bernard Lallier

Reply to Is Building Nothing Wasteful? in Strategies Stardock Forums

As vincible said, its most likely a complexity saver but slide-by governings would really add a big layer of strategy by allowing you to really designate different planets for different tasks as well as preventing the rather incomprehensible dumping of resources for no use (as Paul said, there is already a maintenance cost and the other argument about factories producing civilian goods is beyond the scope of the game. The fact that there is a wider economy is implicit in taxes which are paid by

Reply to Is Building Nothing Wasteful? in Strategies Stardock Forums

I realise this (related) gripe has probably come up a billion times before, but doesn't it irritate people that in order to build a ship to defend a new addition to the empire you have to drastically switch production across every planet you have? I don't recall my local toothpaste factory stopping to pump out depleted uranium shells during this years war. Is this just to prevent a complete collapse into spreadsheet micromanagement school, or are there real reasons for the solitary slider bar?