dancinphil

THANK YOU! That was an exceptionally helpful reply for a n00b such as myself and I think it will help me get my footing early on. Especially the understanding of what "pin" does. I thought I was missing some crucial aspect of the game, but now I see that it's always on by default. When the empire tree gets too crowded I can see where it might be useful to un-pin the idle structures so that I can easier select ships for my fleet.

Hi all! Here is a copy of a reply I posted in another thread, but I really thought it would be helpful to myself and all of the other new players if it had it's own thread. The idea is that new players who are struggling can use this thread as an effective learning tool. I've played through all the tutorials, and I've Googled "Sins of a Solar Empire strategy" and read up on everything I can find, but it all seems a bit advanced. I

Hey, Evilbones I just want to say that I feel your pain and I've come to the forums to try to improve my game as well. I'm a very new Sins player (I've played through maybe 5-6 single player games in total) and I haven't played an RTS since-thinks-WarCraft 2. My general experience so far is that I *think* I am developing an effective empire and fleets, but as soon as I organize and try to take over my first real planet I get countered and absolutely overrun by cap ships and massive fleets.<br/