Stacking?

Culture and trade hubs

Does building more than one (say, five) broadcast centers have any additional effect? Will more trade ports increase my income?

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Reply #1 Top

yes and yes. :)

I've had up to 7 broadcast centers on one planet. In areas where enemy culture is high, I routinely build 3.

The more trade ports you add, the more trade money you generate, but its increasing the number of ships, so in a large game, too many trade ports can start to create a lag issue.

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Also, if I build all my trade ports on one planet, will that do anything? I seem to recall noticing I was still getting income in a game where I only had one port.

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A trade port generates income, but its long strings of trade ports that generate the most income.

So 4 trade ports on separate planets is probably better than 4 on 1 planet. Cant say I've tested that tho.

I generally dont build a trade port until I can put 2 or 3 in on adjoining planets.