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Re: The Years Before Warp 10 *very long* Sun, 02 October 2011 21:44 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
neilhoward

 
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Iconian wrote on Sat, 04 August 2007 18:29

THE YEARS BEFORE WARP 10

2400 should be the only year without ships moving at w10 for a race without IFE or NRSE. The cost of IFE is approximately 1% additional MPGR and 1 additional mine operated. Combined, this more than compensates for minerals and colonists lost to exploding engines. Such a race can push QJ5 ships around at w10 cheaper than another moving w9 with the FM.

QJ5 Scouts cost ~2/3 res of those with FM and 1/2 minerals, and if your HW is cursed with a 30% Iron concentration, QJ5 is even more valuable.

By the mid to late 2420s, the FM engine should be of no consequence except to the suckers that paid 74 points for it.
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