Am I doing something wrong?

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I found this website from a game review site that I frequent and I loved what I saw! The last space RTS that I've been able to play was ST: Armada II.. so I was rather overjoyed to see something like SoaSE. I couldn't get my hands on beta two because paypal doesnt support preorders so I had to wait untill they released beta 3.. it was a long wait.. but I'm glad with the reward.

However, I seem to be doing something wrong. I've tried a few different stratagies in the beginnings of my games (all single player untill I get used to the game): I try to rush about 5 planets immediatly, or I try to turtle with about 3, slowly expand.. nothing.. I always run out of resources. I build as many mines as I can and devote my tech tree to resource gathering and I usually get raped by one of the AI's before I can make it to the refineries tech.

If I go slowly and turtle my way I still can't seem to harvest enough resources to build a fleet big enough for defence AND expansion. I've never been able to afford a cap ship and my longest game was 1 1/2 hours..

I have no problem with the rest of the game however. I love slow paced RTS's (I've never played a 4X game before), they give to time to plan and think, and there are so many other features and fronts battles can be fought on like culture and bounties. It's beautiful.. I just wish I could see the ships higher up on the tech tree.
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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top
Don't overextend yourself until you have the infrastructure to do so. In addition, keep in mind you can purchase materials off the stock market if you need some quick resources. Most importantly, make sure you're grabbing the asteroid fields that can be colonized that are full of minerals as well, not just the planets. In addition, don't underestimate the power of trade routes.
Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top
I have just descovered trade ports.. now I feel dumb. They help immensely. I just bought my first cap ship!
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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top
Resource collection in general needs to be increased, and I wish taxes on other planets/asteroids were higher.
Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top
I build as many mines as I can and devote my tech tree to resource gathering and I usually get raped by one of the AI's before I can make it to the refineries tech.


Holy... the AI can actually hurt you?!

Edit: I'm not sure what your doing wrong, but maybe try downloading the replay from Kyro and Kosc, see if you can learn from what they did.
Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top
Build up some fleets, and build up your planets(Civic upgrades hel A LOT) then start researching. The AI has problems with researching things anyways so you shouldnt fall behind.
Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top
I build as many mines as I can and devote my tech tree to resource gathering and I usually get raped by one of the AI's before I can make it to the refineries tech.


Holy... the AI can actually hurt you?!

Edit: I'm not sure what your doing wrong, but maybe try downloading the replay from Kyro and Kosc, see if you can learn from what they did.


How do I do that?
Reply #7 from Sins Forums Top


How do I do that?


Check out this thread. There's a download link in there, in the first post, and all you have to do is drop that in the appropriate directory:

XP: Documents and Settings \ [Username] \ Application Data \ Ironclad Games \ Sins \ Recorded Game (I think thats the right folder, but it might be one of the others)
Vista: Go look it up in the other thread, I can't do it from here since I don't have Vista and am too lazy to dig into that thread
Reply #8 from Sins Forums Top


How do I do that?


Check out this thread. There's a download link in there, in the first post, and all you have to do is drop that in the appropriate directory:

XP: Documents and Settings \ [Username] \ Application Data \ Ironclad Games \ Sins \ Recorded Game (I think thats the right folder, but it might be one of the others)
Vista: Go look it up in the other thread, I can't do it from here since I don't have Vista and am too lazy to dig into that thread


One more question, what is the filepath for screen shots.. cant find it
Reply #9 from Sins Forums Top

They're both listed in the Beta 3 FAQ.

Reply #10 from Sins Forums Top
I preordered using paypal...