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Re: AR design Thu, 03 August 2006 02:37 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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Apples and oranges: Kotk apparently thinks you need 30-40K loads where I think <20K for most loads yields better AR (more iron mining with same pop growth)

MF+SFX micromanagement:

Split up ships and meet/share fuel with others, often going other way. Send my freighter home with just enough fuel, while half tank full sfx intercepts next load to boost at warp 5/6/7.

MF can go alone for 1 turn if can divide trip into 81ly+81ly+small hop.

Gates help MF return and warships get out. SFX helps move warships. LF is painful to gate and painful as warship booster.

If you go without ISB, gating becomes much more important.

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frigate boosters are effective too and available much earlier

SFX is much better for originally mentioned >162ly trips (or fuel boosting warship with mission length)... that 200 fuel per turn becomes more valuable with distance. Original SFX design may last all game. SFX less than half iron spent for boost.

Frigate boosters gate better. Frigate cheap on resources, flexible, light. As mentioned Con6 rather than Con7.





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