Further development: make that upgrade significantly costlier than other upgrades, to increase the cost of losing a SB with it.

We aren't fully convinced other solutions are needed yet. We have other options on the table but we wanted to try the current solution (aka the change in the Release build). Now, only a single base can be in the gravity well at a time (as opposed to before where you could have number of them even if they were debuffed).

Either way we'll continue to monitor the state of things as we prep the next balance phase.

This should be how it is in release (except at stars ofcourse).

Well pending final judgement I like the idea of the engines costing an upgrade point or two and take awhile to impliment, and after the research for that tech has been done.

My suggestion:

1. make the mobilized SB a switch between phase engine activated / deactivated. When activated, all weapons / skills / utilities / passive regenerations are all stopped, and it needs to wait some time for the phase engine to start. Once switched off, the engine is immediately off, while the systems restore after some time.

Honestly, defensive Orky movements are probably the primary intended purpose but it certainly seems silly for them not to be able to jump to an enemy well if they can jump to friendly ones.  I really think just a second level of Phase Stabilization being the one that gives them the phase engines should do the trick.

At least now players can't have infinite Orkies and thus infinite income.

Proposed changes:

1. Alter the 'colonies' upgrade to also include the trade port income bonus:

Each level would grant a population and trade bonus, albeit a smaller one of each than the separate upgrades.

The maximum upgrade level would be increased by 1 or 2.

2. Use the freed up starbase upgrade slot for a 'Starbase Jump Engine' upgrade. 2 levels: 

Level 1: Jump systems. High AM jump cost, On arrival it does not shoot for 30~60secs (or whatever) while power is rerouted to weapons systems. Adds a bit to AM pool.

Level 2: Auxiliar power generator. Lower AM jump cost, no 'power down' on jump arrival, -10% cooldown for weapons and abilities, adds some to AM pool. The aux. power gotta be good for something when the Orky is not jumping, thus the reduced weapon cooldown. I don't consider it OP'ing the OP because 2 SB levels are being used to receive this bonus.

Sorry, should've been more specific. I meant solutions to just sending a star base to someone's home world and killing everything in minutes. Someone did that once. I think that now that the research is Tier 8, we won't have that problem.

Let's see. If there has to be a change, then there will be. Right now I think it's fixed.

5. make the SB jump technology require the full Titan research line.

So far, I think the best/most reasonable ideas for the Orky are as follows..

-Phase Space Sensitivity-

Effect: starbases may only jump to adjacent planets if the planet is owned by the Orkulus owner, there is friendly culture at the planet, Shared Jump Telemetry has been researched and the target well is owned by an ally, or if the target planet has a phase node.  Long-range jumps (via phase nodes) are still possible using the current rules.  Interstellar or Wormhole jumps fall under the category of adjacent jumps.
Pros:  Limits jumping of Orkies to certain situations and allows the VR to easily defend allies while requiring them to bring Kosturas online to easily jump it to enemy worlds.
Cons: Orkulus Rex can still rule with an iron fist and is still a pseudo-titan.

-Phase Stabilizer Arrays-

Effect: Phase Stabilization receives a second upgrade which enables the jumping of the upgraded Orky in the same way as any other ship.
Pros: weakens any Orky that is constructed with intent to siege, removing it's pseudo-titan status and dethroning it.
Cons: Orkies can still jump freely from well to well. 

I'd keep only the bold'd and add or if the target well is adjacent to an owned/ally planet. if that's possible within the mechanics. It would make the Orky an excellent guard dog without completely taking off its chain, as well as a great pusher for a contested border planet. You could still build an Orky on an enemy planet, but it wouldn't be able to jump around and wreak internal havoc

New Pros: Promotes expansion and security, limits mid/late-game ganking capabilities, retains its natural awesome power on its own turf. 

New Cons: Can't rush to an undefended planet via phase stabilizers.