Hi and welcome to this interesting game
joseve.
### Initially answering, what your question was not directly about
This game is formally FtP, BUT in reality it is NOT.
If you dont mind telling, then it is of major interest IF you afford to pay some 3 USD per month.
I so I recommend that you take the discount offer of 8 USD, saving 1 USD for a 3 month payment.
You can maybe get friends to pay for you.
If you are a child and your parents etcetera play this game then it would be obvious to ask them.
Payment is on the UPGRADE tab in the topmost menu line.
I have been told that some capable player dodge this on secondary accounts, by very creatively, but I do NOT see that as an option for a new player.
Paying make a round icon on your My Games page or genrally in your profile go Blue.
That way you can tell whether a player is FtP or PtP so called Premium players. being a premium players also lets you play in 8 games instead of just 4 and open up a On Vacation button. that prevents you being dropped from games, when you miss 3 turns in a row.
I sincerely recommend that you start by playing immediately 4 and if going Premium 8 MvM Midshipman Versus Mentor training games with the 4 / 8 races that looks the best to you of the 1 /12 races available.
While you may NOT need that much training, then this will give you a head start in those 4 /8 races, that you in my opinion will regret not taking, when you look back on it later.
IF you do not take the max number of MvM games immediately, then due to rules, that I disagree with, it will NOT be possible to take them significantly later.
I am still a newbie ish lowbie and being a cooperatively minded not so great player, then I am struggling in this game, but I am looking forward to playing with you in future :)
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### Preparing to answer your question about starbases.
This is game about VERY focused development.
However this site is totally open, in that you can review any finished games just selecting the player you want to watch on that finished game screen.
(You can use game names and players names as links to jump from games to players and vice verse.)
Use time machine to go back to turn 1 and then press on the starmap (I for back in time) and O for forward in time.
I guess viewing your race of interest and watching some top players say rank Vice Admirals and better 'play' their 1st 20 ish turns will tell you a lot.
And turn by turn you can watch ship list starbase lists etcetera of select on the map ships, to look at their cargo and locations, or planets to look for minerals temperature and Natives or starbases so see what level tech they have and if they have parts in store and what they are building ...
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### Beginning to answer your question about starbases.
Starbases are very important and you must build as many as possible as soon as possible to
*** firstly as more starbases allow you to build more than one ships per turn , and LOL laughing out load,
ships not least warships are very important and you must build as many as possible as soon as possible;
*** but also secondly, as there is NO way you can build a worthwhile starship a turn on every one of a lot of starbases, then also finally but still not least to start earning (initially) some 2 PBs Priority Build points per turn per starbase, that is NOT building a ship, that are VERY important later in the game.
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Continuing to answer your Question about starbases.
But a starbase cost a lot as it costs
120 Duranium
401 Tritanium
340 Molybdenum
and 900 credits.
Personally (somewhat arbitrarily) for a 'Shake and Bake' starbase I send a fully laden LDSF large deep space freighter with 200 Duranium, 500 Tritanium, 500 Molybdenum and some 1200 Credits with the extra going to either upgrading defenses on the starbase or helping towards the 1st ship build on the starbase.
This staggering cost in minerals means that most players also prioritize the buiding of a Merlin Alchemy ships as early as possible.
I dont know, but I think seriously try to build a Merlin after the first new starbase aka 2nd starbase in all is build.
(I have seen an article from a top player arguing that, maybe in special cases one should build the Merlin before building the first new aka second in all starbase.)
### Actually answering your question about starbases
A good location for 1st starbase would be within 2 ship moves at max generally available speed of warp 9 for 81 ly of travel so within 162 ly of your starting Home World on a good planet.
Criteria for good planet
nice temperature generally 15 to 85 degrees, but subject to race played,
type and number of natives and their government type
helpful natives
+++ Income natives: Avian a lot of tax, Insectoid double tax, Bovinoid a lot of resources, Reptilian better mining
+++ Starbase bonus tech natives: Ghipsodal bonus tech 10 engines, Humanoid bonus tech 10 hulls, Amphibian bonus tech 10 beam weapons, Silicinoid bonus tech 10 torpedos
--- Generally highly undesired natives: Amorphous that simply eats 5 colonist per turn and refuse to pay taxes
A great amount of minerals genrally several thousands of one or more minerals in the ground preferably also dense enough to being easily meneable.
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I hope you find my long answer useful.
Else and generally just keep asking, as people are are very helpful on this forum, when it comes to answering ones questions :)
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Sincerely bediju |
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