I would be greatful.
p,s,: sorry for being inattentive to the conversation i started.
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Post by stattis on Oct 25, 2014 15:31:45 GMT -5
Great informative guide. More please!
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Post by Cory Trese on Nov 4, 2014 9:50:49 GMT -5
I really dont like beating a dead horse. but I was sent something I have deleted. It had all the gui windows and a small explanation of all the gui interfaces. If anyone knows where that is posted or can resend the email I would be greatful. p,s,: sorry for being inattentive to the conversation i started. Seaeagle23 I couldn't find any other threads where you commented, or any e-mails sent from me. Do you know who sent it? The first page of this thread might be what you saw: startradersrpg.proboards.com/thread/8981/4x-empires-comprehensive-guideBut it contains no screenshots. If you have any more information, we'll keep looking! I am working on a expanded game guide with more information about the various screens. This video is really great too: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLay1GrDAMWK7XPdM5ilTHc931UYQAUgdD |
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Post by Cory Trese on Nov 4, 2014 9:52:33 GMT -5
Xenos have 3 basic types of ships. (Please correct me if there are more. But I haven't seen them as yet. Even on hard with level 50 Dark Terror) Mass driver. This is an in-close combat ship. Capable of establishing a colony. Missile ship. Designed for long range combat. Torpedoes and colony invasion. Colony ship. These have a simple gun attack and can colonize or invade planets. Xenos have 4 basic types of ships. - Colony Ship: these have short range gun attack, and seek out new worlds to Colonize. - World Killer: these ships have a short range gun attack, and seek to invade player worlds. - Missile Boat: these ships have a long range, planet-skipping hyperwarp torpedo attack. - Gun Boat: these ships have a powerful short range attack, and form the bulk of battle lines. |
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Post by Brutus Aurelius on Nov 4, 2014 18:42:37 GMT -5
Are the Xeno Mass Driver ships considered Fighters?
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im finding the leap from long ago playing ST 1 to 4x very steep indeed :/ 
