This is a continuation of Random Tips
for the Absolute Newbie.
One to Three have already been posted.
Four
A Mountainous Planet require 400k colonists
to build a Level One Citadel, contra 1M
for an Earth planet.
This is one of the reasons why Mountainous
Planets are the most prized in Classic
Games.
The second is that it takes only one day
(once one has the colonists and supplies)
to complete a Level One Citadel on a
Mountainous planet.
It takes five days for a Level One to
be completed on an Earth type planet.
Five
You build a Citadel on your planet for
protection.
You end your turns inside of your Citadel
and you deposit your credits at its bank.
If you have 100k credits on you when the
game starts, you will be taxed.
You always want to deposit your credits
in the Galactic Bank at the Star Dock
until your Citadel is built.
The reason you will keep most of your
Credits in your Citadel is that
- The Galactic Bank will not hold over 500k
- The Galactic Bank does not pay Interest.
Your Citadel pays Interest on your deposited
credits.
Six
When you're building a Citadel you need
a certain amount of ore/organics/equipment.
As ore builds very fast on a Mountainous,
put the majority of colonists to creating
organic products and equipment.
Considering how many colonists are needed to
create one unit of organic material or equipment
on a Mountainous, (usually seven to produce one
unit of Organic, twenty to produce one unit of
equipment) you must carry a lot of colonists...
A LOT...to gain the necessary quantities to
move to the next level.
As soon as you get a Mountainous planet, just
ferry colonists and keep ferrying them.
You will need Seven Million Colonists to
reach a Level Five Citadel where you can
Shield your planet from attack.
Your target is Seven Million colos on
your Mountainous from the day you
create one; Get Busy.
---A caveat----
There are players who advocate putting
all colonists into the fast producing
ore, and buying the other commodities
required to build the Citadel.
Until Level Three...(Quasar Canon)
fuel isn't important.
By stacking most colonists in equipment
and organics you save a great deal of
credits.
You need to save your credits to be able
to buy a better ship.
