HydroAC

HydroAC

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I’m having great fun exploring the game and have worked my way through five games on Easy (random medium, 4 AIs). I find it strange that so far I’ve always ended up with an ally. All I have to do is attack a neighbor (which I’ll do anyway) and another of the AI factions is generally delighted. Getting one AI to be neutral or friendly is a great help. <p cl

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Lots of good suggestions here. I’ve taken some notes so I can look for them the next time I go to the used book store! I quickl

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A helpful poster suggested replaying the tutorial after wading through a few games to hone my novice skills. That was a good idea since I missed some features that I now see as helpful (forming fleets, finding units spread over a system, building static defenses in specific areas rather than randomly). <span style="font-siz

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Well, since I totally missed the point on research it is amazing I won my first two medium map games on Easy. I like the idea of queuing up research (fire and forget) – I assume that it will research in the order it is clicked. Pre-paying the costs might be a problem, though. And you’ll get a situation report when the tech is done in the lower left of the screen, right?

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Hi all, Thanks for the thoughtful posts! I am a TB person, and I had no clue at all there was a Pause feature. I read the manual a few times looking for it and saw nothing (but may have missed it). This will help a LOT! <span style="font-size

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I just got Sins and jumped right in. I general dislike RT games but this one has enough substance to keep me interested. But, I'm kind of lost on the tech tree, and a real time game doesn't lend itself toward lingering to make choices. So far I've mainly

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I just got Sins and am working my way through the tutorial. I've done Basic Gameplay but am stuck on Basic Logistics. When my frigate constructors complete the Gause defensive platform nothing happens. Is that it for Basic Logistics? Also, is there a pause button anywhere? I don't see it on the interface or in the manual. Thx, Hydro

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