Gizmet

"Probably the biggest thing a lot of new players don't notice is that when you colonize a planet, it actually drains money from your income and you need to upgrade its Infrastructure (first upgrade option) before it starts generating money through population taxes. A good rule of thumb that works for me is that you should expand when you can afford this upgrade as soon as the planet is colonized." Oh, I just thought of this as I hit the post reply button...:) Maybe I am blind or somethi

Thanks for all the advice...I will read those posts, try playing again, then post with any specific help I need...Thanks a ton guys. -Gizmet

Hello all, I just bought the game and I like it so far, but I can't seem to do anything right...:) What I mean is I am playing in the small 1v1 map, vs AI, and he comes in with this HUGE fleet...something like 3 cap ships and and TON of various frigates. Me? I am lucky to have one cap ship with a few frigates because I can't seem to make any credits, metal or crystals. I have tried staying with the initial planet, I have tried expanding to two or three other systems with no lu