The boni stack - those so-called 'starbase arrays' (usually military) are key in long, ultrahigh scoring games.

And, you can have a max of 4 starbases per sector.
If you want max cash from your trade routes you will want to make arrays all along the teade routes. So it is simplest if you set all your routes between only two high quality planets.

No, because once the route is established all your freighters move at one space a week. Speed only helps to get your freighter to the destination in order to get the route started quicker.

Heh, I did the same thing myself in multiple games until I really paid attention and realized the freighters just crawl along once established.

For military arrays and for crazy effective planets, you can build 4 bases in the same sector. You can usually built 4 bases in many of the surrounding sectors as well. You can get some crazy research outputs if you stack economic bases heavily around a really high PQ research specialized planet. Just be careful of the costs. I'm pretty sure you are paying for all that extra production and research.

If terminus planets are Econ Capitals, I beleive that will also affect the income recieved from Trade. I try to find the Econ Capitol of the civ I'm trading with and move all routes to that one - I always build my trade ships on my Econ Capitol world.

Speed doesn't matter with trade ships - I just give them enough engine power to get there and enough support modules to make the range.

I'll put plenty of Sensors on them though - it helps to see what is going on in far space.

Just an aside - now playing TA beta as the Korx - man, the Tech tree and new trade buildings really make playing as a trading civ viable! Also, the ability to add Defensive modules to Cargo Hulls - giving them 6 hitpoints or more - make arming freightors a real option, as well as helping to keep your military rating above 100 without building a ton of warships.

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True. Mumblefratz reported a 20k research planet in DL. My personal record was 7k.


You pay a half of bonus production from starbases and other bonuses. E.g.
- if planet produces 100 TPs with labs, Colony and tech capital, and
- race bonuses, "Planetary Improvements" tech and starbases add 100% to that (=100 TPs),
- you pay only for original 100 and 50% for additional 100 = 150 TPs. 50 TPs are free.

For more info on research you can check wiki: Research.

BR, Iztok

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You don't need that. Better use free space for engines or life supports. If you want a good scan on your surroundings build Eyes of the universe "wonder". With it ALL your ships will get 15 parsecs view range.

BR, Iztok

Well, they pulled the Galactic Privateer wonder. They gave the Korx a wonder that will allow their routes to not get closed due to ships being destroyed en route...nothing in comparison to the invincible freighters the Privateer once gave. Now you'll be more interested in the UP law for the protection agency.