noob questions

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Hey everyone I'm getting into the game and enjoy it very much but I do have some questions to perhaps lead me in the right direction.  I have no idea what to focus on and tend to just click on whatever looks good without and clear focus.  I understand the game becomes all about adapting (and TONS of variables) but I want to know what most of you veterans focus on early on.

 

So here's my questions, within the first 30 minutes of the game:

1)What did your research focus on?

2) How many capital ships do you have (or are working on having)?

3)How many planets did you colonize (or about to expand to)?

4) How many offensive ships do you have?

5) At this point, if you do capture plants are you focused on upgrading the planets or just ignoring them for the time being in order to extend your reach to as many planets as possible?

 

Thanks,  I know these questions probably change with each race, how close an enemy is, etc...  but I think I need a cookie-cutter focus bc Im just clicking randomly lol.

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

1. as little as you can.  the ship or 2 you want to get a bunch of, hostile colonization if needed. trade ports, culture center, once you hit agaisnt the 250 fleet supply limit you should research the low tier (1-2, maybe 3) hp/armor/damage upgrades of the ship you chose to spam.

2. usually people try to keep capital ship low. less caps = higher cap ship levels = more effective caps. 2 cap builds are very popular, though once you get a good footing, or they get to high levels you can expand that.

3.  AS MANY AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN IN THE SHORTEST PERIOD OF TIME.  (if your enemy is close, you may have to skip the ice/volcs, as the 2 civic labs, and research, and upkeep, and pop upgrades on those can cause you to lose)

4. AS MANY AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN IN THE... ya.

5. get enough pop upgrades to stop upkeep asap. Other than that, get away with as few upgrades as possible, they are money sinks. only upgrade logistic slots if you NEED the room for labs/tradeports. i almost never upgrade planet hp or tatical slots.

Learn how to snipe moons and roids with a lone colony ship: send in the colony frig, micro it around the planet while it gains AM, (if needed), colonize, build turret between planet and seige frig, buy pop upgrade, que up resource extractors.

congradulations. you just graduated from bronze league to gold minimum.

oh wait. sins doesnt have a ladder, elo, or any ranking system of any kind, nvm.

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

I'd add:

3. Colonise in a bee line towards your enemy, backfill neutral planets later.

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