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How to aquire gold faster?

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How to aquire gold faster?

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Ok, so currently, my empire is sprawled halfway across the map. My Metal and Crystal income is good, but my Gold income rate has slowed to a crawl. Why? I thought that the more planet you have acquired, the more tax income you receive. What's up?

Thanks
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Reply #26 from Sins Forums Top
Do be aware that trade ports will not trade with other trade ports in their own grav well -- you need to have 2 at 2 different systems before the bonuses start piling up.
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Reply #27 from Sins Forums Top

Ok, so currently, my empire is sprawled halfway across the map. My Metal and Crystal income is good, but my Gold income rate has slowed to a crawl. Why? I thought that the more planet you have acquired, the more tax income you receive. What's up?

Thanks
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Try building more gold mines. Make sure you have at least 6-7 peasants going into each gold mine, depending on the distance from your town hall. Your lumber mills should be able to get you by with only a handful of workers chopping trees. You'll be able to afford the upgrades to your knights in no time!

If you're playing Sins of a Solar Empire and not Warcraft, however, I'd recommend making sure all your planet's are fully upgraded (more people = more taxes) and to start building trade centers. Selling excess metal is a good way to earn quick income as well (research the +metal technologies and you'll be getting an abundance very easily, very early).
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Reply #28 from Sins Forums Top

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If you build your center right next to the mine/starting position, you only need five to max out, otherwise you'll have a peon/peasant queued outside doing nothing (i.e. waste). Also, gunner > knight. Also, DOTA > WC3 standard. GG.


@ Whoever (but Ron in particular): is there any point of building multiple trade ports per locale (assuming of course there are other ports at other locales)?
Reply #29 from Sins Forums Top
There's one of the single player maps that gives me a problem... Its the one called 'Fertile Crescent' or something like that. You start out with a planet earning you -2.2 income. If you blow your starting funds on the necessary upgrades to avoid this fate, you wind up watching your credits inch up for like an hour. Any ideas?
Reply #31 from Sins Forums Top
Here's a tip nobody's mentioned yet :)

Once your empire gets large enough, move your homeworld closer to the center - that way the majority of your planets will be closer to it. This will increase max allegiance on a lot of planets - and thus give you a very considerable boost to income.

Especially do this if you're expanding into another solar system.. star jumps count as a normal jump for purposes of allegiance ;)