waytofailself
Chieftain
- Joined
- Mar 17, 2010
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I originally posted this on reddit but got no response. So I thought I'd come here.
Here is a picture of my start after retrograde thrusters whiffed on me.
I had a few questions given the start:
Other start noteables:
I did have a few questions regarding starting from those of you all with Apollo experience:
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Here is a picture of my start after retrograde thrusters whiffed on me.
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I had a few questions given the start:
Other start noteables:
- Went with 10 sponsors on a standard Fungal Terran map just to ensure conflict
- Went with staggered starts
- For load out, Artists, Retrograde (as mentioned), free Pioneering (I don't have Starships)
- There is 10 Floatstone near my start. And desert with grasslands on my south black border.
I did have a few questions regarding starting from those of you all with Apollo experience:
- I've heard some people say build 2 explorers at the start to have a total of 3 going around. Makes sense, especially with my start. Should I pop culture/research artifacts and save the rest for combos?
- Is a 5 city start plan still a thing in CivBE? How quickly should I focus on building a colonist? Just after the Old Earth Relic?
- Are there any techs that can help me take advantage of the desert tiles I have? Or should I just farm the out of them?
- In general I plan to do a prosperity start for the free worker and colonist. Should I stick with the tree to reduce health, or is it more important to improve research or econ after the early game?
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