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Reply to Tired of having the AIs screw me! in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Adding to what Lurker said, build a cap ship facility, get a cap ship, and max out your fleet supply with cheap frigates. While doing that, build research centers necessary to get trade routes set up, and take a planet. You'll probably have enough resources to increase your fleet cap and start researching more advanced ships. Another general tip, if you don't care about the softer points of diplomacy, try putting heavy defenses around planets at choke points to access your lit

Reply to How to colonize in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Actually, each race also has a special frigate (left-most in second row) that can colonize. It's cheaper than the cap ship!