SoaSE

[Huw the Poo]

Yeah you can improve it with research...also it's worth exploring each planet you own because sometimes you get bonuses that way.  Are you playing as TEC?  I love the Advent...so much that I never play as any other race. 8)

[jomni]

Hi, how do you deal with the ever increasing power of pirate attacks?

[JudgeDredd]

^ Switched them off

I'm learning and I wanted to concentrate on what buildings and research do - so I wanted to avoid attacks. Mind you I didn't help myself by starting on a small galaxy...even with only 1 opponent it gets crowded quickly!

I do think I'm not suited to RTS games. I love em, but I'm just too slow. I was attacked by a massive force...I dispatched my fleet which took a while to jump there..and I sat there watching it. It didn't occur to me that I should get on with other things. As that battle was nearing it's end, it was becoming apparent my fleet was going to lose quite quickly - so I started building replacement ships...too late. Also One of my other less developed planets came under attack...again, too late to do anything!

What I do like about this game is attacks take considerable time. The battle will rage for quite some time giving you the chance (if you don't sit and get involved in the beauty of the battle) to continue with development and building.

There are other RTS games where by the time you realise which unit/planet is being attacked - it's too damn late to do anything about it. I hate those ones!

[Shelldrake]

SoaSE is great fun to play co-op against the AI for a change of pace.