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Advent Starbases, Trade and Culture questions

March 27, 2009 5:24:34 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire ForumsSins of a Solar Empire Forums

1 Are there any diffrences between the standard culture/trade structures and thier Starbase versions?  Is one more cost effective than the other? Is one more powerfull than the other, etc. ?

2 Is having say, a Tradeport and a Starbase with a Tradeport upgrade both on the same planet redundant, or do the two structures stack their effects together in some beneficial way (same question for culture too) ?

 

 

 

 

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Reply #1 March 27, 2009 5:35:13 PM
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1 Are there any diffrences between the standard culture/trade structures and thier Starbase versions? Is one more cost effective than the other? Is one more powerfull than the other, etc. ?

They are meant to be sort of competitive for their costs. Starbases generate more trade and more culture than a single analogous structure, but those upgrade ranks also cost more. I don't think anyone's done the exact math yet.

2 Is having say, a Tradeport and a Starbase with a Tradeport upgrade both on the same planet redundant, or do the two structures stack their effects together in some beneficial way (same question for culture too) ?

They do stack the same way as just building another building would stack.

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Reply #2 March 27, 2009 9:03:46 PM
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Are Starbases a part of Entrenchment?

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Reply #3 March 27, 2009 9:11:19 PM
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Quoting NoSpamMan,
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Are Starbases a part of Entrenchment?

In a word... Yes

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Reply #4 March 28, 2009 2:43:23 AM
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Thanks for answering my noob questions.  Is stacking Tradeports and Culture centers a viable strategy agaisnt AI opponents? Or Would one's resources be better spent in just building more ships?

 

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Reply #5 March 28, 2009 2:52:39 AM
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Kinda a weird question. Is it better to build more tradeports vs AI or more ships. Its kinda a linked issue. Trade gives you more income to buy more ships. And since fleet upgrades reduce the % of total income you get with each level, you NEED trade ports to keep you viable.

Culture is important as it

1) Stops enemy culture

2) Gives a race specific bonus (see 1 - it also means denying it to your opponent)

3) Can kill a planet by flipping it

4) Boosts loyalty by 10% (over time) and therefore boosts econ

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