<t> The Paradox grand strategy 4X game Stellaris allows the player to choose their empire's FTL technology during the game's setup phase. There are three types. One uses star lanes (fast but with some instability during travel), the second uses wormholes with star gates (very fast with more possible...

If you are playing any of the story lines, these locations could advance them forward.

It will be good to see, after some testing, if you are getting the desired results. I will be watching this thread.

What you say is all true. Would you allow a pirate base to continue building to completion if you found one on any of your planets? I had more success building a pirate base on an independent colony. Their ground forces were not all that aggressive, if they had any.

There are three levels of secret pirate structures. The Criminal Network is the third level and final level that can exist on a planet. And though you can construct many of the first two levels throughout the galaxy, only one Criminal Network may exist for each pirate group.

<t> Having a plan for weapons development is good. What will be your style of attack? There are a certain combination of weapons that will work well together. But you also need to consider what the enemy will use against you. What research path is needed to defend against their weapons? Every alien ...

Is this construction ship on manual or automation?

Each race is assigned a particular ship model image set. This can be modified in the customization folder. You can change a race's ship set to a different one of your liking. Check the customization manual for instructions.

You can build any research base at a planet you own with a space port by selecting the planet, then right clicking the mouse next to the chosen planet and selecting the type of base you wish to build from the menu. A construction ship is not needed for this location.

Nice to have you back, and we will be patient as we wait(again) for your ISP to improve. You had many of us worried. So my advise to you is; DON'T EVER DO THAT AGAIN!! [:-]

<t> Energy collectors are important on mining stations, as RemoteLeg mentioned. But fulfilling the static needs of your station is only good when not under attack. That is when the reactors need lots of power to operate shields and weapons. This is when having enough fuel is also important and havin...

<t> Hello kaien! I am guessing that you are using the AI Improvement Mod with your current game. As far as I know, this mod does not make any adjustments to the research formula or individual scientists. Someone else might jump in here if I am wrong on this.<br/> <br/> You might want to ask this que...

<t> Excellent work, guys! It's very satisfying when the community can help a new member of the Distant Worlds forum. Welcome to the forum, wagtunes. I started playing P.C. games about the same time you did using 5 1/2 inch floppy disks. Enjoy many hours of fun and tell us how you are getting on with...

<t> My P.C. has the 64 bit architecture and Windows 7 operating system. Distant Worlds: Universe works perfectly for me. Make sure you have all the latest support software that comes with the download installed on your computer.<br/> <br/> As for old save game files from your 32 bit system, I can no...

<t> When you order up any construction ship to build a base of any type, it will go to a space port and fill it's cargo hold with all necessary materials to build that particular base only. It will carry additional material if there is extra room on board. <br/> <br/> The reason the extra material i...

I created a stand alone icon on my desktop for both DW Modding Manual and regular manual, using Adobe.

Well alright, then! Congrats to the man from down under.

Solops, I unchecked the "latest only" box in the design screen and the High Powered Tractor Beam appeared next to the regular tractor beam. I believe the game evaluates the regular one to be the best available until the high powered one is ungraded to the next level.

It should work for the original game or any of the expansions. It is just a mod that replaces images.

A very nice gesture, Erik. Real life is ever present while our fantasy worlds can come and go. He will be missed.