I would go for Physics so you will get the attack bonuswhile others are trying to get the free planets you could go for ther home base or try and talk to the guys in your system and for a NAt Non attack treaty and build. I am lucky I am with 2 other guys from our aliance so we just have to get one out of our system. There isn't anyone of our guys in your area so I can't help you out there( not even close) It also depends on if you took any bounes when you created your race There is no right answer :rolleyes:

I did not know about race till today so did not pick one :sad:

Will that screw things up for later on ?

Cheers

not really you had to have played before to be able to pick them it all balances out in the end

At what point is it advantageous to attack another player? Eg. All my science lvls are at 2, save for Math an Physics- they are at 3, I have 6 starbase, 2 destroyers, 1 colonial ship. Do I attack another player, or just start taking over empty planets?

And is there a shortcut for autohide for when the boss comes in?

Thanks,

Beth

I am attacking a retired players planet ... " unknown " and as such there wont be any defence except for the starbase ... I would go after a free planet instead if the player is active because he may have destroyers orbiting in defence and if he gets a whiff that you are attacking he will build up his starbase and defeat you ... you need culture of 2 and a colony ship for a free planet

Cheers

I found something in the archives (not an easy game to figure out) it said if you attack a planet with 1 starbase with 2 destroyers you've got a 50/50 chance of getting the planet but you'll loose both destroyers, 3 destroyers will give you a 75% chance of getting the planet and 4 will give you 100% chance.
I'm having trouble figuring out how to get culture points, I'm at level 6 on everything, got 6 cybernet cafes (which are supposed to increase your culture points by 1 each hour) and I only now got my second culture point.
Any thoughts or ideas?

Doug

In each case will you lose the destroyers o_O ?

When you click on culture it tells you all the ways you can increse your culture points. Seems to me like the easiest way to do this is to take over retired players planets and hope for artifacts, but I havent tried that myself yet. I should be ready for a take over by tommorow, asuming no one attacks me o_O *hopes*


Beth

I just launched 4 destroyers against a planet where the owner hasn't yet logged on, planet started about the same time I did so I'm guessing they wont log on.
When you click on the culture link it tells you to increase your cyber cafes but like I say I've got 6, still takes so long to get the culture points, I must be doing something wrong.
I don't think you'll loose all your destroyers but if you send one like I did against a planet with a starbase you'll loose the destroyer for sure, 50/50 you'll loose your destoyers if you send 2. If you send 3 destroyers you've got a 75% chance of getting the planet but you'll probably loose 1 destoyer.

Doug

Lucky you, I have some uber sitting next to me, pretty sure its just a matter of time before I get anihilated..I sure hope his internet connection dies for two weeks o_O.

I have two unknowns in my area, both with only a single starbase, so I should be ok If i launch 6 destroyers at them.

Culture is SOOOOOO slow. I am sure it speeds up as the game progresses, supose it makes sence, you wouldnt want people taking over planets left and right without the experience to withhold them. The game wouldnt be nearly as interesting =)

How did you manage to get so many destroyers so fast?????

Culture does move slow but once you get a new planet and you start upgrading it goes not bad. Once you get 4 or 5 planets and people start attacking every day you won't worry about your culture. :mrgreen: If you can go in with extra ships to attack planets you get more xp's and you never know how many ships he has circling his planet. I know I always have some in the sky all the time.