Introduction

hi all im new to the clan im a friend of slavik's irl he finally got me to play this game, i must admit its a bit different from what im used to. this isnt my first text based sim i used to be into utopia but i got tired of thier massive changes every age they just couldnt let go of nerfing everything.
but enough rant for now. im 2 days in and im rather lost and confused as expected

ive read a guide slavik gave me which tells me to gear myself to colonize as soon as possible but funds of that size wont come in for a while so im trying to research basic probe/fleet/cargo capabilities ( which ive mostly completed but havent built anything yet) i was wondering if i should continue to build resources to continue gearing towards colonization, or if i should start building a minor scavanger fleet to help roll in extra income.
if yes i could use some advice on finding targets of my size since im not on the scorelist yet

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i should start building a minor scavanger fleet to help roll in extra income.

This is the answer.

yea about that.. do i need recyclers? should i make it agressive and try to attack others or should i use cargo ships and leech off debris? or is that also recyclers job. im not quite sure how raiding works are cargo ships strickly for friendly use only?

also any tips then on finding targets?

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http://www.clan-the.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4566

http://www.clan-the.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4460

http://www.clan-the.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4816

http://www.clan-the.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4461

thnx i think ive got things sorted out for now, other then my poorness i think i even got my first target

if you need some help i usualy have some spare res message me in game im son of pantera in U8

thnx for the guides the fleet save util its pretty useful

hey guys i was wondering if there was a building calc out there ( i had one when i used to play utopia) i guess what im looking for is what ogame commander does but for free, i want to know my total defense statistics, charts of construction times for buildings based on robotics levels and cost of construction for each building level. and how long it will take me to generate the resources for a poject i think ive seen some online based ones is there a downloadable version? the reason i want the defense with the building calc is so i can get it calculated with my total land building ratio i do realize speed sim does some defense calcs but im talking about for missle silo mainly although it would be nice if it did the defense calcs from speed sim too

http://www.clan-the.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4461

My favorite

www.o-calc.com

You will find it all, you asked

yeap that was exactly what i was looking for except i was hoping for a downloadable version, o wells

anyway way thanks to your guys help i now have 2 large cargo ships and 1 recycler with the ability to build colony ships as soon as i get enough resources ill build one and start expanding mines on my colony

well guys i got my first colony after 3 days in

Diameter 15600 km (1 / 243 fields)
Temperature approx. 23°C to 63°C
Position 1:310:6

what do you think shes a keeper right

i want to start working on my defenses and building a light raiding fleet for ppl about my size atm i can only make light and heavy fighters
my current hw has 73/163 fields developed lvl 13 metal lvl 12 crystal and 10 dt i have 5 rl 10sl 2hl 1 ion cannon and small shield dome

i have no fleet to speak of what do you recommend as a decent sized fleet for someone who has points: 724 (Rank 3043 of 4165)
i have 3 small and 3 large cargo and 1 recycler